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Monstrous Nightmare

		Monstrous Nightmare

		Colours	Emerald green, brilliant scarlet, deepest purple.
		Armed with	Scary fangs, extra extendable claws... 9
		Defenses	Nightmares don't need defences... 2
		Radar	None... 0
		Poison	Bite is slightly poisonous... 3
		Hunting Ability	Amazing to watch... 10
		Speed	Fast... 7
		Fear and Fight Factor	Very, very scary... 10
		Personality	Violent, stubborn, and tenacious. In battle, it's the first to arrive and the last to leave.^[1]
		Hah! Factor	HAIR TRIGGER - Has a tendency to spit fire at off times, unintentionally, like coughing, sneezing and laughing.^[2]
		Ahh! Factor	FIRE JACKET - Its attack strategy is to coat itself in fire, and attack you as it's flaming from nose to tail.^[3]

"Only the best Vikings go after those." - Hiccup.

The Monstrous Nightmare is one of the most aggressive, powerful, and stubborn breeds of dragon known to Vikings. Until the Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus was discovered, it was considered the most formidable dragon species.

1 Description
2 Fighting and Tactics
3 In the books
4 In the film
5 Background Information
6 Trivia
7 References

DescriptionEdit

A Nightmare is usually purple or scarlet and possesses a long, snakelike neck and tail. Unlike some other breeds of dragon, it has no forelegs, and its ground-based locomotion is similar to that of pterosaurs; it can use its claw-tipped wings to "crawl" along the floor.

Fighting and TacticsEdit

As it is quick to anger, the Monstrous Nightmare can be counted on to be the first to arrive and the last to leave in a fight. Its signature attack strategy, known as the "Fire Jacket," is to engulf itself in flames (from an external source or otherwise), resulting in an intimidating offensive and defensive maneuver similar in appearance to napalm or other gel-based incendiaries.

According to Gobber the Belch, the best way to engage a Nightmare is to clamp its mouth shut, leaving it unable to open its enormous jaws, much like a crocodile (however, the rest of the dragon is free to do whatever it wants).

By nature, the Montrous Nightmare is fearless and proud. Nightmares are some of the strongest dragons around and they know it. The best way to earn the trust of a Nightmare is simply to show it the respect it deserves. Placing a gentle hand on its snout and showing you are not a threat to it is the best way to go.

In the booksEdit

By unofficial Viking law, only the chief, or the son of the chief, can own one. Despite this, Snotface Snotlout, the nephew of the chief, acquires one named Fireworm (How to Train Your Dragon), while Thuggory from the Meathead Tribe owns another named "Killer."

In the filmEdit

One is used as the last initiation test for the young Vikings before the Vikings befriend the dragons. While in the books, they are described as being the size of a leopard, in the film they are portayed as much larger. Despite their vicious nature and fierce combat abilities, it is shown that a Night Fury can defeat it through a brief but brutal fight.

Background InformationEdit

"No dragon is more ferocious, or feared than the Monstrous Nightmare. This gigantic dragon has a long, snakelike neck and tail, and is covered in red scales and long sharp spines. The Nighmare's gigantic head and mouth can swallow Vikings whole. This dragon can attack any time of the day or night, from the air or on the ground. It is highly aggressive, and will never run from a fight. Its fire is thick and sticky, clinging to walls and running down hills like a flaming river. The Nightmare also has a nasty habit of setting itself on fire."^[4]

According to the trivia track on the Blu-Ray version of the movie, a Nightmare measures 69 feet in length.

"This red-and-black creature with a huge wing span produces a kerosene gel fire. “He is the most dragony of the dragons,” Sanders says, “but the thing that we like is that he is the most showy. We always felt he was the Mick Jagger of dragons. He’s a natural-born performer who comes out engulfed in flames because they can set themselves on fire.”"^[5]

TriviaEdit

In the film, some Nightmares have antler-like points on their horns, it is quite possible that it is a male trait and females just have the regular horns.

References Edit

Dragon Species
Basic Brown • Blubberwing • Boneknapper • Bullrougher • Burrowing Slitherfang • Changeling • Chickenpoxer • Common or Garden • Cuckoo Dragon • Darkbreather • Devilish Dervish • Dreamserpent • Driller-Dragon • Doomfang • Electricsquirm • Exterminator • Fire Dragon • Flashfang • Fleshfang • Giant Bee-Eater • Glow-worm • Gorgenghast • Grimler Dragon • Horrors • Leviathorgan • Loafer Dragon • Marsh Tiger • Monstrous Nightmare • Monstrous Strangulator • Mood-Dragon • Murderous Dragon • Nanodragon • Poison Darter • Poisonous Piffleworm • Polar-Serpent • Puff Nadder • Rageblasts • Red-Hot Itchyworm • Ramming Roller • Raptortongue • Repto • Rocket Ripper • Sabre-Tooth Driver Dragon • Scarer • Scauldron • Scrill • Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus • Semi-Spotted Snowpecker • Sharkworm • Shortwing Squirrelserpent • Sidewinder • Slitherhawk • Skullion • Sky Dragon • Sniffer Dragon • Squealer • Stealth Dragon • Steam-Dragon • Stinkdragon • Terrorfang • The Beast • Thunder Drum • Toothless Daydream • Toungetwister • Toxic Nightshade • Vampire Dragon • Venomous Vorpent • Water Dragon • Windwalker • Whispering Death • White Dragon
Seen in Movie
Terrible Terror • Gronckle • Hideous Zippleback • Night Fury • Deadly Nadder

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