Back in 2009 i stumble across a video made by Richard Jordan aka Skarloey123 that made a video series call Sodor Dark Times this change the fandom of Thomas the Tank Engine where it takes the story very seriously and mature that is different from the show after the video conclusion other thomas youtubers would take inspirations from it and do their own mature thomas series.
If you want the story i'll explain.
The story opens with Henry taking a goods train to knapford only to feel unwell and ask james to take it but doesn't and henry would stop after his smokebox burst. Edward and Percy arrive but percy takes the trucks from henry only to realize that henry is gone after thomas tells him that which edward takes percy away gordon tells thomas to let henry rest in peace that moment is still in my mind.
Alfred appeared in the next video and would have been the number 3 but gordon however didn't get along with him. He would receive a nightmare where alfred killed henry only for the others to dismissed gordon's accusation however it wouldn't been until gordon spotted alfred at knapford station talking with another engine as they plan to kill the engines and use of gunpowder and explosives, next day gordon and alfred took a passenger train to vicarstown. Alfred would find out that gordon discover him and his plan after he mention about henry and alfred's previous number who was sent away and alfred plan to bomb across the north western railway unsuccesful to stop him and a race back to save the others but gordon didn't save them.
The Third video where it gotten pretty dark gordon would arrive at the station and see his friends killed from the explosion thomas james edward and percy all killed from it. Toby try to help gordon but couldn't help but feel bad too later on alfred killed another engine which push the two engines to stop alfred and made a journey to find and stop alfred. Toby stay behind and gordon went ahead to save his brothers and sacrifice himself and kill alfred and toby is now the last survivor of the railway the video ends with a picture of the north western railway engines and gordon being call a hero. The series was different from any other thomas fan series that was being made at the time and would serve as a inspiration for those to make their own thomas trainz series. I recall seeing skarloey123 work around the summer of 2009 and the it never left my mind and was amazed but mostly shocked of how the series change the thomas fandom sure there's been two oher darker thomas series that gotten made and was different from the show and books sure there was season 5 of the series and known for it's spooky darker season but with fog explosive landside avalauche flood boudler etc. But it did had brighter moments and i guess sodor dark times was inspired by season 5 but without sdt there would be no darker take on thomas the tank engine whatever or not you like it.
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