Drago's Bewilderbeast

### Goals

* Control all dragons in order to aid his slavemaster Drago Bludvist conquer the world (formerly; failed).

### Crimes

Brainwashing
Mass Murder
Mass Destruction
Regicide
Usurpation
Slavery
Aiding And Abetting

### Type of Villain

Tragic Brainwasher

**Drago's Bewilderbeast** is the secondary antagonist of DreamWorks's 29th full-length animated feature film *How to Train Your Dragon 2* and a minor character in its sequel *How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World*. He is an evil dragon and Drago Bludvist's slave. His master raised him from infancy, turning him into a living weapon for him to control other dragons.

His physical appearance matches that of Valka's Bewilderbeast.

## Appearance

Drago's Bewilderbeast closely resembles Valka's Bewilderbeast, except he is slightly larger, appears to be more dark and looks very menacing, tyrannical and violent. His scarred and rather dirty appearance indicate that he has been through tough moments while his frills are similar to dreadlocks and are quite different from Valka's Bewilderbeast. He also has more elongated horns similar to a mammoth's tusks unlike the whiter individual and has shackles on them that are attached to chains.

## Personality

While initially an seemingly evil creature that was happy to work alongside Drago, Drago's Bewilderbeast actually harbors a more tragic and sympathetic nature. Before he had even hatched, his master took him while still in his egg and raised him, battering and abusing him to develop a sense of powerlessness against him and utter obedience to his master. Any perceived weakness was beaten out and he grew up developing the draconic equivalent of Stockholm syndrome and battered person syndrome. For much of his adulthood, the Bewilderbeast followed him and his armada, helping him recruit more dragons for his army. Interestingly when the Bewilderbeast stops controlling Toothless, there's a brief pause of possible concern in the dragon's face as Hiccup is grieving for Stoick. Thus, it is possible that Drago's Bewilderbeast is not always committed to the deeds Drago wants him to do. However, during the battle for Berk, he observed Hiccup and Toothless' relationship to overpower him, and saw Drago being defeated and humiliated. Eventually, he arrived to the Hidden World and assimilated himself into dragon society, happily welcoming Toothless as his king and perhaps even grateful for Toothless for helping him see the error of his ways.

## Size

Height: 49 meters

Length: 159 meters

## Biography

### *Origins*

As a hatchling, he was found by Drago Bludvist and raised with abuse so that someday it would overpower Valka's Bewilderbeast. His life was full of agony and misfortunes. To the maniac enslaver, the dragon was to be nothing more than a tool, and the wicked wrongdoer kept 'training' the dragon for a lifetime of war.

### *Invading Berk*

The Alpha is first seen being prepared for battle, though its breathing can only be seen. Fishlegs says that perhaps it's a Class 5 leviathan. His master, Drago Bludvist, summons him to battle Valka's Bewilderbeast to win the standing of Alpha. He eventually gains the upper hand and murders the Alpha by stabbing him in the stomach, and he immediately takes control of every dragon in the premises; including Toothless, Stormfly, Hookfang, Meatlug, Barf and Belch, Skullcrusher, Grump, and Cloudjumper are controlled. Drago then orders him to make Toothless kill Hiccup, only for Stoick the Vast to block it and be killed instead. Drago simply smiles, mounts Toothless - who is naturally still incapable of flight on his own - and orders the new Alpha and all of the other dragons to go to Berk and finish off the invasion once and for all. When the Alpha reaches Berk, he takes all of the Dragons into his army, and ice blasts the village. Fortunately, the riders are able to return to Berk using the Scuttleclaw infants that were outside the Bewilderbeast's control, with the others distracting the Alpha while Hiccup approached Drago and Toothless. After Hiccup manages to bring Toothless back to himself, the two manage to knock Drago off the Alpha, only to be blasted by the Alpha's ice. As Drago gloats over his victory, however Toothless breaks the ice as he channels his full power, and challenges the Alpha in the final battle. As Toothless blasts the Alpha and roars his defiance, his foe gradually loses his control over the dragons, and they all side with Toothless against the Alpha. After sustaining a barrage of fire blasts from all of Berk's dragons, Toothless then does a critical final blow to the Alpha, which destroys his left horn, humiliating and defeating him. Knowing he has lost, he and Drago retreat into the ocean.

