Sailor John

Sailor John is the main antagonist in Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure. He is a pirate and Skiff's former owner. He is voiced by the late John Hurt who also played The Horned King.

Personality

Kicked out of the navy, Sailor John retired to the Island of Sodor and became obsessed with the idea of finding the lost treasure. He can be quite a charmer, appearing both funny and likeable, but underneath his apparently friendly exterior lurks a ruthless schemer with no true friends apart from Skiff (his sailboat) and loyalty to none but himself. He is smart, energetic, sadistic and practical, capable of elaborate planning and feats of engineering, such as adapting Skiff for the rails or commandeering the pirate ship and rigging it up as an escape vehicle.

Biography

Before he was a treasure hunter, Sailor John was in the Royal Navy, but was dishonorably discharged for unknown reasons. He then learned of the lost treasure of Captain Calles and travelled to the Island of Sodor, travelling up and down the coast of Arlesburgh, trying to find the treasure, but would leave by dawn so as not to be caught by the police. Sailor John first appears in the narrative while watching over the uncovering of the lost ship through his spyglass, atop Skiff. Fitting Skiff with wheels, Sailor John travels out to the site of the new branch line's construction. He receives help from Thomas, taking advantage of the tank engine's desire to be helpful. With Thomas' help, Sailor John uncovers the map leading to the treasure. Unfortunately for him, the treasure had been dug up by Marion the Steam Crane and transported to Sir Topham Hatt's office, under his care. When Thomas reveals that the treasure will be taken to the museum, Sailor John becomes enraged, declaring that the treasure is "rightfully his" after years of searching.

That night, Sailor John uses dynamite to break into Sir Topham Hatt's office and steals the treasure. He also reveals that he has stolen the old ship and reworked it into a large escape vehicle. Thomas gives chase and, getting help from both the new engine Ryan and the Arlesdale engines, the large ship is derailed. Escaping with the treasure aboard Skiff, Sailor John throws everything else aboard Skiff at Thomas to ward him off, eventually revealing another bundle of dynamite. Skiff shifts enough to keep the dynamite from hitting Thomas, but they eventually reach the water. The treasure threatens to sink Skiff, and Sailor John refuses to jettison it to save themselves. Fed up with Sailor John's mistreatment and threats, Skiff uses a wave to knock the treasure into the ocean. Sailor John uselessly pursues it, only to float back up to the surface and be arrested by responding policemen.

Trivia

• Sailor John is the first human antagonist in the series, excluding P.T. Boomer as he did not make it to the final cut of Thomas and the Magic Railroad. However, John's particularly dark personality and penchant for dynamite are somewhat similar to Boomer's.
• Sailor John is easily the most dangerous villain in the series, as he goes as far as blowing up Sir Topham Hatt's office, and threatened to destroy Thomas with dynamite during the climactic chase scene.
• Sailor John will become the enemy of Pooh, Ash, Princess Twilight Sparkle and their friends in Pooh's Adventures of Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of The Lost Treasure.
• Sailor John will get his revenge on Thomas, Princess Twilight and their friends in Thomas and Twilight Sparkle's Adventures of The SpongeBob SqaurePants Movie and again along with Pooh, Ash and their friends in Pooh's Adventures of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
• Sailor John will be replaced with Sid Swashbuckle and Arrby in The Paw Patrol's Adventures of Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure.
• Sailor John will become Ed, Edd, n Eddy's enemy in Ed, Edd, n Eddy's Ed-ventures of Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
• Salior John will get revenge on the Eds in Ed, Edd, n Eddy's Ed-ventures of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Ed, Edd, n Eddy's Ed-ventures of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
• Sailor John will become Little Bear and his friends' enemy in Little Bear's Adventures of Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure.
• Sailor John will get revenge on Little Bear and his friends in Little Bear's Adventures of The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie.
• Sailor John is best friends with Diesel 10.
• Sailor John will become Ryan, Meg and their team's enemy in Ryan's Adventures of Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure.
• They will be the Bubble Guppies' enemy in Bubble Guppies' Adventures of Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure.

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  Sailor John's defeat