Richard Dean Jordan (born: October 25, 1993 [age 32]), better known as Skarloey123, is an American writer, former physician, musician and YouTuber who mainly specialized in Thomas & Friends content, starting on October 15, 2006. He is best known for his "Mario Attempts Suicide" (2007) video and its sequels, and the trilogy series "Sodor Dark Times", an original T&F story that presents a more mature take on the franchise. "Dark Times" also played a vital role in popularizing the original character, Alfred, an antagonistic engine based on the Great Eastern Railway (GER) Class S69 (also known as 1500 Class or B12) and is based upon a stock character from The Railway Series. On April 4, 2025, Jordan was arrested for committing paedophilic peeping activities.