History Characters / NeedForSpeedMostWanted

--->"Suspect name: [[spoiler:Clarence Callahan]], Street name: Razor"

** In ''Unbound'', [[spoiler:Yaz stated in one High Heat delivery mission involving none other than the BMW M3 GTR itself that it is for a client who has just been released from jail and the car was the first thing he wanted. That client is implied to be the MC from NFS Most Wanted/NFS Carbon himself, especially after the player says "I got a weird sense i've done this in a past life or something...”.

* UnexplainedRecovery: After the car was totaled at the start of ''Carbon'', it reappears in ''Heat'' several years later no worse for wear. While the car getting repaired is obviously not out of bounds, how and when it exactly happened is never specified, especially considering the car's rarity and that no one in ''Carbon'' ever considered repairing it. A plausible explanation would be that all the BMW M3 E46 GTR that appear after NFS Carbon are replicas (it is possible that the car brands of the Need For Speed ​​universe have an unlimited budget) since the original BMW M3 E46 GTR was destroyed by Cross in NFS Carbon.

** ''[[Disclaimer]]'' : To unlock and drive the BMW M3 E46 GTR in both Singleplayer and Multiplayer without EA Play, you need to mod the PC version of NFS Unbound. By doing so, you can buy the car with in-game money and without buying an EA Play subscription which means you'll save money for something else. Do note the this car was a free unlockable in NFS Most Wanted, NFS Carbon and NFS Heat in the 1st place.

** ''[[Disclaimer]]'' : To unlock and drive the BMW M3 E46 GTR in both Singleplayer and Multiplayer without EA Play, you need to mod the PC version of NFS Unbound. By doing so, you can buy the car with in-game money and without buying an EA Play subscription which means you'll save money for something else.

** ''[[Disclaimer]]''To unlock and drive the BMW M3 E46 GTR in both Singleplayer and Multiplayer without EA Play, you need to mod the PC version of NFS Unbound. By doing so, you can buy the car with in-game money and without buying an EA Play subscription which means you'll save money for something else.

To unlock and drive the BMW M3 E46 GTR in both Singleplayer and Multiplayer without EA Play, you need to mod the PC version of NFS Unbound. By doing so, you can buy the car with in-game money and without buying an EA Play subscription which means you'll save money for something else.

--->"Need for Speed Royalty right here. Wider, louder and faster than the stock, the M3 GTR first appeared 2005 during NFS: Most Wanted. And guess what? It's even better than we remembered." To unlock and drive the BMW M3 E46 GTR in both Singleplayer and Multiplayer without EA Play, you need to mod the PC version of NFS Unbound. By doing so, you can buy the car with in-game money and without buying an EA Play subscription which means you'll save money for something else.

--->"Need for Speed Royalty right here. Wider, louder and faster than the stock, the M3 GTR first appeared 2005 during NFS: Most Wanted. And guess what? It's even better than we remembered."

* UnexplainedRecovery: After the car was totaled at the start of ''Carbon'', it reappears in ''Heat'' several years later no worse for wear. While the car getting repaired is obviously not out of bounds, how and when it exactly happened is never specified, especially considering the car's rarity and that no one in ''Carbon'' ever considered repairing it.

* HappyEndingOverride: The ending of ''Heat'' had the M3 GTR, after it somehow ended in the hands of the main antagonist Lt. Frank Mercer, being taken by the protagonist after Mercer is defeated. However, in the next game, ''Unbound'', the M3 GTR is on the loose again somehow as one of the delivery mission cars, and the dialogue during the mission strongly imples that the person who commisioned the car to be delivered to them is none other than ''the MC of NFS MW/NFS Carbon'' himself. That explains why your character from NFS Unbound said “I got a weird sense i've done this in a past life or something...”.

* HappyEndingOverride: The ending of ''Heat'' had the M3 GTR, after it somehow ended in the hands of the main antagonist Lt. Frank Mercer, being taken by the protagonist after Mercer is defeated. However, in the next game, ''Unbound'', the M3 GTR is on the loose again somehow as one of the delivery mission cars, and the dialogue during the mission strongly imples that the person who commisioned the car to be delivered to them is none other than ''Razor'' himself.

