Factory Reset

This is the darkest Thomas & Friends story i've ever seen. so i adapted it!
Huge thanks to Fantastic Mr S for narrating this one for me. I highly recommend checking his channel! It recently got deleted so he deserves some love!
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[@sebastianjosephthethomasfa7702]

This explains two reasons 1. Why so many characters are out of character 2. Why there are so many scrap engines that look the main cast

[@chloe-stephlis6281]

3. Maybe why Bertram has Smuger’s face and Duke’s body. Lol

[@sebastianjosephthethomasfa7702]

@@chloe-stephlis6281 HOLY SH*T! That is a Great theory

[@ThomasSirHandel]

@@sebastianjosephthethomasfa7702 Thomas1Edward2Henry3 did a movie on Smudger being Bertram But imagine if Duke found out Smudger had his old body rather than a new build.

[@saulhernandezquiros1197]

Well let 's remember that sometimes their old personalices came out in the hit & CGI Series .

[@mlgodzilla4206]

I like how it gives a reason why the characters were so badly flanderized. Constantly lobotomized

[@TankEngine97]

Man... that was dark. This felt like a semi sequel to 'A Part of Me Stayed Behind'.

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

This probably is.

[@isaacdyer6556]

I'm guessing it'll make the rounds of others making adaptations like that story has too.

[@claytonveno3710]

It is a sequel to that story apparently.

[@username-goat-42069]

It definitely feels like a sequel

[@TheCreepersGood]

Lmao

[@jeremiahsisaias8677]

"A part of me stayed behind" part 2: The truth behind Toby's CGI flanderization. Richard Jordan would like to know The Jolly Mariner's location....

[@countchompula1896]

So basically transplanting their souls into new bodies then recycling the dead husks. Dark and creepy but strangely efficient.

[@tencents6]

This story turned the Fat Controller into a complete monster. I never thought he'd be one to do that...oooh. I hope this becomes a halloween classic.

[@karenfan010]

if it makes ya feel better it’s not cannon.

[@-herdeleyno1-8636]

We already see that in shed 17

[@username-goat-42069]

Agreed

[@karenfan010]

this actually explains a whole lot about the series. 1: arry and bert’s purpose on sodor and why they were never sent away. 2: why characters were flanderized like edward percy toby skalroey sir handel etc. 3: city and turo’s scrapped remains. 4: how the engines have been able to still go on after a number of deadly crashes.

[@bigmacsama]

Who's City and Turo? Is that City of Truro's distant cousin or something?

[@karenfan010]

@@bigmacsamayou didn’t watch the full video yet did you?

[@pokebreeder2517]

@@karenfan010 the one where gordon lost his dome yes?

[@pokebreeder2517]

well edward barely if ever had any bad crashes

[@karenfan010]

@@pokebreeder2517no I’m talking about this video and I’m not even talking to you.

[@isaiahvang144]

The side of Toby's Discovery we never got to see.

[@Just_andy588]

Yes, that is very true

[@garrettsmith2776]

THIS COULD EXPLAIN EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER INCONSISTENCY IN THE SHOW!

[@callum110597]

Whoa, that was so dark! The thought of the engines with their faces taken off like that story of the mine, plus Toby operated on, really made me shiver! 😱 But then it'll explain why Toby is suddenly a coward. Great work with the shading, though.

[@Bulbasaur617]

Well you're the first person I see to adapt this recent scary theory story here. It really creeped me out when I first read this. It explains why the scrap engines in the show oddly look like most of the characters in the show. Including the model of City of Tauro. And also why the engines suddenly start to act different then how we saw them in the early episodes and/or stories. I also think in a way this is like a continuation of A Part of me Stayed Behind. Nicely done on adapting this story. Keep up the great work and take care.

[@magicrailstudios]

This feels like late 2009 early 2010 Thomas fan content. & that's a good thing. I feel that what's missing from this fandom lately is experimentation like these twists. The overall production quality here was great. I really enjoyed this video.

[@garrettsmith2776]

What do you mean by that?

[@achingforstrength]

Toby! ...poor Toby 💔 What has become of you? 😢

[@FRIEND38]

Imagine if those we're Thomas' brothers And sisters.

