Grimmel the Grisly

### Dislikes

Dragons, Hiccup's ideology that dragons and humans can co-exist with each other, dragons (particularly Night Furies), failure, Ruffnut

### Powers and abilities

Dragon Hunting, commanding and Riding
Inventing
Intelligence

## Family

### Enemies

Hiccup Haddock, Toothless, Astrid Hofferson, Ruffnut Thorston, Light Fury, Gobber the Belch, Valka, Snotlout Jorgenson, Tuffnut Thorston, Hookfang, Barf and Belch, Fishlegs Ingerman, Meatlug

> "*Ah, a fighting spirit, I love it! Only, I'm afraid you are mistaken. You've never seen anything like me!*"
> ― Grimmel mocking Hiccup
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**Grimmel the Grisly** is a major villain in the *How to Train Your Dragon* franchise. He has previously been alluded to in *How to Train Your Dragon* and *How to Train Your* Dragon 2 before he made a proper debut in the franchise as the main antagonist of the 2019 film *How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World*.

He is a dragon poacher who is responsible for the genocide of the Night Furies. When he learns the Toothless has survived, Grimmel plots to hunt him down, making himself an enemy of Hiccup and the Dragon Riders.

## Background

### Official Description

> "*Grimmel is a smart dragon hunter who is outraged at the idea that dragons can live alongside humans. Having believed that he had previously killed all the Night Furies, Grimmel is maddened to learn that the Alpha — Toothless — remains alive and free.*"
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### Personality

Cruel, evil and vindictive, Grimmel is obsessed with looking for all the Night Furies and hunting them down and killing them. He was absolutely determined to look for Toothless and finish the job himself. He is also quite arrogant, as he views Hiccup lowly for for his ideas of dragons and Humans living together, passing him off as just a boy rather than a Chief of Berk and also claims to be the best dragon killer in the Archipeligo. He is quite intimidating by personality and appearance.

Grimel held Stoick in the highest regards, calling him an ideal dragon hunter. However, when he met Hiccup, Grimmel disrespected the late chief by sitting in his chair and nothing that Stoick changing his mind about dragons is what got him killed.

In an ideal world, Grimmel believed humans and dragons cannot live with each other and hoped to get rid of them by any means necessary.

### Physical Appearance

Grimmel was a lanky and tall man with grey hair, light blue eyes, and pale skin. He has a long face, similar to that of Ruffnut's and Tuffnut's.

### Possessions

* Crossbow

* Aircraft

## Quotes

"*When I was a boy and I came up on a Night Fury, I killed it where it slept. That simple act of courage made me a hero in my village. So, I decided to kill every last one, bringing real peace to the people of this world.*"

"*History has shown that we are the superior species.*"

"*I'm in the business of killing dragons, not retrieving them.*"

"*My dear Warlords. How go your plans to conquer the world?*"

"*Ah, a fighting spirit, I love it! Only, I'm afraid you are mistaken. You've never seen anything **like me**!*"

"*Where's your love of the hunt?*"

"*Oh, don't feel too badly. You tried your best! But, you are **nothing** without your dragon!*"

"*When all of this set and done, this young chief will hand me the Night Fury. They don't have a leader, just a boy.*"

"*Call them off, Alpha. No reason for her to die, too.*"

"*Save your breath. The only Alpha they respond to is me.*"

"*Best of luck controlling them without an Alpha.*"

"*You still think he cares about you? Let's just see who he follows.*"

## Trivia

* On the movie, Grimmel wanted to get rid of dragons and believed humans and dragons could not live with each other. In the endgame, Hiccup and the other dragon riders end up sending Toothless and their dragons to live in the hidden world until humans are ready to accept them. In a way, Grimmel got what he wanted and this makes him the first and so far only villain in DreamWorks to actually succeed in his plans.
	+ However, this honor may be revoked due to human teenagers in the sequel series *Dragons: The Nine Realms* discovering hidden World, reestablishing relationships with the dragons and having the potential to amend the rift between the two races.