Stoick the Vast was the chief of the Hooligan Tribe, the father of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, and husband of Valka. He was also the deuteragonist — behind Toothless — of the first film and the tritagonist of the sequel. During Riders and Defenders of Berk, his dragon is a Thunderdrum named Thornado, but Thornado was later released in order to raise three young adolescent Thunderdrums who were causing mischief on Berk and required an adult male role model. Stoick allowed him to go, knowing that it was the right thing to do, as Chief. In the second film, Stoick has a new dragon; a Rumblehorn named Skullcrusher, whom he is later revealed to have met and partnered with during Dragons: Race to the Edge, Season 1. He then reunited with his wife Valka, who was believed to be dead. Near the end of the film, Stoick sacrificed himself to save Hiccup from a plasma blast by Toothless, who was under the control of Drago's Bewilderbeast. Hiccup then succeeded his father as the new chief of Berk.