History Characters / NeedForSpeedUnderground

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Eddie in the 2015 reboot start off as a {{Jerkass}}, as usual. But as you progress through his challenges, [[CharacterDevelopment he will slowly mellow out and eventually]] [[GracefulLoser congratulate and respect you after you beat him]].

and is an unlockable car in the 2015 reboot (although looking not quite similar), ''Payback'' and ''Heat''.

->''"Maaaannn... you bore me."''

*** ''Heat'' finally got the Skyline correctly as its Underground counterpart. With the correct body kit, wheels, spoiler and decals.

* CoolCar: She owns a metallic green Nissan 350Z with a purple vinyl, which she lends to the player upon arriving to Bayview until they can chose their starter car. Much like Eddie's Nissan Skyline in the first ''Underground'', not only is the game's cover car, but it's also one of the abandoned cars that can be unlocked in ''Payback'' (albeit in a 2008 edition).

* CoolCar: He drives an orange Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (R34) with a custom vinyl showing The Eastsiders' logo. It's a quite nifty car, and ''Need for Speed'' certainly agreed: Besides being in the game's cover front and center, it's most likely an influence on the player being shown at the beginning of ''Underground 2'' also driving Nissan Skyline GT-R (albeit one that's blue with a yellow vinyl), and is an unlockable car in the 2015 reboot (although looking not quite similar), ''Payback'' and ''Heat''.

'''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedGhostGamesEra Ghost Games Era]]''': [[Characters/NeedForSpeed2015 (2015)]] | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedPayback Payback]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedHeat Heat]]'']]-]]]

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'''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedClassicEra Classic Era]]''' | '''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedBlackBoxEra Black Box Era]]''' ('''''Underground'' (''1'' and ''2'')''' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted]]'' (2005) ([[Characters/NeedForSpeedMostWantedRazor Razor]]) | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]'') | '''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedAutologEra Autolog Era]]''' (''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedTheRun The Run]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedRivals Rivals]]'') | '''[[Characters/NeedForSpeed2014 2014 film adaptation]]''' | '''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedGhostGamesEra Ghost Games Era]]''' ([[Characters/NeedForSpeed2015 (2015)]] | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedPayback Payback]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedHeat Heat]]'')]]-]]]

!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Amy Walz

* AscendedExtra: Unlike in ''Underground'' where Melissa was seen briefly at the end of the game, the 2015 reboot gives her more screen time where she often calls the player throughout the entire sub-story.

* TheVoiceless: Like the player, she doesn't ever speak at all.
** SuddenlyVoiced: But in the 2015 reboot, she was fully given a voice.
* TheRival: To Travis in the 2015 reboot.

->''"Maaaannn... you bore me. Here's some money. Call a cab. You'll get home quicker."''

As the first game in the ''Need for Speed'' series to feature a plot,[[note]]though not the first one to have characters, as the original ''The Need for Speed'' game had a policeman and an opponent, and ''Porsche Unleashed'' features various Porsche AG employees during Factory Driver mode that give various missions to the player,[[/note]] ''Undeground'' features a wide array of memorable characters, something [[Creator/ElectronicArts EA]] doubled down on in ''Underground 2'', with some characters even receiving mentions in later ''Need for Speed'' games.

!!!'''Car:''' Acura Integra Type R (''Underground'', in a DreamIntro), Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (R34) (''Underground 2'', cutscene only), Nissan 350Z (Z33) (''Underground 2'', loaned by Rachel Teller), any car of your choice

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The main antagonist of ''Underground'', the leader of The Eastsiders street racing crew and the most prominent racer in Olympic City.

After the player defeats Samantha, as her totaled car is towed out, a mysterious silver Nissan 350Z appears witnessing the events. After the player defeats Eddie, the silver Nissan 350Z reappears to challenge the player to one last race, in the event "Legend of the Street". After the player emerges victorious, the mysterious driver is revealed to be Melissa herself.

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'''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedClassicEra Classic Era]]''' | '''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedBlackBoxEra Black Box Era]]''' ('''Underground''' '''''(1 and 2)''''' | [[Characters/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted]] ''(2005)'' [[Characters/NeedForSpeedMostWantedRazor (Razor)]] | [[Characters/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]] | [[Characters/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]) | '''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedAutologEra Autolog Era]]''' ([[Characters/NeedForSpeedTheRun The Run]] | [[Characters/NeedForSpeedRivals Rivals]]) | '''[[Characters/NeedForSpeed2014 2014 film adaptation]]''' | '''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedGhostGamesEra Ghost Games Era]]''' ([[Characters/NeedForSpeed2015 (2015)]] | [[Characters/NeedForSpeedPayback Payback]] | [[Characters/NeedForSpeedHeat Heat]])]]-]]]

