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I can't believe my Duck and Oliver headcanon that I submitted to the Twitter account (assuming you run both) were proven entirely wrong by the third movie. Wild.
Do you think that Duke was just lost forever in the Shed 17 universe?? He never gets mentioned from what I recall.
Ah! I remember you! I did in fact run both accounts at some point but decided to delete the twitter account last year due to low activity, and because it's much easier to interact with a small fandom on Tumblr. Plus, some TTTE fans on Twitter can be very nasty about Shed 17.
If I am remembering correctly, Paul said he (Duck) did have a talk show one of his old streams, so it might've been retconned. I did like that Oliver survived the beating, because watching that scene made me feel so sad. :(
Duke was never mentioned anywhere in the trilogy. So, I'm going to agree with you that he was forever lost. :)
what about Keith x Hans ship? Oh, damn, how popular it is..? I want to write small headcanons on them later
I don't know how popular this ship is, because I'm not actively involved with shipping in this fandom. But if you want to write headcanons about it, then go ahead! I'll look at them when they appear in the ask box. :3
Who would win?
Project G1 or Astrotrain?
Had to look up who Astrotrain was, so I could give a good answer (and also because I don't consume a lot of Transformers content outside of a couple of shows I watched between the ages of 6 and 8).
And this is the first thing I saw
"Choo Choo Rocket" is enough to win me over. But based on some (quick) reading, I feel like Astrotrain would win by simply outsmarting G-1.
Some Keith and Major Hartley centric headcanons I've been daydreaming about after reading this year's first submission (Again, keep the hcs coming cause your ideas are genuinely so kool,, @aesseater69):
Headcanon 1: I'd like to think that after Keith had been ripped in half on live TV, the news broadcast that displayed his death was taken down in an attempt to cover up the whole thing. So for many years, he was only considered "missing" and not dead. And during that period, Major Hartley just kinda gambled away all of his father's money. So like, after reuniting at the end of Sodorland, the two of them just immediately sprinted to the pub so they could drown themselves in booze and forget about everything that happened (let's just all agree that this is a generational pattern with the Hartleys atp 💔). Then Keith was prob like "Oh, it's been a while, boy! Let your old man pay this time!!" and opened up his shitty Blackberry phone, only to find his bank account completely drained.
Headcanon 2: When he's not texting Major dad jokes, Keith is the most "how do you do fellow kids" middle aged man to ever walk this planet. He has prob tried to insert certain slangs into his daily convos, pretended to like any "modern" music genres other than dad rock, and attempted to hit a kickflip on one of those plastic skateboards for toddlers a dozen times. And his son either doesn't understand his attempts at being hip or just leaves his messages on read with a thumbsup emoji (Major does know that Keith is trying his best, he just finds it hard to express his emotions)
Headcanon 3: Major's childhood drawings of locomotives are still hanging on his family's fridge lol (he never bothered to take them down after Keith's death). And all the band posters from his emo teenage years? Yup, still there. He's a hoarder who keeps all the hand-me-downs from his dad without ever touching a single item.
Headcanon 5: Unlike Keith, Major is extremely and I mean extremely susceptible to road rage.
Headcanon 6: Major Hartley doesn't quite remember seeing Owen Routh as a kid, so after the events in Sodorland, he and Keith prob had an exchange that went like:
"You used to work with him, didn't you? I think he was in one of those old photos you showed me when I was—"
"What? That was way back in college! I was once a young lad too, y'know—"
"I was only asking if you two were colleagues."
"Oh, no."
Haii!! It's me, the guy who wrote all those weirdly long (and sometimes unusually short) anon submissions. Due to schoolwork making me busier than ever, I decided to go on a hiatus. A few exams and a couple visits to the hospital later, I was back to geeking out over this fandom!!! ^_^
Also Adam L is here so that's a really nice thing to come back to :]
(Hope the owner of this blog is doing alright)
(1) Hilarious and realistic, lol.
(2) I feel like Keith is just insanely awkward, no matter what he does. Poor guy can catch a break :(.
(3) Real tbh, I still have my Wii from 2008.
(5) 100% agree with you!!!! Also, same, my city has bad drivers, and I can't drive, lmao.
(6) With that headcanon, I feel like Owen probably has a cryptid status for a lot of people. I don't think Thomas remembers him much either. Probably, doesn't leave his house often.
