Sir Topham Hatt

Sir Bertram Topham Hatt, nicknamed "The Fat Controller" (because he's fat as sh*t), is one of the six main characters in the SC Shorts. He is the manager of the North Western Railway and a father figure to his engines.

Biography on YouTube
Sir Topham Hatt first appeared on Sammy Clark's YouTube channel in the video, "Thomas and Friends: Culdee and the Mountain Bridge", and his first appearance in the SC Shorts was in the episode, "Prince James Part 2".

Personality
Sir Topham Hatt is firm but funny and fair. He can be strict, but with a good reason and deeply cares about the engines and also shows a fatherly side to them. He is quite a strong character and will remind the engines that he is in charge if they start to rebel against his authority. He does not stand bullying and even though he is usually serious, he does enjoy a good jolly laugh.

Despite his kindness and fairness, however, there are times where Sir Topham Hatt berates the engines for situations beyond their control, although it's usually because he still feels their carelessness or ignorance played a hand in it. Like any son, he does hold a slight bit of respect for his mother, Dowager Hatt. But like all parental relationships, there are some things he finds more personal than others.

At times, Sir Topham Hatt can be the comic relief character, having high levels of irony and occasional slapsh*t. He can also be overhasty and forgetful at times and misplace priorities. He also has a severe addiction to Mc Donald's Big Macs, which is a reason why he refuses to go to a gym. Fat a*s.

Trivia

 * Despite not appearing in any of the SC Shorts from 2018, his voice was heard in "Douglas's Missing Tender."
 * In the SC Shorts universe, Sir Topham Hatt was born on the same day the first Railway Series book was published.
 * A running gag in the SC Shorts involves him talking about how he loves Big Macs from Mc Donald's.
 * Sir Topham Hatt secretly cheats on Lady Hatt with another woman.
 * He's only gone on a diet seven times in his life.
 * Toad from Super Mario Bros. was used in Sir Topham Hatt's place in the episode, "Spencer Takes A Tumble" due to Sammy not having a Sir Topham Hatt of any kind at the time.