Toothless

## Overview

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*Playful, inquisitive, and intelligent, Toothless is more Hiccup's best friend than his pet. He is extremely protective of his Viking soul mate, and will stop at nothing to guard him from all harm. As the last known specimen of the Night Fury species, Toothless is indisputably special. He commands respect from dragons and humans alike.*
*Toothless also possesses an echolocation sense not unlike radar or sonar. When flying through dark or cramped environments, Toothless issues a plasma blast in all directions. When the plasma bounces off the nearby terrain and returns to Toothless, it gives him an incredibly accurate reading of his surroundings.*
*Toothless is playful and intelligent with a puppy-like energy. When flying through the dark, he shoots purple flames called plasma blasts in all directions, which bounce off nearby surfaces to give him an accurate reading of his surroundings.*
*The attack of a Night Fury strikes fear into the heart of any Viking. Toothless fires shots of plasma with great accuracy from a long distance.*
*Once a feared dragon, Toothless (the only known Night Fury), was the first to be trained. Years later, Toothless would become the Alpha of ALL Berkian dragons. Highly intelligent, fiercely loyal, and ferociously loving, Toothless is more like family than friend.*
*Once comfortable, Toothless is intensely playful, behaving more like a critter than a killer. His intelligence and empathy also appears to allow a degree of creativity, as shown when he mimicked Hiccup's drawing. He even got upset when his "art" was stepped on! A dry sense of humor, big heart, and a winning smile make Toothless and Hiccup mirror images of each other, and they are rarely out of each other's company.*
*When frost begins to glaze the first fallen leaves, and shadows spread their batlike wings across the Barbaric Archipelago, the season of mists known as Dreadfall begins. The sun retreats south with the songbirds as the darkling sky fills with Aurvandil's Fire. With the shadows comes an incursion of night creatures borne by a spirit of subtle menace. In this season, the veil between this world and the next is at its thinnest, and the dead are said to walk again.*
*And what night creature has a more ominous reputation than the Dreadfall Night Fury. He is the light in the shadows, illuminated from within by bioluminescent algae. A death's head adorns his face like a wound revealing the skull beneath the scales. He is one with the dark, flitting through the crack between worlds. The insidious fluttering of his wings writhes its way into the nightmares of any Viking child that hears it, drowning out the sound of their screams as they squirm in restless slumber...*
*...Or at least this is how Toothless feels when he puts on his Dreadfall face paint. To anyone watching, The Dreadfall Night Fury looks suspiciously like Toothless making faces in the mirror.*
*Frost has etched its intricacies across the Barbaric Archipelago creating a glittering floor of ice. The sky has blanketed the land in the silence of snow. Red and Green droplets of color have begun to crop up on the walls and doors of Berk like winter flowers. Snoggletog is coming. And Snoggletog brings the peril of Snoggletog Toothless. Under the influence of the spirit of the holiday, Toothless undergoes a change in demeanor. With pupils widened by enthusiasm, he stalks his prey. Grim determination coils in every ounce of his being as he pounces on any passing Viking like a Deathgripper. In the frenzy of the moment he delivers them...a gift. It is a gift born from months of obsessive collecting in anticipation of this great moment. It is a gift emblematic of Toothless' greatest wishes of his prey. Also, sadly, it is a gift whose significance is destined to be lost on the victim, as that which a Dragon thinks is valuable is not necessarily so to a Viking. Chewed stones, sticks with mud on one end, half-eaten fish, helmets with arrows through them... These are all among the objects delivered by Toothless in his seasonal fervor. Vikings who become his target know there is no escape. They must appear to appreciate the gift with the greatest simulation of gratitude or risk hurting Toothless' feelings.*
