Marvin

* Present
* British Railways

Marvin is a tank engine who works at Knapford Station.

## Bio:

Marvin’s early life is mostly unknown, though it is known that before the 1950s he made a deal with Shaw Savill.

Sometime in the 50s, Shaw pushed Marvin to a set of buffers at the end of the yard of Nine Elms. Marvin gave Shaw a biff only to accidentally destroy the Merchant Navy’s glasses. Shaw, angry confronted the H class, telling him that he must listen to him and that he owns him. Halfway through the speech, Jasper pulled up along side Shaw and asked “Shall we get Started”. Immediately the tank engine began to beg Shaw for mercy, only to be dragged away. What Shaw and Jasper did to Marvin is unknown.

In 1964, Marvin was in the sheds while Shaw Savill was told of his impending withdrawal. An angry Savill then proceeded to destroy a line of trucks. After this Shaw puffed up next to Marvin in the sheds. The two then had a conversation about the future. When Marvin remarked that engines just as old as Shaw were being withdrawn, the Merchant Navy told him to shut up “before I shut it for you”. Marvin then gulped and did as he was told. Shaw then proceeded to tell him to take a train. Marvin then reminded Shaw that he was withdrawn, to which, after an outburst from Shaw, he went to collect. When Marvin returned that night, Shaw complained over the fact that he hadn't brought back a train, to which Marvin responded with the fact a diesel simply took it and hadn’t even said thank you. The Merchant Navy then proceeded to order him to collect several trucks, for their getaway. Marvin then told Shaw that he had been bought, to which the Express Engine laughed at reminding Marvin that they were Shaw’s property. When Shaw said this, a man stepped out of Marvin’s cab revealing that Marvin had, in fact, been bought. When the man told Marvin it was time to go, Marvin prepared to leave telling Shaw and Maria, another one of Shaw’s ‘Workers’, that “Well I would say it’s been fun Shaw, but it really hasn’t. And Maria, good luck finding a guy. So fuck you and fuck you too, oh and Shaw, those glasses make you stupid as fuck. Ciao!”.

In 2012, Marvin was bought to work at Knapford Station as a new shunter so that Martha can help out on Thomas' branch line more. He was approached by Thomas and Percy who started flirting with him thinking Marvin is a girl, the two tank engines were left stunned when Marvin told them he is a dude which he chuckled at their reactions. The following day, Marvin crossed paths with Madison while shunting at Knapford as both engines knew each other back in the day on the South Eastern & Chatham Railway. He overheard Madison at Knapford station and knowing her, Marvin could tell that she still had a fear of bigger engines and recounted his time when he was surrounded by big engines at Nine Elms Shed before noticing Madison still looked downcast. He then reassured her that if anyone treats her the way they use to, he would be there for her, before resuming his work.

## Appearances:

### The Adventures on Sodor:

#### Season 2:

* Three's A Crowd, Friends and Fantasies, Spy Dennis \*cameo\*

### Specials:

* 2021- TAOS: A Cranky Christmas Carol
* 2022- 1964 A Turn For The Worst
* 2022- TAOS: Little Engines Save Christmas

## Technical Details:

### Basis:

The South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) **H Class** is a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotive originally designed for suburban passenger work, designed by Harry Wainwright in 1904.

The majority of the class replaced Q class locomotives on the London suburban services of the SER and remained on these duties until after they entered Southern Railway stock in 1923. They began to be displaced by the electrification of these lines in 1925/6, when they began to be used on stopping trains further afield in the Eastern Section of Southern Railway in Kent. After 1929, they also began to be used on the Central Section (the former lines of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway) in East Sussex), where they replaced withdrawn D3 class locomotives. Between 1941 and 1952, two (and later three) examples were loaned to the Western Section and worked from Nine Elms on local shunting and empty stock. During 1943 and 1944 three examples were also loaned to the London Midland and Scottish Railway at Forfar.

Two members of the class were withdrawn during the Second World War, but the remaining 64 entered British Railways stock in 1948. Forty five of the survivors were equipped for push-pull train working between 1949 and 1960, and the class was increasingly used on motor-trains on rural branches. With the completion of the Kent electrification scheme between 1959 and 1962, most of the surviving members of the class were withdrawn, except for a few examples working the non-electrified lines between Tunbridge Wells and Three Bridges.

#### Liveries:

* BR Black (formally)
* Dark Purple (currently)

## Trivia:

* Marvin is Transgender.
* Marvin's personality is based upon Angel Dust from Hazbin Hotel.
* Various things were changed for Marvin before his debut in TAOS Season 2.
	+ He was originally going to be an LBSCR E2, just like Adam was, but this was changed so the E2 basis wouldn't be too common when they're all supposed to be scrapped.
	+ Marvin was very close to be written out of the series in general. This was because MrAthehedgehog thought that his first personality was too bland and didn't make him stand out among the rest of the characters. But this all changed when the pilot of Hazbin Hotel was published and after seeing many fan comics and skits, Marvin's personality was change to be based upon Angel Dust.
		- This in turn changed Marvin's face to be feminine with eyelashes and eyeshadow.
* Marvin was originally going to be voiced by ChrisG09 but that idea was dropped when Marvin was redesigned to an Angel Dust persona.
* Marvin’s BR number, 31551, was carried by a real engine, which, according to the locomotive’s record, was built built in January 1905 and withdrawn January 5th, 1964, giving it a service life of 59 years and 5 days, making Marvin’s birthday, New Year’s Day. It also shows that for most of its BR Service, 31551 was not Allocated often to Nine Elms spending only 3-4 years there with a gap. 31551, the real Marvin, was scrapped in July, 1965.[1]

## Gallery:

Marvin originally as an LBSCR E2 (2014 - 2016)Repainted in (2016 - 2020)Reworked to be a SE&CR H Class (2020, before he got his new face)Prototype hair piece by MrAthehedgehogPrototype sketches by GreatNate4057GreatNate4057's hair sketch from MrAthehedgehog's prototypeMarvin in Autodesk SketchBook by GreatNate4057Drawing of Marvin by GreatNate4057 (Marvin's final hair piece)
## References:

1. https://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=S&id=117653&loco=1551