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Snotlout Jorgenson | How to Train Your Dragon | Not reserved.
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Character
Name: Snotlout Jorgenson.
Series: How to Train Your Dragon (film/show).
Timeline: Defenders of Berk episode 7, "Worst in Show".
Canon Resource Links:
Snotlout on HTTYD Wiki.
HTTYD Film Wiki.
Dragons: Riders of Berk/Defenders of Berk Episode List.
Personality:
Snotlout was raised to be a viking -- big, strong, fierce, stubborn, and not willing to admit defeat. These qualities made him a favorite in dragon-slaying training, even if he didn't have the brains to back up his brawn. Snotlout isn't the type to admit his shortcomings, even if they're very obvious to everyone around him. Clearly he's not as intelligent as fellow viking teens Hiccup, Astrid, and Fishlegs, thinking that answers to many of life's problems are to either whack his head against the problem, yell at the problem's face, or eat the problem. The thing is, this tends to not bother him since it's not really something high on his list of values. Hiccup and Astrid are obviously respected for being able to plan, but most shows of intelligence earn a sneer and a chuckle. On the flipside, if someone manages to be dumber than Snotlout, you better believe he'll take advantage of that fact, as shown by how he treats the twins like clueless hyenas there to alleviate his boredom despite their otherwise viking-like traits.
Because of his beliefs on what makes a true viking, Snotlout tends to fall in with the wrong crowd. Growing up, he admired Dagur the Deranged for his poor treatment of Hiccup and his outlook on slaying dragons. This isn't to say that he's a bad person -- on the contrary, he has a very good heart, at the core of things! But Snotlout was raised to be a winner to the point where failure is not seen as an option in his family. When he slips into his soft side, Snotlout is quick to pass it off as someone else's fault (after a brief hug with Hookfang, he asks if that kind of behavior could be trained out of him, despite having been blubbering over the dragon moments before) or just denies it altogether (when Astrid explains his pain is caused by his heart breaking, Snotlout insists that he doesn't have a heart, he's not a girl).
The majority of the teen's actions are colored by what he thinks others with think of him. Feeling the pressure from his dad, Snotlout becomes a braggart musclehead who benchpresses sheep and punches dragons in the face. He won't even stop to rest, keeping in mind that Spitelout believes "rest is for the weak". When he's trying to impress Astrid, he'll bend over backwards to prove that he's the best choice out of all the vikings, and when he doesn't match up to his boasting, there's always an excuse at the ready. On the few occasions she says she approves of what he's doing, he'll keep on doing whatever it is, whether it's hitting a giant dragon in the eye with a bludgeon or sticking a branch up his nose. With as willing as he is to be absolutely ridiculous to earn points with the ladies, one would think he'd let his sensitive side show a little more -- that, unfortunately, is something he marks as a weakness. Instead, he covers up his emotions with rage, denial, or rude comments. One of the only times he doesn't is at the end of the first film when Hiccup is presumed to be dead -- Snotlout can be seen wiping tears away, and shows genuine relief when it turns out his cousin is still alive despite having a grudgematch with him since they were five.
Really, Snotlout is a lot more emotional than he'd like to let on. When the old way of life is challenged by Hiccup, he's eager to try it out -- absolutely thrilled, really, by the prospect of riding dragons to swoop in and save the day. When he actually comes face to face with one, though, he gets nervous to the point of taking up a weapon, practically whimpering when he's told to drop it and instead place his hand on the Monstrous Nightmare's nose. While all the teens have an anxious excitement about them, Snotlout is shown to be the most animated in all his actions. Even prior to befriending the dragons, he loudly proclaims to avenge Gobber's loss of limbs by fighting dragons with his face. Being stubborn like the rest of the vikings, Snotlout has to be eased into real dragon training, showing trust issue after trust issue when it comes to both his own dragon and his comrades. Despite this, he is shown to have an intense love for Hookfang and gets weirdly self-confident when it comes to proving their warrior strength, or even just given a simple shot to one-up the other teens. Though he attempts to build up a wall around his true self, his bond with Hookfang can't be denied when truly put to the test. When it's thought the Monstrous Nightmare would have to be slayed by Gobber after going on a rampage, Snotlout is reduced to sobbing and earnestly insisting that Hookfang is a good dragon and there must be something wrong with him for him to be acting this way, even if the dragon appears to have few qualms about fighting against his trainer from time to time.
If Snotlout takes a liking to something, he's not likely to change his mind about it -- and might throw a tantrum or threaten anyone who could interfere with his ownership. Heck, he calls dibs on a female stranger when she washes ashore on Berk and frequently reminds his comrades that he did so in case they get any ideas! In a less extreme example, the viking often takes things for himself, saying that if Snotlout wants something, he'll get it. Even when he discovers the stone that's suppose to bring good fortune is actually an egg that will only bring angry dragons, he picks up four to trade around for his own gain, largely because Fishlegs, Hiccup, and Astrid were so insistent that he couldn't. Though unwilling to give up his treasures, if the choice is between him and his shinies, Snotlout will let go of whatever has caught his interest in favor of, you know, being alive. At least the guy has some priorities.
