Monty

## Monty the Dump Truck Twin

### Friends

Thomas, Percy, James, Gordon, Edward, Henry, Emily, Rebecca, Nia, Toby, Sir Topham Hatt, Duck, Bill and Ben, Timothy, Rosie, 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, Kelly, Byron, Ned, Isobella, Patrick, Brenda, Buster, Darcy, Kevin, Oliver, Ashima, Rajiv, Noor Jehan, Shankar, Charubala, Lorenzo, Beppe, Gina, Stefano, Ester, Gabriela, Gustavo, 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

Making troubles, dumping, listening to Miss Jenny's attention, working for the construction company, teasing

### Dislikes

Getting into troubles, listening to Miss Jenny's attention (briefly), having confusion and delay to be caused

## Character's Bio

### Full name

Montgomery "Monty" Ásgeirsson (fanfic, as a human)

### Birthdate

1949 (built)
26th July 1956 (fanfic, as a human)

## Physical Apearance

### Species

Dump truck (cartoon)
Human (fanfic)

### Eye Colour

Black (cartoon)
Blue-green (fanfic, as a human)

### Complexion

Red with grey dumpers (cartoon)
Pale (fanfic, as a human)

### Status

Alive

**Montgomery "Monty"** is one of *Thomas & Friends* characters. He was one of reckless and troublesome dump truck twins, who work for the Sodor Construction Company. He had a twin named Max.

In the fanfic, *The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor*, Monty is one of characters who had Icelandic ancestry. His surname, Ásgeirsson, was a better reference to Benedikt Ásgeirsson, an Icelandic diplomat and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Iceland to the Russian Federation.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

Max first appeared without Monty when Jack came to the Pack, where he teased him and Alfie by spraying dust all over them as he rushed past them. Max then rushed towards Jack and stopped right in front of him, but Jack did not move, angrily telling Max to stop bullying.

Max and Monty once caused Patrick to have an accident with his own concrete/cement when they were arguing on who was the most important. They insulted "the One-eyed Truck" story (even before Kelly began it) and also teased Percy and Alfie about it. However, they became convinced that they were being chased by it in Maithwaite Forest, only to later learn it was actually Thomas. Max and Monty's reckless behaviour caused a water pump to burst, rendering Alfie trapped in thick mud. They also carelessly raced around the forest and crashed into the Lightning Tree. Later on, they teased Buster about how slow he was, so they had a race with him when they were testing the Sodor Racetrack. However, Buster won the race when Max and Monty bumped into each other while arguing and ended up in a ditch, although they got themselves out after a bull frightened them. Max and Monty later teased Alfie about his size and called him "Small fry" and "Half pint".

They helped with the construction of the Harwick Branch Line.

The two dump trucks later worked with Jack, Alfie and Oliver on a dig-site on Thomas' Branch Line. They took a liking to racing Thomas, but ended up performing dangerous stunts and nearly causing accidents. Later, they dumped their loads over a bridge on the line and ended up derailing Thomas and Oliver on their way back to the site. After the accident site was cleared, Thomas then decided he would not be racing against the reckless dump trucks again.

After James' accident at Tidmouth Sheds when his brakes malfunctioned, Max and Monty helped with the shed's reconstruction.

Some time later, they were sent to work in Italy with the rest of the team to help Ester build the new museum. They also witnessed the rescue of the lost engine Lorenzo by Thomas.

During the construction of a visitor's park at the Lead Mines, Max and Monty were tasked with dumping rubble in front of the mine shafts. However, they constantly teased Darcy and ignored her warnings about the mine shafts being unstable for them. The two dump trucks drove past the barriers near the mine shafts, thinking it was safe enough. Unfortunately, the ground below Monty gave way, resulting in him falling down into a mine shaft. This led to him being rescued by none other than Darcy herself. Monty thanked her for rescuing him and Max apologized for his and Monty's teasing.

## Personality

Monty is usually devious and reckless trucks who cause trouble for everyone he came into contact with, but was sternly scolded by Miss Jenny or any other form of authority when they are found out. He was also known to bully smaller construction vehicles, particularly Jack and Alfie, and sometimes, his reckless action can cause serious consequences either for others or himself. Despite being unruly, obnoxious and obstreperous at times with dangerous stunts, he has a good, caring side (Max was visibly shocked when Jack damaged his arms saving Thomas), and was just as hardworking as the rest of his colleagues.

In later episodes, his bullying antics seem to have died down, but he's still reckless and troublesome. Max deeply care for each other, even if he and Monty argue from time-to-time.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Monty was based on 1949 Scammell Mountaineer 4-wheel drive dump truck.

## Physical Appearance

### Livery

Monty is painted red with grey dumpers. His number #16 was painted on the sides of his cabs in white. To distinguish them, Max has a thick front bumper.

### Fanfic

As a human, Monty was identical to Max and he had pale skin, brown hair and short sideburns and blue-green eyes. He wore a red jacket with white accents and number #16 was on his left jacket, white undershirt, red trousers and a pair of brown boots.

## Fanfics

The Secret & Dearest Life of Everything in Sodor

Monty appears as a human in the fanfic. He works for the construction company his twin brother and their colleagues as a builder and dump truck driver.

In the second chapter of a second series, Max and Monty are predictably looking at Percy bringing Jack, Alfie and Oliver and their vehicles. Percy was worried that Thomas had illnesses and seriously ill due to an incident while working on the Japanese Railway with Hiro and Kenji.