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dragonnnfly · 5 months
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Are we all just gonna completely ignore that Gobber says he’s dug his way out of shallow graves that we’re deeper than the twins’ boar pit?
I mean, was he being murdered? Or did they think he was already dead?
Imagine Stoick mourning his best friend who just died in battle, only for him to suddenly walk up to him, angry and covered in mud, like “I WAS JUST SLEEPING”.
Let’s be honest though, someone must likely just tried to murder him…
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justgotawesome · 5 months
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Happy Snoggletog!
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misterrttegrimborn · 3 months
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hotccup · 1 year
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aevykartandcosplay · 3 months
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notsotoothless · 10 months
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the gang (+gobber) in legend of the boneknapper dragon
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ashleybenlove · 2 months
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Gobber's GOAT moment is in Last Auction Heroes where he fights Ryker in close combat.
Hiccup can be seen smiling right after Gobber starts the fight.
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He knows his dad is gonna fuck Ryker up.
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evilwriter37 · 1 year
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@lashlamb13 and I are discussing disability representation in How to Train Your Dragon, and she pointed out that even though Gobber is disabled and fat, he’s never really made the butt of a joke for it. His character is portrayed with respect. Is he funny and there are jokes about him? Yes. But never about his disability, his weight, or his sexuality. Gobber is a really well written character. Nothing about his diverse identity feels forced. Gobber is amazing.
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THE GENERATOR TOOK STOICK'S HELMET-
Race to the Edge season six spoilers
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ryupioupiou · 1 month
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miae-bee · 1 year
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*hiccstrid wedding*
Eret: Chief don't you dare hurt her
Hiccup: *chuckles* I won't
Snotlout: Don't laugh, he means it
Hiccup: I-I won't
Gobber: Seriously son don't hurt her
Hiccup: Okay. I'm not planning on hurting her
Tuffnut: You better not be Hicky
Hiccup: I'm not
Ruffnut: Hey H, you better watch your self
Hiccup: Why do any of you think I would hurt Astrid? You're all my friends too?
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dragonnnfly · 11 months
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Hiccup: Astrid, it seems Gobber invited some guests to celebrate our engagement
Astrid: Really? Who?
Hiccup opening the door to reveal the entire population of Berk: Berk
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justgotawesome · 3 months
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We can't just let dragons run wild like they own the place.
RIDERS OF BERK 1.01 - How to Start a Dragon Academy
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tenebrius-excellium · 8 months
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Guys so I visited a medieval smithy the other day (ca. 1300s) and it reminded me a lot of Gobber's workshop... it was easy to imagine that I had just literally stepped into Berk's smithy with my own two feet... and to be honest, seeing this stuff in real life made the whole deal of Hiccup apprenticing in one of these infinitely funnier and Stoick's decision to put him there weirdly...understandable???
Let me elaborate: So you're in approx. 900 AD, you live on a tiny island under rough conditions, EVERYONE, and I mean EVERYONE WITHOUT A SINGLE EXCEPTION is a craftsman of some kind who has to work manually, and you've got a noodle of a son.
Also you're the Chief, no less than that. Let me tell you that this makes the whole thing just so much worse.
Looking at all those solid iron tools - mighty bellows operated by a beam larger than me, forging tongs that would have been half of Hiccup's size and exactly as heavy as this shot implies,
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...swords with hilts longer than a cucumber and crude, brutal design, plus all the firewood that constantly needed to be chopped and carried around... even if Hiccup had turned out to be completely untalented at smithwork, that would have built him some muscles.
You don't understand. Hiccup having no muscles was a death sentence. The environment that he was surrounded by, which I was reminded of in that irl smithy, could - at that time! - only be overcome by hard manual labor, aided by the most basic mechanics. Even if he had become a breadmaker, that still would've built him some muscles. All the kneading, the weightlifting of flour and wood and water, the carrying, would have done the same job. Forget Snotlout bragging about working out in his parents' basement. EVERYONE on Berk was burly not because 'they were vikings' training for war or whatever for funsies every day, but because it literally was a requirement of everyday life to be able to carry something heavy from A to B, and be it only a single sack of grain.
So it's really funny to me how Stoick intentionally put this skinny rat of a son of his into the most merciless and dangerous job that probably existed on the island, just to put him to some use. Poor Hiccup. He's like a wet kitten under the command of a bloodhound. But at the same time, it makes so much sense?? Stoick didn't just put him into a job to gain some weight, he put him into a job that would teach him all about tools and weapons, how to defend himself and about the irreversible price of violence. I imagine a blacksmith would have to know how to use a sword to know what makes a good one, so Hiccup would've naturally learned swordfighting on the side. It was an important skill not just against dragons. We see the gang fight all kinds of human enemies in later years as well.
So what Stoick was basically doing was to prepare him for life. The need for abs back then is comparable to today's education about taxes and insurances. Hiccup needed some brawns to survive Berkian conditions, and not just for fighting dragons. Even though Hiccup had the brilliance to invent mechanical devices that could make life on the island easier, he didn't have electricity and he couldn't just press a button anytime he wanted the laundry done or needed some newly tanned leather. He had to work with his own two hands anyway. No dragon, once tamed, could assist the villagers in ways that an ox or buffalo hadn't done before. Despite his marvelous innovations, there's no changing that Hiccup would remain a craftsman and a warrior throughout his life.
So now there's the fact that Hiccup was a noodle. Having established that with Berk's living conditions in mind, you would basically have to avoid working any daily task ON PURPOSE to NOT develop muscles from early childhood, there are exactly two interpretations as to how Hiccup remained this scrawny for so long: a) he was disabled in some way that prevented him from doing chores, or b) he was spoiled and lazy beyond common sense.
