How To Train Your Dragon 2: 10 Facts About Eret Everyone Should Know

Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon 2 is often regarded not only as one of the best animated sequels, but simply one of the best sequels ever. It not only amps up the themes of the first, but it tells a more mature story and ages the characters from the previous film, something rarely done in animated films.

One addition How to Train Your Dragon 2 gave the franchise is Eret. Once a Dragon Trapper, but now a Dragon Rider, he quickly became a favorite among fans. As popular as he is, here are ten things everybody should know about the Son of Eret.

10 He’s Played By Kit Harington

In both How to Train Your Dragon 2 and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Eret is played by Kit Harington. The first television show Harington acted in was Game of Thrones, where he played Jon Snow. He then went on to play Eret, Salen Kotch in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, and Black Knight in the upcoming Eternals.

Harington got the role of Eret in 2012, two years before How to Train Your Dragon 2 was released. Since then, he’s played Eret with the enthusiasm and charm he needed.

9 He’s Worked With Bad Guys

Before joining Hiccup’s team, Eret used to be a Dragon Trapper for Drago Bludvist. But when he saw the strong bond Astrid and the others had with their Dragons, he decided to leave his former life behind and help free the other dragons.

Not only did he work for Drago, but he may have also worked for Grimmel, as explained in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. He recognized Grimmel’s dart and commented on his methods, implying that the two have at least crossed paths.

8 He Was Skullcrusher’s Second Rider

In the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, everyone from Berk chose a dragon to ride. Hiccup had Toothless, Astrid had Stormfly, and Stoick had Skullcrusher. But when Stoick gave his life to protect Hiccup, Skullcrusher was left without a rider.

That’s when Hiccup decided it was best to give Skullcrusher to Eret. Ever since, they had an unbreakable bond not only as dragon and rider, but as friends.

7 He’s One Of The Tallest Berkians

According to the official How to Train Your Dragon website, Eret is 6’4″. For comparison, Hiccup is 6’1″, Gobber is 5’9″, and Snotlout is 5’6″.

This makes Eret one of the tallest people in the series. Stoick was taller than him, towering at 6’9″. Aside from him, though, hardly anyone knew what the top of Eret’s head looked like.

6 He Was Inspired By Han Solo

When creating Eret, inspiration was taken from Han Solo of Star Wars. This inspiration does make sense, since both of them were initially only motivated by themselves. It was only after they met a selfless hero that they decided to devote themselves to the greater good.

They also both have animal companions to help them on their adventures. Han has Chewbacca and Eret has Skullcrusher. Some may even say that these companions are also their co-pilots.

5 He Appears In Two Video Games

Just like how he appears in two films, Eret only appears in two video games based on the franchise. The first one, called Dragons: Rise of Berk, is a mobile game released in 2014. The game is a simulator that allows you to train dragons and customize the island of Berk. Eret is one of several characters who can help the player harvest materials to build Berk.

The second game, called School of Dragons, is an online game that focuses more on players raising their individual dragons. There are games and activities the dragons can participate in to increase their stats. Eret appears in several missions in the game and helps you train your dragon.

4 He Appears In The Comics

In addition to two of the video games, Eret also appears in the comics based on the franchise. In all three of them released (Burning Midnight, The Serpent’s Heir, and Dragonvine), he has a more substantial role in the Dragonvine comic.

In Dragonvine, he helps Hiccup and Astrid take care of dangerous dragonvine growing. He would have appeared in the fourth comic, The Fire Tides, if it hadn’t been canceled.

3 He Has Two Swords

Vikings during these times needed a weapon to defend themselves. For example, Hiccup had a sword that could ignite and spray out lethal gas. Eret is similar in that he chooses the swords as a weapon, although they may not have as many abilities as Hiccup’s.

Eret may have twin blades, but that doesn’t mean they’re identical to one another. One of them is rounder, while the other is pointier. One also has two ribbons hanging from it, and the other doesn’t have anything. They don’t do anything special like Hiccup’s, but they must do something right if Eret still uses them.

2 He Has A Boomerang

Another weapon of Eret’s choice is the Returnwing, otherwise known as the Boomerang. Given to him by Hiccup, he often uses it for defense in the comics.

In addition, he sometimes sets in on fire for offensive measures, not entirely unlike Hiccup’s sword. It shows that the two are still learning from one another.

1 His Design Changes

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World takes place one year after How to Train Your Dragon 2. As such, you can probably imagine the characters wouldn’t be wearing the same outfits they wore a year ago. In his first appearance in the second film, a notable feature of his was a fur pelt.

In the third movie, his vest now has dragon scales. Something that he kept in his design is his owl necklace. Before, he wore it around his neck, but now it rests softly on his chest as a pin.

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