Demon Locomotive

The Demon Locomotive is a Gigantic Semi-Sentient steam locomotive which first appears in The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. It serves as a Boss in the game's Dark Realm. It was later rebuilt somehow and used as a Boss in Mario Kart 8DX+.

## Physical Appearance

### The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

The original Demon Locomotive takes the appearance of an Enlarged JNR Class D51 (Degoichi) with 2 tenders, a lack of funnel or steam domes, an unusual boiler made of 5 Cogs with Laser-shooting jewels, no firebox, has a Ganondorf-esque Face for a Smokebox, a large Snowplow without front coupling, and a lack of Driver's Cab (As in, the Driver's cab has NO windows or doors at all). The two tenders are no better, as they are used as Weapon carts instead of Fuel wagons as required for a Tender Locomotive. Who the hell thought having Laser Guns in one tender and Explosive Barrel launchers in the other was a good idea? I swear whoever the hell (In-Universe) designed this otherwise a magnificent Boss Vehicle was stupid enough to disregard Actual Steam Engine components. But at least the locomotive runs on Dark Magic, so i guess the design can be excused.

### Mario Kart 8DX+

The Mario Kart version of the Demon Locomotive takes the appearance of a 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone Articulated Locomotive, based on the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Yellowstone Locomotives. Instead of the unusual Cogs with Laser-Shooting jewels, the Demon Locomotive's new boiler is an actual one with 2 Sand Domes, albeit thicker to cover the external Steam Pipes. The two tenders are now proper tenders carrying Coal and Water. While this Demon Locomotive is far superior in technical designs, the weapons are still intact, albeit put in Box Wagons instead.

## Gameplay

### The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Galaga!Heroverse)

The Demon Locomotive first made its appearance descending from the Sky and flying past Link and Zelda when the Tower of Spirits were split apart, no thanks to that stupid Chancellor Cole and Byrne in an attempt to resurrect someone they worship: Demon King Malladus by having him run amok in the vessel of Toon!Princess Zelda (When they could have JUST MAKE A FAKE COPY FOR FUCK'S SAKE!). When the Demon Locomotive first appeared, it has one tender, but when Malladus is finally freed but not used to Toon!Princess Zelda's body (Again, why not just make a FAKE Copy) and Cole summons the Demon Locomotive, it has gained another tender just behind the first with NO Explanation whatsoever.

As a Boss Fight, Link, driving the Spirit Express goes on Head-to-Head against the Demon Locomotive, by first attacking its Second Tender, the one that launches Explosive Barrels (Instead of carrying Surplus Water), then the First tender which carries Laser Guns, and finally the main engine with its completely wrong boiler. The fight works like this: The Demon Locomotive is a Monstrous behemoth that needs 2 Spirit Tracks just to run properly, and Link has to avoid crashing into the Demon Locomotive. Sometimes the Demon Locomotive will switch tracks, prompting Link to switch to the other tracks. Whenever the weapons are completely destroyed, in the common timeline, the tenders fall off, which in unrealistic, so in Galaga!Heroverse Spirit Tracks, the tenders remain intact even with their weapons destroyed.

Because the Demon Locomotive (Galaga!Heroverse) still has its tenders intact despite losing all their weapons, the Demon Locomotive makes the 2nd and 3rd phases somewhat tougher to beat, because when the Demon Locomotive twitches tracks in phases 2 and 3, Link has to slow down until the Spirit Express is behind the still intact second tender.

Phase 3 still works the same, albeit harder if Link takes too long to disarm all the 5 Boiler Cogs' Laser-Shooting Jewels because the Demon Locomotive WILL suddenly switch tracks if Link takes too long, but nonetheless, after disarming the Boiler Cogs twice and shooting the Demon Locomotive's face 14 times (Because the Demon Locomotive will resist damage when it is chasing Link the second and final time), the Demon Locomotive is defeated and screeched to a stop next to the Spirit Express, allowing Link, Toon!Phantom Princess Zelda and the volunteering Byrne to climb on top of the Demon Locomotive, confronting Cole and Malladus, while also unaware that Anjean is secretly following Link, Toon!Phantom Princess Zelda and Byrne undetected.

Unlike in the common timeline when Link and Toon!Phantom Princess Zelda are on top of the engine, during the first Malladus Fight of Galaga!Heroverse Spirit Tracks, Link, Toon!Phantom Princess Zelda and Byrne must make their way from the second tender to the engine, while fighting off Enemies sent by Chancellor Cole. Sometimes Cole will summon Electric Rats that will allow him to become a Puppeteer controlling Toon!Phantom Princess Zelda, and Link will have to either use his Boomerang to cut the strings off or send Byrne into attacking Cole. Once the trio made their way to the engine, Malladus will shoot a massive laser that Toon!Phantom Princess Zelda can reflect, and once Toon!Phantom Princess Zelda wrangles Malladus, Link must shoot Malladus with a fully charged arrow from the Bow of Light, which causes fatal conflict on Malladus as Toon!Phantom Princess Zelda warns both Link and Byrne to stay far from her and Malladus.

While Cole ran away in fear, Malladus' damage somehow causes the Demon Locomotive to malfunction, causing it to Scream in Anger and Pain, and its explosionc damaged the Spirit tracks beneath it that all four of the tracks disappear, and because the Demon Locomotive malfunctioned, it is unable to fly, thus falling down from the skies of the Dark Realm, the engine and its two tenders whole. The Demon Locomotive jumps back up to the sky again, with the first tender barely making it to the top, only for the Demon Locomotive to explode more entirely, falling down from the Dark Realm and into the surface below, with it crashing down into the ground with the Demon Locomotive's Smokebox faceplanted, the Boiler Cogs scattered around, the wheels dismantled, and the two tenders still attached to the Demon Locomotive's engine losing their weapon doors and severely mangled.