Krogan is the secondary antagonist of Dragons: Race to the Edge. He was once leader of the Dragon Flyers, the second-in-command of Drago Bludvist, and the representative of the Northern Alliance to the Dragon Hunters. Krogan was tasked with acquiring Hiccup Haddock's dragon Toothless and claiming another Bewilderbeast egg for the Alliance's army.
Background[]
As seen in a flashback in "The Wings of War, Part 1", following Drago's attack on a meeting of chieftains over twenty years prior to the events of How to Train Your Dragon 2, Stoick sees Drago Bludvist and Krogan leaving the scene on Rumblehorns. Over the years, Krogan has been on Drago's side for 18 years, ever since dragons and vikings made peace with each other.
Personality[]
Krogan is very quiet, and seems to prefer observing from afar. Most of his actions are unpredictable and overly dramatized. Like many other antagonist in the series, Krogan is also sadistic and dishonorable, as shown when he promised to release Windshear from her cage in exchange for Heather’s Dragon Eye lens, only to knock her cage into the water while also giving Heather a fake key to unlock it. Krogan has shown to be very ruthless, cunning, and sadistic, much like his boss Drago. Like Drago, Krogan sees Dragons as nothing more than living weapons of mass destruction. Krogan is highly intolerant to failure, having killed many of his men, some of them through torture, solely for slight incompetence.
Krogan greatly fears his master (as many of Drago’s other men do), serving him mostly out of both fanaticism for his social Darwinist ideology and fear, and after failing to retrieve a Bewilderbeast, Drago had Krogan executed, due to failing him multiple times.
Physical appearances[]
Much like his boss Drago, Krogan wears a cloak made of Dragon skin. Under the cloak, he is a rather thin man, but has a muscular upper body. He has black hair, olive toned skin, and a goatee.
Krogan has dark, olive toned skin, black hair and goatee. He's rather thin but has a muscular upper body. He used to hide his face in the hood of his cloak and mask, but decided that he no longer needed to hide his identity right after his temporary leadership over the Dragon Hunters. Krogan also wears a dark green tunic with a red snakeskin-like shirt with light red outline to make it resemble more like a chest plate, silver bracers on his arms, light tan pants with a belt buckle of Drago's brand insignia, and silvery blue boots.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Strength and Combat: Krogan was a formidable combatant, able to use his axe and fists to fight and keep up with the Defender of the Wing's second-in-command, Throk and took on multiple Dragon Hunters with little effort. He also used a blowdart to knock out Hiccup and Throk. He used a long chain to capture and restrain Hiccup when he tried to escape. When he briefly fought Heather to steal her Dragon Eye lens in "Sins of the Past", Krogan slowly managed to overpower her. He uses two axes when he fights Throk; a small single sided one while in his later appearance he had a more longer and elaborate metal axe.
- Speed and Agility: Krogan could make high leaps and flips for defensive and offensive purposes. He could also move very fast to avoid the Ambered Singetail and pinch it's neck, however the Singetail was likely wore out from breaking the amber. Although his speed is outclass by a Night Fury.
- Endurance and Stamina: Krogan is able to survive falling from the sky when his Singetail tried to retreat from the high altitude and was shot by Toothless. He was also able to avoid getting blasted by a Dramillion, despite having his leg previously stuck under his Singetail.
- Stealth: In "Midnight Scrum", Krogan was able to steal Throk's blowdart to knock him out and escape the Dragon Riders unnoticed by jumping off a cliff; disappearing without a trace. However his stealth is not perfect as he failed to sneak up on Viggo.
- Dragon Hunting: Krogan is shown to be an elite Dragon Hunter, rivalled only by Viggo. Along with using a Death Song to capture dragons, Krogan knew that pinching dragons on the neck will cause them to collapse, as he did to the Ambered Singetail and almost did to Toothless. He was also able to capture a Death Song and left the other one to die when it tried to escape.
- Dragon Training & Riding: As the leader of the Dragon Flyers, Krogan was able surpass his subordinates' flying skills with his Singetail. He gained his skills by Drago’s teachings which he later taught several Dragon Hunters who later became the Dragon Flyers. Because of Krogan’s knowledge of dragons, he was able to fight the Dragon Riders in air-to-air combat.