*On the verdant island of Erin, located to the west of the Archipelago, there is a legend of a man who the locals hold in high regard. This man, named ‘Padraig’ was a son of a deacon who was kidnapped by raiders from Erin and forced into thralldom at the age of 16. He worked as a shepherd for 6 years there before discovering a god hitherto unknown to the people of Erin. This god told him to run away to the coast where a boat would be waiting to take him home. He escaped easily, as in those days there wasn’t much security on thralls. After his escape, Padraig went home and became a holy man dedicated to this peculiar deity, then returned to Erin to preach about how the three-leaved shamrock is the perfect metaphor for how his god is three people in one, and how snakes are bad. Every year, on the anniversary of his death, the denizens of Erin wear green clothing and drown shamrocks in ale to celebrate his contributions to their culture. Toothless loves this holiday, after he vacationed in Erin one spring, and fell in love with their stone circles, harp players, and fiddle music. Every year, he paints himself green by rolling in the grass, adorns himself with shamrocks, and heads out to the stone circle on the hilltop to dance the night away with the fiddlers.*
*In the entirety of the Barbarian Archipelago, there is no being known more for their heroism more than Toothless, the Night Fury. Around Berk, he’s generally regarded with the reverence of a local hero, but outside of the tightly knit community, his reputation is even more vast.*
One entry in Gothi’s journal proves an interesting anecdote:
Every year Gothi travelled to the far north of the Archipelago in order to purchase the red and white mushrooms she needed for her most potent brews.
One year, on a trip to a reindeer herding community in Wodin’s Bathtub, she had the pleasure of sitting as a guest of honor for their Fall Equinox harvest festival. As the sun set, the North Star shone above the bonfire. The people gave thanks to their gods and goddesses in the accepted manner. Their priest, the ‘Noaide’ in the tongue of those people, led the ceremony.
The Noaide held up his drinking horn to the Great White Bear, a thunder god who could be Thor’s very brother, named ‘Horagalles’, and a goddess similar to Freja, but bearing the name ‘Rana Niejta’. What surprised Gothi enough to take note of the event was when the Noaide included Toothless in his prayer!
She transcribed the man’s words in her memoirs. In Harvest time, we give our thanks and praise to be so lucky as to have had Toothless in our lives. He has brought us joy, comfort, and succour in our times of trial. We call to him on the edge of the world, to bring the harvest, that we may have enough to fill our bellies and never go hungry during the winter to come.
We thank him for protecting us and our children from the ravages of the Dragon Hunters, the terrible Alphas, and even worse dangers we shudder to think of. Toothless has always been there to save us from the monoliths of time and old age with the beat of his mighty wings.
He is glory personified, and joy to behold. Hail the Mighty Toothless, The King of the Hidden World; The Last Known Night Fury; The Unholy Offspring of Lightning and Death Itself, The Alpha of All Dragons, and Vanquisher of The Screaming Death. May your light always shine in the dark, and your progeny spread around the world.
Gothi’s rune writing is particularly messy in this passage. It must be assumed that the reason for this is her laughter. It is difficult for a friend of the famous to take the reverence of strangers seriously.

