Ashley Anderson

## Ashley AndersonShe/Her

* Guardian Valerix Part 1
* Mission: Civilis
* Battle for Berk
* Valerix: Dragonflix
* How to Train Your Dragon
* REN

**Dragon Queen Ashley Ren Anderson** is a major character in the Valerix Franchise. She is the Fairy of Elements, the keeper of the Great Dragon and the Dragon Stone, the guardian of Civilis, the daughter of the King and Queen, Malista and Ashton, the great-grandaughter of Civilis, is the middle sibling of Eret and Astrid and is Tuffnut's Courtwife. She is 14 to 15 in REN, 16 in the first film, second film and the Valerix series, 19 to 21 in Valerix: Dragonflix and 21 to 22 in Battle for Berk and the Series. Her dragon and bestfriend is Dasher, a Changwing.

## Official Description

* Guardian Valerix
* Mission: Civilis
* Viking Guide

"**Ashley is the loud and proud, but also highly determined Guardian of Civilis.**"

"*Now in a happy Courtship with Tuffnut, Ashley thinks her life has turned around for the better, however after an old enemy returns and brings both their worlds together for the war of their lives, Ashley is confident that her relationship with Tuffnut will last, at least till she can propose marriage and finally be in a white dress.*"

**Ashley is the tough and determined Fairy of Elements and the crowned princess of Maltosa.**

Being one of the most beloved and trusted on Berk, Ashley is look up to by young children and adults alike, however, when her loved ones and family are thrown into danger, she gives it her all in battle, walking out of the danger zone a true hero. But when it comes to love, she can't help but fear about her incoming future with Tuffnut. She hopes, with enough time, she can let him in, or at least trust herself to love again.

**"Ashley, 21, is the fearless fairy of Elements and the first dragon rider in the Barbaric Archipelago. Being a Princess has its quirks, but being on Berk has given Ashley a sense of understanding the viking life, but when it comes down to it, family or in any case, her boyfriend, she always puts that first before anything."**

*"To have joined Hiccup in the liberation between Viking and Dragon, Ashley stops at nothing to make the Vikings believe that dragons aren't the enemy, but that those abusing and trapping them are. As fearless and confident as she is, Ashley has a drive for adventure and freedom. But when the mission of finding her brother and defeating Drago Bludvist are on the line, she must do all she can to finally rid of the threat of dragons once and for all."*
## Physical Appearance

**MAIN ARTICLE:** Ashley Anderson/Outfits

Ashley is a young woman with light skin, brown hair and heterochromia eyes.

In Fire and Ice, Drago leaves a scratch under her right eye.

In Far Away Truth, during a flashback, she was attacked by Hookfang, who left three gashes on her shoulder blade, making her self-conscious about ever revealing her shoulders.

## Personality

Ashley is well known for being highly determined, dutiful of her place as a princess, confident, and seriously regal. Though a princess from a highly wealthy kingdom, she prefers freedom than being tied down with royal duties. She loves exploration and prefers to be out in the world then in one place for long.

In REN, she is royal, regal and is revealed to be scared of becoming the new keeper of the Dragon Stone. She believes that such a title should be handed to her when she is grown up more and responsible to handle such power. However, with enough self discovery and determination as seen in Fishspiracy, she accepts her place as the keeper and the fairy of elements. She is also shown to be a hopless romantic, loving anything with a love story attached to it. She loves everything about dragons and respects every and all species.

In How to Train Your Dragon, after blending in to Berk, hoping not to give away her true identity, she goes by Ren. Slowly, she became an antisocial and off-putting teen, preferring to be on her own than hanging around the teens for too long, especially Astrid, who was destined to kill a dragon, something she was against and since she is a Maltosian, who hails dragons as high beings above humans.

As she meets Hiccup, she shows her true intentions. She grows to appreciate that Hiccup is different and not her enemy, but her adversary till she can fully understand why he never killed toothless. She begins to live openly after the liberation of dragons and Berk.

