Most Shockjaws are solitary dragons that prefer to keep to themselves. The dazzling speed of these dragons allows them to electrify the skies with their quick turns and their swift dives. The Shockjaw has small flukes and a large fin extending the length of its neck, allowing it to effortlessly glide through both water and air. This Tidal Class dragon is built for speed. The Shockjaw is described to be among the fastest flying dragons in the Tidal Class. The strength of these blasts can range from light to lethal jolts of electricity, with some being so powerful that they can take down an entire ship. They can also be used to cut through the top layer of snow, as shown by Deepfreeze. These blasts work particularly well underwater, as sea water is a conductor of electricity. The Shockjaw shoots powerful blasts of bio-electricity from the tendrils underneath its jaw. However, in titan form, their wings are not attached directly to a body but instead to a wing bone. Also, the skin on their wings seems to be attached to their body in adulthood. Their eyes appear to glow like bio-luminescent, together with a few specks along their back and tail as well as their mouth and the tip of the tentacles on their chin. Titan Wing Shockjaws are dark blue in color. In Dragons: Rise of Berk, the Shockjaw has a round neck and small legs compared to the later design in School of Dragons. Like most Tidal Class dragons, it can't shoot fire and instead creates a sort of bio-electricity to fire.

This dragon also features a long tail, almost fish-like body with small legs and bio-luminescent tendrils on the lower jaw. The Shockjaw boasts a prominent lower jaw and small teeth in comparison to other dragons of the Tidal class.

Normally various shades of sea-green to purple, the Shockjaw boasts a ridge of membrane joined spines, much like a fish, the wings are both intended for flight as well as swimming. It could be a purple gel or even its bio-electricity. An unknown, translucent substance surrounds it.

It is purple and has a few rod-like structures with a smaller sphere at the end that protrudes out.

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