When you know how truly silly your friend can be at times, the cult of heroes can seem pretty ridiculous.

## Personality

Toothless is the most intelligent of all known dragons, and seems to have a dry sense of humor, similar to that of Hiccup. When Hiccup released him, he did not kill Hiccup, as it is possible that he sensed goodness in Hiccup. He was still very wary and would not let Hiccup near him for several days.

He doesn't take kindly to being offended, and is very protective of his human friend. He is usually quite playful and even a little teasing when not threatened. He shows a sense of great curiosity, imitating Hiccup's actions and mannerisms when they initially encounter one another and can understand Hiccup's words and commands as well as agree with some of what he says. It is shown that he has become aware of Hiccup's relationship with Astrid, even seeming to briefly tease him about it, even though he did somewhat create it with the Romantic Flight scene in *How to Train Your Dragon*, which Toothless did to get Hiccup and Astrid together.

Toothless can display a bit of an attitude at times, reflecting his shared dry humor with Hiccup. He isn't easily intimidated, and his daring bravado can get him into trouble at times. He is also not above using violence to reach an end unlike Hiccup, but will usually refrain when told to do so.

Overall, the biggest attributes of Toothless' personality come through in his relationship with Hiccup. Equally protective and loyal, he never hesitates to risk his own life when Hiccup is put in danger and is more than affectionate when the time calls for it. His sense of devotion also shows itself when protecting Hiccup's allies and other friends. Toothless has shown to have a bit more of Hiccup's personality when battling Sleuther, seeing the fear in the other dragon's eyes, as it reminded him of when he had his first encounter with Hiccup. There are several points when Toothless could choose to save himself or die along with Hiccup, and he chooses not to leave Hiccup's side.

Toothless, although he cannot speak, shows a lot of emotions through his facial expressions and body language. Toothless has even been shown to make a laughing sort of noise and often gives a few critical looks if he doesn't like the looks of something.

## Physical Appearance

Toothless is the only Night Fury seen thus far in the franchise, so his physical appearance is all that can be studied to learn about Night Fury anatomy. He has jet-black scales covering his whole body. In the beginning, his sides and wings have small light patches in a pattern similar to that of a manta ray, though in the second and third films these patches were removed, making his darker coloration more even. Toothless possesses two sets of wings (one main pair and one smaller pair near the base of his tail). The first pair allows him to do a vertical take-off. Behind that is a set of smaller wings that aid in his gliding. At the end of his tail, he used to have two natural tail fins that aided in steering and stability, but he is missing the left side of his tail fin, which he lost when Hiccup took Toothless down with his Mangler. This is later replaced by a mechanical fin that Hiccup constructs himself. As such, he is often seen donning the fin and its complementing saddle.

Toothless has a rather large scar on his right shoulder/neck which is around a foot in length with a width of about an inch. Toothless' eyes are bright green, sometimes acid or emerald-green. They are located very near the front of his face giving him excellent depth perception and reflexes in flight. He can narrow his pupils to slits when threatened or angry, similar to that of a cat. However, when he is docile or happy, his pupils dilate and become more dog-like. Toothless gets his name from his ability to retract his teeth.

In *How to Train Your Dragon 2*, the spines on his head and forelegs are slightly longer. He also has three sets of extra plates growing on his lower jaw. He is also revealed to have a set of extended spines running along his back that aid him in making tight turns. Toothless didn't know about them, but they were revealed by Valka. But other than that he is identical to how he looked in the first film. Toothless is also a lot more playful than he was when he first met Hiccup. It is also revealed by Valka that Toothless is the same age as Hiccup. This may be another reason for how well the duo gets along so well.

While in Alpha mode, Toothless has blue markings on his back, fins, spines, and forehead, glowing because of the fire. His nostrils also glow, as well as the back.of his throat.

In "Night of the Hunters, Part 2", Toothless wore armor made by Hiccup and Snotlout from the Screaming Death's scales. Despite being heavy, Toothless was able to avoid the Dragon Hunter arrows.

In "Snow Way Out", Toothless had a lighter set of armor made from Gronckle Iron.

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## Abilities / Gear

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**Intelligence and Communication Skills:** As a Night Fury, Toothless' intelligence is unrivalled amongst any other known dragon and often displays the attributes of an incredibly smart and strategic thinker. Toothless seems to be one of the few dragons who attempts to show creativity, as shown by his repeated attempts at drawing. A lot of Toothless' intelligence and skill come from his curiosity, as he is always trying to do things that he has never tried before. He has learned to comprehend silent commands via hand signals and motions, and has also been taught by Hiccup to recognize his rider's Dragon Call as a summon. In "Stryke Out", he was able to trick a Razorwhip in a dragon fight and understood how helpless the Triple Stryke was and decided to spare the dragon.

