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Hero of the Rails

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Hero of the Rails	label	Hero of the Rails
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Hero of the Rails	comment	Hero of the Rails is the 2009 Thomas & Friends special.Thomas discovers an old engine, Hiro, who's the oldest engine on Sodor. He tries to get him fixed without Spencer finding out.
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Hero of the Rails / int_112890b3	type	Secret Identity
Hero of the Rails / int_112890b3	comment	Secret Identity: Thomas tries to keep Hiro a secret from Sir Topham Hatt when he worries he could scrap him.
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Hero of the Rails / int_1a3a91dd	type	Say My Name
Hero of the Rails / int_1a3a91dd	comment	Say My Name: The Steam Team say Spencer's name after he arrives at Knapford.
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Hero of the Rails / int_1b68e2e2	type	The Chase
Hero of the Rails / int_1b68e2e2	comment	The Chase: Spencer tries chasing after Thomas in the climax to prevent him from informing Sir Topham Hatt, fully intending to have Hiro scrapped. It results in Spencer falling into the muddy marshlands after some old tracks buckle and snap under his heavy weight.
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Hero of the Rails / int_22cf536c	type	Chekhov's Gun
Hero of the Rails / int_22cf536c	comment	Chekhov's Gun: Percy's missing mail trucks, which Thomas and Percy spend much of the film looking for. When Spencer finds it later, it's at the worst possible moment, and is wrongly assumed by Sir Topham Hatt to have stolen the mail trucks from Percy.
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Hero of the Rails / int_26ac510e	type	Mythology Gag
Hero of the Rails / int_26ac510e	comment	Mythology Gag: Spencer chasing Thomas and then suffering a bridge-related accident references the climatic battle with Diesel 10 in Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
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Hero of the Rails / int_30f7df9d	type	Rummage Sale Reject
Hero of the Rails / int_30f7df9d	comment	Rummage Sale Reject: Hiro is the steam engine equivalent. Because Thomas and his friends only grabbed whatever they could find for Hiro without rousing suspicion from Sir Topham Hatt or Spencer, Hiro ends up looking like a mismatch of parts. Literally deconstructed as, since Hiro was haphazardly repaired, his body could not take the strain of fleeing Spencer and ends up breaking down rather quickly.
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Hero of the Rails / int_44989f6f	type	"Could Have Avoided This!" Plot
Hero of the Rails / int_44989f6f	comment	Topham chastises Thomas again later in the movie when he finds out the blue engine was hiding Hiro from him out of fear he would scrap him, lamenting that Thomas should have told him about Hiro from the start.
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Hero of the Rails / int_4b3a2e4e	type	Shifted to CGI
Hero of the Rails / int_4b3a2e4e	comment	Shifted to CGI: As of this special, all productions are in CGI.
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Hero of the Rails / int_504a1991	type	Body Horror
Hero of the Rails / int_504a1991	comment	Body Horror: A very tense chase scene in the climax has Hiro literally come apart and scream in agony from the stress of trying to flee Spencer, all while Thomas watches helplessly. The human equivalent would be bleeding to death.
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Hero of the Rails / int_5f91efd9	type	Creative Closing Credits
Hero of the Rails / int_5f91efd9	comment	Creative Closing Credits: The end credits play over a montage of scenes from the movie, set to the song "Go, Go, Thomas".
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Hero of the Rails / int_627264e0	type	Death Glare
Hero of the Rails / int_627264e0	comment	Death Glare: Thomas shoots one at Spencer as he is cornering him on the tracks.
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Hero of the Rails / int_6d7026fa	type	Punny Name
Hero of the Rails / int_6d7026fa	comment	Punny Name: Hiro. Coincidentally, the movie's title is called "Hero of the Rails".
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Hero of the Rails / int_890d4ef2	type	Humiliation Conga
Hero of the Rails / int_890d4ef2	comment	Humiliation Conga: Spencer goes through one at the hands (wheels?) of the other steam engines. First, he gets told off by Emily after he questions her about Thomas too aggressively. When he finds Thomas and Percy at the quarry, Mavis arrives to come and give Spencer a "tour". He ends up with his funnel full of slate and dust. He is taken to the Sodor Steamworks by Henry and Edward, who know that he has to suffer through the noises of Kevin's clumsiness. Victor also knows, and gives Kevin some leeway so Spencer would divert all his attention to shutting out everything while his funnel's repaired. Later, in trying to find clues for Thomas's activities, he wanders too closely to Hiro's hideout, prompting James and Toby to chase him away. Then Thomas joins in to trap Spencer at a junction and bring him in to Sir Topham Hatt. Because Spencer was also caught with Percy's missing mail trucks, Sir Topham Hatt assumes he stole them, and refuses to listen to whatever he had to say. After finally catching Hiro and Thomas, Spencer thinks he'll have Hiro scrapped for sure... when Gordon comes thundering by, challenging Spencer to a race. Spencer is not only left exhausted, but it turns out that the Duke, Duchess, and Sir Topham Hatt were riding Gordon, and they proceed to scold Spencer for not finishing the summer house. Thomas volunteering to help build it further shatters Spencer's pride. Finally, in a fit of spiteful pettiness, Spencer chases after Thomas to stop him from telling Sir Topham Hatt about Hiro so Hiro could get scrapped. He follows Thomas over an old set of tracks in the marshlands, which break under his heavy weight, sending him into the muddy water. The Duke and Duchess, now fed up with his actions, punish him by leaving him there until Hiro is fixed.
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Hero of the Rails / int_8e20979	type	Wham Episode
Hero of the Rails / int_8e20979	comment	Wham Episode: Hiro is discovered and restored.
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Hero of the Rails / int_970c790a	type	Big Bad
Hero of the Rails / int_970c790a	comment	Big Bad: Spencer. His challenge to Thomas kicks off the plot, and he subsequently becomes the main entity trying to stop Thomas and the rest of the engines fixing Hiro.
