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The very first police officer of the entire franchise.\\\

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The very first unnamed police officer of the game and the very first of the entire franchise.\\\



* NoNameGiven: He has no other name than simply the Policeman.



!!!'''Car:''' All the available cars in the roster: [[labelnote:Click to view]]Acura NSX ([=NA1=]), Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 (C4), Dodge Viper RT/10 (SR I), Ferrari 512TR, Lamborghini Diablo VT, Mazda RX-7 (FD, Series 6), Porsche 911 Carrera (993), Toyota Supra Turbo ([=A80=], [=S1=])[[/labelnote]]

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!!!'''Car:''' All the available cars in the roster: [[labelnote:Click to view]]Acura NSX ([=NA1=]), Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 (C4), Dodge Viper RT/10 (SR I), Ferrari 512TR, Lamborghini Diablo VT, Mazda RX-7 (FD, Series 6), Porsche 911 Carrera (993), Toyota Supra Turbo ([=A80=], [=S1=])[[/labelnote]](1994)[[/labelnote]]
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'''Black Box Era:''' ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedUnderground Underground]]'' (''1'' and ''2'') | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted]]'' (2005) | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedProStreet ProStreet]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]''\\

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'''Black Box Era:''' ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedUnderground Underground]]'' (''1'' and ''2'') | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted]]'' (2005) | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]]'' (''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedCarbonMainVersionCharacters Main Version]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedCarbonOwnTheCityCharacters Own the City]])'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedProStreet ProStreet]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]''\\



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* SuddenlyVoiced: In the 3DO Version (as opposed to the [=PS1=] and Sega Saturn version where it uses a static image), the policeman in the FMV is voiced, complete with his [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic pattern of speech]].

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* SuddenlyVoiced: In the 3DO Version (as opposed to the [=PS1=] and Sega Saturn version [[https://i.postimg.cc/tgXxBqcP/nfs1994policemanps1.jpg where it uses a static image), image]]), the policeman in the FMV is voiced, complete with his [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic pattern of speech]].
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* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIBcr5IjgIE 90's rock music plays]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhYt_g3UQh8 whenever the policeman]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6TQp5yqJRQ busts the player]].



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!!!'''Car:''' Acura NSX ([=NA1=]), Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 (C4), Dodge Viper RT/10 (SR I), Ferrari 512TR, Lamborghini Diablo VT, Mazda RX-7 (FD, Series 6), Porsche 911 Carrera (993), Toyota Supra Turbo ([=A80=])

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!!!'''Car:''' Acura All the available cars in the roster: [[labelnote:Click to view]]Acura NSX ([=NA1=]), Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 (C4), Dodge Viper RT/10 (SR I), Ferrari 512TR, Lamborghini Diablo VT, Mazda RX-7 (FD, Series 6), Porsche 911 Carrera (993), Toyota Supra Turbo ([=A80=])([=A80=], [=S1=])[[/labelnote]]



* CoolCar: He drives any of the available cars in the game. In fact, many of his FMV clips show all of the cars in one parking space, likely showcasing his prized collection.

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* CoolCar: He drives any of the available cars in the game. In fact, many of his FMV clips show all of the cars in one parking space, space (pictured above), likely showcasing his prized collection.



* PetTheDog: He maybe a {{Jerkass}}, but there are a few times that he hypes and warms you up as well as acknowledging your victory or even give you props if you lose.
* TheRival: The '''first''' ever rival of the franchise as a whole, predating everyone.

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* PetTheDog: He maybe a {{Jerkass}}, but there are a few times that he hypes and warms you up as well as acknowledging your victory or even give you props if you lose.
lose, making him more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* TheRival: The '''first''' ever rival of the franchise as a whole, predating everyone.everyone in the franchise.


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* VitriolicBestBuds: With the player. There are times he is [[SoreLoser sore]] of your victory, and [[TrashTalk trash talks]] a lot, but there are time he commends you for giving him a challenge.
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'''Ghost Games Era:''' [[Characters/NeedForSpeed2015 (2015)]] | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedPayback Payback]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedHeat Heat]]'']]-]]]

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Heat]]''\\
'''New Criterion Era:''' ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedUnbound Unbound]]'']]-]]]
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!!!'''Car:''' Ford Mustang SSP (Special Service Package) (Gen.3)

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!!!'''Car:''' Ford Mustang SSP (Special Service Package) (Gen.3)



!!!'''Car:''' Acura NSX ([=NA1=]), Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 (C4), Dodge Viper RT/10 (SR I), Ferrari 512TR, Lamborghini Diablo VT (pre-facelift), Mazda RX-7 (FD, Series 6), Porsche 911 Carrera (993), Toyota Supra RZ ([=Mk4=])

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!!!'''Car:''' Acura NSX ([=NA1=]), Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 (C4), Dodge Viper RT/10 (SR I), Ferrari 512TR, Lamborghini Diablo VT (pre-facelift), VT, Mazda RX-7 (FD, Series 6), Porsche 911 Carrera (993), Toyota Supra RZ ([=Mk4=])Turbo ([=A80=])
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* NiceHat: A nice police hat that makes him strongly resemble a county sheriff.
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The characters of the ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' game ''VideoGame/TheNeedForSpeed''.



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'''Autolog Era:''' ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedShift Shift]]'' (''Shift 2: Unleashed'') | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedNitro Nitro]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedTheRun The Run]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedRivals Rivals]]''\\

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'''Autolog Era:''' ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedShift Shift]]'' (''Shift (''Shift'' PSP version and ''Shift 2: Unleashed'') | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedNitro Nitro]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedTheRun The Run]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedRivals Rivals]]''\\
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'''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedAutologEra Autolog Era]]:''' ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedShift Shift]]'' (''Shift 2: Unleashed'') | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedTheRun The Run]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedRivals Rivals]]''\\

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'''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedAutologEra Autolog Era]]:''' '''Autolog Era:''' ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedShift Shift]]'' (''Shift 2: Unleashed'') | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedNitro Nitro]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedTheRun The Run]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedRivals Rivals]]''\\
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Being the first ever game of the entire franchise, '''The Need for Speed''' features a few known characters that would later define future installments.

