Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is the son of Valka and the late Hooligan chief, Stoick the Vast, making him the heir and, later, the chief of the tribe of Hooligan. Hiccup has a dragon named Toothless, which is a kind of breed of dragon called the Night Fury. He is intelligent and is constantly creating inventions, a dragon's prosthetic tail for his dragon. Hiccup is an likable person who is naturally big-hearted and innocent. His girlfriend is Astrid. His father died.