Terrible Terror

Information

Class

Stoker Class

Fire Type

Propane fire

Appearance

Features

Arrow-shaped tail tip
Small spines
Small horns
Large yellow eyes

Abilities

Amazing accuracy
Singing

Colors

Varies (Body color with highlights on back and pale belly)

Size

Small: 5 feet 11 inches (1.81 meters) long 1 foot 5 inches (0.43 meters) tall

Food

Fish
Bread
Chicken

Habitat

Berserker Island
Caldera Cay
Dragon Hunter Island
Dragon's Edge
Isle of Berk
Melody Island
Outcast Island
Vanaheim
Wingmaiden Island

Trainable

Yes

Statistics

Attack

8

Speed

10

Armor

6

Shot Limit

10

Venom

12

Jaw Strength

2

Stealth

12

Known Dragons

Individuals

Infected Terrible Terror
Terror that Astrid saved in "When Lightning Strikes"
The trio of Terrors escorted to safety by Hiccup in "Twinsanity"
Group of Terrors that attacked Snotlout in "The Night and the Fury"
Terror that attacked Snotlout in "The Eel Effect"
Kick-off Terrors
Sharpshot
Sneaky
Iggy
Pain
Butt and Head
Gothi's Pet
Leopold
Viggo's Terrible Terror
Nibbles
Smudgeon
Exiled Undersnuff
Group of Terrors fleeing from the Screaming Death in "Cast Out, Part 1"
Ambered Terror in "Imperfect Harmony"
Trio of Terrors fleeing the glacier in "A Time to Skrill"
Air Mail Terror in "Stryke Out"
Air Mail Terror in "Defenders of the Wing, Part 1"
Group of Terrors scared off by Snotlout in "Not Lout"
Terror that nearly got burned in "Gold Rush"
Group of Terrors that attacked Dagur in "Gold Rush"
Flock of Terrors in "Sins of the Past

The Terrible Terror is a small Stoker Class dragon that first appeared in How to Train Your Dragon.

Description

The Terrible Terror is a small dragon who are very territorial. They are often seen in packs or alone. Their eggs are tiny seed-like eggs that are laid in the cracks of tree trunks. As they mature, the hot egg's temperature increases.

Role in the series

They often appear in various episodes of the series. Most of the times, they are either a victim of the episodes main problem, either a pest. Other times they just cameo or are mentioned.

Training

They also seem to be fairly easy to train. Giving them a light to chase can help out for training as this could be great beginner dragon for young Vikings. Or another way of training Terrible Terrors just to feed them, as Hiccup was shown to give single Terror a fish, and, showing great trust, the Terror went to sleep next to him. As long as you prove to be of no threat to it, Terrors are easy and docile companions.

In the episode "Worst in Show", the Dragon Riders train Terrible Terrors with various skills: delivering mail, butting heads, retrieving items, firing on command, stealthiness, and attacking on command. The Terror Mail aspect reappears throughout the Franchise, even in the games

Appearances

Dragons: Riders of Berk

Terrors are often used as minor characters in the series, sometimes as a running gag for comedic effect. A group of Terrible Terrors steal chicken from a female Viking in "How to Start a Dragon Academy".

In "Animal House", Fishlegs tries to show the dragons and animals what they have in common. He then brings out an egg from the Terrible Terror. The egg later explodes.

In "Dragon Flower", Terrible Terror is one of the dragons who gets sick from the Blue Oleander. This same Terrible Terror is seen flying with the Vikings and their dragons after a cure was found.

A Terrible Terror is seen freaking out due to fire caused by lightning, until Astrid saves it in "When Lightning Strikes".

Dragons: Defenders of Berk

Main article: Sharpshot

Main article: Sneaky

Main article: Pain

Main article: Iggy

Main article: Butt and Head

A Terrible Terror is seen sniffing Gobber in "Tunnel Vision", and, being disoriented by his stench, it crashes into a wall.

In "Fright of Passage", Snotlout was tasked to find a singing Terrible Terror to enter the Arena for shelter.

Hiccup and his friends each have to train a Terrible Terror in a day during the events of "Worst in Show", the team turns it into a dragon training competition, much to Hiccup's displeasure. The Terrors, Sharpshot, Iggy, Sneaky, Pain, Butt and Head, were pitted against each other. Later on those Terrors help save Meatlug from Alvin and the Outcasts, using each of their special trained skills.

Hiccup uses a Terrible Terror as "air mail", having it carry messages to Berk. This same Terrible Terror is used again to get the other riders to bring the Screaming Death to Outcast Island during the Events of "Cast Out, Part 2".

Dawn of the Dragon Racers

Main article: Kick-off Terrors

During the first annual Dragon Race, Stoick opened a chest of Kick-off Terrors, which flew out and circled the Arena.

Dragons: Race to the Edge

Season 1

In "Imperfect Harmony", an ambered Terrible Terror was seen among the many dragons captured by a wild Death Song. It was later freed by the Dragon Riders.

Gallery

Trivia

The growling and other sounds of the Terrible Terror are actually based on a purebred Chihuahua from Cotton Grove.
The Terrible Terror was originally designed to be a more faithful take on the original Toothless from the book series, but the creators of the film felt that it would be best to leave them as a separate species and make Toothless the more threatening Night Fury to give Hiccup's story a sense of tension. This is referenced in the Filmmaker's Commentary of the DVD release, where they relate the "tug of war" between Toothless and the Terror as a battle between Toothless' original and new incarnations.
Even though Terrible Terrors have been stated to be the smallest dragon species, Fireworms have been shown to be much smaller than them, except for the Fireworm Queen, whose size outmatches even a Monstrous Nightmare.
The way Terrible Terrors lay eggs that are as large as themselves is similar to real-life kiwi birds.
- But in SoD, their eggs are about the size of seeds.
Unlike most Stoker Class dragons, the Terrible Terror doesn't have the habit of setting itself on fire.
The appearance of Terrible Terrors are seemingly based off that of small lizards, such as geckos.
Strangely enough, when a captured Terrible Terror lit the Dragon Eye, the output was in multiple colors, not just that of the Terror's fire. Even stranger, at the center of the projection was a crude depiction of what appeared to be a Night Fury, even though Toothless' own flame had revealed nothing about his kind. It is unclear whether this is a direct effect of the flame itself, or the product of the locking fail-safe mechanism being activated by the Flightmare.
- Though it's possible the Terrible Terror's fire was used in combination with the fire of other dragons to light the lens, like Hiccup once tried with the fire of a Monstrous Nightmare and a Night Fury.
Depictions have been seen of people flying by having multiple Terrible Terrors each grabbing separate limbs.
The role of Terrible Terrors being messengers may have been inspired by the role of Ravenhunters and Carrier Dragons in the book series, with their role being very similar to that of messenger pigeons in real life.