[@westernregion104]

This was insanely dark, but honestly it’s explains a ton, the amount the accidents that’s happened on Sodor it honestly doesn’t surprise me with the more serious accidents on the railway that Topham would do something like this

[@Christopher-ms3yy]

that really was dark. Topham is the reason Toby is a worryer.

[@TheGreatOAnimationStudios]

This 'Factory Reset' adaptation is so terrifying! 😱 It's definitely the darkest Thomas & Friends story, but your CGI series and storytelling abilities have done a fantastic job of making it come to life. And a special thanks to Fantastic Mr. S for the narration; his skill gives the story a whole new level of complexity. I appreciate you sharing this eerie story with us, and I will definitely visit Fantastic Mr. S's channel and leave him some love. Continue the fantastic work! 👏👻

[@jessehorn6180]

Such a perfect sequel to a part of me stayed behind.

[@joshuahughes5647]

This is probably the most creative way to explain how Awdry’s characters were changed Thomas throughout the classic era and then everyone when hit took over

[@sonictailsx4690]

Holy sh-! Out of all the fan made stories (especially dark, spooky ones), hands down, this has to be the darkest one of them all! I am just stunned at this point, speechless!

[@TankEngineMedia]

The only thing I can say about this in one word is damn (and poor Toby). This was incredibly dark, but at the same time it would kinda make sense how there are so many scrap engines in different places and the flanderization of characters like Percy, Toby, and how characters like Stepney, Hank, Molly, Billy, etc. never appeared again. Thankfully it glad this scenario would never happened as it makes STH look like a man who doesn’t care about his own engines and could just simply replace them if they get damaged badly. But I still think this is probably the darkest Thomas fan video i’ve seen so far

[@joeleboeuf]

You have no idea, dude.

[@user-yx3uh8nq6y]

OK we all know that the top hat would never be this cruel. This would make more sense as an April fools video.

[@nerfreak01]

Or a Halloween video

[@TheSandwhichman108]

I like to think at first doing this tore Sr.Toppem up inside and with each engine he had to ‘reset’ it got to him. As the old saying goes whenever we’re forced to commit terrible action’s- …It get’s easier the more you do it.

[@lukechristmas3951]

This goes deep. It follows on the same ground as A Part of Me Stayed Behind including the "save face" line but it takes it to a grander scale as now pretty much all of the engines have been cloned and Sir Topham Hatt now has dark intentions, something very rare in the fandom. Honestly, I'm not sure if I do like this or not as it is a competitor to A Part of Me Stayed Behind which was quick to become popular but was simple in the story, backstory and lore. I'm wary of great ideas and stories in the fandom being milked dry in only a matter of time due to the potential and popularity seen by others all wanting to get a slice. We've seen this with Sodor Fallout and the TUGS theme being used for intros. Of course, it maybe a bit early to say that about this story here but that's just been my observation. Does not ignore that this is still a chilling and well-written story!

[@SmudgerStudios]

This was too damn well. Now I know where the broken engines go 😏

[@onetrackmind3558]

Why the smirk emoji? 😂

[@SmudgerStudios]

@@onetrackmind3558 idk

[@onetrackmind3558]

@@SmudgerStudios lol fair

[@Sodiumboysigma]

We need this part 2, where the engiens find out ALL together... and maybe even Gordon and Percy figure it out and start acting liek they where once when they first arrived! this story is bone chilling

[@DonaldTheScottishTwin57646]

This is what I imagine the series be if the non fans were semi right, that Sir Topham Hatt is a maniac, but he doesn't treat his engines like slaves and threatens to kill them.

[@karenfan010]

now if only we could get a story that gives an explanation to the disappearance of engines such as marklin boco duke stepney fergus molly billy etc.

[@brandynbuckle5059]

Yeah but can we all just say billy got scraped

[@karenfan010]

@@brandynbuckle5059 or better he never existed at all.

[@ThomasSirHandel]

My Explanations BoCo = Moved to the Kirk Ronan line after Season 5 Duke = Runs the Bluebell line from Crovan's Gate to Vicarstown seen on Tug's Hit era map Stepney = His Bluebell Line was never seen again after Season 6 so they had no reason to use him Fergus = Stopped appearing since the Cement Works stopped being used Molly = Turned into Rebecca Billy = His boiler exploded due to his carelessness and is dead

[@windusbindo]

​@@ThomasSirHandelbut where's marklin?

[@windusbindo]

oh right he got scrapped eh?

