Film Theory: Wait… Dragons are REAL?! (How to Train Your Dragon)

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If you’ve seen Dreamworks How to Train Your Dragon, then you’ve seen the incredibly POWERFUL dragons. They breath fire, ice, and even acid. Is all of this a total fantasy or could this ACTUALLY work in the real world? Let’s find out…
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#HowtoTrainYourDragon #Dragons #HTTYD #HTTYD2 #HTTYD3 #DragonBreath #Toothless #Dreamworks #Science #Fantasy #Theory #FilmTheory #GameTheory #Matpat

[@camilaacosta1508]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate matpat he has so much going on right now and he's still manages to stay consistent throughout all his channel

[@karelsimek5871]

🤓

[@Thoth0333]

shush

[@capetel368]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate all the people commenting the same thing on youtube over and over 🙏🙏🙏

[@_khooman_chronicles_]

What happened?

[@Owlslice]

Bot.

[@davanathwal6519]

Mad respect for Matpat, he has 3 other channels to work on and a live channel as well. Thank you for making HTTYD theories, this show made my childhood to this day.

[@fantasyrose3903]

Well it's more like GtNOTlive these days 😂

[@VickyCarolyne]

Don't just thank MatPat, thank the whole team who are working on all 5 of those channels

[@DragonKing_GRAgni]

Dude same😁🐉

[@protalghulnist4126]

​@@VickyCarolyne wait is Austin gone for sure?

[@black-_-5321]

Same

[@michaelrigterink4219]

I’m so glad you made a HTTYD theory. I’ve been waiting for one like this forever. It’s still one of my favorite movie series to this day

[@mehmetgurdal]

Man I used to spend days brainstorming about the biology of these fictional creatures. Ecological niches that they'd fill, the roles they'd took in history and our culture.

[@The_Darke_Lorde]

Speculative Evolution is the name

[@Josf-xz3hw]

Hello There are 3 movies of how to train your dragon right what was he talking about 19 seasons ? At 0:57

[@mehmetgurdal]

@@Josf-xz3hw they are animated tv series. dragons riders of berk- defenders of berk, race to the edge etc they are pretty good. spmetimes goofy but great for character growth that we cant see in the movies

[@Josf-xz3hw]

@@mehmetgurdal 👍👍👍 Thanks for the reply 😌😌

[@guts60]

It should be mentioned that, for quite a long time, the Komodo dragon’s deadly bite was actually quite a mystery. The inside of the lizard’s mouth is so full of dangerous bacteria and stuff that we couldn’t tell if it was the venom or illness that was deadlier and thus the true power of their bite. It was only relatively recently that we gained the technology to look into their venom better and discover that, although the germs in the Komodo dragon’s mouth are certainly strong enough to cause fatal illness, the venom is much worse.

[@2013faiasl]

That's how they earned the dragon in their name

[@Beth-zs2jr]

I can remember the days when nature channels worked on the theory that it was the bacteria in a Komodo dragon's mouth that slowly killed the animals, and they just followed it around until it was unable to walk. It's so much fun seeing the advancements in knowledge and understanding happening within such a small period of time

[@wildstarfish3786]

what happened to the 2 replies this comment has?

[@2013faiasl]

@@wildstarfish3786 I ate them sry

[@rynfornow3411]

Until you recently learned that their prey getting sick and dying is the result of infecting their own wounds, not venom or others. Their main prey? Water buffalo. Where do they seek cover? Mud pits.

[@redlikeroses]

Was so excited to see MatPat make another HTTYD video. Instant rush of nostalgia man

[@JurassicGlitchy]

HTTYD FTW! 🔥 (Sorry about the bots, your comment deserves better)

[@redlikeroses]

@@JurassicGlitchy FR!! grew up with this series, gives me so much nostalgia. (dw abt it lol, bots are inevitable)

[@amziedragon6619]

Matpat and the theorists - not enough people know about the httyd books, they are one of my special interests - I HIGHLY reccomend you read them or listen (the audiobooks are on youtube). IMO, the books are superior and have a COMPLETELY different plot but the movies reference them occasionally. Also thank you for theorising HTTYD!

