Tank Evans is the main antagonist of Surfs Up and the main antagonist-turned-supporting protagonist of it's direct-to-video sequel, Surf's Up 2: WaveMania.
He was voiced by Diedrich Bader who also voices Fiskerton from The Secret Saturdays and Batman from Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
Appearance[]
Tank is a large penguin with markings similar to tattoos all across his body.
Personality[]
Tank Evans is initially arrogant, mean, and a bully, as he's seen disrespcting Big Z's legacy by throwing stones at his sufboard and knocking his fellow surfers off their waves, including children. He also arrogantly taunts and demeans Cody, seeing him as weak and unskilled. However, he reforms towards the end of the sequel. He's also dimwitted and slow on the uptake when compared to the other characters.
Surf's Up[]
Tank Evans competed against the famous surfer, Big Z, during a surfing contest on Pen Gu Island. During the surf off, Tank wiped Big Z out. Tired and knowing that he could not compete against Tank, Big Z faked a disappearance. Following this, a surfing contest called "The Big Z Memorial Surf Off" started and was won by Tank nine times.
10 years after Big Z's disappearance, Tank returned to Pen Gu Island to take part in the tenth surf off. Whilst on the island, Tank disrespects Big Z's memorial, much to the disgust and anger of fellow participate and fan of Big Z Cody Maverick, who challenges Tank to a surf off. Tank wins the surf off by wiping out Cody, who is rescued by Pen Gu Island's lifeguard Lani, who takes him to be healed by her uncle Geek (who is actually an older Big Z).
On the day of the surf off, Tank competes against Cody and Chicken Joe. Tank tries to knock Chicken Joe off his board, but is stopped by Cody. Tank and Cody end up in an area of the sea called The Boneyard (which had killed surfers in the past). Tank knocks Cody off his board, but ends up crashing. Lani helps Tank back to shore whilst Big Z comes to Cody's aid.
Afterwards, Tank is disqualified from the surf-off.
Surf's Up 2: WaveMania[]
Tank returns in the sequel to challenge Cody and the Hang 5 in surfing in the Trenches (a mysterious surfing spot that is considered dangerous). He seems to be more ignorant and cowardly than in the first film as it shows he feared for his own life surfing in the dangerous waters during a thunderstorm. Cody then rushes to rescue him along with J.C., causing Tank to redeem himself by realizing that Cody risked his life to save him and then accepted him as a friend.
Trivia[]
- John Leguizamo, John Goodman, Gary Cole, the late Robin Williams, Will Arnett, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny DeVito, Kurt Russell, Jeff Daniels, Nathan Lane, James Spader, Thomas Haden Church, Kelsey Grammer, Christopher Lloyd, John Cleese, Alec Baldwin, Hugo Weaving, Alan Tudyk, Will Ferrell, Harry Shearer, Liam Neeson, Kenneth Branagh, Gary Oldman, Sean Bean, Benjamin Bratt, Alfred Molina, Eddie Izzard, John Malkovich, Jason Lee, Justin Long, Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt and Jack Black were all considered for the role of Tank before Diedrich Bader was selected.
- Tank can be argued to be redeemed in the first movie, however, Tank did not reform in the first film but he reformed in the sequel though.
- He is currently the only character to have his voice actor reprise his role for all of the movies and the video game.
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Tank Evans on the Villains Wiki