Alyssa Tanner

**Alyssa Tanner** is a minor to recurring character on *The Savages*. Alyssa is a former member of The Red Hot Cheer Peppers' cheerleading squad, and she is youngest student at James A. Masters High School.

In the series, Alyssa is best described as a young, quirky, and annoying cheerleader who has skipped 4 years of school due to her unusual intelligence. People usually despise her for her personality and her tendency to overachieve. Despite her intelligence, she is an outcast, and she doesn't know how to defend herself when students take advantage of her.

In Season 2, she finds herself joining forces with Joe Bender and Nate Osbourne, also her ally Claudia Wu in forming a supergroup The Glamouflage to take over the school and defeat The Savages. She appears more willing to break out of her shell and fit in with a new crowd after getting kicked out of The Red Hot Cheer Peppers.

She is portrayed by **Addison Riecke** and is based on Alyssafowble.

## Biography

Alyssa Tanner was born in Seattle, Washington, the year of 2004. After years of preschool, she moved up to elementary school, where in fifth grade, teachers noticed she was very intelligent for her age. Her ability to critically think, observe, and gather complex knowledge was taken in consideration; therefore, she was requested to skip five years of elementary school. She attended James A. Masters High School during her freshman year.

## Storyline

* Season 1
* Season 2

In this season, she is mainly introduced by Trae as an outgoing, younger cheerleader who doesn't get as much respect on the team, or at school because of her age. As a part of The Red Hot Cheer Peppers, she is rather known for being clumsy and often ditzy, despite her intelligence. Throughout, she is bullied by the captain Sena, who calls her different names, and Alyssa reminds everyone that her name is Alyssa, but it is ignored.
The cheerleaders make Alyssa feel deprived of her own talents and abilities, when Sena calls her a screw-up. She manages to defend herself, for instance, when she provokes her fellow teammates Angelika and Iesha during practice and gets them suspended from school for pushing her. (*The Mafia, The Devil's Protégé*)

As her status on the cheerleading squad remains tumultuous, she is also the face of rumors that Trae has been known for spewing around, like an alleged (also illegal) relationship with Kyler of The Moneybags. Despite this, she is a witness of the infamous video scandal between jocks Brian and Slick Vik. For the remainder of the season, Alyssa appears to partake in confrontation with The Moneybags with her fellow teammates when Felix harasses them with misogynistic remarks. She also finds herself supporting The Savages during their riot, participating in it; she attacks Felix during his altercation with Trae. (*The Boomerang Effect* - *The Beast Unleashed*)

Alyssa's role in this season is increased; prior to the events of Season 1, a month later, Alyssa, alongside her close friend Claudia Wu, are kicked off The Red Hot Cheer Peppers by Sena. Alyssa is kicked off when she accidentally farts in the middle of routines and starts to defend herself from Sena's hostility towards her. Meanwhile, she and Claudia are offered to join forces with now-former members of The Savages: Joe and Nate, who oversaw their departure from the squad. At first, they declined the offer, until they were both convinced that they were poorly mistreated in their cliques and should seek vengeance. (*The Alibi*)

With this, Joe and Nate manage to give Alyssa and Claudia a makeover and influence their attitudes, when the two perform *Whip My Hair* in the cafeteria. Alyssa, soon, agrees to be a part of a super-clique with Joe, Nate and Claudia, which she coined the name, The Glamouflage. (*The Scarlet Letters*)
## Appearances (11/18)

* The Devil's Protégé
* The Boomerang Effect
* The Feminist Manifesto
* The School For Scandal
* The Psychological Warfare
* The Beast Unleashed

Season 3 (0/10)
Season 5 (0/20)  | Season 2 (9/10) * The Alibi
* The Scarlet Letters
* The Roman Holiday
* The Rose That Grew From Concrete
* The Blackout
* The Family That Preys
* The Night He Was Murdered
* The One That Got Away
* The Promenade

## Songs

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Season 1=

Solos (In a Group Number)

Season 2=

Duets
**Whip My Hair**
(Claudia)
*(The Alibi)*

## Gallery

1/13**Whip My Hair**
(Claudia)
*(The Alibi)*