Tugs Profiles - Hercules

Let's talk about the strongest and most underused tug in Bigg City Port!

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[MKtheinstrumentalist]

An interesting note about Herc/Ten being brothers - the _only_ time in the show when Herc legitimately loses his composure is immediately after when Ten yells out "I can't hold her much longer!" during the out-of-control Princess Alice docking in High Winds. Herc's reaction is a _frantic_ triple-blast of his whistle - a patten he _never_ does at any other point in the series - as he _yells_ for everyone else to apply more power. His tone of voice there is noticeably more panicked than the merely-tense "What's going on back there??" just before.

It's subtle, but once you view the scene through that lens, you can't unsee it. Herc's definitely got a very protective bond with his lil' brother. :D

[MarshallRedmon]

I'm honestly speechless about Hercules and Ten Cents being brothers. I did notice that Ten Cents had a eagle on his hat and so did Hercules but I didn't think about to much but then you hit me with that Bombshell

[lumezza]

A thomas and friends CGI counterpart for Hercules is Hiro. Hiro is big, strong, wise and looked up on by others. He is also respected by nearly everyone, also like a gentle giant. Hiro is like a mirror to Hercules, and im suprised not many people noticed.

[kennethjoseph]

In all those years when I was a child watching Tugs (now 27), I never knew he and Ten Cents were brothers. That will explain why Ten Cents confides to him so much.
This is one of the reasons why I love Hercules so much, he's a badass.

[theonewhotouches]

I can only say one thing about Hercules: "You wished you were as cool as Hercules"

[connormclernon]

I really wish the season 2 scripts were released online so we could see what they were planning in detail

[williampulfer-melville]

That was something I never really thought of before Hercules and Ten Cents are actually Brothers

[TopHat]

I actually thought that Hercules is more like a mix between Edward and Toby.
Edward: Because he is smart, respected and humble
Toby: Because he doesn't really care about what people thin about him and is very content with his life.
what do you think!=?

[williampulfer-melville]

It's pretty interesting what you said about Lillie being Hercules' girlfriend but it makes sense

[ieuanbriers]

Another great video. I was interested how you were going to do Hercules as he does have the lead amount of screen time of any Starr tug.

I agree with the Hercules/Edward and BoCo comparison. Especially with regards to how they often handle more verbal characters Z-Stacks and Bluenose, Bill and Ben, Gordon etc.

But one major factor I think you overlooked between the two was size and strength. Whilst Hercules is more like BoCo in terms of size, both are large physically powerful strength is definitely more of an Edward factor.

In the show, Edward frequently has to push trains up the hill. Engines far larger than himself and their trains too. Edward is only a Medium sized mixed traffic 4-4-0 built in the 1880s. Yet he still manages to push a 4-6-0 (Henry) and a 4-6-2 Pacific (Gordon) up the hill with 5 or 6 coaches or a fully laden goods train. Hence why I think strength wise Edward and Hercules have a lot more in common.

[DerekBackofen]

I love Hercules he’s my favorite of the whole show badass with a good heart and won’t take crap from anyone

[THEMES--MENTAL-DETOX]

I wish we could have seen Hercules more often with his colleagues

But seriously he's brothers with the # 1 mini switcher tug ?

[Zerneygreensaberman]

I still think Edward is a much more better counterpart for Hercules though I wouldn’t mind Boco being counterpart. I still think Edward being in Hercules his counterpart is much more appropriate because in my mind I think he’s like an older brother to Thomas just like Hercules is to Tencents

[bigengineproductions-gm]

Whilst personally I think Hiro and Edward are the perfect counterparts to Hercules I also think Flying Scotsman (In my AU) could work as well.Both are big, strong, humble, wise and nearly everyone knows not to mess with them

[joshuaW]

If Thomas had a voice cast in the classic series, I could see Sean Barrett voicing BoCo and Murdoch.

[LGKToons]

Since you mention that Hercules and Ten Cents are brothers, a Thomas duo with a brotherly bond is Thomas and Gordon. Gordon being Hercules and Thomas being, of course, Ten Cents. So couldn't Gordon be a Herc counterpart too?

[laurapritchard]

Hercules is my most favorite character next to O..J, Sunshine, and Top Hat. I do see him mostly like Boco, with a little bit of Edward in him.

[britanniaolivercromwell]

I would say Hercules is more like Hiro as his presence demands respect and is strong capable character who the characters all look to

[greenturtlgaming]

I think that the best RWS/T&F counterpart for Hercules is Toby. Here are my reasons:
-Both are certainly very unique in their respective fleets (Hercules being the only ocean-going tug, and Toby being the only tram locomotive)
-Both do not appear as often as the rest of the main cast
-Both are laid back and don’t give a shit about what others think
-Both are full of knowledge they share only when necessary
-Both are absolute Chads.

[DavidBContentExtravaganza]

For my version of Bloomer from The Railway Series, his mannerisms would be like Hercules with having ladies swooning over him and refer to everyone as "m' dears, old darlings and sweethearts". I like that trait from Hercules and want to use it in my Thomas stories around Bloomer. What do you think?