![]() ![]() How to Train Your Dragon never perpetrated these clichés in the past, so I don’t believe it’s asking too much that I need not defend them now.Thunder is the distant descendent of the Great Alpha Dragon Toothless and the Light Fury. Nor did have to be smaller than Toothless. All of these features and abilities could have existed on a non-glittery dragon. While the case can be made in defense of the Light Fury’s design, one could argue there shouldn’t need to be an argument made in the first place. It’s something that has existed for far too long with far too many examples to be able to overlook it now with the Light Fury. Yet, in spite of all this, it’s impossible to ignore animation’s history of unnecessarily feminizing characters creators wish to be perceived as female. While it’s hard to say definitively as of yet if this where she resides, if the Light Fury is frequently swimming, that could provide a reason for a more streamlined design than their Night Fury counterparts. In the trailer, they seem to encounter the Light Fury in a coastal area. The softer edge to her design could be a result of her habitat. This could explain the luminous nature of the Light Fury’s skin. Also Dean DeBlois, in an interview, explained the Light Fury can cloak itself by superheating their scales causing light to refract off it in a mirror-like way. Taking this lack of knowledge into account, it’s possible other Night Furies were other colors, especially considering several dragon species don’t have set colors. Even someone like Valka, who spent two decades living among dragons, has never encountered another one in the species. No one encountered in the movies or the television series has seen another Night Fury outside of Toothless. But, Toothless is the only known Night Fury in the series. Night Fury’s are completely black for stealth at night, hence the name. One of the strongest arguments against the Light Fury’s design is the color. Likewise, the Gronckle and Hotburple (yes, that is what they are actually called) are species that are closely related but have different traits. Another set of subspecies dragons, the Whispering Death and Screaming Death have a similar body type, but vastly differ in size, color and abilities. As a subspecies, the Light Fury doesn’t necessarily need to have much in common with the Night Fury. However, the world of How to Train Your Dragon has shown enough variation in dragon species to make her design, as it exists, plausible. This could be a product of making her overtly feminine as a love interest for Toothless. The Light Fury’s design, on the other hand, is a departure from the design of dragons in the series. I dare you to tell me who the ladies of this group are. Stormfly and Meatlug have no marked difference to any other dragon in design or personality. No one was even aware Meatlug was a girl until she had eggs. One would be hard pressed to pick those two out of a line up as the females of the group. Out of the main five dragons, there are two females, Stormfly and Meatlug. Prior to the Light Fury How to Train Your Dragon hadn’t perpetrated these clichés. It happens most often with characters who are introduced as the love interest (looking at you Ice Age franchise). The addition of features that are traditionally perceived as overtly feminine to ensure a female character isn’t confused as a guy. It’s something that commonly occurs in animation with non-human characters. Her hide color is made of whites and pale blues and has a visible shimmer to it. Most notably her color scheme was drastically different. She had a softer, more streamlined shape. She had a marked difference in her design from most of the dragons. The Light Fury’s revel came with a wave of backlash and controversy from the internet. The trailer introduces the Light Fury, a subspecies of the Night Fury. At least this was the case until the trailer for How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was released. With the exception of a few moments, the series has veered away from anthropomorphizing the dragons. Even with the fantasy element dragons are known for, the fire-breathing, the series provides a grounded explanation. How to Train Your Dragon drew on real-world animals for inspiration to make their dragons believable as animals. Each dragon species feels like they could truly exist in a world where dragons were a thing. The series approached the characterizations of the dragons as a real suborder of animals within the world. All the dragons of the How to Train Your Dragon world are portrayed as majestic and terrifying animals, even after becoming companions for the characters. In spite of him having truly terrifying moments, he was instantly the mascot of the series. Toothless easily won hearts with his unique blend of pet-like traits. ![]() How to Train Your Dragon introduced the world to Toothless, the Night Fury.
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