James

"Hello! I'm James, the number five red engine. I'm a really useful engine on Sodor. Mind My Paintwork!" -James' main catchphrase
James is a mixed-traffic tender engine who works on the North Western Railway and is the railway's number 5 engine.
He primarily works on the Main Line pulling coaches or trucks.
== Biography ==
James' ego sometimes got him in trouble. When he tried to switch his job of pulling trucks with Gordon's express train he tricked Thomas to give him the express coaches by telling him that Sir Topham Hatt ordered him to take the coaches. However, Sir Topham Hatt heard about his tricks from Gordon and his driver and punished James by leaving him in the shed until he learned his lesson. The following day, he was allowed to shunt trucks, but also got the chance to redeem himself when an inspector requested a ride with James to Sir Topham Hatt. They arrived on time and Sir Topham Hatt considered James a really useful engine.
His ego has also stopped him from taking advice from others. When Percy and Terence tried to warn him about the danger of trees getting too close to the line, he took no notice until a tree literally too close to the line slid on James' tracks. Luckily, Thomas came to his rescue and pulled James away just before the tree fell right on him.
== The Adventure Begins ==
James arrived on the North Western Railway sometime before Thomas did and he was originally painted black with wooden brake blocks, which were prone to burning up and emitting smoke when stopping. He originally owned Annie and Clarabel and believed that he would be given his own branch line, although the other engines doubted this.
When Thomas came to Sodor, James would tease him on several occasions whenever he made a mistake, often joining in with Gordon. However, one day, James went out of control with a goods train and was unable to stop due to his brake blocks being on fire. Thomas chased after the train and tried to slow it down, but James flew off the bend and crashed into the field, the crash badly damaging him. Thomas rushed back to Knapford and retrieved Judy and Jerome, who helped clear away the wreckage and placed James back on the rails. James was sent to the Steamworks to be repaired, where he had gotten his red livery. Upon returning from the Steamworks, James had now find out that Annie and Clarabel were now Thomas' coaches, in which Thomas had been giving the responsibility of running Ffarquhar Branch Line.
== Personality ==
James is proud of his splendid red paint. He dislikes pulling trucks sometimes, though not to the extent that Gordon does, and is so narcissistic that he thinks himself superior to others and can be shallow, boastful, overconfident, arrogant, cocky, prideful, naughty, and vain to those who appear old-fashioned, weak, slow, and dirty. This has caused him to have a rivalry with Edward, Percy, Toby, and Duck, as well as Thomas, Henry, Gordon, and Phillip on lately occasions.
== Trivia ==
* James is one out of two of the only engines to be called a red nosed engine. The other being Thomas
* James happens to be the favorite of James No. 5, one of the producers of the show.
* James' catchphrase, "Here's James!" seems like a reference to Johnny's "Here's Johnny!" from the 1980 horror film, "The Shining"
* James' whistle is a synth to Edward's. A synth is a combination of two sounds to make a harmony.
* Out of every engine in the series, James had the most liveries.
== Quotes ==
"I hope everyone votes for me as Sodor's Best Dressed Engine of The Year!" -Hoping that he gets the most votes for the Best Dressed Engine Competition, "Best Dressed Engine: Season 1 Episode 5"
"This is where you'll be sleeping tonight." -Showing Duck, the new engine where his bed will be for the night, "Duck Comes To Sodor: Season 1 Episode 7"
"Hey! You took my cart! Do you not know what the heck you're doing?!" -Shouting at Percy as he mistakenly takes James' cart at Walmart, "Wrong Cart! : Season 2 Episode 3"
"Be careful with your new trucks Thomas! You know how silly they can be." -Reminding Thomas about his new trucks, "Thomas' New Trucks: Season 2 Episode 7"
"Dennis! Please stop spinning me! I feel so darn giddy!" -Telling Dennis to stop controlling him as he feels dizzy, "Dennis The Menace: Season 3 Episode 1"
"I wonder why you're getting new wheels Edward. I mean they do look old not to brag." -Asking Edward why he needs new wheels, "Edward's New Wheels: Season 3 Episode 10"
"I bet I'm faster than you Sonic!" -Proving to Sonic's that he's faster, "You're Too Slow!: Season 5 Episode 4"
"You better watch where your butt is going! You almost derailed me!" -Reminding Thomas that next time he should watch where he's going, "Thomas In More Trouble: Season 5 Episode 11"
"I bet I'll get rid of you by killing the devil outta you, Big City Engine!" -Speaking to Big City Engine and telling him that he'd kill him one day, "Big City Engine's Return: Season 6 Episode 5
"Here are gonna be your sheds for permanent." -Showing the Logging Locos where their shed will be, "James Meets The Logging Locos: Season 7 Episode 4"
"KEEP MY NAME OUT OF YOUR F***ING MOUTH!!" -Yells a swear word at Thomas as he and Percy try to calm him down from the swearing, "The Swear Jar: Season 8 Episode 14"
"Ooh! Percy! Let's play music on my new record player!" -Telling Percy that he wants to play some music on his record player, "The Record Player: Season 9 Episode 4"
"Come check out this Prime that I'm having, Edward!" -Telling Edward to try out the Prime drink he's having, "James' Prime Addiction: Season 10 Episode 6"
"Nice new buffers you got from the Steamworks Duck!" -Complimenting on Duck's new buffers, "The New Buffers: Season 10 Episode 15"
Category:Steam Engines
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Category:Mixed Traffic Engines
Category:Red Engines
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