Night Fury

### **Abilities**

Echolocation; can split spines for better maneuverability; Blends in with the Night Sky

## Appearence

### **Features**

Nubs and Tendrils Protruding from Head, Secondary Wings, Tail Fins, Retractable Teeth

### **Color**

Jet Black with Lighter Spots (sometimes Dark Blue with light spots)

## Statistics

###   Stealth

18

The **Night Fury**
 is a Strike Class dragon. It is one of the most powerful dragons and is
 the rarest dragon known. It was described as the "Unholy Offspring of
Lightning and Death Itself".

## Appearance and Characteristics

The
 Night Fury is the fastest, smartest, and rarest of the known species of
 dragons, as Toothless might be the last known member of his species. It
 is medium-sized with a sleek, dark body with black coloration. (but
some can come in dark blue) It has faint lighter patterns similar to
that of a Manta Ray. The Night Fury somewhat resembles an axolotl
 in general appearance and has two pairs of wings with a shape similar
to a bat, two mobile, ear-like appendages on the back of its head that
show its mood and help it hear, as well as other pairs around their jaw
depending on their age. They also have a pair of large, yellowish-green,
 cat-like eyes and sharp retractable teeth. Unlike most dragon species,
the Night Fury has a short neck and lacks any kind of horns. The dragon
is about 26 feet in length, 27 as a fully grown dragon.

In
 flight, the Night Fury's wingspan is unrivaled, bearing approximately
48 feet, making it resemble some sort of jet plane. This allows it to
fly faster, longer and further than any of the other dragon species. It
uses the wing-like tail fins on its tail to help steer and maneuver,
similar to an airplane rudder. However, a Night Fury will be incapable
of flying if one of these fins is missing or destroyed which shows that
they are also used for ballast in flight. It is capable of taking flight
 from a standing start like a pigeon.

### Egg

Night Fury eggs are oblong, almost similar to that of a chicken egg, and are smooth. In order to blend in with the night sky, they are jet black albeit with lighter blemishes.

### Hatchling to Adult

The Night Fury is the fastest, smartest, and rarest of the known species of dragons, as Toothless might be the last known member of his species. It is medium-sized with a sleek, dark body with black coloration. It has faint lighter patterns similar to that of a manta ray.

The Night Fury somewhat resembles an axolotl in general appearance and has two pairs of wings with a shape similar to a bat, two mobile, ear-like appendages on the back of its head that show its mood and help it hear, as well as other pairs around their jaw depending on their age. They also have a pair of large, yellowish-green, cat-like eyes and sharp retractable teeth. Unlike most dragon species, the Night Fury has a short neck and lacks any kind of horns. The dragon is about 26 feet in length.

In flight, the Night Fury's wingspan is unrivaled, bearing approximately 48 feet, making it resemble some sort of jet plane. This allows it to fly faster, longer and further than any of the other dragon species. It uses tail fins on its tail to help steer and maneuver, similar to an airplane rudder. However, a Night Fury will be incapable of flying if one of these fins is missing or destroyed which shows that they are also used for ballast in flight. It is capable of taking flight from a standing start like a pigeon.

### 'Alpha' Stage

When the Night Fury's 'Alpha' mode is unleashes, its spines and the ridge between its eyes start to glow blue. The interior of its mouth and nostrils are charged up too. This blue glow is reminiscent to its bluish plasma blast.

## Behavior

According
 to the Dragon Manual, the Night Fury is considered to be so aggressive
that it is likened to the "unholy offspring of lightning and death
itself". Night Furies are generally very aggressive to any form of
threat they find, similar to how the other dragons treat the Vikings of
Berk. But they are also curious creatures that attempt to understand new
 things they observe and are intelligent enough to attempt to recreate
the actions that they see. Night Furies, in comparison to most other
dragons, are very capable of communicating, and seemingly understanding
human speech: the best evidence of this is when he makes a noise in
agreement with Hiccup regarding the fact that the Red Death can fly or
when Hiccup orders Toothless not to kill Astrid and Stoick. Toothless
also does not have a very hard time getting his emotions noticed: for
example, Toothless growled when Hiccup stepped on his drawing, or
snarled in disgust and fear when Hiccup mentioned he put an eel in
Toothless' dish. Toothless' pupils dilate when he is in a good mood, and
 narrow to slits when startled or aggressive.

## Abilities

Night Furies have been proven to be one of the most fiercest dragons for man or dragons.

