History Characters / TheAmazingRace2

African-American twins. They started off as a solid team until they got lost in Namibia, being the only team to fail to find the Matterhorn Sand Dune before it closed, which left them in the dust in 8th place.

* BaldOfAwesome

* HeavySleeper: One of four teams in the series to miss their leg start time due to sleeping in (Along with [[Characters/TheAmazingRace3 Andre & Damon]], [[Characters/TheAmazingRace17 Chad & Stephanie]]), and [[Characters/TheAmazingRace23 Leo & Jamal]]).

* NeverMyFault: Gary, in their EliminationStatement, jokes about this, blaming everyone, including the gods and fate, before himself for their loss.

* FollowThatCar: When they lost their clue in Alaska, and they didn't know where to go next, Wil just waited until another team took off and told their pilot to, "Follow that plane".

Sibling team, their constantly positive attitudes hid their cutthroat natures, as they were a team that would do anything to win. They were badmouthed by the other teams, who saw Blake's somewhat bold and inventive, if not always successful, moves as "cheating." They would make the Final 3, where they were taken out of contention when they fell behind while running through the streets of San Francisco, reaching the Finish Line 3rd. Blake later became the CEO of TOMS Shoes, a charitable organization which gives shoes to a child in need for every pair of shoes sold, after seeing so many children without shoes in a return visit to Argentina.

* LoopholeAbuse: One of the best/worst offenders in the series. They were the first team to beg for money, creating the Game Breaker that would plague the game until it was banned in Season 10, got the idea to circumvent the "operating hours" limitation at the [[MetalDetectorPuzzle metal detector Detour]] by finding a metal detector and searching the area over night so they could go right to the clue in the morning, and the "time credit will not be awarded" note that's given every time a team gets delayed due to means out of their control is due to them as well, as Paige threatened to sue if they were eliminated due to such an occurrence. All this happened just on the second leg.

Following the cult success of the series debut, the second season aimed to build on the momentum of the first, while fixing the balance issues which plagued it (with more straightforward clues and equalizers, and a smoother difficulty curve). However, a few things did remain the same, with heavy focus being put on the villain team once again, and contestants continued to rally against those who played "dirty." Overall, the season would come to be defined by the LoveTriangle between two teams, and the iconic footrace to the Finish Line between them. Though the more popular teams ended up getting a bit overshadowed thanks to the LoveTriangle taking center stage, the second season is considered a strong one, despite its roughness in some places.

Best friends and alpha males, and half of the series' most memorable alliance. Alex's flirtations with Tara would prove to be the key to them winning the race, as she would constantly help them out, even against her own partner's protests. Tara & Wil helped carry them into the finale, where they tailed their allies through San Francisco, passing Wil and the lagging Tara during the final sprint to the Finish Line, winning the million dollars. Alex later started his own reality show, ''Around the World for Free'', in which participants traveled the world relying only on the generosity of locals.

* DownToTheLastPlay: The only time the finale came down to a footrace.
* FelonyMisdemeanor: The above quote? It was in reaction to Wil stepping on the mat first when they were the last two teams to check in on leg 6. So they (and Tara) got mad because Wil did not want to risk getting eliminated in case they were wrong about it being a non-elimination leg. This was not the only time all three of them got mad at Wil for actually trying to win the Race.

* TheLoad: Though they were feared by the other teams at the time due to their physical prowess, they're one of the weakest teams to ever win the Race, as they were weak at most aspects of the game, barely avoided elimination five times, and got by mostly due to their alliance with Tara & Wil.

* AlasPoorVillain: Wil's final speech, with him tearing up and trying to figure out what he could have done better, while Tara celebrated with Alex, earned him much of the little sympathy he does receive.

Following the cult success of the series debut, the second season aimed to build on the momentum of the first, while fixing the balance issues which plagued it (with more straightforward clues and equalizers, and better difficulty balancing). However, a few things did remain the same, with heavy focus being put on the villain team once again, and contestants continued to rally against those who played "dirty." Overall, the season would come to be defined by the LoveTriangle between two teams, and the iconic footrace to the Finish Line between them. Though the more popular teams ended up getting a bit overshadowed thanks to the LoveTriangle taking center stage, the second season is considered a strong one, despite its roughness in some places.

* BadassBoast: See above. He ended up doing just that.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The spelling was originally Deidre in the first two legs, but became Diedre in the intros afterward.

* CharacterSchilling: Their [[ReallyDeadMontage Elimination Montage]] consisted of teams gushing about how amazing they were.

* HeavySleeper: One of three teams in the series to miss their leg start time due to sleeping in (Along with [[Characters/TheAmazingRace3 Andre & Damon]] and [[Characters/TheAmazingRace17 Chad & Stephanie]]).

