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"I'm with him, who else!?"—Tuffnut Thorston's iconic HTTD3 quote
Tuffnut LaVerne Thorston is a major protagonist in DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon series.
He is a young member of the Hairy Hooligan tribe and the fraternal twin of Ruffnut Thorston. He and Ruffnut are constantly arguing with each other, often to the point of physical violence, though never seriously enough to separate them for too long. He is 14 years old in How to Train Your Dragon, the three specials, and Riders of Berk and Defenders of Berk, 17 years old in Race to the Edge and Dawn of the Dragon Racers, 19 years old in How to Train Your Dragon 2, 20 in How to Train your Dragon: The Hidden World and 29 in Homecoming.
He is voiced by T.J. Miller (who also voiced Fred in Big Hero 6 and Gene in The Emoji Movie and portrayed Weasel in X-Men's Deadpool films and Lucas Flannery in Transformers: Age of Extinction) for the first and second films, the TV shows, and later Justin Rupple for The Hidden World. In the 2025 live-action remake, he is played by Harry Trevaldwyn.
Personality[]
Although never said throughout the show, Tuffnut seems to be a slightly more dominant twin than his sister and has a more prominent role, especially in the TV series. Together, he and his sister love to get into trouble, even if it means getting scolded by the chief of the village. Tuff likes the idea of Ruff being in danger (as he stated that when Ruff was on fire one time, he just watched for a while before he decided to save her). Tuff enjoys the chance to argue and wrestle with his sister, although it usually ends with Ruff overpowering him, either verbally or physically. He shares many similar traits with his sister. The only thing that seems to be apparent in difference, is he enjoys gross things as opposed to his sister (as seen in Gift of the Night Fury). Despite having a close sibling relationship, Tuff is frustrated when he has to share everything with his sister, but he's willing to make amends with Ruff to save his dragon. Although sharing rivalry with his sister, on occasion, he will save her if she is in trouble. He often thinks highly of his own skills, claiming that he was the world's deadliest weapon. In the TV series, Tuff appears to show a thrill-seeking and masochistic personality, displaying an attraction to dangerous situations and seems to enjoy or looks forward too whatever bodily harm he recieves (usually by his sister).
Biography[]
How to Train Your Dragon[]
Joining the same Dragon Training class as Hiccup, at first Tuff delights in taunting Hiccup over his poor performance although he doesn't have much success either due to the fact that he couldn't get along with his sister in battle. Later, however, when Hiccup displays an amazing talent for subduing the Dragons, he becomes his avid fan (often pushing and shoving Ruff to be the first to talk to him). The twins decide to help Hiccup fight the Red Death and bond with the Zippleback that had been trapped in the training arena before.
To confront the Red Death, the twins mount a Hideous Zippleback, which fits their fractious relationship, the two naming the dragon Barf and Belch. Each head seems to agree with one of the twins in particular - Ruff taking Barf and Tuff Belch, and they ride it to great effect in the final battle and afterwards. Notably, they were the only ones not forced from their dragon in the final battle.
Like all the Vikings the twins were all worried about Hiccup after the battle, and were relieved that he was alive. After Hiccup's awakening, The twins rode on Barf and Belch following Snotlout, then they meet up with Hiccup in the sky, before the movie cuts to the credits.
Dragons: Riders of Berk[]
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Dragons: Defenders of Berk[]
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Dragons: Race to the Edge[]
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How to Train Your Dragon 2[]
In the second film, participated in the Dragon Races along with her sister, Ruffnut, and they were winning due to Fishlegs and Snotlout flirting with Ruffnut. He also broke to Snotlout that his sister still hated him, before telling Belch to ignite Barf's gas to get away and win. Both of the twins were frustrated when Astrid got the black sheep and won. When Hiccup reported news about Drago Bludvist, the twins were some of the people that helped with the evacuation, he also looked for Hiccup and Astrid as a part of Stock's search party. Tuff was disgusted by his sister's attraction to the Dragon Trapper, Eret, and they returned to Berk under Stoick's orders. When Drago began his onslaught, Tuffnut would not let his dragon be taken by Drago Bludvist. Along with Hiccup, Gobber, Valka and the other Dragon Riders, he mourned Stoick's death, and performed in the ritual afterwards. Following Stoick's death, Tuff rode one of the baby Scuttleclaws despite difficulty in riding them back to Berk.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World[]
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Trivia[]
- Tuffnut and his sister, Ruffnut, share some similarities with the possum twins, Crash and Eddie from the Ice Age franchise.
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Images[]
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