Zebedee

"*I'll tell you where you've been. You've been helping those Star switchers, you creep! Like to be a goody, goody Star tug, would you?*"

— Zorran to Zebedee, *High Winds*

## Background Information

### Appearance

TUGS (1989)Salty's Lighthouse (1997-1998)

### Portrayers

Sean Barrett (TUGS)Ian James Corlett (Salty's Lighthouse)

### Fanfics

The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor (2021-present)

## Character Information

### Occupation

Tugboat (cartoon)Tugboat driver (fanfic, as a human)

### Friends

Ten Cents, Sunshine, Hercules, Big Mac, Warrior, Grampus, O.J., Top Hat, Big Mickey, Sally, Boomer, Frank and Eddie, Izzy Gomez, Captain Star, Captain Zero, Zak, Zorran, Zip, Zug, Mighty Mo, Lillie Lightship, Bluenose, Sea Rogue, Billy Shoepack**Fanfic:** Theodore, Emily, Oliver, Foduck, The Dispatcher, Thomas, Percy, James, Gordon, Edward, Henry, Emily, Rebecca, Nia, Toby, Duck, Bill and Ben, Timothy, Rosie, Stanley, Ryan, Sonny, Diesel, Daisy, Salty, Porter, Paxton, Sidney, Philip, Victor, Skarloey and Rheneas, Whiff, Marion, Skiff, Hiro, Kenji, Mavis, Annie and Clarabel, Charlie, Billy, Terence, Bertie, Bulgy, Cleo, Ruth, Donald and Douglas, Cranky, Carly, Judy and Jerome, Billy, Elizabeth, George, Peter Sam, Sir Handel, Mighty Mac, Duncan, Freddie, Duke, Owen, Merrick, Harvey, Millie, Luke, Stephen, Glynn, Shane, Aubrey and Aiden, Tamika, Ace. Isla, Spencer, Henrietta, Hugo, Rocky, Harold, Flynn, Captain, Butch, Belle, Nelson, Jack, Alfie, Oliver, Max and Monty, Kelly, Byron, Ned, Isobelle, Patrick, Brenda, Buster, Darcy, Kevin, Oliver, Ashima, Rajiv, Noor Jehan, Shankar, Charubala, Lorenzo, Beppe, Gina, Stefano, Ester, Gabriela, Raul, Gustavo, Marcia and Marcio, Fernando, Hank, Sam, Gator, Norman and Dennis, Hong-Mei, Yong Bao, An-An and Yin-Long, Den, Dart, Beau, Toad, Duchess, Lexi, Theo, Hurricane, Merlin, Frankie, Beresford, Caitlin, Connor, Ferdinand, Bash and Dash, Emerson, Lei, Natalie, Cassia, 'Arry and Bert, Bert, Rex, Mike, Lucy, Phillip and Filmore, Hank, George

### Likes

Working on the harbour, pulling and delivering barges, getting the contract from the Duchess for Captain Zero

### Dislikes

Losing the contract, failures, the Star Fleet (sometimes), Captain Zero angry at him and the other Z-Stacks

## Character's Bio

### Full name

Zebedee Harold Winehouse (fanfic, as a human)

### Race

Jewish (Ashkenazi and Sephardic) (fanfic, as a human)

## Physical Apearance

### Eye Colour

Black (cartoon)Turquoise green (fanfic, as a human)

### Complexion

Black and white (cartoon)Pale (fanfic, as a human)

### Status

Alive

**Zebedee** (nicknamed **Zeb** or **Zebby**) is one of *TUGS* and *Salty's Lighthouse* characters. He was a conflicted member of the Z-Stacks. He is Captain Zero's second tug and one of Zorran's right hand tugs. Despite working for the Z-Stacks, there is little malice in him compared to his colleagues. He speaks with a Liverpudlian accent. He is usually seen working with Zak.

In the fanfic, *The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor*, like Ferdinand, Bash and Dash, Jeremy and Harold, Zebedee is Jewish. His surname, Winehouse, is a reference to British singer-songwriter, Amy Winehouse, who died at 27 of alcohol poisoning on 23rd July 2011.

## Biography

### *TUGS*

In *High Tide*, Zebedee and Zak are competing against Big Mac and Warrior for the contract to deliver steel.

While going through the Canal to get ahead of the Stars, Zebedee, Zak and Top Hat argue under the railway bridge about who would back up. Zebedee charges forward. The tall steel rig on his barge hits the bridge due to the high tide and causes it to collapse. Zak and a guilty Zebedee leave the scene to get some help and the steel contract goes to the Star Tugs for delivering it.

In High Winds, Zebedee is manipulated by a former friend of Captain Zero; Johnny Cuba. He brings the tramper into some abandoned docks and does various jobs for him. With Cuba hiding in Bigg City Port, Zebedee has to find a way to not get scuttled by either him or Captain Zero. This leads to him doing various good deeds for the Star Tugs, including saving them and the Princess Alice.

Johnny Cuba is eventually tracked down by Hercules and tries to escape. Zebedee finally stands up to him and traps him against the quayside. After Johnny Cuba’s arrest, things return to normal.

## Personality

Zebedee’s personality resembles that of Shemp Howard.

Zebedee is one of the more complex characters, an easy-going tug who winds up the Star Fleet for a reason or another—rude and vindictive on the outside, but on the inside there is much more to his personality than just being devious. Beneath his tough and sinister exterior is the only Z-Stack to have a conscience.

However, Zebedee states he’s okay with his position as a Z-Stack. After the Princess Alice docking, Ten Cents offers Zebedee a place if he ever thinks about leaving the Z-Stacks. Zebedee declines the offer before it can be said and tells Ten Cents he thinks too much before they part ways.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Like the other Z-Stacks, Zebedee is based on the Moran Fleet tugs from the 1920's.

## Physical Appearance

### Livery

Zebedee was painted entirely in black but with white lines and mast, black funnel with two white stripes and number zero on the bottom, matching nameplate with his name was painted in white and he also wears a black hat with white line.

### Fanfic

As a human, Zebedee had pale complexion, chocolate brown hair and turquoise green eyes. He wears a black jacket with silver buttons and white lining and number 2, white necktie, black necktie, a pair of black trousers and shoes. He also wore a black hat with white line.

## Fanfics

Zebedee appears in the fanfic alongside the other tugboat drivers as a human. In the second series, Zak and the other Z-Stack drivers went to helping the Star Fleet, Salvage Fleet and Big Harbour Fleet to crossing the Up River to delivering the barges to Uptown. Suddenly, Billy heard there's someone needed help. Zebedee and the other tug drivers were told by Billy that he heard someone needs help. Then, the tugboat drivers drives their tugs to the Up River to save Percy and James.

After the rescue, James was feeling alright, soaking wet and covered with a big towel, but Percy wasn't breathing. Hercules laid him down on the ground and performs CPR on him. Later, Hercules stops performed it as he heard Percy was finally breathing slowly and he was listening to his heart that was beating. Percy was awake as he coughs out the water from his lungs. Hercules touches him in the back with his hand as he covered him around with a big towel. He lifted him up and bring him and James to his tugboat to take a rest.

After James and Percy arrived from Island of Sodor, Zorran and Zak went to see them as he asked them both questions, Percy tells him that Thomas was seriously ill due to his illness. But Percy was starting to cry that he misses his best friend as James confronted him and Ten Cents and Theodore gave him a hug.