Stoick — How to Train Your Dragon Character Profile

About Stoick

Village chieftain and Hiccup's father. Leads the Viking fleet to destroy the dragons' nest. Initially disowns Hiccup after learning he befriended a dragon, but realizes his mistake during the battle, apologizes, and expresses pride in his son.

Stoick — Character Profile

Affiliations

• How to Train Your Dragon universe

Quick Facts about Stoick

Occupation

traditional leader or chief, dragon rider

Stoick's Known Relations

• Valka Haddock — Spouse
• Hiccup — Child

Stoick appears in 4 titles

• How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
• How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) — character page
• How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) — character page
• How to Train Your Dragon (2025) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Gerard Butler

Appears in

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Stoick — child — Hiccup (Jay Baruchel)
• Stoick — Family Son — Hiccup (Jay Baruchel)

  A strained father-son relationship that develops into mutual acceptance.

  Hiccup is identified as Stoick's 15-year-old son, and Stoick later apologizes and says he is proud of him as his son.

• Stoick — Professional Advisor — Gobber (Craig Ferguson)

  Gobber supports Stoick in both friendship and village leadership.

  Gobber is described as Stoick's best friend and advisor.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of How to Train Your Dragon

More characters from How to Train Your Dragon

• Hiccup (Jay Baruchel)
• Gobber (Craig Ferguson)
• Astrid (America Ferrera)
• Hoark the Haggard (voice) (Kieron Elliott)
• Snotlout (Jonah Hill)
• Red Death (voice) (uncredited) (Frank Welker)
• Spitelout (voice) (David Tennant)
• Ruffnut (Kristen Wiig)
• Toothless (voice) (uncredited) (Randy Thom)
• Tuffnut (T.J. Miller)
• Fishlegs (Christopher Mintz-Plasse)
• Phlegma the Fierce (Voice) (Ashley Jensen)