History WebAnimation / Shed17

* AnachronismStew: See TheStinger below. [[spoiler: If bio-fusion was banned in Europe in the 1980s; how could the Costa Concordia, an Italian ship built in 2005 be a bio-fused person?]]

* BigNO: [[spoiler: Thomas lets out a very long one just before his skeleton comes out of the engine, after finding out that he was a clone of the real Thomas.]]

** Wilhelm might be a Nazi, but after he realizes what Hatt is doing with the engines, he is [[spoiler: DrivenToSuicide.]] Then this is DoubleSubverted in the case of why he came to Sodor from Germany. He had stated he feared the rumors of what the Third Reich was doing, but the truth is that his superiors (the ''[[ThoseWackyNazis Nazis]]'' mind you), were unsettled by his scientific research.

--->'''Narrator''': "[[spoiler:Inside Shed 17, Thomas didn't discover what he was, ''but what he wasn’t''.]]"

** PlayedStraight about [[spoiler: Sir Topham Hatt.]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: Downplayed with Diesel. While he's not really depicted as heroic, he's not a villain like he is in the original series. After research at Hit Logistics resulted in the gruesome death of his beloved wife, Diesel formed a civil rights crusade for biofused engines. [[spoiler: However, his [[SuicideAttack actions]], while [[WellIntentionedExtremist well-intended]], did result in [[NiceJobBreakingItHero releasing]] [[FromBadToWorse Project G-1.]]]]
* AllYourPowersCombined: [[spoiler: Project G-1 is a culmination of all biofused engines, including Gordon, James, Donald, Douglas, Percy, Toby, Duck, and Oliver to name a few. It's also implied Project G-1 contains [[ItCanThink their collective consciousnesses too]]]].
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: Keith Hartley gets turned into a truck. Out of context, this doesn't sound bad...except these trucks don't have mouths, so any noise he makes is muffled...and since it's a truck, he can't move by himself. However, if one looks closely he is the only one with his innards exposed. Very well likely meaning that merciful death will claim him.]]

* TheAssimilator: [[spoiler: Project G-1 is able to assimilate any biofused matter it comes in contact with. Upon its release, it drags several engines still imprisoned at Hit Logistics into itself to allow it to grow to titanic proportions in an alarmingly short period of time.]]
* BigNo: [[spoiler: Thomas once again does this.]] Diesel, Douglas and Smudger also have their turns.

* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Thomas came out pretty horrific after his 28 operations]].
-->'''Keith:''' [[spoiler: That wasn't the Thomas I knew. That wasn't an engine OR a human - it were a creature, multilated by surgeons and engineers alike.]]
* BrickJoke: One of the tells for a Biofused Tank is that they yell in pain whenever they fire their turrets. Later, when[[spoiler: Project G-1 is amok, some Biofused Tanks act as defense yelling in discomfort as they open fire.]]

** [[spoiler: Thomas, following his betrayal by the military.]]
** [[spoiler: Duck also has one after he kills Oliver in a fight to the death.]]
** [[spoiler: Diesel naturally has one after witnessing Annie burst into flames. This in turn results in him forming LaResistance later.]]

** In the deleted scenes, the steamies performed "sick fantasies" on both James and Smudger. [[spoiler: Although Paul confirmed that the steamies merely 'tickled' them]], most saw this as something else entirely (moreso for Smudger) which led to Project G-1 being temporarily removed from [=YouTube=].
** Hit Logistics' treatment of the remaining engines, including [[spoiler: horrific experiments, especially centred around twins, and their later extermination of said engines by [[KillItWithFire "the most efficient way possible"]] certainly draws some Holocaust parallels.]]

* ExplosiveDecompression: [[spoiler: When Donald is sealed in a pressure chamber, the scientists experience Douglas suffer this fate thanks to their psychic links.]]
* FaceHeelTurn: While it was never clear where he stood morally, [[spoiler: Doctor Routh seemed to show contempt towards The Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt and some of his actions regarding Gordon's death. Here he seems to have no qualms with doing these monstrous experiments.]] Also, [[spoiler: Thomas himself turns on Keith and mauls him at the end.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Keith Hartley mentions he can't imagine a worse hell than being a truck. [[spoiler: Guess what happens to him at the end.]]