### Firepower

The
 Night Fury can shoot a long ranged, explosive projectile, that is made
of acetylene and oxygen powered charges. The blasts explode directly
upon impact and will instantly incinerate anything. The Night Fury can
fire at different levels of power, such as a blast weak enough to get
deflected by a shield, and a blast powerful enough to destroy an entire
catapult tower. The blast was called a plasma blast by Hiccup.
 The Night Fury also has the habit to light and warm up the place where
it will sleep, as seen on the movie and the TV show. This fire isn't
particularly strong, but it can be incredibly hot, and can light up
fireplaces, stoves and lamps. The fire has been seen in a blue color.
The Night Fury's plasma blast can sometimes be reflected off walls,
mainly rock. They can use this as a tactic to take out fast moving
objects in narrow tight spaces.

### Strength and Combat

The
 Night Fury is also known to be very strong, being able to hold off
Vikings like Stoick and other Vikings in the first film. He can also fly
 with a heavy load of Stoick, who is 350 pounds with an extra weight of
Hiccup. Toothless has also shown to push a Whispering Death head on, though he was charging from a low altitude, it still takes a strong force to push a Whispering Death to the ground.

Toothless
 and Nightstar also, like other Night Furies, very strong and persistent
 fighters. They have easily taken on Monstrous Nightmares, and fought
Whispering Deaths, as well as being unable to fly, with only the help of
 Hiccup and Yuna to shorten the fight, as Toothless and Nightstar could
have kept on fighting until one succeeds completely.

### Speed and Stealth

The
 Night Fury is the fastest and most agile known dragon. The Night Fury's
 streamlined sleek shaped body and massive powerful wings helps it
obtain a speed limit faster than supersonic. It is similar to the speed
of a Skrill,
 being slightly faster. This species also possess remarkable speed and
agility on land, being able to outrun and outmaneuver most other dragons
 and even being able to jump to and leap from various objects like trees
 or walls.

The
 Night Fury's jet black color and dark scales makes it nearly impossible
 to spot in the night sky. The only warning that it gives is the sound
of the dive and the loaded blast, right before it attacks with a
powerful plasma blast. The only way to spot a Night Fury flying at night
 is when it passes its flame-engulfed blast. Hiccup was able to shoot
one down as it flew passed a burned catapult tower that it just shot.

### Senses

Night
 Furies have an uncannily great sense of hearing and they are able to
hear long distance, as proven by Toothless when he was able to hear his
rider yelling from the cove. Night Furies have a great sense of smell
from a certain distance until they lose track. It is able to fly at
night and find its way, but it is unknown if it has night vision.

### Stamina and Endurance

Night
 Furies, being excellent flyers in speed and agility, also have very
high stamina, as Toothless has proven to fly many times without any
break between in the TV Series. Night Furies are also shown to be quite
tough, like all dragons. They can survive falls from the sky with fairly
 minor injuries as demonstrated in the first movie and the TV series.
Also they can use their wings to repel weapons as also shown in the TV
series.

### Intelligence

The Night
Fury is extremely intelligent, its intelligence being the highest of all
 dragon species. Toothless can almost completely understand everything
said to him. Night Furies also seem to be able to command other dragons
to an extent, such as when he told the other dragons to back off when he
 was facing the Whispering Death. In We Are Family Part II,
 Toothless was captured and imprisoned in Outcast Island and he was able
 to outsmart two Outcast soldiers by himself by pretending to be
unconscious and tricking them into freeing his mouth muzzle. Night
Furies also seems to be one of the few dragons who attempts to show
creativity. Toothless is also able to mimic on what Hiccup does and can
give expressions to respond to him.

### Echolocation

In DreamWorks Dragons: Riders Of Berk episode *We Are Family Part I*, Toothless demonstrates the
 ability to use echolocation. When Night Furies are at locations where
their visual sight is limited, making it dangerous to fly, they can
use a special roar. This roar, visualized as a purple colored sound wave
 from the dragon's perspective, bounces off all objects and obstacles
nearby and allows the dragon to avoid them, even in mid-flight. Unlike
bats, this roar, or at least part of it, is still low enough to be
within human hearing range; humans are able to hear the dragon using the
 roar. Night Furies can also use this method when they are trying to
find an object in open areas where visibility is low, such as when
Toothless was trying to locate the Snow Wraith in a snowstorm in episode Dragon Eye of the Beholder Part II. This sound wave is in a sonic ringed shape, rather than a lined sound wave.

### Swimming

Night
 Furies are shown to be amazing swimmers as demonstrated by Toothless.
He can swim in high speed and hold his breath for a while, but Night
Furies do have a limit and will drown unless they have access to air. As
 evidenced in the first movie and several episodes.

