Homecoming isn’t about battles or big rescues. It’s about legacy: how stories change over time, how fear is taught (and untaught), and how the bond between two friends can bridge generations. It’s a sweet, nostalgic coda that reminds us: even when worlds are separate, some homecomings happen in the heart.
Set roughly a decade after the events of How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World , the 2019 holiday short Homecoming delivers a heartwarming, slightly comedic epilogue to Hiccup and Toothless’s story. But here’s the twist: the dragons have been living in the Hidden World for years, and the people of New Berk have settled into a dragon-free life. However, old habits—and old anxieties—die hard. how to train your dragon: homecoming plot
The plot kicks off when Stoick the Vast’s old celebration, “Snoggletog” (their world’s Christmas-like holiday), rolls around. Hiccup, now chief and father to young kids (Zephyr and Nuffink), realizes that the next generation has begun to see dragons as scary mythical monsters, thanks to exaggerated stories and spooky puppet shows. Worse, the village plans to reenact a violent version of the “Dragon War” as part of the holiday pageant—complete with a giant, terrifying fake dragon. Homecoming isn’t about battles or big rescues