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| “ | The Terrible Terror. Smallest of the dragons, but no less ferocious. You know it's about to breathe fire when you hear a small hissing sound. By taming it start with a shiny object. [src] | ” |
| — Gobber |
The Terrible Terror is a small Stoker Class dragon that first appeared in How to Train Your Dragon.
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Official Description[]
| “ | Known to sing on the rooftops of Berk. One of the smallest of all the known dragons. But don't let its tiny stature fool you. This pesky dragon has caused Vikings all sorts of problems, especially considering their affinity to travel in groups ranging from five to upwards of ten. They also pack a pretty lethal puff of fire if you upset them. As the residents of Berk soon came to discover, when Terrible Terrors gather en masse, they often break into "song". These dissonant chirps, squawks, and croaks have kept many a Viking awake thoughout the night and into the morning. |
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| — Dragonpedia |
| “ | Only half the size, but twice as unpredictable! This small Stoker class dragon can be too curious for its own good... and yours! A Terrible Terror may be tiny, but its rapid-fire fireballs pack a lot of punch. |
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| — Dragons: Rise of Berk |
| “ | Those who may underestimate a Terrible Terror because of its small stature should probably think again. Despite their size, Terrible Terrors are known to be one of the most feared species of dragons. As members of the Stoker Class, they possess extremely accurate flame-throwing abilities. They are also known to be especially stealthy and agile. These dragons often live in flocks along the Isle of Berk. While Vikings should never underestimate these Terrible Terrors, it is important to know that these mischievous dragons can be trained. With determination and patience, young Vikings have been able to gain the trust and friendship of these once-feared Terrible Terrors. |
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| — School of Dragons Website[1] |
| “ | Although Terrible Terrors are one of the smallest known dragons, don't let their tiny stature fool you. These pesky creatures cause all sorts of problems, roaming in groups of five to upwards of ten, like pigeons. They also pack a pretty lethal puff of fire if you upset them. | ” |
| — Dragonpedia card stat |
Development[]
Initially, the Terrible Terror was supposed to play the role of Toothless, as it followed Cressida Cowell's original book series, with Toothless as a Common or Garden Dragon. However, the Night Fury eventually took over Toothless' role, as director Chris Sanders felt that setting up a "threatening presence" gave the story an essential sense of suspense and tension.
The Terrible Terror's attitude and personality was compared to that of a seagull, and its movements inspired by that of "flying squirrels, salamanders, and one particular behavior of a desert gecko that prances to keep its feet cool on the hot sand," notes head of character animation Simon Otto in The Art of How to Train Your Dragon.
| “ | If there is comic relief in the Dragon World, it is the Terrible Terrors. They are like naughty little terriers and make a lot of noise. They are annoying, like seagulls. | ” |
| — Sanders |
The texture of this species was designed with cautious note of detail, featuring spots over an organic pattern of scales.
The Terror was the first dragon to be designed, modeled and rigged, and after two and a half years, was brought to life on the screen. The first scene — blinking and licking its eyeball animated by Gabe Hordos — brought tears to the animators' eyes, recounted head of rigging Jeff Light.
Physical Appearance[]
Egg[]
Terrible Terror eggs have been described to be as small as seeds in How to Train Your Dragon promotional material to being depicted as slightly larger than an adult chicken in "Animal House". In this Dragons: Riders of Berk episode, the Terror egg appears off-white, grey, or light green, with grey, brown, or dark green speckles. Its overall shape is that of a chicken egg.
In Dragons: Rise of Berk, Terrible Terror eggs are usually light green, though its color depends on that of the dragon inside, and is speckled with smaller spots. The egg can be called round but the shape of it is a little jagged and the roundness is not as smooth as other dragon eggs.
Terror eggs are shown to explode just like Gronckle eggs at hatching, in "Animal House", flinging what appear to be molten hot shards everywhere.
Hatchling to Adult[]
The Terrible Terror resembles a Common or Garden Dragon in appearance. It has an iguana-like body, two pairs of horns, one pair of wings, and a tail with a barbed tip. It comes in various colors, with green being the most common. Others are red, orange, blue, yellow and purple. Its large yellow eyes and small size make it one of the most remarkable species of dragons.
Titan Wing[]
| “ | Fishlegs had drawn attention to the biggest dragon of the group, the Titan Terrible Terror, who was easily identified by its larger size and its combination of red and brown. The Titan also has larger spines that give this Stoker Class dragon a more bold look, but they are just as curious as their younger counterparts. The biggest difference between the two, is the Titan’s ability to fly with a viking! | ” |
| — School of Dragons |
Titan Wing Terrible Terrors are reddish-brown in color. They have developed larger, black horns on their head and bigger eyes, thus giving them a more "devilish" appearance. They have larger spines on their back. Their wings possess dark brown spots and they have a small, pointy, arrow-shaped tail. These Titan Wings have grown slightly larger, though are still small compared to most dragons in the Franchise.
Abilities[]
Firepower[]
Terrors have a very strong and accurate fire attack. One could even argue they are the snipers of the Dragon World. It is said to have the best accuracy for fire bolts compared to most dragons, but it's unknown how good compared to the Night Fury.
Strength and Combat[]
Terrors are very social creatures and can be found in packs most of the time. Although a single Terror cannot do much damage to an opponent, a whole pack is a different story. A pack of Terrible Terrors is a lethal threat that is best avoided. As seen in "Book of Dragons", a pack of Terrors easily lifted up a fully-grown Viking. Also in the short, a pack successfully stole all of Bork's food. A pack of Terrors was able to defeat Snotlout easily in "The Night and the Fury", knock out Mildew by ramming him in "Worst in Show", and carry small humans on their backs or with their claws as shown in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. A single Terror can lift small light objects in the air as shown by Iggy, but a sheep has proven to be too heavy to lift for single Terror.
Though Terrors are one of the smallest dragons they are shown to be brave to fight bigger opponents if needed, as shown by a single Terror trying to fight over food against a Night Fury.