* GoryDiscretionShot: Subverted. [[spoiler: While we don't see it happening to Donald we are shown what being in a pressure chamber does to an Engine as its effects happen to Douglas.]] Played straight for [[spoiler: Annie]] however.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler: After Thomas' DespairEventHorizon, he grabs Keith Hartley in a fit of rage and tears him in half.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Cranky due to going insane from witnessing both Thomas's engine corpse and his hand in ripping Smudger out. He attacks Hit logistics' headquarters with a wrecking ball resulting in the veins within his turning mechanism to be severed causing him to collapse into the Building. Diesel somewhat does one too by rushing into the building.]]
* HiddenInPlainSight: [[spoiler: Keith is delivering his interview directly in front of Thomas, leaving little wonder as to why Thomas lashes out at him since he was in earshot of nearly 40 minutes of recounting all the horrors of the previous years, as well as countless reminders of just what this entire endeavor caused and cost him. Of course, the fact that it ''is'' Thomas back there is only revealed at the very end.]]
* InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath: [[spoiler: Duck and Oliver are forced into one after they flee to Japan, resulting in Duck killing Oliver.]]
* ItCanThink: [[spoiler: Project G-1 is heavily implied to be controlled by the consciousnesses of many biofused engines and are fully aware of what's happened to them. It went straight to Blue Mountain Quarry to seek out its kind and managed to calm down when it recognized Thomas. Also, when it was about to get hit by Boulder, it expressed fear and tried covering itself with its arm. Considering the [[GoodTimesMontage montage that comes shortly after]], it's safe to assume that ''Gordon's'' consciousness was controlling Project G-1, or at least the central one]].
* JumpScare: Again, such as [[spoiler: Thomas's clone roaring at the camera at the beginning]] or when [[spoiler: Thomas grabs Keith Hartley]].

** [[spoiler: Professor Owen Routh, the man responsible for Project G-1, faces no consequences for his actions and succeeds in biofusing Keith Hartley into a truck.]]
** Similarly, [[spoiler: Sir Topham Hatt, who is revealed to still be alive, also escapes consequences.]]
* LaResistance: [[spoiler: Following the death of his wife Annie, Diesel forms the Sodor Liberation Front to get the government to formally recognise the rights of biofused engines and to recognise Sodor as a refuge for them. The movement ultimately succeeds in doing this, resulting in Sodor eventually seceding from the UK and cutting off all diplomatic ties.]]

* OhCrap: [[spoiler: Project G-1]] right when it was about to get hit by [[spoiler: Boulder]].

* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler: Thomas's]] eyes glow red for a brief moment after [[spoiler: he angrily rips Keith in half.]]

* TheStinger: [[spoiler: In the year 2069, two individuals try to enter Sodor, only to be confronted by Diesel 10 who's acting as a guard.]]

* TwinTelepathy: The experiments at Hit Logistics reveal that biofused twins have a particularly powerful telepathic link owing to their single shared mind. [[spoiler: This means that if one is subjected to torture or death, the other experiences the same fate, as shown with Donald and Douglas, and Annie and Clarabel.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: While [[spoiler:Diesel]]'s intentions were noble, using himself as a kamikaze to bring down the Hit Logistics building, he had no idea what he'd be unleashing by doing so. [[spoiler: Diesel skidded and crashed into the containment cell holding Project G-1, allowing it to break free and go on a rampage]].

* VocalDissonance: Thomas Gotze has a feminine-sounding voice.

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Parodied. The many news articles in the intro satirize the political correctness of some stories.

** It was never explained what happened to Hans after he resigned. Although[[invoked]] WordOfGod says that he went into the world of medicine whilst hitting the bottle hard.

