Spencer (character)

Spencer the Silver Engine  is a sleek streamliner express engine who is owned privately by the Duke and Duchess of Boxford. He is the main antagonist in Hero of the Rails and alternates between being a protagonist and an antagonist in the series.

Allies: Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Toby, Duck, Donald, Douglas, Oliver, Emily, Stepney, Murdoch, Hiro, Victor, Kevin, Winston, Stafford, Fergus, Bill, Ben, BoCo, Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel, Peter Sam, Rusty, Duncan, Duke, Freddie, Mighty Mac, Proteus, Luke, Lady, Bertie, Terence, Trevor, Paxton, Dennis, Daisy, The Logging Locos, Connor, Caitlan, Stephen, Millie, Bertrum, Ivo Hugh, Mallard, Salty, Mavis, Bear, Arthur

Enemies: Diesel, Diesel 10, D261, Arry, Bert, George, Den, Dart, Norman, Sidney, Splatter, Dodge, D199, Old-Stuck Up, Thomas (formerly), Edward (formerly), Henry (formerly), Gordon (formerly), James (formerly), Percy (formerly), Toby (formerly), Duck (formerly), Donald (formerly), Douglas (formerly), Oliver (formerly), Emily (formerly), Stepney (formerly), Murdoch (formerly), Hiro (formerly), Victor (formerly), Kevin (formerly), Winston (formerley), Stafford (formerly), Steam Engine

Bio
Spencer is very arrogant, and this regularly puts him at odds with The Fat Controller's engines.

During his first visit to Sodor, Spencer took the Duke and Duchess of Boxford on a trip around Sodor, but ignored Gordon's warnings about taking on water and thus ran out - Spencer attributed the incident to a leaky tank.

Upon his next visit, Spencer challenged Edward to a race and maintained a lead for the majority of the race, but vainly fell asleep while the Duke and Duchess stopped to take photos and narrowly lost to Edward after he got onto the summer-house branch line first. But he can be nice sometimes.

Spencer has since developed a rivalry with Thomas, with the latter often trying to outshine Spencer - largely without success.

He is voiced by Matt Wilkinson in UK, and Glenn Wrage in US.

Season 7

 * Gordon and Spencer

Season 8

 * Edward the Great

Season 10

 * Topped Off Thomas

Season 11

 * Emily's Rubbish


 * Dream On

Season 13

 * Creaky Cranky
 * Tickled Pink
 * Steamy Sodor
 * Snow Tracks

Season 14

 * O The Indignity

Season 15

 * Spencer the Grand
 * Kevin the Steamie

Season 16

 * Thomas and the Rubbish Train (mentioned)


 * Whiff's Wish


 * Welcome Stafford

Season 17

 * The Afternoon Tea Express

Specials

 * Hero of the Rails
 * Misty Island Rescue (does not speak)
 * Day of the Diesels (mentioned)
 * King of the Railway

Cameos
Season 7 Season 15 Season 16
 * Something Fishy
 * Edward the Hero
 * Sodor Surprise Day

Trivia

 * Spencer is considered by fans to be the TV series counterpart of Mallard from the Railway Series books, as they both share the same model basis.
 * One of his models is on display at Nitrogen Studios

Theme

 * Spencer's theme is his Season 7 theme.

Counterparts (Villian Version)

