Tanaka

"'I'm late already, so late...'"

Tanaka is a supportive NPC character and potential enemy in Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. He is a salary man dressed for the job, with briefcase and all. He is a participant in the Festival of Termina and cannot be recruited into the player party.

Lore
A businessman who has travelled from far east all the way to the Europa to take an advantage of the political turmoil, all in the name of his family business.

He is encountered inside the train that transports the Termina contestants to Prehevil. After the dream sequence that all the contestants have when the game begins, he seems to find himself lost for words and does not answer if the player interacts with him.

Location
Tanaka can be located later in a bunker located to the west of the Woodsman's shack. The player will first come across his hat, dropped on the floor. Passing by it, one can hear the sound of saw cutting through flesh, and if the player decides to investigate further south, he/she will come across Needles beheading Tanaka inside one of the rooms. Even if the player makes haste, Needles cannot be interacted with until the beheading is concluded, meaning Tanaka cannot be saved.

If one kills Needles in the city before reaching the Bunker (which means finding the Bolt Cutters and opening the gates with it to fight Needles in the next area, or getting there via the sewers through saving Henryk) the player should find only his hat on the ground if they explore the Bunker after this point. Talking to Per'kele also doesn't add a death to the counter, and he can be found near the train.

By Day 2 he can be found right near the gates, bringing a wheelchair to Olivia, or being held at gunpoint by Pav with Marcoh if he isn't being played as. He, as well as Marcoh will die here if the player does not proceed to attack Pav. If he is alone, by this point his story really just ends there, wondering about seeing Needles in the city once he gets back to the train. Otherwise after he'll be found being taught to box by Marcoh right by the train.

Tanaka is involved in a special event for the Well location of the starting area if both he and the Woodsman are alive. If the player enters the well next to the Woodsman's cabin, they will find themselves unable to escape. If you yell for help twice, the shadow of Tanaka will eventually appear and reply to you. He will attempt to find rope to help you escape the well, before meeting his demise by the hands of the Woodsman. His beheaded body is tossed down the same well you are stuck inside, along with his head. The player is then instead helped out of the well by the Woodsman. If the Woodsman is dead, Tanaka will not appear at all, no matter how much the player yells. In this case entering the Well is effectively a game-over.

Hexen
Tanaka has no skills, as his branch of the Hexen appears to give stat increases only.

Trivia

 * In older versions of the game, the mind reading ability would tell you about how worried he is about disappointing his father and missing his meeting.
 * using Steal on Tanaka can provide around 35 Shillings