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REWRITING "CAPTURED FURIES"

The most frustrating and confusing scene of the movie, rewritten and in screenplay form.

Brought by yours truly. Enjoy~

When thinking about scenes in the movie I could potentially rewrite, this one was the first to come to mind. It was so anti-climactic and felt so stale, I knew I had to give it a shot first.

I really thought that Toothless simply inching towards Grimmel in the film seemed so out of character and, honestly, just like a really bad move. Light Fury flying TOWARDS the danger she smelt was stupid as all get out, so of course I had to change that.

I think I took a big risk in having Toothless be the only one captured. I'm not sure how much I like the concept, though I'm proud of how I executed it. I feel like I improved Toothless's attack and brought back some of his true character in having him FLY at Grimmel, not just stalk towards him.

There are things here I'm not too happy with myself, but at least I can confidently say I believe that I breathed some life and tension back into this scene.

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@chaifootsteps

I wish the Light Fury was at least semi-aquatic.

When I first saw the images of her design, the long fin on her back made me think she was. She looked like a beluga whale. Her skin was smooth, wings and tail streamlined, perfect for swimming through the water.

I thought she was an aquatic dragon.

She was not.

Provoked by my sister, I recently began wondering just what the Light Fury would be like if we saw her in the water. I imagined Toothless hearing her call and following it.

He gets to the shoreline of a small pond (think of the one in the cove from the first movie) just in time to see the Light Fury's tail slap the water as she dives under.

He sticks his head under the water, trying to find the creature he just saw. But it's very dark; the Light Fury has practically disappeared. He lifts his head, taking a cautious look around, and then jumps into the water.

And then the creature returns. She's a stark contrast to the darkness of the water. Her scales glimmer as she swims around Toothless at lightning speeds; he tries to turn his body to find her, but she's too fast.

Until she comes up right in front of him, and they get a good glimpse of each other for the first time.

I imagine Light Furies in the Hidden World swimming in the moon pools where we see those manta ray dragons.

I wish we saw this in the movie. It would have given her more personality, as well as made her species more interesting.

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@chaifootsteps

@nightfury-2001

It stemmed from this screencap mostly (credit to AnimationScreencaps):

I mean LOOK AT HIM! HE'S FUCKIN HUGE

So im only just now really getting bothered by this but do you think HTTYD3!Toothless looks WAY TOO DAMN SWOLE or is that just me?

NO IT’S NOT JUST YOU...I know exactly what you’re talking about and it really bothers me too dlksjjlsdljads

Like...?

HTTYD 1: Sleek bby

HTTYD 2: More muscular, but still has that sleek look most of the time

THW: ??? S Q U A R E ???

To this day it still bugs me how the people responsible for some of the best character development in an animated franchise skipped over that for a female dragon in favor of making her bland and kind of a bitch