### Secondary Spines/Flaps

In the second movie, Valka
 showed Hiccup hidden spines on Toothless' back, that even the dragon
himself didn't know about, most likely because he lacked other Night
Furies to show that feature to him. After that he is able to extend them
 at will. Those "flaps" are flat, leathery fins, placed in 'V' shape and
 extending from his back, to the end of tail. They gave him more
maneuverability and control in flight. As Valka was able to do this with
 the first Night Fury she'd ever met, there is probably a similar or
equivalent ability in another dragon species.

### "Alpha Mode"

Also
 demonstrated in the second film, Night Furies are shown to be able to
"charge" themselves, which gives them more strength, stronger fire with
seemingly no limit, and the ability to not only withstand Alpha's
control, but also to break that control over other dragons, which makes a
 lot of sense, as Toothless was the only dragon able to oppose the Red
Death's control even inside its nest. This also give them a more
menacing look with their back, nose and mouth glowing bluish color
similar to their fire, probably due to the amount and strength of this
fire inside them. Toothless, in this form, was able to challenge Drago's
 Alpha, and not only hold his own, but also free other dragons from
control, and order them to attack the evil Bewilderbeast. After that,
the Alpha gives up, and the other dragons accept Toothless as their new
alpha. This means that the Night Fury is one of the very few dragons,
along with the Bewilderbeast, that can forcefully become an alpha, making the Night Fury an "Alpha Species".

A
 Night Fury's main type of attack style is dive-bombing at it's enemies
at a great speed while being completely camouflaged and blended in
within the dark night sky. In addition of dive-bombing, the Night Fury
will also spit out oxygen/acetylene-fueled charges that will explode and
 destroy its targets. They occasionally hang and sleep upside down like a
 bat. Sometimes when they are getting ready to sleep, they singe the
ground with their fiery breath, while walking in a circle, much like
dogs and cats do before laying down. Night Furies are picky eaters and
prefer to eat fish. When hunting, a Night Fury uses it's sharp
retractable teeth as fishing hooks in order to snatch and grip their
prey from the water. Night Furies are also capable of completely
swallowing their prey whole, and their stomach liquids, which are
similar to battery acid, are strong enough to dissolve fish bones
similar to crocodilians. When tamed, Night Furies are known to
regurgitate half of their catch for their owners. As seen with
Toothless, Night Furies have a penetrating, wolf-like or cat-like stare.
 While Night Furies usually keep to themselves, they are very
protective. They are also very playful like most dragon species. The
Night Fury is a very elusive and a very dangerous dragon and should be
avoided at all costs, unless of course, one is able and willing to train
 it.

## Weakness

Night Fury has shown few of their weakness. Apparently Dragon Root arrow will cause more of a side affect to make a dragon stun as it will completely make the Night Fury very weak to be vulnerable for long period of time as other dragons will recover faster.

Also Night Fury made be one of the few dragons that are the best of agile dragons to make great turns though it can't make the harder of quick turns as proven in the How To Train Your Dragon 2. It was shown that their hidden ability that has to be unlock will be able to enhance the quick the harder turns as proven to be true.

## Behavior and Personality

According to the Dragon Manual, the Night Fury is considered to be so aggressive that it is likened to the "unholy offspring of lightning and death itself". Night Furies are generally very aggressive to any form of threat they find, similar to how the other dragons treat the Vikings of Berk. But they are also curious creatures that attempt to understand new things they observe and are intelligent enough to attempt to recreate the actions that they see. Night Furies, in comparison to most other dragons, are very capable of communicating, and seemingly understanding human speech: the best evidence of this is when Toothless makes a noise in agreement with Hiccup regarding the fact that the Red Death can fly or when Hiccup orders Toothless not to kill Astrid and Stoick. They are, however, fiercely loyal and protective. Once a bond is formed, it is close to unbreakable.

Toothless also does not have a very hard time getting his emotions noticed: for example, Toothless growled when Hiccup stepped on his drawing, or snarled in disgust and fear when Hiccup mentioned he put an eel in Toothless' dish. Toothless' pupils dilate when he is in a good mood, and narrow to slits when startled or aggressive. Their eyes are also very expressive, constantly perking and dropping to signal their emotions and their opinions.

Night Furies mainly resemble cats and bats. Such behavior can be seen when Toothless licks himself, walks in a circle before laying down, and scratches himself just like cats do. Night Furies resemble bats because they hang themselves upside down, are nocturnal, and use some form of echolocation. In the first film, Hiccup says that a Night Fury "*never steals food, never shows itself, and never misses.*"

They occasionally hang and sleep upside down like a bat. Sometimes when they are getting ready to sleep, they singe the ground with their fiery breath, while walking in a circle, much like dogs and cats do before laying down.