** In ''Unbound'', [[spoiler:Yaz stated in one High Heat delivery mission involving none other than the BMW M3 GTR itself that it is for a client who has just been released from jail and the car was the first thing he wanted. That client is implied to be Razor himself, especially after the player says that they feel like they are "on the razor's edge" with these type of missions.]]

* RiceBurner: {{Subverted|Trope}}; despite being part of [[TurnOfTheMillennium an era]] of both ''NFS'' and real-life car culture that was (in)famous for these, this car's modified design is ''way'' more tasteful by comparison, allowing it to stay iconic after all these years.

She helps the player on their quest to recover their car from Razor after their early release from prison due to lack of evidence, and provides them their first starter car, a safehouse, and pursuit gameplay tips.

* CoolCar: The BMW M3 [=E46=] GTR is '''the''' ''Need for Speed''' car that defined the series in the millennium onward. It is so cool, it made many appearances after ''Most Wanted'':

* UnexplainedRecovery: After the car was totaled at the start of ''Carbon'', it reappears in ''Heat'' several years later no worse for wear. While the car getting repaired is obviously not out of bounds, how and when it exactly happened is never specified, specially considering the car's rarity and that no one in ''Carbon'' ever considered repairing it.

[[caption-width-right:300:[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII Claude]]? Is that you?]]

The main protagonist of the game.\\\
They arrived in Rockport hoping to be involved in the local street racing scene with their [[CoolCar BMW M3 GTR]]. After some races, they challenged the notorious Blacklist #15, Razor to a pink slip race, only to lose the race and the car thanks to Razor [[VehicularSabotage sabotaging the player's vehicle]]. Arrested by Sergeant Nathan Cross, they were released a few days later due to lack of evidence since Razor took the car away, after which they are aided by Mia Townsend, who helps the player rise through the Blacklist and win back the car from Razor.\\\

* MythologyGag: Sonny's calligraphy decal "極速" [[note]]"maximum speed" in Chinese[[/note]] can be applied as a regular sticker from the 2015 reboot onwards. This can be used for the Golf GTI Clubsport ([=Mk7=]) in ''Payback'' and ''Heat'' to strongly resemble Sonny's car.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Drives Razor's Mustang (albeit with a grey paint job) instead of his Cayman in ''5-1-0''.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobertClotworthy & Bob Neill (Primary officers) Judi M. Durand (Dispatch), Brian Bloom, David Cooley, Judi M. Durand, Rif Hutton, Vanessa Marshall, Creator/PepperSweeney (Secondary officers), Jon Bruno (Helicopter unit)

[[folder:Sergeant Cross]]

!!!'''Car:''' Chevrolet Corvette C6.R (C6) (FMV) (''Most Wanted''), Chevrolet Corvette C6 (in-game) (''Most Wanted''), Chevrolet Corvette [=Z06=] (C6) (''Carbon'')

Sergeant Cross is the Police Sergeant for the Street Racing Unit of the Rockport Police Department, who also is accompanied with his partner.\\\
Earlier in the prologue, Cross pulls the player over for bringing a non-street legal car in the city. About to have their car impounded, an emergency police response prevented them from occuring, forcing Cross to spare the player for now.\\\
Later on, after losing the race and their car against Razor, they're left merciless in the hands of Cross. He finally arrests the player, but is forced to release them due to lack of evidence. As the player progresses through, Cross will often call the player.\\\
He makes one final appearance in the end where he calls every available unit in the city to chase down the player, who just acquired back their M3 GTR. Unfortunate for the player to ultimately escape Rockport via BrokenBridge, Cross issues them in the National Most Wanted List before stepping down his position in Rockport.\\\

** ''World'' also has this, but using the road-going version. However, using one of the aftermarket spoilers in disguise to uncannily resemble the actual version.

