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* HeroKiller: Alfred kills Henry in episode 1, and five years later, he blows up Knapford Station with Thomas, Edward, James, and Percy still inside.
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* DarkerAndEdgier This is far more dark then the show it was based on, as it includes a darker and more depressing tone, little if no humor, and characters being outright ''KilledOffForReal''.
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* BigNo: Gordon yells out a [[TearJerker heartbreaking]] one as he helplessly watches as [[spoiler: Alfred’s bomb destroys Knapford Station and kills Thomas, Percy, Edward, and James]].
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Gordon finally kills Alfred once and for all, avenging the deaths of Thomas, Edward, Henry, James, and Percy, but he tragically dies alongside Alfred. Since the Fat Controller had already resigned, Toby, now the SoleSurvivor of the North Western Railway, is sent to live on the mainland, and the North Western Railway is closed down forever.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Don't say you weren't warned.]]
->"Sodor is and never was always so happy. The writers of ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' and the [[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends TV series]] only explore the optimistic and upbeat plots, very rarely did they steer otherwise. This film your about to watch explores these uncharted territories without any restraint. You may saddened, offended, angered or a mix of the three. Please, watch with discretion."
-->-- '''Opening narration, first video'''
''Sodor: Dark Times'' is a ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' fan video series that shows Thomas and Friends from a [[DarkerAndEdgier different perspective,]] exploring sadness, anger and Offense.
The series was made using ''Trainz'' and released in the summer of 2009. [[TheRemake The reimagining]] created by [=YouTuber=] [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjD0QJxESzJ3bKHr9qLwzGQ Trainz4Days]], called [[WebAnimation/SodorsDarkTimesAFrenzyPayback Sodor's Dark Times: A Frenzy Payback]], was released in 2019.
!!''Sodor: Dark Times'' provides examples of:
* AdaptationalVillainy: While 98462/[[spoiler: Alfred]] was said to have been sent away for being rude and nasty, here, he's more of a [[AxCrazy a psychopath]] who kills other engines.
* AnimationBump: The 2019 remake upgrades to [[TechnologyMarchesOn TRAINZ 2019]], resulting in much more photorealistic imagery than the original. Unfortunately not all of the necessary models and elements were available for the new software in time for the tenth anniversary, so the remake has a few [[SpecialEffectFailure special effect failures]] such as Alfred having no face, Edward still being a 2012 model and ground textures missing.
* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:Alfred]].
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Alfred murders most of the engines on the North Western Railway as revenge for the Fat Controller banishing him back when he was 98462]].
* BreakoutCharacter: Alfred became a very popular to use in Trainz-based Thomas videos after this series was created.
* DarkerAndEdgier This is far more dark then the show it was based on, as it includes a darker and more depressing tone, little if no humor, and characters being outright ''KilledOffForReal''.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler: Henry]] dies in the first episode, [[spoiler: Thomas, Percy, Edward and James all die in the second episode,]] [[spoiler: Gordon, 87546 and Alfred all die in the third episode.]]
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: Henry, Thomas, Edward, Percy, James, 87546, Alfred/98462, and Gordon all die. 87546 and 98462’s fates after being sent away are canonically unknown, and of course, Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, and Percy are alive and well in canon.]]
* GreenAndMean: Alfred.
* ItsAllMyFault: Both Gordon and The Fat Controller blame themselves for the destruction of Knapford in addition to the deaths of Thomas, Edward, Percy and James, to the point where the latter resigns as controller.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:In that order, Henry, Thomas, Edward, James, Percy, 87546, Gordon, and Alfred.]]
* MadBomber: [[spoiler: Alfred.]]
* NoSympathy: In the first episode, when Henry tells James that he's feeling sick and asks him to take his trucks for him, he tells Henry no and tells him to do his own work.
* NightmareSequence: Gordon has one in the 2nd episode implying that [[spoiler: Alfred had something to do with Henry's death.]] [[spoiler: It all turns out to be true.]]
* PartingWordsRegret: James feels this because he rudely dismissed Henry’s sickness and never got to apologise before Alfred killed him.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: Toby]] is the only train from Sodor still alive at the end.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Don't say you weren't warned.]]
->"Sodor is and never was always so happy. The writers of ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' and the [[WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends TV series]] only explore the optimistic and upbeat plots, very rarely did they steer otherwise. This film your about to watch explores these uncharted territories without any restraint. You may saddened, offended, angered or a mix of the three. Please, watch with discretion."
-->-- '''Opening narration, first video'''
''Sodor: Dark Times'' is a ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' fan video series that shows Thomas and Friends from a [[DarkerAndEdgier different perspective,]] exploring sadness, anger and Offense.
The series was made using ''Trainz'' and released in the summer of 2009. [[TheRemake The reimagining]] created by [=YouTuber=] [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjD0QJxESzJ3bKHr9qLwzGQ Trainz4Days]], called [[WebAnimation/SodorsDarkTimesAFrenzyPayback Sodor's Dark Times: A Frenzy Payback]], was released in 2019.
!!''Sodor: Dark Times'' provides examples of:
* AdaptationalVillainy: While 98462/[[spoiler: Alfred]] was said to have been sent away for being rude and nasty, here, he's more of a [[AxCrazy a psychopath]] who kills other engines.
* AnimationBump: The 2019 remake upgrades to [[TechnologyMarchesOn TRAINZ 2019]], resulting in much more photorealistic imagery than the original. Unfortunately not all of the necessary models and elements were available for the new software in time for the tenth anniversary, so the remake has a few [[SpecialEffectFailure special effect failures]] such as Alfred having no face, Edward still being a 2012 model and ground textures missing.
* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:Alfred]].
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Alfred murders most of the engines on the North Western Railway as revenge for the Fat Controller banishing him back when he was 98462]].
* BreakoutCharacter: Alfred became a very popular to use in Trainz-based Thomas videos after this series was created.
* DarkerAndEdgier This is far more dark then the show it was based on, as it includes a darker and more depressing tone, little if no humor, and characters being outright ''KilledOffForReal''.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler: Henry]] dies in the first episode, [[spoiler: Thomas, Percy, Edward and James all die in the second episode,]] [[spoiler: Gordon, 87546 and Alfred all die in the third episode.]]
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: Henry, Thomas, Edward, Percy, James, 87546, Alfred/98462, and Gordon all die. 87546 and 98462’s fates after being sent away are canonically unknown, and of course, Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, and Percy are alive and well in canon.]]
* GreenAndMean: Alfred.
* ItsAllMyFault: Both Gordon and The Fat Controller blame themselves for the destruction of Knapford in addition to the deaths of Thomas, Edward, Percy and James, to the point where the latter resigns as controller.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:In that order, Henry, Thomas, Edward, James, Percy, 87546, Gordon, and Alfred.]]
* MadBomber: [[spoiler: Alfred.]]
* NoSympathy: In the first episode, when Henry tells James that he's feeling sick and asks him to take his trucks for him, he tells Henry no and tells him to do his own work.
* NightmareSequence: Gordon has one in the 2nd episode implying that [[spoiler: Alfred had something to do with Henry's death.]] [[spoiler: It all turns out to be true.]]
* PartingWordsRegret: James feels this because he rudely dismissed Henry’s sickness and never got to apologise before Alfred killed him.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: Toby]] is the only train from Sodor still alive at the end.
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