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[[WMG:In the cop career in ''Rivals'', you dont actually play as F-8]]
This may serve as an explanation as to how come the player can continue to play as a cop despite storywise having been fired from the RCPD. You were actually playing as a different officer rising up the ranks alongside F-8 and helping him out chase down Zephyr. This could also explain how the Hennessey Venom GT was the car shown in the final news broadcast as F-8's wrecked cop car despite the Venom being unlocked to the player only after that happens.

Hawaii is an American state popular as a tourist attraction, and there are some street racing scenes around since racetracks were gone. A WideOpenSandbox racing game would cover the entire state of four islands.
* Pretty much like ''VideoGame/TestDrive Unlimited'' but with more emphasis on car customization.

Continuing off the idea that the Protagonist from ''Underground'' is also the same person the player takes the role of in ''Most Wanted'' and ''Carbon'', after taking down a criminal racing syndicate, jumping off a bridge to escape from an entire police force, and taking over an entire city, he decided that two totaled and/or stolen cars is more than enough, and that the small town of Ventura Bay was a nice place to hang up the [[FeaturelessProtagonist first person camera]], since while he could still involve himself in the racing scene by doing the same thing Samantha, Rachel, Mia, and Neville did for him, [[spoiler:and maybe pissing off the cops every once in a while for old times' sake,]] he wouldn't have to worry about getting involved with any ''other'' [[TheSyndicate corrupt syndicates]] or [[CowboyCop Cowboy Cops]] trying to bring him down. [[spoiler:Besides, he did say Eddie and him known each other for a while, the [[NeedForSpeedMostWanted BMW M3 GTR]] had to come from somewhere, and who else would be crazy enough to steal the most famous car made by a known tuner while he's in town? [[ButForMeItWasTuesday That's a regular weekend, compared to the crap he's been through.]]]]

* It's two years late, but here's something that contradicts the ''Undercover'' possibility; on the police radio you can hear a conversation where an officer arrests a man who refuses to take his racing helmet off. What's his name? Surname's Cooper, first name Ryan. Either this or ''ProStreet'' could be a sequel to each other, with ''PS'' being after Ryan decides he's had enough of illegal street racing.

[[WMG:Travis is the protagonist of the ''Underground/Most Wanted'' series.]]

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[[WMG:A future ''Need for Speed'' title will be set in Hawaii. AlohaHawaii.]]

[[WMG:And, to piggyback off the previous theory, ''Rivals'' takes place in the future of ''Hot Pursuit'' 2010, where RealityEnsues.]]

Is because, unlike in reality, the underground tuner scene '''really''' took off and endured, rather than being a big thing in the late 90s-mid 00s, with it being more popular and SeriousBusiness amongst the mainstream in the NFS universe, the slang terms stuck around, hence why they refer to money as "bank" and the like, because it never faded out as much.

[[WMG: The Protagonist is the same in ''Underground'' through ''Undercover''.]]
It's RYAN COOPER everybody! Check it, he starts in Olympic City a total unknown but good enough that he swiftly beats Eddie, a top racer. Eddie calls a hitman to kill him and fails. He goes to Bayview to raise the stakes, taking out the man who tried to kill him. Next he goes to Rockport to blow off steam, and gets the attention of the Blacklist 15, and Cross. Kicking their asses and pissing off Cross, he flees to Palmont with Cross on his tail. Cue the story of the original noobish Ryan Cooper losing a crapton of money and returning to people hating him. After clearing his name he retires temporarily to Street Legal, going on a World Tour. After winning he yearns for the old life and becomes a wheelman in Undercover.

[[WMG: Alternately, the entire series from ''Underground'' to ''Undercover'' isn't in order.]]

* Tri City Bay could be from San Francisco, as it is the largest, with many bays and bridges, huge toll freeways, and vast hills to the North. Bayview would be LA, since I7 is very similar to I5, and goes through the heart of the city (as seen in a drag race in-game). There is also an easter egg if you go into Jackson Heights, on one or two cliffs you may notice a shimmering gold (streetlamps) freeway leading North from the city. I7 could just as easily go South to San Diego. Olympic City would technically be San Diego. It's the only other major seaside city along US101/I5, and is smaller than LA (smaller than Bayview). Rockport is Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA. Since it has water to the east and is the only city large enough after discounting all other Seaside Cities near to the other ones, it makes some sense. Palmont is Redding, CA. It is the Connector to I5 toward Rockport, and has both the Sacramento River and Shasta Lake, and Mountains to the North.

[[WMG: Alternatively to that, the Protagonist from ''Underground'' through ''Carbon'' is the same, but the other games are set in the same universe.]]

[[WMG: After becoming Street King in ''[=ProStreet=]'', Ryan Cooper will start a racing career in [[VideoGame/RidgeRacer Ridge State]].]]

[[WMG: The Protagonist in ''Prostreet'' is the same person as the player character in ''Shift''.]]

[[WMG: The cities of Fairhaven ''(Most Wanted 2012)'' and Olympic City ''(Underground 1)'' might be in the same county.]]
In ''Rivals'', a licence plate location choice for the cop side says "Fairhaven County; Olympic City". This may also explain Rachel's 350Z, Eddie's R34 Skyline GTR, and the Most Wanted '05 M3 GTR showing up in Fairhaven

[[WMG: ''Hot Pursuit'' 2010 is set in France and Germany, and HollywoodGeography has hit hard.]]