Stoick spoiling someone is unthinkable, and Hiccup doesn't appear disabled. He could be struggling with anything from a muscle-degenerative disease to a fast metabolism to mental issues. But it's not implied in the movies. So how did Hiccup avoid manual labor And what kind of message did that send to the rest of the villagers???
Look, if they thought that he was lazy, or perhaps not quite right in the head, they were probably absolutely right. It would have been maniacal for the Chief to spoil his son to the point where he couldn't fend for himself and expected Berk to serve him and supply him with food. Stoick wanted his son to be Chief, so he would have to school him in some trade that enabled him for economics and warfare. As neither was the case though, it didn't put Stoick in a great light to have a son as Hiccup. How could this have happened - a noodle on Berk? It would have made both father and son the laughingstock.
The only reason that I can think of is neglect. Stoick may have been so grief-stricken about Valka's death that he went easy on Hiccup for a while, and then, when he got possessed by running dragon nest campaigns, he may have simply forgotten that he still had a child at home. And then, once Hiccup became old enough to get into trouble, Stoick may have remembered him because he got complaints from his villagers, and so he hurriedly stuck him with Gobber. Lol.
So that's how a skinny noodle rat with no survival skills whatsoever ended up in the weapon forge of Berk. Gobber has a point being sarcastic about it: "Oh, perfect. And while I'm busy, Hiccup can cover the stall. Molten steel, razor-sharp blades, lots of time to himself - what could possibly go wrong?"
And wrong it goes. I love it. WHAT WERE THEY EXPECTING?? XD
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sarnai4 · 1 month
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Exaggerated headcanons for how the Berkians and Berserkers would ask for help. (Key note being that they're asking for them specifically to be helped. If they were asking for someone else, I would change these)
Fishlegs: Politely. He doesn't want to bother you, but after trying out everything he can think of, he asks if you could please lend a hand.
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Gobber: Through others. He doesn't know how to do something and when someone nearly loses every limb because of that, it's probably time to step in and give the blacksmith some advice.
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Astrid: Angrily. She has been spending all day doing something. She doesn't want you to get involved, but her plan obviously isn't working, so she'd rather you just help out vs continuing to give her that look.
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Stoick: Subtly. He's actually unconscious and has been for a few days. Now would be a good time to help.
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Snotlout: Indirectly. Well, if you really want to help, then he guesses that it wouldn't be terrible. Sure, he's been going at this for however long and has enough cuts and scrapes to show for it...and he could probably handle it if you give him about 5 more minutes, but since you're so worried, he'd feel bad stressing you out. There is totally no other reason he's accepting help. Ignore the limp. It doesn't exist. He's just doing that to make you feel useful.
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Tuffnut: Through actions. He probably doesn't actually need your help because this is definitely a scheme or a project that has little importance, so you've declined helping a lot. This doesn't stop him. Therefore, he keeps putting himself in increasingly more danger until you realize it's between getting involved or him dying. He's very happy when your concern finally takes over. Now, you two can look for Chicken together.
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Ruffnut: Forcefully. She never asked, she just grabbed your arm and you found yourself in the middle of nowhere on a quest. You're still not really sure why you're there or what this quest is. You just know that you're not allowed to leave because she keeps tackling you when you try. It seems like you might need help before this is over.
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Hiccup: Dramatically. He almost dies. Then, he does that again. Then...you get the point. So, you hide Toothless's tailfin, his leg, and sit them both down to have a long talk before you're down a dragon and Berkian. Depending on the situation, you might have to sit down on him to keep him from trying to get both items and run off again. Just be wary of that.
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Heather: Dramatically but a little less than Hiccup. She doesn't almost die. She just gets captured. You asked if she needed help first, but she kept insisting that she didn't. After watching the third wave of enemies capture her and/or Windshear, you decide to take matters into your own hands.
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Dagur: Implicitly. He's currently bleeding out somewhere and would appreciate your help, but he's not really in the best position to ask. Of course, if he could talk, he'd say he was fine and could handle whatever danger there is so that you're safe. What's a concerning amount of little blood loss going to do? Hope he isn't too heavy because you've got some dragging ahead of you.
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uselessreptile · 1 year
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Gobber: [Pointing at the broken coffee machine.] So. Who broke it? I'm not mad, I just wanna know.
Hiccup: ...I did. I broke it.
Gobber: No. No you didn't. Tuffnut?
Tuffnut: Don't look at me. Look at Snotlout.
Snotlout: What?! I didn't break it.
Tuffnut: Huh, that's weird. How'd you even know it was broken?
Snotlout: Because it's sitting right in front of us and it's broken.
Tuffnut: Suspicious.
Snotlout: No it's not!
Astrid: If it matters, probably not, but Ruffnut was the last one to use it.
Ruffnut: Liar! I don't even drink that crap!
Astrid: Oh really? Then what were you doing by the coffee cart earlier?
Ruffnut: I use the wooden stirrers to push back my cuticles. Everyone knows that, Astrid!
Hiccup: Okay let's not fight. I broke it. Let me pay for it, Gobber.
Gobber: No! Who broke it!?
Snotlout: Gobber... Fishlegs has been awfully quiet.
Fishlegs: REALLY?!
[Everyone starts arguing.]
Gobber: I broke it. I burned my hand so I punched it. I predict 10 minutes from now they'll be at each other's throats with warpaint on their faces and a pig head on a stick.
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