Edward the Blue Engine (Seasons 1-10, 17-24)

Edward is a blue mixed-traffic tender engine, and one of the main characters of Thomas & Friends.

Why He Rocks

 * 1) He was the first character ever created for the Railway Series by the Reverend W. Awdry.
 * 2) He is very gentle, and kind-hearted.
 * 3) He is a Really Useful engine despite his old age.
 * 4) He is very wise and often gives advice to the younger engines.
 * 5) He can be sarcastic and blunt at times, as seen in "Old Reliable Edward", which is done in the best way possible.
 * 6) His voice-acting in the US dub is adorable and sounds a lot like him for the US dub.
 * 7) He helped to build the North Western Railway back when Sodor was beginning a new railway.
 * 8) He has great episodes like "Old Iron", "Cows", "Old Reliable Edward", "Edward and Gordon", and "Edward's Exploit".
 * 9) He knows how to keep Bill and Ben in order.
 * 10) His UK voice sounds like him, too.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) In the Sharon Miller era, he is often out of character, like in the infamous episode "Edward Strikes Out", where he is mean to a new crane named Rocky. The real Edward would never be like that, and this is the only time he had this mean spirited side in that episode, because he sided up with Gordon because of him calling Rocky a "new fangled nonsense", which was against both characters, Gordon and Edward.
 * 2) He wasn't in Thomas and the Magic Railroad because his new brass model wasn't ready yet and nobody gave the modeling crew time to complete it on time, and wouldn't be seen until Season 6 was filmed from 2001-2002.