* CompanyCrossReference: When Henry gets electrocuted from the rain after converting into an electric engine, a skeleton can be seen inside of him, a reference to ''Shed 17''.

Paul has also been working on a [[LighterAndSofter more humorous]] Thomas parody called ''The Adventures of Roly the Coach'' which is a series of short episodes involving the titular anthropomorphic coach and his numerous misfortunes, from having to deal with unsavory characters to trying and failing to get British Rail reformed. The series uses the same animation style and assets as ''Shed 17'' to the point where some may consider it a spin-off but it's made clear this is not in the same universe and the living vehicle characters are just living vehicles and are not mutated humans. Some crude humor and violence is present in ''Roly the Coach'' but it's mostly played for laughs as opposed to being played for horror in ''Shed 17''. Paul has another parody series called ''Thomas' PC Adventures'' which satirizes PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad with the engines getting into conflicts like Thomas being cancelled for making a supposedly offensive comment about Percy's paint color and the engines getting in trouble for body-shaming Sir Topham Hatt. Like ''Roly the Coach'', this series is mostly played for laughs and is a lot lighter than ''Shed 17'' or ''Project G-1''.

Paul has also been working on a [[LighterAndSofter more humorous]] Thomas parody called ''The Adventures of Roly the Coach'' which is a series of short episodes involving the titular anthropomorphic coach and his numerous misfortunes, from having to deal with unsavory characters to trying and failing to get British Rail reformed. The series uses the same animation style and assets as ''Shed 17'' to the point where some may consider it a spin-off but it's made clear this is not in the same universe and the living vehicle characters are just living vehicles and are not mutated humans. Some crude humor and violence is present in ''Roly the Coach'' but it's mostly played for laughs as opposed to being played for horror in ''Shed 17''.

* ItCanThink: [[spoiler: Project G-1 is heavily implied to sentient or is at least aware of what it's become. It went straight to Blue Mountain Quarry to seek out its kind and managed to calm down when it recognized Thomas. Also, when it was about to get hit by Boulder, it expressed fear and tried covering itself with its arm. Considering the [[GoodTimesMontage montage that comes shortly after]], it's safe to assume that ''Gordon's'' consciousness was controlling Project G-1]].

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Sir Topham Hatt.

* {{Deconstruction}}: Shed 17 takes the concept of the talking vehicle that Thomas and Friends are known for and portrays it most realistically and darkly possible. It shows us the real-life problems that come with [[spoiler:people being turned into vehicles with gears and pistons mixed with their beating, organic organs]], such as [[spoiler:Gordon being cooked from the inside-out to Thomas having an ''actual skeletal structure contained inside his steam engine body'']].

** [[spoiler: Similarity happens with Keith at the end of Project G-1 when he got bio-fused into a Truck for revealing too much.]]

* {{Deconstruction}}: Shed 17 takes the concept of the talking vehicle that Thomas and Friends are known for and portrays it most realistically and darkly possible. It shows us the real-life problems that come with people being turned into vehicles with gears and pistons mixed with their beating, organic organs, such as [[spoiler:Gordon]] being cooked from the inside-out to [[spoiler:Thomas]] having an ''actual skeletal structure contained inside his steam engine body''.

''Shed 17'' is a fan-made half-hour video done by Website/YouTube user Paul Vids, which is done as a black comedy/horror {{Mockumentary}} of the '''real''' ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine''.

* BlackComedy: It's there to lighten the mood somewhat. For example: in a deleted scene of "WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine", Edward was supposed to whistle when he came into the station. He does... [[MoodWhiplash and sprays three actors in a shower of blood]].

* HiddenInPlainSight: [[spoiler: Keith is delivering his interview directly in front of Thomas, leaving little wonder as to why Thomas lashes out at him since he was in earshot of nearly 40 minutes of passive dehumanizations and reminders of just what this entire endeavor caused and cost him. Of course, the fact that it ''is'' Thomas back there is only revealed at the very end.]]

