TV SERIES · 2015– · USA
Dragons: Race to the Edge
18 archived facts 2 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
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- #001
Many of the dragons are inspired by different animal species. Gronckles such as Meatlug are based on Bulldogs. Stormfly has many aspects of a parrot. Toothless was inspired by cats, particularly panthers.
- #002
In an interview on a podcast in late 2016, a writer of Dragons: Race to the Edge (2015) confirmed that Netflix had ordered two more seasons, giving Dragons: Race to the Edge (2015) six seasons instead of the original four.
- #003
Tuffnut's fierce and protective loyalty to his pet chicken is a reference to the Viking-inspired video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Because of a glitch in the game, if players kill a chicken in a village, the entire population will try to kill them for revenge.
- #004
Throughout the series, Hiccup is seen developing the first generations of his flaming sword and his gliding wings.
- #005
David Tennant, who voices Snotlout's father Spitelout, also narrated the audiobooks in the How to Train Your Dragon series.
- #006
The series takes place one year before How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) and four years after How to Train Your Dragon (2010).
- #007
Heather has a hairstyle similar to Astrid's in the film How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014).
- #008
The characters were aged up to be around 18 or 19 years old.
- #009
It draws inspiration from Indiana Jones and Star Wars.
- #010
It is adapted from Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon book series.
- #011
Because Hiccup's father Stoick rides a different dragon in the second film, the writers had to explain why the dragon he rode in the series, which takes place between the first and second films, is no longer with him.
- #012
It was built on the first and second seasons of Cartoon Network's Dragons: Riders of Berk (2012).
- #013
Out of 52 episodes, Astrid received only one character-focused episode, aside from two episodes dealing with her relationship with Hiccup. Out of the 52 episodes, Ruffnut has one episode focused on her as an individual (Wingnut). Heather received episodes where she was the focus in 8 of 25 episodes.
- #014
The origin and legend of the Death Song are mentioned in School of Dragons.
- #015
Jay Baruchel and Alfred Molina worked together on the film The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010).
- #016
Titan Comics published several comic books inspired by DreamWorks Dragons.
- #017
The opening scene of season 1 actually shows the enemy dragons of that season (in order: Night Terrors, the Death Song, the Catastrophic Quaken and the Snow Wraith).
- #018
It is a Netflix original series.
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