truly they are one of the best and healthiest couples in media with amazing development and maturity. they work out any flaws and problems they have and not everything is perfect but it works out and they aim to improve.
And he helps her as well! Too many shows either go the “look at our super abrasive only female character whos shown as strong by hating femininity!” Or “look at this cardboard cutout with boobs! Shes such a great love interest” and dont bother to make the love interest a charcter. So great that even with her being the love interest they changed that
Both had an influence on each other Hiccup became more brave and warrior like while maintaining his kind and good-hearted nature and Astrid grew her emotional side while maintaining her warrior like personality this why this couple was one of the best I’ve ever seen
Astrid is a really good example of how a strong female character should be. Able to hold her own, but has a softer side to her. She’s not fearless or invincible, but her bravery and courage helps her face those fears.
I’m sorry I’m probably just dumb but why should a strong female character be any certain way? Idk I feel like there’s a bunch of strong male characters with differing flaws and aspects of their personality, so why do the girls all have to be like Astrid? Sorry if I’m misunderstanding :)
@@itsuki4449Because "strong female character" doesn't mean "a female character who is strong" its a specific archetype made to combat the damsel in distress archetype. The damsel in distress came under fire as an offensive portrayal of women as almost every woman in film was useless, shallow, and weak. In response the film industry swung to the opposite end of that spectrum, making characters that were powerful forces to be reckoned with, but unfortunately just as shallow. They show up, kick ass, are dicks to everybody for no reason, and basically have no reason to be there. An example of this is Jo Braddock from the Uncharted movie. Braddock is made the main antagonist of the film when she murders Moncada, but aside from general greed, she has absolutely no motivation, unlike the admittedly not super interesting but still far more interesting Moncada, who is the descendant of the people who originally funded the expedition that found the treasure everyone was after. Meanwhile Braddock had nothing. No ties to the treasure or plot except that she wants to be rich I guess. Astrid is a GOOD example of the archetype because she is a powerful force to be reckoned with, but also many other things, and she works well with her team, and has actual, not one word motivations. Thats why other strong female characters should be like her.
@@itsuki4449 Is that usually when the media makes a "strong female character" she's usually made without flaws or weaknesses or written as a male with no maternity or femininity. Also for some reason they write them as mean monsters that are arrogant like some kind of brutes.
Hence why she does still have the armour, spikes, and skull designs, despite the now softer clothing, which honestly might just be from the changing and developing animation
I just don't understand if they fought so many dragons since childhood how one action of kindness could change their nature? just imagine chopping dozens of dragon heads and then boom I love them and no flashbacks of doing that appear anytime and that makes no sense
I love that they gave her a good character arc with depth and consistency throughout the movies instead of making her an accessory to hiccup. She’s one of my favorite characters. They gave her a unique sense of humor, they made her a sensible natural leader, and KEPT her that way throughout all three movies!!!
They all did. Hiccup made them armor with their respective dragons' scales. He had Night Fury armor, Ruff & Tuff had Zippleback, Snotlout had Nightmare, etc.
Love that she is both soft but also shown to be fully capable especially in the shows. In one episode she quite literally punched a snake dragon, poisoning herself to save her dragon. At the same time she actually relies on others to help her when needed.
I love that episode! Though, I am still slightly disappointed we didn't get to see Hiccup's reaction to what she did. I'm sure they told him about it later, but I'm sure he would've freaked out like in that episode where Heather says Astrid "got shot in the leg" to block the arrow from hitting Stormfly
its the depth of character details like this that makes me love httyd more and more. im sure there are details loke this to be observed for a lot of other characters too.
Dosen't the name "Astrid" mean something along the lines of "Divine Beauty"? Also it makes sense, a soft but strong woman, who chooses to support instead of leading, will always be attractive to a boy or man who has the innate will to be the hero of his people. We're wired that way.
FINALLY I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE! I love that show and it sucks that is honestly didn’t get better animation nor the recognition it deserves as the bridge between movie 1 and movie 2.
