Braconid (HTTYWOF)

Braconid is an adult male HiveWing and one of the main protagonists of How to Train Your Wings of Fire 3, an upcoming How to Train Your Dragon and Wings of Fire crossover and threequel to How to Train Your Wings of Fire, written by HTTYDPokemonFan under the username ReptileGirl497 on Fanfiction.net. He is one of the only known HiveWings, besides the queen's family and Bumblebee, who is not subject to Queen Wasp's mind control. He owns a pet human named Whippoorwill and is currently fleeing as a refugee toward Pyrrhia.
== Appearance ==
Braconid has light orange and chocolate-brown scales, an orange-brown underbelly, semi-transparent red wings, and dark brown talons and horns. He also has a retractable stinger on the end of his tail. Unlike most HiveWings, he does not have any black scales, and his eyes are blue.
== Personality ==
Braconid is a clever, modest, warmhearted and courteous dragon. He is slightly rebellious and is often frustrated by the strict laws of HiveWing society, often thinking ill of Queen Wasp. He carries very little to none of the usual HiveWing smugness and haughtiness, is kind yet firm, and is not fond of the idea of pushing other dragons around. He prefers to get things done rather than sit back and wait for something to happen, and does not like to waste his time moping around. Braconid is also very open-minded, especially towards his friends, and wants the best for most dragons. He has a friendly sense of humor, but can be serious whenever he feels that the situation calls for it.
== Biography ==
=== Pre-Series ===
Cockroach and Termite were granted permission by Queen Wasp to marry each other. The two HiveWings didn't plan on having dragonets until years after their partnership began. The pair unknowingly conceived an egg much earlier than they had planned. Because of a lack of the traditional symptoms, Termite carried to full term without knowing she was with egg. When Termite started getting cramps, she initially assumed she was sick and, as the cramps got worse, asked for Cockroach to go find a doctor. When he returned, they were both shocked to find that she had laid an egg. Unprepared for parenthood, and not having any of the necessary documents, they both feared what Wasp would do if she found out.
After hiding the egg for several months, Cockroach finally sought help from Lady Scarab, who aided the pair in an elaborate plan. While Scarab arranged the appropriate documents, Termite snuck the egg into the Cicada Hive nest. Seeing several unusual markings on all the other eggs, and not knowing what they were for, Termite marked the egg herself before placing it with the others, unwittingly saving her dragonet from Queen Wasp's mind control. The documents Scarab forged labelled the egg as an orphan, which Termite and Cockroach then planned to "adopt" when they felt they were ready for parenthood.
The egg hatched soon afterward, revealing a male dragonet that Scarab named Braconid. She kept a close eye on the dragonet to ensure that no other HiveWing tried to adopt him before Termite and Cockroach could.
When Braconid was two, the couple arrived at the orphanage to retrieve their dragonet, under the guise that they were there to adopt a child, with Scarab accompanying them to make sure they picked the right one. She pointed them to their son and introduced the pair to Braconid as his "new parents."
Braconid spent most of, if not his entire, life believing that he really was an orphan, and that Termite and Cockroach were his adoptive parents. While Termite wanted to tell Braconid the truth, Cockroach's paranoia about what Queen Wasp would do to them if she found out they had lied about Braconid's origins inadvertently forced her to play along with the illusion for much longer than she had wanted.
When Braconid was four, he learned from Termite that he was going to have a little brother or sister. When the egg hatched, Braconid suggested the name Ladybug because she looked like one, and his parents agreed.
== Relationships ==
=== Bumblebee ===
Bumblebee hatched from the egg Braconid and his friends rescued from Queen Wasp's poisons in the hatchery, so he and Bumblebee have a naturally close relationship. Braconid has assumed the role of Bumblebee's adoptive father, having come to love the dragonet as though she were his own daughter. While he's not certain if Bumblebee is immune to Queen Wasp's mind control, Braconid infers that Bumblebee cannot be controlled by Queen Wasp, and insists that he would still love her otherwise.
=== Cockroach ===
Cockroach is Braconid's father. Their relationship is neutral at best; Cockroach rarely makes eye contact with his son and is hesitant to interact with him. After discovering that Termite and Cockroach were in fact his biological parents, Braconid realized that his undocumented conception made Cockroach paranoid that his son's existence could threaten their family. Nevertheless, Braconid still cares about his father and wants to save him from Queen Wasp's wrath.
=== Ladybug ===
Braconid loves his little sister. They tell each other almost everything, and he helps Ladybug with her homework. She is the only dragon Braconid trusted to keep his mysterious immunity to Queen Wasp's mind control a secret. Braconid missed Ladybug the most after escaping Cicada Hive, and greatly worried that Queen Wasp would force his sister to harm innocent dragons while he was gone.
=== Princess Lagoon ===
Braconid and Lagoon's future contains a great love, and, according to Windracer's visions, they are meant for each other. Braconid was pleasantly surprised to meet Lagoon, who came from a dragon tribe he had never seen before, and described her as being shiny and sleek. They quickly became friends, even growing close enough that they each spoke about their respective lives on Pyrrhia and Pantala. Windracer had a vision of Braconid and Lagoon falling in love, marrying, and having four dragonets together: Prince Strider, Prince Silverfish, Princess Mosquito, and Princess Leech.
=== Termite ===
Termite is Braconid's mother and primary caregiver. She makes sure he is fed and brought to school on time, and is just and fair to him as his teacher. Braconid suspected from Termite's behavior that they were biologically related, but was still surprised to learn that she was his mother. He is understanding of the risks she took to protect him, acknowledging that he would have done the same in her place, and was appreciative of her help in hiding Rannoch, Crescent, and Snakeweed from Queen Wasp's forces.
=== Whippoorwill ===
Whippoorwill is Braconid's pet. Braconid is gentle with Whippoorwill, and doesn't like to scare him. He treats Whippoorwill kindly, slowly building up the young human's trust by feeding him and making him as comfortable as possible. Braconid is fascinated with Whippoorwill, recognizing his intelligence and emotions, and believes they can learn from each other.
== Trivia ==
* A braconid is a small parasitic wasp that incapacitates its prey using tranquilizing drugs delivered through its stinger.
** This is fitting, as Braconid's HiveWing power is a special venom in his tail stinger that is strong enough to put full-grown dragons to sleep.
* It is unknown why he does not have black scales like most HiveWings, but the most likely explanation is that it's some kind of genetic mutation.
** He shares this trait with his mother, Termite, which suggests that it could be hereditary.
== Gallery ==
BraconidHW.png|Joy Ang base
BraconidPeregrinecella.png|Peregrinecella base
HiveTransparent.png|A typical HiveWing (lineart) by Joy Ang
HiveWing Sigil.png|HiveWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing
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