(Extra) Hiiiiiii, hope you're doing well! ^_^! I'm okay at the moment, just stuck doing some extra education (which is why I took so long getting to this submission).
id like to say that in the shed 17 universe henry and gordon are also married just like in this running series in paul's live streams, before you ask yeah it is i Adam L from sodorland.
Nice to meet you, Adam! Happy that you're aboard this horrifying train ride with the rest of us! :D
They probably got married after the events of Sodorland, at least that's what I think :3
LMFAO HOW COME I NEVER SAW THIS. Oh my god. Keith's such a white man. Somebody pls kill his ass
i have stirred up headcanons for Major Hartley
-as much I like to see Major and Thomas being childhood friends, it's just wouldn't add up to the timeline😭 Thomas was born in 1968, meaning by 2015, he'd be somewhat ish in his 50s ish(in project g-1) and if Major was born the same time as Thomas then Major would've been also really old so yeah.😞
-I headcanon him being born around 2003, so it would still fit the canon timeline. He basically said seeing Keith getting ripped in half ruined his childhood so he could've been in his teens.
-He's probably a Minecraft or Roblox kid.
-It's kinda crazy that he committed arson because of his grief. What a silly lad. He could've learned those via YouTube LOL.
-He will always wear black clothing.
-still keeps every item Keith owns.
-if you message him, he's probably dry as hell or leave you on seen.
-Cannot take jokes.
-whos gonna tell Keith that his son has a slight gambling addiction. (What a chud)
-SMOKES and maybe an alcoholic.
(bonus: I've always wondered why Owen melted into plastic when the humans in the trilogy are made out of wood🥀)
I've also never seen this tweet before, either, LMAO
(1) Yeah, most of these headcanons were made before Sodorland and definitely don't make sense now, but that's the fun of headcanons sometimes!
(2 & 3) Maybe he learned it from Minecraft?/j
(4) Bro probably had an emo or goth phase, and it never really left him.
(5) He either has an entire storage unit or just, like a small room, filled to the brim with his dad's stuff.
(6) Bro, it's probably like that if you talk to him IRL, you can't win, no matter what😭😭😭
(7) No joy, no whimsy, this is exactly why he needs Yatta in his life.
(8) Keith might have a gambling addiction as well (idk, I'm going off vibes alone).
(9) DEFINITELY smokes, I like to think he's a social alcoholic.
(BONUS) It's because he got plastic surgery, which was explained in one of Paul's livestreams (I forgot which one). Also, congrats, you're the first submission of 2026!
I would've returned earlier this month if I hadn't had a nasty respiratory infection, but at least I got to see Iron Lung after that! (Shit was so fucking cool, it's a must watch!)
Alright, so I've just read the most recent submissions here (not counting the Roly one cause I wrote that lol) by @aesseater69 and @electricfiedsteamtoaster1968 AND MY GOD ARE YOU GUYS MIND READERS?? Let me just geek out and try to add my own ideas onto your hcs right now because lord I did not expect them to match the ones I was making up in my head lmao
Owen-centric headcanons:
Headcanon 1: A total neat freak and perfectionist, the "organized desk, messy closet" variation to be exact. Anything he considers to be important or something he's supposed to be good at should be neat, tidy, and perfect. The man will definitely go apeshit if things don't work out the way he wants them to and overwork himself until he can perfect them all/have everything under control (He was a "gifted kid" when he was little).
Headcanon 2: He has a resting bitch face and struggles to express/communicate his emotions, which made it hard for him to get on with his peers back in his younger years, resulting in him having a really small inner circle.
Headcanon 3: Owen often isolates himself (or only works with those he trusts) in his office/lab to work on his projects. When he's focused on something, you know his social life and basic bodily needs will be thrown out of the window.
Headcanon 4: Coffee addict? Absolutely. Caffeine crashes are a daily occurance for him.
Headcanon 5: Usually the voice of reason, but poor emotional regulation/anger management.
Headcanon 6: He and Keith have bonded over arguements, insults, and constant back-and-forths ever since they first met in the late 50s/early 60s. A day would feel off for Owen if he didn't have an overworked engine fireman to pick on and criticize.