[@DZM0N]

The lost version of Toby’s discovery has been revealed👍 damn that was an intense Thomas fan story, TBH after I witnessed Sir topham hatts hellish act in the end , I figured that it was just a bad dream sequence with Toby waking up the next day with the events of the quarry scene from said episode playing out as usual but with Toby feeling more uncomfortable especially if he see’s sir topham hat.

[@spongebobcoolduke1537]

I think this is non canon and was a nightmare cause those e2 bodies were from before Thomas arrived I think or prototypes.

[@Flyingdurito]

Wow that genuinely gave me chills with that reveal I feel so bad for poor Toby

[@user-eg5mg4fo1m]

I mean . . . If you think about it, he is doing a good thing with preservation of life and railway.

[@ominimonzwartalterb5526]

Even if it is good business wise doesn't make it morally right even by a sacrifices standpoint, since its pretty well just trapping them in and eternal unknowing limbo, or at least as long as sir topham hatt continues the operations

[@user-eg5mg4fo1m]

@@ominimonzwartalterb5526 true. . .

[@rexliu657]

RIP city of truro

[@coconutmall333]

“We’ve done the same for many of our engines…’ ‘And no one’s ever been any the wiser…” Indeed it was one of the darkest and disturbing moments of the Thomas’ adaptions, same with the Franchise of childhood’s TV series. This is one of pin to show Sir Topham Hatt revealing the truth and his true nature of scrapping his modern engines, which was the most coldhearted based upon the reality to the REAL world. Despite of jeopardy or being exposed the harsh truth, he disposed or commit murdered like he did to poor Toby as he helplessly screams in horror, as his face slowly peeled off with a crowbar. I would imagine this is a dark and twisted tale that became’s tragic to brutally horrors. Nino, you had done a IMPOSSIBLE work with the adaption you cook on. And I should praises for Fantastic Mr. S for narrating this and putting with dialogues and acting so realism like it’s on a movie. 👍

[@jalenjackson740]

This is scary like pure scary

[@pendremacherald6758]

So, did Toby’s crew know already and tried to prevent him from finding out? We’re his crew at the start of the story killed and replaced? Did they follow Sir Thopham’s orders willingly? Did they do so under threat?

[@jamesthomas5109]

0:22 two tank engines that used to work at the mine, sounds like they had their own stories. 😊 👻

[@richieosborn2639]

This is darker than Death Note! On the bright side, at least it explains why Sir Handel is no longer pompous in the Sharon Miller era.

[@Marcus71]

Story is just right for Halloween

[@rainierbagatsing1073]

This took place during Toby's discovery

[@MarisYoutube2003]

This was horrifying..

[@AmirPrinceling]

This story feels like how those normies who were scarred by Henry's Tunnel perceive the series: Sir Topham as a Dictator and the engines his puppets. Honestly not a fan of this one or of "A Part of Me Stayed Behind" as they're both so ridiculous, but to each their own.

[@nameless5512]

It may be my twisted sense of humour, but I found some scenes quite funny. Cause it’s true, accidents happen now and again, when people or trains get smart. Just when you think you know what you’re doing. Fate tends to come and collect.

[@CairoGaming]

this does more explaining about inconsistencies in characters than ive ever seen, great story :D

[@jacksalvin364]

Toby was scared and worried.

[@herrice3227]

What an interesting take on the quirks of the classic show! Poor old Toby. Excellent work!

[@CPTRailfan]

Definitely made my cheeks quiver

[@Baltic115]

That was dark, and also my nightmare fuel for tonight.

[@stuartbarclay7940]

....Well....this.....explains....a lot of things.... 0_0 Great work by the way!👍

[@CraneProductions27]

That was a spooky story. I didn't think for a moment that Toby would be having an adventure like that of his own. The Fat Controller seemed to be behaving very strangely. This feels like a Halloween story. What a surprise this was.

[@thomaslawrence2375]

So glad someone decided to adapt this story, planning myself to adapt this but making this movie including A Part of Me Stayed Behind in it too 😊

[@ThomasSirHandel]

If you adapt it maybe make Sir Topham Hatt seem like less of a dictator. I do like this theory as it explains why engines never disappear for overhauls in the TVS as their smokebox would just get put on a new engine when the current one is due for an overhaul.