As loud and obnoxious as he is, one would think Snotlout wouldn't work well on a team. In a competition setting, it's unlikely that he won't look out for number one, but in situations where it actually counts, he's a strong member for your side -- and, sometimes, he can use his competitive spirit to his advantage, making something he may not find interesting less boring by trying to beat a new record, or just be the best. When Hiccup and Toothless get separated from each other in dangerous territory, they both have to rely on an irritable, envious Snotlout to fight off enemies or...solve problems in a not-entirely-Jorgenson way. Not really his thing, but for a short while, he even manages to be dependable for that. However, being Snotlout makes him unwilling to even own up to being a good teammate unless he could win a prize for it, so after the pair concede to kicking butt, he brushes off the rest of Hiccup's statements by instead switching the focus to their stomachs.
The time he's the best teammate, though, is when he's alongside his dragon. Even if he doesn't always seem willing to admit it, he loves the stubborn lug and would do almost anything to protect him from harm. Spouting his father's nonsense like it's fact, in 'Race to Fireworm Island' Snotlout actually makes Hookfang dangerously sick from pushing him too hard. While the training was for a good reason -- to protect Berk from Outcast attacks -- the methods were questionable, and the dragon wasn't able to rest. When told by the other teens that Hookfang should get checked out, Snotlout lashes out, insisting that there's nothing wrong despite him also beginning to fret. While the denial in his words is strong, the boy gets more and more visibly upset at the thought of losing -- or replacing, as Spitelout callously suggests -- his dragon companion, even beginning to cry in front of his friends (though that, too, he denies). Once he takes responsibility for Hookfang's illness, Snotlout starts to get that stubborn viking fire back, guilt driving him to make things right again and even causing him to (loudly) admit to the dragon how much he values him. After the incident, he's willing to say that his father doesn't know everything, deviating from that ignorant path he'd been set on, and wants Hookfang to rest until all is back to normal. While that episode focuses specifically on the pair's interactions, small bits of other episodes nod to how close they are. Hookfang likes to toss Snotlout around or set him on fire, sure, and Snotlout oftens yells at or punches the beast, but there are times when the boy is seen consulting his dragon on his opinion for plans or giving him enthusiastic praise. Even his statement of, "You stay tough," is said gently despite it being another one of those mantras drilled into Snotlout's head, and when an attack on Berk is predicted, he openly admits that Hookfang's face is the last one he'd want to see in the event of obliteration (besides his own, naturally.)
Strengths/Weaknesses:
+ Has good intentions.
+ Usually will do the right thing.
+ Physically strong/agile.
+ Enthusiastic.
+/- Emotional.
+/- High self-esteem.
+/- Determined.
+/- Grudgingly honest and gleefully blunt.
- Arrogant.
- Braggart.
- Believes showing emotions means weakness.
- Often puts self first.
- Slow on the uptake.
- Irresponsible.
- Stubborn.
- Defiant.
- Judgmental.
- Poor judge of character.
- Territorial.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer.
Starter: Magikarp.
Password: Holland Daze.
Samples
First Person Sample:
This stick is garbage!
[Good morning, Routians! Or not-so-good morning, judging by the angry nose pushed into the camera view of the 'gear. Yep, Snotlout doesn't seem to have figured out this dumb thing, just yet... He's supposed to try to transfer his face through it, right?]
Look, the pointy thing? It's supposed to go on the end of the stick, not on some useless string! And the stick part? It's gotta be thicker! How do any of you survive if this is what you've got to fish with? I've probably broken eight of the stupid things already.
[Letting out a loud huff that manages to fog up the screen even if he's turning away, the viking instead glowers at the other fishermen. Who appear to be doing just fine.]
Gimme a net and my dragon, and I bet I could fish everything up in ten seconds. Probably even five.
Third Person Sample:
It didn't take very long for Snotlout to figure out how to fight with the fish that had been handed to him back in New Bark Town. It's not like he was stupid! That was the twins's job. No, even he was pretty impressed at how quickly he took to this world's battles where food was their weapon of choice -- even if he didn't really expect anything else.
He hums calmly to himself, giving the side of the fish a reassuring pat before he hoists her in the air by her tail and...swings. The Magikarp's hard body coupled with the young viking's strength has a satisfying effect on the poor Sentret that had decided to scout their camp out for food. When it recovers enough to stand it remains frozen where it is, eyes the size of saucers, too shocked to do anything because this trainer just hit it with a Magikarp. Who does that?
Snotlout. Snotlout does.
"I had my doubts about you, Lunch," the boy confides in the Magikarp, though she likely can't hear him over the sound of her face crashing into the Sentret yet again. "But you know what? I can make anything work." A statement that is unfortunately true, it seems, because Lunch is leveling up yet again. As Lunch tries to collect herself enough to reflect on what her life has become, Snotlout tosses her back onto their sleeping bag, instead going to inspect what it was that the rat thing had decided to snatch from them. Turns out it was only robbing them if Snotlout considered the immediate area his property -- and let's be real, he probably did -- for in a now-scattered pile was about half a dozen colorful berries.
Well. He couldn't eat the fish, apparently. Berries, even if they weren't the first choice for a growing viking, would probably do for now...
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