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Vinnie of Canada (character)

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Vinnie is a Canadian American engine who competed in the Great Railway Show. He was a competitor in the Strongest Engine competition. Thomas' Evil Counterparts in Vinnie

Bio[]

Vinnie, along with the other international engines, accidentally came to Sodor when the ferry they were on stopped at [[1]]. He and the other engines, except [[2]], promptly got back on the ferry, but not before he had the chance to bump [[3]] out of his way.

At the Great Railway Show, Vinnie participated in the Strongest Engine competition. It is most likely he won since he was in the lead the entire time, but it is not confirmed. On his way to the track where his competition was to take place, [[4]] blocked his way. Vinnie insulted Philip and told him to watch where he was going. Later, Philip got in Vinnie's way again. Vinnie, annoyed at Philip, chased him briefly before being covered in coal from a hopper that [[5]] was using. Infuriated, Vinnie chased Philip through the yard, eventually ending up in the middle of the Shunting Challenge. Vinnie derailed two of Gina's flatbeds, which were blocking his way, before cornering Philip near a turntable and trying to force the little shunter into the turntable well. Thomas and Ashima then managed to couple up to the big tender engine and pull him away, allowing Philip to escape. Vinnie resisted, which caused Thomas' coupling to snap. This launched Vinnie into a set of points that were set against him, derailing him and sending him crashing into an electricity pylon, which then fell on top of him. Vinnie was left trapped under the pylon, screaming for help. He remained there for the rest of the day and was rescued that evening, after which he returned home.


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Persona[]

Vinnie is very competitive with a reputation for being a bully and will do anything to win a competition, including cheating. He views smaller engines such as Thomas and Philip as inferior to him, often calling them derogatory names such as "Shrimp" (Thomas) and "Shortie" (Philip), and often takes pleasure in bumping them around. Because of his vile behaviour, hardly any of the engines get along with him.

He is also shown to be reckless, such as bashing through a pile of rocks, and Gina's flatbeds.

Despite his intimidating size and demeanour, Vinnie has proven himself to be a coward in the face of greater adversity, as shown when he panicked after his accident at the Great Railway Show.

Basis[]

Vinnie is based off of the Canadian National Railway's U-4-a 6400 class. His number is taken from the Grand Trunk Western #6407 of the U-4-b class, which was scrapped in 1959. The U-4-a's were primarily used on passenger services in southern Ontario and Quebec due to a lack of coal reserves on the railway. One member of this class, 6400, helped haul George VI and Queen Elizabeth during their royal tour of Canada in 1939. It later appeared at the New York World's Fair that year, where it was filmed posing with a New York Central J-3a Dreyfuss Hudson ([[6]]'s basis). Today, this engine has been preserved and is on display at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa.

Livery[]

Vinnie is painted grey and dark blue with yellow lining and red trimming around his cab windows. He carries his number and name on plates on his smokebox and the sides of his footplate.

Appearances[]

[the Tank Engine & Friends|Television Series][]

Specials:

Vinnie was also featured in a [the Contenders|Meet the Contenders] segment.

Voice Actors[]

Trivia[]

  • Vinnie is the first engine in the series to have a Vanderbilt tender.
  • Vinnie is only partially modified to work on British railways; his tender is given buffers, yet he still retains his knuckle coupler (which has a small pin so that Vinnie could couple up to British rolling stock).
  • In Vinnie's promotional video for the Great Railway Show, the announcer states he's from North America. This is quite vague as North America includes the United States, Canada and Mexico, although the former's flag is the one shown.
  • In real life, Vinnie would be too large for the British loading gauge.
  • In the [Great Race (Golden Book)|Golden Book adaption of the film], Vinnie participated in the Great Race event, rather than the strongest engine competition.
  • The real engine that carried Vinnie's number was scrapped in 1959, despite the fact that engines built after 1959 are present in the movie.
  • Even though Vinnie has guard rails over his face in the movie, his merchandising models don't have them.
  • Vinnie's Take-n-Play model has a few errors.
    • His nameplate is missing.
    • His number is missing.
  • Vinnie's whistle is [[7]]'s at a higher pitch.

Quotes[]

"Oh dear, Shortie! Looks like race is over for you! Ha ha ha!"

Vinnie to Philip

"YEAH, well you better watch where you're going Shortie...or you might end up being recycled! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Vinnie to Philip after nearly bumping him

"YOU again?!"

Vinnie looking at Philip

"Heh heh heh heh heh....Huh?"

Vinnie laughing

"Haaaaahhhhhh!!!!"

Vinnie growling

"Ugh! That REALLY does it."

Vinnie after getting covered in coal dust

"So, you wanna play Tug-o-War, do you?"

Vinnie being pulled by Thomas

"Oh, you got me."

Vinnie being pulled by Thomas and Ashima

"Ahhh! Get it off me!!"

Vinnie crashing into a pylon

"Hey! Are you gonna get me out of here or what?"

Vinnie in the pylon

Merchandise[]

Theme[]

  • Vinnie's theme is Duncan's Season 6 theme.

Counterparts (Villain Version)[]

Warning WARNING: You may add appropriate counterparts. But, do NOT delete any.

  • Bowser Jr., Kudgel, or Bowser (Mario)
  • Ridley (Metroid)
  • Medusa (Kid Icarus)
  • Black Knight (Fire Emblem)
  • Kamek (Yoshi)
  • King Dedede (Kirby)
  • Bulbax (Pikmin)
  • Dr. Robotnik/Eggman or Dr. Warpnik (Sonic The Hedgehog)
  • M. Bison (Street Fighter)
  • King K. Rool (Donkey Kong Country)
  • Bluenose (TUGS)
  • Sea Rogue (Salty's Lighthouse)
  • Oliver (Theodore Tugboat)
  • Judge Claude Frollo (The Hunchback of Notredame)
  • Motor Ed (Kim Possible)
  • Beegood (Maya the Bee 2: The Honey Games)
  • Eddy's Brother (Ed, Edd, n Eddy)
  • Donald Trump (GoAnimate)
  • King Stefan (Maleficent (2014))
  • Mario (Racist Mario)
  • Andross (Star Fox)
  • Victor (SpongeBob SquarePants/The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie)
  • Coach Krupt (The Simpsons)
  • Bat-Dad (South Park)
  • Double D (Wreck-it Ralph)
  • The Cleric (Toy Story)
  • Dwayne (Animaniacs (2020))
  • Roger Rat (Roderick and Rhubella Rat's father) (Tiny Toon Adventures; Fan-Made)
  • Biff Tannen (Back To The Future)
  • Henry Bowers, Patrick Hockstetter, or IT (IT)
  • Doug the Dog (Animaniacs)
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