Growing up, she became more dutiful like her sister, Astrid and wills herself to fight for the best of Berk and the Dragons that inhabit. She's compassionate and appreciative of what she has and for those around her. She helps those in need and takes blame for things that weren't her fault, like her sister getting the scourge of Odin, or becoming blind. She takes full responsibility and does all in her power to make sure those she loves are never targeted or in danger again.

She is known for being a hopeless romantic, but tends to close herself off, as seen with Tuffnut. As he is her second romantic relationship, her first being with Nick, which ended badly after a messy breakup. Leaving her to feel obligated to feel bitter, close people off from getting too close, and show affection through words instead of actions. However, after being with him for so many years, Ashley slowly began to open herself up to Tuffnut, letting him see her true self. An emotional, lonesome and often neglected young woman who had little to no real desire in her life. Tuffnut managed to break through her hard, cold exterior and show a side of her that makes her feel as if she truly is wanted and loved by a man who deserves her undivided attention and affections.

She above the surface can act determined and confident, but after the events of Battle for Berk, in the series, she begins feeling fear and anxiety over her ice powers. Feeling like she could become like Drago and destroy entire civilizations. However, she's not afraid of facing her fears and fighting against deadly odds, the likes of Alvin when he invaded Berk or fighting Sword-on-Axe combat against her eldest brother Eret in Battle for Berk.

Though shown to be completely courageous and having 0 fear, she has her times of weakness and powerlessness, feeling as if a stronger power is too much for her to encounter and fight against in fear of defeat or being killed. She feels as if alone, she is not strong enough to face Morgania after her attack and take over of Maltosa. She becomes fearful of becoming the Guardian of Civilis, fear of losing everything and everyone she loves, losing touch with herself and what she believes in. However, when Tuffnut talks her up, she faces it head on and stands up against Morgania, defeating her in the finale.

## Abilities, Skills, and Talents

* **Magic Abilities**: Ashley as the fairy of Elements can control Fire, Water, and Ice. Fire is her most commonly used element, specially against her enemies. Her fire based spells can vary in strength and radius. The longer she holds her attack, the more dangerous and powerful it is. She can also use her fire powers combined with Stormfly, Dasher and Barf & Belch for a more potent and powerful attack. Water is her secondary-used element. Her powers can be used to create tidal waves and even swallow ships whole. She can also walk and breathe underwater. Ice is her rarely used element. Used only for the sole purpose to create ice sculptures to entertain the children, and provide a frozen atmosphere for Snoggletog. Ashley also knows some basic, first-level spells that all fairies can use, such as telekinesis, transmuting objects, and fixing minor messes.

* **Crystal Magic**: Ashley, when in possession of the Flame of Maltosa or transformed into her guardian princess form, has the ability to use crystal magic. She can use attacks in various strength and radius. The longer she holds her attack, the more dangerous and powerful it is.

* **Strength and Fighting Skills**: Much like her younger twin sister and older twin brother, Ashley is a tough and dependent fighter. Mostly professional in weaponry such as Axe's, Swords, and hand-to-hand combat, Ashley is tactical and easily outsmarts her enemies. She can take on Astrid in Axe-to-Axe training, and defeated her brother Eret instantly in a heated dispute. She's skilled in martial arts as seen in Valerix: Dragonflix, Battle for Berk, the series. Ashley is quick on her feet in combat and in stealth, able to infiltrate Drago's Camp without detection or sneaking around behind Viggo's back on Dragon Hunter Island.

* **Dragonese**: Ashley is shown to be a professional speaker of Dragon language. She can easily understand Stormfly, Barf & Belch, Dasher, Smokey, and Toothless, which shows she has great experience with the smallest and largest dragons.

* **Dragon Training and Riding**: Ashley, since 13, is known as a professional Dragon Rider on Maltosa and later, Berk. She trained Dasher and made her a prime example that most dangerous dragons can be trained and domesticated. Ashley, after becoming the Queen of Dragons, is able to control and assign all dragons on Berk.