Jaw Strength[]
Terrors have quite sharp teeth, as the creatures bit Vikings several times, such as the Terror that bit Tuffnut in the first film, and Snotlout's Terror in "Worst in Show". Though their bite is said to be venomous, this hasn't been mentioned in the films, series or specials, and the effects of the venom is unknown. They do have great jaw strength, as shown by Pain to be able to bite for the entire day, and can take tiny pieces of skin off from Snotlout. It also took Gobber a whole afternoon to pry Pain off Snotlout's left leg, and he was also shown to bite through rope easily with no struggle at all.
Speed, Agility, and Stealth[]
Terrors are shown to be quite fast in flight and agile dragons in to make great quick turns as shown by Iggy. Terrors have shown to be quite fast and stealthy, as one stole all of Bucket's fish without him noticing, and the fact that Terrors often live secretly in Viking houses. As shown by Sneaky, Astrid trained him to be extremely stealthy and as Tuffnut commented, "Sneaky!" For example, when Meatlug had been captured by Alvin, Savage and Mildew, he perched on top of Alvin's helmet without him noticing and tricked Savage into hitting Alvin over the head with his sword, temporarily stunning him. Sneaky is also shown to be fast enough to fly from one person's head to another without the person realizing that he had moved at all, and without making any noise whatsoever.
Singing[]
It has been revealed that Terrible Terrors have the ability to "sing". The Dragonpedia mentioned that flocks of Terrors often keep the residents of Berk awake with their chirps, squawks, and growls. They often sing when they gather in large groups. A "singing" Terrible Terror also appeared in "Fright of Passage", where Snotlout had to deliver the Twins a singing Terrible Terror. In How to Train Your Dragon 2, Hiccup mentions he had been woken up by Terrible Terrors singing on his rooftop.
Endurance and Stamina[]
Terrible Terrors are shown to fly for a long time with out tiring out. One was able to withstand a small plasma blast going into his stomach and still walk fine. Pain was able to bite down on Snotlout for long period of time with showing no sign of struggle.
Intelligence[]
Terrors possess a high level of intelligence, as the trained Terrors from "Worst in Show" were able to learn new skills under one day. Fishlegs trained Iggy to grab whatever the picture Fishlegs was holding showed. For example, when Fishlegs held up a picture of an apple, Iggy grabbed an apple with his mouth and gave it to Fishlegs.
Air Mail Delivery[]
Dragon Riders trained Terrible Terrors to send messages to the others by its kind that returns to their territory.
Resistance to Low Temperatures[]
As shown in "Frozen", Terrible Terrors are able to survive in cold environments and even sleep in them with no signs of illness.
Weaknesses[]
Pack Dependency[]
Although Terrible Terrors are strong in packs, lone Terrors are actually very weak and, as shown by Toothless in the first movie, can be defeated by one fire blast. They also try to pick fights with dragons a lot bigger than themselves, and this often doesn't end very well.
Light Attraction[]
Similar to Night Furies and Screaming Death, Terrible Terrors can be easily distracted by light reflected from something shiny, as shown by Hiccup during the dragon-killing session, where he distracted a Terrible Terror that attacked Tuffnut and made it chase the light back into its cage.
Behavior and Personality[]
| “ | They are small and underestimated. | ” |
| — DeBlois |
Terrible Terrors are shown to be very mischievous, as they like to play with Vikings and other dragons. They often travel in packs and they can be quite aggressive and over-ambitious. They tend to pick a fight with larger animals, though they mostly get defeated. Terrible Terrors are also very curious creatures and they can be found in unexpected places. They will eat just about anything they can digest, therefore can be found in any environment in the archipelago.
In the first movie, and in Book of Dragons, Terrible Terrors were shown to lick their eyes, not unlike some species of geckos, despite the fact that they have eyelids. Furthermore, in a scene where Terrible Terrors were fighting over a fish, one bobs up and down in a similar manner to how real life geckos fight in order to intimidate one another.
Terrible Terrors like to make a lot noise, with some specimens being able to "sing". They are also shown to behave like hawks, as they stand on people's arms and can be used to send messages between islands.
Among many other things Terrible Terrors like to get into, paper is one of their favorites. According to School of Dragons, Terrible Terrors like paper and often destroy books, in this case, the School of Dragons History Book.
Training[]
Due to their peaceful nature, Terrible Terrors are fairly easy to train. Giving them a light to chase after can help out for training, as Terrors could be a great beginner dragon for young Vikings. Another way of training them is to simply feed them, as Hiccup was shown to give a single Terror a fish, and, showing great trust, the Terror went to sleep right next to him. As long as you prove to be of no threat to it, Terrors are easy and docile companions.
In the game School of Dragons, Terrible Terrors can be trained for riding only when they attain Titan Wing status.
In the episode "Worst in Show", the Dragon Riders train Terrible Terrors with various skills: delivering mail, butting heads, retrieving items, stealth, and firing and attacking on command. The Terror Mail aspect reappears throughout the franchise, even in the games.
