#rtte headcanons

With twins we immediately zeroed in on them having high wisdom score,  with Ruffnut having a very high insight bonus, being quite aware of others emotions or having a hunch when something is up (especially with Gruffnut). Tuffnut on the other hand has a very high perception bonus (he was able to notice invisible changewings or spot or hear ships people and dragons a lot in advance compared to other riders). They also have a lot of knowledge about the world but it comes from experience rather than just dry facts, another reason for high wis.

First we aimed for them being warlocks with high wis considering their chaotic behaviour, but the first episode of rtte cemented us that they are both clerics of trickery.

Snotlout was an interesting specimen to analyse since a lot of hc I've seen put him as a fighter or a barbarian, but it became abundantly clear to us that he is a bard (subclasswise he would be a mix between college of valor or college of swords, either way a spellsword). He leans heavily on charisma and it's very high stat. unfortunately he has negative rizz and "poor rolls" so we often see him fail. but we see him encourage his friends (often in a panicked way; that's bardic inspiration for you) and when encountered with a difficult situation he relies on his talking rather then brute force, not to mention he was chosen to be the one to infiltrate hunters' auction and managed to pull that off. Snotlout also loves to dramatise and exaggerated his responses and that's such a bard thing to do.

Additionaly he has very high constitution considering how many explosions, falls, or Hookfang throwing him around he survived it's only fair to assume that.

Next we have Fishlegs and no surprises here he would be a wizard. His knowledge about dragons is extensive and he loves to gather more of it, he has his specialty with gronkles and boulder class like wizards do with schools of magic. Still it sits to some extent in this theoretical realm. Additionaly he has high strength (not typical for a wizard) a remainder of Thor Bonecrusher still existing in him.

Hiccup is an artificer, no subclass in particular but he tinkers sooo much! They had the dragon eye for 2 seasons and he was able to recreate one so it functions to the extent they needed it to (replicate magic item ability) not to mention the flaming sword, dragonfly or that damn multitool shield. So along with Fishlegs they are the characters with high intelligence but low wisdom, contrasted with twins who are high wis low int. Both of them often needed time to pick up on things twins were able to catch in seconds. And also like any self-respecting artificer Hiccup seeks out dangerous situations as if he doesn't feel alive unless he feels death breathing down his neck.

Astrid is a paladin through and through. She definitely has fighter abilities and vibes but she also has her own convictions and moral compass she sticks to no matter what. She is often this voice of reason and keeps things serious. Also she has some charisma (being able to intimidate others). She is also friends with Heather a very common combo I see during dnd games, a paladin and barbarian friendship.

Because Heather is a barbarian. She's stubborn, hot-headed, has a cool deadly weapon and if she fixates on something can be easy to anger (barbarian rage 😌). She's also very individualistic and prefers to do things her own way (and come on wouldn't it be funny for her to be a berserker barbarian?)

We also decided that Ryker is a ranger, with a dip in fighter, with his favoured enemy being dragons (duh). He has extensive knowledge of dragons and experience on hunting them being able to smell the exact species.

Viggo seems to elude us with his abilities, since we would mostly see consequences and effects of his actions rather then the actions themselves, so the best we could pinpoint for him was rogue adjacent thing (an investigator or mastermind subclass most likely) we did notice his persuasion and deception skills are extremely high, along with his intelligence ability and wisdom/insight (but this one is only focused on his current adversary) he was also quite evasive to the riders being able to completely disappear on them (stealth expertise and all and it's typical for rogues to get over 30 when rolling for stealth at higher levels). He's also like a crime boss and you know rogue-crime kinda self explanatory.

Stoic, Gobber and Alvin have been put into the specific category of npc's called "lvl 20 shopkeeper" that can only be hurt by the game master and only for the plot reasons. While Savage gets to be an evil upgraded minion.

Krogan also gets a mention of for being a strength based fighter with a dip in ranger for the favoured enemy.

Special shout-out goes to Mala, who fits perfectly into being a kensei monk, with her katana, hand combat abilities, and being able to catch an arrow ("a perfect fit for a weeboo with a karen haircut" to quote my friend)

Last but not least we have Dagur, who we initially thought was a fighter/monk multiclass with his high constitution, high dexterity and high strength. But boy were we wrong, because you see Dagur is a DM PC or the overpowered NPC that was supposed to be and antagonist but was converted into an ally along the way. Because outside of very good combat abilities, being extremely durable to all forms of damage, great reflexes and being very physically capable in general he poses rather high int (tactical planning ie) high wis (very perceptive and good at reading people) and despite being a complete maniac he managed to lead a tribe and hunters as well (high charisma)

Additionaly he has a somewhat innate abity for bonding and training dragons considering he was able to fool riders, who have been flying for almost 5 years now, after having Shatter master for less than a day and befriended a dragon that has been forced into cage fights(!!!) by being what? polite?? (Ruff and Tuff also seem to have a similar ability considering their interactions with dragons who are often considered difficult or impossible to train, I believe it's a different one then the one Hiccup has)

We also decided that Dagur has a special ability that allows him to automatically taunt his enemy if he has any history with them, but also has disadvantage when somebody else wants to taunt him.

