Ten Cents

Ten Cents is Captain Star's first tug, a 'harbor switcher' who is used for a wide variety of tasks around Bigg City Port. Ten Cents' capabilities range from the towing of barges to liner docking operations. Like the rest of the Star Fleet, Ten Cents is based on the tugs of San Francisco from the 1920's, and his name reflects his American origins.
In the original TUGS, he was voiced by Simon Nash. In the American spin-off series of the show Salty's Lighthouse, he was voiced by Ian James Corlett who also voiced Zebedee, Zip, O.J. and Lord Stinker in the same show.
==Biography==
It’s implied that prior to the 1920s, Ten Cents was a switcher who did basic jobs for Captain Star rather than bigger ones alongside the other, larger tugs in the Star Fleet. However, Ten Cents got his chance of helping tow in an ocean liner when the Z-Stacks knocked Big Mac out of action.
Ten Cents usually works with Sunshine, the Star Fleet's second and smallest switcher. They have shared many adventures, almost to the extent that it is impossible to imagine one without the other. Ever since Sunshine joined the fleet, he and Ten Cents have been the best of friends. Hercules often relies on Ten Cents to look after others such as Lillie Lightship or the Duchess.
==Personality==
Ten Cents is one of the younger and braver Star Tugs. He has a tendency to be somewhat cheeky at times, but is strong-willed, and it takes a lot to break him. He is quick-witted and takes action swiftly without hesitation. He never lets other tugs bully him, never fails to stand up for others, and is always willing to set aside his own safety for the sake of others. He has a bit of a short temper, but he is also smart enough to listen to the advice of the older, more experienced tugs. He also shows a great deal of respect and kindness to others around him, by tooting his whistle all the time and greeting other tugs such as Thomas, or even the likes of the other engines.
==Appearance==
Like the rest of the Star Fleet, Ten Cents is based on the tugs of San Francisco from the 1920s, and his name reflects his American origins.
Ten Cents is painted in the Star Fleet's corporate livery. This consists of a black hull, a yellow superstructure, white mast, and an American flag-styled red, white, and blue funnel. His name is painted on the sides of his bow in white and he has the number "1" on his funnel. He wears a blue cap.
==Trivia==
* Ten Cents' model was sold to the Star Tugs Trust in 2012 and was displayed with his original laughing face. In 2021, a cast of the face was created and painted to replace the original since it was badly damaged.
* Ten Cents is the only tugboat to have anthropomorphic hooter/whistle
* A cast of Ten Cents' smiling/happy face was displayed on the prop in some events, although is not painted.
* Ten Cents had a fully cast version of his hull, superstructure, wheelhouse, stack, lifeboat etc. These casts were displayed at The Star TUGS Trust events.
* In late 2021, TUGS media restoration group "The Tugs Project" got in touch with a crew member who had multiple negatives, Polaroids, and photographs of the behind the scenes process of making TUGS. In this collection, many pictures of Ten Cents were discovered.
* The pictures The Tugs Project revealed were the evolution of designing Ten Cents, and tank tests of the prop. And many pictures of each of the model's faces on the prop.
* In Salty's Lighthouse Ten Cents is Sunshine's big brother, and so is Hercules.
==External Links==
*Ten Cents on the TUGS Wiki.
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