James is a vain medium-sized red engine and the deuteragonist (alongside Percy the Small Engine) in Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, the (former) main antagonist in Tale of the Brave, and the deuteragonist in Journey Beyond Sodor. He is very proud of his shiny, scarlet red paintwork, and always thinks of himself as the most brightest and shiniest engine on Sodor. He hates pulling freight cars, and thinks he should do work suitable for him. Apparently, his arrogance can often get him into troubl