Thomas the Tank Engine (character)

Thomas the Tank Engine (May 16, 1957 - November 9, 2016) is the main protagonist in Thomas & Friends and in the following movies; Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Calling All Engines, The Great Discovery, Hero of the Rails, Misty Island Rescue, Blue Mountain Mystery, and King of the Railway, but the deuteragonist in Day of the Diesels.

Info
Birth: May 16, 1913

Death: November 9, 2011 (aged 59)

Goal: To be a really useful engine

Appearance: Blue tank engine with 6 wheels, black smokebox, red chassis, black buffers, grey face, yellow portholes and lamp

Allies: Percy (best friend), James, Edward, Henry, Gordon, Toby, Donald, Douglas, Duck, Oliver, Toad, Stepney, Emily (girlfriend), Molly, Belle, Flynn, Spencer, Rosie, Murdoch, Salty, Harvey, Cranky, Dennis, Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel, Peter Sam, Rusty, Duncan, Duke, Freddie, Mighty Mac, BoCo, Den, Dart, Norman, Paxton, Sidney, Daisy, Mavis, Bill, Ben, Fergus, Merrick, Owen, Luke (good friend), Bash, Dash, Ferdinand, Stanley, Trevor, Captain, Hiro, Victor, Kevin, Stephen, Millie, Conner, Caitlin, Harold, Terence, Bertie, Whiff, Scruff, and others

Enemies: Diesel, Diesel 10, Arry, Bert, D261, Splatter, Dodge, Spencer (formerly), George, Dart (formerly), Den (formerly), Norman (formerly), Paxton (formerly), Sidney (formerly), Daisy (formerly), Bulgy, Mavis (formerly), Cranky (formerly)

Early life
Thomas was built by Brighton Works in May 1913 and Thomas later came to Sodor aged 2 in May 1915, he was a station pilot from then until 1946

In 1946, Thomas teased Gordon and Henry the big engines until Gordon taught him a lesson, then Thomas stopped teasing the big engines.

In 1950, Thomas became best friends with Percy when Percy arrived on the Island of Sodor, in 1961, Thomas crashed into a Stationmaster's house after the careless cleaner came to the sheds, he medalled with Thomas's controls sending Thomas flying down the rails towards the Stationmaster's house.

The Rev. W. Awdry also had a model of Thomas.

Thomas and all the other characters were voiced by Ringo Starr from 1984-1986 and then Michael Angelis has narrated the series since 1991 as well as Michael Brandon in the USA from then since, in 2009, in Hero of the Rails, Thomas was voiced by Ben Small in the UK and Martin Sherman in the USA and has been voiced by those two actors since.

Theme

 * Thomas' theme is his Season 1 Branch Line theme.

Counterparts (Boy Version)

