Johann

### Likes

Trading and selling to other islands (Formerly), hunting down dragons, manipulating other people, pain and suffering, getting his profit, money

### Dislikes

The Dragon Riders, not getting what he wants, betrayal, people getting in his way, losing

### Powers and abilities

Dagger Throwing
Master Manipulator
Skilled Battle Tactician
Expert Hand-to-Hand Combat
Deception

## Family

### Friends

Viggo Grimborn (formerly, betrayed), Krogan

### Enemies

Hiccup Haddock, Astrid Hofferson, Stormfly, Toothless, Fishlegs Ingerman, Snotlout Jorgenson, Ruffnut Thorston, Tuffnut Thorston, Stormfly, Hookfang, Barf and Belch, Stoick the Vast, Viggo Grimborn, Heather, Dagur the Deranged, Meatlug

Trader **Johann** is the overall main antagonist of *Dragons: Race to the Edge*. While it appeared he was an ally to the dragon riders, he was actually trying to kill them all these years while hoping to obtain "the King of All Dragons." However, his efforts to rid the dragon riders led to his downfall when Johann was frozen and killed by the Berserker Bewilderbeast which also saved Hiccup's life.

## Role in the Series

### *Dragons: Race to the Edge*

#### *Season 5*

In "*Sins of the Past*", Johann works together with Snotlout and Heather to get the Dragon lenses, but they failed, and now the lenses in Krogan's hands. In the end, Johann is revealed to be working with the Dragon Hunters, and in the tent, he confronts Krogan and Viggo Grimborn, explaining his true motives: infiltration into the Berk world, years of building trust, acting like he was some kind of "buffoonish fop", kissing the boots of Stoick the Vast and Hiccup Haddock, just to achieve his goal: King of Dragons.

#### *Season 6*

In "In Plain Sight", Johann is furious to learn that the King of Dragons is nowhere to be seen in the lenses, until he learns from Viggo that Hiccup is going to be his key to obtain lenses. He once again retains his facade, assisting Hiccup in obtaining the topaz and sapphire for lenses. During their journey, Tuffnut and Ruffnut believe that there is a spy in their group so they begin to attack each other to prove, which one is spy, and this concerns Johann, who believes that sooner or later they will learn his true nature (while Hiccup was off about spy in their team). As Hiccup and Johann journey the cave of Sandbuster, they find the gems they need, but before they leave, Johann reveals his true nature to Hiccup, who was shocked by his betrayal. When Hiccup attempts to reason with Johann asking how much Krogan and Viggo are paying him, Johann reveals that he is the ringmaster, and that means that *he* pays them, and is revealed to be the real employer of the Dragon Hunters. When Johann begins to vent his frustration by how he is exasperatingly tired of kissing their boots, he notices Hiccup's lack of surprise and asks why. Hiccup explains that the twins were the reason that Hiccup learned that Johann was a spy, since he's revealed to be the one, who instigated all the events of all of the episodes and adventures they have endured (like witnessing Heather losing her lens to Krogan; distress calling Dragon Riders to help him with some rogue dragons, while the Dragon Hunters attack the edge; the time when Johann reveals Heather's whereabouts when she went after Dagur; and his ship was conveniently docked at the Outcast Island, right as Dagur broke out of prison). Feeling betrayed by Johann, Hiccup and Toothless were able to escape Johann's wrath and head to the Edge to explain the team of Johann's betrayal.

In "*No Bark, All Bite*", Stoick was furious to learn about Johann's betrayal, so he unintentionally endangers his home by destroying and throwing away all of the food products from Johann's last shipment (much to his son's chargin).

In "*Tripple Cross*", Johann and Krogan decide to betray Viggo, but the latter manages to escape and asks Hiccup for his help. Viggo lies to them that he kidnapped Hiccup, and Krogan decided to get rid of Hiccup, but Viggo refuses. Enraged, Johann and Krogan confront Viggo for his traitorous actions, asking why Viggo wants Hiccup alive, because he burned his face, killed his older brother, decimated his empire and humiliated him defeat after defeat. Pinning Viggo to the wall and threatening him with his dagger, Johann tells Viggo that he can smell the betrayal coming from a mile away and he patiently wasted years of building trust that he won't be outsmarted by Viggo, but then Viggo pushes Johann away and explodes the cave with his sword. Viggo sacrifices himself to buy Hiccup and Toothless time to escape and he got himself killed. Johann has Hiccup and Toothless captured, but to his dismay, Tuffnut, Ruffnut, Barf and Belch appear and rescue them and all what Johann can do is to watch them flying back to the Edge.

