King Windracer

King Windracer is an adult male SkyWing-NightWing hybrid and the main protagonist of How to Train Your Wings of Fire, a How to Train Your Dragon and Wings of Fire crossover written by HTTYDPokemonFan under the username ReptileGirl497 on Fanfiction.net. Along with being a Dragonet of Destiny, he was born with animus magic, telepathy and precognition, much like Darkstalker was.
After the NightWing Exodus, Windracer became king of the NightWing tribe, and later the SandWings via marriage to Queen Arid. He currently resides in the Jade Mountain Palace.
== Appearance ==
Windracer mostly has the build of a SkyWing, with dark red scales and huge powerful wings. However, his snout and jaw have the shape of a NightWing's, and he has the classic NightWing teardrop scales trailing down his sides. He has a scattering of silver scales on the underside of his wing membranes that sparkle like stars against the pitch black, and a silver teardrop scale on the outside corner of each of his emerald green eyes, which signify his status as a mind-reader. He has a nasally voice, and a small, thin scar on his chin. His left hind leg is scarred from Morrowseer's bite, causing him to limp. According to Darkstalker, Windracer's eyes are the same shape as Whiteout's, although Windracer's are greener.
== Personality ==
Windracer is smart, being able to recall information he has gathered either from scrolls or from stories told by the guardians. He prefers to relay this information to his friends in a kind and helpful manner rather than that of a know-it-all. He is clever and observant, being able to utilize information that he has gathered from scrolls and the dragons around him to work out a solution to a problem or mystery. While prone to sarcasm, he is also kind and considerate, putting the needs of other dragons before his own. He cares about his friends very strongly, and will do whatever he can to protect them.
Before he found out he was a hybrid, Windracer was very self-conscious about how he looked, and often said that his wings were "stupid and oversized." After learning that he was not a full NightWing like he, and the guardians, believed, he was much more accepting of his appearance. He embraces both his SkyWing and NightWing traits, and utilizes both of his tribes' abilities whenever they're necessary.
Windracer has a strong resolve to only use his animus magic after trying other possible solutions first, and is aware that magic can't be the answer to every problem. He is willing to use his magic to help other dragons, but only if they consent, and would never use it for selfish reasons. Windracer has mentioned that he doesn't believe the theory that animus magic rots a dragon's soul, but he is still careful when using his powers so as to avoid any unforeseen consequences. He is also practical, and would never waste his powers on trivial matters. According to Moonwatcher, Windracer would never use his magic to affect another dragon's free will and would always ask for their permission before casting a spell directly on them.
After accidentally killing Whirlpool with his magic, Windracer became convinced that he was destined to end up like Darkstalker and Prince Albatross and tried to distance himself from his friends to avoid hurting them. This line of thinking didn't last long; he began acting like his usual self again following his capture by Morrowseer's NightWings and his rescue by the NightWing Rebellion. While Windracer believes that he has his powers for a reason, he doesn't let them define who he is.
== Biography ==
=== Pre-Series ===
A SkyWing named Auburn, Kestrel's sister and a former soldier of Queen Scarlet, left Windracer's egg in the mountains where she knew the entrance to the hidden cave was, along with a note asking the guardians to take care of her dragonet. Scarlet had learned that her egg was due to hatch on the brightest night and ordered her to smash it and kill the dragonet inside in exchange for her own freedom. She refused, instead fleeing into the mountains with the queen's guards chasing her (except for Osprey, who knew her secret). After dropping off her egg for the guardians to find, she decoyed the queen's guards with an egg-shaped rock and flew away.
Some time after Auburn had left, Windracer hatched under the three full moons of the brightest night, which granted him enhanced mind-reading and precognition. He was then found by Dune, who assumed that he was supposed to be the NightWing for The Dragonet Prophecy and took him into the cave, along with the note Auburn left containing two names of her choosing: Windracer and Skyhigh. Windracer witnessed Arid's hatching but was startled when she unexpectedly hissed at him. The guardians discussed his unusual appearance, with Kestrel calling him "a little weirdo."
A few years before the events of the main series, Windracer was resting by the river that ran through the cave and spotted a fish swimming in the water. Windracer was not aware of his animus powers at the time, and therefore never expected his order to be followed, but he jokingly commanded it to jump into his talons so he could eat it. After the fish unexpectedly fulfilled that request, he tested his powers by enchanting a rock in the river to do the exact same thing. Soon afterward, Windracer started reading scrolls about animus magic, including ones that told the story of "The Darkstalker". He used his magic infrequently, creating a bowl that doubled its contents, a bracelet that protected its wearer from getting hurt, and a stick that turned the holder invisible.