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Hero of the Rails / int_a4c37cbe	type	Mood Whiplash
Hero of the Rails / int_a4c37cbe	comment	Mood Whiplash: When Thomas reaches the top of Gordon's Hill, he feels triumphant... then his brakes fail, shocking him.
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Hero of the Rails / int_ab5eea65	type	Dramatic Irony
Hero of the Rails / int_ab5eea65	comment	Sir Topham Hatt calls out Thomas for not finding Percy's mail trucks and slacking off his duties, unaware that Thomas was focused on helping Hiro.
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Hero of the Rails / int_ad1db87c	type	Oh, Crap!
Hero of the Rails / int_ad1db87c	comment	Oh, Crap!: How each member of the Steam Team reacts upon seeing Spencer pass by. Thomas has one after his breaks fail. Hiro is understandably terrified when he hears Spencer whistling close by. Fortunately, James and Toby were there to chase Spencer away.
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Hero of the Rails / int_b5049d76	type	Added Alliterative Appeal
Hero of the Rails / int_b5049d76	comment	Added Alliterative Appeal: "All over Sodor, Thomas's friends were buffeted and blasted on their tracks!" "Rail raider!" "Cinders and ashes! I've broken my brakes!"
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Hero of the Rails / int_c313d43a	type	True Companions
Hero of the Rails / int_c313d43a	comment	True Companions: The Steam Team all rally behind Thomas and Percy in their efforts to help repair the broken-down Hiro and keep him company, and protect him from Spencer.
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Hero of the Rails / int_d39e327f	type	What the Hell, Hero?
Hero of the Rails / int_d39e327f	comment	What the Hell, Hero?: Sir Topham Hatt calls out Thomas for not finding Percy's mail trucks and slacking off his duties, unaware that Thomas was focused on helping Hiro. Topham chastises Thomas again later in the movie when he finds out the blue engine was hiding Hiro from him out of fear he would scrap him, lamenting that Thomas should have told him about Hiro from the start.
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Hero of the Rails / int_dca70c44	type	Reasonable Authority Figure
Hero of the Rails / int_dca70c44	comment	Reasonable Authority Figure: Sir Topham Hatt. Upon hearing that the "Master of the Railway" is somehow still staying on Sodor after so many years, he immediately decides to help repair him at once.
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Hero of the Rails / int_e43c66bd	type	Art Evolution
Hero of the Rails / int_e43c66bd	comment	Art Evolution: The first Thomas & Friends production in full CGI animation.
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Hero of the Rails / int_e4f05faa	type	Jaw Drop
Hero of the Rails / int_e4f05faa	comment	Jaw Drop: Thomas when he notices Hiro for the first time.
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Hero of the Rails / int_e8d46c29	type	Backstory
Hero of the Rails / int_e8d46c29	comment	Backstory: The movie takes time to show the viewers Hiro's past as the "master of the railway" in Japan, and how he got stuck in a siding.
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Hero of the Rails / int_eb81c601	type	Big Damn Heroes
Hero of the Rails / int_eb81c601	comment	After finally catching Hiro and Thomas, Spencer thinks he'll have Hiro scrapped for sure... when Gordon comes thundering by, challenging Spencer to a race. Spencer is not only left exhausted, but it turns out that the Duke, Duchess, and Sir Topham Hatt were riding Gordon, and they proceed to scold Spencer for not finishing the summer house. Thomas volunteering to help build it further shatters Spencer's pride.
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Hero of the Rails / int_f06b07ff	type	Locked Out of the Loop
Hero of the Rails / int_f06b07ff	comment	Locked Out of the Loop: Invoked; everyone tries to keep Sir Topham Hatt from learning that Hiro's hiding on Sodor, because they fear he'll be scrapped the moment he gets out. Once Thomas decides to take the ultimate risk and come clean, however, Sir Topham Hatt is elated and promises to have Hiro repaired.
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Hero of the Rails / int_f0fe7e80	type	But Now I Must Go
Hero of the Rails / int_f0fe7e80	comment	But Now I Must Go: Hiro promises everyone is really useful before he puffs away to his ship, intending to go back to Japan.
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Hero of the Rails / int_f64a9cf7	type	Earn Your Happy Ending
Hero of the Rails / int_f64a9cf7	comment	Earn Your Happy Ending: For Hiro, he was abandoned on Sodor when the parts needed to repair him didn't come, and was forgotten for years. Through the efforts of Thomas and his friends, and the kindly intervention of Sir Topham Hatt, Hiro was fully repaired, restored to his rightful title as "Master of the Railway", and now able to go back to Japan.
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Hero of the Rails / int_f96f188c	type	Drives Like Crazy
Hero of the Rails / int_f96f188c	comment	He is taken to the Sodor Steamworks by Henry and Edward, who know that he has to suffer through the noises of Kevin's clumsiness. Victor also knows, and gives Kevin some leeway so Spencer would divert all his attention to shutting out everything while his funnel's repaired.
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Hero of the Rails / int_fb17af62	type	Rhymes on a Dime
Hero of the Rails / int_fb17af62	comment	Rhymes on a Dime: "Suddenly, there was a whoosh and a wheesh and a clackety clack as a streak of silver roared by on the track!" "I can do it! I'll puff for longer! I'll show Spencer I really am stronger!" "I'll show Thomas who's strong and who's weak! He'll puff home with a squeak and a creak!" "With a scrunch and a crunch..."
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Hero of the Rails / int_fe64d5a1	type	Evil Is Petty
Hero of the Rails / int_fe64d5a1	comment	Evil Is Petty: Spencer, who wants to have Hiro scrapped because he is far too old to be a useful steam engine.
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