## Fighting Style

Night
Furies are said to be amazing fighters. They use their incredible
explosive firepower to damage any unlucky foe. It is shown that a Night
Fury can switch between different fire styles. In the TV series
Hiccup tells Toothless to use "plasma blasts".

Plasma
 blasts are violet plasma-bolts that explode on target almost instantly.
 They will turn purple when cooled down as it travels. These blasts can
explode easily in air at high altitudes as the fire is taken out of the
blast. These are a Night Fury's primary defense and are very lethal.

Night
 Furies are very agile and swift in flight, using this to confuse their
enemies. Toothless, a Night Fury, is able to fight off Hookfang, a
larger Monstrous Nightmare to protect Hiccup, and he is shown to be
strong enough to wrestle against a much larger Whispering Death. While
in some cases Hiccup says that he has a limit of six shots, this is
actually not concrete, as we can see him shoot many more of them from
time to time. It is possible that this limit applies only to the battle
typed fire blasts, and the weaker ones have different, if any limit.

## Training

Training
 a Night Fury is very hard. Hiccup trained Toothless without too much
difficulty because Toothless couldn't fly and was stuck in a cove. A
wild Night Fury will just fly away and ignore you unless you catch its
interest (a good way to do that is with fish). The only other way is to
catch it (which is extremely hard). It is preferable to catch it without
 hurting it (which is even harder than catching it). Another way is to
find its egg and train it when it hatches. This is even harder since
Night Furies are the rarest of all the dragon species.

## Known Night Furies

* Toothless, Nightstar, their hatchlings
* Nightstriker
* Night
* Serena
* Emperor Fury
* Twister
* The Great Night Fury

## Trivia

* The

 growls and croons of Night Furies and Toothless are a combination of
various sounds, including Supervising Sound Designer Randy Thom,
elephants, horses, tigers, and even domestic cats.

* It can tone

down its fire for different applications, for example, it can fire
concussive blasts that can knock people off their feet (though not
significantly harm them), while at the same time being able to destroy
entire battlements with more powerful blasts.

* When a Night Fury

is about to fire on an unsuspecting target(s), you can hear it charge
and ready itself for the attack. Villagers take that opportunity to
prepare themselves for the worst. Because of that opportunity, Hiccup
was able to figure out if Toothless was about to attack, locate him, and
 take him down.

* In the Riders of Berk episode We Are Family Part I, Night Furies are shown to have the ability of echolocation.
* According to the *School of Dragons*

website, Night Furies shoot lightning. This could explain why their
shots are called plasma blasts as fire and lightning are both examples
of plasma, a state of matter, which is the form of high-energy ionized
gas.

* The game says Night Furies don't like fish, despite them liking fish in other media.
* They are the fastest fliers of the dragon world, but according to the Dragonpedia, Typhoomerangs are just as fast.
* The Night Fury is the crest of the Berk Dragon Training Academy.
* According

 to 'How To Create Your Dragon', the Night Fury is a mix between a
horse, wombat, kangaroo, bat, snake, dog, cat, panther and a bird of
prey.

* There is a lot of uncertainty about their shot limit, even

 if some sources and even Hiccup himself in one episode states that his
limit is 6, that fact might not be entirely true as even in original
movie, in final fight, he was able to give more than 10 shots, with 7
full powered ones in quite quick succession, this may be because the
Night Fury is able to reload its shots quickly.

* Due to the fact that Night Furies eat fish it can be deduced that Night Furies live near large bodies of water.
* Although

 Night Furies seem to be on the brink of extinction (due to fact that
Toothless is the only known one), the exact cause of this endangerment
to the species is unknown.

* Night Furies don't have sharp spikes

or spines, instead they have short and thin fin-like spines. the reason
for this is because prevents greater air resistance than tall sharp
spines. This gives the Night Fury a huge advantage in terms of speed.

* The

 Night Fury is the only Strike Class dragon that doesn't relate to bad
weather. The Skrill relates to lightning storms, the Woolly Howl and
relates to hail storms or blizzards, and the Snow Wraith too, relates to
 blizzards.

* The Night Fury is the only Strike Class dragon in the the How To Train Your Dragon series that is not a wyvern. The Skrill and the Snow Wraith are wyverns as they walk with two legs, and the Woolly Howl is in-game and never take its appearance on any TV series and movies.
* The

 Night Fury is also the one of the only known dragons powerful enough to
 give Tirek a run for his money as Demonstrated by Nightstriker.