Hairy Hooligan Tribe

The Hairy Hooligan Tribe is the tribe of vikings that live on the Isle of Berk.

Personality
As vikings, they are violent, thick-headed and stubborn. They love the thrill of battle, ready to spring a weapon out of nowhere and inflict injury from things like war to insignificant matters like a mutual despute.

They can be considered rather tame in comparison to other vikings, and are usually the ones who are challenged by other tribes. This could be due to the efforts of their Chief Stoick, who always keeps the peace due to their respect for him.

Known Tribe Members

 * Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
 * Stoick the Vast (Deceased)
 * Valka/Valhallarama
 * Astrid Hofferson
 * Snotlout Jorgenson
 * Spitelout Jorgenson
 * Fishlegs Ingerman
 * Tuffnut Thorston
 * Ruffnut Thorston
 * Mulch
 * Bucket
 * Gustav Larson
 * Hoark the Haggard
 * Finn Hofferson
 * Silent Sven
 * Ack
 * Stakard
 * Hildegard
 * Dogsbreath the Duhbrain
 * Phlegma the Fierce
 * Mildew (Formerly)
 * Alvin the Treacherous (Formerly)
 * Hamish I (Deceased)
 * Hamish II (Deceased)
 * Stoick's Grandfather (Deceased)
 * Stoick's Father (Deceased)

Powers and Abilities
While none of the possess any magical or supernatural powers, the tribe is notable for their strength and endurance, being able to live on Berk for hundreds of years and thrive despite the threat of dragon raids and enemy tribes.

Weapons
As vikings, the tribe is known for their warrior spirit, being skilled in numerous weapons including swords, axes, bows, crossbows, catapults, nets, and so on. It is notable that they find shields to be invaluable in battle, saying that if they had to pick between a shield or a weapon, they would choose the shield.

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
While they all have a profound respect for their chief, the opposite seems apparent for Hiccup. In the beginning, they all held contempt for him, seeing him as a  walking disaster to the point where they all willingly volunteered to help Stoick find the nest when he told them that they would have to look after him should they stay behind.

Soon enough, when Hiccup starts showing promise in the ring, they start cheerin ghim on, becoming his fans. They all seemed incredibly happy so see him alive and awake after killing the Red Death, and even consider him the expert in dragon behaviour.

While they don't show any animosity to him, they also seem to have very little respect for him. Everytime he is made stand-in chief, they seem to ignore all of his decisions and refuse to listen to him. It is likely that this is no longer a problem when he became chief.

Jack Frost
As vikings, the Hairy Hooligan Tribe are worshippers of the Nordic Pantheon and would have heard of the figure of Jokul Frosti (the Scandinavian name for Jack Frost), making the likelyhood of them being able to see him very apparent. Despite this, it is also likely that most of the adults won't see him.

In the Books
Unlike the movie, the Hairy Hooligans have always trained dragons and kept them as pets to hunt with or fish with. In fact, to be an official member of the tribe, one must find a dragon, capture it, and train it.

Strangely, almost the entire population of the Hooligan tribe appears to be men and boys, with the only woman mentioned being Stoick's wife, the great Hero Valhallarama. Hypothetically, there must be more women, or they would not be able to keep their population up. Possibly Hiccup simply doesn't interact with any of the women.

Although the Hooligan Tribe has no official prominence above the other tribes, it has been the effective leader of the entire archipelago since the days of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock I. Almost every King of the Wilderwest rose from the Hairy Hooligans, and even after the kingdom disintegrated the Hooligans' exceptional Bashyball skills allowed them to consistently dominate proceedings at the Thing.

In the Film and Series
The Hairy Hooligans are constantly fighting with the dragons of the area that provide for the Red Death. The dragons steal the food of the Hooligans in order to appease the Red Death. Following the demise of it, the Hairy Hooligans establish a mutual agreement with the dragons, living in harmony and riding on them.