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So, watching the trailer again… and again…. and uh, and again - I noticed a thing in one of the scenes. And it got me to think.
So, here’s the scene:
Toothless looks VERY much unconscious here. The Light Fury comes to catch him, and presumably save him. Roll back a few seconds, and we see this:
Hiccup’s desperately holding onto the Light Fury, both look very much concerned, worried, even scared. Hiccup, clearly in distress, tells the Light Fury to “save him”, we can safely assume he means Toothless. When she catches Toothless, we see Hiccup no more, meaning he had let go of her.
The question is, what happens after the Light Fury catches Toothless? Where do they go? And where do they leave Hiccup and the rest of the gang? What about the dragons? Will they follow Toothless, the now alpha?
So I was wondering - is this how Hiccup and Toothless get separated, only to get reunited many years later? That’d be this scene here:
Notice that Hiccup’s outfit changed again. He has the same belt Stoick had, he has the cape too, so he clearly was on Berk meanwhile, with access to materials and tools needed to craft that outfit. Toothless is seen without his saddle, suggesting Hiccup hasn’t flown Toothless in a while when this scene happens. From his body language, I assume he’s fairly emotional here, with a warm smile (that gives me the feels) at the end. Could Hiccup be looking at the Light Fury for the first time since he asked her to save Toothless and had let go? For the first time in what looks like good 5-6 years?
So the idea is that something happens to Toothless, and Hiccup, unable to save him, asks the Light Fury to do so, before letting go. Just like Dean DeBlois said that this movie will be about the ability of letting go of one’s insecurities, and of those who follow their destiny. Hiccup follows the destiny of being the Chief, Toothless follows the destiny of being the Alpha. Hiccup gives up the possibility of being at Toothless’ side when he’s saved and as he recovers from what likely is an injury, only to increase Toothless’ odds of survival. He trusts the Light Fury to take care of him, where ever they (the dragons) go. The friendship that lasts for a lifetime, they’re brothers until death, no matter if they’re together or not. Then Toothless, the Light Fury and the dragons disappear somewhere, but in the end, after a few long years, Hiccup is reunited with Toothless and others one more time.
And I got the feels while writing this up. :D
What’re your thoughts?
mandaloriandragontrainer
Judging by Zephyr’s apparent age, the epilogue takes place at least 8-10 years after Toothless and Hiccup separated. Dragons, in this universe, appear to age relatively quickly. Toothless is 15 in the first movie and based on his experience level, he seems to have been an adult for several years. From that, we can safely deduce that Furies probably take no longer than 10 years to reach maturity.
Now look at these little pumpkin pies. They’re obviously very young. They can fly (though rather haphazardly), but Gift of the Night Fury showed us that dragon nestlings can fly relatively soon after hatching. Therefore, we can conclude that these bundles of joy are likely under a year old. This brings us to one of two conclusions:
1) Furies’ breeding cycles are several years long, or they take many years to reach sexual maturity. Furies are rare dragons, and this could be attributed to the fact that many adults are killed before they are able to produce a significant number of offspring (as is the case in many real-world endangered species). This would explain why Toothless and the Light Fury only just now had babies.
Or…
2) This clutch of offspring is the latest of several, and Toothless and the Light Fury already have numerous adolescent/young adult Night Lights flying around the Hidden World causing mischief.
hotccup
ok is it just me or it looks like HE IS HOLDING A FREAKING BLOND CHILD??????????? A POSSIBLE HICCSTRID KID???????
and I kinda think it really is older hiccup here because the outfit pattern is the same with this:
LOOK CLOSER
OK I LITERALLY DIVED INTO THE SCREEN I MIGHT BE SEEING WRONG BUT IT DEFINITELY LOOKS LIKE A CHILD IDK WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?????
mariviking
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odair-hofferson
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