Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III

* Teenager
* Adult

> "I think you have a brilliant mind, smarter than most people here in my opinion, and you can be however you want to be. You seem like a wonderful kid, and I'm sure that eventually you'll be able to do something that matters."
> — Ahsoka Tano, to Hiccup Haddock
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**Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III**, more commonly referred to as **Hiccup Haddock**, was a human male Viking and the heir of the Hairy Hooligan tribe. The son of Hooligan chief Stoick the Vast and Valka Haddock, Hiccup received his name by virtue of being born a runt, and while his mother initially feared he wouldn't survive his father was fully confident he would grow to be the strongest of all.

Throughout his early life, Hiccup struggled to meet his father's standard, though rarely succeeding. When he was still a baby his mother was abducted by a dragon, giving him a deep fear of them. Hoping to instill more discipline in Hiccup and bulk him up into warrior shape, Stoick enlisted him to be the apprentice of the tribe's blacksmith, Gobber the Belch. Despite showing great talent and skill as a blacksmith Hiccup's physic did not improve, however, and his clumsy behavior only seemed to increase. This led to him becoming the laughingstock of the tribe and a receiver of constant harassment from his cousin Snotlout. Hiccup's unending curiosity was also unshaken, and he started developing an interest in mythical beings called Jedi who, in Viking culture, were thought to be messengers from the gods. Hiccup's nature led Stoick to begin harboring feelings of shame towards his son, despite also being overprotective of him.

When Hiccup was ten years old, he and the rest of his village would be left shocked by the arrival of Jarik Shan, Ahsoka Tano, and Mara Jade, after their ship crash-landed on Berk. When they revealed themselves to be Jedi, Hiccup was fascinated with them—while most of the village initially distrusted the three, believing the non-human Ahsoka to be a witch, Hiccup was more curious about them than anything. He developed a positive relationship with the Jedi family, gaining one of his first true friends with Mara. Because Gobber seemed to be the only Viking who had a positive view of Hiccup, the young Viking continued to spend more time with Jade and her adoptive parents, who did not share his tribe's belief that Hiccup was "useless."

Hiccup's life would change forever upon meeting Toothless, a particularly deadly dragon known as a Night Fury. Using one of his inventions Hiccup shot down the elusive dragon, but could not bring himself to kill him after noticing the fear in the dragon's eyes, setting him free instead. Over time, Hiccup formed a strong bond with Toothless and became the first Viking to ever ride a dragon. Although he kept this a secret the Jedi eventually found out, but promised to keep the truth hidden until he was ready to reveal it, if ever. Through a series of events—initiated by Astrid's discovery of their secret—Hiccup and Toothless would be instrumental in ending the three hundred year war between Vikings and dragons by defeating the Red Death, a cruel and vicious dragon queen, in a battle that cost Hiccup the lower half of his left leg. Despite this, Hiccup's actions earned him the admiration and respect of his entire village, as well as the pride of his father, Stoick.

For the next few years, Hiccup and his friends would continue to resolve conflicts around their home, most notably against the Outcasts, led by Alvin the Treacherous and Calder. They would even find themselves joining their Jedi allies on occasion in the struggle against the Galactic Empire. When Mara was captured by the Sith, Hiccup was among the first willing to participate in a rescue mission despite knowing the full danger presented. He—along with Toothless and Astrid—also went on a mission to try and help mend the schism between Jarik and his Mandalorian family.

## **Personality and traits**

> "I wouldn't kill him because he looked just as frightened as I was. I looked at him, and I saw myself."
> — Hiccup Haddock, to Astrid Hofferson, about sparing Toothless
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## **Skills and abilities**

> "Brilliant. Simply brilliant. That boy does know his dragons, I'll give him that."
> — Viggo Grimborn
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## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars (voice only)*
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile (first appearance)*
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth*

## **Sources and copyrights**

Information on this page came from *Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III* on *How to Train Your Dragon Wiki*. The related topic of this article is the property of author Cressida Cowell and Dreamworks Animation LLC.