Her hair texture also changes a lot from the first movie because there was a huge advancement in animation technology to make more realistic textures. But I can defiantly see her going from aggressive teen to mature adult.
I’ve seen kids like this before, sometimes when I felt this way too when you feel insecure about something and you have gut feeling something just isn’t right.
Also the fact that in the first movie her hair was cover half her face but by the third movie her hair is pushed more to the side this shows that she was slowly beginning to open up to hiccup like how her hair was starting to show her face more :)
I also feel like she changed because they befriended the dragons. There was no need for carrying so much armour anymore when not having to fight the dragons anymore + having a big advantage in any kind of fight thanks to the dragons.
Man.... She is a viking. Of course she has armour. Also the second outfit is the same but with fur because winter was approaching so tge weather was colder.
Aww I love Astrid in all movies. Like, if she wasn't there, Hiccup would never have gotten the bravery to fight the Red Death, but also, if Hiccup was never there, we would never know the wonderful character she is now.
It's almost like she changed in personality and style as the world around her changed and as she grew up. Who would've ever thought that was possible...
I think this type of style change is very common in women. We tend to dress more rebellious in our teens and gradually it gets more softer and feminine over time.
Another bit of trivia: Astrid is the only female character who had the side ponytail throughout the entirety of Httyd 2... and LIVED. She's that badass!
@TheFandomWarriorLexy Hollywood is more concerned with race swapping and identity politics as a whole than telling unique stories with interesting characters. How's that for being "my point" lol.
@TheFandomWarriorLexy The whole point of his and my statement is that Hollywood has been destroying long-running franchises, with a mix of political grandstanding and writing so bad that fan-fiction would be more moving. The Rise of Skywalker is a movie, nuf said.
@@bensonofthunder9229 Okay, but his original comment had nothing to do with that, and criticized live action Astrid’s character arc. We literally have no clue about it, just who’s playing her. You can’t base her character off of that. Also, I like the Rise of Skywalker, and The Last Jedi is my favorite Star Wars movie.
She doesn't abuse anyone. How does the people know the dancer didn't get bruises from dancing. As a former dancer I know that I got a lot of bruises from dancing
Also, during the movie at the start, her hair is in her face, but as the movie progresses, and she gets to know, hiccup and toothless, her hair slowly moves to her ear
I think that Hiccup has a similar character development. He became more of a Viking Warrior in the second movie. Astrid has clearly had as much influence on him has he has had on her. That's what makes their love story so great. They build on each other. Each becomes better with help from the other
I actually hated the fact that her hair wasn't fully tied back in the third movie, it makes more sense for her to have a practical hairstyle that stops her hair from getting in her way when fighting with an axe or riding a dragon. She's a shieldmaiden and having her hair free from restraint could cause problems for her. In my opinion, anyway.
The TV shows Riders of Berk, Defenders of Berk, and Race to the Edge add on to this as well. They were great shows that were way better than the second and third movies.
Astrid was a strong woman character done right for movies. Disney should learn how to do the same....yes i saw what i did there. In seriousness Astrid is the prime example of how you develope a strong woman character to a loving, understanding, submissive but yet still strong in her regards. She never overshadowed Hiccup but she complimented him and became his biggest supporter in all the while was still a strong woman. That is what ever man loves and wants. Probably the last great female character from an animated movie in the Western Hemispheres/western culture before we got to where we are now.
Astrid didn’t hate hiccup it’s just that she just wanted to be Viking so bad but on her other side she had a kind heart but she didn’t show it and this shows this how a women or a girl should be brave and strong
True. Plus the race to the edge tv show expands on her relationship with Hiccup even more which shows how passionate she is around him in the 2nd and 3rd movie as well as her relationships with the other dragon riders.
