Tanner

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For the Strangers and Freaks character in Grand Theft Auto V, see Tanner (Sasquatch Hunter).

Type	CHARACTER
Tanner
Appears in	Grand Theft Auto III
Voiced by	None
Appearance
Gender	Male
Biography
Full name	Tanner
Nationality	American
Date of birth	Not given
Home	Liberty City
Main affiliations	LCPD Yakuza (Formerly) Asuka Kasen (Formerly)
Fate
Status	Deceased
Date of death	2001
Place of death	Staunton Island, Liberty City
Cause of death	Killed by Claude (player-chosen method)
Property
Vehicles	Esperanto
Businesses	Police officer

“Undercover officer requesting immediate backup and clean underwear, cover blown.”

—LCPD dispatch after Claude attacks Tanner

Tanner is a minor character in Grand Theft Auto III.

History

Background

Tanner is an undercover police officer working for the Liberty City Police Department.

At some point prior to 2001, Tanner joined the Liberty City Police Department, later becoming an undercover officer. He is later tasked with following Yakuza co-leader Asuka Kasen and becomes her chauffeur.

Events of Grand Theft Auto III

Asuka later discovers Tanner's true allegiance and orders Claude to kill him on the streets of Staunton Island. Asuka leaves a note for Claude, telling him to find Tanner at Kenji's Casino. When Claude eventually arrives at the casino, Tanner is seen jogging down a staircase, rushing towards his car in an attempt to make a getaway. Claude pursues and attacks, which leads to him catching and killing Tanner on the streets.

Character

Influence

Tanner's name is a reference to the Driver protagonist, John Tanner, who is also referenced in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Tanner is given a female pedestrian's running animation, an obvious reference to the strange way that Tanner walks in the Driver games.

Prominent Appearances in Gameplay

• Two-Faced Tanner (Killed)

Gallery

Tanner, as seen in the original release of Grand Theft Auto III.

Tanner's Esperanto.

Tanner femininely running away from Claude.

Tanner's corpse.

Tanner, as seen in The Definitive Edition.

Tanner femininely running away from Claude, as seen in The Definitive Edition.

Trivia

• Tanner is one of the select few single-mission target characters in the 3D Universe to have a unique model, instead of a generic pedestrian one.
• When he rushes towards his vehicle, he runs like a male pedestrian. However, after being forced out of his vehicle, he runs using "Chunky" Lee Chong's unique "panic" running animation.

See Also

• Dick Tanner, a character in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
• Tanner, a character in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.