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- I'm King of the North Pole!
— Hobo
Hobo is a strange man who lives on top of the Polar Express. He could be considered the film's main antagonist, but protagonist.
Persona
Hobo doesn't believe in Santa or Christmas, but all his negativity is secretly testing Hero Boy's faith. He actually isn't human, as he manages to appear and disappear into snow. He also helps Hero Boy many times, one time grabbing him from falling off the train, another time tapping the manual brake wheel on the speeding runaway observation car with his cup before disappearing. (Eventually Hero Boy realizes the wheel slows down the car). Voiced by Tom Hanks. At one point, Hobo asks Hero Boy if he "believes in ghosts." When Hero Boy's replies "no," all Hobo says is "interesting." As a result (and from the way he mysteriously vanishes and suddenly appears), it is reasonable to assume that Hobo may be a "ghost." The Conductor also notes that on his first ride of the Polar Express, he was saved from falling off the train by someone. Also, he uses a Scrooge marionette to scare Hero Boy in one scene.