*Jossed, the map of Seacrest County on the inside cover of the console releases reveals that the ocean to the west is the Pacific, which means it's on the American west coast. If it were in Europe it would have been the Atlantic.

[[WMG: The SCPD (''Hot Pursuit'') has been chasing racers probably since the '80s or maybe even before]]

[[WMG: Seacrest County in ''Hot Pursuit'' 2010 is corrupt.]]

[[WMG: And, to piggyback off the previous theory, ''Rivals'' takes place in the future of ''Hot Pursuit'' 2010, where RealityEnsues.]]

[[WMG: ''All'' of the police forces around the globe in ''Nitro'' are corrupt.]]

[[WMG: The makers of ''Hot Pursuit'' 2010 are against high-speed chases by the police.]]

[[WMG: ''Need for Speed: The Run'' will be a sequel to ''Portal 2''.]]

[[WMG: The #1 Blacklist racer before Razor was...]]

[[WMG: ''Hot Pursuit'' 2010, racers and cops have the ability of nano-manufacturing an infinite amount of cars like in ''VideoGame/{{PlanetSide}}'']]

[[WMG: ''Hot Pursuit'' takes place in an alternate universe where humanity has evolved thicker skulls in place of larger brains.]]

[[WMG: ''Most Wanted'' 2012 is actually a virtual reality simulation]]

[[WMG: In the cop career in ''Rivals'', you dont actually play as F-8]]

[[WMG: ''Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit'' originally planned on having the [[http://www.nfscars.net/forum/picture.php?albumid=689&pictureid=12240 Vector W8]] but licensing changed at the last moment.]]

[[WMG: The PlayerCharacter in ''Most Wanted'' 2012 is the police supervisor.]]

[[WMG: The racers in ''Hot Pursuit'' are drug lords who use their drug money to buy their supercars]]

[[WMG: Redview (''Rivals'') and Seacrest (''Hot Pursuit'' 2010) Counties are near each other.]]

[[WMG: A future ''Need for Speed'' title will be set in Hawaii. AlohaHawaii.]]

[[WMG: Travis is the protagonist of the ''Underground/Most Wanted'' series.]]
Continuing off the idea that the Protagonist from Underground is also the same person the player takes the role of in Most Wanted and Carbon, after taking down a criminal racing syndicate, jumping off a bridge to escape from an entire police force, and taking over an entire city, he decided that two totaled and/or stolen cars is more than enough, and that the small town of Ventura Bay was a nice place to hang up the [[FeaturelessProtagonist first person camera]], since while he could still involve himself in the racing scene by doing the same thing Samantha, Rachel, Mia, and Neville did for him, [[spoiler:and maybe pissing off the cops every once in a while for old times' sake,]] he wouldn't have to worry about getting involved with any ''other'' [[TheSyndicate corrupt syndicates]] or [[CowboyCop Cowboy Cops]] trying to bring him down. [[spoiler:Besides, he did say Eddie and him known each other for a while, the [[NeedForSpeedMostWanted BMW M3 GTR]] had to come from somewhere, and who else would be crazy enough to steal the most famous car made by a known tuner while he's in town? [[ButForMeItWasTuesday That's a regular weekend, compared to the crap he's been through.]]]]

*But then how do you explain the American flags on the flagposts in the SCPD lodges and the US flags on some of the cop cars?
*Also the cops speak English

[[WMG: Travis is the protagonist of the Underground/Most Wanted series.]]
Continuing off the popular idea that the Protagonist from Underground is also the same person the player plays as in Most Wanted and Carbon, after all the crap they went through, they decided to hang up the [[FeaturelessProtagonist first person camera]] and play more of a supporting role to the next generations of racers, [[spoiler:not that it stop him from kicking the hornet's nest every once in a while for old times' sake,]] providing them with cars and a garage like Samantha, Rachel, Mia, and Neville before him. [[spoiler:Besides, his familiarity with Eddie and the [[NeedForSpeedMostWanted BMW M3 GTR]] had to come from somewhere, and 9 nine years is more than enough time to fix a car.]]

Continuing off the popular idea that the Protagonist from Underground is also the same person the player plays as in Most Wanted and Carbon, after all the crap they went through, they decided to hang up the [[FeaturelessProtagonist first person camera]] and play more of a supporting role to the next generations of racers, [[Spoiler not that it stop him from kicking the hornet's nest every once in a while for old times' sake,]] providing them with cars and a garage like Samantha, Rachel, Mia, and Neville before him. [[Spoiler Besides, his familiarity with Eddie and the [[NeedForSpeedMostWanted BMW M3 GTR]] had to come from somewhere, and 9 nine years is more than enough time to fix a car.]]

[[WMG: ''Hot Pursuit'' 2010, racers and cops have the ability of nano-manufacturing an infinite amount of cars like in ''{{PlanetSide}}'']]

After defeating Ryo Watanabe in ''Prostreet'', Ryan Cooper is now heading to the higher level of sanctioned, official racing leagues. He will never come back to underground street racing scene. UsefulNotes/TwentyFourHoursOfLeMans or {{NASCAR}} anyone? He would be in UsefulNotes/WorldRallyChampionship too.