[@hicsuntdracones9065]

Hello my fellow dragon themed KZbin commenter

[@amziedragon6619]

@@hicsuntdracones9065 Hello!

[@FennecFeather-wx7jj]

I agree, the books are so much different. And the books actually fit a lot more with the mixing-chemicals-for-firebreath theory with 'fire holes' in the dragons throats being perfect for it.

[@amziedragon6619]

@@FennecFeather-wx7jj exactly! Also it's awesome to see a fellow books fan :)

[@Dave_Miller]

@@amziedragon6619 Yeah the books are great

[@skettisanders7702]

I love HTTYD so much and I'm so happy that it's getting recognition again because I was literally raised on it and I would LOVE to see another video on it showing all the other subspecies of the dragons like the bone snatcher, the speed stingger, even the changewing and its ability camouflage perfectly, and my favorite the Death Song an how it spits liquid amber that hardens almost immediately. Idk it would just be really cool to see these dragons explained along with a lot of others because HTTYD is so thought out and all their dragons are so different I just feel like the 5 main abilities just cant cover them all

[@hungariangiraffe6361]

Lol deathsong is one of my favourites as well! HTTYD is my favourite movie franchise ever. I wish those dragons existed.

[@nep5603]

I miss the series so much, sadly the its not fully available in Hungary

[@hungariangiraffe6361]

@@nep5603 videán fent van! :) mondjuk egy része csak felirattal vagy sehogy sem magyar, de úgy tűnik neked ez nem lesz gond.

[@nep5603]

@@hungariangiraffe6361 Úgy tudtam hogy csak az első 9 évad, de megnézem, kössz

[@hungariangiraffe6361]

@@nep5603 hát, a Hibbant-sziget védelmezői+az Irány az Ismeretlen ott van, az 100%-ig biztos elvégre én ott néztem meg, de arról nem tudtam hogy Johann hidegre tétele után is lennének részek.

[@arshilsheikh7241]

Always love when matpat talks about kid movies/shows

[@JurassicGlitchy]

It’s nostalgic to watch videos about kids’ content, makes you feel like a little kid again but with a better understanding of the world. (Writing this because your comment deserves more than a replies section full of bots)

[@killfected7309]

@lShowSрееd shorts 🅥 since when are bots so insulting

[@JurassicGlitchy]

@@killfected7309 That bot is an example of the ultimate self-burn moment

[@arshilsheikh7241]

@@JurassicGlitchy thanks man I really appreciate it

[@arshilsheikh7241]

@Dоni Bobes Shorts 🅥 ultimate W

[@SpideyWarsStudios]

God am I happy to see u still making HTTYD theories. HTTYD was literally my entire childhood. The movies, shows, and games Edit: Yes, I love the original books too

[@ZudinGodofWar]

2 bots no humans, let's change that

[@svenkrisenberg6684]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo ok

[@science-of]

same

[@frankglynn8209]

Games?

[@velosidrome]

​@@frankglynn8209 There's mobile games and switch games

[@annasilvestre2984]

I’m hurt by the lack of references to the Dragon Prince, given that they portray both electric and fire breathing dragons 😭

[@ARandomPencil153]

It’s a great show isn’t it

[@sichfamily19]

Not many of the dragons from the movie are actually in the books, (which I prefer) but I would love to see a monstrous nightmare in the books, just l would love to see an actual small toothless in the movies. (Toothless is a seadragonus giganticus maximus at a very young age, and seadragonus are tiny when they are young, tiny when they are old, and ABSOLUTELY giant when in the prime of their life).