Role in the series[]
In "Last Auction Heroes", Drago sent Krogan to buy dragons from the Dragon Hunters' Chieftain Viggo's, Dragon Auction. He came very close to buying Hiccup's Night Fury, Toothless, even handing Viggo a pouch of gold. However, he took it back and walked away in disgust without the Night Fury when Berk's dragon riders, along with Gobber, caused a panic by freeing the auction's dragons.
Krogan appears again in "Midnight Scrum", where he knocks out Throk with a blow dart after a difficult fight and captures Hiccup in an attempt to get the bounty placed on him by Viggo Grimborn. But upon bringing Hiccup to Ryker Grimborn on Sleipnir Island, he is betrayed and ambushed by several Dragon Hunters, whom he manages to defeat. Later, Krogan attacks Hiccup, who had escaped during the ambush, stating that he would take him to Viggo himself to get the bounty. During their fight, Hiccup removes his mask and recognizes him as the same man who attempted to buy Toothless at Viggo's Dragon Auction, much to Hiccup's anger. Eventually, they both end up hanging off the end of a cliff, and Krogan grabs onto Hiccup's prosthetic leg and begs Hiccup to pull him up. However, much to his shock, Hiccup, still angry at him for attempting to buy Toothless, instead unties his prosthetic leg and sends Krogan, and the prosthetic, falling to his apparent death.
However, after the Dragon Riders rescue Hiccup, Ryker attempts to throw a dagger at him, only for Krogan, who is revealed to have survived his fall, to throw Hiccup's prosthetic leg, hitting Ryker in the head and knocking him out. Choosing not to hassle with Hiccup and the Riders further, Krogan snickers, leaps from the edge of the same cliff, and escapes without a trace.
Following the apparent demise of Viggo Grimborn, Krogan took over the Dragon Hunters. With them, he was able to capture the Death Song and force it to capture other dragons, particularly Singetails, in "Living on the Edge".
Krogan then discovered that Viggo had survived and recruited him to assist him in his quest. Krogan also arranged for several men, led by Jarg to kidnap Alvin the Treacherous to acquire fish in "Return of Thor Bonecrusher".
Krogan, along with his Dragon Flyers and Viggo's Dragon Hunters, then attacked Dragon's Edge in "Dawn of Destruction". Krogan then ordered the Hunters and Flyers to find Fishlegs and capture him. After they failed, Krogan and Viggo then worked together in retrieving the Dragon Eye from the Edge's volcano in "The Wings of War, Part 1 & 2". After retrieving the Dragon Eye, Krogan and Viggo then worked on fixing it. However, Krogan, and Viggo were forced to retreat from the Edge when Berk's fleet and the Auxiliary Riders attacked. Krogan then took Viggo and the Dragon Eye on his Singetail. The two were followed by Astrid but were able to escape her in the fog bank.
Krogan then attacked Heather at the Northern Markets and captured her dragon Windshear in "Sins of the Past". He then demanded Heather to surrender her dragon eye lense in exchange for Windshear. At first, Krogan lost the lens. Back at the Hunters' base, Krogan and Viggo then met with their employer, Johann, who did manage to steal the lens from her. Together they used the Dragon Eye to find the King of all dragons.
However, they needed more lenses for the Dragon Eye in "In Plain Sight". Krogan then told his flyers to search the islands for more lenses. Viggo and Johann decided to take Hiccup's lenses.
Krogan and his flyers attacked Wingmaiden Island in "Chain of Command". There, Krogan and his flyers were able to knock Atali to unconsciousness and demanded the Dragon Eye lens that was on the island. However, he had no choice but to leave empty-handed when the other Dragon Riders came in to aid the Wingmaidens.
Krogan discovered that the Armorwing, Bandit, had one lens in its armor in "Mi Amore Wing" and managed to claim it when the Riders decided to care for the injured dragon.
Krogan led another attack on the Wingmaidens in "Ruff Transition", only to be defeated and forced to retreat.
During their search for more lenses, Krogan and Johann decided to end their partnership with Viggo and tried to kill him in "Triple Cross". However, they failed and Viggo tried to get his revenge by using a Skrill, but was killed nonetheless.