### *Enslaved Again*

Drago's Bewilderbeast is found by the Dragonroot Company, a group seeking to take advantage of the dragon trade left by the dwindling numbers of Dragon Hunters. They have a special Dragon Root concoction and poison him with it. His behavior becomes aggressive and irrational and attacks other dragons and Dragon Riders. Eventually, new Dragon Rider recruits (the player) are able to subdue and free him. During this time, Drago's Bewilderbeast has taken up residence at Valka's Mountain.

### *Living in the Hidden World*

Drago's Bewilderbeast can be seen bowing in respect to Toothless when he presents himself as the Alpha of the Hidden World.

## History

### *How to Train Your Dragon 2*

During the battle for dominance over the dragon nest between the wild dragons and Drago's forces, Drago brought his "alpha" Bewilderbeast to challenge Valka's "alpha" Bewilderbeast in order to win over the allegiance of nest's dragons. The monster started to attack Valka's Bewilderbeast and gains the upper hand, eventually overpowering Valka's Bewilderbeast and kills him by impaling him with his tusks, subsequently winning the battle and effectively putting all of the nest's dragons under his control. Under Drago's command, the Bewilderbeast puts Toothless under his command to kill Hiccup, but only succeeded in killing Stoick. Upon returning to Berk, Hiccup and his friends confronted Drago and his Bewilderbeast. After being encased in ice by the Bewilderbeast, Toothless breaks free, enhanced with plasma, and challenged Drago's Bewilderbeast for supremacy. The Night Fury eventually won by breaking the Bewilderbeast's left tusk, defeating him. This caused Drago and his Bewilderbeast to retreat into the ocean, never to return.

### *How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World*

The Bewilderbeast can be seen in the Hidden World, free of Drago's control after his defeat, and when Toothless roars as the King of Dragons, the Bewilderbeast accepts him as his new Alpha, meaning he's redeemed.

