《驯龙高手》中恐怖龙的设定介绍

原文节选自《驯龙高手设定集》，由龙崖社·龙之书翻译组汉化整理，本合集仅在龙崖社区，Bilibili，爱发电（最先更新），Lofter发布，未经授权禁止转载！

恐怖龙，其最大身长和翼展均约为1.83米。虽然是所有龙族中体型最小的龙，却有着最大的种群数量。它喷出的火焰较为粘稠，不易于流动，可以与丙烷喷气灯媲美；它的皮肤被点状角质鳞片所覆盖，有着精致的龙纹。

恐怖龙部分恼人的习性经常被拿来和海鸥相提并论。动画角色设计师 Simon Otto 曾这样说道：“ 恐怖龙的运动方式灵感来源于“飞鼠，蝾螈，以及某种沙漠蜥蜴在热沙地上跳动，让脚保持凉快的动作。”

在电影制作的早期阶段里 ，恐怖龙其实是设计出来充当 Cressida Cowell 原作中塑造的无牙这一角色的 。“在两年半的设计，建模，模型控制之后，这是第一只活起来的龙，当动画师Gabe Hordos让它眨眼和舔自己眼睛的时候，我们都哭出来了。”动画操作师Jeff Light回忆到。

原文：

Measuring a modest six feet in length with a six-foot wingspan , the Terrible Terror is the smallest species but the largest in terms of dragon population. Its firepower is comparable to a propane torch that launches a sticky rather than flowing flame ,and its skin features fine spot details over an organic pattern of scales . Often compared to a seagull in its somewhat nasty attitude, the Terrible Terror moves in ways inspired by 'flying squirrels, salamanders, and one particular behavior of a desert gecko that prances to keep its feet cool on the hot sand;' notes Head of Character Animation Simon Otto.

In an earlier phase of the film's development, the Terrible Terror was actually designed to play the role of Toothless as created by Cressida Cowell in the original book. After two and a half years of design, modeling. and rigging, "it was the first dragon to be brought to life, and it practically brought tears to our eyes when Animator Gabe Hordos made it blink and lick its eye," recalls Head of Rigging Jeff Light. Ultimately, however, it seemed that the dragon Hiccup would befriend had to be a force to be reckoned with, instead of simply having the smallest Viking team up with the smallest dragon. "Setting Toothless up as a threatening presence gave us that vital sense of tension for Hiccup's story," explains Director Chris Sanders.