Why did Hiccup's mom leave?
Sophia Koch
Updated on March 07, 2026
After being taken by a dragon shortly after Hiccup was born, the whole village of Berk assumed she was dead.
Valka
Valka is the overarching protagonist of the How to Train Your Dragon franchise. She is Hiccup's mother and Stoick the Vast's wife. She is one of the main characters of How to Train Your Dragon 2, and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.
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Why did Cloudjumper take Valka?
Their relationship had an inauspicious start: Cloudjumper kidnapped Valka from Berk during the Dragon Wars, after determining she meant no harm. Due to this conflicted beginning, Valka knew she could convince neither Berk nor Stoick that dragons were peaceful creatures.Why did Valka not come back?
Why did she never return home? She says she tried to convince everyone in Berk, many times before she was dragon-napped, to stop fighting dragons. She then says she didn't think she could ever change anyone's mind about the peaceful nature of dragons if she returned after she was taken.Did Astrid break up with hiccups?
Beyond the romantic elements of their relationship, Astrid and Hiccup are the closest human friends that either of them has. Hiccup and Astrid eventually get married (in the final act of the third film) and are named chief and chieftess of Berk.Why did Valka kidnap Hiccup?
The curiosity might even be the primary reason she kidnaps him. She doesn't intend harm. If you notice, Valka lingers at a distance, silently studying Hiccup as soon as he's dropped in the cave. She's watching to see what he does.HTTYD 2 - Baby Hiccup HD
Is Valka evil?
Type of VillainUnlike the final film, Valka was going to be a villain who had decided to cut all ties between humans and dragons upon concluding that they couldn't coexist together, even if that meant opposing her own family as well as Drago Bludvist.