Rapunzel

Backstory:

I’m thinking of something very similar to her story in Tangled, except instead of being kidnapped, she has extremely strict and often emotionally abusive parents (or one of them is – I’m inclined to say her father because some stuff from Tangled the Series made me dislike him) who kept her locked away both to protect others from using her powers but also so they can have unlimited access to it – I’m thinking to enchant items or to project the kingdom or themselves? Idk the details yet. She’s either still a princess or a powerful chieftain's daughter. Being on the run with the dragon riders may be perceived as an act of aggression on Berk’s part so...war maybe? I’m in real danger of making this AU a writing project.

I think Rapunzel would be besties with Hiccup and Fishlegs. They all have a shared sense of enthusiasm for creativity and discovery and I think she would adore taking care of dragons. (I imagine in this world, Pascal is something similar to a Terrible Terror). I also think Rapunzel would be very good friends with Heather – she would see the hurt and trauma Heather’s carrying with her and want to be there for her as much as possible. I also think Heather would be somewhat jealous of Rapunzel’s innocence and sheltered life, but also become very protective of her because of that. I see Dagur being similar and probably warming up to Rapunzel quickly the same way he did with Fishlegs after the redemption arc.

Rapunzel is initially very intimidated by Astrid, and Astrid is a little annoyed by Rapunzel because she’s well-meaning but often takes on more than she can handle or gets into trouble by mistake. Rapunzel is the least combat-oriented of all the characters, and while she’s clever enough to get out of tough situations, she feels like her lack of fighting ability makes her stand out. Eventually though, Astrid warms up to her and similarly to Heather, wants to protect her.

Rapunzel and Merida don’t get along initially. Merida thinks Rapunzel is boring, and Rapunzel thinks Merida is rude and selfish (especially when Merida complains about her mother). I see them growing closer as they get to know each other go through some adventures together. I see Rapunzel getting along super well with Snotlout, but specifically Snotlout in RTTE, because that’s when we see him lean into a lot of his creative pursuits. Snotlout initially tries hitting on Rapunzel because that’s his default behaviour when he sees an attractive girl; he is unsuccessful because Rapunzel does not know she’s being flirted with and thinks he’s just really nice. Eventually Snotlout realizes that he’s not only okay with being friends with Rapunzel, but really likes spending time doing creative things with her and feels okay being vulnerable about his insecurities and talking about issues he has with his dad.

The twins initially see Rapunzel as a fantastic new target for pranks. She is absolutely not used to this, and tries to play along and be cool with it even though the pranks either confuse or upset her. At one point, one of the pranks makes her so upset that the twins develop an unspoken rule that their pranks on Rapunzel will just be harmless surprises or spontaneously nice things. Like they’ll organize her art supplies and be like “Ha! Loki’d!” and she’ll laugh and go “Oh, you guys got me!”. As for Jack – something similar, although he probably senses from early on he doesn’t want to go too far with his pranks or jokes with her. I think their dynamic would be similar to the friendship he has with Toothiana, so he anything he’d do would probably with the goal of trying to make her laugh rather than laughing at her.

Possible romantic interests because I can’t pick just one:

- Hiccup (they would be SO CUTE together. Little nerds aghh)

- Jack (because their dynamic would be very similar to that of Rapunzel and Eugene.)

- Heather (Because Heather reminds me of Cassandra. I can *kind of see Rapunzel with Astrid too but only in a polycule with Heather tbh)

- Dagur (I’m fairly certain this is a ship no one’s ever considered but I think it would be extremely cute – for basically the same reasons I ship Dagur and Fishlegs)

- Merida (Merida develops the crush first and starts acting really strange around Rapunzel. Rapunzel is extremely confused. It’s adorable.)

Jack

Backstory:

Jack is a rogue/thief who generally stays on his own. He’s not trusted by most honest people, and he’s not cruel enough to feel comfortable travelling with more violent thieves. He mostly steals what he needs and from people who can afford to lose it. When he steals more luxurious items, he’s usually being paid by someone else – or he’s doing it to spite someone who wronged him. At some point I imagined him being imprisoned by the Outcasts for trying to steal something important from Alvin, and meeting Dagur in prison – maybe they helped each other escape and meet back up later. At some point later he meets the dragon riders...maybe after trying to steal from them? But then they become friends. OH! Or Jack was working with Dagur and the Dragon Hunters for a while (maybe they had something on him? Blackmail or pay he couldn’t resist?) before defecting to the dragon riders. I like that a lot. Does he have powers in this AU? I don’t know.