That's a very interesting way of describing the degradation of her character into becoming a full time trophy wife and Hiccup's emotional support girlfriend that no longer has any personal goals and ambitions and only exists within her role as love interest. I'm not saying that she can't mellow out a little over time but she barely feels like the same person anymore and in THW they even stripped her of her signature braid and replaced it with an impractical hairstyle to make her more "pretty". I loved Astrid in httyd 1 because she was fierce and wouldn't take shit from anyone but she became more and more generic with each movie.
Plus hiccup in the 2 httyd movie hiccup had little braids in his hair THAT was a clear influence by Astrid AND SHE WAS LITERALLY Braiding his hair while talking to him. 😂😂
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I love that she wasn't just used as a love life for the dude but more like a partner who helps out and doenst stand around for only hiccup
truly they are one of the best and healthiest couples in media with amazing development and maturity. they work out any flaws and problems they have and not everything is perfect but it works out and they aim to improve.
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*doesn't
It shows a lot in the series as well
And he helps her as well! Too many shows either go the “look at our super abrasive only female character whos shown as strong by hating femininity!” Or “look at this cardboard cutout with boobs! Shes such a great love interest” and dont bother to make the love interest a charcter. So great that even with her being the love interest they changed that
Both had an influence on each other Hiccup became more brave and warrior like while maintaining his kind and good-hearted nature and Astrid grew her emotional side while maintaining her warrior like personality this why this couple was one of the best I’ve ever seen
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Astrid is a really good example of how a strong female character should be. Able to hold her own, but has a softer side to her. She’s not fearless or invincible, but her bravery and courage helps her face those fears.
I’m sorry I’m probably just dumb but why should a strong female character be any certain way? Idk I feel like there’s a bunch of strong male characters with differing flaws and aspects of their personality, so why do the girls all have to be like Astrid? Sorry if I’m misunderstanding :)
@@itsuki4449Because "strong female character" doesn't mean "a female character who is strong" its a specific archetype made to combat the damsel in distress archetype. The damsel in distress came under fire as an offensive portrayal of women as almost every woman in film was useless, shallow, and weak. In response the film industry swung to the opposite end of that spectrum, making characters that were powerful forces to be reckoned with, but unfortunately just as shallow. They show up, kick ass, are dicks to everybody for no reason, and basically have no reason to be there.
An example of this is Jo Braddock from the Uncharted movie. Braddock is made the main antagonist of the film when she murders Moncada, but aside from general greed, she has absolutely no motivation, unlike the admittedly not super interesting but still far more interesting Moncada, who is the descendant of the people who originally funded the expedition that found the treasure everyone was after. Meanwhile Braddock had nothing. No ties to the treasure or plot except that she wants to be rich I guess.
Astrid is a GOOD example of the archetype because she is a powerful force to be reckoned with, but also many other things, and she works well with her team, and has actual, not one word motivations.
Thats why other strong female characters should be like her.
@@themindeclectic9821 ok, thank you for explaining! 🙏
@@itsuki4449 Is that usually when the media makes a "strong female character" she's usually made without flaws or weaknesses or written as a male with no maternity or femininity. Also for some reason they write them as mean monsters that are arrogant like some kind of brutes.
@@lagopusvulpuz1571 ye
"I am the person I am today BECAUSE OF YOU"
- Astrid Hofferson
Alternately, Hiccup progressively wears more and more armor, indicating he’s losing his childlike naivety and maturing as a warrior and leader.
It might signify that he remembers how often he is shot at as well😅
@@sydneyjackson6530that is also true
Makes sense with how many times he’s almost died
I would too if I nearly died every other year
“We're Vikings, it’s an occupational hazard”
But she still is a warrior inside
Yup also lol,
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@@-Cyren_girl- LoL thanks 🥲
Yeah, but that applies to everyone in the island.
Hence why she does still have the armour, spikes, and skull designs, despite the now softer clothing, which honestly might just be from the changing and developing animation
I just don't understand if they fought so many dragons since childhood how one action of kindness could change their nature? just imagine chopping dozens of dragon heads and then boom I love them and no flashbacks of doing that appear anytime and that makes no sense
The best part I think is that she still has the spikes and armour and it wasn’t just all replaced, good attention to detail on the creators side
This series (including the movies, shows, all of it) is my favorite!
