Devious Diesel (Character)

Devious Diesel or Class 08 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.

Bio
Allies: 'Arry, Bert, Daisy (girlfriend), Mavis, Diesel 10, Paxton (formerly), Norman (formerly), Sidney (formerly), Den (formerly), Dart (formerly), Sir Topham Hatt

Enemies: Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Toby, Duck, Donald, Douglas, Oliver, Emily, Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel, Peter Sam, Rusty, Duncan, Duke, Freddie, Mighty Mac, Luke, Owen

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

"Tackling 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: 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 cars out,

POP GOES THE DIESEL.

Trivia

 * Devious Diesel has a few things in common with Diesel 10:
 * They are both diesel engines.
 * They are both evil.
 * They both have their minions: Norman, Sidney, Paxton, 'Arry and Bert, Den, Dart; Splatter and Dodge, and formerly Mavis and Salty.
 * 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 (Boy Version) (Villian Version) (Do not delete, but you can add)

 * Zorran (TUGS)
 * Sea Rogue (Salty's Lighthouse)
 * Oliver (Theodore Tugboat)
 * Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin (Shining Time Station)
 * Bowser, Waluigi or Ludwig "Kooky" Von Koopa (Super Mario Bros.)
 * King K. Rool (Donkey Kong Country)
 * Dr. Robotnik, Snively, Scourge the Hedgehog or Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * The Weasel or The Fox (Garfield & Friends)
 * Dick Dastardly (Wacky Races/Dastardly and Muttley)
 * Montana Max (Tiny Toon Adventures)
 * Yosemite Sam (Looney Tunes)
 * The Grinch (Dr. Seuss/The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss)
 * Horrid Henry (Horrid Henry)
 * Rattles (Arthur)
 * Sheldon J. Plankton (SpongeBob SquarePants)
 * Timmy McNulty (Rugrats)
 * Alphonse Perrier Du Von Scheck (Hey Arnold)
 * Roger Klotz (Doug)
 * Admiral Razorbeard (Rayman)
 * The Big Wolf (The Little Engine That Could)
 * Lord Zedd (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
 * Mr. Tweedy (Chicken Run)
 * Feathers McGraw (Wallace and Gromit)
 * Rene Belloq (Indiana Jones)
 * Norman Price (Fireman Sam)
 * Dr. Evil (Austin Powers)
 * Ashton Carnaby (Altantis)
 * Darth Vader or Palpatine (Star Wars)
 * Draco Malfoy (Harry Potter)
 * Charles Montgomery Burns (The Simpsons)
 * Stewie Griffin (Family Guy)
 * Momstabba (The Cleveland Show)
 * Robot Devil (Futurama)
 * Scallion #1 (Veggietales)
 * Pete or Mortimer Mouse (Mickey Mouse)
 * Nasty Jack (Winnie the Pooh)
 * Baron Blitz (Teamo Supremo)
 * Dr. Neo Cortex (Crash Bandicoot)
 * Denzel Crocker or Francis (The Fairly Odd Parents)
 * Vlad Plasmius or Ghostwriter (Danny Phantom)
 * Verminious Snaptrap or Professor Birdbrain (T.U.F.F. Puppy)
 * Meowth (Pokemon)
 * King Dedede, Meta Knight or Escargoon (Kirby)
 * Wolf O'Donnell or Andross (Star Fox)
 * Hacker (Cyberchase)
 * Hopper (A Bug's Life)
 * Prince John (Robin Hood)
 * Randall Boggs (Monsters, Inc./Monsters University)
 * Jafar (Aladdin)
 * Judge Claude Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
 * Ganondorf or Dark Link (The Legend of Zelda)
 * Ripto (Spyro the Dragon)
 * King Goobot (Jimmy Neutron)
 * Dr. Drakken (Kim Possible)
 * Mojo Jojo (The Powerpuff Girls)
 * Slade (Teen Titans)
 * Eric Cartman or Scott Tenorman (South Park)
 * Lord Farquaad (Shrek)
 * Stinky Pete (Toy Story)
 * Chick Hicks or Miles Axlerod (Cars/Cars 2)
 * Ripslinger (Planes)
