This incredible creature has large wings, a spiked back and tail. The
spikes on the Skrill's back and tail are sharp enough to cut with the
slightest abrasion, and its an excellent flyer. It also appears to have
shark-like gills on its neck. The Skrill processes a crown of spikes on
its head which nearly all are the same length except the center one. The
Skrill's crown can also be used to give it expression, as it is able to
control them to be pulled back or forward. Its head slightly resembles a
Thunderdrum, and its tail also resembles that of a Deadly Nadder. The proportion of its head, body, and wings are quite close to that of a Flightmare. It apparently resembles a Night Fury in flight and rivals its speed, being only slightly slower. It's the size of a Deadly Nadder, but incredibly fast, comparing speed to size.
When a Skrill is riding lightning, it seems to wrap itself in its
wings and dive down, though this has never been actually proven, nor
the meaning of "riding" lightning. Like the Monstrous Nightmare,
its locomotion on land resembles that of a Pterosaur, using the large
claws on its wings to walk and run on land. However, the Skrill has been
shown to walk and run on its two legs with its wings folded. A new
model in School of Dragons
was made for the Skrill, featuring the Skrill walking on two legs,
instead of its original locomotion. Find more information at Dragon Anatomy.
As with most of the dragons in the dragon manual, it's listed as
being "extremely dangerous" and the manual instructs readers to "kill on
sight". Although it's name was only mentioned.
Behavior
One of the most mysterious and feared species in the Book of Dragons,
the Skrill is aggressive, powerful, and nearly untrainable. It appears
to be almost as feared as the Night Fury, if not more feared. This
reclusive dragon is belligerent and as unpredictable as lightning
strikes. It is very territorial, despite following stormy weather;
Skrills do not breathe fire, instead they channel lightning down their
metallic spines, firing it from their mouths in a show of destructive
blasts. If you find yourself flying through a thunderstorm, watch out!
Despite it's average size, Skrills can give as good as they take, and
they can take a lot.
Abilities
Like all Strike Class dragons, Skrills have blazing speed, extreme intelligence, unique firepower, and are masters of stealth.
Absorbing Electricity
The Skrill is an electrical dragon. It
can absorb and store lightning's electrical energy. Using its metallic
spines, it can channel lightning through its body and fire out
destructive blasts through its mouth. Skrills also have the ability to
direct multiple bolts of lightning, making the dragons greatly feared by
Vikings. They have been known to wrap themselves in their wings (though
this was only shown in the concept art) and ride lightning bolts like
an air torpedo to reach supersonic speeds. These dragons recharge their
lightning from the clouds to be able to gain and increase their shot
limits. It's ability to harness and store electricity gives it a static
field, making your hair stand on end if you get too close. A side effect
of getting hit by the electric blast causes people to talk in
gibberish.
Firepower
Unlike other dragons' fire attacks, where it is a single blast of
some sort, Skrills have the ability to shoot lightning in a long line
over great distance of their unique ability of their electrokinetics,
adding more power to it and more damage to whatever is unlucky enough to
get hit. A strange effect was discovered, that when the Lightning
Blasts of a Skrill's and the Plasma Blasts of a Night Fury's meet head
on, a massive explosion of a plasmatic electrical surge will form and
can knock dragons from the sky.
Ice Hibernation
It was revealed that their hidden ability that their inner body heat,
Skrills could survive being frozen for decades. Dragonpedia states that
once Skrills emerge from being frozen, they will show to be as fierce
as the day they were frozen, as shown when Hiccup and Fishlegs revealed
to Stoick that the Frozen Skrill could still be alive and dangerous, and indeed it was.
Speed and Stealth
The Skrill blending in with the dark clouds
After the Night Fury,
the Skrill is the fastest and most agile flier among dragons. They use
lightning in order to go faster. It is most likely that their
electrokinetics ability gives them an extra energy boost to enhance
their speed even further. The Skrill has a sleek, dark colored body,
which makes it extremely difficult to spot in dark clouds and gloomy,
stormy weather. With the only warning of them being there is the light
given when lightning travels through the clouds and their electrical
outline when it absorbs lightning prior to attack.
Strength
Skrills are very strong for their size. The frozen specimen managed to defeat Stormfly with just one slap of its wings.
Senses
Their senses of vision are shown to be strong enough to see in dark clouds.
Stamina and Endurance
Their stamina could be close to a Night Fury's, as the Frozen Skrill
was able to emerge from hibernation, attack the Rider's dragons, go in
search of food (unsuccessfully) and then engage the Riders in combat
with no pause in between. The Frozen Skrill has shown for his kind to be
able to endure many attacks and still look fine to continue in flight.
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