Thinking about Httyd again and because I sort of managed to think up a really good Rott alternative, I'm tempted to try for Httyd3 as well. However, rewriting Httyd3 first requires rewriting Httyd2, and I'm just not up for that.
Quick thought for Httyd3: What if the LIGHT FURY was actually the most rare, sought after dragon of the Archipelago, and not Toothless??? Where Grimmel as an expert hunter is actually able and willing to trade Hiccup tips and tricks on how to track down more Night Furies, leaving Hiccup to need his enemy???
What if Toothless goes to the Hidden World for the sake of the white dragon's safety and not because of his own. Were it for himself only, he'd stay by Hiccup's side until the end. But for the girl??? Hiccup couldn't say No, he would support it!!! And there could still be more Night Furies??? The story wouldn't leave such a bitter aftertaste??? Because what if she could actually be worth it???
Think about how this would shift the narrative!!! Hiccup and Toothless would be the center of the plot in a far different, more selfless way. And they would still be friends instead of facing a divide of loyalty. She could be painted as worth saving.
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Tuffnut: Remember kids! Be yourself, stay healthy, commit arson, steal from the government, and eat the rich-
Hiccup: Okay, that's enough
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Whenever I see a post about Chief Hiccup (or watch Httyd 2, for that matter) I'm always reminded of how Stoick did not want his son to become chief the way he did.
Maybe it's because Stoick saw his reluctance to succeed him, maybe it's something Stoick went through himself when he became chief and he wanted to spare his son the pain, but he had a plan. He was going to retire. Step down and let Hiccup take over in his stead. That way, his father could ease him into this insanely big responsibility, could be there to guide him, help him with the tough stuff he knows Hiccup might have trouble with.
Except, then he dies at Drago's hands. And Hiccup ends up thrusted into a position a feared to be in. And yeah, he does it mostly alone, just as his father did before him, which is exactly what Stoick was hoping to avoid.
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One thing that I wished they kept throughout the franchise was Hiccup being the smallest Viking. I wish they kept him scrawny and stringy and shorter than Astrid and the rest of the gang.
Hiccup was ostracised by his entire community for many reasons, one being his weak build and small stature.
Snotlout may be shorter than Hiccup in the movies, but he's got bigger muscles and puffs himself up. He makes up for it by acting like a proper Viking, being loud and obnoxious and always ready to start a fight - that and he can actually lift a weapon.
The name Hiccup is meant to mean small and frail - the runt of a litter or the black sheep. I want Hiccup to be the absolute epitome yet antithesis of his name. I want Hiccup to be small and unassuming and shorter than the rest. But I also want him to be Great. I want him to be brave and stubborn and hard to kill. Awkward and sarcastic at the worst of times but still kind and friendly and always dependable.
I want him to be everything a Viking is and isn't. I want him to be a peacekeeper and a warrior, an adventurer and an inventor, the son of the chief and the hiccup of his tribe. Someone who can't wield the same weapons as his tribesmen so he makes his own. Someone who wants to uphold the traditions and culture of his people yet always thinks outside of the box. The representation of this new age that's fast approaching, the line in the middle where old and new clash.
I want Hiccup to dress like a Viking, talk like a Viking, eat, sleep and walk like a Viking yet be the very last thing anyone ever thinks of when they think of a Viking. And most of all I want there to be absolutely nothing wrong with that.
I wish they hadn't made him tall and appealing in the end. I wish they'd kept him the way he was. A Viking born too early and too weak in the middle of one of the harshest winters ever experienced by the barbaric archipelago. A Viking who beat the odds and survived. He's braved every terrible winter since his birth and lives in a place where it snows nine months of the year and hails the other three. He can endure bone-freezing chills and frozen oceans but never fails to catch the common cold. He's always been a bit sickly, ever since he was a child, but he always bounces back. He's got scars and a missing leg and his hands are filled with callouses, cuts and burns, but he's soft-spoken and loves to read and never skips a meal yet can never seem to get any bigger.
I wish they could have kept Hiccup the way he was. I wish they didn't have to change him in order to have him become a worthy hero.
I wish the entire village could look at their little runt of a chief and still crack jokes about his long-overdue growth spurt. I want them to look at him and be filled with pride, cause despite the fact that he hasn't grown an inch since he was sixteen, there isn't a single person on Berk who can look at him without seeing just how far he's come.
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Gustav: How would you guys deal with a toxic friend?
Fishlegs: Tell them how you really feel.
Hiccup: Slowly distance yourself from them.
Astrid: Engage in a 1v1 sword battle and if they lose they have to stop being toxic or pay the price.
Gustuv, being handed a sword: … well heck.
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I'm reading the Httyd3 film commentary and oh my gosh, so much love went into that movie, even though not every thought came out quite perfect in the final thing. The planning behind it was so in-depth and nuanced though. I now remember how Hiccup always set Toothless free and I believe one thing that may have been missing from the third movie was Hiccup getting to openly admit that he (thinks he) needs Toothless, too. It's implied and shown but never voiced. He's alone with that fear and that's why he never quite overcomes it. Astrid calls him out on feeling inferior and challenges him to be the strong person he was before meeting Toothy. But that's not the kind of strength in question. The reason WHY Hiccup was feeling inferior - the fear of losing his best buddy who made him better - was valid to be expressed and addressed as well. It needs to be ok to feel upset over something like this loss before moving on to letting it go.
Back in big Httyd feels wow.
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