Cranky

**Cranky the Dockyard Crane** is one of the deuteragonists in the SeventyVerse and resides at Brendam Docks,

## Backstory

Cranky was bought to the Island to help with the extra workload but was very rude to Bill and Ben. They included calling them "bugs" and causing them to mess their jobs, to the point the clay pits manager blamed the twins. Unknown to the clay pits manager, however, Edward already knew the truth from the twins and gave Cranky a good talking to, which made the crane feel guilty for his actions. Then, a storm hit the island that evening and Bear, BoCo, Donald and Douglas were spending the night at the docks with Cranky. It was then that disaster struck as an old tramp steamer run around and knocked over the shed, trapping Donald, Douglas, BoCo and Bear and knocking Cranky over in the process. When the storm was over, Sir Bertram Topham Hatt came over and informed Cranky that Bill and Ben would pull him upright again and then Cranky could help clear the wreckage. It was at this point that Cranky confessed to causing the trouble and Sir Bertram decided to ask the clay pits manager to apologise to the twins. With the twins' help (and Edward who had bought Judy and Jerome over from Knapford), Cranky was put upright again and rescued Bear, BoCo, Donald and Douglas from the shed. Cranky apologised to the twins for his behaviour but after calling them "mites", Ben accidentally pulls him over again. After that, Cranky hasn't bullied Bill and Ben again because he knows that they "mite" bite back.

## Brendam Crew

### Bill and Ben

Cranky didn't like Bill and Ben on sight, and called them "Bugs". However, he turns out to need their help when a tramper knocks him over. Ben accidentally pulls Cranky back down again.

#### Salty

Cranky and Salty are polar opposites. Salty is enthusiastic and jolly, while Cranky is stoic and… well, cranky. Cranky also easily gets annoyed by Salty’s stories. Despite this, they do have each other’s back.

## Personality

As his name implies, Cranky is extremely grumpy because he is initially kept working day and night without rest. Although nowadays he is able to sleep properly, he still maintains his cranky attitude. Cranky is prone to making mistakes due to his bad temper. However, there are times when Cranky shows kindness to the other engines and will help them when the need arises.

## Technical Details

### Basis

According to an interview with Robert Gauld-Galliers, Cranky is based on photographic references of various cranes from the 1920s to the 1950s.

According to the 2013 Writer's Bible and 2015 trading card, Cranky is a hybrid design, based on various Tower Cranes that were mainly manufactured by the Stothert & Pitt Company of Bath, England.

### Livery

Cranky is painted olive green with black and brown pulleys amongst his mechanism. He also has two nameplates on his sides that display his name in yellow lettering.

## Differences between the episodes and the series

* In the original show, it was Thomas and Percy who were bullied by Cranky on his first day. In this series, Thomas and Percy are replaced by Bill and Ben.
	+ Furthermore, whereas in the original show, no one listened to Thomas and Percy about Cranky, in this series, Edward believed Bill and Ben and informed Sir Topham Hatt.
* In the original show, it was Henry, Gordon, James and Duck who were trapped at the docks with Cranky during the storm. In this series, it was BoCo, Bear, Donald and Douglas.