Tankman/Character Interactions

## *Newgrounds Rumble*

### Alien Hominid

Tankman is committed to securing Newgrounds and views Alien Hominid as a potential danger to the website. Tankman encounters Alien Hominid in his Story mode, perceives him as a threat to the website, and sets out to defeat him.

### Alloy

Alloy is an ally to Tankman. Both are committed to protecting Newgrounds, and are aware of the threat that Piconjo poses to the Newgrounds community. In order to prepare himself before he fight Piconjo, he enters a virtual reality program to train with Alloy.

In Alloy's story mode, he discovers Tankman being attacked by Piconjo and Salad Fingers. As he is a selfless person, Alloy interrupts the fight to protect Tankman.

### Convict

Tankman is Convict's first opponent in his story mode. Convict is attempting to destroy Newgrounds, and his first step in his plan is to take the form of a trusted figure to infiltrate Newgrounds. He decides that Tankman is adequate, so he pursues and defeats him.

### Nene

In Piconjo's story, Tankman is having an affair with Nene. As one of them is in a relationship, the two attempt to keep the affair a secret.

### P-Bot

While it is both Tankman and P-Bot's responsibility to protect Newgrounds, P-Bot dislikes Tankman as he has a large ego as the face of Newgrounds. Tankman appears as P-Bot's third opponent in his story. P-Bot's duty is to protect Newgrounds, and he observes the tank Tankman drives causes damage while driving it. P-Bot believes that he is being irresponsible and arrogant, and engages Tankman in combat to stop his heedless driving.

### Pico

Pico is mentioned in the final part of Tankman's story, where he is viewed as a rival for control of Newgrounds. After locating Piconjo, Tankman realizes that if Piconjo is defeated, his influence over Newgrounds could surpass that of Pico.

### Piconjo

Piconjo appears as Tankman's final opponent in his story mode. Tankman is eager to kill Piconjo due to his threat towards Newgrounds. Tankman is successful, and Piconjo's death persuades Newgrounds' public to have Tankman become the website's leader.

In Piconjo's story, he is attempting to destroy Newgrounds, and seeks out to kill its key figures. He becomes aware of an affair between Nene and Tankman, and that the two are meeting in private. With both of them off guard, Piconjo uses this as an opportunity to attack them.

In the first *Newgrounds Rumble* Challenge, Piconjo is again antagonizing Newgrounds, this time by submitting spam submissions and exposing himself in public. A group of Newgrounds heroes, including Tankman, are dispatched to stop him.

### Salad Fingers

As Salad Fingers is an ally to Alien Hominid, Tankman views him as a threat to the safety of Newgrounds. In his mission to eliminate Alien Hominid and his potential danger towards Newgrounds, Tankman discovers that Alien Hominid has befriended Salad Fingers, a mentally insane man. Salad Fingers is protecting his new friend, and must also be defeated.

### Samurai Asshole

Samurai Asshole is on a violent rampage throughout Newgrounds in an attempt to locate the individual accountable for the devastation of his village. As a Newgrounds guardian, Tankman intervenes to protect others from harm. Samurai Asshole is Tankman's second opponent in his story mode. Tankman's training is interrupted when he learns of Samurai Asshole's violent behavior towards others. Samurai Asshole is searching for the person who devastated his village; motivated by retribution, he attacks innocent people without discrimination. Tankman steps in to stop his onslaught.

## *Friday Night Funkin'*

### Boyfriend

Boyfriend first meets Tankman after he and Girlfriend fell from a plane, in an attempt by Girlfriend's parents to murder him. As they land in the Restricted War Zone, Tankman has two of his men hold Girlfriend hostage. He says that in normal circumstances he should kill them for trespassing, but because he is bored, instead challenges Boyfriend to a singing contest. Tankman loses the first part of the sing off, and sarcastically congratulates Boyfriend. He then ridicules him for being devoted to Girlfriend. After the second singing contest, Tankman loses again. Instead of freeing Girlfriend, he orders the other Tankmen to kill her, mocking her fate to Boyfriend. Pico rescues Girlfriend, pushing her into Boyfriend's arms. With no other options, Tankman challenges Boyfriend to one final sing off, calling Boyfriend and Girlfriend "cunts", shocking Boyfriend. In the middle of the final sing off, Tankman does genuinely complement Boyfriend's skill at singing, indicating a begrudging respect for his abilities.

Should Boyfriend lose the competition, Tankman will deride Boyfriend further, mocking his failure, ridiculing his appearance, or outright saying he doesn't like Boyfriend.

### Girlfriend

During the singing competition, Tankman instructs his men to hold Girlfriend as a captive. Girlfriend complies with the order, and keeps her hands raised throughout the competition. Despite this, Girlfriend is nonchalant, constantly smiling and dancing along to the music. Tankman loses to Boyfriend twice in the challenge, and insults Girlfriend after each loss. He calls her "ugly", which makes her cry, and she turns blue with shock after being called a "cunt". When Tankman orders the other Tankmen to kill her, Girlfriend remains calm, and prepares to attack the soldiers, though this is interrupted as she is rescued by Pico.

### Pico

Pico prevents the attack on Girlfriend by rushing to the site and slaying the two Tankmen responsible for her capture. Upon seeing Pico, Tankman mocks his relationship with Boyfriend and mocks the school shooting that happened in his past, insinuating that Pico was the was the one responsible for the school shooting. Tankman is aware that Pico stopped the shooting, but is slandering Pico to upset him.

1. ↑ https://clips.twitch.tv/SmoothMoistLatteCeilingCat-NhoRpb75FV1suioj **David Brown**: *"He's being very snide, he's making- he's being condescending and coming up with, like, a false truth. 'Cause he says, 'Don't you have a school to shoot up?' He's being a dick. He knows that Pico saved the school, but he's tormenting him about it 'cause he's a fucking asshole.*