Triple Stryke

The **Triple Stryke** is a medium-sized Strike Class dragon that first appeared in *Dragons: Race to the Edge*.

## Official Description

he Triple Stryke is a unique creature with a distinctive feature: it possesses three tails, each of which is equipped with a stinger at the end. These tails have the remarkable ability to intertwine and weave together, forming a single, formidable tail.

#### Venomous Stingers

The Triple Stryke, a creature known for its three tails, possesses a stinger at the tip of each tail, with each stinger producing a distinct venom. The first venom induces numbness in its opponents, the second causes mild hallucinogenic effects, while the third creates a sensation akin to burning blood. These venomous tails serve as the Triple Stryke's primary method of both offense and defense, as they rely less on their fire abilities due to the high energy expenditure involved.

Some Triple Stryke individuals, such as Thorntail, posses unique toxins in their stingers that overwhelm their victims with the scent of flowers.

#### Tail Whipping

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The Triple Stryke's tails can also be used as a whip if they are not in a position for stinging. When the tails are combined, they can effectively whip or smack its opponents. The Triple Stryke can whip three Vikings simultaniously with its tails. Unlike stinging, which is mainly used for attacks, tail whipping is mainly used for defense, as seen when Sleuther was defending Dagur and Shattermaster from the Dragon Hunters in "Shell Shocked, Part 2". But they can also be used for offense, as when Sleuther smacked Stormfly in the face.

#### Tail Rattle

Triple Strykes have been shown to be able to make a rattle with their tails, similar to that of a rattle snake. This was first only thought to be able to be done by Syringaca In *Dragons: Rise of Berk* , however, it was confirmed to be a natural ability, as shown by Sleuther in "Something Rotten on Berserker Island", after Snotlout teased Dagur about his name, and Sleuther frightened him off.

#### Prehensile Tail

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The Triple Stryke possesses a prehensile tail, enabling it to grasp and hold onto objects, including dragons, Vikings, or other items. It has the capability to use one tail to secure an enemy dragon, carry significant weight, such as a nearly fully grown Toothless, a Viking, or its prey. Subsequently, it can choose to consume them or utilize its remaining two tails to deliver stinging attacks.

#### Front limbs like scorpion pincers

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These front limbs can help the dragon to get up quickly, grab things similar to scorpions and cut through different materials as shown by Sleuther when he easily cut a rope chained to a Scauldron.

### Firepower

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Triple Strykes shoot intense, continuous streams of bright orange flames. They can release large jets of fire because of their wide jaws. They also appear to be highly concentrated in fuel, as the flame gives off a bright color. The flames can also be shot as short fire blasts that are more fit for destroying objects, as they have been seen to easily and quickly explode wooden shields. It is also said that the Triple Stryke's fire is able to blind its opponents. As shown in “In Plain Sight”, Triple Strykes’ firepower is able to survive underwater and even cut the ropes of a pulling ship.

### Strength and Combat

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The Triple Stryke has shown a lot of strength, especially in its tail. The lifting power of the Triple Stryke is strong enough to handle the weight of Toothless using only one tail without any struggle while grabbing him in the air. The Triple Stryke has also demonstrated this lifting power by using the combined strength of all its tails which acted like a hook to pull out a metal cage with a Razorwhip and Heather in it from the water and lift it out into the air during the events of "Sins of the Past".

The Triple Stryke is one of the few dragons shown to be able to take on a Night Fury, a dragon with a similar power level, even in a ring as small as the old dragon arena on Berk. However in this case Toothless was holding back and eventually stopped holding back to easily take Sleuther down. According to the ringleader from the Dragon Arena, the Triple Stryke is able to defeat dragons in under five minutes. It was shown to have even beaten a smaller dragon like a Speed Stinger and several Grim Gnasher.

### Speed and Agility

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As a Strike Class Dragon, the Triple Stryke is an incredibly fast dragon. It shows great aerodynamics and agility during flight, being able to fly upside down and do flips.

Thanks to their agility, the Triple Stryke has been seen to often perform a fast spinning defensive roll as it comes into battle, similar to a Hideous Zippleback flaming wheel. The roll can be used for defense as it has a thick hide, and its underbelly won't be exposed. Triple Strykes can also use this for an ambush attack, as its spins really fast before landing and striking its opponents with its tails, without being noticed or harmed. It can also be used if the Triple Stryke needs to get near its opponents without getting injured.

### Endurance and Stamina

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The Triple Stryke has a barbed hide, which protects it from attacks. As it was able to take the average powered plasma attacks from Toothless, it was able to fight for a long period of time and able to fly a long distance with him. Sleuther took direct shots from a Titan Wing Singetail and was still able to fly at the same speed while also carrying Dagur. In addition layered on top of its scales, the Triple Stryke is armored with defensive plates from its tail to its head (other than its belly) with barbed, defensive and strong plates which deflect attacks, such as things like spines and arrows. These plates also increase its endurance in attacks, such as things like slashes or fire blasts.

### Intelligence

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Being in the Strike Class, Triple Strykes are highly intelligent, as shown when Sleuther follows the hand commands of Dagur. He was also able to understand Dagur's whistling command. He even went to his rider's side when Snotlout mocked Dagur's name, rattling his tail to tell Snotlout to back off.

### Acid

The Titan Wing Champion Triple Stryke seems to be able to both breathe acid mist and to shoot the same mist from their tails. It is unknown if other Triple Strykes can do this. It is possible that the mist from the tails contains the typical venom in the stingers of other Triple Strykes.

### Stealth

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Some Triple Stryke individuals, such as Thorntail, have specific coloration on their body that enables them to blend in with the spring flowers around them, enabling them to bide their time while waiting for their prey. Sleuther was able to sneak up on Toothless, Hiccup, Astrid, and Stormfly with only Astrid and Stormfly hearing him because of the clicking sounds he made.

### Swimming

Triple Strykes are shown to be good swimmers as demonstrated by Sleuther when he and Dagur saved Heather and a caged Windshear. He can swim at high speed and hold his breath for quite a while.