=== How to Train Your Wings of Fire ===
Windracer grew up with the other Dragonets of Destiny, Arid, Bog, Lagoon, Marmoset and Mango, under a large mountain in a cave in the Claws of the Clouds Mountains, believing that he was a full NightWing. They were cared for by Kestrel, Dune, and Webs, members of the Talons of Peace, although they had low opinions of their guardians, calling their raising "imprisonment." Windracer had trouble in battle training with Kestrel, who periodically attacked him with fire and complained about how he was too gentle, demanding to see more of the "powerful NightWing" he was supposed to be. When the dragonets were old enough, they were supposed to leave the cave and fulfill the prophecy. One day, the deliverer of the prophecy, Morrowseer, visited the cave to inspect the dragonets.
Morrowseer explained that the NightWing egg he'd sent to the cave had been destroyed in the crossfire of a battle, and the dragon in charge of transporting it had been killed, revealing that Windracer never came from the NightWings. He also deems the RainWing twins unworthy substitutes for the deceased SkyWing mentioned in the prophecy. During the inspection, Windracer read Morrowseer's mind and learned that the NightWings didn't have powers and that Morrowseer had made up the prophecy. After a private conversation with the NightWing, Windracer confided in Arid the truth about what he'd discovered and revealed that he had animus magic.
Later, Windracer witnessed the guardians chaining Arid to a rock column and, with the aid of the enchanted stick, discovered that Morrowseer had ordered them to kill her and the RainWing twins. To prevent Kestrel from carrying out the deed, Windracer revealed his powers to the other dragonets. Webs then arrived to inform them of Auburn's arrival, and that she was asking to see Windracer. Confused over what Kestrel's sister wanted to speak to him about, Windracer was shocked to learn from Auburn that she was his mother and Kestrel was his aunt.
After hearing from Auburn that his father, Killer, had told her that Morrowseer's prophecy was fake, and that she was planning to take Windracer with her, he asked if his friends could come along, revealing the guardians' plan to kill Arid and the twins. After the other dragonets meet Auburn, Windracer delivered The Three Sisters Prophecy.
No sooner after the dragonets had taken their first steps outside the cave, Windracer noticed the moons. After learning from Auburn that Killer had mentioned the home of the NightWings had a lot of volcanic activity, he deduced that he gained his powers from the light of the three full moons of the brightest night.
The group is then confronted by Queen Scarlet, who had followed the RainWing twins after they encountered her and fled. Her guards then arrived and she ordered them to capture the dragonets, Auburn and Kestrel, during which the SkyWing queen learned of Windracer's relation to Auburn due to the latter's behavior. Amused, Scarlet pointed out two of her guards to Kestrel, who recognized them as Scorch and Inferno, her mate and son, and therefore Windracer's uncle and cousin. Scarlet then killed Dune, while Kestrel helped Webs escape through the river. Windracer attempted to help Arid, who had been enraged by Dune's murder, fight off the guard restraining her, only to be knocked unconscious by Inferno.
Windracer awakened in the Sky Kingdom chained to a rock spire among several others in a circle over the arena. He noticed a SandWing pacing on the rock spire next to him, and, after overhearing his thoughts via his mind-reading abilities, asked him about their prison. The SandWing, named Ocotillo, explained that prisoners in the Sky Kingdom have to fight to the death for their freedom in the arena, which they earn by defeating the Queen's Champion, who happens to be Inferno. Unnerved by the idea of having to kill his own cousin, Windracer changed to subject by asking the identity of Storm, who Ocotillo had mentioned in his thoughts. The SandWing pointed to the IceWing sleeping on the rock spire on Windracer's other side before introducing himself. Recognizing Ocotillo's name from Dune's earlier thoughts, Windracer asked if they had known each other. Ocotillo informed him that he and Dune were friends before he stole his and Storm's egg for the prophecy. Windracer realized that Arid was an IceWing-SandWing hybrid and, remembering that IceWings and NightWings are sworn enemies, bemoaned to himself, "Why, of all things, did she have to be half IceWing?"
Windracer witnessed his mother's trial and, to save Auburn's life, struck a deal with Scarlet - if he won a fight in her arena, she'd let Auburn go, but if he lost then Scarlet would execute his mother and his friends. That night, he unexpectedly met Vivid, who he convinced to help him and his friends escape. During this attempt, he enchanted a broken spearhead to help the wielder find what they're looking for, and a mirror to show events from Pyrrhia's past. Windracer, Lagoon, Bog, and Vivid found Marmoset and Mango imprisoned in a cage next to Princess Sleet of the IceWings, who Windracer frees with his firebreath. The group was then caught by Queen Scarlet, who ordered her guards to capture the dragonets, during which Sleet was killed by a spear.