* **Intelligence**: Ashley, much like Fishlegs has an intelligent and knowledgeable bone in her body. She is keen and smart, She knows almost everything about the Book of Dragons and knows most of the species the gang never met, including the Deathsong, Night Terror and Stormcutter. She is also able to tell a dragon's mood and personality with the help of Dragon Aura, a skill gained from being the Keeper of the Dragon Stone and controller of the Great Dragon.

* **Crafting**: As seen in flashbacks, Ashley created her saddle for Dasher and helped create the gang's new saddles with the help of Hiccup as shown in Battle for Berk. She also with the help of Hiccup and Gobber had her own Axe made, but was later improved by Tuffnut. She is able to create contraptions that Berk later puts into effect like feeding stations and the Dragon Hanger.

* **Fashion Intuition**: Ashley is a professional about fashion. She is the primary reason for Vikings looking more classy and opening themselves to different fashion styles. Ashley is said to have millions of outfits, however they arent ever shown except in Battle for Berk and the series Mission Civilis.

* **Cooking**: Ashley is said to be an amazing cook. Mostly making smoothies on hot days for hardworking vikings, her friends, or family. Those who have had her cooking arent disappointed and always request more of her moth watering concoctions. She also is a pro at baking, as Gobber and Tuffnut love her lemon loafs.

* **Drawing**: Ashley is good at drawing and does so by creating new outfits, drawing portraits of her friends (mostly Tuffnut), or generally just doodling. Her drawings can be from simply concepts to detailed, shaded and realistic.

* **Knitting**: Ashley is a master knitter and even made her own knitting arm and leg warmer set as seen in Battle for Berk.

# Relationships

## Core Human Relationships

### Gobber the Belch

**MAIN ARTICLE**: Ashley and Gobber's Relationship

Gobber is Ashley's adopted father. They have a levelheaded and understanding relationship that is reminiscent of Hiccup and his father, Stoick, just with little seriousness and more playful nature and understanding. Though different from two different backgrounds, they both have massive loyalty toward one another and always listen to one another's problems.

### Ruffnut Thorston

**Main Article**: Ashley and Ruffnut's Relationship

Ruffnut is Ashley's best friend. Ashley and Ruffnut have a genuine relationship based on trust and support, always being there for each other through any situation. Ashley looks to Ruffnut for a voice of reason. Ruffnut on the other hand, looks to Ashley as a mentor to learn her magic more effectively. As best friends, the two love each other like sisters.

### Tuffnut Thorston

**Main Article**: Ashley and Tuffnut's Relationship

Tuffnut is Ashley's Court Husband. She cares immensely and greatly for him and will do all in her power to fight for their future together. Beside having an unbreakable bond, they also have a strong, heavily enamored, unconditional love for each other. Tuffnut and Ashley prefer to spend every waking moment together.

### Astrid Anderson

**Main Article**: Ashley and Astrid's Relationship

Astrid is Ashley's younger twin sister. She has a tight-knit relationship with Astrid and always remains her most supportive and loyal confidante. They have a not so typical sister relationship. She carries her sister's burdens and Astrid carries hers. They have deep love for one another and never stray too far away from one another.

### Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III

**MAIN ARTICLE**: Ashley and Hiccup's Relationship

Hiccup is Ashley's longtime friend and right-hand on Berk. They have an unconditional sibling-like relationship and always find time to support one another. They connect deeply around discovering new dragon species and mapping the world. They are always understanding and lend an ear when they need a shoulder to lean on. Aside from always looking to one another for advice, they also bond closer due to their shared relationships with his dragon, Toothless. and her twin sister, Astrid.

### Eret Anderson

**MAIN ARTICLE**: Ashley and Eret's Relationship

Eret and Ashley have a strong sibling relationship, but like she has with her twin sister. Both of them have a love for sword fighting and using the most tactical idea to outsmart their enemies. However, different and completely opposite in personality and traits, Eret and Ashley care deeply about one another and always have each other's backs. Eret loves his sister with an undying passion and fights with his life on his wrist for her safety.