** Wilhelm might be a Nazi, but after he realizes what Hatt is doing with the engines, he is [[spoiler: DrivenToSuicide.]] Then this is DoubleSubverted in the case of why he came to Sodor from Germany. He had stated he feared the rumors of what the Third Reich was doing, but the truth is that his superiors (the [[ThoseWackyNazis ''Nazis'']] mind you), were unsettled by his scientific research.

The video can be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=462KBuAhncU watched here]], though you need to be 17+, and [[DarkerAndEdgier and for]] [[{{Gorn}} good reason]], as this is ''most definitely not your ordinary fan animation''.

** Wilhelm might be a Nazi, but after he realizes what Hatt is doing with the engines, he is [[spoiler: DrivenToSuicide.]] Then this is DoubleSubverted in the case of why he came to Sodor from Germany. He had stated he feared the rumors of what the Nazis were doing. But the truth was that his superiors (the [[ThoseWackyNazis NAZIS]] mind you), had begun to be uncomfortable with his scientific research.

The video can be [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=462KBuAhncU watched here]], though you need to be 17+ as the site can't allow underaged users, [[DarkerAndEdgier and for]] [[{{Gorn}} good reason]].

A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4spPWx0y88w sequel]] titled ''Project G-1'' was made, in which Paul collaborated with other [=YouTubers=] to create. It was [[DarkerAndEdgier even more morbid than its predecessor.]] A day after it was uploaded, it was taken down for a presumed community guidelines violation, and later reuploaded; the reuploaded version removes the presumed offending scene in which Smudger is "raped" by a fanatical fan.[[note]]Although, a comment from the original upload by Paul confirms that the fan tickled Smudger in reality, and the scene was merely played for horror.[[/note]]

* WhamLine: "[[spoiler:Inside Shed 17, Thomas didn't discover what he was, ''but what he wasn’t''.]]"

** It never explained what happened to Hans after he resigned. Although[[invoked]] WordOfGod says that he went into the world of medicine whilst hitting the bottle hard.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Downplayed with Diesel. While he's not really depicted as heroic, he's not a villain like he is in the original series. After research at Hit Logistics resulted in the gruesome death of his beloved wife, Diesel formed a civil rights crusade for biofused engines. [[spoiler: However, his [[SuicideAttack actions]], while [[WellIntentionedExtremist well-intended]], did result in [[NiceJobBreakingItHero releasing]] [[FromBadToWorse Project G-1.]] ]]

** Something of a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] with Diesel and Annie, who are abandoned in a shed and left to stare into each other's eyes for decades. They are so madly in love that they do not resent this.

** Wilhelm might be a Nazi, but after he realizes what Hatt is doing with the engines, he is [[spoiler: DrivenToSuicide.]]
** Double Subverted in the case of why he came to Sodor from Germany. He had stated he feared the rumors of what the Nazis were doing. But the truth was that his superiors (the [[ThoseWackyNazis NAZIS]] mind you), had begun to be uncomfortable with his scientific research.

* BodyHorror: he very concept of [[spoiler:Tbio-fusion is merging human DNA with inorganic parts, and this means the engines actually have ''living tissue and organs'' in them as well as mechanical components. The process itself was far from perfect, and many of the engines (including Percy, Gordon, and Mavis) suffer horrible deaths as a result of flawed procedures. Worse yet is that the ending reveals that the process is still used in China, where it is a frequent punishment for political prisoners.]]

* TheDogBitesBack: In "Roly and Timmy", Roly eventually tires of Timmy's constant moodswings throughout his life, and when Timmy greets him in a friendly manner after doing nothing but yell at him throughout his adulthood, Roly [[spoiler:''slams one of his doors on him and kills him.'']] BewareTheNiceOnes ''INDEED''.

* ConspicuousCG: Those used to the refined animation of the many TRAINZ-based fan series might be taken aback by the crudity of the images in this film, with live action footage and OffModel computer generations haphazardly mashed together. Of course this may be StylisticSuck and it certainly adds to the unsettling nature of the piece.