The following day was Queen Scarlet's hatching day. Windracer was set to fight for the freedom of his mother and friends against Sleet's brother, Prince Frost, as well as a dehydrated and mentally unstable SeaWing named Gill, and was nearly killed before Arid revealed her frostbreath and struck Scarlet and nearly injured Princess Burn, distracting everyone long enough for Windracer to use his magic to free everyone. Scarlet nearly killed him for revealing himself to be an animus, but she was killed by Frost, who overheard her taunting Windracer about Sleet's death, thus freeing the SkyWings from her tyrannical reign. Windracer then used his magic to reveal the cause of the NightWing-IceWing War, as well as expose the Dragonet Prophecy as a fake, the NightWings' true plans for the war, and his powers and heritage while reciting the Three Sisters Prophecy.
The day after, Windracer traveled to the Mud Kingdom with his friends, Auburn, Storm, and Ocotillo, where they meet with Queen Moorhen, who tracks down Bog's siblings - Alligator, Sepia, Squelch, and Newt. The group then traveled to the beach, where they met Riptide and were escorted to the SeaWings' hidden Summer Palace. Except for Lagoon, they were thrown in an electric eel prison. Windracer started whistling The Dragonets Are Coming, and soon the other prisoners joined in singing, attracting Queen Coral's attention. Windracer convinced the queen to let them go, and the group reunited with Lagoon.
Windracer then met Anemone, Lagoon's younger sister who is an animus, and Turtle, one of Lagoon's brothers who is also an animus. Upon learning that Turtle had actually enchanted Anemone to have animus magic, Windracer offered the SeaWing prince some advice on using his powers for the good of others.
In the Kingdom of the Sea, when Whirlpool revealed the location of the dragonets to Morrowseer and the NightWings, Windracer fought against Morrowseer and was nearly killed before Typhoon, Diamondcak, and several other dragons from Possibility arrived to help them escape. In the chaos, Windracer killed Whirlpool by accident, causing him to fear of becoming like Darkstalker, leading to a huge fight between him and Arid. Windracer flew off in a storm only to be captured by the NightWings leading to his wing being broken. He was chained up and muzzled and sentenced to death but was saved by the combined efforts of Risktaker, Cleverclaws, Wisdom, and Poison Dart before meeting the NightWing Rebellion, led by Princess Greatness, who was inspired by his bravery.
When they took him to Possibility, he and Arid apologized to each other deeply as she was there though his recovery where he met his father, Killer, for the first time. Later, when the dragonets went to the rainforest, Windracer was chosen by Vivid for the RainWing Challenge. After Vivid won, Cleverclaws reported that the NightWings captured Killer. Windracer and his friends traveled to the NightWing Island where they encountered the False Dragonets. Malicious and Viper then tried to kill him and Arid, but Viper was killed after she fell into the lava after Windracer pushed her in to save Arid and Malicious was forced to retreat.
Windracer, Arid, and Vivid confronted Queen Battlewinner, which resulted in Windracer challenging her for the throne since he knows she's not making it to the rainforest. Battlewinner reached to kill him but was overtaken by the frostbite and died before Windracer rushed to save the RainWing prisoners, and Killer in the dungeon. Most of the NightWings accepted Windracer as their king and fled the island, except for Morrowseer and Killer, who were both killed by the eruption.
After taking refuge in the Rainforest Kingdom, King Windracer began reorganizing the NightWings before he saw Arid had been hurt and blinded by the lava. Once Arid is taken to the Healer's pavilion, he and Auburn go back through the tunnel to mourn Killer, joined by his friends and Inferno, who curmudgeonly apologized for his behavior towards them. Windracer comforted a depressed Arid, telling her that she's not useless and that they'll always be together no matter what.
Later that night, Windracer agreed to give Mindreader, Knowledge and Stargazer the powers of mind-reading and foresight on the promise that they'll use their powers for the greater good. When Bog told Windracer that Arid was gone, he was horrified until she showed up and explained she'd been captured by Vanquisher, Chessmaster, Strongtalons and Malicious, who planned to use her to make Windracer give up the throne knowing how much he loved her, or otherwise sell her to Burn. Arid then led him, Ocotillo, Qibli, Marmoset and Mango to the NightWings where they were arrested for treason.
Afterwards, the dragonets returned to Possibility so Arid could receive treatment from Mayfly. Windracer watched as Arid was forced to hand herself over to Addax when he threatened Ostrich, Six-Claws's daughter so he could take Arid and give her to Queen Burn to get his family back. Windracer followed them with his invisibility stick to the SandWing Stronghold where they met Prince Smolder, the only surviving brother of the SandWing sisters, and where Arid and Windracer found Prince Frost, whom was taken captive by Burn for weeks.
Arid and Windracer freed Frost and convinced Smolder to join them in ending the war. Using an enchanted map, they learned there was a fourth heir to the SandWing throne, which led them Onyx, the daughter of Prince Smolder and Palm, who was still alive to Smolder's surprise and shock. They determined Onyx is no better than Blister or Burn leaving only Blaze as the only SandWing they haven't met yet. After that, Windracer and Arid take Prince Frost home, where they met Princess Blaze for the first time and quickly determined she's too brainless and air-headed to be queen or survive the challenge against her sisters.