Headcanon 7: I can absolutely see him being so pale that you can see his entire circulatory system lmao. (Speaking from my experience as a very pale person myself btw)
Headcanon 8: Book smart.
Headcanon 9: Looks older than he actually is.
Keith-centric headcanons:
Headcanon 1: He definitely loves wearing hats. As a firm Keith-is-a-beatlemaniac believer, I'd like to imagine him wearing one of those beaten up fisherman John Lennon hats when he was in his 20s (if you don't know what I'm talking about, look up "John Lennon hat 1964"). Despite that, his fav Beatle would probably be Paul imo (he wouldn't shut up about that man once prompted). And yeah, I'm the dude who wrote the "I associate Til There Was You with Keith" headcanon :3
Headcanon 2: I've always imagined the guy having a bunch of brothers and only one sister lol. He'd felt alienated from his brothers and could only connect with his sister. I'd also like to think that a brother of his was one of the workers who froze to death in The Flying Kipper crash (their family probably has a long line of railway workers and engineers tbh).
Headcanon 3: I also hc his wife as Slavic!! (Croatian)
Headcanon 4: Keith is a picky AND fast eater. He's a terrible cook, but always gets the fries right because they're the only things he'd make for himself before he became a father. Also, based on "The Coin of Dispair" video from the Thomas Dreamy Misadventures series, the dude can inhale an entire tray of them with little to no chewing (the only thing preventing him from getting hospitalized is his fast metabolism). He and Jerry would always order fries and they both possess the ability to tell when they're cooked differently just by tasting them.
Headcanon 5: Has ADHD and Autism.
Headcanon 6: Street smart
Headcanon 7: Looks younger than he actually is.
Headcanon 8: Wears the socks + sandals/slippers combo when he's at home.
Headcanon 9: Skinny-fat pre-biofusion and underweight post-biofusion.
Tysm for reading!! And big thanks to the people mentioned above for inspiring me to make this submission. You guys are literally so kool!!! :D (btw hi im the same anon who wrote the keith teaching major hartley how to play the guitar hc)
Oh look it's the Who Really Cares TV Girl colour combo
(1) Owen absolutely does not meet his basic needs when he locks in. Hans definitely had to send him home once or twice, and Owen, of course, would fight him on it.
*cue Hans desperately begging Owen to go home and lie down, while Owen walks away saying he "He's fine" and that "He just needs more coffee" and Hans having to chase after him*
Definitely the voice of reason for some people, but he's always on the verge of crashing out, because people can be really stupid sometimes.
There's probably an old Christmas photo lying around somewhere in Keith's (or Owen's) house where they're smiling and/or laughing, and then it jumps to them having their 37585489th argument of the day, lol.
He's probably so pale that he could get a sunburn in the middle of winter😭😭😭
He'd be balding with white hair, and then his ID says he's 30 years old.
*Owen and Keith combining their different smarts only to make the predicament they're in worse somehow*
(2) Yeah, Keith being a Paul fan just fits him; the Beatle-tism just fits him. In my headcanon, his sister is the only one he talks to over the years, either because his brothers dying from accidents (like you headcanon-ed) or just losing/cutting off contact for one reason or another. (one of those could be related to his wife)
Before Sodorland was announced (like late 2020), I headcanon-ed his wife as African American or Japanese, and then, well, Sodorland was announced, and I went "There's no fucking way his mom is anything other than white..."
Bro could demolish an entire family sized thanksgiving meal and still eat dessert like it was NOTHING, and still ask if there were any leftovers, like no, bro, you ate it all💔.
But him being a picky eater is an interesting thought. I always saw him eating anything he could get his hands on since he had a lot of siblings growing up.
I think he masks his Audhd well enough for people not to question it, but for some people to still notice. He could be 60 and still look 30, lmao.
He probably had something close to a dad bod, and then his mental health declined post-biofusion, and from all the stress and vomiting, he became underweight.
Since The Adventures Of The Roly The Coach kinda shares the same universe as Shed 17, here are some of my headcanons for Roly lol
Headcanon 1: Roly is autistic and non-verbal. (Tbf, most if not all of the characters in Shed 17 can be interpreted as neurodivergent imo. I mean, the reason why people even signed up for biofusion in the first place was because they were railway enthusiasts. Annie and Kevin Diesel literally got married within WEEKS of knowing each other because their shared hyperfixation was that strong).
