#Viggo

[naturedust]

the next level of did you know viggo mortensen broke his toe when he kicked the helmet and is actually also screaming in pain there: did you know sean bean taped the script to his knee because they only gave him the script that morning and you can see him looking down when he says one does not simply walk into mordor

[sparkycello]

Viggo because I’m kindly obsessed with him and httyd. As one should be. Plus he’s fun to draw 🤫

[elshe]

damn guys. i’m back. and since y’all have been so patient and sweet here’s some random httyd sketchies.

but SERIOUSLY!! thank you all for the support and kind words of encouragement. i promise i read every single comment, hashtag and like i receive. and i love each and every one of you! i hope you have a great start to an even better week! toodles. 😘

[thereweredragonshere]

Unrelated to the cats you've been drawing, your Hiccup looks like he'd he shit in close combat and if it came to that would scratch, bite and screech like a feral cat. Ideal Hiccup actually. I love your art

Oh he is so fucking hopeless in close combat. Give him his weird shield bow and arrow thing and yeah he’ll fuck you up but the moment you expect him to duel he’s done.

[tenebrius-excellium]

About @elshe's "Hiccstrid had Zephyr early during Rtte" AU...

I just stumbled upon that again and pictured Viggo finding out and

tbh he'd just

He'd be like "you had a CHILD????? In THIS economy??? With the - the swords and the dragon fire and the capitalism and the - "

Just...utterly flabbergasted, like... "right in the middle of our FEUD, Hiccup!?!????"

And he'd shortly think about kidnapping her and Astrid to have leverage against Hiccup but then again he's wayyy too practical for that - does he want to deal with a crying baby on top of this badass female warrior who he somehow has to keep contained while she's raging for her kid? Nope. It's beneath his genius and way too tiresome. Can anyone in his camp deal with a crying baby? Also nope. Is he gonna risk actually hurting the tiny stupid thing over Berk's wrath and the total impracticality of it all? Nah. So. Like.

Viggo takes one blink at that information and just. Is so badly insulted that he just turns around and leaves. No more worthy opponent. Hiccup, you didn't take the game seriously. How dare you introduce a BRAT as a player. Not fair. Not okay. That's just not. That's just not how this game is played, my man.

Because if a scrawny teenage boy and a badass axe warrior dared to have a child IN HIS FACE while they're actually trying to fight him to death - then that's. That's just. Hiccup must live in another galaxy. More deranged than Dagur himself. Hiccup just wrecked the game.

Let me tell you, that baby is the final boss and it'll make Viggo turn around and just go far away to fight someone else. Lol.

[dontgetcaught256]

Viggo, about Snotlout: What’s wrong with him?

Hiccup: Everyone has a different theory.

[loverofwhump216]

If Viggo lived and was there for the final battle of Berserker Island, Dagur would be insanely jealous of Viggo's Skrill and act all pouty about it.

[autistook]

Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn

[ihearttseliot]

[noctusfury]

Did Viggo Really Die? (RTTE Headcanon and Theory)

Well met, my fellow Furians! Today, we'll dive into a topic I've been sitting on for years since the show, particularly Season 6, back in 2018.

Did Viggo really die in "Triple Cross"?

Thankfully, several other people have had this suspicion besides me, from what I saw after googling it.

There's @kingofthewilderwest 's post here, though it's about Season 4, I feel it applies well here. There's also a discussion thread about Viggo's death on the HTTYD Wiki here if you feel like checking it out.

But I found it really odd that Viggo "died" so anti-climatically when he survived a BLOODY VOLCANO!!! (That still ticks me off, by the way.)

What makes it stranger is that we see Viggo acting injured in this scene when Hiccup turns to Viggo.

And what happens after Hiccup leaves? Viggo straightens, drops the facade, and does THIS:

I mean look at this mad-lad WALKING AND CHARGING like nothing had happened to him!!! It's absurd!

And those arrows didn't look like they went all that deep. Which, when you think about it, makes sense. After all, there's no way Viggo wouldn't have arrow-resistant armor. Being the Chieftain of Dragon Hunters, his armor is probably mostly made of dragon materials. His cuirass is likely made of some tough dragon material, specifically made to repel any assassination attempts. Someone in his position must've had a lot of assassination attempts and even mutinies. Either that or Viggo is just extremely careful and wants to make sure every precaution is taken to ensure his safety and life.

Of course, the Skrill's fire blast might've killed him, but considering that we never see his death, we haven't seen a body, and the fact Krogan and Johann never mentioned it must mean that Viggo is actually alive.

Allow me to explain how this could be possible.

Viggolocks and the Three Accomplices

As you know, there is a special meaning to "Triple Cross". Not only is it encompassing the double-cross by Krogan and Johann against Viggo, but also the triple-cross Viggo did against them.

However, there's also another reason:

The Accomplices!

In this episode, when Hiccup met Viggo, the latter had this to say:

"The Accomplice. One of the most important pieces in all of Maces and Talons, allowing a player to use an opponent's piece for their own ends. You can certainly win without it; but with it, you can attain total victory."

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This entire episode's theme is about accomplices. In fact, it's accomplices who are the episode's catalyst.

How many? Three.

Yes, that's right. THREE!

Hiccup is the first accomplice, obviously.

Who's the second?

