Diesel 10

Diesel 10 is a large diesel engine with a huge claw attached on top of him. He is the main antagonist and described by Thomas the Tank Engine as "10 out of 10 for devious deeds and brutal strength, the blast from the past who hates steam engines." Diesel 10 is the main villain in the film. He likes to cause chaos and scare the other steam engines. He was said to have been on the island before, and has returned to find Lady, whom he almost managed to destroy. Diesel 10 did find her near the end of the film, but during a chase, he fell from a collapsing viaduct and was sent plunging down into a barge full of sludge. He did not make a reappearance until the full-length special, Calling All Engines. He was voiced by Neil Crone. He also appeared as a character in the special, Calling All Engines, where he works mainly in the scrap yards, picking up scrap metal and dumping it into trucks. A lot of the steam and diesel engines were afraid of Diesel 10. He was later seen clearing tree branches from Gordon's Hill, where Thomas persuaded him to help clear the tracks at the airport. Although he is a very grumpy diesel engine, Diesel 10 agrees and helps to clean the wreckage, allowing Thomas to retrieve George to flatten the runway. Footage of Calling All Engines with Diesel 10 is seen in the Season 10 interstitial segments. In Calling all engines when Diesel 10 was helping out Thomas and the other engines doesn't mean he can't go back to being Evil. Diesel 10 is based on a British Rail Class 42 with yellow paint scheme and a black claw. He is the owner of the Diesel Team. He sports an overhead claw which he referred to in the first movie as "Pinchy". He is voiced by Matt Wilkinson in both UK and US. His fate in Magic Railroad is that he falls off a bridge and into a boat after chasing Thomas and Lady. He does not have a fate in Calling All Engine or the Great Discovery, because he is a good guy in Calling All Engines, and he only cameos in Great Discovery. His fate in Day Of The Diesels is that he is found out by Sir Topamhat of attacking the Steamworks and forced to work for steam engines. He has not appeared since then.

Specials


 * Thomas and the Magic Railroad


 * Calling All Engines


 * The Great Discovery (cameo)
 * Misty Island Rescue


 * Day Of the Diesels
 * King of the Railway

Theme

 * Diesel 10's theme is his and Splatter & Dodge's theme from Thomas & the Magic Railroad, which he shares with Splatter and Dodge.

Counterparts

 * Johnny Cuba or Smelter (TUGS)
 * SatAM Dr. Robotnik, Professor Gerald Robotnik or Dr. Eggman (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Mr. Dark (Rayman)
 * Smithy or Bowser (Super Mario Bros.)
 * The Hooded Claw (The Perils of Penelope Pitstop)
 * Dr. Gene Splicer (Tiny Toon Adventures)
 * The Wolf or Robo-Pig (Garfield & Friends)
 * The Grim Tickler or The Fib (Veggie Tales)
 * Thumper (A Bug's Life)
 * Palpitine or Darth Vader (Star Wars)
 * Vlad Vladikoff (Dr. Seuss)
 * Dennis (SpongeBob SquarePants)
 * Professor Z (Cars 2)
 * Mr. Waternoose (Monsters, Inc)
 * Shallowgrave (The Fairly OddParents)
 * Red the Evil Dragon (Spyro the Dragon)
 * Judge Claude Frollo (The Hunchback Of Notre Dame)
 * Darkrai or Mewtwo (Pokemon)
 * Ed The Hyena (The Lion King)
 * Nightmare, Escargoon, or King Dedede (Kirby)
 * Zugor or Sabor (Tarzan)
 * Lyle T. Rouke (Alantis: The Lost Empire)
 * Reptar (Rugrats)
 * Technor (Teamo Supremo)
 * Mola Ram (Indiana Jones)
 * Fat Bastard (Austin Powers)
 * Professor Dementor (Kim Possible)
 * HIM (The Powerpuff Girls)
 * Sideshow Bob or Fat Tony (the Simpsons)
 * Satan or Scott Tenorman (South Park)
 * Evil the Cat (Earthworm Jim)
 * Rude Ralph (Horrid Henry)
 * Death (Family Guy)
 * Robot Santa (Futurama)
 * The Extremasaurus (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
 * Global Warmer (Fanboy and Chum Chum)
 * Father (Codename: Kids Next Door)
 * M. Bison (Street Fighter)
 * Evil Emperor Zurg (Toy Story)
 * Discord (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
 * The Emperor of the Night (Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night)
 * King Candy as a CyBug (Wreck-it Ralph)
 * Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz (2nd Dimension) (Phineas and Ferb)
 * Red Claw (The Land Before Time)
 * Devil Jin (Tekken)
 * Addison Myers (West Wilson Middle The TV Series)
 * Alejandro (Total Drama)
 * Giygas (Earthbound)
 * Rumpelstiltskin, Cyclops, or Santa Claus (Shrek)
 * Krang or Hun (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
 * Huxley (Sesame Street)
 * Dr. Blowhole (Madagascar)
 * Anglerfish (Finding Nemo)
 * Dong Zhuo (Dynasty Warriors)
 * Emperor Devligus Devotindos (Rocket Knight Adventures)
 * Death Bringer (Golden Axe)
 * Alien (Mega Man)
 * Lumine (Mega Man X)
 * The Lich (Adventure Time)
 * The Bookman (Bedknobs & Broomsticks)
 * Hodgepodge (Kablam!/Action League Now!)