Percy

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Percy is a cheeky saddletank who was brought to Sodor to help run the railway during the big engines' strike. He works on Thomas' Branch Line as a goods engine. 
==Bio==
Percy was most likely built by Avonside and had gone through a subsequent rebuild in the years preceding his second-hand sale to the North Western Railway. He is said to have been found wearing Hunslet parts, according to workers at Crovan's Gate. 
When Gordon, James, and Henry went on strike in protest of the extra work they had to do since Thomas left to run his branch line, the Fat Controller decided that the railway needed another tank engine. Going to the engine workshop, the Fat Controller saw a green saddletank and when the engine confirmed he was willing to work hard, the Fat Controller bought him and named him Percy. Bringing him back to Sodor, Percy was charged with running the branch line while Thomas ran the Main Line with Edward and was allowed to stay after the big engines surrendered and returned to work. At first, Percy liked to annoy the big engines. Percy was later waiting at Tidmouth, but forgot to whistle to the signalman, and thus was startled when Gordon came running towards him with the express. Gordon managed to stop in time, but Percy was so frightened, he ran away, and ended up stuck in a sandbank. He was rescued by Gordon and took up the duty of station pilot at Tidmouth. 
Percy was still a cheeky engine and often liked to play jokes on Gordon and James, but one day the other engines got their revenge when Percy failed to recognise a "backing signal". After this, Percy was subject to bullying from the big engines until Duck arrived and helped Percy to put the big engines in their place, although Percy still received a reprimand from the Fat Controller for it. 
With Duck's arrival, Percy was sent to Thomas' Branch Line to help build Knapford Harbour and has stayed there ever since as a goods engine. 
==Persona==
Writing in The Thomas the Tank Engine Man, Brian Sibley described Percy as "one of the most engaging engines in the shed, with his slightly roly-poly appearance and a look of wide-eyed innocence". As the television series has progressed, Percy has been dumbed-down in order to teach viewers difficult words: he would say "dingy-fried" where anyone else would say "dignified". He is also shown to make silly mistakes, but then fix them upon realizing what he has done before further damage is caused. 
Percy is incredibly accident-prone and holds the dubious record of the most accidents in one season - five, in the second season - crashing into some buffers, falling into the sea, being pushed onto a brakevan, colliding with a cart, and being hit by a falling crate of treacle. So far, his silliest accident yet was in the sixth season, when he slipped on oily rails, crashed through the chocolate factory, and emerged covered in chocolate. Despite this, he is always tries to do his best, learn from his mistakes, and get his jobs done--a loyalty which Sir Topham Hatt has praised him for on several occasions. 
Since the second season, Percy has had a small rivalry with Harold, stemming from their race. However, they are always willing to help each other when in trouble. 
He also had held a grudge from the big engines about their tricking him into misinterpreting a signal, but silenced this with some help from Duck. This shows that, when nonsense goes too far, Percy will not stand for it and seek help to settle the matter for good, even if he faces reprimanding from Sir Topham Hatt for doing it.
== Voice Actors ==
* Linda Ballantyne (Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
==Basis==
Percy is primarily based on an Avonside 0-4-0ST with the body of GWR 1340 Trojan, the bunker of GWR 1361, Hunslet underframes and valve gear, a smokebox protruding from his saddletank, external cylinders and motion, and sandboxes underneath the tanks on his footplate. 
Modifications made to Percy's shape include the angled smokebox supports and the cab being cut down slightly from the back for the bunker. 
==Lively==
Percy is painted NWR green with NWR red-and-yellow lining and a "6" painted on his bunker sides in yellow. 
In the Railway Series, he carries two builder's plates, one on either side of his cab. 
==Trivia==
◾ Percy is Pinkie Pie's boyfriend.
◾Percy is great friends with Sunshine
Percy in Happy Ever After
==Gallery==
PercyRunsAwayRS3.PNG|RWS Percy
GhostTrainRS4.png|Ghost Percy RWS
WoollyBearRS6.png|Woolly Bear Percy RWS
Percy'sPorridgeRS6.png|RWS Percy covered in porridge
HappyEverAfter14.png|Percy in the Model Episodes (Season's 1 - 12).
GhostTrain.jpg|Ghost Percy
WoollyBear14.png|Woolly Bear Percy
AScarfforPercy9.png|Percy covered in jam, covered luggage and trousers
HappyEverAfter52.jpg|Percy in his "guest of honor" wedding get up
Percy'sChocolateCrunch12.png|Chocolate Crunch Percy
CallingAllEngines126.jpg|Percy the Rollar Coaster
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