**Short Films:**  *Racing For The Gold • Gobber's Guide to Battling Dragons • Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon • Gift of the Night Fury • Book of Dragons • Dawn of the Dragon Racers*
**Television:** *Riders of Berk* • *Defenders of Berk* • Dragons: Race to the Edge (*Dragons: Race to the Edge* (Season 1) • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • Season 5 • Season 6)
**Games:** *How to Train Your Dragon • Dragon Training Legends • Flight of the Night Fury • DreamWorks Dragons: Wild Skies • Outcast Attack • Tap Dragon Drop • Dragons: Rise of Berk • School of Dragons • How to Train Your Dragon 2 • Dragon Racers: The Dragon Berry Dash • Dreamworks Dragons: Dawn of New Riders • Dragons: Titan Uprising • Dragon Pets*
**Spin-off/Related Books:** *The Art of How to Train Your Dragon • The Art of How to Train Your Dragon 2 • The Art of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World • Guide to the Dragons, Volume 1 • Volume 2 • Volume 3 • Book of Dragons • How To Train Your Dragon Mix and Match Book • Look And Find: How to Train Your Dragon • Volcano Escape! • Greatest Inventions • DreamWorks Dragons: To Berk and Beyond! • World of Dragons • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World • How to Train Your Dragon The Hidden World The Movie Storybook • The Night Fury and the Light Fury • Journey to New Berk • Meet the New Dragons • How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular Souvenir Program Book • Ultimate Movie Guide*
**Other:** Dragonpedia • Dragons: Race to the Edge Interactive Map

**Songs:** Astrid's Theme • Into a Fantasy • Sticks and Stones • Where No One Goes • Together From Afar •Bork, oh Bork • Death Song Serenade • Fireworm Lullaby • Fishlegs' Ode to Dark Deep • For the Dancing and the Dreaming • Garff's Sendoff • Heather's Lullaby • Hiccup's Ballad • Hooligan Tribe Won't You Come Out Tonight • I'm a Viking Song • Loyal Order of Ingerman Song • Meatlug's Lullaby • No, Garff, No! • Ruffnut's Lullaby • Ruffnut's Victory Song • Snotlout's Song • Spitelout Got a Singetail • There Once Was a Dragon Named Meatlug • Viking Berkians Song

**Spin-off Characters:** Dagur the Deranged • Mala • Heather • Atali • Gustav Larson • Minden • Bucket • Mulch • Silent Sven • Trader Johann • Alvin the Treacherous • Viggo Grimborn • Ryker Grimborn • Mildew • Captain Vorg
**Dragon Characters:** Toothless • Stormfly • Meatlug • Barf and Belch • Hookfang • Cloudjumper • Skullcrusher • Grump • Red Death • Toothless' Rival • Scauldy • Bing, Bam and Boom • Valka's Bewilderbeast • Drago's Bewilderbeast • Torch • Thornado • Grimmel's Deathgrippers
**Comics:** Bayan • Hroar  • Phantom  • Calder  • Brisket, Saddle, Chuck, Rump, Loin, Scrag, Cutlet, Ham Hock, Sausages, Offal, Knuckle, and Pot Roas  • Hiccup's Baby Whispering Death  • Mik  • Bayana's Silkspanners  • Skuld the Sorceress  • Death and Chocolates  • Gunilla  • Soaky and Welty  • Dammen's Boneknapper  • Fiske  • Smulder Frostbeard  • Rogue Submaripper  • Eerika Hardacre  • Amgrim Dammen  • Dammen's Timberjack  • Thora  • Frey  • Bumble  • Wreckless Ericsson  • Kyndling  • Lyngstad  • Gust  • Kettil  • Snorre the Vast • Kevlar  • Jusken  • Jorgen  • Hagan Frostbeard  • Cleftjaw  • Nozehair  • Thaw Fleet  • Flem  • Faltskog • Snorre's Scauldrons  • Flossie
**Mentioned Only:** Ozwald the Agreeable
**Video Games:** Wolflegs  • Piglegs  • Asgerd  • Girl Hookfang  • Scribbler  • Nikora Stormheart  • Benhouse  • Kaysc  • Nicardo  • Meldoy  • Eir Stormheart   • Maeve • Bjarke the Bear • Askari of Ashes • Tyree Treewalker • Fuld the Fiend

**Stoker Class:** Fireworm • Flame Whipper • Gobsucker • Green Death • Hobblegrunt • Moldruffle • Monstrous Nightmare • Night Terror • Red Death • Shadow Wing • Silver Phantom • Singetail • Small Shadow • Terrible Terror • Threadtail • Typhoomerang
**Tidal Class:** Bewilderbeast • Fathomfin • Luminous Krayfin • Purple Death • Ripwrecker • Sand Wraith • Scauldron • Seashocker • Shellfire • Shockjaw • Sliquifier • Submaripper • Thunderdrum • Tide Glider • Windwalker
**Boulder Class:** Catastrophic Quaken • Crimson Goregutter • Eruptodon • Grapple Grounder • Groncicle • Gronckle • Hotburple • Screaming Death • Sentinel • Shovelhelm • Snafflefang • Thunderpede • Whispering Death
**Sharp Class:** Devilish Dervish • Egg Biter • Grim Gnasher • Hackatoo • Raincutter • Razorwhip • Scuttleclaw • Shivertooth • Speed Stinger • Stormcutter • Thornridge • Timberjack • Windstriker
**Mystery Class:** Armorwing • Boneknapper • Buffalord • Cavern Crasher • Changewing • Death Song • Dramillion • Flightmare • Foreverwing • Hideous Zippleback • Hobgobbler • Prickleboggle • Sandbuster • Silkspanner • Slithersong • Slitherwing • Smothering Smokebreath • Snaptrapper • Sweet Death • Sword Stealer
**Tracker Class:** Deadly Nadder • Mudraker • Rumblehorn • Snifflehunch • Thunderclaw • Windgnasher
**Unknown Class Symbol:** Lycanwing • Stinger • Unknown Dragons