Comparative Statistics[]
| Ultimate Book of Dragons |
Guide to Dragons Books |
Dragonpedia | Dragonpedia Stat Cards |
World of Dragons |
School of Dragons |
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| CLASS | Stoker | Stoker | Stoker | Stoker | Stoker | Stoker | |||||||
| SIZE | 1 foot 5 inches | 1 foot 5 inches | 6 feet (Fishleg's Stats) | ||||||||||
| WINGSPAN | 6 feet 2 inches | 6 feet (Fishleg's Stats) | |||||||||||
| WEIGHT | 20 lbs | 20 lbs (Fishleg's Stats) | |||||||||||
| ATTACK | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| SPEED | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5.4 | 10 (CN: Dragon Secrets) | ||||||
| ARMOR | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| FIRE POWER | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6.7 | 12 (CN: Dragon Secrets) | ||||||
| SHOT LIMIT | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 (CN: Dragon Secrets) | ||||||
| VENOM | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||
| JAW STRENGTH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| STEALTH | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||
Appearances[]
How to Train Your Dragon[]
As Hiccup reads the book of dragons there are a few illustrations of the Terrible Terror which Hiccup read as extremely dangerous. Later the Terrible Terror was released into the arena as a training lesson for the gang although unlike the other dragons it's door had a smaller pet sized flap door which it crawled out of and simply stood still while licking its eyeball. Being so small, pathetic and dopey everyone thought it wasn't dangerous or strong which Tuffnut jokes about it until it lunges at him biting his nose hard and making it red, Hiccup however manages to distract it by using a new trick he learned with Toothless where dragons like shiny objects which he uses his shield to reflect the sunlight into a small spot making the Terror chase after it and simply lead it back to its pen and put his foot over its little door to keep it in. Later after Toothless and Hiccup's test flight when they are resting on a small island, a small group of Terrors arrive and try to steal Toothless' fish which the Night Fury growled at one to stay away but another Terror grabs a half eaten fish which the two little dragons start fighting over. Another one tries stealing a fish when Toothless wasn't looking but he gets it back and laughs at the little thief so it challenges him but as it breathes it building up the gas in its mouth Toothless immediately shoots a fireball in its mouth making the little dragon swell up like a balloon for a second. Hiccup taking pity on it gives it a fish and the Terror curls up beside Hiccup making him realize that everything they know about dragons is wrong. After Hiccup and Toothless killed the Red Death by using the same trick Toothless did to the Terror, Berk was at peace with the dragons which a few Terrors are seen living on Berk scurrying around which Spitelout even has one sitting on his shoulder until it flies away when Toothless excitedly starts jumping on people.
Racing For The Gold[]
In the "Ski Jumping" video segment, as Fishlegs is launched through the air he hits a Terrible Terror almost making it plummet, although as Fishlegs crashed into the glacier and the judge placed the medal around his leg the Terror came back and flew around the judge making him tilt his ladder over and fall while also stealing Fishlegs' medal.
Gift of the Night Fury[]
When the Vikings and dragons are celebrating Snoggletog in the Great Hall happy the dragons returned and welcoming the baby dragons into their clan, a young girl is happily carrying a rather annoyed-looking Terrible Terror in her arms.
Book of Dragons[]
When they first discuss training a Terrible Terror Hiccup says that when training a Terrible Terror you must distract it with a very shiny object. Astrid claims that Terrors are cute which at first Gobber is surprised by but explains that Terrors may be cute on their own but when hunting in packs "it's no picnic", as Gobber explains Bork the Bold is shown having a picnic where a he tosses a piece of chicken for a Terrible Terror like he's playing fetch with a dog. But Gobber explains Terrors are social creatures and will always hunt in packs which as the Terror Bork is playing with comes back a whole pack shows up sitting in a tree although they start growling demanding food, which Bork offers them a whole cooked chicken to eat which they immediately shred and devoured it as well as Bork's clothes and one Terror comes back grabbing the piece of chicken Bork dropped.
Dragons: Riders of Berk[]
In "How to Start a Dragon Academy", Terrible Terrors are seen throughout the episode causing trouble in the village, along with the other dragons, like one stealing a Women's chicken leg and as it grabs the meat off her another one flies by stealing the bone. When Mulch and Bucket planned to deliver the fish they caught to Hiccup for him to give to Stoick, they found out the bag was ripped open which a Terrible Terror is seen dragging a fish away and hisses before leaving.
In "Animal House", when the animals stop producing milk and eggs due them being too afraid of the dragons, the Riders try showing the animals that dragons aren't so scary which Fishlegs tries to show them what they have in common. He then brings out an egg from the Terrible Terror which a Chicken sits on showing they did believe they weren't so different until the egg explodes spooking them more.
In "Dragon Flower", a Terrible Terror starts snooping around baskets Johann brought for Mildew although the merchant tries shooing him away only for it to bit his finger making Johann grab and toss it which provokes Toothless until Hiccup calms him down. Later Toothless began exhibiting strange behaviour as if he was sick, which the Terrible Terror from earlier also shows the same symptoms. When trying to figure out what new thing on the island has caused all the dragons to become sick they see the Terror eating Blue Oleanders meaning this is what caused the dragons to become sick. But once the a cure was found the Terror was also given the cure as it was seen happily flying with the other dragons.
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In "Thawfest", as Stoick announced the Thawfest games to begin which the audience cheered, he released a chest full of Terrible Terrors to start of the games which they as they flew around in a formation, one broke off and stole a man's chicken leg he was eating.
In "Twinsanity", hen news of the Berserkers are visiting Berk for a peace treaty, fearing the Berserkers would go berserk if they knew about the dragons, Stoick orders Hiccup and the riders to hide the dragons, in which they move many dragons, including Terrible Terrors, away from the village which as three land looking for food Toothless blasts near them getting them back into the sky with the other dragons which Snotlout yells at them to get back in line.
In "When Lightning Strikes", a Terrible Terror is seen freaking out due to fire caused by lightning which it scurries around the ground looking for somewhere safe, until Astrid flies down and saves it.
Dragons: Defenders of Berk[]
In "The Iron Gronckle", while chasing a panicking magnetic Meatlug, Fishlegs orders Meatlug to halt which instead Hookfang did resulting in Snotlout getting thrown off and into a pile of food bags which a Terror was scuttling by and panicked as Snotlout crashed into him. The Terror then hissed at Snotlout, spooking him.
In "The Night and the Fury", during Astrid's idea of a training exercise, where everyone spends the night on Dragon Island without their dragons, Snotlout brags he's a master survivalist until he falls into the river which as he climbs out three Terrible Terrors walk out the bushes and Snotlout challenges them to bring it on which at first they stand still but immediately pounce and push him back into the river. Later as Fishlegs walks through the forest terrified after an encounter with a Typhoomerang he gets spooked by a pack of Terrible Terrors flying by before bumping into Snotlout. Soon when Dagur finds Toothless and prepares to shoot him, the gang can't do anything without Dagur knowing they train dragons however a pack of Terrors fly right by him making him miss and for Toothless to escape, Astrid shows up annoyed saying those Terrors were her to handle but an angry Dagur states "Terrors shmerrors, We're hunting a Night Fury here!"
