History Characters / TheAmazingRace21

* WrongGenreSavvy: Though they were very knowledgeable of the mechanics of the game, at times they had trouble applying their knowledge, and their game play style (such as creating a three team alliance to "select" the Final 3) was probably better suited to a game like ''{{Series/Survivor}}'', as alliances have a tendency to be tossed out the window as soon as elimination becomes a real threat. Incidentally, they would later become [[Characters/SurvivorSanJuanDelSur Survivor contestants]].

* SpotlightStealingSquad: From the very first leg up until the Finish Line, where half the shots of the eliminated teams waiting at the mat included them.

* CatchPhrase: It is not recommended to take a drink every time you hear them say "Oh my God". You won't even survive one episode.

* LethalJokeCharacter: Guess why?

* NonGameplayElimination[=/=]MercyKill: Though they were technically eliminated for losing leg 8, they would have finished 4th in leg 7 had they not lost Abba's passport, as they were hours ahead of Josh & Brent and Ryan & Abbie, and they were only saved due to it being a non-elimination leg and the next leg being a second Moscow leg. They never had a chance after that, and were show doing the leg in TimeCompressionMontage.

* ShockingElimination

* ShockingElimination: They finished in the top 2 five times in the first six legs before they decided to start connecting through Frankfurt.

* ShockingElimination

* ShockingElimination: Mostly because they went from first to last so suddenly.

Twins, and the only family team on the season, they were born in New York before moving to Sri Lanka when they were three years old. Their manic energy grabbed the attention of the cameras right from the start. They were one of the early favorites to win, and would engineer one of the most ingenious moves in Race history when they used two other teams to U-Turn their biggest competition out of the Race. However, they would also pull one of the most controversial moves in Race history when they picked up the money James & Abba dropped in Bangladesh, and decided to keep it. They were in 3rd heading to the Pit Stop in the penultimate leg, but a local sent them in the wrong direction, putting them out in 4th place. Their manic energy and [[SpotlightStealingSquad spotlight stealing natures]] got them invited back for the [[Characters/TheAmazingRace24 second All-Stars]], and later cast on ''Characters/SurvivorSanJuanDelSur''.

Twins, and the only family team on the season, they were born in New York before moving to Sri Lanka when they were three years old. Their manic energy grabbed the attention of the cameras right from the start. They were one of the early favorites to win, and would engineer one of the most ingenious moves in Race history when they used two other teams to U-Turn their biggest competition out of the Race. However, they would also pull one of the most controversial moves in Race history when they picked up the money James & Abba dropped in Bangladesh, and decided to keep it. They were in 3rd heading to the Pit Stop in the penultimate leg, but a local sent them in the wrong direction, putting them out in 4th place. Their manic energy and [[SpotlightStealingSquad spotlight stealing natures]] got them invited back for the [[Characters/TheAmazingRace24 second All-Stars.]]

Metal Bassist and his attorney friend. James has played with White Lion and Music/{{Megadeth}}. They started out as a relatively strong, if not mistake-prone, team, winning two legs after claiming the Fast Forward in Bangladesh. They were cruising along in Moscow, having a six hour lead on two other teams, only to lose Abba's passport and be eliminated in 6th when they failed to find it.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Though they were very knowledgeable of the mechanics of the game, at times they had trouble applying their knowledge, and their game play style (such as creating a three team alliance to "select" the Final 3) was probably better suited to a game like ''{{Series/Survivor}}'', as alliances have a tendency to be tossed out the window as soon as elimination becomes a real threat.

* TokenMinority: Natalie & Nadiya are the only team who was not caucasian this season.

* MinorInjuryOverreaction: Lexi lost it when she cut her finger during the bull fighting Detour. She would lose it again after getting hit on the head during the final Roadblock, which would prove more costly.

* TrashTalk: With Josh & Brent in the penultimate leg.

* DarkHorseVictory: They are easily the weakest team to ever win the race (even acknowledging this in post-race interviews saying they'd rather be the worst winners than the best losers), having finished in the bottom-2 for seven straight legs, yet survived all seven legs. In comparison, only one other team in every single version of the Race had survived six bottom-2 finishes ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace5 Kami & Karli]]), and they held that record for ''eight years'' until Josh & Brent broke it. They also have the the least number of top-2 and top-3 finishes of any winner in race history, as well as the worst finishing average. They're also the second team to win after being 13 hours behind at one point ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace11 Eric & Danielle]]). In the final leg, Trey & Lexi twice said how they weren't worried about the Beekman Boys, as the Chippendales were their real competition.

* TwoFirstNames: Both of them.

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Brent deduced the trick behind the Time Zone Roadblock in Moscow without a second glance, Josh said he used a good amount of math to figure out the possible combinations for the Hello/Goodbye FinalExamFinale Roadblock.

* SmartGuy: Both of them. After struggling through the synchronized swimming Detour in Moscow, they breezed through the next three tasks, including Brent acing the time zone Roadblock on the first try (when all the other teams needed at least eleven tries, or used the Express Pass). Then there was Josh using [[AwesomenessByAnalysis his analytical skills]] to break down the Hello/Goodbye FinalExamFinale Roadblock and finish ahead of the other two teams to win the race.

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Brent deduced the trick behind the Time Zone Roadblock in Moscow without a second glance, while later in the same leg, they easily breezed through the Historic Russians Roadblock. Josh said he used a good amount of math to figure out the possible combinations for the Hello/Goodbye FinalExamFinale Roadblock.

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Brent deduced the trick behind the Time Zone Roadblock in Moscow without a second glance, and Josh said he used a good amount of math to figure out the possible combinations for the Hello/Goodbye FinalExamFinale Roadblock.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ryan - while initially a blowhard who got on everyone's nerves, he took a well-placed blow to the ego when he and Abbie missed the flight to Russia, and ended up spending a little under a week running the race in synchronization with Josh & Brent, to the point where both teams formed a mutual OddFriendship with each other. It got to the point where Ryan was willing to stay behind at the Synchronized Swimming Detour and wait for them, something which pre-Russia Ryan would probably never have even thought of doing. After the race, he even came out to defend Natalie & Nadiya after they "stole" James & Abba's money.

* PromotedFanboy: [[{{In-Universe}} They're Race "superfans".]]

* RealityShowGenreBlindness: They considered using the Express Pass during the synchronized swimming Detour in leg 7 while suffering Killer Fatigue, until Jaymes & James pointed out that it would likely be wasted with Abbie & Ryan and Josh & Brent having disappeared from the race (even missing the several hour-long equalizer upon reaching Moscow). Eventually Subverted, as they realized their stupidity and finished the Detour, becoming so far the first and only team to win and keep the Express Pass until the final leg in which it can be used.[[note]]In retrospect, it would have been the right choice to use it there as they were not in danger of elimination on that or the next leg. Using it at the synchronized swimming Detour would have put them in position to take 1st place in the leg from Trey & Lexi, and possibly the next leg as well. This is due to the fact that in the following leg, with no equalizer present, they were so far behind Trey & Lexi and Jaymes & James that even the use of the Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock did not increase their position. They ended up 3rd on both legs instead.[[/note]]

* UnluckilyLucky: Part of the reason eventual winners Josh and Brent wound up over 12 hours behind the lead teams and set the record for bottom-2 finishes without getting eliminated was they kept catching unlucky breaks, but at the same time they repeatedly got saved by dumb luck.

* UnluckilyLucky: Part of the reason they wound up so far behind everyone else was they kept catching unlucky breaks, but at the same time they repeatedly got saved by dumb luck.