| “ | Deploy The Yak. [src] | ” |
| — Hammerhead Yak from the back of the Hammerhead Whale |
The Hammerhead Yak appears only in the short film, Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon, and Gobber's imagination.
Biography[]
Saving Gobber from the Boneknapper[]
In the Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon movie short, Gobber tells the tale of his dealings with a particular Boneknapper dragon. The dragon has been seeking him out and attacking him for most of his adult life. At one point on an Unnamed Land, the Boneknapper is chasing Gobber to the top of an active volcano. Gobber jumps over the entire caldera, followed closely by the dragon. Suddenly the Hammerhead Yak sprang from the hot lava to fight with the Boneknapper, while Gobber escapes.
Later on, both the Hammerhead Whale and the Hammerhead Yak are summoned by the Norse God Thor. From astride the Hammerhead Whale, The Hammerhead Yak is "deployed", jettisoned by the Whale's blow-hole. Again, both save Gobber from the Boneknapper.
Mentioned in Stories[]
The Hammerhead Yak is mentioned in the player Quest "Saddle Up Viking" by Trader Johann, when the player is asked to retrieve leather straps from him. Incidentally, the reference implies more than one hammerhead yak in existence.
| “ | Legend says it came from the hide of a hammerhead yak. | ” |
| — Johann in School of Dragons |
Hammerhead Yaks are also mentioned in the Quest "Meteors and Buckets", when Mulch saw something land in the Wilderness and caused a small tremble.
| “ | I saw something land here before the earthquake. At first, I figured it was one of Gobber's hammerhead yaks, but since when do hammerhead yaks fly? | ” |
| — Mulch in School of Dragons |
Physical Appearance[]
The Hammerhead Yak is a mythical Yak character. It is presumably a male. He is brown and shaggy and horned like a typical yak, but similarities end here. He can speak, appears to be bi-pedal, and has two-fingered hands with an opposable thumb capped with a hoof or nail. His eyes protrude from the sides of his head, right in front of the horns, hence the "hammerhead".
Trivia[]
- It is unknown why they appeared or why Thor summoned them to support a Viking man from a Dragon.
- It is possible that the Hammerhead Yak and the Hammerhead Whale are magical creatures created by Thor. According to Gobber, he did summon them, but there is no information to confirm or deny this theory.
- The Yak's atmosphere and behavior is actually similar to that of Po the Panda from the Kung Fu Panda franchise.
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References[]
| Hammerhead Yak uses Creative Commons Licensed content from the Dreamworks School of Dragons Wiki page Saddle Up Viking. The list of authors can be found on the page revision history (view authors). | 
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| Hammerhead Yak uses Creative Commons Licensed content from the Dreamworks School of Dragons Wiki page Meteors and Buckets. The list of authors can be found on the page revision history (view authors). |
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