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Rex Banner

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Revision as of 11:33, April 12, 2024 by Snowball II (talk | contribs) (Behind the Laughter)
Rex Banner
Rex Banner.png
Artwork of Rex Banner from The Simpsons: Tapped Out
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Possibly deceased
Hair: Brown
Occupation: Chief of Police
Relatives: Mother: Unnamed
First appearance: "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"
Voiced by: Dave Thomas


Rex Banner is a U.S. Treasury officer in Washington, D.C. briefly sent to Springfield to uphold Prohibition, and to replace Clancy Wiggum as Chief of Police.

History

His main objective was capturing the "Beer Baron", a rum-runner who was actually Homer. When this was finally done by Wiggum, Rex was fired, both from his job as chief, and from the main mechanism of punishment for breaking the ancient prohibition law: catapult.[1]

Non-canon

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The Simpsons: Tapped Out

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Rex Banner
Image Cost Unlock method Unlocks with Unlock message Yearbook
Rex Banner.png Cash15,000 4th July 2013
The Rocket's Red Glare Pt. 4
Nighthawk Diner The name's Rex Banner and I'm here to tell Springfield, "Not on my watch!". Character is available via the Yearbook Mystery Box
Donut30
Donut90 July 4th 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, Secret Agents, Homer vs the 18th Amendment, Itchy & Scratchy Land, Game of Games, New Year New You, Foodie Fight, Tavern Trouble, Hell on Wheels, Food Wars, Snow Place Like the Woods, 4th of July 2024 Promotion and Taps Wave 1
Premium
Shattered Dreams Mystery Box Token1 Shattered Dreams Mystery Box
Food
Mystery Box Token1 The Simpsanos
The Simpsanos Mystery Box
Technical Information ID Groups Internal Name
2150 Premium Characters, Premium Male, Civil Servants, Adult RexBanner
Taps Final Update
Wave Cost Release
1 Donut90 September 26, 2024

Behind the Laughter

Rex Banner was based on Eliot Ness, the Treasury agent who led the famous Prohibition-enforcement team "The Untouchables". His voice is based on Robert Stack's portrayal of Ness in the Untouchables TV series. His appearance is based on Kevin Costner's portrayal of Ness in the Untouchables film.

He appears on the disc holder in the Season 17 boxset.

Foreign dubs

Language Voice dubber
Spain flag.png Español Carlos Ysbert
Italy Flag.png Italiano Stefano De Sando

Appearances

References