Hideous Zippleback
The Hideous Zippleback is a Mystery class dragon. The Hideous Zippleback is known for having two heads. Each head has a different cause of action one head lets out gas and the other one lights the gas with a spark, causing an explosion. The main choice of food for the Hideous Zippleback is fish.
Here are the Abilities that the Hideous Zippleback have
Attack: 12
Speed: 10
Armor: 10
Firepower: 14
Shot limit: 6
Venom: 0
Jaw strength: 6
Stealth: 22
In the film, Hiccup learns from Toothless that most dragons hate eels enough to actually fear them and uses this against a Zippleback to scare it back into its den during dragon training. At the end of the movie, a Hideous Zippleback is flown by Ruffnut and Tuffnut. Each head seems to agree with one twin.
The official Website describes the Hideous Zippleback as follows: "Of all the dragons that inhabit our world, one of the most unusual and dangerous is the HIDEOUS ZIPPLEBACK. The Zippleback is one of the largest dragons you may ever encounter. It is unmistakable with its twin heads. The heads are distinct, with separate thoughts and different personalities. Like most dragons, Zipplebacks can fly, but their wings are small and they spend most of their time on the ground. Zipplebacks are solitary, preferring to hunt alone. They come out after sundown, prowling dark forests for victims. The attack of a Zippleback is like no other. Instead of breathing fire, a Zippleback makes explosions. One head BREATHES gas, and the other head LIGHTS it."[1]
"This two-headed threat is the longest dragon and has the smallest wings & stubbiest legs.But the way it produces fire makes up for any physical drawbacks. While one head shoots out a flammable gas, the other ignites it with a spark -- allowing for attacks from long distances. “It is based more on a Siamese cat combined with a devious snakelike quality,” DeBlois says."[2]
Trivia[]
- Although the offical website states that the Hideous Zippleback is not effective in flight because of its small wings, during the young Vikings' counterattack against the Red Death in the movie, it is shown that the Zippleback is agile, fast, and effective at flying. However, during the battle it is never shown to attack with its two-headed fireball attack, so it may not be able to fly and attack at the same time as its previous attacks were only shown being done when it had landed.
- The Hideous Zippleback probably resembles a Hydra (a mythological dragon said to have seven or nine heads).
- The Hideous Zippleback's two heads working together is based on the proverb, "Two heads are better than one".
- It is shown in a training addition to How to Train your Dragon (film) that Hideous Zipplebacks (and other dragons) have a sense of humor; when a Hideous Zippleback attacks Ruffnut and Tuffnut while the two twins fight, the heads grin at each other as the twins continue to fight dangling from the Zippleback's mouths!
- The Zippleback is greenish, but the McDonalds promo toy is blue.
(Taken from How To Train Your Dragon Wiki)
References[]
3. ↑ School of Dragons Official Website - Hideous Zippleback Dragon Characters Section