Same! I've just watched the whole trilogy for the *Idontknowhowmany*th time😂
Best glow up ever honestly
Fr🤩
Ok but like have you seen hiccup in the first movie 💀
I love that they gave her a good character arc with depth and consistency throughout the movies instead of making her an accessory to hiccup. She’s one of my favorite characters. They gave her a unique sense of humor, they made her a sensible natural leader, and KEPT her that way throughout all three movies!!!
"Because Astrid learns from her mistakes"
I just realized Astrid wore deadly Nadder armor…
They all did. Hiccup made them armor with their respective dragons' scales. He had Night Fury armor, Ruff & Tuff had Zippleback, Snotlout had Nightmare, etc.
Well, fun fact I’m brain dead
Nah you're good lol it's the minor details. The good news is it's just the scales they shed and not actual skin.
@@darkwolf2622 agh
best replies interaction I’ve seen in awhile 😂
Astrid is my favorite character in HTTYD, love how she grows...
Love that she is both soft but also shown to be fully capable especially in the shows. In one episode she quite literally punched a snake dragon, poisoning herself to save her dragon. At the same time she actually relies on others to help her when needed.
I love that episode! Though, I am still slightly disappointed we didn't get to see Hiccup's reaction to what she did. I'm sure they told him about it later, but I'm sure he would've freaked out like in that episode where Heather says Astrid "got shot in the leg" to block the arrow from hitting Stormfly
"I am the person I am today because of YOU" ~Astrid
one of my favorite lines from her bro 😭🙌🏼🙌🏼
Damn and I was thinking, "I mean your clothing style is different, and so is your hair. Including your personality, too, so that's kinda of valid"
I like how the skulls are always there
And in Race to the Edge, she was sort-of in a mid point. She had a lot of growth in RTTE.
its the depth of character details like this that makes me love httyd more and more. im sure there are details loke this to be observed for a lot of other characters too.
they're simply my favorite couple 😭🥰
Ngl, as a kid, I was kinda crushing on astrid
I'm an adult, I still crush on Astrid lmaoooo
Valid
Dosen't the name "Astrid" mean something along the lines of "Divine Beauty"?
Also it makes sense, a soft but strong woman, who chooses to support instead of leading, will always be attractive to a boy or man who has the innate will to be the hero of his people.
We're wired that way.
you and everyone else get in line
Lmfao I'm 20 and I still shamelessly thirst over Astrid
Her braid in second movie was so lovable😍
i love how chill and bubbly she becomes shes been my idol since day one fr
So we're just casually going to forget Riders, Defenders and Race To The Edge EXISTS huh...
FINALLY I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE!
I love that show and it sucks that is honestly didn’t get better animation nor the recognition it deserves as the bridge between movie 1 and movie 2.
@@thehatman9636
the only bridge i dislike they “explaining” it is Fishlegs s crush on Ruffnut
felt out of nowhere and too sudden imho
They’re literally my favourite TV shows!
I LOVE The Symbolism Behind The Style Of Astrid’s Character Overtime!
My favourite franchise ever... way to beautiful to be real, but I wish it was.
More like she slowly escaped from her emo phase
Or she went from a life where she fully expected to die in her parents’ war to a life all about preservation and exploration.
@@akkikoNo, no... Definitely emo phase.
@@akkikonah, definetely emo phase
why are people saying its an emo phase? it literally isnt. she just stop showing only her harsh side instead of doing both
@@adrianv9437 it's a joke
Ngl 2nd move Astrid was just ❤❤❤
They bring out the best in eachother
Her hair texture also changes a lot from the first movie because there was a huge advancement in animation technology to make more realistic textures. But I can defiantly see her going from aggressive teen to mature adult.