## Powers, Abilities And Skills

* Unlike Valka's Alpha being a kind owner, he was used by Drago as more of a weapon to be the most powerful dragon of them all and to be the ultimate war machine.
* **Dragon Physiology:** Dargo's Bewilderbeast (How To Train Your Dragon).
* **Superior Dragon Physiology:** Dargo's Bewilderbeast (How To Train Your Dragon).
* **Transcendent Dragon Physiology:** Dargo's Bewilderbeast (How To Train Your Dragon).
* **Alpha Physiology:** Dargo's Bewilderbeast (How To Train Your Dragon).
* **Predator Physiology:** Dargo's Bewilderbeast (How To Train Your Dragon).
* **Apex Predator Physiology:** Dargo's Bewilderbeast (How To Train Your Dragon).
* **Alpha Dragon Physiology:** Dargo's Bewilderbeast (How To Train Your Dragon).
* **Advanced Body:** Dargo's Bewilderbeast (How To Train Your Dragon).
* **Enhanced Upper Arm Strength:** Dargo's Bewilderbeast (How To Train Your Dragon).
* **Enhanced Lower Leg Strength:** Dargo's Bewilderbeast (How To Train Your Dragon).
* **Advanced Strength:** Due To His Slightly Larger Gargantuan Size,
* Due to his gargantuan size, Drago's Bewilderbeast is incredibly powerful, capable of holding his own against Valka's Bewilderbeast (another dragon with similar strength), eventually overpowering and killing him at the end of their battle. Upon arrival on Berk, he manages to easily break through one of Berk's large statues.
* He seems to be stronger than the Bewilderbeast of the Dragon Sanctuary, though it seems like he was a little bigger as he was capable of overpowering the previous Alpha in their battle over control of Valka's rescued dragons. And upon arrival on Berk, Drago's Bewilderbeast manages to easily break through one of Berk's large statues.
* **Enhanced Resilience**: Drago's Bewilderbeast is an extremely tough opponent, making him impossible to fight and take down as he can withstand multiple, heavy attacks and even attacks from Toothless as well during their climactic battle.
* **Enhanced Endurance**: Drago's Bewilderbeast's stamina is extremely unlimited, able to travel long distances by pulling his master's ships and was even able to swim all the way to Berk, showing no exhaustion.
* Similar to the rest of his kind, this Bewilderbeast is extremely tough and can withstand most of the attacks that are fired at him. His stamina is very high as he was shown to be able to travel long distance by pulling his master's ships before getting ready to fight off Valka's Bewilderbeast, and was able to swim all the way to Berk after a long battle. He could also take multiple, heavy attacks and could still swim away with little to no exhaustion.
* **Enhanced Speed**: In the water, Drago's Bewilderbeast can move pretty fast as he was able to travel all the way to Berk after a long battle.
* **Ice Breath**: Like his kind, Drago's Bewilderbeast is able to unleash a humungous wave of ice that leaves behind massive damage upon freezing and hitting its target.
* Like the rest of his kind, Drago's Bewilderbeast is capable of breathing a massive wave of ice that leaves behind massive damage upon freezing and hitting its target, causing massive damage to the Village of Berk.
* **Master Swimmer**: Drago's Bewilderbeast is shown to be a skilled and brilliant swimmer and can even stay underwater for vast periods of time.
* **Mind Control**: Drago's Bewilderbeast possesses the ability to control the minds of other dragons that can do his bidding.
* **Sharp Tusks**: Like his kind, Drago's Bewilderbeast is equipped with two large tusks that can be used as formidable weapons, capable of using them to impale the underside of Valka's Bewilderbeast at the end of their battle.
* **Intelligence and Communication**: Drago's Bewilderbeast is capable of understanding noises that his master is saying to control certain dragons that he wanted and can also understand to come out of the water at a specific time.

## Relationships

### Drago Bludvist

Ever since he was a hatchling he was trained and abused by his master to become a perfect war machine, and as a result, he is shown to be a lot like his master, being pure evil and controlling other dragons to please his master. Although being forced by Drago, he does show to be loyal to him by making him ride on him and saving him from falling from high altitude. It is likely that he only obeys him due to the harsh fathering relationship that he has with Drago.

### Toothless

Meeting Toothless for the first time, he obeys his master's command to control Toothless to kill his owner Hiccup. Though successful in gaining full control over him the attack is unsuccessful when Stoick takes the hit instead. After accidentally killing the wrong person, he lets Toothless free for a brief period of time before regaining control later on. Toothless was then forced to be ridden by Drago since Toothless was unable to fly. On Berk, he tried his hardest to make sure Toothless remained under his control but was shocked when the bond was broken by Hiccup. Toothless and his owner then fought the Bewilderbeast, who proved to be very difficult even against the Night Fury's small size and incredible speed. He saw his greatest enemies on the ground and attempted to freeze them once and for all but failed against the Night Fury. This then leads to these two to challenging each other to become the Alpha. Toothless' enhanced plasma blast proved powerful enough to weaken the old Alpha into releasing all the dragons who then joined Toothless' side showing he is the new Alpha. Toothless then had all the dragons attack the giant dragon and later, destroy his horn. Drago's Bewilderbeast was then shown bowing before the new Alpha before leaving Berk. When Toothless becomes the Alpha of the Hidden World, Drago's Bewilderbeast is among the countless dragons who cheer for him, showing that he has accepted Toothless as the one true Alpha Dragon.