[@ejqbunny4694]

HTTYD actually acknowledges the gas build up into fire breath as something dragons do. In the first movie, after hiccup and Toothless fly for the first time, a type of dragon called terrible terrors start to spit fire at toothless by building up gas into their mouth. But tootless shoots a small spark into the mouth before the dragon is ready, causing the gas to explode in the dragon's mouth. They show that because it sets up the ending of the final battle, where hiccup and toothless use the same trick to beat the red death (the big bad dragon).

[@lety18chula]

I don't like how the comments focus only on Matpat, let's just take a moment to appreciate all the staff behind that despite having different work styles and ideas come together to provide cohesive content for us, thank you to all Team Theorist for mantaining consistent quality uploads in the 5 channels

[@mibbles2371]

Ikr! The way matpat talks is now more of a brand identity than a personal thing. Like I don't think he writes the scripts, definitely doesn't edit the videos. That isn't to say that he has zero creative input or can't change things or that he doesn't work hard, but that he isn't researching, writing, recording, editing *all* the videos that come out by himself in a wardrobe

[@crustyratkid]

Yes so true! I agree that the ENTIRE team theorist needs more recognition and credit for all their hard work(I’m not saying matpat doesn’t bc he is also in team theorist)

[@nicloren2220]

@@mibbles2371 they all collaborate on every aspect. every. single. aspect.

[@Josf-xz3hw]

Hello There are 3 movies of how to train your dragon right what was he talking about 19 seasons ? At 0:57

[@cardboardbox3787]

Still one of my favorites animated movies of all time. Loved this nostalgic theory.

[@jameskenny963]

Matpat and all his channels feel like smarter and a waaaaay better mythbusters, where the 'myths' are so much more cool and do not involve using dynamite every two episodes😂

[@santiagolopez-fg6ws]

This is why I love the How to Train Your Dragon universe, it's different dragons are made in such way that they make sense in one way or another and their bodies reflect that.

[@Ordan70]

I think MatPat has redeemed himself here with this one. His last HTTYD theory was about how you can't actually train a dragon but proving they can breathe fire has brought him back into my good graces.

[@timestorm5687]

it was also kind of annoying how he viewed the dragons as slurpish lizard instead of more active and smarter creatures they really are

[@logeyperogi1805]

It is a cool decision that the Zippleback’s two heads serve a fire breathing purpose, one breathes flammable gas (probably methane) while the other uses it’s teeth to create a spark and ignite the gas

[@robhowell8783]

As as father of 4, I can honestly say I always enjoy these movies and the series with my kids...because of the science. The writers of this IP are fantastic at doing their homework.

[@ItsMeBeaufortSC]

MatPat became the Wild Kratts at the end of this episode with the "we overlook how awesome our real world is"

[@crustyratkid]

Lol

[@Dave_Miller]

Lmao

[@Dave_Miller]

@SYED SHRQ WHY HELLO THERE, OLD SPORT

[@magnusthevaliant]

Ah, nostalgia.

[@nerd9347.]

Knew someone would put that there. Glad to know I wasn’t the only one.

[@maykelch7792]

This video topic is actually something I've thought about for a few months for a personal project of mine. The way I've been rationalizing the Bewilderbeast's ice attack is by using super cooled pure water, like those videos of freezing cold bottles of liquid water flash freezing when they get hit. I had imagined their biology could filter out particles from the water (which they could use for nutrition to help get so big like a whale) and then store that pure water in an organ somewhere to be spat out later. Them being a tidal class dragon might also help with this as having the water all around them could help cushion the super cooled water and keep it from freezing inside them. They could potentially control the amount of water they release too to give a little puff of water that would freeze into ice crystals in the air almost like snow like we see with Hicup and Valka

[@Creation_kitchen]

That’s so cool!

[@Dave_Miller]

Yes, fellow httyd nerd!!

[@bubbles2428]

This man goes though weeks of hard work for theories about How to train your Dragon.

[@ClassyCork]

At 3:27 it jitters, but on the whole another perfect video from matpat

[@goodydrew3488]

matpat can literally bust out the most insane theories that actually make sense, almost everyday on 4 channels! also streaming every other time. That is a lot of work in very little time! Mad respect for this mad man

[@icecold5707]

And his son and wife look like they really love him. How does he do it? Glad for the guy.

