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Top 10 Fast & Furious Characters
What do you need to make a perfect Fast & Furious movie? Just add insane car chasing sequences, over-the-top visuals, and complete negligence of Physics! Wait, you can neglect gravity too! But there is no denying that this high-octane series has delivered sheer and top-notch entertainment to the fans. That’s what we pretty much expect from this franchise. It consists of eight original instalments and a spin-off in its arsenal. Its latest edition, F9, has been dispatched in some countries. It will be available globally on 25th June this year. So, what are you waiting for?
Here are the top 10 characters of the F&F franchise!
Han Lue
Han made his debut with the 2006 instalment, Tokyo Drift. Unlike others, he prefers to talk less and remains aloof most of the time. But he always returns whenever Dom needs him. He also trained Sean Boswell in drift racing. His love interest was Gisele. The latter lost her life in the final moments of the sixth entry. He was presumed dead until he reappeared in the trailer of F9. How the hell did he survive? We all want to know that!
Elena Neves
Elena was a former Brazillian patrol officer who later got a job in the DSS (Diplomatic Security Service) department. Hobbs picked her as his personal secretary in Fast Five because of her honesty. Her late husband’s death was the reason behind her joining the police force. Sometime later, she falls in love with Dom. They live together for a brief period until Letty comes back. Cipher abducts her along with her son in the eighth part. She utilizes them as bait to force Dom to work for her. She gets killed by one of Cipher’s man. But Dom manages to save her son and names him, Brian.
Tej Parker
Meet the techy man of Dom’s little gang! He is an expert mechanic and provides technical support to the team. 2 Fast 2 Furious marked his first appearance in this franchise. Later, he got involved in Rio’s heist. Since then, he has become a frequent and crucial member of the F&F family.
Deckard Shaw
Deckard Shaw was one of the best agents of MI6 until he lost his job and turned himself into a lethal mercenary. He is also the elder brother of Hattie and Owen Shaw. He makes his debut in the opening scene of Furious 7. He seeks vengeance for his brother in the seventh instalment. He disrupts the lives of Dom’s gang. However, he turns into a friend in the previous F&F entry. Along with his brother Owen, he saves Dom’s son from Cipher.
Mia Toretto
The heartbeat of O’Connor’s life… Mia! She is Dominic’s sister and an amazing rider. She knew all about his brother’s illegal activities in the debut instalment. But she didn’t say anything as Dom’s heart was in the right place. She, along with Brian, enters into the most wanted list for freeing Dominic from a prison bus. The heist of Rio de Janeiro changes her life completely. She settles down with Brian. Later, she also becomes the mother of two children.
Roman Pearce
Roman is undoubtedly the funniest guy in Dom’s gang. But he is also quite faint-hearted. However, he tries every opportunity to hide his fear of dangerous missions. Along with Tej, he also made his debut in this family with the sophomore instalment. He used to steal cars to make his living. But his life also changed completely after the successful Rio’s heist. He even got his own private jet! Go, Roman!
Luke Hobbs
Hobbs is the strongest and baddest man of the F&F family. He is a former DSS agent. He was sent to arrest Dom and Brian in Rio for false charges of the murder of three DEA agents. Dom manages to win his trust during the final moments of Fast Five. Hobbs helps Dom in bringing Letty back from Owen Shaw. He has helped his team several times while executing important missions.
Dwayne Johnson teams up with Jason Statham in their own spin-off movie to stop a cybernetically enhanced terrorist named Brixton Lore.
Letty Ortiz
Letty is Dominic Toretto’s whole world. She is his childhood love and later becomes his wife. Like Dom, she is also a trained high-performance driver. She presumably lost her life while working as an undercover for Brian to expose Braga in the fourth movie. However, Hobbs finds her working in London with Owen Shaw having no recollection of her memories. But she comes back into Dom’s life.
Brian O’Connor
Paul Walker may have lost his life at an early age. But the fans have immortalized him. His character, Brian O’Connor, served as the partner of Mia Toretto and a father of two children. He is a former FBI agent who turned rogue after freeing Dom from that prison bus. Since then, he has helped him in completing many life-threatening and over-the-top missions.
Dominic Toretto
Welcome the head of the incredible family of Fast & Furious! Dominic Toretto! From getting involved in illegal activities to carrying out some of the most lethal and impossible jobs, he can do anything! He is the elder brother of Mia and the husband of Letty. He shares a strong bond of friendship with Brian. He also has a son named after him. Elena’s abduction by Cipher forced him to go rogue and betray his own family. But he saves the life of their son.
The trailer of F9 has revealed that he also has a brother named Jakob Toretto. What happened between them? We will find out in the upcoming instalment!