* AesopAmnesia: The fastest acting case of this in the series. In Thailand, it only took 5 seconds for Wil to forget how he had promised he would be more humble after the previous leg, and start being rude to their boat driver.

* MercyKill

* MercyKill: After missing the Detour, they were taken straight to the Pit Stop.

* MercyKill

* FifteenMinutesOfFame: Averted. Unlike most of the other contestants in Race history that fade out of the limelight, Blake took his experience on the Race and following travels, using the inspiration to found the highly-successful TOMS Shoes, which helps to provide footware to impoverished countries.

* {{Cuckold}}: Wil. Though Chris is never shown to sleep with Tara, the intention is there on both their parts.

* FelonyMisdemeanor: The above quote? It was in reaction to Wil stepping on the mat first when they were the last two teams to check in on leg 6. So they (and Tara) got mad because Wil did not want to risk getting eliminated in case they were wrong about it not being a non-elimination leg. This was not the only time all three of them got mad at Wil for actually trying to win the Race.

* {{Jerkass}}: While not as bad as Tara & Wil (or Gary, for that matter), Chris outright taunted, baited, mocked, and even threatened Wil with physical harm, not to mention hitting on Tara right in front of him, and they were both downright nasty to Blake for no apparent reason other than him doing everything in his power to win the race.

* DumbMuscle: They were generally poor at the strategic aspect of the game, but got by on their physical prowess and their alliance with Tara & Wil.

* UnskilledButStrong: They had poor communication and travel skills, but they were able to brute force their way through most of the season.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Deidre is ''51'', making her older than both [[Characters/TheAmazingRace1 Nancy]] and [[Characters/TheAmazingRace3 Teri]].

* {{Hypocrite}}: In the penultimate leg, Chris complained about Wil following Alex to the clue during the swimming Roadblock, this was right after they had followed Tara & Wil to the previous two clues.

* UnskilledButStrong: They had poor communication and travel skills, but they were able to brute force their way through most of the season

Sisters team and the only all-female team to win a leg without a Fast Forward for the first six seasons. Despite her and her sister's doubts coming into the race, Peach demonstrated herself a surprisingly adept racer, but a series of small mistakes in Hong Kong caused her to be hit hard by Killer Fatigue, and she forced Mary to stop racing, putting them out in 6th place.

African-American twins. They started off as a solid alpha-male team until they got lost in Namibia, being the only team to fail to find the Matterhorn Sand Dune before it closed, which left them in the dust at 8th place.

Grandmother team. Despite their nickname, they were anything but, and struggled throughout the early legs of the race until flight delays on one of their three connecting points to South Africa put them a whole day behind the other teams, and they were forced to go directly to the Pit Stop for elimination in 9th place.

* IronicNickname: They're anything but gutsy.

* SomethingWeForgot: They disappeared halfway through the third leg, only for the show to cut back to them still in London after all the other teams checked in.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: The editors sure did try to wring an inspirational story out of them, showing the other teams give them an ovation at each of the first two Pit Stops, and even giving them a gushing montage upon their elimination.

Married parents. A bad cab driver dropped them to the back of the pack in leg 2, and they were beaten to the Pit Stop by Blake & Paige (after the siblings got a replacement vehicle due to confusion over the rules), ending 10th.

Sibling team, their constantly positive attitudes hid their cutthroat natures, as they were a team that would do anything to win. They were bad mouthed by the other teams, who saw Blake's somewhat bold and inventive, if not always successful, moves as "cheating." They would make the Final 3, where they were taken out of contention when they fell behind while running through the streets of San Francisco, reaching the Finish Line 3rd. Blake later became the CEO of TOMS Shoes, a charitable organization which gives shoes to a child in need for every pair of shoes sold, after seeing so many children without shoes in a return visit to Argentina.

* FailedASpotCheck: They lost all their money in leg 2.

* FifteenMinutesOfFame: Averted. Unlike most of the other contestants in Race history that fade out of the limelight, Blake took his experience on the Race and following travels, using the inspiration to found the highly-successful TOMS Shoes, which help to provide footware to impoverished countries.

* KidHero: Sure they're 25 and 21, but they were portrayed as the young kids compared to the other teams. It did not hurt that Blake started the third leg wearing a sport coat and tie, along with shorts and a baseball cap, essentially looking like a kid in some sort of private school uniform.
* LetsGetDangerous: Were a mid-pack team until they hit Australia, then they started rattling off top 2 finishes.

Cuban-American best friends who often acted like a couple. They were easily the most popular team of the season due to their amicable interactions with the local cultures and their CampGay nature. Though their tendency to calmly and patiently deal with all obstacles often got them an advantage over the other teams, their lack of a sense of urgency would ultimately cost them in their final leg, as they fell behind and finished 4th. However, that same attitude made them the face of the season and earned them a spot in All-Stars.