[@orang1921]

he probably isnt the main person behind the theories anymore

[@bohemianprince7944]

Bot.

[@herowither12354]

I'd love to see a part 2 to this video, talking about other dragons from the franchise, like the Fireworms, the Death Song, the Gronkle, the Flightmare, the Changewing, and the Razorwhip.

[@elainedoyle8941]

But they aren't a bot???

[@TheCreepypro]

this turned out way more interesting than I thought it was going to be

[@retro_gamer8587]

Hi MatPat. Great video from the whole team as usual, I love Dragons too. Something to add about fire dragons, in the movie Reign of Fire starring Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey. The dragons in that movie have very detailed biological details that explain how they breathe fire. In their necks, they have two glands that produce different chemicals. They then spit the two chemicals out at the same time. And when it combines and gets exposed to the air, it ignites forming napalm. I always loved the dragons in Reign of Fire, and the way they were designed. If you guys on the channel haven't seen it yet. I recommend it. It's in my opinion, very underrated. Maybe you guys could make a video on the movie sometime. Keep up the good work and have a great rest of the day.

[@dafilmqueen556]

I remember that one, though most of the details I recall of it have faded with time. It's been so long since I've actually seen it, so my memory requires a refresher.

[@criticalsapphic]

MatPad talking about Critical Role and LOVM literally made my day. To see these two worlds collide is absolitely amazing

[@crit_bot]

and he complimented it ❤😁

[@theblaze5530]

I want to see Mattpat play dnd now Get him on critical role as a guest!!

[@Willow-Dragon]

I love matpad

[@tyrune30]

I feel like lightning breath would be less of a single beam of lightning since, like matpat said, the dragon wouldnt have the ability to alter your charge, just it's own but to such a degree that it would be more like lightning everywhere randomly, trading electrons with literally anything and everything it could.

[@derekeastman7771]

Tesla coil dragon

[@gaster000]

For a visual example, see King Gidorah in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. There's one scene where Gidorah absorbs electricity from a nearby transformator station, and then fires a lightning storm that destroys all planes around it.

[@Whydoiexisthere-]

I sometimes like to write down some fantasy dragons just for fun, maybe sprinkle in some science but it’s still just a quick pastime. I recently wrote down about a dragon that first sprays its victim with copper dust (again, just a hobby lol) and THEN throws electric charges at them. Basically just ensuring that at least some shock reaches their prey.

[@tyrune30]

​@@Whydoiexisthere- Very nice, you should make a variation of it that uses magnesium dust or something for a fiery explosion.

[@mikailkanar8636]

4:05 a few seconds before the blue eyed dragon came up I was like "blue eyed dragon lol" and it actually came. That was kinda funny ngl

[@SpecklesTeeV]

We actually have information of what type of fire breath or the material they are made of in some dragons from EXTRAS, The Book Of Dragons and more. The Monstrous Nightmare has Kerosene in it’s fire and the monstrous nightmare has Kerosene Gel on its skin and that’s how it can light itself on fire. The Deadly Nadder has a Magnesium type fire. Gronckles and Hotburples have the fire type of Heptaine/Oxygen + Rock = Lava Attack. Hideous Zipplebacks have Ammonium Nitrate mixed with Anyhrous Hydrazine which basically means gas ignited with a spark. Night Furies have plasma blasts. Terrible Terrors have Propane. Thunderdrums have Sonic Blasts. Timberjacks have oil based fire. And for the rest of 70+ dragons’ fire type can be generically named like fire or electricity

[@hrpang]

My favourite part of the dragon breathes in HTTYD is how even dragons of the same breath type produce it different. A Nadder has a fire breath that looks like a large volume of sparks while a Nightmare has a typical flame breathe.

