Barf & Belch

## Barf and Belch

* Race to the Edge
* HTTYD

**Barf and Belch** are an immortal Mystery/Tracker class Hideous Zippleback. They were bonded to and trained by Ashley, handed down to her best friend and boyfriend.

## Official Description

**"Like many twins, Barf and Belch spend most of their time bickering. The only time they do see eye-to-eye, however, is during a full display of destruction — they can bite their own tails and set themselves on fire, taking the form of a flaming wheel."**

## Physical Appearance

Barf and Belch have the appearance of a normal Zippleback. Despite the heads' resemblances towards each other, there are minor differences between them, such as the horn on Barf's nose is slightly more curved than Belch's, Barf's longest teeth are in the back of his jaw while Belch's are in front, and Barf's skin is also slightly lighter than Belch's. The skin colour and tooth differences disappear by the time of the second film.

## Personality

Barf and Belch have the personality of a normal Zippleback; however, they have a laughable sense of humour where they enjoy doing the tasks Ruffnut and Tuffnut tell them to do, but they are in a constant quarrel because they sometimes have to listen to two different commands they are unable to do. Despite this, they usually help the Twins with their pranks. Barf and Belch often get annoyed with their riders' constant bickering — which once led to them wandering around Berk after the Twins started issuing contradictory commands to each head — but both are willing to protect their riders at any cost.

For example, when Torch first approached Tuffnut as an adult, although the dragon only stayed because Belch didn't want to leave him, both were willing to fight what appeared to be a wild Typhoomerang to protect him. They also left the cave that they were supposed to stay in during Astrid's harsh training session to find Ruffnut, whom they felt was in danger. They are very in sync with their riders, mimicking several actions of them, such as their 'high-fives' and affectionate headbutts. They have also been seen fighting at the same time as their riders are bickering.

## Abilities and Skills

Barf and Belch seem to have the normal abilities of a regular Zippleback, although some of their abilities and gain skills are heightened due to training under Ruffnut and Tuffnut.

* **Strength:** Barf and Belch are very strong as they have been seen to be able to lift heavy objects with their claws and both claws can lift the weight of two heavy grown adult Vikings. They didn't budge when Toothless tried dragging them off the roof (but Toothless eventually did get them off) and they can carry heavy Vikings on their neck, like Fishlegs Ingerman. Barf and Belch have strong jaws but can hold back their full strength as they are also able to carry the Titan Wing Dramillion with little effort and without the aid of other dragons. Their strength seems to rival Toothless as they seem to be on equal level of strength as shown in "Twinsanity" and "A Tale of Two Dragons".

* **Head-butt:** Thanks to their long necks, Barf and Belch retract their heads then slam them into their opponents and they also use this to play "Bat the Nut," which is knocking their riders back and forth while they dangle from ropes. They are also able to knock down a massive Eruptodon statue to slow down lava from destroying the Defenders of the Wing's village. ("Defenders of the Wing, Part 2")

* **Speed and Agility:** Barf and Belch have the speed of an average Zippleback, but they were also able to catch up with the Skrill, although the Skrill had been slowed down slightly by Stormfly and Toothless. Their speed was shown to be able to catch up to Toothless when following their hero Hiccup ("The Zippleback Experience"). Due to their training with Ruffnut and Tuffnut Barf and Belch are able to catch up to other dragons on both land and in flight, despite their short legs and wings. This is seen in the battle against the Red Death when they manage to avoid sudden bursts of fire.

* **Gas and Spark:** Barf can breathe a large amount of green gas. This gas confuses and disorients people, except for the Thorston Twins. Belch can release an electric spark. When combined, they can make a large explosion depending on how much gas there is and how far it expanded. They can use this to make protection for Astrid and Stormfly. Their fire seems to burn on ice without melting it.

* **Stealth:** Barf lets out a green, thick gas, which they use to hide. From there, they sneak up on unexpected enemies or prey, attacking them.

* **Intelligence and Communication Skills:** They always know when their riders have gone too far in fighting and often take charge if they are in trouble. But, like their riders, they frequently fight with one another. Despite having learned hand signals, they occasionally misunderstand it. Like all Academy dragons, including Torch, Barf and Belch are trained in the basics of hand signals. Although Barf will only obey Ruffnut's hand-signals and Belch will only obey Tuffnut's hand signals, though at first, it was hard for them, their trainers finally work as a team to become successful against their enemies. They also can send out distress signals. They have even thought of their own plan on how to save Hiccup and Toothless from the Outcasts by releasing a large amount of gas to spark as to hold them long enough for Hookfang and Stormfly to save them as their owners were in shock of seeing this on their own. They could understand their owners' feelings about not being allowed to stop the flow of lava that was coming to the village of the Defenders of the Wing, as they used the statue of the Great Protector to hold it off for a short period as they wanted to make their owners feel proud for training them.

* **Endurance and Stamina:** Endurance and stamina, as was demonstrated several times shown to be good for their kind. They are shown to still get up after getting hit by the Skrill and Night Fury combination attack from falling at high speed on a sea stack to be able to fly well. Even got back on their feet from getting hit by Typhoomerang from a distance.

* **Stone Carving**: As shown in "Crash Course", Barf and Belch have been trained to gas and spark certain areas in rocks, carving faces, and other objects into rock walls.

## Core Human Relationships

### Ashley Anderson

Ashley is their master. They care equally for her and will act on impulse to protect her. Barf is often very cocky and snarky toward Ashley, while Belch is loyal and respectful, showing great appreciation for her.

### Tuffnut and Ruffnut Thorston

They met for the first time in the Arena, where Barf and Belch attacked them just like the other teens. However, it can be assumed they care greatly for one another.