 * Vincent (Over the Hedge)
 * Makunga (Madagascar)
 * Clayton (Tarzan)
 * Red Herring (Scooby Doo)
 * Sly the Goblin, Gobbo the Goblin or 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 or Discord (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
 * Edward T. Platypus (Camp Lazlo)
 * Terrence (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
 * Sigmund the Sorcerer (Fanboy & Chum Chum)
 * Heinrich Von Marzipan (Codename: Kids Next Door)
 * Mr. Robinson or The Robber (The Amazing World of Gumball)
 * Ello Governor, Destroyer of Worlds, The Night Owl, Were-Skunk, Duck Collector, Hot Dog Leader, Hector, Stag-Man or Bodybuilder (Regular Show)
 * Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
 * Shere Khan or Kaa (The Jungle Book/Talespin, the former is from both franchises)
 * Scar or Banzai (The Lion King)
 * Adult Ronno (Bambi)
 * Shan-Yu (Mulan)
 * Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
 * King Doc (Bone)
 * Larry the Crocodile (Pearls Before Swine)
 * Porky Minch or Masked Man (Earthbound/Mother)
 * Amous Slade (The Fox & The Hound)
 * Oscar the Grouch (Sesame Street)
 * Waluigi (Super Smash Bros.)
 * Soto (Ice Age)
 * Wilfre (Drawn to Life)
 * Governor Ratcliffe (Pocahontas)
 * The Minister (Eco Creatures: Save the Forest)
 * King Candy/Turbo (Wreck-It Ralph)
 * Dr. Wily or Bass (Mega Man)
 * Biff Tannen (Back to the Future)
 * Emperor Bulbax (Pikmin)
 * Justin (Total Drama)
 * Dr. Hamsterviel (Lilo & Stitch)
 * Vega or M. Bison (Street Fighter)
 * Hyp, Sharptooth or Red Claw (The Land Before Time)
 * Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
 * Chef Louis (The Little Mermaid)
 * Dr. Philip Sherman (Finding Nemo)
 * Ricky Tricky or Conrad Cat (Skipper & Skeeto)
 * Cao Cao (Dynasty Warriors)
 * Axel Gear (Rocket Knight Adventures)
 * Death Adder (Golden Axe)
 * Neff (Altered Beast)
 * Mr. X (Streets of Rage)
 * The Ice King (Adventure Time)
 * Syndrome (The Incredibles)
 * Kaos (Skylanders)
 * Mr. Rude (Mr. Men)
 * Br'er Fox (Song of the South)
 * Swinburne (Bedknobs & Broomsticks)
 * Doc Terminus (Pete's Dragon)
 * Le Frog (Flushed Away)
 * Ratchet (Robots)
 * Chucky (Child's Play)
 * Alex DeLarge (A Clockwork Orange)
 * Edgar the Bug (Men in Black)
 * The Chief Weasel (The Wind in the Willows)
 * Hockey Player 1 (Pingu)
 * Billy Blizzard (Rupert)

Counterparts (Girl Version)

 * Daisy (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends)
 * Vickie (Shining Time Station)
 * Wendy O. Koopa (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Rouge the Bat (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Jessica Lovejoy (The Simpsons)
 * Connie D'Amico (Family Guy)
 * The Great and Powerful Trixie or Gilda the Griffon (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Counterparts (Hero Version)

 * Thomas (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends)
 * Ten Cents (TUGS/Salty's Ligthouse)
 * Theodore (Theodore Tugboat)
 * Mario (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Buster Bunny (Tiny Toon Adventures)
 * The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss/The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss)
 * Perfect Peter (Horrid Henry)
 * Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)
 * Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
 * Sparkster (Rocket Knight Adventures)
 * Kirby (Kirby)
 * Pikachu (Pokemon)
 * Link (The Legend of Zelda)

Gallery

 * Main article: Devious Diesel/Gallery