Drago Bludvist

Lore & Background

Drago Bludvist is a warlord who plots to enslave all dragons into becoming soldiers. He employs dragon trappers led by Eret to capture dragons. Stoick once met Drago at a chieftain gathering, where Drago offered them protection from dragons if they pledged to serve him; upon denying him, he had his dragons attack them, leaving Stoick as the sole survivor. Drago cites his family's deaths from dragon attacks in his childhood and his desire to conquer the world as his motivation. He unveils his own Bewilderbeast to confront the alpha dragon at Valka's nest, killing it and becoming the new Alpha, thus controlling all dragons. His Bewilderbeast hypnotizes Toothless and forces him to kill Hiccup, but Stoick sacrifices himself by taking the fatal blast instead. After Hiccup frees Toothless from the Bewilderbeast's control, Toothless enters a glowing, super-powered dominant state, making him immune to the Bewilderbeast's control. Toothless challenges the Bewilderbeast while repeatedly shooting at it, breaking its control over the other dragons to side with him. The freed dragons fire at the Bewilderbeast until Toothless fires a massive blast, breaking its left tusk. Defeated, the Bewilderbeast retreats to the sea with Drago.

In Their Own Story

Drago Bludvist is introduced through his dragon trappers ambushing Hiccup and Astrid in a burnt forest. Eret, a dragon trapper, works for Drago. After capturing Astrid and the other riders, Drago learns of Berk's dragons and directs his armada to attack the dragon nest. He tries to execute Eret, but Astrid's dragon, Stormfly, saves him. A battle rages at the nest between dragon riders, Valka's dragons, and Drago's armada. Drago unveils his own Bewilderbeast to confront the alpha, killing it and becoming the new Alpha. Hiccup urges Drago to cease the violence, but he refuses. His Bewilderbeast hypnotizes Toothless and forces him to kill Hiccup, but Stoick sacrifices himself. Drago takes control of their dragons and rides Toothless to conquer Berk. After Hiccup frees Toothless from the Bewilderbeast's control, Toothless enters a glowing, super-powered dominant state, making him immune to the Bewilderbeast's control. Toothless challenges the Bewilderbeast while repeatedly shooting at it, breaking its control over the other dragons to side with him. The freed dragons fire at the Bewilderbeast until Toothless fires a massive blast, breaking its left tusk. Defeated, the Bewilderbeast retreats to the sea with Drago.

Reader's Guide

Drago Bludvist is a ruthless warlord and dragon hunter who seeks to take over the world with a dragon army. His primary weapon is an Alpha Bewilderbeast, a massive, ice-breathing alpha dragon that can control smaller dragons by emitting hypnotic sound waves. Drago uses a heavy metal harness to enslave the Bewilderbeast. His personality is defined by his childhood trauma: his family's deaths from dragon attacks, which fuels his desire to conquer the world. He is voiced by Djimon Hounsou. His defeat comes when Toothless enters a glowing, super-powered dominant state, making him immune to the Bewilderbeast's control. Toothless challenges the Bewilderbeast while repeatedly shooting at it, breaking its control over the other dragons to side with him. The freed dragons fire at the Bewilderbeast until Toothless fires a massive blast, breaking its left tusk. Defeated, the Bewilderbeast retreats to the sea with Drago.

Did You Know?

• Drago Bludvist is voiced by Djimon Hounsou.
• Drago cites his family's deaths from dragon attacks in his childhood as his motivation for conquest.
• Stoick once met Drago at a chieftain gathering, where Drago offered protection from dragons if they pledged to serve him.
• Drago's Bewilderbeast has its left tusk broken by Toothless during their final confrontation.
• After his defeat, Drago retreats to the sea with his Bewilderbeast.