Diesel 10

**Diesel 10** is an evil diesel engine with an excavator claw arm, which he has named "Pinchy" who does not like steam engines, one of the two main enemies of Thomas the Tank Engine and Twilight Sparkle (alongside Devious Diesel) and the main antagonist in *Thomas and the Magic Railroad*. He once had two sidekicks named Splatter and Dodge, but they eventually turned on him. He tried to destroy Lady the Lost Engine, seeing that steam engines are untrustworthy to today's standard's or railway industry. but Thomas, Lady and Burnett managed to defeat them by making them falling of the viaduct and into a barge of sludge. He is one of the steam engines' oldest enemies, and has proven himself to be a rather dangerous foe. He is often considered to be the main antagonist of *Thomas & Friends*.

## Biography

### *Thomas & the Magic Railroad*

Diesel 10 once visited the Island of Sodor a long time ago, and caused trouble for the steam engines while he was there. During his visit, he found Lady, the engine responsible for keeping Sodor alive, and chased her, making her crash. Following the accident, Lady's caretaker, Burnett Stone, hid Lady in his workshop and tried to restore her, but failed to bring her back up to steam.

Several years later, Diesel 10 returned to Sodor when the Fat Controller was on holiday, intending to destroy Lady once and for all. He was first seen by Thomas and Gordon when he raced past them at Killaban Station, and brought his two lapdogs, Splatter and Dodge, to the railway, who were present when he was scheming. He caused several problems for the steam engines, such as dumping sneezing powder around Tidmouth Sheds and later destroying the scaffolding that had been placed beside the shed.

When Mr. Conductor travelled across Sodor to find the windmill, Diesel 10 found him and held him over the Big Dipper, intending to drop him. However, Mr. Conductor managed to escape by cutting the hydraulics to his claw with a pair of wire cutters, causing him to fling Mr. Conductor across the island and to the windmill. Diesel 10 was later present at the Coaling Plant, where he was covered in coal when he was teaching Splatter and Dodge “how to stop being stupid”. After Junior flew in the air after riding the windmill's sails, he landed on Diesel 10's cab, who raced across the island and to the smelter's yard, where he tried to push James and Junior into the melting pit. Fortunately, Junior and James managed to escape by using the last of the former's gold dust.

After Lady was brought back up into steam and returned to Sodor, Diesel 10 found her and began to chase her, Thomas, and Burnett across the island, until they reached the viaduct. Lady, Burnett and Thomas managed to cross the viaduct safely, but Diesel 10 was too heavy for the rails and plunged into a barge of sludge below the bridge, and was sent away in disgrace.

### *Thomas & Friends*

Diesel 10 later returned to Sodor years later under unknown circumstances. It can be assumed, however, that Sir Topham Hatt decided to give him a second chance. He was seen working at the scrapyard, loading piles of scrap into trucks. The very sight of his return caused Thomas and Percy to shudder in fright.

When the steam and diesel engines were holding a meeting at the coaling plant so that they could work on the Sodor Airport, Thomas was sent to the scrapyards to inform Diesel 10 of the meeting. However, Thomas was too scared to meet Diesel 10 again, and sped away as fast as he could, not believing that Diesel 10 would want to help the steam engines due to their difficulties in the past.

Soon, the airport was nearly complete with its construction, until a water tower collapsed, cracking the runway and blocking the line. With Harvey all the way on the other side of the island, Thomas went to ask Diesel 10 for assistance. After some slight hesitation, Diesel 10 agreed to help clear the wreckage.

After Thomas was found prior to the reopening of Great Waterton, Diesel 10 was among the diesels present at the quarry when they heard the news. Later, when the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre was opened, Diesel 10 was present at the rescue centre's grand opening, standing on a cliffside overlooking the rescue centre and the steam engines below, threatening to return.

When Percy was experiencing a falling-out with Thomas, Diesel 10 decided to manipulate him into helping him restore the Vicarstown Dieselworks, by having him visit the Dieselworks and befriend him. Diesel 10 managed to convince Thomas to arrive at the Dieselworks, where he was held hostage while he, Percy and the other diesels went to the Sodor Steamworks. Once there, Diesel 10 betrayed Percy and took over the Steamworks. Percy returned to the Dieselworks to rescue Thomas, when he noticed that sparks from Pinchy had set the main building ablaze. After Thomas was saved and the fire was put out, Percy, Kevin and the rest of the Steam Teamwent to the Steamworks. After a brief argument with the diesels, Sir Topham Hatt arrived and, after being told about the state of the Dieselworks, agreed to have the place restored. Diesel 10 and the other diesels worked alongside the steam engines to restore the Dieselworks, and he became the new head of the Dieselworks, with Den and Dart taking over in his absence.

When it was Christmas time, Diesel 10 became jealous of the steam engines for having more decorations at Tidmouth Sheds than he and the diesels had at the Dieselworks. He began stealing decorations from the sheds to bring to the Dieselworks, enlisting a reluctant Paxton to help him. Diesel 10 was caught by Percy, who chased him back to the Dieselworks with the rest of the Steam Team, where Diesel 10 found out that Sir Topham Hatt had, in fact, had Paxton deliver some decorations to the Dieselworks. The next day, Diesel 10 gave the decorations back to the Steam Team, but as most of them had been damaged, he gave them the Dieselworks' decorations too, as he and the other diesels considered Sidney to be a good enough decoration.