In "Tunnel Vision", when everyone demands but Gobber refuses to take a bath he states that a Viking's smell is a badge of honour, which a Terrible Terror crawls onto his shoulder and sniffs him but becomes disoriented by his stench as it crashes into a pole.
In "Fright of Passage", when the Twins build an emergency bunker to prepare for the Flightmare they refuse to let Snotlout in, they did allow him the chance buy tasking him to gather things for them but on the list he completed they added a "singing Terrible Terror" to the list. But as soon as he brought one the Flightmare was permanently long gone and the bunker was empty which Snotlout gets upset he didn't get any food they were serving as well as yelling at the Terror in frustration to shut up.
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In "Worst in Show", when arguing who the best Dragon Trainer is Snotlout suggests they need a level plain field as all their dragons have different stats, so Fishlegs devises a competition where the gang have to train a Terrible Terror in a day, and much to Hiccup's displeasure everyone including him takes a Terror to train although Fishlegs gets so competitive he completely ignores Meatlug who feels sad and forgotten. The next day when showing off what their Terrors can do they demonstrate with Hiccup's Terror "Sharpshot" was trained to be highly skilled in blasting with perfection as he took out three wooden ducks that were launched in the air with only three shots, Astrid's Terror "Sneaky" was trained to be stealthily agile and hide without anyone seeing him as he stood on Snotlout and Ruffnut's helmets without them knowing, the Twins' Terrors "Butt and Head" were only trained to fly headbutt eachother leaving them both dizzy, Fishlegs Terror "Iggy" was taught to fetch specific objects that Fishlegs showed pictures off as he perfectly demonstrated by fetching an apple after only seeing a picture of one as well as a bucket when Snotlout showed him a picture although it did toss it onto his head, finally Snotlout's Terror "Pain" wasn't trained at all as it simply wouldn't stop biting onto him as he also stated that the Terror was hard to pry off as it took Gobber a whole day to remove it from his leg. Although as the Outcasts kidnap Meatlug the Riders use their trained Terrors against the Outcasts as Sneaky sat on Alvin's head without him knowing as well as dodged and hid before Savage slammed a sword onto Alvin's helmet, as Alvin was about to strike Savage his sword was taken as Fishlegs ordered Iggy to fetch it from him, Hiccup then sent in Sharpshot who perfectly blasted away Meatlug's rope restraints but as she tried flying off one rope was still attached to her leg which Mildew tried to grab her until Butt and Head rammed into the sides of his head knocking him out, when Meatlug shook the restraint off Alvin and Savage roped her tail holding her back but Snotlout grabbed Pain and launched him straight at the rope as he bit off freeing Meatlug which pain immediately bit onto Snotlout's ear again. Later Hiccup tells Fishlegs they're going to do more training with the Terrors but he declines saying he needs to spend more time with Meatlug as they play toss the sheep.
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In "Appetite for Destruction", Hiccup and Fishlegs develop a new messaging system called "Air Mail" (later changed to "Terror Mail") where they place a message attached to a Terrible Terror and it delivers to the island it needs to go too as Hiccup states Terrors are territorial meaning its in they're natural instinct to return home, the Twins claim it has a stupid name while Astrid doesn't believe it will work. Which she is proven wrong twice as Hiccup uses it to send Sharpshot to contact Fishlegs to meet them Dragon Island where he and Snotlout are waiting for them, and later when he sends one to Snotlout and the Twins to come to their aid to fight the Screaming Death which takes a little longer with the Twins not realising it has a message for them.
In "The Flight Stuff", when Gustav goes looking for a dragon to train to prove he can be a Dragon Rider he finds two Terrible Terrors squabbling with eachother, but he rejects them which they blast and chase after him
In "Frozen", as a snowstorm hits Berk three of Terrible Terrors perch on the Academy entrance and bundle together to survive the cold.
In "The Eel Effect", as Snotlout fell victim to the Eel Pox outbreak making him sick and delirious he tried forming a Dragon Rebellion which aside from Barf and Belch, Hookfang and Thornado had a few Terrible Terrors present which as he does his speech he waves and shakes another Terrible Terror in his hand like a gavel which he tosses to the side but the Terror flies back and attacks him. When Snotlout finally pries the Terror off his face he tries convinces the other Terrors and dragons to wage war against the Vikings although the Terror he had pried off returned as it attacked him again and they all watched him tumble down the steps of the Great Hall. Soon as the cure was finally brought to Berk and the people began drinking it, Snotlout lays in the corner moping about how he believed how close his rebellion was to being successful which he starts shaking the Terrible Terror again which attacks him again.
In "Bing! Bam! Boom!", when Bing, Bam and Boom are sent to Dragon Island due to their reckless and destructive behaviour on Berk Hiccup states they'll love the island as he gestures to a tree with two Terrors sitting in it as he says "plenty of dragons to annoy...I mean meet".
In "Cast Out, Part 1", on a sea stack a pack of Terrible Terrors were sleeping on it however they felt tremors and immediately flew away as the Screaming Death destroyed it.
In "Cast Out, Part 2", after Hiccup hears from troubling news from Fishlegs that the Screaming Death was closing in, Astrid arrives with bad news as they received a Terror Mail from Berserk Island saying that unless they deliver Toothless by tomorrow night they'll execute Stoick. Later Hiccup sends Sharpshot back to Berk where the gang finds out he sent them a Terror Mail where he asks them to lead the Screaming Death to Outcast Island.
Dragons: Race to the Edge[]
Season 1[]
In "Imperfect Harmony", ambered Terrible Terrors were seen among the many dragons captured by a wild Death Song, and one unfortunately away by the Death Song and unfortunately got eaten. Although it is presumed that the gang freed the other ambered Terrors along with their own dragons.
In "When Darkness Falls", the riders manage to capture the Night Terror leader who's been trying to scare them off their new outpost island, which Astrid describes it as bigger and meaner.