Headcanon 2: Roly actually likes spending time with Billy and Sarah. In fact, I'd like to think that they have the same taste in music; it's just that Roly simply wants some peace and silence. And who can blame him, really? The guy's been treated like shit by most of the people around him that it feels like a cruel joke.
Roly ilysm <33 He's me if I were an orange coach with a pair of sisters who'd never call
FINALLY, A FELLOW ROLY ENJOYER HIIIIII!!!!!!!!! :D
I always just thought he was mute. I think he also seems to like Bill and Sarah, I don't think he would be hanging out with them if he didn't.
I have been cooking up some more headcannons, such as these:
Keith Hartley has a long list brothers called Noel Hartley, who works around various heritage railways in England. Noel left the island during the biofusing troubles and went to work for British rail.
Keith Hartley would of met Wilbert awrdy a good amount of times during his time on sodor, and eventually becoming friends. When Keith was biofused, no one has told Wilbert what has happened, party because they had never talked since 87 and partly because he died in 1997.
Gordon and Henry were great friends before they were bio-fused, maybe they had a secret relationship! But I don't have any evidence, other than a pipedream of mine.
(1) Keith Having siblings just sounds right, like, he has five brothers and ONE sister
(2) Kinda sad there's probably a lot of people who didn't know what happened to Keith, most probably assumed he died :(
(3) Well in P.C Adventures Henry and Gordon are Married/Divorced
Uhh random headcanon of my beautiful GOAT prof Owen routh 🤤✌️ and keith Hartley too...😒
Anyways for Owen
-he's a neat freak, he can't stand messy things.
-he thinks the colour "pink" compliments him very well.
-he would insult someone in german(he would call keith a bunch of German insults )
-caffeine addictttt
-he's def a good violin player
-HATES PHYSICAL TOUCH
-HAS THAT DOCTOR HANDWRITING (you genuinely can't understand his handwriting)
-his skin gets red under extreme heat(he's so white, can someone give him melanin)
Ok i thijkbthats all. Unless I cook up smth else
And there's keith😒😒😒😒😒
Bad cooker(majors childhood is just his dad's bad cooking)
Considering majors skin is well....white(and comes off as greyish) I like to think his wife was a Slavic woman(she then left him because of the mess he was caught in)
Hes probably those super supportive cringey dad type
He sees Thomas gotze as his own child before having major
He wears cheap cologne.
Loves wearing hats, no matter what
Hes a tad forgetful so he has a mini notepad to list down things.
Oknthats all tehhehhehehhehe
I can also see Owen being a neat freak and that he also insults people in
Thomas probably was some sort of older brother to Major
Update
Hey guys, just wanted to let y'all know real quick that I dropped my phone in ramen broth (and I probably won't get a new one until January), so if I seem a little slow answering asks, that's why.
Update 2
Good news: It lives
Bad news: the entire charger port needs to be replaced
So, guess who's phoneless until then
Update
Hey guys, just wanted to let y'all know real quick that I dropped my phone in ramen broth (and I probably won't get a new one until January), so if I seem a little slow answering asks, that's why.
Headcanon 1: Hear me out,
Tootsie Roll (Yatta x Major Hartley) + 007 by Toy-Box
(This crackship is actually kinda growing on me. Tysm @catmiafromargentina your ideas and headcanons are amazing!! :D)
Headcanon 2: Henry and Gordon had known Keith fairly well before they were biofused. I'd like to see them as good pals lol (Oh wait, that would make their deaths even grimmer than they already are. Oopsy Daisy). Also Major and Thomas are childhood best friends. They'd bond over their shared interest in locomotives and trainspotting :3
Headcanon 4: Most if not all of the characters in Shed 17 have a train/railway hyperfixation.
Headcanon 3: I have a feeling that Dr. Routh wears pink socks to match his dress shirt, but I just can not pinpoint exactly why yet.
I need to write more Owen-centric headcanons, man. I've been obsessed with Keith ever since I got into this fandom, but now I wanna change my palate up a bit after realizing I've been neglecting my fav mad scientist..💔
(1) Once again, more music I should listen to. Toostie Roll is such a cute ship, though :3
(2) I can see them (Henry, Gordon, and Keith) gossiping over a cig (or drink). Also, YESSSS, total besties before biofusion and killing Keith. It actually makes Thomas killing Keith more heartbreaking :(.
