<Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> With Dagur's information and a map of the location stolen by Johann, the riders send Snotlout and Gobber undercover with Berk's reluctantly lent gold to the hunters' latest dragon auction to rescue the dragons and cripple Viggo's business . Johann smuggles in the other riders with his ship, but though they infiltrate successfully, they are discovered and imprisoned in the caverns while their dragons are put on auction, beginning with Toothless . The riders escape with the help of the disposal Hotburple named Grump who Gobber bonds with and send the hunters running . Though Viggo manages to get away with Berk's gold, the dragons are still rescued, which Gobber assures Hiccup counts for something . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 79 </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> "Defenders of the Wing, Part 1" </Td> <Td> David M.V. Jones </Td> <Td> Jack Thomas </Td> <Td> June 24, 2016 (2016 - 06 - 24) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> As the riders continuously sabotage the hunters' business, Viggo offers Hiccup a truce, dividing the archipelago in half to prevent further war between them . While looking it over, the riders believe Viggo is keeping them from something on a nearby island . They investigate only to be imprisoned by a dragon - worshiping tribe called the Defenders of the Wing led by Queen Mala, who believes them to be hunters for their subjugation of dragons . Hiccup allows himself to stand trial and face their punishments, seeing Mala and her tribe as potential allies in their struggles against the hunters and eventually wins her trust . They learn the tribe is guarded by a lava - eating dragon, the Eruptodon, whom Mala and the others label' The Great Protector,' but Hiccup soon realizes when the Eruptodon is captured that Viggo was using them as a distraction . Believing them to have been in league with the Hunters all along, Mala swears to kill Hiccup herself . </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original release date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 80 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Defenders of the Wing: Part 2" </Td> <Td> Robert Briggs </Td> <Td> John Tellegen </Td> <Td> February 17, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Mala and her Dragon Worshippers have the riders at sword point, but Hiccup proposes a ceasefire and convinces Mala to trust them as they set out to retrieve the Eruptodon while Heather and the twins help stop the lava flow . The riders learn from Mala, who joins them, that Viggo plans to use the starving Eruptodon to destroy Dragon's Edge by eating at its dormant volcano . Though the Hunters take the island, the riders manage to drive them off with the help of Mala and the Gronkles living on the Edge are recruited to safely return the Eruptodon home . Mala is finally convinced that the riders are allies of the dragons and the two groups align to defeat the hunters for good . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 81 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Gruff Around the Edges" </Td> <Td> T.J. Sullivan </Td> <Td> Jack Thomas </Td> <Td> February 17, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The twins' world travelling cousin Gruffnut comes to the Edge to pay a visit and Tuffnut is overjoyed to see his longtime hero . Ruffnut, however, is suspicious of Gruffnut's intentions, especially when he tries to fly off with each of the riders' dragons . Gruffnut is revealed to owe money to the Hunters and promised one of the riders' dragons to pay off his debt . When Tuffnut learns of the deception, Gruffnut takes his place and tries to secretly bring Barf and Belch to the Hunters, but Ruffnut recognizes him and Tuffnut defeats him in battle . They rescue Gruffnut anyway due to his being "family," and leaves him in a Quaken's cave where he can have "a real adventure ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 82 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Midnight Scrum" </Td> <Td> T.J. Sullivan </Td> <Td> John Tellegen </Td> <Td> February 17, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The riders attend Berk's 400 year anniversary, but there is little chance for celebration when they learn Viggo has placed a bounty on Hiccup's head . Hiccup is captured by everyone from two dim - witted brothers to Savage to the masked man from Viggo's auction, leading the riders and Stoick on a wild goose chase to find him . When Ryker reveals there is no prize, Hiccup manages to escape while the riders arrive and defeat the hunters . Stoick threatens Ryker to tell Viggo to call off the bounty and the masked man, seeing no chance to take Hiccup to Viggo himself, escapes . Hiccup and Stoick admit their fault in taking on their burdens alone and promise to confide in each other as allies as well as family . