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allthreefourths: (okay so i did)

[personal profile] allthreefourths 2013-09-28 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
I hope this is okay! I'm just posting the expansion here:

You could say Hiccup's developments all began due to the chance injury he caused Toothless, combined with the differences between him and the other Vikings. Hiccup was, ultimately, always yearning for his Father and Berk's acceptance, to prove himself to the group in the way that was most appropriate in their group--dragon killing. The beginning of his descent down a different path than the traditional begins with Toothless, his friend, and his decision to spare a hurt dragon where everyone else would kill one. It's a clear demonstration of how different Hiccup truly is, and from there he begins to think that maybe he actually can't do what the rest want him to do. Stoick continues to insist on Hiccup following what a Viking should do by enrolling him in Dragon Training and Hiccup, now that he was given the opportunity to do what a Viking should do, now knows that he can't.

From there, Toothless gives Hiccup a view into just how different everyone's perception of dragons were from the reality. Though their beginning was, understandably, a tad bit rocky, Hiccup slowly befriends and learns from Toothless, using the knowledge he gains to his advantage during Dragon Training. They fly, they become partners, and Toothless ultimately causes Hiccup's goals and focus to shift. Where he had previously narrowly devoted himself to pushing past his "outcast" position by integrating into the mold, he shies away from his newfound fame from his success in Dragon Training and instead focuses on Toothless, in an attempt to fix the harm he had done. It wasn't about "adaptation" anymore, or about fitting in--he was beginning to develop and come to terms with a world different from what they'd known. He could see what they were doing was wrong.

Further confidence on this fact is instilled in him by Astrid. While initially hesitant on Hiccup's harboring a dragon, a later flight and resolution to protect Toothless despite discovering the nest of the dragons (a discovery long yearned for by the Vikings) demonstrates to Astrid just what Hiccup had learned. From then on, Astrid acts as a support and confidant in Hiccup's plans, lessening his isolation. When Hiccup decides to show the rest of Berk (and his father) what he had just shown Astrid at the final Dragon Training exam, she trusts his decision and promises to tell no one about the nest or Toothless.

It's after the exam where the high point of tension for Berk, the dragons and Hiccup starts. Hiccup attempts to tame the dragon he was meant to kill in an attempt to prove their non-aggressive nature, but his father's stubborn nature and interference causes the dragon to attack. After this, Toothless is taken to lead the way to the nest, and Hiccup stands up to his father, earnestly, for the first time since the beginning of the movie. It wasn't him trying to change to fit the mold, anymore--he was earnestly attempting to change his father, frustrated when the stubborn Viking refused to budge.

This is where Astrid's further support inspires him to move on. When he begins to doubt his actions and loses hope, she ensures him that what he's done all this time wasn't wrong--that it was different, but the differences developed him in a way no one else had. Astrid's support drives him to do something "crazy", gives him further confidence, and he rounds the younger Vikings to fight against the large queen dragon, the source of everyone's grief. The final battle served as proof for both Berk and Hiccup that he was capable, and, though he wasn't fit to be the Viking they'd set him out to be, he certainly could be a Viking. He saves his Father from a fight he had difficulty in, defeats the enemy all of Berk couldn't face, all with the help of their "mortal" enemies, the dragons. It's during this battle that Stoick admits "he was wrong", and it's during this battle that Hiccup moves forward with his resolve. It's this show of Viking stubbornness and later life-threatening end as Hiccup's engulfed in flames that shows Stoick Hiccup's worth, and Toothless's, as the latter had saved his precious son. Hiccup, who no longer desperately fought for his father's acceptance, had finally received it. What he had wanted came to him, with no need, specifically, to change to suit demands.

... Of course, this is all at the price of a leg. This is another testament to just how different the Hiccup from the beginning of the movie is to the one at the end. When he awakens and finds the prosthetic limb to walk with, he doesn't lament for very long. He leans against Toothless and accepts his support, where earlier Hiccup may have found the entire thing a weakness. The leg also serves as further evidence of how similar and close Toothless and Hiccup were now--the injuries they shared were now the same. In the end, Hiccup didn't necessarily have to find strength on his own anymore. The events throughout the movie shaped him into a confident individual who realized he didn't have to change to be accepted, who now had friends who he could lean on when things got particularly bad. Everything lead him to this point, and his own and friends's conviction allowed them to change the tradition and long pointless struggle between two populations, further cementing Hiccup's own, personal strengths. He's still a bit awkward, he's still a bit sarcastic, but he's certainly not alone.

Re: Mukuro Ikusaba | Dangan Ronpa | reserved

(Anonymous) 2013-10-21 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
I've been looking for a deeper insight of Mukuro's character....thanks a lot for writing this!!