Animation Progression How To Train Your Dragon

[@aicekit]

I like how Valka was t-posting at the beginning

[@Silas-sin]

Lol

[@clipdacted8945]

I think it was just kinda to prove she knew how to manage dragons since she’d been living with them for so long. That’s just what I think though, would’ve been cool if Hiccup or someone would’ve learned it.

[@Just1Bunny]

That was just 1% of her power

[@Silas-sin]

@@Just1Bunny you mean 1% of her skills this ain't Disney lol

[@gliched155]

we got Rickrolled

[@eeriedan]

I never understood how Valka Incapacitated Toothless, and then it was never brought up again. We don’t know if it would have worked on other dragons, which would have been VERY useful to know with enemy dragons. 😐

[@snickerdoodles5223]

She’s self taught, mind that also she’s got the most experience out of any rider with dragons and second to Hiccup with dangerous species. As well, we see her do this, but in the finale of RTTE Krogan tries similar by going for the side of his neck behind one of the nubs. Given we see this with dragons in the first movie, such as Hiccup scratching Stormfly’s chin to make her fall, it’s likely these are either universal tips or that this was specific to Night Furies, explaining why the exact same wasn’t done to other dragons, and it’s possible since she’s clearly had experience with Night Furies given she taught Toothless how to open his dorsal spines. Also let’s be honest, even if you wanted to there’s no way you could try that on a dangerous dragon, especially if it’s a dangerous species like Scauldrons or under the command of enemies like Drago’s slaves; you’d be dead before you could attempt.

[@ladycobra1773]

@@snickerdoodles5223 She probably saw it work on other dragons hence why she tried it on toothless.

[@snickerdoodles5223]

@@ladycobra1773 I doubt it. As far as any displayed canonical documentation of dragons has shown, the only dragon to have dorsal plates similar to the night fury would probably be the sandbuster, not only was that created years after the movie, but realistically that’d be almost impossible to do. If there is story reasoning, more likely that not she’s managed to learn it by interacting with a nightfury during the 20 years before it’d have been hunted by Grimmel; which is plausible given that she can work out roughly Toothless’ age and health by inspecting certain parts of his head.

[@lunalgaleo1991]

@@snickerdoodles5223 She didn't have experience with Night Furies. Toothless was the first she was able to get close to. She even outright states it. "I've never seen a Night Fury this close before!"

[@snickerdoodles5223]

@@lunalgaleo1991 True, yet she still was able to learn about them because she figured out his age; you don’t need to touch to learn.

[@ZarabDude]

Valka be T-posing at Hiccup and Toothless to assert Dominance

[@fulonimationstudios2408]

I think that's actually her model being in the default rig position (Though, it is called a "T-pose).

[@timefliesaway999]

@@fulonimationstudios2408 obviously. Everyone knows that.

[@fulonimationstudios2408]

@@timefliesaway999 Oof, when did I write this? I didn’t mean to sound so know-it-all 😬 Sorry about that

[@_.starsettler._]

HAHA

[@_.starsettler._]

@@fulonimationstudios2408 oh hey, Ik you lol

[@jaimeekelly3416]

I’m literally watching this on repeat, it’s so beautiful

[@AWDAnimations]

I Never noticed how toothless' ears wiggle when he's trying to intimidate something, I love that detail!

[@DAGGR]

I never get how Valka was able to incapacitate Toothless like that

[@foureyedpossum4613]

That's interesting how Toothless's back is separated in the first model we see

[@Blusuri]

I think thats because of the place to put the wings on, they took them off probably to see the animation better

[@foureyedpossum4613]

@@Blusuri makes sense

[@Lunar_willoww]

I agree, since trying to learn more basic 3D animation, I thought about how annoying/overwhelming it had to be to animate Toothless with his wings. (I imagine there are a lot of bones/joints that needed to be posed.) I guess they just kinda took 'em off until they needed them? Kinda neat.

[@Snapfuba]

There's probably also one dedicated person, or a team of people that just work on the wings

[@kittyqveen3249]

Yea I noticed that too

[@Xaela-Nyx]

Valka the T-pose

[@captainzoom854]

Looks better than httyd the nine realms

[@CannyMuffin]

valka: T POSE

[@owlbearings2151]

Roll: T POSE

[@alexrobloxandhttydgamer549]

Wait if hiccups mother did this does this mean she encounter other night fury's before?

[@owlbearings2151]

HMMMM

[@Blop.bloop23]

This is like a replica of the original! 😍

[@alukallo]

It is the original, just the process! :D

[@Blop.bloop23]

@@alukallo Ooo! That's cool!

[@alukallo]

@@Blop.bloop23 ikr! :DDD

[@Blop.bloop23]

@@alukallo YESH!!! :D

[@Fan-studios300]

I wish I can do that move.

[@Rizzygizzy]

Bruh, that's so cool! Are you an animator for the movie???

[@ranboat7904]

Imagine

[@Silas-sin]

No you can watch these progressions on the DVD'S

[@snickerdoodles5223]

They could be, but progression clips like these are often included as extras in DVD copies, they’re also sometimes released a couple of years after the debut of movies as insight into what the development process had been like.

[@a1s_418]

Maybe you create a game?

[@dazeallenfilms6865]

Hi

[@Tabata-on5wv]

Valka Chimuelo Dragones

[@Tabata-on5wv]

Valka Chimuelo

[@roman_gulko3815]

So Toothless used to have a more gray color with spots, like in the first movie?! Why did they just make it black, it was cooler!!!

[@mimi91781]

hiccup:🧍

[@perolarosamota8018]

Valka: T

[@Tabata-on5wv]

Hipo Mama

[@Tabata-on5wv]

Hola

[@Tabata-on5wv]

Valka

[@Tabata-on5wv]

Hipo 🧍

[@MajiPOBI]

Name game

[@GoldRetriever]

It's not a game it's just showing the progress

[@owlexpert9343]

T

[@daisylynmariano2488]

Hello

[@Tabata-on5wv]

Valka Chimuelo

[@Tabata-on5wv]

Valka

[@whynot_Shea]

Hi

[@Tabata-on5wv]

Valka