Going back to Possibility, they arrange for the SandWing princesses to meet at the Stronghold in ten days. When that time comes, the three sisters discuss but when Onyx revealed herself as being born from their brother, Burn lunged to kill him but Palm protected him, losing her life in the process. Onyx tried to fight only to end up injured and her leg mangled by Burn. Blister offered a 'peace offering' in the form of two dragonbite vipers, one of which bites Burn and kills her in seconds.
After Ember saved Windracer's left from the second viper, he used his magic to heal her while Subzero killed the viper with his frostscales. Windracer then watched Blister and Blaze fight, with Blister letting it drag on for entertainment. Rose shows the dragonets where she hid the rest of the treasure, she, Stone andHeath stole within the skeleton of Queen Oasis and find the Eye of Onyx. Windracer gives the Eye of Onyx to Arid choosing her as the new SandWing Queen to everyone else's shock but to Blister's anger before she revealed that she caused Oasis to go out and confront the scavengers as a trick leading to her death and caused the whole war because she knew she couldn't face Burn in a fight head on. When she tried to take the Eye of Onyx from Arid, she was killed by it because of the enchantment, ending the war once and for all.
Six months later, Windracer oversaw construction of the Jade Mountain Palace, along with plans for the Jade Mountain Academy. At the party after six months of completion, Windracer proposed marriage to Arid and she accepted it.
=== How to Train Your Wings of Fire 2 ===
Windracer and Arid were the targets of Princess Icicle's assassination attempts after being manipulated by Malicious, who had promised her Darkstalker's scroll to make the IceWings the most powerful tribe in Pyrrhia again. Icicle's attempt to kill them was foiled by Subzero, Ember, Qibli, Moonwatcher, Kinkajou, and Turtle. Windracer and Arid later arrested Icicle in the Jade Mountain Palace.
When Arid goes to the Night Kingdom, Darkstalker enchants her to look and act like Clearsight by Darkstalker before Windracer changes her back. She later fought in the Battle of Jade Mountain where Vanquisher tried to kill her only to end up killed by her tail barb.
In the epilogue, Windracer attends Queen Glacier's funeral along with Arid and most of Glacier's family. Shortly after, he meets Jerboa III, who he helps to "suspend" animus magic in the current generation. Moon and Qibli arriving soon after, and they and Windracer and are introduced to a SilkWing princess named Peacock, who came from Pantala, the Lost Continent.
=== How to Train Your Wings of Fire 3 ===
As Queen Arid's husband, Windracer is amongst the tribe rulers who meet the Pantala refugees in Sanctuary and discuss how to stop the Othermind and Queen Wasp and save all the dragons under their control. He uses his mirror to reveal the history of the Scorching to everyone, and discovers that the Othermind was made by Cottonmouth and Lizard's consciousness combined with the breath of evil plant. He and Arid choose Moon and Qibli to be the NightWing and SandWing representatives for the stealth team to Pantala.
Windracer briefly fought against Graupel, with the IceWing slashing through his wing, disabling it before he retaliated by breathing fire on Graupel's wing also disabling it sending the two plummeting. Windracer was saved by Queen Snowfall, while Graupel fell to his death. Arid then used a small piece of Darkstalker's scroll to heal the injuries Windracer had sustained in the fight.
After the Othermind is defeated for good, and Wasp and her sisters are imprisoned in the Flamesilk Factory, Windracer uses the remnants of Darkstalker's scroll to make a third tunnel to Pantala, allowing his friends to invite some of the Pantalan dragons - Dusky, Prince Orbweaver, Braconid, Snakeweed, Crescent, Rannoch, Ladybug, Angel Trumpet and more - to attend and teach at Jade Mountain Academy and vice versa along with the humans of the Lost Continent. Windracer offers for Lady Scarab to be the Minister of Education at the Academy so she can aid in extending the classes and programs for the Academy, which she graciously accepts.
== Relationships ==
=== Queen Arid ===
Windracer has been in love with Arid "ever since [he] was old enough to start noticing females." However, his crush on her ended up having a major, albeit brief, setback when he learned that she was half IceWing. Despite his knowledge of the fact that NightWings and IceWings are supposed to hate each other, he couldn't bring himself to even dislike Arid, because "[he] knew [her] more than [he] knew IceWings." Notwithstanding, his act of accidentally killing Whirlpool with his magic shattered him and he became indifferent toward her, although they reconcile after Windracer's first escape from the NightWing Island. He trusted her enough to tell her about his powers when they had started to resurface, and, later, confided to her his visions of them having dragonets together, the latter of which she seemed rather happy about, rather than mad like he'd feared.
