Rusty Background and role
Personality;
Rusty is a sweet, timid, and innocent steam train. He is
also easily provoked, which is shown when Pearl rejects him and he refuses to
race without her. The freight trucks and the carriages are fond of him, but don't
believe he has the ability to race. He has big ideas of who he is and who he
wants to be, but he is left heart-broken when everyone, especially Pearl,
ridicules him.
Sometimes, he is portrayed as a hopeless dreamer, far
inferior to his more advanced competitors. Other actors portray him as having
the potential to become champion, but he lacks the self-confidence. The
original London production saw him as a much angrier character, as shown in
"Call Me Rusty (If You Dare)". However, subsequent productions
portray as a more optimistic, cheerful character, as shown in “Crazy".
Role;
Rusty is the main character of Starlight Express. The young
steam engine, he has big dreams of winning the race and the heart of the
beautiful Pearl.
Rusty is a steam shunter engine - his job on the railway is
to move the rolling stock, assemble trains, but he is not designed for high
speeds or long distances.
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