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TV SERIES · 2015– · USA

Dragons: Race to the Edge

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  1. #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.

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  2. #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.

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  3. #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.

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  4. #004

    Throughout the series, Hiccup is seen developing the first generations of his flaming sword and his gliding wings.

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  5. #005

    David Tennant, who voices Snotlout's father Spitelout, also narrated the audiobooks in the How to Train Your Dragon series.

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  6. #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).

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  7. #007

    Heather has a hairstyle similar to Astrid's in the film How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014).

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  8. #008

    The characters were aged up to be around 18 or 19 years old.

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  9. #009

    It draws inspiration from Indiana Jones and Star Wars.

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  10. #010

    It is adapted from Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon book series.

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  11. #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.

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  12. #012

    It was built on the first and second seasons of Cartoon Network's Dragons: Riders of Berk (2012).

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  13. #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.

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  14. #014

    The origin and legend of the Death Song are mentioned in School of Dragons.

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  15. #015

    Jay Baruchel and Alfred Molina worked together on the film The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010).

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  16. #016

    Titan Comics published several comic books inspired by DreamWorks Dragons.

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  17. #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).

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  18. #018

    It is a Netflix original series.

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