Is Tanisha completely irrelevant?

[DropsOfMars]

She has nothing to do with the story, she has zero impact on Franklin's actions-- why does she even exist? Can anyone tell me if she's more than just a spare character with no interesting qualities?

[Peahatche]

my guess is she was going to be a more fleshed out charictor but scenes were dropped

[IroncladEgg]

Sets the stage for a subplot in the upcoming singleplayer DLC

[PSYCHIC WARLORD]

What are the projects without 1 or 2 useless ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ trying to get your attention once in a while? Serious reply though, I don't think she would need to be fleshed out anyway, GTA V likes to make (most) of it's characters' personalities REALLY realistic, and Tanisha is a great example of that, a really well done side character.

[Warlord]

Originally posted by Darrark:

She has nothing to do with the story, she has zero impact on Franklin's actions-- why does she even exist? Can anyone tell me if she's more than just a spare character with no interesting qualities?

Sounds like real life. Maybe that's the point?

Just to be an obnoxious ♥♥♥♥?

[Khan, Binary of None]

She's the most pointless character yes, she provides no real conflict or support and she could of been dropped entirely and it not change Franklin's outcome one bit.

[BoogerPickler]

she is there to tell you to save lamar

[WhiteKnight]

She definitely had an impact. The mission to save lamar.

[itsHuddy]

I don't know why you're upset about getting content.

[cpt cannibal]

I think she was just another way of fleshing out Franklin's character. As you meet him the game tries to show you that he's sort of struggling through life with friends that are holding him down.

Lamar is a bumbling fool wannabe gangster who gets them into stupid trouble. His girlfriend left him for a doctor or something. He lives with his aunt who wants him out of the house. He's down on his luck, and its your job as the player to help him break through to something bigger.

[Chunky Moe]

She is there to flesh out the reasons of why Franklin is who he is.

I think in a way she is the one who made him decide to be more than a gang-
banging thug like Lamar and move up in the world.
Without her dropping him, and her reasons for doing so, I don't think Franklin would have seen the light and gotten out of the gang life.
She is there as a subtle reminder of what he could have if he straightens up, and Lamar is there as a reminder of where he is headed if he stays as he is.

[Necrothug]

Originally posted by Wohlever:

She is there to flesh out the reasons of why Franklin is who he is.

I think in a way she is the one who made him decide to be more than a gang-
banging thug like Lamar and move up in the world.
Without her dropping him, and her reasons for doing so, I don't think Franklin would have seen the light and gotten out of the gang life.
She is there as a subtle reminder of what he could have if he straightens up, and Lamar is there as a reminder of where he is headed if he stays as he is.

+1. Excellent answer. Some characters drive the story, some provide back story for the main characters which in turn illustrates their motivations.

[DropsOfMars]

Originally posted by Terror J Shark:

she is there to tell you to save lamar

Originally posted by WhiteKnight:

She definitely had an impact. The mission to save lamar.

But Stretch could have told me that, honestly. Why is it her, of all people, that brings this news to me? It was part of a gang beef, and she wasn't even involved in CGF at the time.