After the events of the war, he has started affectionately referring to her as "my queen," and she in turn calls him "my king." When protecting her from Darkstalker's wrath, Windracer states that, to him, she is what Clearsight once was to Darkstalker - a soul mate. Overall, Windracer loves Arid with every fiber of his being, and he would sacrifice his own happiness if it meant she'd be happy.
=== Auburn ===
Windracer did not know his mother for the first six years of his life, due to her being on the run from Queen Scarlet for disobeying her orders. When Auburn finally came back to the cave under the mountain, where the guardians were hiding the dragonets, Windracer was shocked to learn that she was his mother, as he and the guardians had believed he was a full-fledged NightWing. Despite having only just met his mother, he trusts her to lead him and his friends to safety as they leave the cave for the first time. He was also willing to fight for her freedom in Queen Scarlet's arena, showing that he does care a good deal for her safety.
Besides Arid, Windracer has confided to Auburn on several occasions, an action which she returns. During the attack on the Summer Palace, when Crocodile started ranting about how stupid she believed he was, Windracer ducked and hid behind his mother, which shows that he trusts her to protect and support him.
=== Bog ===
Though they aren't seen directly interacting with each other very much, Windracer does think of Bog as a friend and foster brother. While the dragonets were visiting the Mud Kingdom, Windracer politely requested Queen Moorhen's help in finding Bog's family, and watched happily as Bog's siblings warmly welcomed him.
=== Darkstalker ===
Windracer learned of Darkstalker's past from scrolls, and initially felt sorry for him. However, after learning that Darkstalker had enchanted his own father, Prince Arctic, to obey his every command, Windracer became fearful of him. After Darkstalker was freed, Windracer was reasonably wary of him, and, alongside Moon, would often serve as his voice of reason. He finally snapped when he found out that Darkstalker had enchanted Arid to be like Clearsight, and tried to attack him in a rage, though it proved to be in vain due to Darkstalker's spell that made him invincible. After using his own magic to return Arid to normal, Windracer made it clear that he would never forgive Darkstalker for what he did. Windracer eventually conspired with Kinkajou and Foeslayer to stop Darkstalker before he could destroy Pyrrhia, but ultimately felt pity toward him in the end.
=== Ember ===
Windracer and Ember love each other like siblings. He is patient with her and is a supportive and protective friend/brother. He is often there to help whenever Ember is at her lowest points, and he is able to see the greatness in her when no one else does. When Ember took a bite from a deadly viper that was targeting him, he was unwilling to let her die and did not hesitate to use his animus magic to save her life.
=== Inferno ===
Windracer was initially afraid of Inferno, due to him being trained by Scarlet to be an expert fighter, and was not fond of the thought of potentially fighting his cousin in the SkyWing arena. After the death of Queen Scarlet, his fear of Inferno devolved into annoyance and disdain over the SkyWing's selfish and vain personality.
=== Kestrel ===
The exact relationship between Windracer and his aunt is unknown, though it likely wasn't a positive one. Kestrel treated all of the dragonets poorly due to her bitterness about Scarlet keeping her away from her own son, Inferno. While Windracer was shocked to learn they were related through Auburn, Kestrel was rather furious, mostly at her sister for not telling her that she'd had an affair with a NightWing. Later, when the dragonets were leaving for the Mud Kingdom, Kestrel referred to Windracer by his name for the first time in a long while, which, to him, was "worth more than a thousand goodbyes." It's unknown if Kestrel would have continued to warm up to her nephew if she hadn't died.
=== Princess Lagoon ===
As with the other dragonets, Windracer thinks of Lagoon like a sister. She is also the only one he trusted with his secret crush on Arid. She is shown to act as a sort of "wingdragon" for him when he's around Arid, and is frustrated when he stalls his confession. Later, in the Kingdom of the Sea, Windracer put a lot of effort into saving her when he realized that her life was being threatened by Orca's statue.
=== Marmoset and Mango ===
Windracer is often annoyed with the RainWing twins due to their habit of pulling pranks on the other dragonets and not taking anything seriously. However, he still evidently cares about their safety, as he was more than willing to try and save them after learning their lives were threatened by the guardians, who were acting on Morrowseer's orders.
=== Moonwatcher ===
Windracer is one of the only dragons, besides Secretkeeper, to like Moon the way she is. He views her as an equal and is quick to defend her from any NightWings who treat her unfairly. After the War of SandWing Succession was finally brought to an end, Windracer told Moon that he loves her like a sister, which she accepts. At Jade Mountain Academy, he always looks forward to having her in his class, and even goes so far as to call her his favorite student. He became worried for Moon when she told him that Darkstalker was communicating with her telepathically, and told her that she could always come to him if she ever has any trouble with her powers.