In "Crushing It", to relieve his anger Stoick trains at the academy which he throws axes at a target but misses prompting a Terrible Terror scurrying by to laugh frustrating Stoick even more but as Hiccup arrives surprising Stoick, without looking he throws the axe perfectly on the target scarring the Terror.
Season 2[]
In "Team Astrid", a Terror mail was sent from Berk to Dragon's Edge to inform the Dragon Riders about Dagur's attack on their village, the Terror lands on Fishlegs' face knocking him down until he pulls the dragon off him. Later Hiccup sends a Terror Mail to his father informing him that Dragon's Edge is under attack by Dagur's fleet and there was atleast a dozen ships meaning they'd need backup.
In "Bad Moon Rising", to prove to Tuffnut that he wasn't bitten by a Lycanwing dragon, Ruffnut makes Snotlout get bitten in the arm by a bunch of different creatures, which one of them happened to be a Terrible Terror.
In "Edge of Disaster, Part 1", Johann sends a Terror Mail to Dragon's Edge asking the riders for help as he claimed to be attacked by Dragon Hunters. Later as Dragon Hunters approach the Edge for an invasion Astrid writes a Terror Mail to send to Berk for reinforcements but without knowing when the Terror would get to Berk or the Auxiliary Riders would make it back to Edge in time, Astrid and Tuffnut were the only line of defence.
In "A Time to Skrill", several Terrible Terrors were seen sleeping on a glacier Frozen Skrill was trapped and hibernating in, but when lightning struck the island and the Skrill was about to escape the Terrors fled.
In "Maces and Talons, Part 2", as Viggo and Ryker now had the Dragon Eye back but found it useless without the Snow Wraith Tooth key, Viggo pounded the table hard which a Terrible Terror locked in a little cage was startled and let out a burst of flames lighting up the Dragon Eye showing it still worked as the Flightmare they captured was to break a security filament only its mist could break.
Season 3[]
In "To Heather or Not to Heather", Snotlout and the Twins chase down a Terrible Terror which was headed towards Fishlegs' hut. Fishlegs managed to let it in but the muttonheads stormed in demanding to know what secret messages Fishlegs had been sending too. The Terror flew out the hut but reluctantly Fishlegs explains he's been Terror Mailing Heather and when they ask how many times, he opens a chest full of message scrolls. When Heather arrives at the Edge to sat a few days Astrid jokes how she and Fishlegs have worn out their entire flock of Terrible Terrors with their constant messaging. Soon as Heather agrees to stay and be a Dragon Rider a Terror delivers a letter to them which Hiccup reads that its from Dagur who's asking their help in finding Heather.
In "Stryke Out", when the Riders attack a Hunter Outpost looking for Hiccup and Toothless who have been kidnapped, they interrogate a Hunter but Astrid comes by telling them another one gave up their location so as they leave the interrogated Hunter escapes and warns another saying the Dragon Riders know where they're friends are so they send a Terror Mail to warn Ryker. However it was actually Astrid's plan for them to send a Terror Mail anyway for them to catch up to the Terror before it reaches its destination which as they catch it they find out Hiccup and Toothless were sent to a Dragon Fight arena.
In "Last Auction Heroes", when Hiccup learns about Viggo's Dragon Auction and recons the island, he locates a few Terrible Terrors, crates of Fireworms and a Speed Stinger but questions where the big dragons are. Fortunately, the riders were able to infiltrate into the auction and free all the caged dragons, including the Terrors.
In "Defenders of the Wing, Part 1", after returning to the Edge after a raid on some Hunter ships, Hiccup receives a Terror mail asking him to meet on Botany Blight for a sit down.
Season 4[]
In "Gruff Around the Edges", the Twins use the Thunder Ear to wake everyone up early in the morning to announce the Terror Mails that came which they read one for Snotlout from his mother saying she misses his snuggles too which Snotlout gets mad they read it, the Twins then read one for them from their parents saying their cousin Gruffnut was coming to visit them but which Tuff acts happy but Ruff annoyed.
In "Midnight Scrum", as Berk throws its 400th anniversary party and Gobber does his speech about how they made peace with the dragons, a Terrible Terror crawls onto a Viking's shoulder and nuzzles him although the Viking is a little nervous about it. When Stoick throws Berthel and Amos overboard after the kidnap Hiccup for his bounty, the Twins wish to talk to them about their bounty so Ruffnut peaks over saying they'll have her people Terror Mail their people.
In "Not Lout", Astrid practices stealth by trying to ambush a flock of Terrible Terrors however Snotlout ruins the exercise by scaring away the dragons which the flock returns quickly afterwards and attacks Snotlout.
In "Gold Rush", Hiccup knocks over a Terrible Terror while practicing a new move with Toothless. Later, Dagur goes in a cave to find Berk's gold, but instead he finds a flock of Terrors, which attack him.
In "Out of the Frying Pan", as Hiccup and Fishlegs discuss how to improve Inferno, a Terror Mail arrives landing at Hiccup's feet which as he reads the message he sees its from the Defenders of the Wing which Mala is asking for their help.
Season 5[]
In "Sandbusted", Hiccup informs Astrid and Fishlegs they've received a Terror Mail from Johann which asks for them to come quickly as he needs their help, although Snotlout demanded they write a Terror Mail back refusing to help as Johann always leads them into trouble but no one listens to him.
In "The Wings of War, Part 1", when Berk prepares to go to war to reclaim Dragon's Edge from the Hunters and Flyers, a man places a boulder on in a catapult with a Terrible Terror flies by dropping a little pebble on it which the Viking smiles amused at the little dragon trying to help.
In "The Wings of War, Part 2", Viggo and Krogan bring a squirming Terrible Terror to light up the Dragon Eye to see if it works which Krogan holds to up and squeezes it to make fire although the dragon Eye doesn't light up so Krogan tosses the little dragon to the side. Later Viggo believes he fixed the Dragon Eye so he brings it and a caged Terror back to the clubhouse to test it, so as he lines it up and slams his fist down the Terror bursts fire illuminating the Dragon Eye showing it still works.