“She initially wears armored clothing with spikes”
Third movie: *still wearing armored clothing with spikes*
Astrid is such a good character
She’s a great balance😊
I like the attention to detail in aging all the characters up each movie after the next as time has passed
in the first movie, she was a warrior. In the second, she was a trainer. In the third, she was a protector
I’ve seen kids like this before, sometimes when I felt this way too when you feel insecure about something and you have gut feeling something just isn’t right.
Also the fact that in the first movie her hair was cover half her face but by the third movie her hair is pushed more to the side this shows that she was slowly beginning to open up to hiccup like how her hair was starting to show her face more :)
Seriously HTTYD was one of the best move to Mini series to TV shows and back to movie I have ever seen.
I had a huge crush on Astrid when I was like 6
More like computer animation progressed between the first and second movies that they could get that level of detail and movement from hair.
As a person who is named Astrid, I can confirm people shipped me with hiccup while watching how to train your dragon in elementary school
That is neat how the style of a person's hair and clothes represents their personality.
She gets prettier too
I also feel like she changed because they befriended the dragons. There was no need for carrying so much armour anymore when not having to fight the dragons anymore + having a big advantage in any kind of fight thanks to the dragons.
I love httyd so much 😢❤❤
They are some of my most favorite fictional couples ever
Somtimes all we need is the right person...
Okay we all know we all had a crush on her when we were kids
Man.... She is a viking. Of course she has armour. Also the second outfit is the same but with fur because winter was approaching so tge weather was colder.
Aww I love Astrid in all movies. Like, if she wasn't there, Hiccup would never have gotten the bravery to fight the Red Death, but also, if Hiccup was never there, we would never know the wonderful character she is now.
Cool little ditail
I think it's much easier: She grew up. She was in an angsty teen phase and by the second movie they were 20.
It's almost like she changed in personality and style as the world around her changed and as she grew up.
Who would've ever thought that was possible...
Someone can't admit it was mainly two males (Hiccup and Toothless) who changed her 😆
Best cartoon shield maiden
I train my dragon everyday
Now for Ruffnut
😂
Loved the twins in the shows but not too much in the last 2 movies, they just dumbed them down to me
@@cofffee817 yeah, they were good in the series and short films, and honestly they werent bad in httyd 1 at all.
I did indeed catch these details in my many times watching. 😎
Same with Elsa from frozen. 1st scene tight bun. 2nd scene loose braid . 2 movie, ending has Elsa’s hair down
𝙸 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚌𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚍❤
And in Dragon:Homecoming she become a loving mother
I think this type of style change is very common in women. We tend to dress more rebellious in our teens and gradually it gets more softer and feminine over time.
Watching Race to the Edge you literally see a change in clothing, going to red in the final episode which links up with HTTYD 2.
Another bit of trivia:
Astrid is the only female character who had the side ponytail throughout the entirety of Httyd 2... and LIVED. She's that badass!
No, really!! Now you're gonna tell me hiccup changed as well.
And for sure the live action adaptation will pay close attention to this pivotal character arc of Astrid and not fumble it in any way! Oh wait..
Would Hollywood do that... never! (*whispering*If you ignore every Disney remake, you will feel better about the prior statement)
They can… still have her wear a tight braid and spiky clothes in the beginning. What point are you trying to make?
@TheFandomWarriorLexy Hollywood is more concerned with race swapping and identity politics as a whole than telling unique stories with interesting characters. How's that for being "my point" lol.
@TheFandomWarriorLexy The whole point of his and my statement is that Hollywood has been destroying long-running franchises, with a mix of political grandstanding and writing so bad that fan-fiction would be more moving. The Rise of Skywalker is a movie, nuf said.
@@bensonofthunder9229 Okay, but his original comment had nothing to do with that, and criticized live action Astrid’s character arc. We literally have no clue about it, just who’s playing her. You can’t base her character off of that.
Also, I like the Rise of Skywalker, and The Last Jedi is my favorite Star Wars movie.
This sounds like an essay I was forced to write in 6th grade.
