Real
Name: Rebecca Buck
Identity/Class: Human technology user
Occupation: Soldier, fugitive
Affiliations: Jet Girl; Subgirl; Booga; Camp Koala; Mr.Precocious, Stevie (ex-boyfriend)
Enemies: Kesslee, the Department of Water, Sergeant Small Unit (former superior in the army)
Known Relatives: None.
Aliases: Tankie
Base of Operations: Australian Outback, later Tasmania, later England - all in a post-apocalyptic future
First Appearance: "Tank Girl", Deadline #1 (Deadline Publications Ltd, October 1988)
Powers/Abilities: Tank Girl is a dirty fighter, and reasonably good at it too. She pilots a high-tech tank.
History: About a century into the future, Earth was recovering in the wake of a disaster caused by a meteor which struck the planet, bringing about massive climate change and the collapse of civilisation as we know it. In this post-apocalyptic world Rebecca Buck, a.k.a. Tank Girl, was the pilot of a high-tech combat vehicle for the Australian Army. Hated by her superior, Sergeant Small Unit, for being rebellious, foul-mouthed and unable to follow orders, she was generally left to patrol the Outback simply to keep her out the way. Given a last chance, she was ordered to race to an international trade conference and deliver colostomy bags to President Hogan, the decrepit (and incontinent) Australian Head of State; a monster attack delayed her arrival, resulting in Hogan soiling and embarassing himself, and Tank Girl was declared a fugitive, complete with a price on her head. On the run, Tank Girl hooked up with the mutant kangaroo Booga, as well as fellow pilots Subgirl and Jet Girl, and sought refuge in the Outback, where she swilled beer, smoked cigs, and undertook a variety of adventures, working as a bounty hunter, delivery person, and general ne'er-do-well. As time progressed, she travelled to Tasmania, then further afield to both England and America/
Comments: Created by Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin.
After starting in the British magazine Deadline, Tank Girl graduated to her own title for a while, before being published in the States by both Dark Horse and DC Vertigo. In 1995 a movie version of Tank Girl was produced, with Lori Petty in the lead role.
Real
Name: Unknown
Identity/Class: Human technology user
Occupation: Unknown
Affiliations: Tank Girl, Booga, Rippers, Subgirl
Enemies: Kesslee, the Department of Water
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Australia, about a century into the future
First Appearance: "Tank Girl", Deadline Magazine (1988)
Powers/Abilities: Pilots a powerful fighter jet.
History: Jet Girl is one of Tank Girl's closest allies.
Comments: Created by Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin. Played by Naomi Watts in the movie.
Real
Name: Unknown
Identity/Class: Human technology user
Occupation: Unknown
Affiliations: Tank Girl, Booga, Rippers, Jet Girl
Enemies: Kesslee, the Department of Water
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Australia, about a century into the future
First Appearance: "Tank Girl", Deadline Magazine (1988)
Powers/Abilities: Pilots a high-tech submarine which can operate both underwater and underground.
History: Subgirl is one of Tank Girl's closest allies.
Comments: Created by Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin. Played by Ann Cusack in the movie.
Real
Name: Booga
Identity/Class: Kangaroo mutant ("Ripper")
Occupation: Unknown
Affiliations: Tank Girl, Subgirl, Jet Girl
Enemies: Kesslee, the Department of Water, Stevie (Tank Girl's ex)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: Bill Clinton
Base of Operations: Australian Outback, later Tasmania, later England - all in a post-apocalyptic future
First Appearance: "Tank Girl", Deadline Magazine #1 (1988)
Powers/Abilities: Booga possesses superhuman strength and leaping capabilities.
History:
Booga is a Ripper, a mutant (some say genetically engineered) human/kangaroo
hybrid. Dared by his friends, he snuck into Tank Girl's tank to pinch a pair
of her knickers, only to fall in love with her. Since then the two of them
have maintained a bizarre relationship; he constantly expresses his undying
love for her, while she constantly puts him down and mistreats him...but
although she'd deny it, she loves him too.
During a brief trip to America, Booga somehow got away with impersonating former President Bill Clinton, getting himself into a predicament which required Tank Girl to extricate him.
Comments: Created by Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin. Played by Jeff Kober in the movie.
CLARIFICATIONS: None.
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