*** It later returns in the [[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed2015 2015 reboot]], as part of the free ''Deluxe Edition'' update. It uses the M3 (E46) again as the base model (though the M3 GTR body kit is available for purchase for this car), albeit using said body kit applied. It has (among other things) the wrong wheels, windshield and tire stickers.

The player's faithful companion.\\\
She helps the player on their quest to recover their car from Razor after their early release from prison due to lack of evidence, and provides them their first starter car, a safehouse, and pursuit gameplay tips.\\\

The list of fugitive street racers of Rockport that are in high priority of capture by the Rockport Police Department. Each blacklist member has a set bounty placed upon them.\\\

'''Black Box Era:''' ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedUnderground Underground]]'' (''1'' and ''2'') | '''''Most Wanted'' (2005)''' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedProStreet ProStreet]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]''\\

* RubberBandAI: '''[[ThatOneBoss The most infamous example of this in the entire game]]''', which is saying something when this game is already infamous for using this trope with reckeless abandon. The last race of his Blacklist challenge is the perfect example of this trope: it's perfectly possible to be minutes ahead against him halfway through and then get suddenly overtaken by him in the final stretch.

* CoolCar: The BMW M3 GTR is '''the''' ''Need for Speed'' car that defined the series in the millennium onward, the E46 model BMW M3 GTR, belongs to the player. It is so cool, it made many appearances after ''Most Wanted'':

* RubberBandAI: '''The most infamous example of this in the entire game''', which is saying something when this game is already infamous for using this trope with reckeless abandon. The last race of his Blacklist challenge is the perfect example of this trope: it's perfectly possible to be minutes ahead against him halfway through and then get suddenly overtaken by him in the final stretch.

** ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted2012 Most Wanted]]'' (2012) returns back to the original race-going version of the M3 GTR, which can be only obtained via the ''[[DownloadableContent Need for Speed Heroes Pack]]'' through winning against it in its "Most Wanted" race (go figure). Other liveries are also available to apply to said car since they also come with bundle as well. In this game's mobile variant, the car is already available in the game. You can use the car for free after beating the #1 Blacklist event.

*** ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHeat Heat]]'' now uses the actual race-spec M3 GTR. Ghost Games carefully checked each detail of the car to strongly resemble the real race-going version, like it was from ''Most Wanted''. That includes racing windows, roll cage, the exact license plate and even utilizing the appropriate 4.0L V8 engine sound. It was even a factor in the story when Lt. Frank Mercer hijacks the car to escape, only for the player to take him down. Afterwards, The League restores it, signifying the end of the storyline and allowing you to drive it.
** ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnbound Unbound]]'' adds the M3 GTR with all of its racing components intact other than [[ArtisticLicenseCars having two seats]]. While this car is exclusive only to EA Play subscribers, and restricted only to online mode, one of the High Heat Deliveries lets you drive this iconic car. And the said iconic car speaks for itself its bio:

** The government of Fairhaven City in ''Most Wanted (2012)'' loves to honor him by naming the district called "Callahan Industrial".

** In ''Unbound'', [[spoiler:Yaz stated in one High Heat delivery mission with the M3 GTR that it is for a client who is just released from jail and the car was the first thing he wanted. That client is implied to be Razor himself.]]

If there is a car across the ''Need for Speed'' franchise worthy of being considered its own character, ''this is it''.\\\
''Most Wanted'''s Career Mode partially revolves around the M3 GTR, as it is the player's car at the beginning of the game, until it is sabotaged when the player races against Razor, resulting in Razor winning the car for himself, and the rest of the game revolving around the player going through the Blacklist to challenge Razor (who used the car to climb to the #1 spot of the Blacklist), and the car will be returned to the player after defeating him - which also unlocks it for Quick Race play.\\\
The M3 GTR appears again in ''Carbon'', in which the start of Career Mode sees the player attempting to escape from Cross through one of the canyon routes. Before they can reach Palmont City, they drive into a construction area at the base of the canyon, and total the M3 GTR for good, as it does not appear in Career Mode again, although it can be unlocked for Quick Race play by completing certain achievements.\\\

* BlueIsHeroic: While the [[VillainProtagonist player]] in ''Most Wanted (2005)'' can be considered ALighterShadeOfBlack at best, averting this trope as this car is used to wreak havoc in the city, this is played more straight in some of its future appearences after the player got into the hands of the car, and the most distinctive visual feature of the M3 GTR are its blue stripes/livery over its silver/white base color.