She doesn't abuse anyone. How does the people know the dancer didn't get bruises from dancing. As a former dancer I know that I got a lot of bruises from dancing
Hey, I think TH-cam messed up where it put the comment
Also, during the movie at the start, her hair is in her face, but as the movie progresses, and she gets to know, hiccup and toothless, her hair slowly moves to her ear
I think that Hiccup has a similar character development. He became more of a Viking Warrior in the second movie. Astrid has clearly had as much influence on him has he has had on her. That's what makes their love story so great. They build on each other. Each becomes better with help from the other
Yep I saw it to she wouldn’t be wearing lil skulls across her belt Al, was through with dragons near
I actually hated the fact that her hair wasn't fully tied back in the third movie, it makes more sense for her to have a practical hairstyle that stops her hair from getting in her way when fighting with an axe or riding a dragon. She's a shieldmaiden and having her hair free from restraint could cause problems for her. In my opinion, anyway.
The TV shows Riders of Berk, Defenders of Berk, and Race to the Edge add on to this as well. They were great shows that were way better than the second and third movies.
I love them as a couple
gonna go rewatch it now
And in the live action she changed so much that she became black 💀
Best movie ever😢😢❤❤
Astrid was a strong woman character done right for movies. Disney should learn how to do the same....yes i saw what i did there. In seriousness Astrid is the prime example of how you develope a strong woman character to a loving, understanding, submissive but yet still strong in her regards. She never overshadowed Hiccup but she complimented him and became his biggest supporter in all the while was still a strong woman. That is what ever man loves and wants. Probably the last great female character from an animated movie in the Western Hemispheres/western culture before we got to where we are now.
I was today years old when I found out Astrid had a braid in the first movie XD
Ty hiccup
Astrid didn’t hate hiccup it’s just that she just wanted to be Viking so bad but on her other side she had a kind heart but she didn’t show it and this shows this how a women or a girl should be brave and strong
I need to watch these movies
Did you notice that at the end of the second movie hiccup puts the black sheep in Astrid's net? Bet you didn't.
True. Plus the race to the edge tv show expands on her relationship with Hiccup even more which shows how passionate she is around him in the 2nd and 3rd movie as well as her relationships with the other dragon riders.
YES YES YES, I WAS WAITIBG FOR THISSSS, FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT!!!!
she's still covered in spikes and hair it's just technology evolving, she is kind and open minded from day 1
And in the live action Astrid will finally reach peak growth by rocking an Afro, powerful
Ngl, i liked Httyd1 astrid the best
She literally wears the same style of clothing the whole time. She just dresses according to a weather
Fun Fact:
Astrid's name means divine beauty, and she's one of the few characters with an accurate Norse name.
That's a very interesting way of describing the degradation of her character into becoming a full time trophy wife and Hiccup's emotional support girlfriend that no longer has any personal goals and ambitions and only exists within her role as love interest. I'm not saying that she can't mellow out a little over time but she barely feels like the same person anymore and in THW they even stripped her of her signature braid and replaced it with an impractical hairstyle to make her more "pretty". I loved Astrid in httyd 1 because she was fierce and wouldn't take shit from anyone but she became more and more generic with each movie.
hiccstid forever
You didn't need her clothes to understand.. just listen to her first few lines
Or. They no longer fighting dragons leading to more relaxed look
Well, I wouldn't say they had a boring life after it either.
From the first move and riders of berk series the only change in Astrids appearance is her hair isn't as greasy as the first film
I love How To Train Your Dragon🐉🐲🐉🐲
Plus hiccup in the 2 httyd movie hiccup had little braids in his hair
THAT was a clear influence by Astrid
AND SHE WAS LITERALLY Braiding his hair while talking to him. 😂😂
in race to the edge. I noticed that Astrid is wearing a spiked skirt and good thing she changed
Yes i have noticed
Yeah even when she gets married to hiccup she isn't sporting her Braid.
Basically she's a Tsundere
Yes, it means blame hiccup 😂❤😂😂😂