[@angelhuerta1626]

Wow this is totally shocking turns out Thomas and Gordon were the only ones for being destroyed inside that hole turns out the other engines also had terrible crashes just like them to and what is more surprising and very interesting and why Sir Topham Hatt was keeping it as a secret for years until Toby has found out about this and I actually had no idea Thomas and his friends were clones like they were first clones and now the new clones which is right now I have no idea about this

[@KStudios-cj4ne]

Thomas gets lobotomized and other stories

[@spring626]

So wait. Does this mean Henry didn't really go to crewe? Sir Topham Hatt just sent his old body for scrap and built a full on new body and placed his face on it? Creepy.

[@CarlosOrtiz-ps1lg]

I actualy had the same theory but it involves the scrapped body being melted down into his new parts.😅

[@CarlosOrtiz-ps1lg]

LOL I liked my own comment 😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😊😊😊😊

[@onetrackmind3558]

While this is really good Idk if I can see this happening if hebwas a greedy man. I mean all of their accidents up to that point were not that serious to need a new body.

[@BlueEngine99]

Now this was one of, if not the darkest story I've ever read and to see it adapted was even more intense, Topham is really messed up in the head but it does explain the random scrap engines and how characters become different to their original personalities, amazing work!

[@klipsfilmsmelbourne]

In creepy story universe you can imagine why Toby was out of character in later seasons Well in different universe I would guess the the show makers made the engines sometimes act out of character during hit era

[@ThomasSirHandel]

It explains Seasons 5-7 Toby but I prefer the Hit era as a separate canon.

[@chloe-stephlis6281]

It explains why in the HiT era old wise engines like Skarloey and Rheanas now act like children instead of wise old men and Edwards shift in personality as well.

[@chloe-stephlis6281]

@@ThomasSirHandelI see the model HiT era as canon but the CGI as a different canon. Felt like the Adventure Begins solidify the CGI being a different universe.

[@klipsfilmsmelbourne]

@@chloe-stephlis6281 to me the show writers came to sodor and direct the engines out of characters

[@ThomasSirHandel]

@@chloe-stephlis6281 During Season 6-12, Edward and Toby were still portrayed as their original age group but Skarloey and Rheneas were retconned to children after Season 6. Though The Old Bridge easily works if you place it in Skarloey's younger years with ignoring Duncan's cameo and the Roller Coaster episode was meant to be a different character.

[@Glamikuns]

This is terrifying, first of all. Topham becoming a villain of sorts is insane, i love it. If there’s more written, i’d love to see it become a series of sorts where Topham finally gets found out.

[@zacharyspinks6207]

Wow... Now that was Dark., but a great Story.

[@toyotaprius79]

This has to be made to be at least a fandom wide canon, no excuses

[@chloe-stephlis6281]

Can explain why after season 7 so many are out of character. Lol.

[@star86703]

This is season 5 level scarey

[@geobluecropperstudios6784]

Wow. That was a dark episode but I'm confused about this story too which is lead to me a question: Did Toby died? Or Toby who had a nightmare?

[@soadgaming4320]

He didn't die they reset him

[@geobluecropperstudios6784]

@@soadgaming4320 And what if Toby had a nightmare?

[@corialicetales5249]

@@geobluecropperstudios6784 Toby's driver was ordered by Sir Topham Hatt to keep an eye on him after the reset

[@geobluecropperstudios6784]

But why is Toby got reset?

[@corialicetales5249]

@@geobluecropperstudios6784 He knew too much and saw something he wasn't supposed to see

[@bluebellsfan8704]

Very dark! Great job 👏

[@1964catt]

ok so this makes no sense why don't they just fix these old bodies and make them new characters or something

[@ThomasSirHandel]

Or save them for overhauls or future accidents.

[@Loganworld01]

Poor toby. Reason thomas is the only one left

[@retrorobbyreviews]

Wow, this story really threw me for a loop. Great job!!!!!

[@chloe-stephlis6281]

This is a very interesting theory. Love the idea and concept. A little surprised you didn’t include Bertram though. Could have done quite a bit with him having Smugers face and Dukes body. Lol. On a side note, I may be naïve but is what the Fat Controllers doing really that bad? Technically he’s not actually killing/scrapping the engines. It sounds like the same being lives on in a new engine body, albeit memories being altered some by the change. Correct me if I’m wrong but he didn’t even kill Toby just reset his mind so he wouldn’t remember the conversation.

