Gustavo

### Friends

Thomas, Percy, James, Gordon, Edward, Henry, Emily, Rebecca, Nia, Toby, Sir Topham Hatt, 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, 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, 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**Fanfic:** Ten Cents, Sunshine, Theodore, Emily, Hercules, Big Mac, Warrior, Grampus, O.J., Top Hat, Big Mickey, Sally, Boomer, Frank and Eddie, Oliver, Foduck, The Dispatcher, Izzy Gomez, Captain Star, Captain Zero, Zak, Zorran, Zebedee, Zip, Zug, Mighty Mo, Lucy, Phillip and Filmore, Hank, George

### Likes

Pulling his own express coaches on his own express line, helping, working on the Brazilian Railway

### Dislikes

Thomas travels on the express line, squashed some mangoes that came out of the crate

## Character's Bio

### Birthplace

United States of America (built)Brazil (fanfic, as a human)

## Physical Apearance

### Complexion

Royal blue, grey and black with yellow handrails and lining (cartoon)Pale (fanfic, as a human)

### Status

Alive

*"O indignidade!" "See you later, little engine!"*

-Gustavo

**Gustavo** is one of *Thomas & Friends* characters. He was a large blue electric engine who works on the Brazilian Railway.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

While Thomas was working in Brazil, he came across Gustavo pulling his express coaches on his express line. Upon first meeting him, Thomas thought he reminded him of another engine back on Sodor. Through their second encounter, Thomas concluded that the electric engine reminded him of Gordon, though not in a good way. This assumption continued when Gustavo insensitivity (albeit unintentionally) instructed Thomas not to travel down the express line.

However, Thomas ignored his warning and eventually ran out of coal and water in front of a tunnel. After Gustavo nearly crashed into him, he confessed that it was only to help him. Gustavo then pushed Thomas back down the line so he could be refueled, during which the two engines made a fresh start with reintroducing each other and Thomas told Gustavo all about Gordon.

## Personality

Gustavo takes great pride in pulling the express in Brazil. At first glance, he may seem like a pompous express engine like Gordon, but he is actually a very caring and cautious engine who only wants his fellow engine friends to do a good job and does his best to keep them out of harm's way.

Gustavo is also proud of being different to the other engines in Brazil. He especially loves to toot his special-sounding horn, to ensure that everyone knows when he is coming.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Gustavo is based on the Little Joe, a class of 4-8-8-4 electric engines. These engines were originally built by General Electric for the Soviet Union, but the company was prohibited from delivering them due to relations between the United States and the Soviet Union deteriorating into what became the Cold War. Five of these engines were sent to Brazil and worked for the Companhia Paulista de Estradas de Ferro, the remainder being sold to the Milwaukee Road and South Shore Line; on the Milwaukee Road, the engines were designated as either "EP-4" or "EF-4", with the second letter designating the engine's primary use ("P" for passenger, "F" for freight). The term "Little Joe" originated from Milwaukee Road employees jokingly calling them "Little Joe Stalin's locomotives", referencing the Soviet dictator at the time, Joseph Stalin. Two of the Brazilian Little Joes have been preserved, along with three others in the United States, one of which, South Shore #803, is in operating condition at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois.

## Physical Appearance

### Livery

Gustavo is painted royal blue, grey and black with yellow handrails and lining. He has a blue and yellow nameplate on his sides with his name painted on them in yellow and his number 4 is painted on the sides of his front cab, also in yellow.

### Fanfic

As a human, Gustavo's skin tone was pale in colour, he has dark brown hair and blue eyes. He wears a royal blue jacket with grey and yellow lining on each lapel and cuffs and black buttons, white shirt, black necktie with golden tie slide, royal blue trousers and black shoes.

## Fanfics

The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor

Gustavo appears in the fourth series of the fanfic as a human, he works on the Brazilian Railway with Gabriela, Cassia and Raul. He has been telling the truth by Percy about Thomas, who was seriously ill.