**Speed and Agility:** *The Art of How to Train Your Dragon* book notes that Toothless can fly over one hundred miles per hour and his design reflects his status as the 'Ferrari of dragons'. His aerial acrobatics, though requiring Hiccup's help to pull off, allow him to escape rather brutal confrontations with little difficulty. Even when not flying, Toothless can tear along the ground at terrific speeds and is one of the most agile dragons on land, shown being able to leap from trees, boulders, walls, etc. In the *Book of Dragons* by Maggie Testa, it is stated that Night Furies can fly faster than the speed of sound, or 750 miles per hour (1207 kilometers per hour).

**Dive-Bombing**: Being a Night Fury, Toothless is agile enough to preform powerful dive-bombing techniques that can knock a giant dragon like the Red Death to the ground. The Dive-Bombing is almost always accompanied by a high pitched whistling sound. This not only grants incredible downward speeds, but also increases the strength of his plasma blasts for greater damage while also accurately guiding it towards its target. Toothless, however, is unable to use this ability to his fullest when confined to narrow spaces while flying.

**Strength:** Toothless has shown to be tremendously strong for a dragon of his size, able to hold his own against other larger dragon species such as the Monstrous Nightmare, Whispering Death, and Razorwhip. He can carry heavy objects, such as boulders and branches with his front legs alone, as well as heavy set adult humans such as Stoick, Gobber, Alvin, and Drago Bludvist. While carrying Hiccup on his back, he was also able to carry Hookfang with the extra weight of Snotlout with little struggle, as well as catch Barf and Belch when they fell off a cliff. When flying at full speed, he can knock down a dragon-proof ballista straight into the sea. As a Strike Class dragon, Toothless has a vice-like jaw that can exert great force.

**Stamina and Endurance:** Toothless can fly longer than any other dragon. But he was shown to be exhausted during the first search for the Skrill and carrying heavy objects or someone heavy like Stoick for a whole day. He has shown to be able to run long distances with no sign of being exhausted from the Cove to the Kill Ring. Toothless' bodily tissue is substantially harder than regular dragons, and he is also able to take a lot of damage in battle from Hookfang, fighting off the Berk warriors, and Stoick the Vast. He can take attacks from his rival, and still look untouched. After he was poisoned by the Triple Stryke he was still able to fight and defeat him. Crossbow bolts and spears have been seen not to penetrate Toothless' skin. However, sometimes arrows do penetrate his skin, so some of this may be animation errors.

**Retractable Teeth:** As a Night Fury, Toothless can retract his teeth when not using them. This unique trait can make him appear to be toothless, hence his name.

**Enhanced Senses:** Toothless appears to have an uncannily great sense of hearing, able to hear Hiccup's cries for help from the cove even when Hiccup is in the arena as even possible can hear a small bug like a fly buzzing far in the distance. This good sense of hearing plays into his ability to use sonar, and he is seen using it to locate Dragon Island. He tracks Hiccup by his sense of smell but loses him when Hiccup takes to the air on the back of a Deadly Nadder. He also seems to have the ability of night vision though Hiccup did question when flying into the dark cave so possibly his vision isn't that strong in the dark. He is, however, able to echolocate like a bat; sending sounds off and listening for them to bounce off objects around him, giving him the ability to find his way around in the dark. However, the good sense of hearing can often be used against him though, making him relatively easy to control and influence from the call of an Alpha Dragon.

**Stealth and Camouflage:** Toothless' black scales and extreme speed make him hard to notice, especially at night or in dark places. Toothless can move with silence even in pitch black conditions, and be one with darkness. This was demonstrated when confronting the Flightmare or when battling the Red Death in *How to Train Your Dragon*.

**Cloaking/Lightning Camouflage:** Toothless can channel lightning which enables him to seemingly disappear temporarily, similar to that of a Light Fury. The lightning that Toothless channels around his body will also electrocute anything in his vicinity.

