How to Train Your Dragon 2
Family/Fantasy + Grief/Hope + Flying solo. A breathtaking expansion of a Viking world that soars into darker emotional territories, where the freedom of flight meets the crushing weight of leadership and the cost of peace.
How to Train Your Dragon 2
How to Train Your Dragon 2
05 June 2014 United States of America 102 min ⭐ 7.7 (10,221)
Director: Dean DeBlois
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera
Animation Family Fantasy Action Comedy Adventure
Leadership and Responsibility War vs. Peace Family and Loss Nature vs. Domination
Budget: $145,000,000
Box Office: $621,537,519

How to Train Your Dragon 2 - Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III

Jay Baruchel

Archetype: Reluctant Hero / Visionary Leader
Key Trait: Empathy

Motivation

To find his identity outside of his father's shadow and to prove that peace with dragons is permanent.

Character Arc

Starts as an explorer fleeing responsibility; ends as a Chief who accepts his duty. He moves from believing words can solve everything to understanding that action is sometimes necessary to protect peace.

Stoick the Vast

Gerard Butler

Archetype: The Protector / The Father
Key Trait: Selflessness

Motivation

To protect his family and the village of Berk at any cost.

Character Arc

transitions from a demanding father to a proud parent who accepts his son. He finds brief, joyous completion in reuniting with Valka before sacrificing his life for his son.

Valka

Cate Blanchett

Archetype: The Mentor / The Wild Mother
Key Trait: Fierce advocacy

Motivation

To liberate and protect dragons from human cruelty.

Character Arc

Re-enters human society after living as a "wild" dragon vigilante. She validates Hiccup's dragon-loving nature but serves as a warning of what happens when you completely abandon human society.

Drago Bludvist

Djimon Hounsou

Archetype: The Tyrant / Shadow Reflection
Key Trait: Cruelty

Motivation

To conquer the world and eliminate the "threat" of dragons by enslaving them.

Character Arc

A static villain who represents the antithesis of Hiccup. He believes only in the power of fear and dominance.

Cast

Jay Baruchel as Hiccup (voice)
Cate Blanchett as Valka (voice)
Gerard Butler as Stoick (voice)
Craig Ferguson as Gobber (voice)
America Ferrera as Astrid (voice)
Jonah Hill as Snotlout (voice)
Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Fishlegs (voice)
T.J. Miller as Tuffnut (voice)
Kristen Wiig as Ruffnut (voice)
Djimon Hounsou as Drago (voice)
Kit Harington as Eret (voice)
Kieron Elliott as Hoark the Haggard (voice)
Philip McGrade as Starkard (voice)
Andrew Ableson as Ug (voice)
Gideon Emery as Teeny (voice)