=== Peacemaker ===
Following Darkstalker's transformation into a NightWing-RainWing hybrid dragonet named Peacemaker, Windracer was both relieved and a little sad when the dragonet showed no resemblance or sign of his past self. Windracer often visits the little dragonet, along with Arid and Moon, and treats Peacemaker kindly.
=== The Queens ===
Windracer openly respects the kinder and more responsible Pyrrhian queens, and is fearful of those who abuse their power for their own nefarious purposes, such as Queen Scarlet and Queen Battlewinner. Besides those exceptions, he refers to each queen as "Your Majesty," regardless of whether or not they have any tribal authority over him. After Windracer becomes king of the NightWings, and marries Queen Arid, the respect he gives to the queens is returned without hesitance. He was good friends with Queen Glacier before she died, and is currently working with Glacier's daughter, Queen Snowfall, to maintain the peace treaty made by him and Glacier to end the feud between the IceWing and NightWing tribes.
=== Princess Sleet ===
Upon first meeting her, Windracer was frightened by Sleet's hostile behavior, but quickly became shocked and confused when she started flirting with him after she'd calmed down. He saw her as a prisoner of war who needed saving like he and his friends did, and wanted to help her get back home. He was surprised when she took a mortal blow from a spear, and comforted her as she died. Windracer became traumatized by her death and would often blame himself for not using his animus powers to save her while he had the chance. At Sleet's funeral, Windracer gave a eulogy for the princess, referring to her as a friend, mentioning that she and Arid shared some similar personality traits, and expressing regret toward his inability to save her in time. After using his magic to save Ember from a fatal snake bite, Windracer gained much-needed closure and redemption for Sleet's death.
=== Subzero ===
When first meeting Subzero, Windracer expressed fascination, rather than fear, toward the IceWing's frostscales. He recognizes that Subzero is unhappy with his condition, and expressed pity when Subzero explained that his father, Hvitur, had been killed by Princess Burn. Windracer detected a burning flame of warmth underneath the icy layers of Subzero's heart, and he believes that Subzero should be able to choose whatever makes him the happiest.
=== Prince Turtle ===
Windracer sees many aspects of his own personality in the SeaWing prince, including, but not limited to, insecurity, cautiousness, kindness, and an aversion to harming others with their animus powers. He goes to Turtle for help to save Lagoon from Orca's enchanted statue, and admits that Turtle is, by far, the only resident of the Kingdom of the Sea that he considers a friend. When Queen Coral brags about Anemone being an animus, Windracer chooses to not tell her the truth about Turtle, preferring to maintain the prince's trust in him.
== Family Tree ==
== Known Enchantments ==
Phrasing 	Target 	Intention
Unknown 	A fish 	To jump out of the cave river and into his talons. This spell was done by accident, as he was unaware that he was an animus at the time.
Unknown 	A rock 	To jump out of the cave river and into his talons. This spell was used to test if he was an animus.
Unknown 	A wooden bowl 	To double the amount of things put into it when told "twice as much, please." Given to Prince Turtle as a token of friendship.
Unknown 	A beaded bracelet 	To protect its wearer from harm, and later to also make the wearer immune to Darkstalker's spells.
Unknown 	A stick 	To turn the dragon holding it invisible.
"I enchant this bracelet to grant any dragon who wears it super strength, but only for as long as they're wearing it." 	A bracelet 	To give the dragon wearing it super strength. Temporarily owned by Queen Vivid.
"I enchant this spearhead to help any dragon who wields it find whatever they're looking for." 	A broken spearhead 	To help its wielder find what they're looking for.
"I enchant this mirror to show any requested event from Pyrrhia's past."[...]"I enchant this mirror to show any requested event from Pyrrhia or Pantala's past." 	A hand mirror 	To show any requested event from Pyrrhia's history. Later re-enchanted to include Pantala's history.
"Free every prisoner in the Sky Kingdom!" 	A small rock 	To free all of the prisoners in the Sky Kingdom.
"I enchant this ruby to teleport my leather bag, and Queen Diamond's diary, into my talons." 	One of Queen Scarlet's rubies	To teleport Windracer's bag and Queen Diamond's diary into his talons.
"Now I enchant this ruby to spread my voice to every dragon in Pyrrhia until I say stop, and then become a normal ruby again." 	One of Queen Scarlet's rubies	To spread Windracer's voice to every dragon in Pyrrhia until he said "stop," then return to normal.
"Come back to life. [...] Leave all of the princesses unharmed. Go straight to Queen Coral, wherever she might be, and tell her who enchanted you to smash those eggs."	Orca's statue 	To come back to life, leave all of the princesses unharmed, and go tell Queen Coral who cast the spell to have it kill all of the royal female dragonets.
