Victor
Victor is a dark red narrow gauge tank engine from Cuba who works at the Sodor Steamworks with his assistant, Kevin.
Biography
Victor used to work at the Manuel de Céspedes Sugar Mill in Cuba, until he was transferred to Sodor by boat. During his journey, the chains holding him down snapped. Upon arriving at Brendam Docks, Victor tried to tell the workmen about his problem, but they could not understand him as he only spoke Spanish (Greek in the Spanish, Brazilian and French versions). Luke, an engine they had picked up during the journey, was lifted off of the ship first and accidentally bumped into Victor, causing him to roll off the deck and into the sea. Fortunately, Victor landed on a jetty, but due to the bad weather, he was left there for a very long time. When the bad weather was cleared out, Victor was finally lifted out of the water, and was sent to the Sodor Steamworks. During that time, he decided to learn English and his first word of English was "red," as that was the colour he chose to be repainted in.
Victor now works at the Sodor Steamworks and is always busy finding, delivering or collecting parts and supervising activities around the yard. He works closely with Kevin, whose clumsiness often annoys Victor. He is a wise and friendly engine who is always ready to help his friends, however, he does not tolerate any nonsense.
In his first appearance, Victor helped Thomas restore Hiro with the help of Kevin. Victor would leave flatbeds of old engine parts for Thomas and the other engines to bring to Hiro. After the Fat Controller found out Hiro, he had Victor oversee Hiro's restoration.
Victor has helped to repair many engines, but such work can sometimes overwhelm him. Once he had seven engines awaiting their turn for repairs when he and Kevin were trying to fix some trucks. Victor quickly rearranged the workload and told the other engines to come back later whilst he attended to Gordon.
Until recently, Luke believed that Victor had been scrapped as a result of the damage he had sustanted after Luke had accidentally knocked the Cuban engine off the boat. Years later, when the truth about this came out, Victor told Luke that he was not to blame.
Victor visits the Skarloey Railway once a week to examine the narrow gauge engines. Once Peter Sam did not want to bother him prior to his visit, even when Skarloey, Sir Handel and Duncan needed repairs. However, when Peter Sam ran out of coal, he asked Rheneas to get Victor. Victor informed Peter Sam that it is his job to fix engines, so it would not be a bother to ask for his assistance.
In the seventeenth series, Victor allowed Kevin to work at the docks, gave Scruff a makeover and allowed Edward and Henry to sleep at the Steamworks when the turntable at Tidmouth Sheds was frozen.
In the eighteenth series, when Duncan became exceedingly grumpy during the holidays, Victor and Mr. Percival made him a bet: if the Scottish engine could go a whole day without complaining, Victor would give him a new coat of paint before the other engines.
When Kevin got lost in the snow, Victor feared the worst and set out to find him, in spite of his dislike for the snow. He refused to give up the search until he was eventually informed that Kevin was safe and sound back at the Steamworks.
When the Great Railway Show was being held on the Mainland, Victor assisted in preparing the Sudrian contenders for the competitions. He insisted that Gordon wait for the workmen to complete their safety checks after his streamlining, but the big engine refused, eager to compete and see his brother. When Thomas was left behind to be repaired, Victor tried to cheer him up, only for Kevin to reveal that Gordon's safety valve mechanism was not properly reassembled. Knowing the potentially catastrophic results of Gordon racing without a safety valve, Victor insisted that Thomas head to the Show and give it to him. Unfortunately, he was not successful.
Personality
Victor is a narrow gauge engine that keeps the Sodor Steamworks operating. He is a busy engine with a winning sense of humour and a heart of gold. He is highly respected among all of the Sodor engines for helping to sort their repairs and see to their needs. He is very friendly, can often put a smile on an engine's smokebox, and will often help guide an engine where he feels it may be to their benefit. Victor also has a firm manner when something needs to be sorted and stands no nonsense from naughty steam engines or lurking diesel engines. He takes his work very seriously and takes great pride in helping to maintain the service of the Steamworks. In his time, Victor has helped restore, repair and repaint many of Sodor's locomotives and he keeps the Steamworks a welcoming, bustling, hospitable environment. He keeps a keen, watchful eye over Kevin the crane, who assists him in the works' operations. Kevin's clumsiness and antics may cause Victor bother and disturbance, but Victor is fond of Kevin and glad to have him as part of the team. Due to coming from a warm country, he has a deep hatred of snow, but he was able to overcome this when Kevin was in danger.
Technical Details
Basis
Victor is based on Minaz No. 1173, an 0-4-0ST+PT locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works that worked at the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Sugar Mill in Cuba. The engine carried water in its saddle tank and oil in its side tanks. It was in poor condition and withdrawn after 1993. 1173 was rescued from Céspedes on 3 August 2012. From there it was transferred to the Patria Sugar Mill Museum where it was repainted and put on display with other engines rescued from Céspedes and other sugar mills.
As the Sodor Steamworks is based on high profile locomotive works (such as Crewe, Doncaster, and Darlington), Victor is also based on the narrow gauge locomotives that lived there, delivering parts to different departments. So, while Victor's prototype is standard gauge, he - like the high profile works locos - is narrow gauge.
Victor's basis, the real 1173
Livery
Originally, Victor was painted in bright yellow with green lining and was numbered 1173 when he first arrived on Sodor. When he learned to speak English, his first word was "red", so he was currently painted dark red with yellow lining and black and yellow hazard stripes on his front buffer beam; the black and yellow hazard stripes on the rear of his cab are above his rear buffer beam. The Sodor Steamworks logo is painted on the sides of his cab.