In "Sins of the Past", several Terrors are startled by Hookfang when the dragon flies near them.
Season 6[]
In "Chain of Command", Hiccup sends a Terror mail from Wingmaiden Island to Caldera Cay, asking for reinforcements. The dragon lands on Fishlegs' face, with the boy complaining that Terrors always land on his face.
In "A Gruff Separation", when the twins explain the Thorston Induction Trials, they have a flashback to one of their relatives back on Berk launching himself out of a catapult and into a flying Terrible Terrible passing by.
In "Triple Cross", Fishlegs informs Hiccup that they received a Terror Mail claiming to be from Stoick who had found a Dragon Eye lens but the other riders are worried as this doesn't seem like Stoick, which Hiccup's suspicions were correct as it was Viggo who sent the Terror Mail.
In "Darkest Night", in the Twins' what if scenario of if they never left for the Edge where the village goes into chaos with pranks, Tuffnut is shown chasing after two Terrors stealing his helmet. In Fishlegs' what if scenario of if they never left for the Edge where Berk is peaceful and serene, a Terrible Terror is shown flying over a Zippleback eating lunch, as well as Johann holding a Terror and stroking it like a cat before tossing it away and summoning a Dragon Flyer invasion.
In "King of Dragons, Part 2", as the Wingmaidens arrive to help fight against the Dragon Hunters Hiccup reveals he sent a Terror Mail from Caldera Cay asking the Wingmaidens to meet them at Berserker Island in case of a battle, later many Terrible Terrors were summoned by the Berserker Bewilderbeast during the final battle against the Dragon Hunters and Dragon Flyers.
How to Train Your Dragon 2[]
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Many Terrible Terrors were now living on Berk with the other dragons amongst the Vikings, as plenty were seen watching the races and living in the stables. Soon when Hiccup was talking to Astrid while on Itchy Armpit why he wasn't at the races, he claimed that as he woke up the sun was shining and Terrible Terrors singing on the rooftop so he thinks today will be great until Stoick gives him the talk about being Chief. Later its revealed that Gothi has trained and owned a flock of Terrible Terrors, who get a little spooked when the Riders fly by her hut which she then pets on to smooth its nerves until Snotlout decided to be Snotlout and fly by again but closer to scare them all making Gothi mad. When Stoick learned that Drago Bludvist was on the move and began locking down the island, Terrible Terrors were seen being moved into their pens in the stables. Later, when Drago and his Drago's Bewilderbeast arrives at Berk, Gothi was peacefully sleeping with her Terrors but they were the first to sense the Bewilderbeast' mind control as they immediately wake up and fly away after it controls them, as well as every other dragon on Berk including the other Terrors. But soon when Toothless challenges the Bewilderbeast breaking the alpha's mind control, every dragon including the Terrors flew to his side and began bombarding the Bewilderbeast with blasts of fire. Soon after the Bewilderbeast leaves and Toothless becomes the alpha all the Terrors return back to their owners including Gothi's pack who she welcomed home with open arms which they all swarmed and smothered her affectionately. During a celebratory Dragon Race a Terrible Terror is seen trying to lift up a sheep with no success which immediately the sheep is snatched up by Barf and Belch, some more Terrors are also seen watching the race alongside many Vikings and other dragons.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World[]
Throughout the film, many Terrible Terrors were seen living on Berk amongst all the other dragons, even one was seen trying to grab a Viking's piece of chicken until he threw it off and ate it chicken despite the Terror touching it, and when everyone was moving to New Berk the Terrors came too where they settled down there for a while. Many wild Terrible Terrors were among the myriad of dragons in the Hidden World who bowed down in front of Toothless and the Unnamed Light Fury, showing respect for their alpha. But after Grimmel the Grisly captured Toothless, all the Terrible Terrors from Berk along with the other dragons came to their alpha's help, however Toothless ordered them to stop when Grimmel threatened to kill the Light Fury and they were all forced to go with the other dragons as Grimmel took them all away threatening the Furies' lives. Fortunately the Dragon Riders began an attack on Grimmel's ships and freed the Terrible Terrors along with the other dragons which returned to New Berk who were happy to reuinted with their owners. When the battle ended, Hiccup realized that the only way the dragons can be safe from humans was for them to go to the Hidden World so after Toothless gave the command to the dragons of Berk, all of them including the Terrible Terrors said their farewells to the Vikings and flew off to the Hidden World.
Dragons: The Nine Realms[]
Season 1[]
Jun cuddling a Terrible Terror in the Hidden World.
In "First Flight, Part 1", during the prologue showing Hiccup's map of the archipelago, a Terrible Terror is pictured on it. Later upon entering a newly exposed chamber, Thunder wanted to show Tom the Hidden World, so after blasting away through a thin wall, Tom is then shown the Crystal Realm and an enormous group of Terrible Terrors flying and circling around a central pillar, which amazes and overwhelms him.
In "A Hole New World", when Tom shows Jun the Hidden World, a myriad of Terrible Terrors are seen flying around the central crystal pillar. When one of them lands next to Jun, she immediately begins cuddling with it, while noting how friendly the dragons are, despite her former belief that dragons terrorized people.
In "Dragon Club", after bringing D'Angelo to the Hidden World and witnessing the enormous flock of Terrible Terrors, D'Angelo becomes so overwhelmed that he passes out until Thunder shocks him awake.
Season 2[]
In "Magma Breather", it is revealed that the Terrible Terrors in the "Crystal Realm" section of the Hidden World will often cuddle beside the strange, green-glowing minerals found within it. These rocks appear to emit warmth that is soothing to the terrors, which is why they will often be found near it.
In "Downpour", Tom and Thunder pass by a group of Terrible Terrors while they are exploring the Hidden World.
The Dragon Club placing a tracking collar on a Terrible Terror
In "The Tangled Web", the Dragon Club begins catching multiple Terrors and placing tracking collars them, in order to better understand their migratory habits and possibly learn how large the Hidden World truly is.
