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Background Information[]
Darcy is a fictional tunnel-boring machine created by Becky Overton.
Darcy made her debut in the 2022 special, The Mystery of Lookout Mountain and made her final appearance in the third series episode Crab Crossing, which first aired in 2024.
Behind the Scenes[]
2D animated rigs[]
Darcy in All Engines Go uses a series of complicated 2D rigs created by Nelvana Studio. These rigs are made up of different assets, which can be stretched, squashed and posed to create the desired movements and poses. Darcy's movements are handled by an animation team, with a posing team to create specific poses as required for certain shots.[1]
Final render
Visor
Side orthographic
Drill
Darcy's 2D design has undergone many changes from her design used in the original series:
- She has increased in size.
- She is now shorter in length.
- She now has brown irises.
- Her nose is now round.
- Her name has been removed from her cab's sides.
- While it is unknown the exact reason for this change, it is most likely so that the English names of characters won't appear in other dubs.
- Her drill is a darker shade of grey.
- Her caterpillar tracks are simplified in appearance.
- She now has a horn, which is a stock sound effect.
- She gains a Northern accent in the UK dub and no longer speaks with a British accent in the US dub.
Voice Actors[]
- Jessica Carroll (UK)
- Dana Puddicombe (US)
- Yasuko (Japan: The Mystery of Lookout Mountain only)
- Lidia Mares (Latin America)
- Carla Martelli (Brazil)
- Emma Herrmann (Germany)
- Carolina Vázquez (Spain)
- Manon Hansaeuw (France)
- Laura Osinga (The Netherlands)