Ashley and Ruffnut's Relationship

**Ashley and Ruffnut's Relationship** is nothing short of a Tight Knit friendship. Have met at 14 and 16, the two becomes fast friends after the latter was looking for her brother. Since then, the two have been inseparable and always are together.

## Pre Events (How to Train Your Dragon)

Have met some time after stepping foot on berk, Ashley and Ruffnut met out of the blue and became instant friends. They would eventually bond over a few days and become best friends.

## How to train your Dragon

When Ashley tells her she is a Maltosian, Ruffnut isn't angry and accepts her for who she is, which creates a stronger, special lifelong bond between them. When showing her magic one day after Dragon Training, Ruffnut was amazed and astonished. After the battle with the Red Death, the two are seen flying together with the other teens.

## The Secret of Maltosa

Ruffnut joins the rest of the teens to free Ashley's kingdom, Maltosa. After the kingdom is liberated, she earns her Believix after believing in herself and believing that fairies existed. Ruffnut, now the fairy of the moon, admits that her being a fairy brought the two closer together.

## Valerix 1

In Valerix season 1, Ruffnut and Ashley's relationship develops over the first few episodes. Ashley helping Ruffnut ride Barf, getting her situated on a saddle and helping her develop her Believix powers.

In "Twinsanity", she tries talking to Ruffnut about her brother, which gets Ashley nowhere as Ruffnut fails to agree to cooperate with her brother. After chasing Dagur off Berk, Ashley praises Ruffnut with her hand maneuver skill before hugging her, Ruffnut returning the gesture.

In We are Family Part 2, Ruffnut masters her Believix powers and saves Ashley from being captured by Alvin.

## Valerix 2

In Valerix season 2, Ruffnut and Ashley's relationship has little development. They remain eachothers confidante, while Ruffnut acts as Ashley's right hand in her and Tuffnut's relationship.

In Live and Let Fly", Ruffnut is confused about if there or if there isn't a Dragon Flight Club. Ashley corrects her that there is, but that it is secret and not to be exposed to the chief. Ruffnut joins, but Ashley decides against it.

In "Fright of Passage", Ashley and Ruffnut are in the Emergency Bunker her and Tuffnut made. Ashley explains how she trained Barf and Belch which amazed her. Ruffnut would develop an appreciation for Ashley and her training capabilities. When Ashley tells Ruffnut about her once more growing romantic feelings for Tuffnut, Ruffnut tells her to wing it.

In "Zippleback Down", after hearing Ashley and Tuffnut are now dating, she is happy that they are a couple now. She remains one of their closest supporters and lends a helping hand if things get either weird or awkward.

In "Free Scauldy" Ruffnut bonds with a Scauldron, dubbing him, Scauldy. She sacrifices her braids to save him. Back on Berk, Ashley shares her deep appreciation for Ruffnut saving Scauldy. They hug and walk to the Great hall.

In Cast Out Part 2, she and Ruffnut team up to help the others to save Hiccup and Stoick.

## Valerix: Dragonflix

### Volume 1

In Valerix: Dragonflix, Ashley and Ruffnut's relationship is once more developed. Have been best friends for 3 years, they have become dependent on one another when times get tough.

In "Dragonflix", after being trapped by the Deathsong with her brother, she remains determined that Ashley (and hiccup) will save her. After getting her and Astrid free, they bond with the Deathsong, earning their Dragonflix in the process.

In "Reign of Fireworms" After Ashley finds out that her great Uncle Magmar owned the land of Dragon's Edge, she is made her and Tuffnut's General. When Fireworms invade the island, Ruffnut shrugs it off before it gets out of control.

Ashley helps rid of the Fireworms, saving Dragon's Edge. Ashley admits to Ruffnut that being General was fun while it lasted, making Ruffnut laugh.

In "Last Auction Heroes" Ruffnut is confused about Tuffnut saying she was seen with Viggo. She defends Ashley when she returns to Berk, but Ashley confirms she **was** with Viggo, but only dealing with him to try finding someone. Ruffnut remains one of her closest supporters till "Twintuition", when the hunters kidnap her.

### Volume 2

Later in "Living on the Edge", Ruffnut asks about her and Tuffnut's relationship, and is happy when the two have made amends and decide to fix their relationship.