 * Bluenose (TUGS/Salty's Lighthouse, both are pompous and mean)
 * Hobart Hume the 3rd (Shining Time Station, both are pompous and large)
 * Billy Flynn (Chicago, both are Sometimes Good and Sometimes Bad)
 * Bluster Kong or King K. Rool  (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Shadow the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk, Antoine D'Coolette or Bartleby (Sonic the Hedgehog, each character is sometimes good and sometimes bad or pompous and concieted)
 * Count Razoff (Rayman)
 * Aloysius Pig (Garfield and Friends, both are pompus and bossy)
 * The Wargames General (Wacky Races, both are pompous and arrogant)
 * Johnny Pew (Tiny Toon Adventures, both are pompous, arrogant and selfish)
 * Yertle the Turtle (Dr. Seuss/The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, both are selfish and greedy)
 * Pimply Paul or Soggy Sid (Horrid Henry)
 * Squilliam Fancyson (SpongeBob SquarePants, both are pompous and arrogant)
 * Panther Caroso or Wolf O'Donnell (Star Fox)
 * Jorgen Von Strangle or Remy Buxaplenty (The Fairly Odd Parents)
 * Jack Rabbit (T.U.F.F. Puppy)
 * Gregory Of Yardale (South Park, both are Arrogant and Pompous)
 * Goldmember (Austin Powers, both are Selfish and Arrogant)
 * Mr Uppity (Mr Men, both are snobbish and rich)
 * Stinky Pete or Lotso (Toy Story)
 * Major Man or Fuzzy Lumpkins (Powerpuff Girls)
 * Superintendent Gary Chalmers (The Simpsons, both are strict and pompous)
 * Zapp Branigan (Futurama)
 * Carter Pewterschmidt (Family Guy, both are pompus and rude)
 * Kip Snip (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends; both are selfish and arrogant)
 * Reform School Sergeant or Albert (Phineas and Ferb, all three are arrogant)
 * Spencer Walsh (Good Luck Charlie, both have been two-timers, plus they both share the same first name)
 * Sagat (Street Fighter, both are snobbish and arrogant)
 * Wolfgang Krauser (Fatal Fury, both are arrogant and pompous)
 * Farnsworth (The Little Engine That Could/Casey Jr. and Friends, Both Silver)
 * Kahn Souphanousinphone (King of the Hill; both are pompous and rude)
 * Mr. Dawes Sr. (Mary Poppins, both are pompous, bossy and rude)
 * King Leonidas (Bedknobs & Broomsticks)
 * Prince Blueblood (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
 * Electabuzz (Pokemon)
 * Magolor or King Dedede (Kirby)
 * Devil Jin (Tekken; Both are big bad villains in Hero of the Rails and Tekken games)
 * Devin Louis (West Wilson Middle The TV Series)
 * Zsasha (Drawn to Life)
 * Prince Charming or Captain Hook (Shrek)
 * Thud (A Bug's Life)
 * Philip Sherman or Bruce (Finding Nemo, the latter is good and bad)
 * Franesco Bernouli or Miles Axlerod (Cars 2)
 * Yuan Shao (Dynasty Warriors; both snobbish)
 * Sir Slicer (Adventure Time)
 * Chad Dickson (Codename: Kids Next Door, both are Selfish and Arrogant)
 * Colonel Hathi (The Jungle Book)
 * Professor Flan (Fanboy & Chum Chum, both are Arrogant and Snobbish)
 * Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
 * M.Bison or Rancis Fluggerbutter (Wreck-it Ralph)
 * Count Dooku (Star Wars)
 * The Mayor (Kablam!/Action League Now!)
 * The Mayor (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)
 * Commander Hoo-Haw (Camp Lazlo)
 * Ghost Roaster (Skylanders)
 * Lieutenant Bitter (Golden Axe)
 * J. Worthington Foulfellow (Pinocchio)
 * Johnny J. Worthington (Monsters University)
 * Hanzo (Chuggington)
 * Reggie (The Wind in the Willows)

Counterparts (Hero Version)

 * Henry (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends)
 * Warrior (TUGS/Salty's Lighthouse)
 * Digby (Theodore Tugboat)
 * Barton Winslow (Shining Time Station)
 * Diddy Kong (Super Mario Bros)
 * Big the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Barney Gumble (The Simpsons)
 * Mort Goldman (Family Guy)
 * Wreck-It Ralph (Wreck-It Ralph)
 * Sudowoodo (Pokemon)
 * Rick the Hamster (Kirby)
 * Darunia (The Legend of Zelda)

Gallery

 * Main Article: Spencer the Silver Engine/Gallery