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The 27 Greatest Fast & Furious Characters of All Time

By YPB Team6 votes

Family-obsessed street racers, retired agents, and theatrical villains — the franchise has built one of cinema's most eclectic ensembles. Who's your favorite ride-or-die? Cast your vote!

  1. Brian O'Connor — ranked #11
    Brian O'Connor
    The undercover cop turned loyal family member played by Paul Walker, whose arc became the emotional core of the series.
    1000pts
  2. Dominic Toretto — ranked #22
    Dominic Toretto
    The heart of the franchise — a loyal, family-obsessed street racer turned international operative played by Vin Diesel.
    941pts
  3. Monica Fuentes — ranked #33
    Monica Fuentes
    The undercover U.S. Customs agent played by Eva Mendes, embedded with Carter Verone's cartel, who helps Brian and Roman in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003).
    747pts
  4. Deckard Shaw — ranked #44
    Deckard Shaw
    Jason Statham's elite British assassin who began as a lethal villain and became an unlikely fan-favorite family member.
    641pts
  5. Brixton Lore — ranked #55
    Brixton Lore
    The cybernetically enhanced 'Black Superman' played by Idris Elba, a former MI6 agent turned terrorist enforcer who battles Hobbs and Shaw in Hobbs & Shaw (2019).
    619pts
  6. Johnny Tran — ranked #66
    Johnny Tran
    The ruthless street-racing gang leader played by Rick Yune whose feud with Dom drives the climax of the original The Fast and the Furious (2001).
    575pts
  7. Takashi (D.K.) — ranked #77
    Takashi (D.K.)
    The yakuza-connected 'Drift King' of Tokyo played by Brian Tee, the brooding rival Sean must beat in a mountain race in Tokyo Drift (2006).
    575pts
  8. Magdalene 'Queenie' Shaw — ranked #88
    Magdalene 'Queenie' Shaw
    The formidable, wisecracking matriarch of the Shaw crime family played by Helen Mirren, who steals scenes with Dom from The Fate of the Furious onward.
    526pts
  9. Mr. Nobody — ranked #99
    Mr. Nobody
    The wry, mysterious covert-ops chief played by Kurt Russell who recruits Dom's crew for off-the-books government missions starting in Furious 7.
    470pts
  10. Gisele Yashar — ranked #1010
    Gisele Yashar
    The former arms dealer turned family ally played by Gal Gadot, remembered for her sacrificial exit in Fast & Furious 6.
    415pts
  11. Han Seoul-Oh — ranked #1111
    Han Seoul-Oh
    The beloved drifter played by Sung Kang, killed and resurrected across timelines, inspiring the Justice for Han movement.
    415pts
  12. Jakob Toretto — ranked #1212
    Jakob Toretto
    Dom's estranged assassin brother played by John Cena whose redemption arc in F9 explored the Toretto family's hidden past.
    415pts
  13. Ramsey — ranked #1313
    Ramsey
    Nathalie Emmanuel's genius hacker who brings the team's most important digital asset — God's Eye — and unshakeable loyalty.
    415pts
  14. Jesse — ranked #1414
    Jesse
    Dom's jittery computer whiz and engine tuner played by Chad Lindberg, whose reckless pink-slip race and shocking drive-by death haunt the original 2001 film.
    408pts
  15. Dante Reyes — ranked #1515
    Dante Reyes
    Jason Momoa's flamboyant and unhinged villain in Fast X, widely praised as the franchise's most entertaining antagonist.
    353pts
  16. Elena Neves — ranked #1616
    Elena Neves
    The principled Brazilian cop played by Elsa Pataky whose integrity and tragic fate gave the series genuine emotional weight.
    353pts
  17. Luke Hobbs — ranked #1717
    Luke Hobbs
    The powerhouse DSS agent played by Dwayne Johnson who crashed into the franchise in Fast Five and stole every scene.
    282pts
  18. Tej Parker — ranked #1818
    Tej Parker
    The tech genius played by Ludacris who evolved from a garage mechanic to a literal rocket scientist over the series.
    282pts
  19. Cipher — ranked #1919
    Cipher
    Charlize Theron's icy cyberterrorist who became the franchise's most formidable villain across multiple films.
    282pts
  20. Carter Verone — ranked #2020
    Carter Verone
    The smug Miami drug lord played by Cole Hauser who hires Brian and Roman as drivers, remembered for his rat-and-bucket interrogation in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003).
    253pts
  21. Owen Shaw — ranked #2121
    Owen Shaw
    The cold, tactical ex-special forces mercenary played by Luke Evans who mirrors Dom's crew with his own team in Fast & Furious 6 (2013).
    253pts
  22. Sean Boswell — ranked #2222
    Sean Boswell
    The Alabama teenager played by Lucas Black who learns to drift on the streets of Tokyo and dethrones the Drift King in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006).
    253pts
  23. Roman Pearce — ranked #2323
    Roman Pearce
    The quick-witted comic relief played by Tyrese Gibson whose cowardly bravado provides the franchise's best jokes.
    202pts
  24. Mia Toretto — ranked #2424
    Mia Toretto
    Dom's loyal sister played by Jordana Brewster, whose relationship with Brian anchors the franchise's emotional center.
    202pts
  25. Hernan Reyes — ranked #2525
    Hernan Reyes
    The ruthless Rio de Janeiro drug lord played by Joaquim de Almeida whose vault the crew tows through the streets in the climax of Fast Five (2011).
    157pts
  26. Letty Ortiz — ranked #2626
    Letty Ortiz
    Dom's wife and fierce street racer played by Michelle Rodriguez whose death and resurrection arc spanned multiple films.
    109pts
  27. Hattie Shaw — ranked #2727
    Hattie Shaw
    Deckard's sharp, fearless MI6 agent sister played by Vanessa Kirby, who injects herself with a deadly virus to keep it from Brixton in Hobbs & Shaw.
    0pts

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Luke Hobbs arrived in the fifth film and is the only member of that cast handed a spin-off, worth $760.7 million in 2019: https://youpick.best/articles/how-many-ways-to-rank-dwayne-johnson

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