Snotlout Jorgenson
Snotlout Jorgenson is a character in the How to Train your Dragon series and one of Hiccup's friends. He is highly arrogant, bordering on narcissistic, and prone to grandiose delusions of perfection, popularity and extreme attractiveness, and consequentially his egomania causes him to have a huge problem with authority or being able to admit responsibility for his mistakes or misdeeds, for which he always has some terrible justification.
In the Books[]
Snotlout is the snout-nosed son of Hiccup's uncle, Baggybum the Beerbelly, making him Hiccup's cousin. Snotlout hopes to be the chief one day despite the fact that Hiccup is the true heir; however, if something were to happen to Hiccup, Snotlout would be next in line for the position. The two are well aware of this fact which has spawned a hatred between them. Unlike his cousin, Snotlout is strong, hearty, and excels at being a Viking. He owns a Monstrous Nightmare named Fireworm, despite a longstanding Viking tradition stating that only the son of the chief can possess one. In How to Betray a Dragon's Hero, Snotlout distracts the forces of Alvin the Treacherous and Excellinor the Witch so that Hiccup can escape, however he is shot by one of the soldiers and is killed. Hiccup states in the epilogue: "Adieu, Snotlout. I could not have done this without you", showing that Hiccup forgives Snotlout for the years of hatred and fear between them.
In the Film[]
In the film, he is seen without his titular snout. He is 14 years old in the film and series, and 19 years old in the sequel. Throughout the movie series, he has an obvious crush on Astrid. He tries on several occasions to flirt with her through various means, such as by "impressing" her with his strength or "ability to block out the sun", though he fails each time. When Hiccup teaches the Viking youths how to befriend dragons, Snotlout seems to be the only one who is actually afraid, reaching for a spearhead before Astrid discourages him. Under Hiccup's tutelage, he successfully befriends a Monstrous Nightmare, which he flies during the battle with the Red Death, though he is knocked off and forced to attack its eyes head on (and is somewhat successful).
Although he would often taunt Hiccup over his lack of skill, he never seemed to hold the same level of dislike for him that he did in the books. When Hiccup starts doing well in Dragon Training, Snotlout quickly joins the ranks of his adoring fans. When Hiccup is shown to have survived his encounter with the Red Death, Snotlout actually sheds a tear in relief.
Role in the series[]
Older Snotlout
Snotlout appears alongside his friends to help the Shell Lodge Squad battle the evil forces of the Villain League and their Red Death dragon.