* MacGuffin: The BMW M3 GTR is the item that the player wants to retrieve from Razor. Its portable counterparts has the M3 GTR as officialy Razor's own car.

** ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnbound Unbound]]'' adds the M3 GTR with all of its racing components intact other than [[ArtisticLicenseCars having two seats]]. While this car is exclusive only to EA Play members, one of the High Heat Deliveries lets you drive this iconic car. And the said iconic car speaks for itself its bio:

* MsFanservice: Following the footsteps of Melissa in ''Underground'' and Rachel and Nikki in ''Underground 2'', Mia is the main source of eye candy. It seems that her prefered outfits are either short crop tops (if not outright bikini tops) or ''very'' short shorts.

The car's popularity led to it appearing in subsequent ''Need for Speed'' games starting with ''Most Wanted'' (2012), usually as a DLC, before the M3 GTR made its return as part of a Career Mode in ''Heat'', where it's driven by Frank Mercer during the mission "Breaking the Law", in which he attempts to flee from the Palm City Police Department discovering his Task Force's shipment of cars, as the player and Ana chase down Mercer and have to take him down.

** ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnbound Unbound]]'' adds the M3 GTR with all of its racing components intact. This car is exclusive only to EA Play members.

** He makes a brief appearance in ''Payback'' via voice call during the "Covert Courier" mission with Chris Williams (the actor who voiced Cross during police pursuits in ''Most Wanted'') reprising his voice role.

* KillTally: His Corvette cruiser in ''Most Wanted'' has [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/nfs/images/7/7c/NFSMWCorvetteC6Cross.png/revision/latest?cb=20120630181711&path-prefix=en five car silhouettes mounted on one of its sides]], of which four have been crossed over, which are implied to represent racers he has stopped. In ''Carbon'', his Corvette [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/nfs/images/a/ac/NFSC_Chevrolet_CorvetteZ06_Bonus.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20220328174147&path-prefix=en actually has the number eight written in tally marks]].
* MiniBoss: Cross occasionally shows up during police pursuits. Unlike other police units, he has the ability to use nitrous. He also has the highest bounty out of any police unit.

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* LightningBruiser: The Corvette [=C6=] is resilient, quick and agile enough in the hands of the player, and it's no different with the police here. These cop cars even have ''nitrous'' installed. [[/folder]]

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* ChronicallyCrashedCar: Despite being one of the series' most iconic vehicles, it tends to constantly get wrecked in the most inconvenient times. In both ''Most Wanted'' (2005), the game in which it made its main appearance, and ''Carbon'', in which it appears in the prologue by virtue of being an ImmediateSequel of the former, it ends up totalled by the end of each game's initial phase. In ''Most Wanted'' (2005) this is {{Justified|Trope}} in that it's revealed that Razor sabotaged the car via unscrewing the oil sump so that it would malfunction while racing against him and thus he would win it, and it appears to be better than ever once you gain it back after beating Razor at the end of the game. In ''Carbon'', however, it gets totalled at the beginning following a chase with Cross, and despite not appearing to suffer any spectacular damage (it crashes sideways against a truck carrying pipes, even though in ''Most Wanted'' it would shrug off crashing against trucks carrying ''logs''), it is the last time it's seen in that game. Sure enough, when it manages to make its reappearance at the end of ''Heat'', somehow ending in the hands of the game's final boss Lt. Frank Mercer, the player has to take down the car ''Hot Pursuit''-style via ramming it, and if one's good enough, it only takes a couple of hits before you leave a stranded Mercer desperately and unsuccessfull trying to start the car again.