Wretch could be considered a secondary antagonist to Sir Topham Hatt, due to Sir Topham severing ties with Boggiston Fuel's owner, Phil Boggiston.For many fans, Wretch is an unofficial icon of The Engines of Sodor because of his appearance in the first episode.These include Smutty, Clanker, Dirtbag, Fouler, Stench, Smelly, and Oily. Several other names were considered for Wretch.Wretch made cameos in several remakes by Thomas1Edward2Henr圓.Wretch is the first completely fanmade character by Thomas1Edward2Henr圓.Thomas1Edward2Henr圓: Episode I-The Engines of Sodor Finale.Smuggling from Scotland (unintentional cameo).Wrath on the Rails (Final appearance, death).How the Diesel Stole Christmas (stock footage, not named, does not speak, part 1 only).A Tale of Two Small Green Engines (mentioned in post credits).Attack of the Railway Pirates (appears in credits still).A Tale of a Small Green Engine (stock footage, cameo).Wretch is a generic BR tanker wagon used for carrying liquids like oil or tar.Īppearances The Engines of Sodor Season 1 Because of errors with the model, it only had one face throughout the entire episode, which was really one of the Horrid Lorries'. SI3D's "Troublesome Tanker" model from the 2009 website was used. He's also shown to be extremely suicidal, saying "go on then" when the Fat Controller threatened to kill him. This failed, however Diesel 10 later charged into him, killing himself, Wretch and Phil Boggiston.Īs his name suggests, Wretch is extremely horrid and rude. In 2019 The Fat Controller went back to the shed to question Wretch about him knowing about Phill Boggiston being alive, Wretch told him Boggiston went to the shed (somehow knowing the location) but wouldn't tell him anything else even after The Fat Controller threatened to take Wretch to pieces with a drill.įollowing this, Wretch volunteered as a bomb in a hostage plot, being intended to kill Arry, Bert, the two Topham Hatts and Gordon. He was soon placed in a shed to prevent him from spreading any more rumors. After he learned that his owner Phil Boggiston "died" four years prior, he began to theorize that the Fat Controller murdered him even though it was stated that Boggiston died from a stroke, and he soon spreed the rumor to some of the trucks. He remained under water until 2018 when he was fished out when the docks were cleaned. and to tell the owner he was destroyed if he asked.Īfter Henry told everyone about his Christmas gift from the previous year, a new set of brakes, Donald reminded him that he had broken it while trying to pull the "troublesome tanker". After being enraged with the tankers schemes, the Fat Controller ordered Duck take Wretch to be dumped into the sea. James successfully caught them, but crashed into Boco who was behind him and not expecting him to come backwards. This time, Wretch and the trucks broke away and ran loose down the line. That is, until he too reached the top of Gordon's Hill. He also attempted to pull Wretch with his trucks and was more successful at keeping them in order. It was James turn for trouble the next day with the horrid tanker. Henry tried to stop but bumped into Edward at Wellsworth and damaged his brakes from too much pressure applied within a short time. When they reached the top of Gordon's Hill, he ordered the trucks to push Henry down the other side. The next day, when Henry attempted to pull him with his train of trucks, Wretch and the other trucks were reluctant to move and were very angry at Henry for not waiting. While shunting trucks in the yard, BoCo was rudely spoken to by Wretch.