Krogan and Johann took their forces to Dramillion Island in "King of Dragons, Part 1". There, they searched for the "King of Dragons", which Hiccup thought was a Titan Wing Dramillion. However, Krogan and Johann only needed its flame to find the King of Dragons in the Dragon Eye.
In "King of Dragons, Part 2", Krogan, Johann and their forces then went to Berserker Island, where the "King of Dragons" was located. Together, they tried to attack the island head on, but the King was able to keep the Singetails away. Krogan, Johann, and several of his hunters were then able to sneak into the caverns beneath the Island. There, Krogan, Johann and the Hunters were then able to find the Bewilderbeast. Krogan had the hunters try to subdue it to no avail. When the Bewilderbeast shoot its blast, Krogan took cover behind a ice spike while several hunters were killed and Johann was almost frozen. Krogan and Johann then searched for another path. There, they discovered Hiccup with a Bewilderbeast egg. Krogan was temporary subdued by Hiccup, but was able to retreive the egg. Krogan was then chased by Toothless. Krogan attempted to subdue Toothless, but the dragon knocked him down. Krogan lost the egg, but was then able to make his escape.
Krogan and several of his flyers returned to Drago's fleet, where Krogan told Drago that he had found a Bewilderbeast, but it escaped him. Krogan then begged Drago for another chance. Unfortunately, Drago did not give him one, so he had two of his men take Krogan away to be executed.
Relationships[]
Viggo Grimborn[]
- “Alone, each of us, in our own right, are, shall we say, dangerous. But together, think of the possibilities. We need each other, like it or not.”
- ―Krogan to Viggo
While Viggo and Krogan were previously rival dragon hunters, they had formed an albeit strained alliance under the employment of Johann. While respectful of each other, they both give orders to one another and can't agree on a single decision. This led to their multiple failures. Eventually, Krogan decides to betray Viggo after believing that the latter is no longer useful for him or Johann.
Hiccup Haddock[]
- “His love of dragons will prevent him from shooting to kill, while our Flyers look forward to it.”
- ―Krogan about Hiccup
Initially, Krogan underestimated Hiccup due to the latter's reluctance to kill, and his love for dragons. He believed that the Dragon Riders are just a nuisance that can be dealt with easily. Eventually, Krogan managed to realize his errors and start to see Hiccup as a real threat.
Astrid Hofferson[]
Since Astrid is a Dragon Rider, Krogan sees her as his enemy. Astrid attempts to chase down Krogan on Stormfly, but the latter swiftly orders his Singetail to disappear in a fog bank, much to her chagrin.
Trader Johann[]
- “I'm not letting you out of my sight.”
- ―Johann to Krogan
Johann had hired Krogan to help him find a Bewilderbeast under the orders of Drago Bludvist. Initially, they seem to get along rather well, for Johann often agreed with Krogan's suggestions and Krogan complying to Johann's plan to betray Viggo. However, it is later revealed that Johann intends to have Krogan's head on the end of a long spike so that he can eventually have the Bewilderbeast for himself. Krogan also was also planning to betray Johann as he didn't warn him about the Bewilderbeast's ice blast and was willing to let him be killed by it. He also left Johann to deal with Toothless and Hiccup while he attempted to leave with the Bewilderbeast egg to take it to Drago, so that he could use it in his army.
Drago Bludvist[]
- “Krogan:Wait! Drago, please. I will not fail you again!”
- ―Drago sentencing Krogan to death
Krogan was a prominent member of the Northern Alliance up until his death. As mentioned by Viggo, Krogan was considered Drago’s Star Pupil who failed him multiple times before. Krogan fears Drago gravely and after failing to retrieve a Bewilderbeast, Drago had Krogan executed.
Trivia[]
- Krogan is the first of Hiccup's human enemies that he attempted to kill on purpose.
- He is also the only character in the TV series said to work for a villain introduced in the films; Drago Bludvist.
- Before his name was revealed, many fans believed that he was Eret's father due to the similarities between them.
- The mark on his belt buckle and the shape of his pin identify him as a member of the Northern Alliance, as it is one of the dragon weapon marks that are seen on some of the sails of Drago's armada.
- The "Krogan" is an alien species from “Mass Effect”.