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 83 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Not Lout" </Td> <Td> John Sanford </Td> <Td> John Tellegen </Td> <Td> February 17, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Spitelout gives Snotlout bad advice at the official opening of the Jorgenson storehouse, convincing Snotlout that the others are constantly badmouthing him behind his back . Out of increasing paranoia, Snotlout begins to make reckless decisions that put the other riders in danger and at odds with him when he attempts to develop himself as a worthy leader only to crack under the pressure . When the riders go on a mission to destroy the hunters' increased supply of Dragon Root, Snotlout at first refuses to go, but returns to save the riders when he discovers the trap that has been set . Snotlout is reassured that he will be great, but he will follow his own path instead of his father's . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 84 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "Saving Shattermaster" </Td> <Td> Robert Briggs </Td> <Td> Art Brown & Douglas Sloan </Td> <Td> February 17, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> While investigating a trading post, Hiccup and Heather are shocked to see Dagur alive and appearing to be aligned with the Hunters . They learn that Dagur has been working undercover trying to save Shattermaster from the Hunters, convincing the two to help him save his dragon and the captured Gronkles . Dagur leads Viggo's fleet away and swears to Heather that he will return to answer her questions, leaving his worried sister behind . Meanwhile, Snotlout, as a result of his saving Mala's life from the Hunters, undergoes The Trials, a series of tests to prove himself as King of the Defenders of the Wing . He manages to pass two life - threatening trials but fails in the third, though Mala commends his effort and makes him a guest of honor in a celebratory feast . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 85 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "Dire Straits" </Td> <Td> Gil Zimmerman </Td> <Td> FM De Marco </Td> <Td> February 17, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> To deal with the riders' growing resistance, Viggo captures the Submaripper, an extremely powerful and territorial Tidal - class Dragon, to create man - eating whirlpools to block all trade routes and leave Berk to wither away in starvation . Hiccup develops a diving bell to dive underwater and Changewing Acid to dissolve the chains, but the Hunters' interruption wakes the sleeping Submaripper . Hiccup still manages to free the Submaripper, and it rescues him just as the bell shatters, leaving Ryker to take a desperate Viggo away just as the other riders close in . Though Hiccup feels guilty for driving Viggo to make such a move, Stoick expresses confidence that he and the others will always be able to stop him . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 86 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "The Longest Day" </Td> <Td> Robert Briggs </Td> <Td> Jack Thomas </Td> <Td> February 17, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> It is now the time of Midnight Sun--straight daylight for two weeks--and the riders and people of Berk have begun to show random and hilarious symptoms of sleep deprivation, including Astrid being deliriously happy, Heather lacking coordination, Fishlegs being paranoid, Snotlout random mood swings, and the twins demonstrating surprising intellectual insight . Hiccup wants to take the chance to enact revenge on Viggo for his underhanded attack on Berk without a plan, but is caught up investigating and surviving the aggression of a small pack of new dragons and their leader that have driven the Hunters from their observation post . Thanks to Toothless, Hiccup develops a plan to divide and trap the newly christened' Shadow Wings' one by one, reminding him of the importance of teamwork and strategy, and returns to Dragon's Edge to join the riders in a well - deserved nap in the Edge's basement levels . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 87 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "Gold Rush" </Td> <Td> T.J. Sullivan </Td> <Td> John Tellegen </Td> <Td> February 17, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Dagur returns to the Edge claiming to know the location of Viggo's gold stores, and joins the riders on a mission to take back Berk's gold . The rush of events leaves Heather torn between her loyalties to the riders and wanting to join her brother on his current journey to find their missing father Oswald the Agreeable and rebuild the Berserker Tribe . The island where the gold is stored turns out to be empty save for strange looking ruins, and the others are captured by Viggo while searching . Heather, Fishlegs, and Dagur face difficulty saving them due to Viggo's dragon - proof ships until Heather and Dagur work together to take down the fleet . The riders return to the island and reclaim the hidden gold, and Heather finally decides to go with Dagur to find her father . