Vance (characters)

**Vance the Fowler Dock Tank** (Originally 14xx/American 14xx) is a caricature of SplatterPatter64 created by SplatterPatter64 and NumptyPootis8012.

**Vance The Traction Engine** (Called Tractor at times) is a caricature of SplatterPatter64 created by NumptyPootis8012.

## Personality

### **Vance the Fowler Dock Tank**

In Vance's first appearence as a 14xx in TJA he was depicted as a wise cracking, synical engine.

Around 2018, Throughout Numpty Pootis's and many other users series Vance has been depicted as an energetic, incompedent, joking, comedic character. He often mirrors traits of the real Vance, especially when it comes to roasting Ryan and his other friends. Afew times in Thneedville Joint Adventures and Ryan and His Railway, Vance is shown to be Mature and carring. These moments are few and far between as Vance is consistantly shown to be his energetic meme loving self. Despite Vance being rather unlikable, He has a firm friendship with Ryan as the two enjoy poking fun at eachother. This is shown best in RAHR and TJA.

### **Vance The Traction Engine**

Vance The Traction Engine actually hasn't made many appearences in canon NumptyPootis8012 Series Content. Vance has a minor role in RTTC as another passing farm vehicle owned by farmer Maki.

Traction Engine Vance is inconsistanly shown to either have a "fredy voice" or a high pitched southern accent, which mocks the real Vance's American origins and the inuniverse Vance seeing as he works on a farm. While Vance the engine mirrors Vance more in how he acted in 2018 and 2019, Tractor Vance strays further away from that. Tractor Vance doesn't have a very possitive relationship with Morris Mini Ryan, unlike the joking relationship Vance and Ryan have in engine forms. Their road vehicle forms seen to hate eachother more. Vance The Tractor is often depicted as a stupid redneck who is always tweeting. He is famous for being unfunny. Despite this Vance the Tractor enjoys Ryan's company.

Morris Mini Ryan still tolerates Tractor Vance, Mini Ryan often memes about with Vance in typical "Teddy Vs Doboy" style where they poke fun at eachother for fun. At the end of the day,k the two have a Lightning and Mater dynamic.

## Relationships

### **Ryan The Diesel**

Ryan and Vance have a firm friendship that mirrors that of Thomas and Percy. There are many moments in RAHR and TJA where Ryan is very friendly towards Vance and Vance is friendly back.

Ryan and Vance engage in "roasting" eachother about Ryan being a dirty cheese diesel and Ryan usually retaliates with remarks toward's Vance's sideplates. Vance values Ryan and often comes to his aid like how he rallied up all the engines in "The Seven Isles Of Rhye". In TJA Vance worrys for Ryan since he stuggles with ADHD, Vance takes Ryan and Wolf's seperation (non-canon now) very seriously in the TJA finale.

### **Ryan the Mini**

Ryan and Vance have a more negative relationship and aren't shown canonly bonding.

Despite this in twitter videos and shorts, They are shown to be close friends. Vance's incopidence and twitter antics often get under Ryan's skin. Vance despite all odds still conciders Ryan a good friend since Ryan is a "Race Car" and Vance always wanted to win the Piston Cup

### **Fredy The K2/Chevy**

Fredy and Vance are very close friends in all forms of NumptyPootis8012 content. They bond due to their combined incompidence getting them into situations. At times, they team up to annoy Ryan.

In RAHR, Fredy works the mines with Vance.

### **DP1**

DP1 was once rude to Vance, but after Vance pushed him up a Hill, DP1 has since been nicer to Vance.