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forbiddenfriendship) wrote2013-05-10 10:02 pm
forbiddenfriendship) wrote2013-05-10 10:02 pm
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Toothless
Personality
Toothless is very intelligent, but he is nonetheless an animal: he exhibits many animal behaviours, and while he seems to be understand quite a few words and phrases, he doesn't possess any kind of language ability.
For the most part, Toothless is playful and curious. He takes great interest in Hiccup's stick-drawings (and even tries to re-create his own), and also appears to have at times taken Hiccup's attempts to put a saddle on him as meaning 'time to play chase'. He is by nature a very friendly creature, although when first meeting someone he may be wary of them.
If someone appears threatening though - or endangers Hiccup in any way - Toothless can quickly become aggressive. He's extremely loyal and protective of Hiccup, and will absolutely attack someone who attacks Hiccup.
Toothless is also very much capable of holding a grudge - although if someone says they're sorry, he's quick to forgive.
Abilities
Firstly, Toothless is a dragon - so he's a giant flying reptile, with a wingspan of around 48 feet. He's extremely fast and manoeuvrable, even on the ground, but in the air he's capable of flying rings around other dragons. In fact, Night Fury's like Toothless are the only dragon able to do vertical takeoffs.
Unlike other dragons though, Toothless is missing a tail-fin, which renders him unable to fly on his own. He is only capable of flight with the artificial tail-fin that Hiccup made for him, and with Hiccup operating it.
Toothless's skin is made up of very dark scales, which serves to act both as a protective hide and as camouflage at night. In the darkness, Toothless is practically impossible to see.
He also has excellent night-vision and hearing, and in fact seems to be able to use a kind of sonar to locate the island where the Green Death and the other dragons nested.
He can also shoot a fire which appears to be a kind of plasma. This fire will explode on contact, and is apparently "an acetylene oxygen flame burning off of a semi-solid mass". Toothless has a very fine level of control over both the size and heat of the blasts, either attacking at deadly levels or just making a small burst. This kind of explosive fire always burns blue/purple - Toothless can also make a normal heat fire, which burns red/orange. However, this fire isn't as powerful as his explosive fire, and is generally only used when Toothless wants to set something alight.
All of this together makes Toothless a formidable fighter. Night Fury's are known in particular for their dive bombing techniques, where they dive down in the darkness from a great height to deliver a burst of fire - which never misses - before disappearing back into the night. And even on the ground Toothless is tough, being able to take on a Monstrous Nightmare, the dragon that only the best Vikings can take on, and Stoik himself.
He also has retractable teeth. Why exactly they are able to retract isn't known.
Toothless is very intelligent, but he is nonetheless an animal: he exhibits many animal behaviours, and while he seems to be understand quite a few words and phrases, he doesn't possess any kind of language ability.
For the most part, Toothless is playful and curious. He takes great interest in Hiccup's stick-drawings (and even tries to re-create his own), and also appears to have at times taken Hiccup's attempts to put a saddle on him as meaning 'time to play chase'. He is by nature a very friendly creature, although when first meeting someone he may be wary of them.
If someone appears threatening though - or endangers Hiccup in any way - Toothless can quickly become aggressive. He's extremely loyal and protective of Hiccup, and will absolutely attack someone who attacks Hiccup.
Toothless is also very much capable of holding a grudge - although if someone says they're sorry, he's quick to forgive.
Abilities
Firstly, Toothless is a dragon - so he's a giant flying reptile, with a wingspan of around 48 feet. He's extremely fast and manoeuvrable, even on the ground, but in the air he's capable of flying rings around other dragons. In fact, Night Fury's like Toothless are the only dragon able to do vertical takeoffs.
Unlike other dragons though, Toothless is missing a tail-fin, which renders him unable to fly on his own. He is only capable of flight with the artificial tail-fin that Hiccup made for him, and with Hiccup operating it.
Toothless's skin is made up of very dark scales, which serves to act both as a protective hide and as camouflage at night. In the darkness, Toothless is practically impossible to see.
He also has excellent night-vision and hearing, and in fact seems to be able to use a kind of sonar to locate the island where the Green Death and the other dragons nested.
He can also shoot a fire which appears to be a kind of plasma. This fire will explode on contact, and is apparently "an acetylene oxygen flame burning off of a semi-solid mass". Toothless has a very fine level of control over both the size and heat of the blasts, either attacking at deadly levels or just making a small burst. This kind of explosive fire always burns blue/purple - Toothless can also make a normal heat fire, which burns red/orange. However, this fire isn't as powerful as his explosive fire, and is generally only used when Toothless wants to set something alight.
All of this together makes Toothless a formidable fighter. Night Fury's are known in particular for their dive bombing techniques, where they dive down in the darkness from a great height to deliver a burst of fire - which never misses - before disappearing back into the night. And even on the ground Toothless is tough, being able to take on a Monstrous Nightmare, the dragon that only the best Vikings can take on, and Stoik himself.
He also has retractable teeth. Why exactly they are able to retract isn't known.