Appearances
Thomas & Friends
Specials
Music Videos
Storytime
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Magazine Stories
Annual Stories
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Audio Files
Whistles
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Series 15 | Active |
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In the early version of the Guess Who? Puzzles segment and the mobile game app, Race On! Victor was formerly portrayed with the Rainbow Sun's whistle.[4]
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
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| Guess Who? Puzzles | Race On! |
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In the mobile game apps Magical Tracks, Thomas & Friends: MINIS, and the 2018 update for Go Go Thomas!, Victor has Peter Sam's Series 4 and Rheneas' Series 6-12 whistle sound at four steps lower in pitch, which sounds very similar to his own whistle.
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Magical Tracks | Go Go Thomas! (2018 version) |
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In Blue Mountain Mystery in the mobile app, Read and Play!, Victor is incorrectly portrayed with Edward's whistle.
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain Mystery (Read and Play!) | Blue Mountain Mystery (Read and Play!) |
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From Thomas Game Pack to Quarry Find, Victor has an alternate whistle.
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Game Pack | Quarry Find |
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In Don't Bother Victor! in the mobile app, Read and Play!, Victor is incorrectly portrayed with Gordon's whistle.
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
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| Don't Bother Victor! (Read and Play!) | Don't Bother Victor! (Read and Play!) |
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In Victor the Shiny Red Engine and Don't Bother Victor! (Little Engines Easy Reading), Victor is incorrectly portrayed with Duck's whistle.
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
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| Victor the Shiny Red Engine (Read and Play!) | Don't Bother Victor! (Little Engines Easy Reading: Read and Play!) |
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In one page of Victor the Shiny Red Engine, Victor is incorrectly portrayed with Donald's original whistle.
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Victor the Shiny Red Engine (Read and Play!) | Victor the Shiny Red Engine (Read and Play!) |
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In Blue Mountain Mystery (Little Engines Easy Reading) in the mobile app, Read and Play!, Victor is incorrectly portrayed with Douglas' original whistle.
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
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| Blue Mountain Mystery (Little Engines Easy Reading: Read and Play!) | Blue Mountain Mystery (Little Engines Easy Reading: Read and Play!) |
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In Kevin Meets Cranky! in the mobile app, Read and Play!, Victor is incorrectly portrayed with James' whistle.
| First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Meets Cranky (Read and Play!) | Kevin Meets Cranky (Read and Play!) |
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Trivia
- Victor is one of the very few steam engines in the series to be an oil burner.
- In the UK dub of the thirteenth to sixteenth series, Victor and Kevin had the same voice actor. However, Victor also had a Spaniard sound-a-like accent before his voice was changed to his US actor in "Blue Mountain Mystery" so that it could reflect his basis' origin.
- Victor is the only narrow gauge engine owned by the North Western Railway and the only one to be seen using a snowplough.
- Victor is the first engine to speak a language other than English (said language being Spanish). Other engines who are also shown to speak different languages, include Millie, Daisy (at least somewhat), Axel, Etienne and Carlos.
- His voice actor David Bedella is fluent in Spanish in real life.
- In his original yellow livery, Victor has the same number (1173) as his basis.
- In the nineteenth series, Victor gained a tail lamp.
- Victor is the first narrow gauge engine to appear in the CGI series.
- Victor is a narrow gauge engine, but his basis is a standard gauge engine. This was done to make it easier for him to go a round tight turns and through small spaces at the Steamworks.
- As he has been scaled down to narrow gauge, Victor's cab is smaller than his basis, and when standing, his crew's eye level is higher than the top of his windows. As a result, Victor has rarely been seen with his crew entering or exiting his cab.
- Victor currently has the most merchandise of any narrow gauge engine.
- Victor was the last engine to be released in the My First Thomas range.
- Victor's whistle is based on the Norfolk And Western 1218 A Class 2-6-6-4 locomotive.
Quotes
- "Hello, I'm Victor. At the Sodor Steamworks, we'll have you repaired in no time, to keep the Island of Sodor steaming along."
- ―Victor's website audio
Merchandise
- Wooden Railway (normal, sea soaked, and flashback versions; discontinued)
- Motor Road and Rail (normal and flashback; Asia only)
- TrackMaster (normal, talking, flashback, and sea-soaked versions; all discontinued)
- Take-n-Play (normal, flashback, sea-soaked, partially repainted versions, and push 'n' puff; discontinued)
- Push Along
- My First Thomas (discontinued)
- My Thomas Story Library (discontinued)
- Mega Bloks (discontinued)
- Capsule Plarail (normal and flashback; Japan only)
- Boss (discontinued)
- Collectible Railway
- Minis
- Classic Minis
- Heroes Minis
- DC Super Friends Minis (as Hawkman and Superboy)
- Graffiti Minis
- Core Moments Minis (Yellow Victor)
- Construction Minis
- Night Time Minis
- Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Minis (as Goldar)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Minis (as Kraang)
- Slime Minis
- Camo Minis
- X-ray Minis
- Holiday Minis
- New Look Minis (Blue Mountain Mystery)
- Motorized Railway
- Adventures (discontinued)
- Engine Adventures
- Wood
References
- ↑ My Thomas Story Library - "Victor (Story Library book)"
- ↑ T&F "Hero of the Rails"
- ↑ T&F "Blue Mountain Mystery"
- ↑ Guess Who? - Victor
Source: https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Victor
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