Derek

**Derek** is a diesel who is known for his initial "teething" troubles. He is also one of the antagonists throughout the Five Nights at Smudger's series.

## Biography

Before Derek was brought to "Bertram's station", he came to the quarry after the Fat Controller realised Bill and Ben needed help and sent for him, but Derek's cooling system overheated on Gordon's Hill and Boco had to come to the rescue. The news of the rescue went through the North Western Railway's rumour mill in due course, until a confused Percy informed Bill and Ben that Derek had a toothache. Bill and Ben were apprehensive of Derek as a result, but forgot their fear when Derek's cooling system overheated yet again and they had to help him home. Derek was then sent to the Works to be mended.

He was brought to "Bertram's station" in 2015, after six nights, he and the others were crushed by a landslide.

He and the others were possessed by Stanley afterwards. He had been Unpossesed by Smudger later on.

## Appearance

Derek is painted in the British Railways Brunswick green livery with yellow warning panels. His window frames are lined white and he has the BR "Ferret and Dartboard" crest on his sides.

In Five nights at Smudger's 4, He has been equipped with a 4000hp motor, high winglets, a propeller at his buffer and drills. He also has his face covered with iron rods. He is also called Express train Derek

## Behaviour

### Five Nights at Smudger's 2

He starts moving on Night 2. He starts in the Diesel Yard and moves through Siding, Left Building Side, Back Entrance, and finally reaching the East Hallway. He's clever enough to skip the right door and go straight to the office. The player must turn on the alarm to lure him away to his starting position.

### Five Nights at Smudger's 3

While he appears in a minigame in Five nights at Smudger's 3, he is replaced by his ghost counterpart, "Ghost Derek". Like all ghosts, if the player sees him in any of the cameras, the player must change to another camera,if the player puts down the camera, Ghost Derek will jumpscare the player, causing the heart to go up.

### Five Nights at Smudger's 4: Engines at war

Class 40, Derek and Lorry 3 (Also known as MON 3) will appear on mission 3. To defend him, the player (Smudger) must mute the sound by pressing M and listen to his engine, if the player hears his engine, they must activate the shadow shield by pressing S to scare Derek off. Failing to do so, Derek will jumpscare the player, restarting the night.

## Personality

Derek is a jolly, enthusiastic diesel engine, who was brought in to assist Bill, Ben, and BoCo at the China Clay quarry. Unfortunately, due to his engine, he is highly prone to teething troubles, namely overheating and suffering frequent breakdowns, for which he is apologetic for the inconvenience.  As a result, he spends many a day having his engine tended to. Which is unfortunate since he really wants to work hard. But Derek is a likeable chap and even Bill and Ben decided that they liked him due to his friendly nature.  Derek has an infectious charisma, is keen to help anyone around him, and has a passion for sorting things out in a jiffy - if his cooling system lets him.

## Basis

Derek is based on a BR Class 17, also known as the Clayton Diesel-electric Type 1. 117 members of this class were built between 1962 and 1965. Derek's problems were undoubtedly inspired by those of his basis, as the twin Paxman engines of the real Class 17s were unreliable, being prone to problems with the camshaft, cylinder head, and other areas. Because of these problems, all Class 17s were withdrawn by the end of 1971, after less than 10 years of service. One Class 17, D8568, is preserved at the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway in South Oxfordshire.

## **Voice Lines**

* “Hello! Hope you enjoy the ride!” (During the Night 4 Phone Call)

## Trivia

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