Johann

Physical Appearance

Johann has dark brown hair and a beard tied into a twist knot. He also has a long scar under his left eye. According to School of Dragons, Johann possesses a scar resulting from Harald Forkbeard slashing him, although it is unclear if this is the scar seen under his eye. Johann wears a cream-colored dirty sack hat on his head, a long-sleeved shirt with deep blue white-swirled imprinted tunic and deep red sari over it, light grey cloth bracers on his arms (each bit of cloth goes between the second and third finger), a brown belt with a yellow pack and knife around his waist, multi-colored pinstriped trousers, and light brown boots.

Personality

During his travels throughout the Barbaric Archipelago, Johann pretended to be a likable, yet clumsy, easily frightened, and overly dramatic tradesman, whom everyone on Berk adored and greatly anticipated his visits (except Snotlout). During such visits, his bargains seemed reasonable, and he even gave away an object freely from time to time. These occasional visits, as well as his exotic sales items, earned him the trust of respect of many throughout the Archipelago, including Chief Stoick the Vast and Gobber the Belch, who both seemed to have enjoyed his company and were quite willing to mend his boat whenever it was damaged. Johann showed himself to be a charismatic salesmen, using a variety of skills to attract potential customers, appearing and speaking in a very cultured manner, while telling tales of his many adventures around the world, which drew the interest of many on Berk and made them more willing to purchase his goods. However, despite his apparent friendly relations with Berk, he is still a businessman first and refuses to divulge the secrets of his other customers unless intimidated to do so.

Abilities, Skills, and Talents

Though many saw him as a kind-hearted simpleton, Johann was actually incredibly devious.

Intelligence

Johann is an extremely clever individual and has been revealed to be a master of deception, who battles with his intellect and his skills in combat. He is revealed to be behind nearly everything that has happened to the Riders since "Breakneck Bog" and he even managed to outwit Hiccup and the Riders numerous times - though he was never able to have them killed. His intellect has helped him outsmart the most intellectual minds like Viggo, who thought Johann would be easy to fool when he betrayed him.

Acting/Deception

Johann was a cunning master of deceit, and a very gifted actor seldom dropping his façade. He was able to convince every member of the Hooligan Tribe that he was an ordinary merchant so that he would understand their strengths and weaknesses. Johann was extremely patient and waited for years to gain the Hooligans' complete trust until the time was right for him to strike. He would often charm them with stories that he either made up or stole from real merchants that he assassinated had killed. Johann could also tell if Viggo was betraying him through his time with the Vikings of the Archipelago.

Strength and Combat

Johann was exceptionally deadly in combat, and his primary weapons were daggers that he had hidden beneath his sleeves. Johann was also rather strong and proficient in physical combat, able to punch and pin down Hiccup for a short time. He also was able to break off the Bewilderbeast ice that was on him and had numerous real merchants plundered and assassinated after taking the tales of their travels. He also seems to have some skill in wielding a spear laced with Dragon Root when he attempted to kill Hiccup. Despite his skills, they are inferior to Viggo Grimborn, as he easily pushed him back, despite holding a knife in Viggo’s neck.

Endurance and Stamina

In “Frozen”, Johann was able to keep walking even after accidentally falling from a roof and then having a paralyzed Meatlug land on him in a cart.

Marksmanship

He was a capable marksman as shown when he threw his daggers with near pin-point accuracy and when he shot down the Skrill with a single crossbow bolt that was laced with Dragon Root.