[@jordangaming1019]

I hope one day they'll receive justice.

[@ceciasa3376]

This had me going WTF the entire time! Like... yeesh!!! I would have expected this to be a bad dream XP

[@oliverwarren-cole9426]

This is like shed 17 and project g1

[@karenfan010]

accept less gore.

[@username-goat-42069]

Not sure how I feel about a evil Sir Top-Hat

[@brandonbarclay6218]

This is a bad dream

[@flashstudiosguy]

Ooh, I got goosebumps on my goosebumps!

[@Warriorwolf]

Interesting…..very interesting….

[@SkyeSoarer04]

Who else was shocked and proud that he killed truro Just me Ok FLYING SCOTSMAN FINALLY WINS THAT DEBATE

[@TracksideManiac]

Damn this is SO GOOD!!! Love how it ties in with “A Part of Me Stayed Behind”.

[@BeeSupreme346]

Pls continue this

[@TheArtmaster67]

Now that darkness horror story.

[@Leonardo-cw1dd]

damn this got dark quick indeed

[@angelhuerta1626]

I felt like I had chills going down my spine like I am having so much questions like why did sir toppun hatt keep this as a secret and how did he create clones of Thomas and his friends without the new ones realizing about their old ones even though Thomas and Gordon have discovered there’s and why was he holding a crowbar the sir Topham hat that I know will never destroy Toby because in another channel who creates Thomas and friends videos sir topham hatt said Thomas and his friends are like his sons and daughters leg he has kids those engines to be exact

[@thesovereignsudrian]

This is amazing

[@yeetboiwhatyesplease2095]

Holy fuck that was good

[@thomastakenplay24]

I know it's out a few days now, but i just watched it. And i have a question. Which accident could be ment for Percy in which he could have died? I don't remember one that could. (Added later on now) Is it Put Upon Percy?

[@chloe-stephlis6281]

Good theory about death episode being Put Upon. Although I do also think Takes and Plunge and Predicament could be possible. Put Upon probably more likely though.

[@user-lo5jw4uq8o]

❤❤❤❤

[@silverline5636]

i mean he is keeping them alive and in that case he can save more engines, still dark as hell tho.

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

Absolutely amazing

[@garrettsmith2776]

Once you know what the term “Factory Reset” means, this hits even harder.

[@freyathompson592]

Amazing! Good work..

[@BrendamProductions]

I like the story, especially the premise, narrator and general cinematography. My only real improvement is to turn to the brightness up a little bit in the environment settings ect.

[@lias8846]

You know . . . Something tells me that Toby remembers Don’t You?

[@lordseelenfresserdemonking1168]

I hate this This made topham as evil as those bull crap articles about him I thought he rebuilt the engines caused he loved them too much But here he's just a greedy jackass

[@-herdeleyno1-8636]

It’s like shed 17

[@thegermanfnaffan3848]

Agree. Never thought that Nino would make such BS.

[@nickseajackson0195]

Ok this was actually creepy and really good like man we Thomas fans can really come up with sick and twisted ideas

[@tomschroder2068]

This was a very awesome Story👍

[@TimTheWellTank]

Is he doing this for money or to cover it up or doing this because he loves his engines?

[@blacktenderstudiosb.t.s.5092]

Oh god, this is so confusing, yet, explains everything. It is weird and scary to think that Sir Topham would do this. I think this is psycho, but I also understand him.

[@ryankelly8902]

7:32 Was that Max Verstappen?

[@onetrackmind3558]

Who was the visitor engine?

[@aceproductions43]

city of truro

[@onetrackmind3558]

@@aceproductions43 ohhh

[@pollyjackson-dzacchaeus1342]

idk how true this is but is it possible the scrapped E2 in the show is the pilot model why else would they have one

[@Dragonmdk]

That's... exactly why the scrapped E2 existed in the show, it is the pilot model, or well, what happened to it after modifications and repainting as scrap detail, same with City of Truro.

[@beccajohnson-choma1762]

What locomotive does that 397 cab belong to?

[@justine23ds62]

woah that was a chilling story

[@loganwirth4146]

Woh well that was creepy but it fits and explains so well, well done very spooky

[@robkiger3434]

Is that what happend to henry how he gotten an LMS boiler and frames despite being an LNER loco. Plus it also explains why henry personality change after he arrived back to sodor.