## Personality

Diesel 10 is an evil, conniving, manipulative, bullying and raving diesel engine who basically acts like a tyrannical boss-like figure to Splatter and Dodge. He absolutely despises steam engines, would call them taunting names like "Puffball" and "Teapot" and is not above doing anything to get rid of them if possible. He is Sodor's strongest (but not quite largest) diesel, his power being enforced by his slightly malfunctioning claw, Pinchy. He can use this deftly, and is even able to use it to make a sculpture. Pinchy, though, seems to have a mind of its own, as it has been shown to "punch" Diesel 10 in the face from time to time, which he loathes. All engines, steam and diesel alike, fear or respect him.

He is also shown to be extremely psychotic and murderous, as he once tried to push James and Junior into the smelting pit at the Smelter's Yard. But Junior used the last of his gold dust to teleport him and James to safety, much to Diesel 10's shock.

Despite his brutality, some of his demeanor appears to have cooled, and his behavior has apparently improved enough that the Fat Controller allowed him back to the Island of Sodor. He gets along enough with the other Sudrian diesels, but his efforts to help are often only when it suits his personal interest and he still harbors his scheming ways and anti-steam sentiments.

## Trivia

* Diesel 10 shares the main antagonist role with Devious Diesel and Sailor John in *Thomas and Twilight Sparkle's Adventure Series* since they have more personal connection to Thomas than any other antagonist in the series, just like in *Thomas & Friends* (for the two devious diesels)*.*
* Diesel 10's portrayal in *Thomas and Twilight Sparkle's Adventure Series* is primarily based mostly on his original personality of *Thomas & The Magic Railroad* and his current portrayal of *Day of the Diesels* (minus the care for other diesels) which meant it's the perfect medium between the brutish, aggressive Neil Crone version of the voice and the more sophisticated, articulate Matt Wilkinson version of the voice.
* Even after the events of *Day of the Diesels* and the Dieselworks being restored, Diesel 10 remains evil, still hating steam engines and still wants revenge on Thomas unlike 76859Thomas's version and like in *Thomas & Friends.*
* Diesel 10 is leader of The Devious Claw of Evil.
* Diesel 10 become Twilight Sparkle's enemy after she meets Thomas and fall in love with him. He hates her very much and wants to get his revenge on her for foiling his plans by trying to get rid of her many times.
* Diesel 10 is also the head of the Dieselworks with Den and Dart.
* Diesel 10 is best friends with Queen Chrysalis, Tirek, Sailor John and The Storm King.

* Diesel 10 is also leader of the Diesels despite not getting along with friendly diesels like Paxton, Philip, Mavis and Salty.
* Diesel 10 was the only character introduced in Thomas and the Magic Railroad to appear in CGI. Splatter and Dodge were both dropped from early drafts in both Day of the Diesels and The Great Race.
* Diesel 10 only appeared in specials and movies until the seventeenth series, where he appeared in an episode for the first time. The seventeenth series also marked his final appearance in the series, though his popularity with the fanbase allows merchandise of him to continue production even after his discontinuation in media.
* Outside of Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Pinchy hasn't been named, and is simply referred to as a claw.
* In Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Diesel 10 is only addressed as "Diesel" aside from his introductory scene and the scene where Mr. Conductor explains to Billy Twofeathers why he is going to Sodor.
* It was widely speculated that Diesel 10's name may have derived from the fact that he was the tenth diesel introduced in the television series, but Britt Allcroft says the name just "popped into her mind".
* Diesel 10 was once threatened by Mr. Conductor, of which he was going to put a bag of sugar in Diesel 10's fuel tank, thus clogging up the diesel engine's systems and as Mr. Conductor said to Diesel 10 "It'll seize you up for good", even though Diesel 10 would only need his engine cleaning out to be fully functional again.
* Diesel 10's claw was briefly used during Rebecca's imagination scene in What Rebecca Does.
* Diesel 10's number is a reference to him being the 10th diesel engine to be introduced into the television series.
* Diesel 10 is the first villain in the series' films and specials, to be an arch nemesis of the main protagonists.
* Rebecca had a claw like Pinchy during the imagination scene in the twenty-second series episode, What Rebecca Does.
* Due to the limitations of his Gauge 1 model, the bottom half of Pinchy's bucket was unable to move until his return in CGI.
* In real life, adding in a hydraulic claw onto a diesel engine would most likely be considered illegal, if it was not approved by government authorities.

## Gallery

Diesel 10's model versionDiesel 10's book versionDiesel 10's first appearanceDiesel 10 with his self-portraitDiesel 10's claw, "Pinchy"Diesel 10 tearing down the engine shedsMr Conductor threatening Diesel 10 with a bag of sugarDiesel 10 covered in coalDiesel 10 and P.T. Boomer in the trailerDiesel 10 dangling from the crumbled viaductDiesel 10's defeatDiesel 10 as he appears in Calling All Engines!Diesel 10's background appearance in The Great DiscoveryDiesel 10's return in Misty Island RescueHis subsequent appearance in Day of the DieselsDiesel 10 with Den, Dart and 'Arry and BertDiesel 10 getting stuck between the doors in his shedDiesel 10 and PercyDiesel 10 reveals his true intentionsDiesel 10 in Season 17Diesel 10 stealing Christmas garlandDiesel 10's claw used during Rebecca's imagination scene in Season 22A side orthographic of Diesel 10's CGI model