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Hiccup - Engines and Outcasts - Steampunk AU

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Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, heir to Berk Steel Entreprises and Trainer of the Berk Academy, from my Big Five/ROTBTFD Steampunk AU story Engines and Outcasts www.fanfiction.net/s/11262436/… 

Immense thanks to 
Noon30ish for detailed advice on drawing Hiccup and for being an amazing person in general. In the end I just drew the thing, I don't know if it is too strange or too cluttered. 

"The rainforest's luxuriant canopy was as green as his eyes. The playful morning droplets amongst the leaves clattered as clearly as his laughter. The distant sounds that travelled through the rainforest could almost be muffled echoes of his voice. Even the supple and thick entanglement of tree branches, covered in richly brown bark, was reminiscent of his dense dark hair."

I am so done with this. Hundred of tiny thingies to colour. I'll improve it some day if I feel like it. Also, what the hell? A background?? I had to think of something to put his arm and hat on... and it ended up like this. I have no idea what I've done on that. Most of this costume is based on his outfit in Chapter 13 - Seeing and Believing (go read the story!! ahem) while many elements are from his aviator costume, to combine functionality with aesthetics. It was Noon's brilliant idea to have his helmet strapped to his thigh, not mine! I'm sure he's lost the other glove, but still manages to look smug without. Notice the radiocommunicator in his arm pocket, his watch in his breast pocket and the tiny cufflink compass. Also, the Berk emblem pin on his thigh. The compartment in the prosthetic leg (which looks like a baby R2D2) contains his plasma cutter. The red feathers on his shoulders, his boot and goggles are meant to evoke Toothless's tail fin, his tail (with the blue spikes in Alpha mode) and his eyes respectively. The more blue, more Toothless-y colour scheme than his usual is related to the parallel - developed later on in the story - with Tlaloc, the Aztec god of rain or 'Sun of Rain', hence also the feathers on the jacket and hat as well as the little blue drops a bit everywhere. As to the cogs, they're a bit more turbine and compass themed since he's an aviator. And of course, he loves buckles. Everyone loves buckles :)

Film character belongs to Dreamworks, inspired by book character by Cressida Cowell. Parchment background from ClipArt. Dragon academy crest from Riders of Berk show screenshot. Everything else is from my puny sketching skills.

I'll put together a bunch of the black and white sketches and upload them some day. 
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*gushes over praise* oh, stahp!

EEP!! :D This is actually pretty close to how I imagined it would come out! It may be a tad cluttered, but the amount of color works for that in advantage. Not too many and they compliment each other nicely. Besides, I think it fits his character that he'd have all this stuff hidden on his person, anyway.

I mean, come on, the guy hides an entire map on his sleeve.

Beautiful, as always, and I love the helmet on his hip. It's probably my favorite part aside from the prosthetic and gears.