This is arguably the most popular HTTYD phenomenon on DeviantArt.
Actually, I'm pretty sure it is the most popular HTTYD phenomenon on DeviantArt.
Then why isn't it in first place?
Hey, this is not DeviantArt's list. This is Contraltissimo's list.
Now stop asking silly questions. Just bow down and kiss the scaly backside of number three on Contraltissimo's DeviantArt How To Train Your Dragon DVD Countdown List of Amazement.... Let's do some
Toothless Worship!
Hungry for fanart, you log in to DeviantArt, and search. "How To Train Your Dragon".
And that's as far as you need go.
He's all around you, the wings of his ebony form spread wide as he dives at you from all angles, his lopsided silhouette omnipresent on every page, his gummy-smile grinning after you all the way into your nightmares. He--is--everywhere.
What is this fixation we have with the dark and elusive Night Fury? Indeed, some took great delight in his lovable antics and cool presence, but in the end concluded he was no Ancalagon. Others were simply annoyed by him from the start. But why have so many fallen inescapably in love with this giant, colorless, gimpy, fish-barfing salamander?
Toothless was powerful, untouchable. Invincible. The ultimate goal for a young would-be-Dragon-Fighting-Viking. He was tangible, and real, and alive--the perfectly amazing secret for a boy suffering from terminal uncoolness. He was a true friend in the midst of superficial popularity. He was a protector where none other would have appeared.
He was a Hero.
Perhaps, insomuch as Hiccup acted as our bridge into the world of Berk, and as by watching the film we essentially became him through all his adventures.... we need not look as far for the answer as we thought: Toothless was our ultimate goal. He was our perfectly amazing secret. He was our friend. Our protector.
Toothless was Our Hero.
Whether bravely enfolding us in his leathery wings, or simply saving us some leftover fishies, we know he meant it all.... for us.