Headcanons for Jack and Rapunzel already explained in the Rapunzel section.

I’ve talked about the dynamic I envision for Jack and Hiccup in a previous post – I think Jack realizes that Hiccup is actually much more a trouble maker than Jack, because while Jack likes to play jokes that are ultimately harmless, Hiccup causes real trouble while trying to do good things. So while Hiccup’s chaos amuses Jack, sometimes he finds himself having to step in and be the voice of reason (which greatly annoys him).

Jack and Astrid have a generally friendly rivalry. Astrid doesn’t like when Jack is untrustworthy or goes off and does his own thing (because he has trouble trusting others, even when theyre on his side), and Jack doesn’t like when Astrid bosses him around. However they do team up to make fun of Snotlout, and Hiccup does a good job of mediating between them when they have more serious arguments.

Jack and Heather have a weird hot and cold relationship where they see a lot of themselves in the other person and that makes them both very concerned for their wellbeing and also really annoyed with them all the time. If one of them shows too much concern, it makes the other uncomfortable and they’re like “screw you, I’m fine.” Jack intentionally annoys the hell out of Dagur, and the only reason Dagur doesn’t pummel him is because they have a long history (which Jack will never let Dagur forget).

As previously mentioned, Jack loves teasing Snotlout. He teams up with the twins to terrorize him, although probably goes easy on him if Rapunel or Hiccup are nearby. He loves spending time with the twins but sometimes finds them too chaotic even for him and has to try and mitigate some of their decisions when things get dangerous. Jack also likes teasing Fishlegs but he’s too nice for Jack to do anything too malicious. He probably teases him for being a nerd but also shows appreciation for how smart he is. Jack and Merida either hate each other or are best friends. I think it’s a bit of both. They have a rivalry that’s not always friendly. They care deeply for each other but would never admit it out loud.

Possible romantic interests:

- Hiccup (obviously)

- Fishlegs (he loves flirting with him and making him flustered)

- Rapunzel (same as Fishlegs)

- Dagur (okay...hear me out. I ship it a lot, but not entirely in a romantic way. Like they had a fling, Dagur developed romantic feelings and Jack wanted to be friends.)

Merida

Backstory:

Very similar to her backstory in Brave, except her father’s a chieftain. I see him being a very close friend of Stoick’s, so Merida and the other dragon riders saw each other a lot as kids. Her chiefdom accepted dragons and took to dragon riding pretty soon after Berk did.

Headcanons for Jack and Rapunzel in the earlier parts.

Merida is like Hiccup’s energetic younger sister. She likes teasing him and daring him to do things he doesn’t want to do. When they were kids, her dares worked on him, but in their late teens/early adulthood, he kind of just sighs and explains why it’s a bad idea. Merida and Astrid...kind of get along? They have a lot of similar interests and enjoy training together, but they clash for a lot of the same reasons Astrid and Jack do. But the unifying factor for all three of them is of course, teasing Snotlout together. Snotlout learned from an early age that aggressively flirting with Merida is a good way to end up as target practice, so he doesn’t even try anymore. Although he does like challenging her to archery competitions (which she always wins).

Merida loves the twins. They remind her of her little brothers. She helps them prank others but she gets really annoyed if they prank her. Merida and Heather are pretty good friends – not super close, but they get along. Dagur loves hanging out with Merida. They become extra chaotic when they’re around each other and Heather has to make sure neither of them get seriously hurt or hurt someone else. Merida intimidates Fishlegs but he thinks she’s really cool. They don’t hang out super often but she likes being around him when she’s upset about something because he’s good at helping her calm down.

Possible romantic interests

- Rapunzel

- Dagur (Okay also hear me out...two chaotic redheads. I see it. I’m imagining Dagur holding Merida back as she’s threatening to murder someone. There are hearts in his eyes.)

Okay so those are my headcanons. I really like the sound of these dynamics. I kind of want to flesh them out more because I'm realizing that I lumped the twins together as one entity, which I have a habit of doing.

Krogan is very feral in bed. He fucks like a dragon. He will mark, he will bite, because he wants absolutely everyone knowing that you are his and if anyone dares to try and approach you outside of the bedroom with his mark on you they are going to be torn into a thousand pieces.

In the heat of the moment, he has a faint idea of just how big and well endowed he is (he has a 14 in peen that's pretty girthy as well so...), and because of this, he is sometimes extremely gentle on his s/o. If they want him to go harder, he will, however if that is the case, they top, and he can power bottom.

Krogan does occasionally like being the sub. If he's extremely stressed he will 100% be the bottom sub and love to be dominated because it helps vent his frustrations.