[@jacobcox4565]

Along with the diversity of dragons in the HTTYD franchise, I also love the little quirks of behavior and biology in each dragon, like how all dragons have a limited amount of fire they can spew before they run out, how small dragons like to chase lights much like a cat chasing a laser, or how dragons can combust internally if the gas in their mouth is ignited before they're ready to fire.

[@babyelephant3077]

The best part of the channel is the editing hasn’t changed in 7 years Fantastic

[@lbell1703]

I appreciate you making this. I've thought about whether or not fictional dragon powers would be possible (got to the dragon arc of Fairy Tail lol)

[@leo-jo4bt]

i don’t think i’ve ever heard a scarier sentence than “live action remake of how to train your dragon”

[@isabellatheresemateo3961]

Its going to be hard to get an actor for Hiccup, especially with how iconic Jay Baruchel's voice is for Hiccup across all HTTYD media I can still see the OG VA like Gerard Butler (Stoic) being a good fit for live action Stoic but its hard for the other characters with how iconic they've been portrayed in the animations

[@baliyae]

It’s a no from me.

[@AdamIshak01]

We don’t want it- I think the Nine Realms is proof enough that the OG stuff was the perfect franchise and put a bow on the ending nicely. I feel like anything new will dampen and cheapen an already amazing thing 😭

[@wyvernfabrikator1572]

Same here. When I heard that, I literally screamed “No! Why?!?!”

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

They could always go with a more book-acurate idea

[@OliviaRodrigoFanGirl702]

This dude can literately turn anything into a theory. We love you MatPat!

[@sembalo1776]

Matpat can find a scientific explanation to almost anything lol, good one as usual i kinda wanna watch this movie now

[@BlueSpaceDust]

I love httyd so much, and seeing a recent theory from you a day after I got hit with httyd nostalgia is amazing and exciting

[@colossalslayer3616]

One interesting thing is that the franchise acknolges that the different dragons have their breath attacks as different chemical reactions such as toothless shoots an oxygen based plasma ball, the monsterous nightmare lights a gel based secreation, and the nadder has a magnesseum based flame

[@pavilia]

So happy to see Matt take the time to go over a relatively older series. Great to see such a large part of my childhood theorized lol. Also Hiccup being a nerd over the physiology of dragons already is kinda funny

[@lezestykiwi909]

My favorite franchise ever, this made me so happy ❤️

[@CourtneyGolloher]

You should let your son watch Big City Greens it's a Disney series, I think he's going to like it. There's also a bunch to theorise about to, on a scientific side. Film theory: Is it possible for you to launch a chicken into space like we see in the literal first episode?

[@CourtneyGolloher]

Have a great day, and thank you for reading this.

[@Josf-xz3hw]

Hello There are 3 movies of how to train your dragon right what was he talking about 19 seasons ? At 0:57

[@magickonyt]

Honestly I’m glad we are getting an HTTYD video. The movies and the shows literally defined my childhood.

[@StellaPinkbird]

The ice breath explanation makes a lot of sense, considering that the Bewilderbeast is a Tidal class dragon. The creators really throught this through!

[@zyiadsherif4305]

9:16 💀 💀

[@stereokuuji]

C'mon man it's not that😂

[@ahzayamackie8881]

2:54 purple flame

[@MidnightDarkGem89mr4g]

I am SO happy to see that Matpat is doing a HTTYD theory, and HTTYD was my childhood, but something I would've liked to see in this video would've been the Deathsong. Like, spitting amber that is almost impossible to break as it hardens? Gives me goosebumps.

[@Cal_The_Stainless]

This whole franchise made up a good 50% of my childhood, and it's also quickly becoming my brothers' favorite too!