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Being the first ever game of the entire franchise, '''The ''The Need for Speed''' Speed'' features a few known characters that would later define the future installments.
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Being the first ever game of the entire franchise, '''The Need for Speed''' features a few known characters that would later define future installments.
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'''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedAutologEra Autolog Era]]:''' ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedTheRun The Run]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedRivals Rivals]]''\\

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'''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedAutologEra Autolog Era]]:''' ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedShift Shift]]'' (''Shift 2: Unleashed'') | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedTheRun The Run]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedRivals Rivals]]''\\
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[[header:[[center:'''''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed''''' [[Characters/NeedForSpeed character index]]\\
[-'''Classic Era:''' '''''The Need for Speed''''' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedPorscheUnleashed Porsche Unleashed]]''\\
'''Black Box Era:''' ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedUnderground Underground]]'' (''1'' and ''2'') | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted]]'' (2005) | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedProStreet ProStreet]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]''\\
'''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedAutologEra Autolog Era]]:''' ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedTheRun The Run]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedRivals Rivals]]''\\
'''[[Characters/NeedForSpeed2014 2014 film adaptation]]'''\\
'''Ghost Games Era:''' [[Characters/NeedForSpeed2015 (2015)]] | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedPayback Payback]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedHeat Heat]]'']]-]]]


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!!!'''Car:''' Ford Mustang SSP (Special Service Package) (Gen.3)
!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Michael St. John Smith

-> ''"Well, I do believe I got me my first UFO capture."''

The very first police officer of the entire franchise.\\\
He'll issue you a ticket if he manages to capture you. Receive three tickets, and he will proceed to arrest you.
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* ByTheBookCop: Despite being seen wielding a shotgun, the policeman just simply arrests and handcuffs the player.
* CoolCar: His third-generation Ford Mustang police car. It was a trendy police sports car at the time being.
* DeadpanSnarker: He comes equipped with various sarcastic lines regarding the player's capture.
-->''"Well, I do believe I've got me my first UFO capture. You better start turning green real fast, gizmo, or the ''National Enquirer'' ain't going to buy my story."''
-->''"You're just crying out for some rehabilitation, aren't you?"''
-->''"Congratulations! You've just won an all-expenses-paid county vacation."''
* HeroAntagonist: First game, first rule. Street racing, being the central theme of the game is '''illegal'''. That is why he's here waiting to bust you.
* NiceHat: A nice police hat that makes him strongly resemble a county sheriff.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In the 3DO Version (as opposed to the [=PS1=] and Sega Saturn version where it uses a static image), the policeman in the FMV is voiced, complete with his [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic pattern of speech]].
* WeaponForIntimidation: He wields a shotgun when he goes to arrest the player, but otherwise doesn't do anything with it.
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[[folder:X-Man]]
!!X-Man / Opponent
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!!!'''Car:''' Acura NSX ([=NA1=]), Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 (C4), Dodge Viper RT/10 (SR I), Ferrari 512TR, Lamborghini Diablo VT (pre-facelift), Mazda RX-7 (FD, Series 6), Porsche 911 Carrera (993), Toyota Supra RZ ([=Mk4=])
!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Brenan Baird

-> ''"You just turned a $200,000 car... into a $13 piece of scrap. Way to go, [[Series/TheAndyGriffithShow Gomer]]."''

The X-Man (also known as Opponent) is the very first opponent of the entire franchise, and the only opponent that the player encounters in ''The Need for Speed''. You will first encounter him, and is present, in Time Trial and Head to Head events. He is often seen in full-motion videos mocking and trash talking about you whenever you face him.
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* AllThereInTheManual: The name X-Man was stated in the game's manual, where as the credits stated that he's called the Opponent.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: If you manage to defeat him three times, he briefly acts bitter about it, but recovers in a few seconds by acknowledging that he's character in a video game, stating that he will live forever by being digitally immortalized in the game, while you will die one day.[[note]]It becomes pretty ironic because his actor, Brenan Baird, has since died in 2013 from cancer.[[/note]]
-->'''Opponent:''' I'm a bit bitter. But hey, I'll live. In fact, I'll live forever. Digitally immortalized! You, on the other hand, will die one day.
* CoolCar: He drives any of the available cars in the game. In fact, many of his FMV clips show all of the cars in one parking space, likely showcasing his prized collection.
* DeadpanSnarker: Hoo-boy. This bastard's sarcasm surely does inspire Eddie, Caleb, Razor and Darius to be one.
* IShallTauntYou: As part of his personality as an opponent, is his sequence of ridicules to the player.
* {{Jerkass}}: Yeah, admit it. What would you expect from the very first opponent who mocks you consistently or [[SoreLoser acting very bitter every time you win]]?
* PetTheDog: He maybe a {{Jerkass}}, but there are a few times that he hypes and warms you up as well as acknowledging your victory or even give you props if you lose.
* TheRival: The '''first''' ever rival of the franchise as a whole, predating everyone.
* ShoutOut: If you wrecked the Lamborgini Diablo, the X-Man will sarcastically tell you, "Way to go, Gomer", after the famously clumsy character from ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow''.
* TrashTalk: The X-Man sure has compliments and conversations with his filthy mouth of his.
* XMakesAnythingCool: Perhaps the reason why he's called the "X-Man".
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