### Dagur the Deranged

**MAIN ARTICLE:** Ashley and Dagur's Relationship

Dagur is Ashley's former romantic partner turned arch enemy. When he breaks out of Outcast Prison, Ashley is determined to rid of Dagur once and for all, even if down in her gut, it is best to let him live and make him suffer. After his redemption in Valerix: Dragonflix, Ashley and Dagur become advisories and then slowly become good friends.

### Viggo Grimborn

**MAIN ARTICLE**: Ashley and Viggo's Relationship

Ashley and Viggo were once allies turned arch-enemies. Though she saw Viggo as a thorn in her side, she also saw him as a potential connection to her brother's disappearance. She would later put all matter aside and save Viggo from Krogan, the latter seeing Viggo as important and not just one of her pawns.

### Mala

Mala is one of Ashley's closest allies. The two have a reminiscent relationship. They care for one another and always support one another.

## Core Dragon Relationships

### Dasher

**MAIN ARTICLE**: Ashley and Dasher's Relationship

Dasher and Ashley have a very close relationship. They care about one another deeply and reciprocate one another greatly. Dasher is loyal to her rider and will stop at nothing to protect her.

### Stormfly

**MAIN ARTICLE**: Ashley and Stormfly's Relationship

Stormfly is Ashley's prized Deadly Nadder and one of her bonded dragons. Stormfly and Ashley have a tight-knit Rider/Dragon relationship that consists of trust and loyalty. Ashley reciprocates Stormfly greatly, always looking to her for a wing to lean on.

### Toothless

Ashley and Toothless have a close relationship. They both bonded when they first met in the cove. They also care deeply for one another and will always fight together against enemies. Toothless always acts to save Ashley when he gets the chance too. Ashley, though not his rider, she reciprocates toothless, which deepens their relationship.

### Belch

**MAIN ARTICLE**: Ashley and Belch's Relationship

Belch is one closely bonded head of the Zippleback she trained. Belch is trusting and loyal to Ashley, always listening to her problems and defending her on the battlefield. He understands her emotions and becomes miserable when she is feeling down, but becomes hyper and excited when she's happy.

### Barf

**MAIN ARTICLE**: Ashley and Barf's Relationship

Barf is the other head of her Hideous Zippleback that she trained. Barf respects Ashley, but plays around when she commands him to listen and do as told. he shows loyalty toward her, but has more for Ruffnut, who is his primary rider.

### Meatlug

Meatlug is Ashley's Gronkle. The two have a good relationship and see eye to eye. Though being the slowest and smallest of the dragon she's trained, Meatlug is a kindred dragon with a heart of gold and a larger than life personality mirroring her trainer.

## Secondary Human Relationships

### Stoick the Vast

MAIN ARTICLE: Ashley and Stoick's Relationship

Stoick and Ashley had a levelheaded relationship that evolved into admiration and deep respect. Ashley's respect for Stoick is large, and she admired his role as Chief. Stoick saw Ashley as an unreplaceable member of the Hooligans as Ashley saw him as a high and mighty chief of his tribe. After his death in Battle for Berk, Ashley takes what Stoick taught her and put it to use when she ascends to Acting Chief of Berk, in hoping to both keep Stoick's role as chief alive and make him proud.

### Heather

Ashley and Heather started off rocky and eventually became friends. Though completely different in background and dragons, the two mirror each other greatly, in their fighting styles and having siblings. Once seeing Heather as a thorn in her side, she eventually began to see Heather as a teammate, friend, and proud member of the Dragon Riders. Heather and Ashley have a no-foolishness relationship that is mostly of serious talk.

### Snotout Jorgenson

Ashley and Snotlout have an opposite relationship. Once greatly romantically interest in him for his broadness and cockiness, Ashley found love in Tuffnut after his constant wooing over Astrid. To this day, he still tries wooing for her love and affections, which in turn gets him either scolded or rejected by the latter.

### Fishlegs Ingerman

Ashley and Fishlegs are very close. Both loving everything thats about dragons, they find all dragons unique and perfect in their own way.