**Fire:** Toothless can produce several forms of fire. His signature attack is dive-bombing and firing a precise and incredibly powerful blast, strong enough to destroy catapults and even knock down a Red Death in a single shot. He can also weaken his blasts enough to use them for non-violent purposes, and this level of control also allows him to ricochet his shots off of other surfaces like cliff faces.

**Plasma Blast:** Toothless is also able to shoot several forms of fire (*See Also: Fire Types*). His signature attack is dive-bombing where he dives at great speed and then fires a precise and extremely explosive blast. It is strong enough to destroy a catapult and even knock down the Red Death while making the ground shake a little and sending a slight but noticeable shock-wave. He can also weaken his blasts enough to use them for non-violent purposes (like knocking people out of trees). This level of control also allows him to ricochet his shots off of other surfaces like cliff faces.

**Saliva:** Oddly, Toothless' saliva has an incredible amount of healing properties. However, this was only stated in "Defiant One" to heal Snotlout's tongue after eating some strange berries. It is possible Hiccup made this up, and the effect of the berries simply wore off. Hiccup also stated that Toothless' saliva doesn't wash out. It is also proven to be an effective adhesive, more than human saliva, as shown when Hiccup uses it to stick together parts of his map. It also can mixed with crushed scales to fireproof objects, as shown with his tail and Hiccup’s armor.

**Echolocation:** In "We Are Family, Part 1", it is revealed that Toothless can use echolocation to guide himself and Hiccup out of the cave they were trapped in. Hiccup recalls later that Toothless let out a weird sound that bounced back toward them, and was able to use that to get out. He also used this ability in "Frozen" when they are flying over the frozen sea looking for Johann's ship. He can then use it to see in clouds, which he fits when looking for the Skrill.

**Swimming:** Toothless is a great swimmer and has saved Hiccup from drowning several times in the process. He can both tread water at the surface, and dive under the water to grab something beneath the surface.

**Sea Skimming:** A particular way of swimming that, according to Hiccup, "it's like flying, but not". To perform this, Toothless dives and jumps out of the water continuously. This ability doesn't require for Toothless to be ridden by anyone, and he can do this all by himself.

**Flame Jacket:** In *The Stowaway*, Toothless demonstrates the ability to set himself alight with blue flames, similar to a Monstrous Nightmare.

**Synchronization:** Thanks to the time they used the prosthetic tail fin, Toothless and Hiccup can fly together in perfect sync. Not only that, but they also understand each other the best out of all dragons and Riders, which was demonstrated several times.

**"Flaps" on the Back:** Revealed by Valka, as it appears Toothless himself was unaware of them, he has leathery flaps placed in "V" shape extending from his neck to the end of the tail. They gave him more maneuverability and control in flight, almost like a second tail. According to the How to Train Your Dragon 2 Film Commentary, this ability is common to dragons.

**Dominance Display/"Titan Wing/Alpha Mode":** After being sufficiently enraged by Drago's Bewilderbeast, Toothless was able to "charge" himself somehow, allowing him more strength, and stronger fire with seemingly no limit. This also gave him the more menacing look, with his back, nose, and mouth glowing blue color similar to his fire. In this state, he challenged the Bewilderbeast. *Dragons: Rise of Berk* calls this glowing effect Toothless' Titan Wing stage, while *School of Dragons* calls it his "Alpha" look, indicating the franchise is unsure what to call this effect. It is also shown that Toothless when in Alpha mode, can ignore the Alpha. Even when he is not in Alpha mode, Toothless only needs a blindfold over his eyes and ears, and then he can ignore the Alpha. Toothless became the Alpha to all dragons at the end of *How to Train Your Dragon 2*. However, some dragons can disregard his dominance. Baby dragons do not show regard to anyone. Also, dragons in a panic or un-thinking frenzy will or are unable to listen. This is demonstrated in the graphic novel, *Dragonvine*, when a large group of frenzied Silkspanners fails to heed Toothless and catch him up in their webbing. It is also revealed that dragons that are drugged with Deathgripper venom are immune to his commands.

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