In "Follow the Lightning, Part 1", while looking for Thunder in the Dark Valley, an entire flock of Terrible Terrors were flying away from something.
Season 3[]
In "Ride or Die", a Terrible Terror that wandered from the Crystal Realm into the Fire Realm was attacked, injured, and cornered by a Flame Thrower pack. Fortunately, before it could be finished off, both Tom arrived in time to distract the ferocious carnivores as Jun retrieved the Terror. Though both riders faced an intense battle with the Flame Throwers, both were able to keep the Terrible Terror safe, before brining it with them back to the Dragon Club's lair, where its injuries were mended by D'Angelo.
In "Empty Fireworm Nest", a Terrible Terror was disturbed by the sudden arrival of a Fireworm flock in the Crystal Realm.
In "It Flies in the Family", two Terrible Terrors in the Crystal Realm were cornered by three Flame Throwers that came from the Fire Realm. Luckily, the Dragon Club managed to intervene and drive off the Flame Throwers before they could attack the Terrors.
In "The Sky Torcher", several Terrible Terrors were among the dragons fleeing into the Crystal Realm when it was invaded by a massive Sky Torcher and a Flame Thrower pack under its command. Many of these Terrors were injured in the chaos, but their injuries were fortunately treated by D'Angelo who managed to nurse them back to health. Later on, upon discovering an entrance to it, the mentally ill logger Buzzsaw witnessed a Terrible Terror flying around in the Hidden World's Ice Realm.
Season 4[]
In "Cold Open", while checking on dragons after the Sky Torcher battle, D'Angelo and Eugene go to check on some Terrible Terrors. When Eugene tries to act in charge, another Terrible Terror jumps into his arms, which startles and embarrasses him, then two more jump on him, making him freak out and trip over.
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As seen in "The Decoy", Terrible Terrors native to the Ice Realm are a different breed called Ice Terrors.
Season 5[]
In "Welcome to the Wonderful World of Dragons", when Tom plans to stage a guided tour of the Hidden World for Olivia, Eugene tries to wrangle some Terrible Terrors but fails, so D'Angelo lures them with fish. Before Olivia could get to see the Terrors, the Scuttleclaw that Eugene wrangled starts screeching, making the Terrors go nuts and getting into a fight with the Snowtails. Later, they and all the other dragons go nuts due to the Scuttleclaw's screeching. However, after the screeching stops, the Terrors become docile again.
In "Barrel of Vine Tails", a Terrible Terror can be seen flying underneath the tree canopy of the Nature Realm.
Season 6[]
In "Dragons Everywhere!", Terrible Terrors are one of the many dragons that fled to ICARIS due to Sledkin and Linda provoking Deadly Nadders for their Dragonsite in the nest, which made them chase off other dragons out of the Hidden World. Tom discovered this after watching a Nadder attack two Terrible Terrors. However, after placing fake eels everywhere, they along with the rest of the dragons return back into the Hidden World.
In "Break in Case of Emergency", while D'Angelo, Eugene and a few dragons were locked in the hanger, Tom and Alex grab an emergency key to open the doors, but it can only be activated from the inside. So Jun gets a Terrible Terror and places the key around its neck, then places it into one of the vents so that the boys would get the key and open the door. However, the when Terror makes its way up to the control room, it starts messing with the systems, causing everything at ICARIS and Rakke Town to go haywire; however, D'Angelo and Eugene manage to capture the Terror and put the control settings back to normal. When they were about to take the Terror out of the station, Phil arrived to see who set off a fire alarm, in which Eugene took the blame while D'Angelo and the Terror hid to not be spotted. After everything was okay, the Terror then started chasing a sheep, in which the boys had to go after it again.
In "Undercover", when Jun and D'Angelo bring Sledkin into the Hidden World, they encounter a Scuttleclaw. D'Angelo and Jun state that Terrible Terrors set off a firing frenzy when hearing a Scuttleclaw's screech. When they do encounter two Terrible Terrors blasting at Dragonsite, Sledkin takes pictures of them and observes how their fire reacts to Dragonsite. Later, Sledkin and Linda secretly kidnap two Terrors and use them by playing a recording of the Scuttleclaw's screech, causing them to go crazy so that they'll blast the Dragonsite. The riders find out and then proceed to free the Terrors; however, Sledkin and Linda make it complicated by locking them in a room and, after the riders manage to escape, sending them after Linda in a van, who acts a decoy, while Sledkin captures the Terrors. The riders, however, confront her and protect the Terrors, but to prevent something bad from happening, May arrives and orders the Terrors to be taken back into the Hidden World and dismisses Sledkin from her work.
Season 7[]
In "Hobs and Saw", at D'Angelo's dragon hospital, two of his patients are Terrible Terrors; one that was resting on a gurney moves and perches on a curtain after Plowhorn startles it, and the other that was resting on the floor on a pillow.
In "In the Cards", D'Angelo apologizes to the group for being late since he was treating some Terrible Terrors that had an allergic reaction to some bushes which made them itch badly, but thankfully, he gave them some anti-itch cream. Later, when the dragons start snacking on some bushes with reddish-purple leaves, D'Angelo remembers and informs them that they were the same bushes that made the Terrors itchy, in which the other dragons and Eugene become itchy.
In "Rise of Jörmungandr", three Terrible Terrors can be seen flying through the Dark Realm. Later, as the riders make their way to Jörmungandr, the Terrible Terrors start blasting at red Dragonsite, in which its steam causes the riders become angry with each other.
Season 8[]
In "How to Train Jörmungandr", when Jörmungandr rampages in the Nature Realm, a couple of Terrible Terrors flee and get out of its path. Later, when Tom is practicing with Valka's Staff, he tries using it on a pair of Terrible Terrors, but his actions cause them to flee from him, leaving Thunder to chase after them; however, as Tom improves his dexterity with the staff, the same pair of Terrors land on a ledge and bow to him in respect. Later, Tom and Thunder evacuate as many dragons as possible from the Nature Realm, one of them being a Terrible Terror. Some Terrors are later seen in the dragons' lair, having been rescued by Tom and Thunder.