A Skrill. Viggo drags Hiccup along to a very cold and snowy place (my theory and headcanon is someplace around the Shivering Shores), and uses a shiny dagger to attract a Skrill to him.

But why a Skrill? Viggo explains this to Hiccup in this scene:

"In ancient times, the Singetail was one of the most feared dragons. However, there was one dragon, whose powerful blast could neutralize the Singetail's fire. Meet our Accomplice, Hiccup. The Singetail's only predator: the Skrill."

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Krogan's Flyers were guarding the Hunter base where the Dragon Eye was located. As such, having a Skrill — the Singetails' natural predator and only enemy — on their side was essential to their plan, even if it was just to be a distraction.

However, there was one more accomplice — a third accomplice — who might have possibly been involved that Hiccup (and perhaps even Viggo) didn't know was involved in their little scheme.

This guy, in Season 5's "Wings of War".

Honestly, I truly view this to be an abysmal display of teasing us with a plot point, only to not do anything with it! Seriously! What a waste of a good plot device! 😤💢😠

Or is it? 👀🤔

When he and Viggo dived into the volcano in Dragon's Edge, he almost fell off the ledge and into the volcano (even though, in reality, it's impossible to be anywhere near a volcano without dying from one thing or another 😑).

However, Viggo saved him from dying, causing the Hunter Goon to say this:

Dragon Hunter: I owe you my life!

Viggo: Perhaps someday you will repay me in some small way.

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Bear in mind, Viggo didn't do this out of the goodness of his heart. He needed an ally — or an accomplice, in this case — who he could use in the tentative ally-cum-rival's camp. And saving his life was a great way to hook him into doing whatever he wanted him to do.

Thus, it is entirely possible that Viggo recruited him to take part in this scheme, fully intending to escape, take back his Hunters, and go to other lands to continue his empire.

In fact, what's interesting is the expression of this Hunter in this scene below.

Of course, as you know, from the earlier GIFs, it could just be that he was surprised at Viggo charging at him. But you never know.

Of course, one could point out that the Hunter might've already paid Viggo back by interrupting Viggo (and thus Krogan's attempt at assassinating him) in "Wings of War". However, I find that to be a flimsy rebuttal, and I don't believe that Viggo would let that slide and would argue that he already knew of Krogan's scheme, and thus, would insist that the Hunter still owed him.

Conclusion

Therefore, it is my conclusion — along with my theory and headcanon — that Viggo survived this confrontation. Albeit injured, he is saved by the Hunter whose life he redeemed for his own use as the unknown accomplice (to Hiccup) for his plans, and helped him escape Krogan and Johann, where they go to some isolated place to heal. And later, Viggo would gather the remnants of the Hunters, reunite with his Tribe, and sail to distant lands, as he had promised Hiccup.

What do you guys think? Do you think it's plausible? Did you also think it unlikely that Viggo perished in this episode? Let me know your thoughts!

Thanks for reading! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Long Live the Night

— Noctus Fury

[wrestle-with-me]

[violet-moonstone]

highlight from the wings of war part 2

so many great moments in this one

oh boy where to start?

ok how about spitelout not being terrible? turns out he's very likable when snotlout isnt around for him to terrorize. him asking hiccup if he wants to pet kingstail because he was missing toothless was very sweet

every interaction between viggo and krogan was delicious

viggo blowing on the dragon eye like its a video game cartridge made me crack up

tuffnut describing his and ruffnut's totally normal sibling relationship

everyone being weirded out by throk and ruffnut. I love how astrid looks in this picture

spitelout naming the most difficult dragon after stoick

toothless being scary!!!

this

hiccup being all "dont mind me" around a dragon thats trying to roast him alive

spitelout continuing to damage hiccup's bones. lots of uncle energy.

VIGGOOOO

this moment was so funny to me. the music starts building up just as hiccup and toothless approach and then stops immediately after they fly by. if i knew how it make gifs it would be much cooler. one day ill learn...

fine, ill hold your hand but only because i have to >:(

I love this little gag between fishlegs and snotlout

[zethsmo]

grimborn brothers try to bond with each other challenge impossible

[nyra-42]

viggo mortensen. that’s all.

[random-dragon-exe]

Dragons: Race to the edge is a literal pinball machine of villains.

First its Alvin, then he changes for the best, then Dagur who goes through an entire arc, then Viggo dies then doesn't. Then because a monstrous nightmare helped him, he's OK and didn't want to harm another dragon. (Yay arcs) Then Krogan gets revealed, only for Johann to be mastermind pulling the strings. Johann gets turned into a forever icicle.

Then Krogan gets killed by Drago, which sets the events of the second movie.

It's a pinball machine, but a fun one to watch!

[tenebrius-excellium]

Have we ever talked about Hiccup deciding not to play Viggo's game at all? I haven't rewatched RttE in a very long time and forgot. Was that ever an option, or something Hiccup considered? Viggo made Hiccup engage of course, but there should have always been a point where Hiccup went "I'm not part of that game, as much as you believe it in the bubble you live in. Just stop bothering us." This should have been the surprising element, but I don't really remember it like that.

In a way, the game got broken in the end, but it was rather through Ryker's betrayal than through anything Hiccup did, wasn't it?

Because I feel like Viggo is someone who'd absolutely loathe to be ignored.

Have some babies, ignore the games

That's what Viggo Grimborn hates!

Lmao :D