The main protagonist of the games.\\\

'''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedClassicEra Classic Era]]'''\\
'''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedBlackBoxEra Black Box Era]]''': '''Underground''' ''(1 and 2)'' | [[Characters/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted]] ''(2005)'' [[Characters/NeedForSpeedMostWantedRazor (Razor)]] | [[Characters/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]] | [[Characters/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]\\
'''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedAutologEra Autolog Era]]''': [[Characters/NeedForSpeedTheRun The Run]] | [[Characters/NeedForSpeedRivals Rivals]]\\
'''[[Characters/NeedForSpeed2014 2014 film adaptation]]'''\\
'''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedGhostGamesEra Ghost Games Era]]''': [[Characters/NeedForSpeed2015 (2015)]] | [[Characters/NeedForSpeedPayback Payback]] | [[Characters/NeedForSpeedHeat Heat]]]]-]]]

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!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Kelly Brook

* CassanovaWannabe: Todd at one point will chastise the player by telling them that he could spend the time he's wasting on dealing with them by being with some ladies instead.
* EvilCounterpart: They can be considered to be this to Dirt, José, and Klutch; the three racers, each one centered in a particular type of race, who also hand out challenges to the player, except they do so a much more friendly manner, while Chad, Kurt and Todd are actively attempting to stop the player from confronting their boss. Heck, even Todd and Klutch both share a penchant to [[CassanovaWannabe boast about the ladies]].

* CassanovaWannabe: One of his excuses for losing to the player is that he was [[DistractedByTheSexy distracted "checkin' out the ladies!"]] Of course, the only proof of that are his own words.

* TheFreelanceShameSquad: Pretty much the only reason for the other Wraiths members not named Caleb or Nikki to exists is to laugh at and mock the player.

* BreakTheCutie: The game forces you to challenge the sweet and lovable Samantha to a race, ending your friendship with her in the process. Not only that, but her car gets totaled in the process. Fortunately, TJ repaired the car to use it himself and you eventually challenge him to get the car back to Samantha and make amends.

* EvilCounterpart: They can be considered to be this to Dirt, José, and Klutch; the three racers, each one centered in a particular type of race, who also hand out challenges to the player, except they do so a much more friendly manner, while Chad, Kurt and Todd are actively attempting to stop the player from confronting their boss.

* BigFun: While only his headshot is seen, José has a rather round face implies that he has quite some girth, but doesn't stop him from being a fun racer to be around.

* EvilWearsBlack: They are the largest rivals to the player and all of their cars are black (although with a [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack purple hue]]).
* TheFreelanceShameSquad: Pretty much the only reason for the other Wraiths members not named Caleb or Nikki is to laugh at and mock the player

-->"Fine, we'll take care of it."
-->"He ain't gonna walk away from this one!"

* TheCameo: In ''Undercover'', he is mentioned in Hector Maio's police profile, where he is listed as one of Maio's acquaintances.

* BareYourMidriff: Most of her outfits expose her abdomen. Even when she's introduced in a racing outfit, the jacket is open, showing her wearing a crop top.
* BikerBabe: Driver variant. She's an attractive woman who operates a fast vehicle. She even wears a [[HellBentForLeather leather]] racing uniform that look like a biker outfit while she's with The Wraiths.

* HellBentForLeather: Her racing outfit as a member of The Wraiths includes a leather racing jacket.

* ProudBeauty: She's a stunningly attractive woman, and it's implied that she's well-aware of it, going by her comment upon meeting the player that they have no chance "on or off the track."
* SamusIsAGirl: Seems to be what her introduction goes for. We are introduced to the other members of The Wraiths, all guys, then a car pulls over, the driver wearing a racing outfit and a full helmet, then takes it off... and reveals a drop-dead gorgeous woman behind it.

!!!'''Car:''' Toyota Celica GT-S, Honda S2000 (Chad); Acura RSX Type-S, Mazda RX-7 (FD) (Series 6) (Kurt); Mitsubishi Lancer ES, Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX (Todd)

!!!'''Car:''' Nissan 350Z

!!!'''Car:''' Nissan 350Z (Z33)

!!!'''Car:''' Pontiac GTO, Hummer H2 (intro cutscene)

!!!'''Car:''' Ford Mustang GT

->''"So ''you're'' what all the fuss is about? Ha ha... Don't look like much to me. You haven't got a chance here, on or off the track."''

* GoodCounterpart: He's basically a much nicer version of TJ from ''Underground'', in that he helps you amicably and without asking anything, in comparison to TJ belittling the player and asking them to complete his time trial events.

!''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground''
!!!Main characters
[[folder:Samantha]]

[[folder:TJ]]

[[folder:The Eastsiders]]

[[folder:Melissa]]

!!!Supporting characters
[[folder:Dirt]]

[[folder:Jose]]

[[folder:Klutch]]

!''Need for Speed: Underground 2''
!!!Main characters
[[folder:Rachel Teller]]
-->'''Car:''' Nissan 350Z (Z33)
-->'''Portrayed by:''' Brooke Burke

[[folder:The Wraiths]]

!!!Other characters
[[folder:Tommy]]

[[folder:Samantha]]

!VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground

!VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground2