As
the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup
Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: He must kill a dragon to
prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he
realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it. So, he befriends the
beast -- which he names Toothless -- much to the chagrin of his warrior
father