"Stop him! [...] Don't let Whirlpool escape!" 	A narwhal spear 	To stop Whirlpool from escaping after the dragonets learned he had tipped off their location to Morrowseer and Crocodile. This spell was done by accident; because he did not specify how to stop Whirlpool, the SeaWing was inadvertently killed.
"I enchant this scroll to show a detailed map of Pyrrhia with the current locations of the SandWing princesses." 	A blank scroll 	To show a detailed map of Pyrrhia with the locations of the SandWing princesses, along with all other dragons on the continent.
Unknown 	A second blank scroll 	To provide a list of every animus dragon in known history and what spells they've cast, updating in real time.
"I enchant Mindreader and Knowledge of the NightWings to have the power to read minds." 	Mindreader 	To have the power to read minds.
"I enchant Mindreader and Knowledge of the NightWings to have the power to read minds." 	Knowledge 	To have the power to read minds.
"I also enchant Stargazer to have the power to see the future." 	Stargazer 	To have the power to foretell the future.
"Heal this dragon and save her life! Please, please, please, save her life!" 	Ember's diamond necklace 	To heal Ember's dragonbite viper wound and save her life.
Unknown 	Subzero 	To have the power to willingly activate and deactivate his frostscales so he can safely touch other dragons.
Unknown 	A set of scrolls 	To provide truthful information on every subject for all the tribes, updating in real time; also known as the gift of knowledge.
Unknown 	Eleven necklaces 	To make whichever dragon who wears one able to understand, and speak, the humans' language; also known as the gift of speech.
Unknown 	Darkstalker's Teeth 	To allow every dragon in Pyrrhia to pass into the lost city of night safely.
"Bring her back! Turn back into Queen Arid, my wife, exactly the way she was before Darkstalker did this to her!" 	Fake Clearsight 	To turn back into Queen Arid.
== Quotes ==
"What? [...] What did you expect me to say? 'Hey, hot stuff, I was wondering if you'd like to dance, but I'm so crazy in love with you that I can't even talk to you without going completely bonkers!' Pretty ridiculous, right?" - to Princess Lagoon, about his crush on Arid
"Maybe losing their soul isn't the right way to describe it. [...] Maybe it's more like...the more they use their power for bad things, the more they feel like they can get away with using their power for anything. That's not the kind of dragon I am, and it never will be." - thoughts about animus magic
"No. I'm not afraid of you, Inferno. [...] You only fight other dragons because it makes you look strong and tough. But the only thing strong about you is your pride and arrogance. [...] You can keep pretending to be the kind of dragon everyone dreams of being, but if you're not going to do or say anything good to me and my friends, then you should leave. Now." - to Inferno, after being dared to fight him
"I love you. [...] You're all I think about and I want to be near you and it hurts when I'm not, and everything I do, I think, what would Arid want me to do? And I think you're the only dragon who sees me the whole way I am and likes me anyway...When I found out you were half IceWing, I couldn't bring myself to dislike you, because I knew you more than I knew IceWings. I don't want you to hate me because of what the other NightWings are planning, you know me more than you know NightWings, you know I'm not like my father's tribe. Don't look at me like I'm one of them, like I could ever do what they've done. I know, it's a lot to take in, but...I had to tell you, in case something happens to either one of us, although if anything happens to you I don't know how I'd be able to breathe or think or do anything ever again, and...please, just feel free to stop me at any time..." - to Arid
"Or what if it's a part of me, something I hatched with? Darkstalker and Albatross helped other dragons, too, before they snapped and tried to kill everyone. What if I'm destined to turn out like them, no matter how many times I try to stop myself?" - to Arid, about animus magic
"Arid, I'm sorry. [...] This power I have...it's too dangerous. You keep telling me that I'm not a monster, that I shouldn't be afraid of who I am. But no matter how hard I try, every other dragon on Pyrrhia will always see me as another Darkstalker. I don't deserve someone as amazing as you." - to himself, directed at Arid
"Not anymore. It's yours now...if you still want it. [...] Was that corny, or...?" - to Arid, about his soul
"I'm not letting go now. I'm not ever letting go of her again. If this is it, all our truth spilled over the table, then this is my truth: I love Arid. Even if she is half IceWing, and I'm half NightWing." - thoughts about his relationship with Arid
"I don't sound like that! [...] And P.S. my leg isn't 'busted up'!" - to Mango
"A Subzero without his frostscales. He can be happy with her. But he has to choose it for himself. Choose it... What if he could choose when he has frostscales? What if everyone could choose when to have their powers? Animi wouldn't have the pressure of their magic all the time, mind-readers and foreseers could rest without interruption, and SkyWings with firescales and IceWings with frostscales could touch and interact with anyone or anything they wanted. Maybe that's what we need - a world where dragons can choose whatever makes them happiest. We can make that happen. All of us, not just me, even if I do have magic. Because magic can't just be the answer to every problem. But it can still help Subzero, if he wants." - thoughts
