The Death Song is a Mystery Class Dragon that appears in the How to Train Your Dragon Franchise, specifically Dragons: Race to the Edge. Related to the serpentine and viper-like Slithersong, the Death Song is one of the deadliest and most beautiful dragons. Garffiljorg, a trained Death Song, is a perfect example of this species. Garff was only well trained because the gang raised it from birth. In RTTE, Hiccup says that the adult Death Song was untrainable.
Description[]
The Death Song has a long, slender body. Its wings resemble those of a Thunderdrum, its archenemy among dragons. It has a tail that is very reminiscent of that of a Monstrous Nightmare while its body resembles that of a Timberjack, as it is very thin. The Death Song has striking, bright colors of blue, yellow, and orange on both its wings and tail and are adorned with spikes that run along its back. The also have small arms and longer hind legs.
Behavior[]
Death Songs are solitary by nature, only interacting to breed or potentially raise an orphaned infant of their own kind. However, even orphaned Death Song infants may become prey to the adults if the adults do not like the juvenile's songs. Song is also the dragon's way of communicating with its own kind. It uses its singing to lure in other dragons as prey before encasing them in amber so it can eat them at leisure. They will also encase themselves in amber to defend themselves against dragons such as Slitherwings, which are immune to their amber as it does not stick to their hides. Thunderdrums are also mostly immune to the Death Song's calls as they have poor hearing.
Abilities[]
The Death Song is a cunning and clever predator that uses its melodious song to lure in other dragons before capturing them with its deadly amber; a viscous substance that hardens quickly to prevent prey escaping. Upon capturing these hapless victims, the Death Song then stores them in a living larder to eat its prey at leisure. Armed with exceedingly powerful jaws, it can devour a Gronckle in minutes, leaving little more than a few bones. Some Death Songs have a hard time flying through small spaces like caves and tunnels when chasing smaller dragons at full speed.
The Death Song's amber can be melted with dragon fire, and Death Song Amber can be used to make fire-proof and pressure-resistant materials when combined with the metal known as Gronckle-Iron. Their amber is useless against the Slitherwing dragons. Additionally, when Death Songs are raised around other dragons, the Death Song's vocalizations become less effective on them to the point of eventual immunity. Singing to a Death Song can help earn its trust.
The Death Song is also highly intelligent, as it can learn the songs of others and mimic calls of other dragons. This intelligence also helps the Death Song learn how to communicate with its own kind.