[@ka-1atmyth353]

I agree the book’s especially are great

[@cumunist2120]

i love the portrayal of dragons in how to train your dragon because they're literally just smart animals with raven like intelligence not evil violent beasts nightfuries are like a cats. Gronkles got english bulldog energy, terrible terrors are puppies

[@kylastyla6399]

I’d love to see him dive into the dragon prince series, keeping with the dragon theme

[@WyvernDrare]

I wonder if MatPat could explain how the Flightmare actually paralyse it’s enemies

[@darrenv2594]

oh there's a bunch of dragons that would be interesting to try and explain. i wanna know how the smothering smokebreath and death song work too

[@bruhtnt4258]

The FlightMare is said to simply paralyze its foe with FEAR. The DeathSong amber is some liquid that solidifies instantly when exposed to oxygen.

[@darrenv2594]

@Bruh🧨 i'm pretty sure the flightmare was explained to not actually do it with fear if i remember correctly. a real life explanation would probably be some sort of nerve agent? (eg topically-acting cholinergic blockers)

[@undermanned983]

@@darrenv2594 yeah my first thought was some type of neurotoxin

[@darrenv2594]

@Undermanned yep, definitely. would probably need a pretty low half life tho, given it wears off relatively quick

[@Tynov_msk]

In the bonuses of the secpnd movie's dvd, we actually get a closer look at the dragon's abilities, including their breaths. For example, we learn that fire-breathing dragons like Astrid's use magnesium, others molten rocks, and others simply turn massive amounts of water into ice directly as it exits their mouth. Pretty neat i'd say

[@archieread1400]

Matpat some of the dragon’s explanations for how they create there breath attacks are on the dvds for the movies with them explaining how they create said breaths including the elements used in making them.

[@MovieFan1912]

11:51-11:54 I think one part of the Disney attraction It’s Tough to Be a Bug had a soldier termite, which according to that, sprays acid at it’s opponents.

[@groovyisus]

I'm so happy this channel exists, and makes this kind of content that I miss so much since Because Science stopped. Well done matpad 👏🏽

[@isaiaholaru5013]

MatPat is the deserving continuer for Because Science

[@that1nerdyblackgirl736]

Bro Kyle Hill has his own channel for like 3 years since he gave nerdist the finger

[@groovyisus]

@@that1nerdyblackgirl736 I know, I know... and it's still very cool and interesting, I just miss some extra geek content from time to time which it was what got me hooked in the first place. I am happy for Kyle, but his channel is different than Because Science, I miss the concept.

[@zyus8905]

😮​@@isaiaholaru5013 😊😊😊😮😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@chaos_331]

10:03 its not an air bubble, its actually bubbles of void, which is even cooler

[@MeguSplosion]

Shrimp is secretly a destiny guardian or something

[@stopanimatecreep3400]

Video request: “The SMG4 x Marvel theory” Description: “Are Niles and SMG0 both part Eternal part Celestial? Is Tari, secretly a stark? Did Desti get resurrected and brainwashed into a mindless assassin? Is the SMG4 universe apart of the Marvel multiverse? What will happen if the two crossed over? Is there a 7th hidden infinity stone in the SMG4 universe? Did T-mobile collaborate with Stark industries? Are the SMGs a variation of the Eternals? What is the true power of the Avatar? How did the memes really became stupid in the first universe (SMG0 universe)? And what another SMG4 x Marvel questions are waiting to be answered?”

[@fiesie2486]

With that title of the video, I was expecting Mat to maybe mention a connection between dragons and dinosaurs; as the word dinosaur wasn’t invented until the 1800s and people before then most likely referred too the giant fossils of monsters they discovered as dragons.

[@VeryNormiee]

11:10 That Snap! 😂😂😂

[@LowTier4Life]

In regards to the Electric attacks, I like the way that Monster Hunter handles it for the elder dragon Namielle. Namielle uses electric attacks by generating electricity through its skin but it hits it long distance by covering its surroundings in a highly conductive liquid it secretes. It can then charge its electricity through the liquid to shock anything and everything in the liquid.

[@zenoboar]

I have always loved httyd and I'm so happy to see it becoming popular

[@IcicleCrystals]

As soon as you mentioned the piston shrimp I was like YES MY YEARS OF WATCHING OCTONAUTS PAYED OF I KNOW WHAT THAT IS

[@FlyingOsprey4418]

Can we just take a second to appreciate how awesome the how to train your dragon movies are.