(3) ATP, it might as well be canon, lol
(4) I like the idea of a serious man wearing silly socks :3. Also, please come get he's been in the corner for hours now, and he's scarin' me...
Headcanon 1: If Thomessiah had also brought Dr. Routh back from the dead, he'd retain burn scars all over his entire body (plus some singed clothes).
Headcanon 2: Most of what Keith has done in Thomas Dreamy Misadventures is canon to the Shed 17 universe.
Also holy shit I did not expect my submissions to be referenced/noticed by two different users whose headcanons I like a lot 😭😭
Tysm you guys you've made my day!! :D
(1) I fully believe he also brought back Owen when bringing back everyone.
(2) I haven't watched much of TDM (maybe like 2 videos, IIRC), haven't found the time. They're fucking hilarious though.
(extra) Your submissions are very good! I can't wait to see more!
Sometimes I wonder how Hans and Colin would have reacted to seeing Wilhelm die, or if they would have arrived too late and the body had already been taken away?
I don't know, I like to think that Hans did see Wilhelm's body; I even drew a picture of it a few months ago
I like to think Olga heard the gunshot and called Hans herself. I didn't even check on him, just left the house for a few hours.
I saw it :3!!! very cool!
(Im sorry if you have trouble understanding my text, english is not my first language 🙏)
⁃ i always wonder how Thomas got that suit in the first minutes of sodorland. I personally think it tailored to match his sizings. (Imagine if he have more suits. :P)
⁃ I think Thomas leadership is…pretty good, atleast to the engines/rolling stock. But he rarely meets them directly. Probably by a messager or sort.
⁃ The people quickly put on clothes on Thomessiah after Sodorland. Seriously, that sight was CURSED
⁃ The reason why Thomas doesnt look like Hans is because he takes Abbey more.
⁃ I feel like Hans and Abbey leave because the pressure from the people of the island urges them to. They demand them to fix what’s happening but its probably to late for that.
Now, to my questions and rants :
⁃ Did anyone ever know Owen is in Sodorland? Does Thomas (the clone) knows, but kept it a secret so owen could fuse him to an engine again? Does the clone aware of Thomessiah inside?
⁃ Can hans just clone Thomas normally? Or atleast bio-fuse him to a cyborg so he can keep his human characteristics? I know its their hyperfixation and Hans were grieving, but jeez.
⁃ Love the Hartleys and all but i was kind of dissapoint we never get to see the biofused engines perspective in the trilogy.
⁃ I wonder how Thomas and Ducks first interaction on the bridges goes.
⁃ I remember older headcanons from this account (im sorry i don’t remember the user) but honestly? If all of this happends Major Hartley and Thomas could’ve been friends :(
Don't worry, I'm understanding your text just fine!
(1) I highly agree with this; he (probably) also got it on with the help of others
(2) I also thought about this, mainly due to his health; he probably didn't leave his office (home?) much, so someone like Deisel 10 or (most likely) Duck would be in place of him. I only believed Sodorland was so bad because of the British government's involvement; Thomas truly cared for his engines.
(3) They probably put a blanket on him first and then whisked him away to put clothes on him, lol (if I were there, I'd put a paper bag on his head)
(4) The only thing he shared with his dad was his love for trains 😭 (they don't even share the same eye color in canon)
(5) I feel like this is most likely what happened, either that or the British government had some sort of involvement in that decision __________________________
(1) Maybe a few select people knew, but other than that, I'm just gonna assume no (2) He could've, yes, but where's the fun in mutilating and cloning your son, giving him trauma that I don't think a regular therapist could help him deal with? :D
(3) Paul pointed this out on Twitter: "Yeah. Too many people in Sodorland, not enough engines." I also wish we saw more engines.
(4) It could've gone many ways, I personally think it was very formal.
(5) I believe the ones you're talking about are from @envybeige (AKA me, hi! :)) I made them before Sodorland was announced (and before I moved the account to Tumblr). It's still fun to think about, but back then, I thought Major Hartley was older than Thomas, but now Major might be younger than Thomas 😭, lol. (The OG Twitter account is still up btw, I mainly use it to retweet fan art I see or bookmark them, but other than those things, it's practically dead)