In "The Great Foster Fake-Out", a Terrible Terror that Eugene was supposed to be watching flew out of the lair, forcing Jun to chase after it. When she catches it, Eugene blames her, which results in them arguing. Later, after they bring the Terrors and other dragons to Rakke Town for the Rakke employees to adopt, a woman shows an interest in a Terrible Terror, but Eugene makes her pay for it until the dragon tries biting Eugene. Other Rakke employees are also seen happily adopting Terrors, but when Mr. Rakke arrives, they quickly have to hide them with the other dragons. After taking the Terrors to the hanger to hide them from Mr. Rakke, they and the other dragons get scared off when the Magma Breather activates the fire alarm, causing everyone else to capture them before Mr. Rakke sees them. Later, they manage to gather the Terrors and other dragons outside the station and herd them in, and they were later forced into the elevator to be taken to a higher floor and hidden in the lab.
In "Science vs. Nature", when the riders are ready to use the harpoon to freeze Jörmungandr with Speed Stinger venom, they find the World Serpent attempting to bite at a flock of Terrible Terrors fleeing from it.
In "Ragnarok: Part 1", when Tom shows everyone a page in the Book of Dragons about Gronckle Iron, there are pictures of Terrible Terrors around the rock ingredients.
Comics[]
Dangers of the Deep[]
When all the adults on Berk leave to find fish at the Veil of Mists, a group of Terrible Terrors wreak havoc in the village, stealing food and setting fire to buildings.
The Ice Castle[]
After rescuing Stormfly from Arngrim Dammen, the Deadly Nadder displays a motherly behavior towards the rescued dragon babies, among which there is a Terrible Terror.
The Stowaway[]
After Hroar arrives on Berk, a group of Terrible Terrors provoke a fight with Toothless. The Night Fury quickly finishes it by spinning around and throwing the Terrors in all directions.
The Legend of Ragnarok[]
Terrible Terrors are among the dragons that are swarming around Berk due to the tremors caused by a Purple Death.
Games[]
Dragons: Rise of Berk[]
The Terrible Terror, along with its Titan Wing form is available in Rise of Berk. The individuals Sharpshot, Pain, Iggy, Sneaky, Butt and Head, Gothi's Pet, and the Kick-off Terrors were available too. The Garden Dragon, adapted from its book counterpart, was also brought into the game.
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School of Dragons[]
A static Terrible Terror appears in the center of the Dream Stable, mimicking the DreamWorks logo. It is seen reaching out to paw at a hanging fish.
Leopold, a purple-blue Terror belonging to Harald Forkbeard, appears in the expansions "Battle for the Edge", "Return to Dragon Island", "Rise of Stormheart", and "Wrath of Stormheart", as well as figures in some quests.
Another Terror appears briefly near Eret during a quest from "Secret of the Leviathan". It is a Terror Mail sent by Queen Mala asking for help.
In the mini-game "Alchemy Adventure", there is a "boost" which sends out two Terrible Terrors across the board to remove elements that correspond with their colors. There are six Terrors in all, one for each element group.
In 2016, School of Dragons introduced playable Terrible Terrors. Players can purchase an egg and level it up. However, it is not rideable until it attains Titan Wing stage. It increases in size greatly as a Titan Wing and becomes a very small riding dragon.
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Dragons: Titan Uprising[]
Although they do not currently appear in the game, Terrible Terrors are mentioned in the description of the Snow Wraith Frostfang.
| “ | He even joins the Terrible Terrors in singing off-key holiday carols from the village rooftops! | ” |
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Terrible Terrors are also mentioned in the description of the Tense Typhoomerang.
| “ | So far, Hiccup and Fishlegs have only discovered one thing that can soothe the Tense Typhoomerang — the song of a Terrible Terror. Most Vikings and dragons hate this off-key bleating. But to Tense Typhoomerangs, the Terrible Terrors' singing is like a lullaby that coaxes them into a more mellow state. | ” |
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DreamWorks Dragons: Dawn of New Riders[]
Lots of Terrible Terrors appear in the background of this game, standing on trees or rocks and flying away when approached. There is also an extensive network of Terror Mail present between Berk, Havenholme, and other areas of the Barbaric Archipelago.
Trivia[]
- The growling and other sounds the Terrible Terrors make are actually based on a purebred Chihuahua from Cottage Grove, Minnesota.
- The Terrible Terror was originally designed to be a more faithful take on the original Toothless from the book series, but the creators of the film felt that it would be best to leave them as a separate species and make Toothless the more threatening Night Fury to give Hiccup's story a sense of tension. This is referenced in the filmmaker's commentary of the DVD release, where they relate the "tug-of-war" between Toothless and the Terror as a battle between Toothless' original and new incarnations.
- Even though Terrible Terrors have been stated to be the smallest dragon species, Fireworms have been shown to be much smaller than them, except for the Fireworm Queen.
- The Terrible Terror's appearance is seemingly based off that of small lizards, such as geckos.
- The way Terrible Terrors lay eggs that are as large as themselves is similar to real-life kiwi birds.
- Unlike most Stoker Class dragons, the Terrible Terror doesn't have the habit of setting itself on fire.
- Strangely enough, when a captured Terrible Terror lit the Dragon Eye, the output was in multiple colors, not just that of the Terror's fire. Even stranger, at the center of the projection was a crude depiction of what appeared to be a Night Fury, even though Toothless' own flame had revealed nothing about his kind. It is unclear whether this is a direct effect of the flame itself, or the product of the locking fail-safe mechanism was activated by the Flightmare.
- Depictions have been seen of people flying by having multiple Terrible Terrors each grabbing separate limbs.
- The role of Terrible Terrors being messengers may have been inspired by the role of Ravenhunters and Carrier Dragons in the book series, with their role being very similar to that of messenger pigeons in real life.
- In Dragons: The Nine Realms, D'Angelo revealed that Terrible Terrors and Snowtails are cousins.
References[]
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