| This article is about Boulder. You may be looking for the boulder at Crumble Canyon. |
Boulder, as his name indicates, is a giant mysterious boulder who lives up high in the mountains of Sodor.
Biography
His home was found by the Skarloey Railway, who then preceded to build a quarry on the cliff-side below him. Rusty was suspicious of him and thought that he may have been watching from down below. Later, the drilling into the mountain by Thumper caused vibrations that shook Boulder loose from his perch and sent him down onto the tracks, creating a path of destruction along the Skarloey Railway, finally stopping by crashing into the standard gauge sheds, destroying them in the process. After this, Sir Topham Hatt closed the quarry and had Boulder moved to a new mountain, close by the yards so he would never harm anybody or anything on the Island anymore. He still stands there to this day. Rusty is sure that, on a clear night, he is gazing high up at the mountains in the distance and that his sighs are being carried on to the wind where he once used to stand, proud and silent.
Boulder is perfectly spherical and has moss clinging to him in some places. A mysterious face sometimes appears on him.
Personality
Boulder's personality is described as proud and silent. He is extremely vengeful and easily angered; the construction of the new quarry below him infuriated him to the point where he went on a destructive rampage that ultimately forced the quarry's closure. He holds an especially strong grudge against Rusty for unknown reasons.
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Official Description
From Official Media:[1]
| “ | Boulder: Boulder lived high in the mountains of Sodor above a new quarry being built. During the construction, Thumper shook the mountain a little too much, and Boulder fell onto the tracks. After he chased Rusty, Skarloey, and Rheneas, Sir Topham Hatt decided to close the quarry and move Boulder to a hill close by the yards, where he now lives.
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Audio Files
Theme
| First used | Last used | Composers | Theme |
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| Series 5 | Series 7 | Mike O'Donnell Junior Campbell |
Trivia
- Boulder's face is based on Gordon's annoyed face.
- Boulder had a replica built for display at the Hara Model Railway Museum. This can be proven by the differences in the ridges between the replica and the official prop.
- In the first draft of Rusty and the Boulder, Boulder is said to have been placed on the mountain by an ancient Celtic tribe as a mark of respect for the mountain and its views, something which is not brought up in the actual episode. Additionally, instead of being moved to another hill after the accident, it was instead going to be left in the ruins of the abandoned quarry with a plaque attached to it commemorating the engines for their bravery.
- Boulder is also explicitly depicted as sentient in this first draft and was even given a single line of dialogue ("Engines, engines… I want engines!"), though this line was also dropped in the final script.
Merchandise
- Wooden Railway (discontinued)
- Take-Along (discontinued)
- Motor Road and Rail
- Tomica (discontinued)
- TrackMaster (discontinued)
- Capsule Plarail (Japan only)
- Pocket Fantasy (discontinued)
- Trading Cards (discontinued)
- FELTKids (discontinued)
- Plushes (Japan only)