Henry the Green Engine (The Railway Series, seasons 1-11, 17, 20-24)

Henry the Green Engine is a fictional mixed-traffic engine in the British Railway Series books by Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher, published from 1945. He is one of the first engines to appear in the franchise with Edward the Blue Engine (who was the first) and Gordon the Big Engine. He also accompanied Thomas and other characters in the television adaptation series Thomas & Friends (aka Thomas the Tank Engine or Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends). According to The Unlucky Tug, he has appeared in more books than Thomas himself.

Why He Should've Stayed in the Show

 * 1) First of all, he has very good designs over the years, pretty similar to other characters of the franchise.
 * 2) *His earlier design in the Railway Series during Wilbert's life is pretty nice with the shape of a GNR Gresley A1 (an 4-6-2 locomotive), which was similar to Gordon, in which he would gain problems when out on the run.
 * 3) *After his accident of with the Flying Kipper, Henry was mended into a LMS Stanier Class 5 "Black Five" (a 4-6-0 locomotive), this version from Wilbert would become his current look on the TV series adaptations from the model to CGI era.
 * 4) *In later books, his appearance would change into a more realistic approach, which does look similar to his real-life counterpart.
 * 5) *While his All Engines Go! counterpart isn't that great, he at least still has his new shape.
 * 6) He is pretty sympathetic due to having a poor run in his old shape and being teased by others for it, not to mention his other problems.
 * 7) *He had a small firebox with some elements of his poor system in his old shape, due to some drawings being stolen from Sir Nigel Gresley, his original builder.
 * 8) *This is seen in how slow he moves in "Thomas and the Conductor", he even got ill in "A Big Day for Thomas".
 * 9) *His anger towards Thomas in "Thomas and the Conductor" is justified, as Thomas just assumes that he is by quote "Lazy Bones" due to his speed. Henry even states that no one understands his problem, as he has been that way for a long while every time he ran with that old shape to ask Thomas to at least empathize in his suffering, to which Thomas hurts him more.
 * 10) *In "What's the Matter with Henry", he felt ill again due to his boiler grumbling, to which he is teased by Thomas and Percy, along with some empathy from Emily, not to mention that he does stand up for himself when someone bullies him during those early seasons, for the most part anyway.
 * 11) *Speaking of illness, he got ill so much in his earlier years on the railway, that he didn't work at all for sometime. This is shown due to his lack of presence in few of the early in "The Railway Series".
 * 12) *He has suffered from a few accidents, such as his accident of the Flying Kipper and his accident of trucks later on in "World's Strongest Engine".
 * 13) Despite having these issues, he is willing to push through and prove his worth in the railway the best he can.
 * 14) *He never tried to give up despite his poor status of movement from his old shape, as he was still willing to work and eventually got Welsh Coal that Sir Topham Hatt bought for him, so he could move well.
 * 15) *In the book "Super Rescue", he was willing to go the extra mile by helping not one, but two broken diesels and their trains, which shows how capable he is in being an engine as well as being nice. Not to mention that it was Wilbert's last book.
 * 16) *In "Henry's Hero", he is his best, as he is willing to finish the job with Hiro despite taking bad coal and pushing both him and the heavy train as his back engine when he breaks down.
 * 17) Not only did Henry prove his worth in several occasions, he also paved the way for more engines to debut in the books with the basis from real-life locomotives, despite being intended to be originally written off by Wilbert himself.
 * 18) His constant presence in the books was made due to a few kids seeking interest in him, as he did lack some relevance in the earlier ones.
 * 19) He is pretty considerate towards others and cares for them the best he can.
 * 20) *He felt considerate to himself and Hiro in "Henry's Hero", due to the information of bad coal that was stated by Duck.
 * 21) *He was willing to offer his job of "The Flying Kipper", to Caitlin in "Calm Down Caitlin". As a way to let her enjoy her stay on Sodor while the Vicarstown Bridge was being fixed that very evening, to which she agrees and gains Gordon's trust with the offer.
 * 22) *He also asks Caitlin to act calmly when pulling the train, so she wouldn't make noise to residents of Sodor, not to mention the other engines.
 * 23) *He tells Gordon that he is running late, to feel concern for his punctual status in "Gordon Runs Dry".
 * 24) *He at least tries to explain the so-called ghost train to the other engines in "Henry In The Dark", much to the teasing of Gordon and James.
 * 25) He is pretty clever...
 * 26) *He gave proper comeuppance to the boys that threw stones to his coaches in "Whistles and Sneezes", where he intentionally sneezed coal powder to the boys, much to the delight to his crew, passengers and coaches. While it isn't suggested to take revenge for people when they hurt you, it still was justified since people that do wrong shouldn't get away with bad actions.
 * 27) *He was able to manipulate Gordon to take "The Flying Kipper", by stating that it's easy. This makes Gordon willing and able to pull it in the episode "Henry Gets The Express", which results in him getting the Express again after his negligence.
 * 28) *He paid both James and Gordon back by scaring them and the other engines with his glowing paint during one evening in "Henry In The Dark", for teasing him when they stated his fear of rain.