## Battle for Berk

In Battle for Berk, their relationship remains the same. After finding out she has a brother, Ruffnut (with Tuffnut) travel to Eret's ship alongside Stoick, Gobber and company. Upon reaching it, she exclaims her brother is "her type".

When captured and held hostage by Drago, Ashley, alongside Eret, saves her, freeing her from her restraints. The two hug, happy they are reunited again and go on to find Barf and Belch in any of the dragon traps.

After Ruffnut is flung from Barf, Ashley saves her. Ruffnut, filled with appreciation, asks why she saved her. Ashley explains that she is her best friend and would be a fool for not acting. Ruffnut would come to understand that she's always been there for her, in battle or not. When Ashley blames herself for killing Stoick, Ruffnut defends her and explains she didn't have a choice to stop Toothless, that it was Drago who sent him to kill Hiccup, not her.

When Ashley sacrifices herself to save Tuffnut and gets both encased in Ice by Drago's Bewilderbeast, Ruffnut, filled with emotional dread, believes Ashley is dead. When she emerges alive using her Sirenix spell "Fire of Sirenix", Ruffnut is happily relieved that she is alright.

At the end of the series, Ruffnut and Ashley get the idea to open a fashion store named "Retro Rig".

## Battle for Berk Series

### Season 1

In Ice in the Side Part 1, Ruffnut becomes concerned about Ashley after she flees from Berk.

In Ice in the Side Part 2, she is relived when Ashley returns.

In Death Ride, Ashley, and Ruffnut work together to help aid Tuffnut against the Whispering Death. After Tuffnut successfully trains it, Ruffnut and Ashley celebrate.

In An Anderson Secret Uncovered, Ruffnut is supportive of Ashley and her mission to find out more about what her uncle was hiding.

### Season 2

In The Eternal Trial, Ruffnut becomes worried after she faces off against the awakened Eternal Dragon. After making it out alive and have earned Dragix, Ruffnut shares relief that she is okay.

In Matron of Dragons Part 1, Ruffnut becomes worried after Ashley doesn't return to Berk. She helps the others in freeing her from Maeve and the Dragonroot Company.

In Matron of Dragons Part 2, Ruffnut defends Ashley against Maeve's men. After returning to Berk, Ashley thanks Ruffnut for being a great member of the group.

### Season 3

In, An Act of Cruel Love Part 1, after Tuffnut is put under a mysterious spell, Ruffnut is defensive of Ashley as she attempts to save him. However, when Ashley is captured by Maeve, Ruffnut, with Astrid flee back to Berk to come up with a plan.

In Fall of the Matron, after Ashley manages to free Tuffnut from the spell and defeat Maeve, Ruffnut compliments how Ashley and Tuffnut make a "perfect couple" and that Maeve couldnt possibly be better than her.

## Valerix: The Hidden World

A year after the war with Drago, Ashley, and Ruffnut's relationship has developed over her wanted to propose to Tuffnut. Ruffnut is supportive and tries easing her stress by just "getting it over with". After Ashley accidentally reveals the engagement, Ruffnut (alongside Astrid) is stunned and surprised, however is understanding when the two have a short term falling out after Tuffnut wanted it to be secret.

When Berk is invaded by Grimmel, Ruffnut joins Tuffnut in rescuing Ashley from the Deathgrippers unleashed on her Cabin. On their way to Monolith Island, Ruffnut helps out with the wedding plans. On the island, Ruffnut and Ashley talk about what the future kids would look like. When Ruffnut is held hostage, then not long after, released by Grimmel, Ashley is upset at Tuffnut, but ultimately is relieved when Ruffnut returns alive and unharmed, however unaware that Grimmel used her as a decoy to kidnap Toothless and Snowflake. During the battle against the warlords and their army of men, Ruffnut and Ashley team up together, taking out the men before admitting they would make great sister In-Laws.

When Ashley and Tuffnut get married, Ruffnut is seen as Ashley's maid of honor, happy for her and Tuffnut. 10 years later, Ruffnut is seen on New Berk with her daughter, Luna.

## ASHE

### Season 1

Ashley continues to mourn and remember Ruffnut as someone who was "bigger than the whole sky". She adored the relationship they had and continues to pay her respect to her on her birthday.

### Season 2

When on Berk, Ashley makes herself the new Chieftess of Berk and holds a viking funeral for Ruffnut, Astrid and Hiccup.