* ParanoiaFuel: [[{{In-Universe}} Caused this due to their isolation from the other teams]] (to avoid the constant drama), as the others thought their constantly being calm under pressure and how they mysteriously showed up at the last minute at some locations was done deliberately to mess with their heads.

* PlatonicLifePartners: They would tell the audience that they were not a couple.

Separated couple, ''the'' original fighting couple team. Their deteriorating relationship became the focus of the season, with Tara constantly flirting with Alex despite Wil's constant complaints that they should be running the race for themselves. Eventually, Tara was unable to keep up during the long run to the Finish Line, allowing Chris & Alex to pass them and leave them 2nd, and providing a cautionary tale to all future teams on being careful with making alliances.

* AesopAmnesia: The fastest acting case of this in the series, as it only took 5 seconds into the next leg in Thailand after Wil declared he would be more humble to start being rude to the boat driver.

* AmicableExes: Very much averted. Though they said they were this, and they still were business partners, it very quickly becmae clear that there was nothing amicable at all between them.

* BatmanGambit: Attempted and failed in the final leg. Wil tried to shake off Chris & Alex following them by driving off course from the finish line, but this only lost them time.

* DrivingStick: Wil couldn't get his car out of low gear in the second leg and the tenth leg.
* FailingATaxi: Lost what little lead they had on Chris & Alex in San Francisco when they couldn't find a cab.

* GenreSavvy: Figured out leg 6 was a non-elimination leg due to the clue not saying anything about the last team to arrive being eliminated.
* HairTriggerTemper

* JerkassHasAPoint: They're not together anymore, so yes, technically Tara can flirt with whoever she wants, but they were running a race together, and she started putting her relationship with Alex over her relationship with Wil. She also didn't think he had a right to get upset when she made him sit and wait for Chris & Alex so they could run legs together.
* LaserGuidedKarma: The bad will Wil built up between him and the other teams eventually came to back bite them in the finale when they lost their clue and no one was willing to help them. Blake & Paige even mocked them, writing him a fake clue to Siberia and laughing about it with Chris & Alex.

Following the cult success of the series debut, the second season aimed to build on the momentum of the first, while fixing the balance issues which plagued it (with more straightforward clues and equalizers, and better difficulty balancing). However, a few things did remain the same, with heavy focus being put on the villain team once again, and contestants continued to rally against those who played "dirty." Overall, the season would come to be defined by the LoveTriangle between two teams who would wind up going head-to-head in the finale, and the iconic footrace to the Finish Line between them. Though the more popular teams ended up getting a bit overshadowed the LoveTriangle taking center stage most of the time, the second season is considered a strong one, despite its roughness in some places.

Alpha-male best friends, and half of the series' most memorable alliance. Alex's flirtations with Tara would prove to be the key to them winning the race, as she would constantly help them to stay in the game. In the finale, they tailed Tara & Wil through San Francisco, passing Wil and the lagging Tara to reach the Finish Line and win the million dollars. Alex later started his own reality show, ''Around the World for Free'', in which participants traveled the world relying only on the generosity of locals.

* DumbMuscle: Were generally poor at the strategic aspect of the game, but got by on their physical prowess.
* FollowThatCar: Tailed Tara & Wil's taxi to the Finish Line, then beat them in a footrace.

* {{Hypocrite}}: In the penultimate leg, Chris complained about Wil following Alex to the clue on the swimming Roadblock, this was right after they had followed Tara & Wil to the previous two clues.

* LesserOfTwoEvils: They weren't all too popular themselves, but they were better than Tara & Wil winning.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In the third leg, they helped Russel & Cindy on the fish carrying Detour, even though the two of them were at the back of the pack at that point. Sticking around caused them to barely miss a train, which would have given them a lead on the pastors had they left right away.

* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: In the first leg, one of the few times the actual bed is shown.
* [[ThisIsACompetition This Is A Race]]: The above quote? It was in reaction to Wil stepping on the mat first when they were the last two teams to check in on leg 6. So they (and Tara) got mad because Wil did not want to risk getting eliminated in case they were wrong about it not being a non-elimination leg. This was not the only time all three of them got mad at Wil for actually trying to win the Race.

* HotMom: Deidre is ''51'', making her older than both [[Characters/TheAmazingRace1 Nancy]] and [[Characters/TheAmazingRace3 Teri]].
* LongLostRelative: Hillary went to live with her dad after her parents divorced, and she ahd her mother were just beginning to get to know each other again.

* ChewingTheScenery: Gary.
* DeadpanSnarker: Once again, Gary.

* JustFriends: They would constantly tell the audience that they were not a couple.

* TrueCompanions

* HonorBeforeReason: In the third leg, they helped Russel & Cindy on the fish carrying Detour, even though the two of them were at the back of the pack at that point. Sticking around caused them to barely miss a train, which would have given them a lead on the pastors had they left right away.