[@coolnerdlll6053]

Yes. Yes we can. And while we're at it, how about some praise for John Powell? He created my favorite theme of any animated movie.

[@TylerTMG]

its awesome

[@ka-1atmyth353]

There good but the books are better. Please tell me you know the books exist.

[@Bob25477]

Word.

[@redshadowdragon6823]

@@ka-1atmyth353 I personally prefer the movies but the books are just as good in my opinion

[@matthewwriter9539]

7:13 it would be cooler if I didn't see it coming, you've used that gag about 1,115 times in your past videos.

[@Blumpkinthehobbit]

They forgot about the night fury's plasma breath,and the fact that there are breath types(magnesium for the Nadders, methane for red death etc) but you can't get too specific in a channel with diverse fandoms, so overall great video

[@animeking5068]

Theory idea: is crookshanks the potters' cat? I just saw it on a short and think it can be quite a good one.

[@bear_trap107]

And what's scarier about Komodo dragons, they can stalk their prey for miles upon miles. There's a story I heard where a guy was on an island very close to Indonesia and he unfortunately caught the attention of a Komodo dragon and it just kept stalking him even after several miles where he had to climb a tree. And even then I'm pretty sure they're great climbers.

[@lunarmoon06]

Baby komodo dragons spend their young lives in trees until they get larger! Adults would make an easy snack of them and the adults are usually to heavy to get up into the branches the babys sit on

[@cozz117]

Its actually crazy how much effort was put into httyd to somewhat accurately depict dragons

[@nonamenr3737]

How to train your Dragon was my childhood. I am happy for toothless finding atleast a sub species of his Night fury kind. Lets thank dreamsworks for giving us the 3 adorable Night lights (ruffrunner, pouncer and Dart).

[@Nina_KitYT]

7:30 Well actually, in the Netflix series race to the edge the last season and episode, you can see the bewilderbeast's ice, including the egg, which means, The ice breath was introduced earlier into the franchise

[@lightnight9822]

What I love about how to train your dragon is how much detail goes into it The story has a lot of detail, Designs have a lot of detail, And most importantly the dragons have a lot of detail. You can tell that they researched some animals to put into these dragons, by appearance, powers, and behavior. Overall, I love movies that actually care about plot, detail, and characters.

[@cyxan.]

wait what was up with how he said game theory? at 2:16? a glitch artistic choice or are we getting channel LORE.

[@sunairax]

bro.

[@TundraTheSnep]

You are way behind-_-

[@minecraftman6837]

​@@TundraTheSnepsince when is there lore

[@midmoon7114]

You should do a theory on the "welcome home" website arg, its like a kids show that was archived and kinda gives Sesame Street feels but with secrets and horror hidden in the website.

[@TheLucasdms]

If anything, a giant dragon like the Bewilder Beast would be perfect for dealing with cold. It's huge size means it's volume to surface ratio is better at lowering heat dispersal into the environment.

[@Robert1OOOOOO]

at last...a scientific episode. not as much calculating and formula as in the good old days, but still far better than those "let's basically just talk about this" episodes. pls keep it up!

[@saiyanfang1047]

No, it is a let's talk about this episode. Thunderdrums don't create the sound by closing their mouths. They create them by opening their mouths and screaming with their giant lungs

[@peachmii]

the absolute joy and excitement that i experienced when i read the title just shows how much i love HTTYD and the theory channels

[@hostonaroll4639]

the dragon hype never dies in my eyes

[@fainfawn7641]

7:10 casually ignores the skrill and the fact it forces lightning to strike itself and then creates a small beam towards its target that then erupts into a massive beam of plasma. They had it pretty on point for lightning before hidden world

[@Z0omE154]

5:14 they really should’ve just called it a light saber

[@MysticMylesZ]

5:40 Merica' f- yeah!