## Trivia

* It is unclear whether it is appropriate to consider this Bewilderbeast as a trained dragon or not because he was enslaved by humans against his will.
	+ The dark Bewilderbeast's behavior is consistent with that of an abused animal, never acting without its master's command from fear of punishment, and lashing out at anything that approaches as it has learned to associate approach with pain.
	+ It is likely that Drago's "dominating" behavior had taught the Bewilderbeast to feel helpless under his command, as even though it is big enough to easily kill him should it turn on him, it nonetheless blindly follows orders and has little, if any, initiative to act on its own.
* It is likely that when Drago's Bewilderbeast was younger, Drago trained him cruelly by using his bullhook as a punishment when his Bewilderbeast did not do well. The bullhook is used to hurt the sensitive parts of the creature. This is how elephants are trained.
* This Bewilderbeast and Drago share various similar facial characteristics such as having 'dreadlocks', wrinkles, and similar placement of facial scars. A scar on the right side of the mouth, across the left eye, and another scar on the upper right corner of the face.
* It is unknown how this Bewilderbeast feels about other members of his kind who can acquire and enjoy peaceful monarchies (at least better than he is able), such as to Valka's Bewilderbeast.
* According to Pierre-Oliver Vincent, Drago's Bewilderbeast is the ultimate counterpart of Valka's Bewilderbeast. This Bewilderbeast is "like those zoo and circus animals that are tortured and forced to 'perform'".
* Besides a war machine, this dragon was also used to pull Drago's ship. The first time was before the attempted execution of Eret and the Dragon Riders. Drago was beating the chains with his bullhook, communicating with it. The second is when Drago summoned the Bewilderbeast, the chains are seen sliding off the shackles on his horns.
* According to the *How to Train Your Dragon 2* commentary, Drago's Bewilderbeast is dubbed the "Bewilderbad."
* Interestingly, when the Bewilderbeast stops controlling Toothless, there's a brief pause of possible concern in the dragon's face as Hiccup is grieving for Stoick. Thus there is a possibility that Drago's Bewilderbeast is aware of right and wrong and has empathy for other beings.
* Its flat, noseless face, horns, red bloodshot eyes, and "dreadlocks" bear a certain resemblance to the Predator from the *Predator* films.
* This Bewilderbeast shares some similarities with Shruikan, a male dragon character from Christopher Paolini's *Inheritance Cycle* fantasy novels. Both are dark-colored, gargantuan-sized dragons who have been enslaved and tortured against their will by a malevolent human (the Bewilderbeast by Drago, Shruikan by Galbatorix) to become remorseless, vicious, and powerful war machines who aid them in their plans for conquest.
* According to Richard Hamilton, the Bewilderbeast Drago finds at the end of *Race to the Edge* is meant to be his Bewilderbeast in How to Train Your Dragon 2.
	+ It is unknown if Hamilton was referencing the Berserker Bewilderbeast's egg or another specimen, as “King of Dragons, Part 2” never showed Drago capture a Bewilderbeast.
	+ However Drago supposedly finding his Bewilderbeast at the end of *Race to the Edge* is a continuity error, as the page for Drago's Bewilderbeast on the official website and multiple companion books to the film that had been published before *Race to the Edge* states that Drago found his Bewilderbeast as a hatchling during one of his earliest conquests way before the events of *Race to the Edge* take place.
* It is possible that Drago's Bewilderbeast was originally to play a larger role in the third film, as Drago was meant to return and be redeemed in an earlier script.

* This Bewilderbeast and Drago share various similar facial characteristics such as having "dreadlocks", wrinkles, a searching look, broad chin, darker skins than usual Vikings, a well-built physique, and so on.
* According to Pierre-Oliver Vincent, Drago's Bewilderbeast is an ultimate counterpart of Valka's Bewilderbeast. This Bewilderbeast is "like those zoo and circus animals that are tortured and forced to "perform".
* In the end of *How To Train Your Dragon 2*, when Toothless defeats the Bewilderbeast, he peacefully bows and retreats underwater. In *How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World*, he bows down to Toothless and accepts him as the alpha, thus is no longer an enemy to Berk.
* Besides a war machine, this dragon was also used to pull Drago's ship. First was prior to the execution of Eret and the dragon riders. Drago was beating the chains with his bullhook, possibly asking the beast to increase speed. Second is when Drago summoned the Bewilderbeast, the chains are seen sliding off the shackles on his tusks.
* According to the *How to Train Your Dragon 2* commentary, Drago's Bewilderbeast is dubbed the "Bewilderbad".