 * Ten Cents (TUGS/Salty's Lighthouse)
 * RS Mr. Conductor (Shining Time Station)
 * Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, Rotor the Walrus or Chris (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Mario or Luigi (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Rayman (Rayman)
 * Ato (Canimals)
 * Tom (Talking Friends)
 * Bernard Bear
 * Pikachu, Piplup, Turtwig, Squirtle, or Buizel (Pokemon)
 * Kirby or Tuff (Kirby)
 * Casey Jr. (Casey Jr. the Circus Train & Friends)
 * Chip or Rollo the Clown (The Little Engine That Could)
 * Orson Pig (Garfield and Friends)
 * Sawtooth (Wacky Races)
 * Buster Bunny (Tiny Toon Adventures)
 * Bugs Bunny (Looney Tunes)
 * Fox McCloud (Star Fox)
 * Rocky (Chicken Run)
 * Wallace (Wallace and Gromit)
 * James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (Monsters Inc.)
 * Aladdin (Aladdin)
 * Robin Hood (Robin Hood)
 * Kermit the Frog or The Great Gonzo (The Muppet Show/Kermit's Swamp Years)
 * Zorro (The Legend Of Zorro)
 * Tarzan (Tarzan)
 * Raoul (The Phantom Of The Opera)
 * Frankie Valli (The Jersey Boys)
 * Link Larden (Hairspray)
 * Danny (Grease)
 * Roland Rat (Roland Rat)
 * Sooty (The Sooty Show)
 * Bob the Tomato (Veggietales)
 * Adult Simba or Young Simba (The Lion King)
 * Mowgli (The Jungle Book)
 * Quasimodo (The Hunchback Of Notre Dame)
 * Austin Powers (Austin Powers)
 * Homer Simpson or Bart Simpson (The Simpsons)
 * Peter Griffin or Chris Griffin (Family Guy)
 * Sebastian or Prince Eric (The Little Mermaid)
 * Woody (Toy Story 1, 2, & 3)
 * Flik (A Bug's Life)
 * Lightning McQueen (Cars 1 & 2)
 * Matt (CyberChase)
 * Bobby Hill (King of the Hill)
 * Stan Smith (American Dad)
 * Perfect Peter (Horrid Henry)
 * The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss/The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss)
 * Arthur Read or Buster Baxter (Arthur)
 * Spike (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
 * Captain Crandell (Teamo Supremo)
 * Spongebob SquarePants (SpongeBob SquarePants)
 * Timmy Turner or Cosmo (The Fairly Oddparents)
 * Danny Fenton (Danny Phantom)
 * Dudley Puppy (T.U.F.F. Puppy)
 * Jimmy Neutron (Jimmy Neutron)
 * Darwin (The Wild Thornberrys)
 * Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible)
 * Boomer or Brick (The Powerpuff Girls)
 * Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
 * Raimundo Pedrosa (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * TJ (Recess)
 * Gordy Rhinehart (Angela Anaconda)
 * Tommy Pickles (Rugrats)
 * Arnold (Hey Arnold)
 * Doug Funnie (Doug)
 * Gumball Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball)
 * Connor (Cubix: Robots For Everyone)
 * Nemo (Finding Nemo)
 * Stan Marsh (South Park)
 * Phineas Flynn or Ferb Fletcher (Phineas and Ferb)
 * P.J. Duncan (Good Luck Charlie)
 * Shrek (Shrek)
 * Alex the Lion (Madagascar)
 * Po the Panda (Kung Fu Panda)
 * Earthworm Jim (Earthworm Jim)
 * Lazlo (Camp Lazlo)
 * Mac or Bloo (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
 * Fanboy (Fanboy and Chum Chum)
 * Numbuh 1 (Codename: Kids Next Door)
 * Noddy (Noddy's Toyland Adventures)
 * Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
 * Mordecai (Regular Show)
 * Sparkster (Rocket Knight Adventures)
 * Pac-Man (Pac-Man)
 * Ax-Battler (Golden Axe)
 * Axel Stone (Streets of Rage)
 * Starfy (The Legendary Starfy)
 * Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes)
 * Pinocchio (Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night)
 * Stanley (A Troll in Central Park)
 * Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck or Goofy (Mickey Mouse)
 * Jiminy Cricket or Pinocchio (Pinocchio)
 * John Smith (Pocahontas)
 * Alvin or Simon (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
 * Fone Bone (Bone)
 * Mushu or Captain Shang (Mulan)
 * Pig (Pearls Before Swine)
 * Jay Jay (Jay Jay the Jet Plane)
 * Satchel (Get Fuzzy)
 * Michael Banks (Mary Poppins)
 * Br'er Rabbit (Song of the South)
 * Charlie (Bedknobs & Broomsticks)
 * Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit or Tigger (Winnie the Pooh)
 * Toaster (The Brave Little Toaster)
 * Little Toot (Melody Time)
 * Pedro (Saludos Amigos)
 * Roger Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
 * Peter Pan or John (Peter Pan)
 * Woody Woodpecker (Woody Woodpecker)
 * Felix the Cat (Felix the Cat)
 * Peter or Willie the Whale (Make Mine Music)
 * Fix-it Felix Jr. (Wreck-it Ralph)
 * Flint Lockwood (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)
 * Henry (Kablam!)
 * Lucas (Earthbound/Mother)
 * Young Tod or Young Copper (The Fox & The Hound)
 * Spyro the Dragon (Spyro the Dragon)
 * Pedro (Saludos Amigos)
 * Big Bird or Elmo (Sesame Street)
 * Pikachu (Super Smash Bros.)
 * Jowee (Drawn to Life)
 * Dorian (Eco Creatures: Save the Forest)
 * Mega Man (Mega Man)
 * Marty McFly (Back to the Future)
 * Kevin McCallister (Home Alone 1 & 2)
 * Drew Boley (Rock of Ages)
 * Captain Olimar (Pikmin)
 * Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)
 * Takua (Bionicle)
 * Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
 * RJ (Over the Hedge)
 * Finn (Adventure Time)
 * Bamm-Bamm Rubble or Fred Flintstone (The Flintstones)
 * Veemon (Digimon)
 * Barney (Barney and Friends)

Counterparts (Girl Version)

 * Emily or Rosie (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends)
 * Amy Rose or Sally Acorn (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Lille Lightship (TUGS)
 * Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Rarity or Pinkie Pie (MLP:FIM)
 * Gwen or Sierra (Total Drama)
 * Sunshine (Salty's Lighthouse)
 * Princess Peach (Super Mario Bros.)
 * Buneary (Pokemon)
 * Tiff (Kirby)
 * Lanolin or Penilupe (Garfield and Friends)
 * Sandy Cheeks (Spongebob Squarepants)
 * Babs Bunny (Tiny Toon Adventures)
 * Dpahne Blake (Scooby Doo)
 * Baby Bop (Barney and Friends)