Devious Diesel

Devious Diesel (a.k.a Diesel) is a fictional anthropomorphic diesel locomotive and a first villain from The Railway Series by Rev W. Awdry (only known as Diesel), and the television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. He is the main antagonist.

Diesel in the Railway Series
Diesel visited on a trail from The Other Railway. A scheming, oily trickseter with a foul temper who likes to cause trouble wherever he goes, he was supposed to help Duck with his shunting, but he spread such mean-spirited rumours about Duck and the other engines that caused the Fat Controller to send him away To Edwards Station.

Diesel is based on the 0-6-0 BR Class 08 diesel shunter. He is painted in the all-over plain black livery used by British Railways for shunting engines in the 1950's.

He made a brief return in the one-off story Thomas and the Evil Diesel, in which he showed that perhaps he did have good streak buried somewhere deep inside. A very similar-looking locomotive appeared in one of the illustrations for Thomas and the Great Railway Show.

Diesel in The Television Series
He first appeared in Season 2 episode, Pop Goes The Diesel, told by Ringo Starr in the UK and George Carlin in the US. Diesel first arrives and thinks he knows everything and says to Duck, who is assigned to show him around, that he is revolutionary. Duck tells Diesel to take his trucks while he fetches Gordon's coaches. Diesel would not listen yanks and pulls the very old trucks but they do not move. He starts growling and roaring and makes a mess. He has to help workmen clear the mess. The trucks make up Choris a song that Andgoes like this:

UK: Trucks are waiting in the yard

Tacking them with ease'll

Show the world what I can do

Gaily boasts the diesel

In and out he creeps about

Like a big black weasel

When he pulls the wrong trucks out,

POP GOES THE DIESEL.

US: Freight cars waiting in the yard

Tacking them with ease'll

Show the world what I can do

Gaily boasts the diesel

In and out he creeps about

Like a big black weasel

When he pulls the wrong ones out,

POP GOES THE DIESEL.

Trivia

 * Diesel has a few things in common with Diesel 10:
 * They are both diesel engines.
 * They are both evil.
 * They both have henchmen; Diesel: Arry and Bert; Diesel 10: Splatter and Dodge
 * They both do not like steam engines.
 * In Misty Island Rescue and Season 14, Diesel had an american horn sound.

Theme

 * Devious Diesel's theme is his Season 2 theme.

Counterparts

 * Zorran (TUGS)
 * Sea Rogue (Salty's Lighthouse)
 * Dr. Robotnik, Snively or Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin (Shining Time Station)
 * Bowser, Waluigi or Ludwig "Kooky" Von Koopa (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Admiral Razorbeard (Rayman)
 * The Big Wolf (The Little Engine That Could)
 * Dick Dastardly (Wacky Races/Dastardly and Muttley)
 * The Weasel or The Fox (Garfield & Friends)
 * Montana Max (Tiny Toon Adventures)
 * Lord Zedd (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
 * Mr. Tweedy (Chicken Run)
 * Rene Belloq (Indiana Jones)
 * Dr. Evil (Austin Powers)
 * Darth Vader or Palpatine (Star Wars)
 * Draco Malfoy (Harry Potter)
 * Charles Montgomery Burns (The Simpsons)
 * Robot Devil (Futurama)
 * Stewie Griffin (Family Guy)
 * Horrid Henry (Horrid Henry)
 * The Grinch (Dr. Seuss/The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss)
 * Rapscallion #1 (VeggieTales)
 * Rattles (Arthur)
 * Sheldon J. Plankton (SpongeBob SquarePants)
 * Pete (Mickey Mouse)
 * Baron Blitz (Teamo Supremo)
 * Dr. Neo Cortex (Crash Bandicoot)
 * Denzel Crocker or Francis (The Fairly Odd Parents)
 * Vlad Plasmius (Danny Phantom)
 * Verminious Snaptrap (T.U.F.F. Puppy)
 * Meowth (Pokemon)
 * Hacker (Cyberchase)
 * Hopper (A Bug's Life)
 * Prince John (Robin Hood)
 * Randall Boggs (Monsters, Inc)
 * King Dedede, Meta Knight or Escargoon (Kirby)
 * Andross (Star Fox)
 * Jafar (Aladdin)
 * Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
 * Ripto (Spyro the Dragon)
 * King Goobot (Jimmy Neutron)
 * Dr. Drakken (Kim Possible)
 * Mojo Jojo (The Powerpuff Girls)
 * Timmy McNulty (Rugrats)
 * Roger Klotz (Doug)
 * Eric Cartman or Scott Tenorman (South Park)
 * Lord Farquaad (Shrek)
 * Sid Phillips (Toy Story)
 * Chick Hicks or Miles Axlerod (Cars/Cars 2)
 * Vincent (Over the Hedge)
 * Makunga (Madagascar)
 * Clayton (Tarzan)
 * Master Tubby Bear (Noddy's Toyland Adventures)
 * Tai Lung (Kung Fu Panda)
 * Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz (Phineas and Ferb)
 * Mitch (Good Luck Charlie)
 * Psycrow (Earthworm Jim)
 * King Sombra (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
 * Edward T. Platypus (Camp Lazlo)
 * Terrence (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
 * Sigmund The Sorcerer (Fanboy and Chum Chum)
 * Heinrich Von Marzipan (Codename: Kids Next Door)
 * Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
 * Kaa or Shere Khan (The Jungle Book)
 * Scar (The Lion King)
 * Shan-Yu (Mulan)
 * Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
 * King Doc (Bone)
 * Larry the Crocodile (Pearls Before Swine)
 * Nasty Jack (Winnie the Pooh)
 * Porky Minch or Masked Man (Earthbound/Mother)
 * Amous Slade (The Fox & The Hound)
 * Oscar the Grouch (Sesame Street)
 * Bowser (Super Smash Bros.)
 * Soto (Ice Age)
 * Wilfre (Drawn to Life)
 * Govenor Ratcliffe (Pocahontas)
 * The Minister (Eco Creatures: Save the Forest)
 * King Candy/Turbo (Wreck-It Ralph)
 * Dr. Wily (Mega Man)
 * Ridley (Metroid)
 * Biff Tannen (Back to the Future)
 * Emperor Bulbax (Pikmin)
 * Justin (Total Drama)
 * Dr. Hamsterviel (Lilo & Stitch)
 * Sagat or M.Bison (Street Fighter)
 * Hyp or Sharptooth (The Land Before Time)
 * Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
 * Dentist (Finding Nemo)
 * Conrad Cat (Skipper & Skeeto)
 * Frank (3 Friends and Jerry)
 * Cao Cao (Dynasty Warriors)
 * Axel Gear (Rocket Knight Adventures)
 * Death Adder (Golden Axe)
 * Mr. X (Streets of Rage)
 * The Ice King (Adventure Time)
 * Syndrome (The Incredibles)
 * Kaos (Skylanders)
 * Br'er Fox (Song of the South)
 * King Leonidas (Bedknobs & Broomsticks)