Frank Tenpenny

Frank Tenpenny, also known as Frankie and Officer Tenpenny, is a character from the Grand Theft Auto series.
== Charactah Account ==
Tenpenny is the corrupt leader of the LSPD's C.R.A.S.H. (Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums) Unit. He is bent on destroying all of the gangs in the state by playing them out against each other, and is willing to murder innocents, assassinate fellow officers, and distribute guns and drugs to do this.
Shortly after Carl arrives in Los Santos, he has the former gangster arrested, framing him for the murder of Officer Ralph Pendlebury, an Internal Affairs officer that Tenpenny himself had just had silenced. Using this and his power as a cop as leverage, he antagonizes Carl throughout the game, following him all across the state and forcing him to do his dirty work.
== Appearance ==
=== Video Games ===
* Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
* Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
== Trivia ==
* In an article on PC World, Tenpenny was voted as #35 of the top 47 "most diabolical video game villains of all time." In Game Informer, Tenpenny was voted #2 Best Villain.
* Tenpenny could be based on a real corrupt LAPD Officer Rafael Perez who was the center of attention of the Rampart Scandal. Another member of the rampart scandal, David Mack, looks similar to Tenpenny.
* Tenpenny shares the same first name with Lieutenant Frank Drebin, the clumsy protagonist of the 1982 TV series Police Squad! and The Naked Gun film series that succeeded it. His junior officer is also named Ed, which shares first names with Drebin's boss Captain Ed Hocken.
* Tenpenny's artwork and his actual character model slightly differ. In the artwork he appears slightly younger than in his in-game appearance, and he also had numerous tattoos on both of his arms. These tattoos do not appear in-game. He also appears much less muscular in the game. One tattoo partially visible on Tenpenny's left arm in the artwork appears to be the United States Marine Corps Eagle, Globe, and Anchor emblem. Corrupt LAPD C.R.A.S.H. Officer Rafael Perez, on whom Tenpenny was likely based, was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps prior to joining the LAPD. This also could be Tenpenny's beta appearance.
* Most cutscenes with Tenpenny usually have the same theme song playing.
* Frank Tenpenny is similar to Steve Haines, the secondary antagonist of Grand Theft Auto V. Both are corrupt law enforcement officials who use the protagonist(s) to commit crimes on their behalf to advance their careers, and end up betraying them. The main difference is the fact that Haines can get away with his crimes if the player chooses to kill Michael De Santa or kill Trevor Philips instead of choosing to kill Steve and the other three antagonists.
* Oddly, CJ responds with confusion when Tenpenny calls him after the "Madd Dogg's Rhymes" mission (before the first C.R.A.S.H mission strand is opened), and asks how did Tenpenny get his phone number, yet CJ was contacted via a phone call by Jimmy Hernandez earlier on, after the mission "Tagging Up Turf".
* One of the Inside Track horses in Grand Theft Auto Online is named Tenpenny (10/1 odds).
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Frank Tenpenny at GTA Wiki
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