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 88 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "Out of the Frying Pan" </Td> <Td> Gil Zimmerman </Td> <Td> FM De Marco </Td> <Td> February 17, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The Defenders of the Wing contact the riders for their aid in delivering an Eruptodon egg to the nesting site inside their island's volcano to hatch before it hardens to stone . Hiccup and Fishlegs face continuous difficulties working together to deliver the egg, and things are made worse when a pack of wild Fire Terrors inhabiting the cave kidnap the egg . Mala attempts to retrieve the egg herself, but Hiccup and Fishlegs regain their synergy and realize the Fire Terrors are there to safely bring the egg to the nesting ground without human interference . The three trust the Fire Terrors to take the Eruptodon egg and it safely reaches the nesting ground where it is bathed in the lava . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 89 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "Twintuition" </Td> <Td> Gil Zimmerman </Td> <Td> Will Morey </Td> <Td> February 17, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Tuffnut breaks his beloved mace trying to break the Hunters' newest chains, and the twins go to the Hunter - swarmed Northern Markets to fix it . Using their' twintuition,' the twins follow the repaired and stolen Macey to find a hidden hunter operation called' Project Shellfire .' Tuffnut, who deeply cares for his mace, tries to take it back on his own, while Ruffnut is captured by Viggo and Ryker to be used as bait for a trap for the others . Tuffnut learns to put the needs of the team before his own and saves the others by sacrificing his Macey and freeing the others . The twins hold a funeral for Macey back on the Edge, where Tuffnut reveals stolen schematics that leave the riders worried for what' Project Shellfire' entails . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 90 </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> "Blindsided" </Td> <Td> T.J. Sullivan </Td> <Td> Art Brown & Douglas Sloan </Td> <Td> February 17, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> A freak lightning storm hits the Edge and while trying to rescue the dragons from the pens, Astrid looks into a stray bolt and ends up blinded . She joins the riders in searching for the dragons who were scared off by the storm, but her stubborn and fiery attitude makes things tough when they run into the aggressive and still untrained Triple Stryke . Fearing the possibility her condition may be permanent and her Shield Maiden days are over, Astrid still manages to use her other senses to figure out the Triple Stryke's weakness and finally train it . Astrid gains her sight back thanks to Gothi and she and Hiccup enjoy a perfect moment together, finally beginning their relationship . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 91 </Th> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> "Shell Shocked: Part 1" </Td> <Td> Robert Briggs </Td> <Td> Art Brown & Douglas Sloan </Td> <Td> February 17, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> After months of planning, Hiccup has come up with a fool - proof plan to defeat Viggo once and for all and finally reclaim the Dragon Eye . The riders and their allies storm his base, only to find it in ruins along with an injured Viggo . He reveals that Ryker has taken charge of the Hunters and offers to surrender the Dragon Eye in return for Hiccup's help in stopping Ryker, but escapes during an attack on the Defenders of the Wing, leaving the riders with the baby Eruptodon in their care . When the riders find Ryker, he tells them that Viggo is setting them up and he can give them the Dragon Eye as the Berserkers are attacked by the Shell Fire, a giant sea dragon equipped with Hunter weaponry . Just as Hiccup is left without any ideas on what to do, who to trust, or even how to handle his developing feelings for Astrid in the midst of growing danger, Viggo returns and offers the Dragon Eye as proof of his word and offers an equal alliance to bring Ryker down . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 92 </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> "Shell Shocked: Part 2" </Td> <Td> Gil Zimmerman </Td> <Td> Art Brown & Douglas Sloan </Td> <Td> February 17, 2017 (2017 - 02 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Even with the Eye returned, Hiccup and the others still refuse to trust Viggo and imprison him just as Ryker arrives with the Hunters' fleet . The riders find out the Hunters are forcing the Shell Fire to attack but are unable to get close as the attacks trigger the Edge's volcano . Hiccup rescues Viggo from his burning cell and agrees to work together to stop Ryker by using the Submaripper, the Shell Fire's natural enemy, to destroy the fleet while the Defenders' baby Eruptodon helps control the volcano's lava flow . The Shell Fire is freed and Ryker is consumed with the fleet by the Submaripper, while Viggo turns on Hiccup threatening to kill Astrid in exchange for the Dragon Eye, but Hiccup throws the Eye into the volcano and Viggo rushes to his doom chasing after it . Hiccup and Astrid realize their relationship compromises their mission and promise to remain professional as the other riders finally learn their secret cementing their relationship . Just as they leave, however, the volcano erupts . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Race to the edge season 8 episode 3