Pompous Qualities

 * 1) One major thing that affected his character for a while, was the fact that he needed special coal to run properly despite being rebuilt.
 * 2) *His first appearance of this inconsistency was in "Thomas and the Magic Railroad", where he suddenly had this change with no explanation whatsoever. This led to him having this trait moving forward, as it is mentioned in the Sharon Miller era.
 * 3) *He runs badly with normal coal when Gordon takes his special coal by accident, while the episode shows a good moral, it still downsized Henry's character.
 * 4) *In "Henry's Happy Coal", it is stated that Henry's special coal makes him happy, and it is true, for the first season and early books. The episode goes on further to show that Henry doesn't need actual coal to run properly again since it makes him weak, which just offends the problem even more.
 * 5) *Thankfully though, his misinterpretation was fixed when Toby states that the problem was solved years ago, when Gordon says in the relatable groan about the issue in "King of the Railway", which was in the beginning of the Brenner era.
 * 6) He tends to act like a pompous, rude equivalent to Gordon.
 * 7) *In "The Sad Story of Henry", he went inside a tunnel due to his nonsensical pain to rain, which led to him being left in the tunnel. Thankfully, he did learn his lesson and was willing to save Gordon's train and Gordon himself along Edward.
 * 8) *He went on a strike with Gordon and James in "Trouble in The Shed", which led to the three of them getting shoned into their sheds for a long while. Though thankfully, they did learn their lesson later on.
 * 9) *He demands to have two tenders just like Scotsman, which is flat out embarrassing to see and/or hear.
 * 10) *While most of these are due to his self-consciousness, which is somewhat understandable due to his hard life in the earlier pieces of the franchise. It isn't justified since his needs were already met there and he should've acted better because of that.
 * 11) He was flanderizedinto being a hypochondriac during season 12-16 and surprisingly, seasons 18 and 19 during the Brenner era.
 * 12) Overall, he has come off as an inconsistent character, when written from time to time (Being nearly a complete grump in seasons 1-2 along with Wilbert's early books, then coming off as more openly kind though still occasionally grumpy in seasons 3-7 also with Wilbert's books along with the later books by Christopher and becoming a worrywart in seasons 8-20; somewhat in seasons 8-11 and completely in seasons 12-16 and 18 to 19, though somewhat in season 20) even with these inconsistencies at hand, he is still a likable character.
 * 1) Overall, he has come off as an inconsistent character, when written from time to time (Being nearly a complete grump in seasons 1-2 along with Wilbert's early books, then coming off as more openly kind though still occasionally grumpy in seasons 3-7 also with Wilbert's books along with the later books by Christopher and becoming a worrywart in seasons 8-20; somewhat in seasons 8-11 and completely in seasons 12-16 and 18 to 19, though somewhat in season 20) even with these inconsistencies at hand, he is still a likable character.

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Trivia

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