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Little is known about Tanner's personality before his breakdown, but he is now, well, ''broken''. He is selfless, willing to sacrifice himself for the good of others, but often breaks down crying on account of the horrible things he did for the Elgen.
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Little is known about Tanner's personality before his breakdown. During "Rise of the Elgen, Tanner attempts to kill himself, and he is taken into a prisoner cell for almost bringing down the plane while Hatch and his electric youth are on it. When Michael and the Electroclan attempt to rescue him, he seems to have accepted his fate, saying that he deserves to die in the rat bowl for the murders he committed for the Elgen.
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In "Hunt for Jade Dragon, Tanner seems much more at peace, even thanking Michael for saving him. By "Storm of Lightning, he seems to have recovered (for the most part) from his mental trauma, though he most likely still harbours feelings of guilt and regret for his actions.
   
   

Revision as of 20:05, 18 June 2016

Quotation1 "You tried to kill yourself?" Taylor asked.

"Yeah," Tanner said indifferently, "And I almost succeeded too." Quotation2

Tanner and Taylor while rescuing him in Rise of the Elgen
Tanner
Tanner
Background Information
Age:

15

First Appearance:

Rise of the Elgen

Status:

Alive

Powers:

Extreme electrical interference. He can shut down any electrical device (mostly planes)

Alliances:

Electroclan

Tanner is a Glow with the power to shut down electronic devices, primarily aircraft engines.

Powers

Tanner uses his powers to make airplanes crash. Hatch usually used this to blackmail airlines for money. Prior to taking down the British airline jets in The Prisoner of Cell 25, he had crashed more than two dozen private jets

History

Tanner was found by the Elgen at the same time as fellow electric McKenna. He was blackmailed into following Hatch by watching his younger brother be tortured. At some point between The Prisoner of Cell 25 and Rise of the Elgen, Tanner has a nervous breakdown of guilt, causing him to attempt to take his own life.  He is brought to the Amazon compound with the rest of the Glows, and on the way heroicly trys to sacrifice himself to take out Hatch by bringing down the jet they were all in, but is stopped by Torstyn. He is put under RESAT treatment, but is rescued by The Electroclan and joins them. He is last noted in Rise of the Elgen  saving Michael from Elgen helicopters.


Battle of the Ampere

Tanner is the only Glow that makes it to The Voice's rendezvous point, giving the voice custody of two electrics (the other being Grace)


Hunt for Jade Dragon

The rest of the Electroclan meets up with Tanner and Grace at the ranch the Voice had been keeping them at at the beginning of the book. He is noticeably happier, and being medicated for his mental health. At the end of the book the ranch is destroyed, but Tanner and the rest of the group leave before it is attacked. The voice tells Michael that no one survived the attack.

Storm of Lightning

Tanner briefly makes an appearance when Michael and the Electroclan arrive at the other safe place. He says to Michael he can't understand why Nichelle is with them, and Michael tells him that they all were made by Dr. Hatch to do things they wouldn't do normally. He adds, "you can understand that". Tanner is briefly shocked by this and then agrees with Michael that forgiveness is part of healing. Michael tells him to let it go and Tanner thanks him for the advice.

Personality

Little is known about Tanner's personality before his breakdown. During "Rise of the Elgen, Tanner attempts to kill himself, and he is taken into a prisoner cell for almost bringing down the plane while Hatch and his electric youth are on it. When Michael and the Electroclan attempt to rescue him, he seems to have accepted his fate, saying that he deserves to die in the rat bowl for the murders he committed for the Elgen.

In "Hunt for Jade Dragon, Tanner seems much more at peace, even thanking Michael for saving him. By "Storm of Lightning, he seems to have recovered (for the most part) from his mental trauma, though he most likely still harbours feelings of guilt and regret for his actions.


Mental Status

Tanner had a mental breakdown between The Prisoner of Cell 25 and Rise of the Elgen. This was caused by pent up guilt from the numerous murders he commited for the Elgen. He was separated from the other Elgen electrics, and kept heavily sedated when not being treated. It is possible he is completely mentally disturbed, considering Taylor breaks down crying when she gets a glimpse inside his mind.