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Johnson then steals a [[Feltzer|car]] and begins chasing Tenpenny. After some time, Johnson positions his car under Sweet, allowing him to let go and fall into the car. The two then begin to follow Tenpenny and the firetruck through the poorer neighborhoods of the city, killing the pursuing police officers. Tenpenny continues to drive the truck but, when approaching the bridge from [[East Los Santos in GTA III Era|East Los Santos]] to Ganton, loses control and the truck goes off the bridge and lands in [[Grove Street]]. Sweet and Carl drive to the scene and are met by Kendl, Vialpando and Truth. The five witness Tenpenny climbing out of the cabin and attempt to call for back up, which due to the riots is not forth coming. Tenpenny tells the five that "fifty of me and this town would be okay" before dying. Johnson pulls out a gun and threatens to shoot him, to confirm Tenpenny's death but is stopped by Sweet, saying that the police will not investigate them as Tenpenny died in a traffic accident. According to a [[West Coast Talk Radio]] news update, Tenpenny's body is mutilated and stripped by the homeless. His body was discovered by officials after the end of the riots in Los Santos. | Johnson then steals a [[Feltzer|car]] and begins chasing Tenpenny. After some time, Johnson positions his car under Sweet, allowing him to let go and fall into the car. The two then begin to follow Tenpenny and the firetruck through the poorer neighborhoods of the city, killing the pursuing police officers. Tenpenny continues to drive the truck but, when approaching the bridge from [[East Los Santos in GTA III Era|East Los Santos]] to Ganton, loses control and the truck goes off the bridge and lands in [[Grove Street]]. Sweet and Carl drive to the scene and are met by Kendl, Vialpando and Truth. The five witness Tenpenny climbing out of the cabin and attempt to call for back up, which due to the riots is not forth coming. Tenpenny tells the five that "fifty of me and this town would be okay" before dying. Johnson pulls out a gun and threatens to shoot him, to confirm Tenpenny's death but is stopped by Sweet, saying that the police will not investigate them as Tenpenny died in a traffic accident. According to a [[West Coast Talk Radio]] news update, Tenpenny's body is mutilated and stripped by the homeless. His body was discovered by officials after the end of the riots in Los Santos. | ||
==Mission appearances== | ==Mission appearances== | ||
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*[[Misappropriation]] <small>(Boss)</small> | *[[Misappropriation]] <small>(Boss)</small> | ||
*[[High Noon]] <small>(Boss)</small> | *[[High Noon]] <small>(Boss)</small> | ||
*[[End of the Line]] <small>( | *[[End of the Line]] <small>(Death)</small> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*PC World ranked Frank Tenpenny the thirty-fifth most diabolical video game villains of all time.[http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;338891934;pp;1]. | |||
*Game Informer named Frank Tenpenny the second best video game villain. | |||
*Frank Tenpenny could be based on [[:wp:Los Angeles Police Department|Los Angeles Police Department]] officer [[:wp:Rafael Pérez (police officer)|Rafael Pérez]], who was the centre of the [[:wp:Rampart Scandal|Rampart Scandal]], as a member of C.R.A.S.H.. | |||
*Frank Tenpenny is similar in appearance to [[:wp:David Mack (police officer)|David Mack]], another officer involved in the Rampart Scandal. | |||
*In the mission [[Misappropriation]], it is revealed he has a residence in [[Prickle Pine]]. This is a reference to many real-life LAPD officers in the 1980s and 1990s, who mainly resided outside the city. The LSPD (which he is a high-ranking member) is based on the LAPD. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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[[Category:Deceased Characters|Tenpenny, Frank]] | [[Category:Deceased Characters|Tenpenny, Frank]] | ||
[[Category:Police Officers|Tenpenny, Frank]] | [[Category:Police Officers|Tenpenny, Frank]] | ||
[[Category:Accidental Deaths|Tenpenny, Frank]] | |||