Season 5

**Season 5** is the fifth season of "The Stories of Sodor", showing all the events that occurred on Sodor after Season 4 in 1965.

## Production

Production of Season 5 started pre-production in late 2022 during and after The SCPs of Sodor aired. Writing began in January 2023. Victor was experiencing terrible writer's block during this time, only managing to complete one script between January and April 2023, before going to his fans for ideas.

The first five episodes were completed in September 2023 but were unlisted, and the trailer was released on October 13, 2023, with the actual season starting October 21, 2023 on YouTube. (with both the trailer and the season starting a week earlier on Patreon.)

## Plot

This season focuses on a grim year for Sodor and the difficulties, hardships and fallout the engines have to face in 1965.

## Characters

* Thomas *(death)*
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Duck
* Donald and Douglas
* Oliver
* Eric
* Diesel
* Reginald
* Peter *(death)*
* Geoffrey *(death)*
* Emily
* Clive
* Neil
* Matthew
* Whiff
* Kate
* Mickey *(death)*
* Sheffield
* Benson *(death)*
* Wendell
* William
* BoCo
* Derek
* Francis
* Maggie
* Toad
* Terence
* Bertie
* George
* The Fat Controller
* Wilbert Awdry
* Mr. Zorro *(death)*
* Richard Beeching *(does not speak)*
* Samantha *(cameo)*
* Peckett *(cameo)*
* Joey *(cameo)*
* Rosie *(cameo)*
* Molly *(cameo)*
* Paul *(cameo)*
* Arthur *(cameo)*
* Samson *(cameo)*
* Daisy *(cameo)*
* Salty *(cameo)*
* Joshua *(cameo)*
* Skarloey *(cameo)*
* Rheneas *(cameo)*
* Ivo Hugh *(cameo)*
* Duncan *(cameo)*
* Duke *(cameo)*
* Atlas *(cameo)*
* Falcon *(cameo)*
* Stuart *(cameo)*
* Stanley *(cameo)*
* Rusty *(cameo)*
* Annie and Clarabel *(cameos)*
* Brian *(cameo)*
* Ten Cents *(cameo)*
* Drollan *(cameo)*
* Mr. Star *(flashback; cameo)*

## Characters Introduced

* Barry
* Mavis
* Bulgy
* Onslow
* Robert Hall
* Shawn Hall
* Avery Halifax *(death)*
* Luther von Huss *(does not speak)*
* Mike *(cameo)*
* Rex *(cameo)*
* Bert *(cameo)*
* Frank *(cameo)*
* Butch *(cameo)*
* Dudley *(cameo; only in intro)*

## Trivia

* Not counting the mini series, this season will have the least amount of episodes, having ten.
* Munitions is based off of a TUGS episode.
* The season takes place entirely in 1965.
* In the trailer, scrapped models of James, Donald/Douglas, Alfred/Benson and Sheffield/Glenn/Samantha can be seen in the scrapyard.
* Dudley the Vagrant Engine appears in the intro from Competition onwards, replacing Geoffrey. However, this caused some concerns and Dudley's creator, The Buried Truck said that he doesn't want Victor to do anything questionable with his character.
* This season marks several changes:
	+ The last appearances of Geoffrey, Peter, Mr. Zorro, Benson, Mickey and Thomas.
	+ Rosie and George get model updates.
	+ Peter and Ivo Hugh gain new face packs.
	+ Barry has a different face pack since his last appearance in SCPs of Sodor which was his original WildNorWester Barry face pack which he shared with Colin, but he still uses the original WildNorWester face pack in the intro.
	+ Neil, Clive, Matthew and Kate receive new liveries.
	+ Season 5 *(After Vandalism)* gets a new intro.
* This season has fallen victim to various leaks. Training was leaked by a Patreon on November 18. It was deleted a couple of hours later. Munitions was also leaked on December 10, a week before its upload date. Fallout was leaked on December 16.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/theburiedtruck/status/1717907087718482097