Abilities, Skills, and Talents
Stoick, like most characters in the How to Train your Dragon Franchise, has many talents and abilities that set him apart.
Strength: Stoick's superhuman strength is extremely obvious throughout the entire franchise. Just minutes into the movie, he is seen tossing a large wooden cart at great speeds into the air without any difficulty. He seems to be able to lift most anything. In How To Start A Dragon Academy, he lifts a massive fallen pillar in the food storage building and angrily tosses it aside. He is able to hold Thornado by the tail and bring him back to earth in How To Pick Your Dragon that weights about 900lbs. In Live and Let Fly, he catches a boulder fired from a catapult and throws it back. In Alvin & the Outcasts, it was shown he could rival Alvin's strength in a fight, and win too.
Fighting Skills: Stoick is almost certainly the greatest Hooligan warrior. When the Hooligans were at war with the dragons, his skills were unmatched. He easily defeats an angry Monstrous Nightmare using his bare hands and his legs. Along with his strength, Stoick does have a little bit of strategic ability as well. He displays this in his tactics against Alvin in Alvin and The Outcasts. Stoick's weapon on choice in the film is a hammer, and he uses it to devastating effect. In the series he has also been seen wielding a sword which he also seems quite good at. He has defeated large groups of Outcasts, an angry Thunderdrum, and Alvin the Treacherous through out the franchise. The only time so far where he has been bested in a one-on-one was with Toothless in the first movie.
Dragon Training and Rider: Though he had a slow start up, Stoick has gotten better at dealing with dragons. He and Thornado fly and fight well together. He is also able to calm the angry Hookfang with a calming touch. He thought that Toothless will do what exactly what he is told by being chief but until he rode on Toothless he was wrong and with a lot of struggle at first to make turns and working together but he gotten better to ride Toothless at it. Until he got his own dragon. In How to Train Your Dragon 2, he has a new dragon, a Rumblehorn named Skullcrusher.
Leadership Skills: The village usually seems to trust Stoick fully. He terrifies many of the villagers, but they all admire him. The only time the village has disobeyed his orders was during the riot started by Mildew in the episode When Lightning Strikes. His leader skills are very necessary during the franchise, and he uses them every day. He is called upon to use tact and diplomacy to mediate disputes, manage Berk's resources for future needs, and lends a hand where ever possible, from taking down a fence, to driving off a wild dragon attack on their fishing boats. It was shown he is a great sea captain, and it was hinted he was also an experienced fisherman.
Wisdom: Tied to his leadership skills, Stoick is shown to be wise and thoughtful when it comes to problems, despite his stubborn nature. This wisdom often comes in the form of advice to his son when he runs into trouble leading his academy.
Carving:Stoick has a fondness for whittling ducks out of wood, which is partially shown throughout the series. He finds it to be a calming hobby that he likes to do in the morning.
Reflexes and Coordination: He's shown to have great reflexes. When someone sneaked upon him, he grabbed them by their tunic and lifted them off the ground to grab his weapon. He has shown that he is able stand on Thornado's back with a boulder no sign of struggle.
Intelligence: While he is not quite as intellectually inclined as his son, Hiccup, he has proven to very crafty. This was shown in his advice to Hiccup on how to deal with Astrid and Snotlout bickering. He gave him three options, the first two involved weapons. The third one involved tricking the two arguers into working together.