[@TyTyTygerguy]

FINALLY I’ve watched every single episode of How to train your dragon at least 10 times I’ve watched it so much more than anything else and I’ve been waiting for you to make a video on it.

[@emanuelrojas2]

Another dragon with an unique attack: the Changewing. They spit acid, which is cool but makes you wonder how they can do it. Then I realized they just spot out their stomach acid like vultures do (albeit more potent).

[@cydragon2.099]

but another thing for Matpat to theorize on is how Toothless's species is descripted of having such a lighting and deathly fire breath

[@bruhtnt4258]

It’s Plasma, not fire.

[@cydragon2.099]

@@bruhtnt4258 k

[@TheRezro]

@@bruhtnt4258 Actually make sense...

[@Silliestgoosever]

I’ve had the idea that dragons could literally exist it’s definitely possible and I’m so glad this episode exists

[@ScorpionStrike7]

I was obsessed with dragons as a child. Made me love this franchise even more

[@setraline2863]

Shout out to you mattpat, I actually came here to comment that for once I actually had previous knowledge on how animals could breathe fire, from a documentary I watched on dragons as a child, and that same beetle came up, and my heart is so happy you found that, I love your channels, you inspire me to learn new things and ask new questions and test hypotheses, I’m grateful for it

[@gamerofepic1]

10:37 the sound intensity actually doubles every 10 decibels, so it is around 900x louder, not 10 billion times.

[@MovieFan1912]

Still, that’s pretty loud.

[@richardadkin5340]

i think he was being sarcastic

[@Lissymcb]

OH MY GOD IVE WAITED FOR SO SO SO LONG FOR AN HTTYD EPISODE !!! Also the “we’re theorists, it’s an occupational hazard” reference to the “we’re Vikings, it’s an occupational hazard” is awesome!! Httyd is my hyperfixation right now so this is AWESOME

[@ltaker8958]

11:13 , thunderjaw doesn’t snap its jaw shut to release sound tho , maybe having an internal organ which does said snapping and the dragons mouth is made of a sound nullifying material ?

[@anthony23ant]

I've seen how strong the komodo bite strength is, and the moment you bent their snout got me gigglin 😂

[@ShlokParab]

6:00 that's actually impressive

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

Would be neat for Matt to make more science videos on the Film Theory channel like this, they're really interesting and I've been missing 'em

[@sarvisjeremy2]

I HAVE BEEN WANTING THIS VIDEO FOR SOOOOOO LONG!!!!! THANK YOU MATPAT!!!!! How to train your dragon has been my favourite movie(s) and shows since they ever came out! Thank you!

[@kadinkelly2504]

I need you to make a serious about motordrome each episode is packed full of lore

[@Nyx_ofthenight]

9:29 Patthew Mattrick you DID NOT just say dinosaur and put a ichthyosaur on screen, that is a marine reptile but it is NOT a dinosaur or even an archosaur

[@ashm6739]

There's no franchise that I miss and LOVE more than HTTYD. No other series makes me feel as happy or complete when watching it

[@AstralArbourSys]

The timing on this upload is pretty funny, my partner has been showing me the TV series recently since I only ever watched the movies as a kid. Then the other day we saw a Toothless cake in a store lol.

[@Laplanting]

Hi MatPat! Love your videos so much! I hope this gets to someone who will take the time to read this. I have a film theory for you! What does Stripe and Trixie Heeler do for a living? A Bluey theory! There is an episode called Faceytalk in season 3 where Bluey and Bingo FaceTime their cousins Muffin and Socks. Mayhem ensues and Muffin is running away from her dad, Stripe, and she runs past, like, 7 hallways and 25 different doors. She also says “we have a lot of couches,” and they have a nice outdoor pool. Bandit is an archeologist and their brother Rad works on an oil rig, but Stripe’s (or his wife Trixie) occupation is never outright revealed. Bluey has a lot of subtle hints within the show on the L O R E, but that’s probably one of the top Bluey mysteries!