"I guess even a terrible queen is better than no queen. [...] Still, it doesn't seem fair to everyone else." - thoughts
"Because magic can't be used to solve everything. [...] Some problems are better solved the long, hard way instead of taking the easy way out. If I teleported every dragon in that death trap of a kingdom somewhere else, or made the volcano disappear, or something, there could be consequences to those scenarios that haven't been considered. And what kind of spell could I possibly use to, say, end the war? It's just too risky. Not just for me, but for everyone." - to Subzero
"Maybe you don't have to. [...] Freeze something when you touch it, I mean. I can help with your frostscales, but only if you'd like me to. [...] I can give you a choice. [...] I can cast a spell so you can only have your frostscales when you want them. But that's a choice you have to make for yourself; I won't use my magic for you, or on you, without your consent. You don't have to answer right away, you can think about it for however long you need to." - to Subzero
"Because Vivid is the smartest and most capable RainWing we know. [...] And I see literally zero futures where Mango is queen of anything." - to Marmoset and Mango
"I just wanted to say that...I didn't really know Sleet. I'd only just met her. [...] But at the same time, I did know her. She wasn't just a fellow prisoner, she was a friend. I see her in the snow-capped mountains of the Ice Kingdom. I hear her in the winter winds. I see her in my girlfriend, Arid. She saved my life...and I couldn't save her. [...] I'm sorry!" - his eulogy at Princess Sleet's funeral
"I like to think that I have these powers for a reason. [...] Sometimes they're a blessing, and sometimes they're a curse. But our powers don't make us who we are. It's what we choose to do with them that counts. [...] I don't let my powers define me. And you shouldn't let yours define you, either." - to Moonwatcher
"Because [...] Because she is my Clearsight." - to Darkstalker, about Arid
"TURN MY WIFE BACK TO NORMAL RIGHT NOW OR SO HELP ME I WILL LIFT UP THIS ENTIRE CONTINENT AND DROP IT ON YOUR HEAD!" - to Darkstalker, after learning he'd enchanted Arid to be like Clearsight
"No. [...] I'm not the fool, here, Graupel. You think I'm fighting for me? To save my own scales? Well, you're wrong. I'm not fighting for me. I'm fighting for them. [...] I fight for my friends. I fight for my family. I fight for the dragons of Pyrrhia, and now Pantala, too. I fight for the good of all the dragons in all the tribes. And that's something you'll never understand, you monster!" - to Graupel
== Prophecies ==
Prophecies 	Meaning
The Three Sisters Prophecy	Interpretations
== Trivia ==
* Windracer's name contains references to both his tribes. Like most NightWing names, it is a compound word, which refers to "racing the wind," or flying, like the SkyWings do.
** One of the candidates for his name was "Skyhigh," which Auburn had picked out in case her dragonet turned out to be female.
* Windracer serves as the dragon counterpart of Hiccup from How to Train Your Dragon.
* He has a tiny bit of IceWing royal blood, having descended from Whiteout and Thoughtful.
** This also makes him distantly related to Darkstalker.
** In-universe, Windracer is the second known member of the royal IceWing family to create more than one animus gift - the gift of knowledge and the gift of speech - the first being Queen Diamond. Unlike Diamond, however, both of Windracer's gifts are benevolent.
* Windracer's moon-given powers are not as strong as Darkstalker's because his SkyWing genes are more dominant.
* In-universe, Windracer is, to some extent, the first empowered NightWing in generations, the second being Moonwatcher.
** He is also the first SkyWing animus to hatch in over two thousand years.
** The author gave him NightWing powers mainly due to the fact that Starflight (and possibly Sunny) would have had them if they'd hatched outside the cave on the brightest night.
== Gallery ==
HTTYWOF Front Cover Poppyflowerr.png|Windracer on the cover of How to Train Your Wings of Fire, by Poppyflowerr
How to train your wings of fire poster *Poppy Display Ver*.png|Windracer on the full cover of How to Train Your Wings of Fire, by Poppyflowerr
WindracerJoyAng.png|Joy Ang base reference by HTTYDPokemonFan
Windracer(S).png|Joy Ang base reference by XIShadowStrikerIX
WindracerPeregrinecella.png|Peregrinecella base reference by HTTYDPokemonFan
WindracerBaby.png|Peregrinecella dragonet base reference by HTTYDPokemonFan
Typical_SkyWing_by_Sassy_the_Beagle.jpg|A typical SkyWing (colored), by Joy Ang
SkyWingBase.png|A typical SkyWing (lineart), by Joy Ang
SkyWing Sigil.png|SkyWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
Typical_NightWing_by_Sassy_the_Beagle.jpg|A typical NightWing (colored), by Joy Ang
NightWingBase.png|A typical NightWing (lineart), by Joy Ang
NightWing Sigil.png|NightWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
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