Gordon the Big Engine (HiT Model Era and season 13)

Gordon is a big blue express engine who works on the Main Line. He is Flying Scotsman's only surviving brother. Gordon is also one of the fastest and strongest engines on the Island of Sodor and his main task is to pull the Wild Nor' Wester, the railway's express train. At times, this leads him to feel superior. Unfortunately, he became badly flanderized in Season 8.

Why He Sucked In Seasons 8-16

 * 1) Gordon's character worsened as he became even more and more arrogant to the point that he feels like the Thomas & Friends version of Brian Griffin.
 * 2) He acts very rude to other engines, especially to Thomas.
 * 3) He also said that he complains all the time whenever he wants for how he's a big blue engine and he knows everything
 * 4) He does not accept engines for who they are until they do something really useful.
 * 5) In Season 10's infamous, Edward Strikes Out, Gordon calls the new crane, Rocky, a "new fangled nonsense" thinking he is useless.
 * 6) For some reason, he has some sort of hatred on Diesels. In one episode, he thinks that Diesels cannot fix anything at all.
 * 7) Some continuity errors, like in Season 14's, O the Indignity, where he doesn't remember Whiff at all, but in Season 11's, Emily and the Garbage, he is seen making fun of Whiff.
 * 8) His voice (While Not Bad), gets very annoying.
 * 9) He has shown himself to be a showoff. For example, he decides to show Percy his way of using the express coaches.
 * 10) He'll constantly say Express Way, Coming Through in the CGI Seasons and it gets very annoying very fast.
 * 11) Sometimes, he'll never get his comeuppance for his actions.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) He was much better in Seasons 1-7.
 * 2) Gordon redeemed himself in Season 17 and has been that way until the reboot.
 * 3) Good Character Design, especially in Season 17.
 * 4) Keith Wickham (UK) and Kerry Shale (US), do a great job voicing him.

Reception
Throughout these Seasons, Gordon's character received negative reception from fans who hated him for his arrogant attitude, and rude behavior.