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* A blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment in ''Film/FatManAndLittleBoy'' as a group of scientists are tooling about in a convertible; it's Oppenheimer's ''wife'' who feels the need for speed.
-->Male Scientist: ''Robert, must we go so fast?''
-->Kitty Oppenheimer: ''Yes! YES!''
-->Male Scientist: ''Robert, must we go so fast?''
-->Kitty Oppenheimer: ''Yes! YES!''
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* ''Red Barchetta'' by Music/{{Rush}} is a song about driving fast in a dystopian future.
-->''Drive like the wind''
-->''Straining the limits of machine and man...''
-->''Drive like the wind''
-->''Straining the limits of machine and man...''
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The number one characteristic of a Speed Demon is the thrill they get out of moving fast whether they are running at high speeds or operating a very fast vehicle. They are likely to be a ChallengeSeeker or SpiritedCompetitor who who runs or races for the excitement that comes from going fast. A more negative example is a JerkJock or SmugSuper who is extremely prideful of their speed/driving skills and mocks other characters for being TooSlow. They are likely to think of themselves as the FastestThingAlive and occasionally are fast enough to back up that claim.
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The number one characteristic of a Speed Demon is the thrill they get out of moving fast whether they are running at high speeds or operating a very fast vehicle. They are likely to be a ChallengeSeeker or SpiritedCompetitor who who runs or races for the excitement that comes from going fast. A more negative example is a JerkJock or SmugSuper who is extremely prideful of their speed/driving skills and mocks other characters for being TooSlow. They are likely to think of themselves as the FastestThingAlive and occasionally are fast enough to back up that claim.
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* Anime/{{Scryed}} features Straight Cougar, who's alter ''Radical Good Speed'' lets him achieve dangerously fast speeds from any vehicle (even boots)-- often at the detriment of the vehicle falling apart due to stress when he no longer exerts his powers. He also DrivesLikeCrazy and will insist on taking anything resembling a ramp even if it's out of the way of his path.
* ''Manga/StrikeWitches'': Shirley is a speed-loving thrill seeker whose goal is to break the sound barrier. Before the war, she had broken multiple land speed records. Shirley joined the Witches just so that she could go even faster than she has gone before and even modified her Striker Unit so that it specifically increases her speed instead of her other physical attributes. Shirley also DrivesLikeCrazy whenever she has a chance to cut loose on the road.
* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': Leafa is dubbed a "Speedaholic" because of her obsession with to flying at high speeds in Alfheim Online, as well as being the fastest flyer for a long period of time.
* ''Manga/StrikeWitches'': Shirley is a speed-loving thrill seeker whose goal is to break the sound barrier. Before the war, she had broken multiple land speed records. Shirley joined the Witches just so that she could go even faster than she has gone before and even modified her Striker Unit so that it specifically increases her speed instead of her other physical attributes. Shirley also DrivesLikeCrazy whenever she has a chance to cut loose on the road.
* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': Leafa is dubbed a "Speedaholic" because of her obsession with to flying at high speeds in Alfheim Online, as well as being the fastest flyer for a long period of time.
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* Anime/{{Scryed}} features Straight Cougar, who's whose alter ''Radical Good Speed'' lets him achieve dangerously fast speeds from any vehicle (even boots)-- often at the detriment of the vehicle falling apart due to stress when he no longer exerts his powers. He also DrivesLikeCrazy and will insist on taking anything resembling a ramp even if it's out of the way of his path.
* ''Manga/StrikeWitches'': Shirley is a speed-lovingthrill seeker thrill-seeker whose goal is to break the sound barrier. Before the war, she had broken multiple land speed records. Shirley joined the Witches just so that she could go even faster than she has gone before and even modified her Striker Unit so that it specifically increases her speed instead of her other physical attributes. Shirley also DrivesLikeCrazy whenever she has a chance to cut loose on the road.
* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': Leafa is dubbed a "Speedaholic" because of her obsession withto flying at high speeds in Alfheim Online, as well as being the fastest flyer for a long period of time.
* ''Manga/StrikeWitches'': Shirley is a speed-loving
* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': Leafa is dubbed a "Speedaholic" because of her obsession with
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** [[SuperSpeed Speedsters]] like Franchise/TheFlash are known for living life at hyperspeed. They perform a day's worth of tasks in moments, and sometimes tend to run ahead, leaving others behind in the dust. Among themselves they can also talk at high speeds which sounds like gibberish to others.
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** [[SuperSpeed Speedsters]] like Franchise/TheFlash are known for living life at hyperspeed. They perform a day's worth of tasks in moments, moments and sometimes tend to run ahead, leaving others behind in the dust. Among themselves themselves, they can also talk at high speeds which sounds like gibberish to others.
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* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'': In ''Bad Guys'' Issue #3, Rough is given a Power Core which grants him SuperSpeed. He finds himself enjoying the feeling of moving at super speed and understands why Sonic is always so cocky.
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* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'': In ''Bad Guys'' Issue #3, Rough is given a Power Core which grants him SuperSpeed. He finds himself enjoying the feeling of moving at super speed super-speed and understands why Sonic is always so cocky.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'': Lightning [=McQueen=] is initially characterized this way: he is impulsive, cocky and is even first heard repeating the mantra " Speed. I am speed". Much of his character arc is about him slowly turning into a more humble person from his experiences at Radiator Springs, and learning that winning and fame aren't everything.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'': Lightning [=McQueen=] is initially characterized this way: he is impulsive, cocky cocky, and is even first heard repeating the mantra " Speed."Speed. I am speed". Much of his character arc is about him slowly turning into a more humble person from his experiences at Radiator Springs, and learning that winning and fame aren't everything.
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** Dominic Toretto is a street racer and recognized as the best of Los Angeles' street racing scene. Later, while having a heart to heart with Brian, he admits that racing is the only thing that allows him to forget his troubles for a while.
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** Dominic Toretto is a street racer and recognized as the best of Los Angeles' street racing scene. Later, while having a heart to heart heart-to-heart with Brian, he admits that racing is the only thing that allows him to forget his troubles for a while.
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* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'': Quicksilver is used to living life accelerated and can never stay in one place. He's used to going so fast that TimeStandsStill and goes ahead completing a long lists of tasks while everyone is frozen, usually PlayedForLaughs. Such instances include him beating up a room full of guards and redirecting bullets midflight, along with rescuing all the students and staff from X-Mansion in the seconds before an explosion consumed it.
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* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'': Quicksilver is used to living life accelerated and can never stay in one place. He's used to going so fast that TimeStandsStill and goes ahead completing a long lists list of tasks while everyone is frozen, usually PlayedForLaughs. Such instances include him beating up a room full of guards and redirecting bullets midflight, along with rescuing all the students and staff from X-Mansion in the seconds before an explosion consumed it.
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** Mr. Rush is always in such a rush that he never does anything properly. He runs down the stairs taking them three at a time, has a slapdash breakfast (untoasted toast and water), and only brushes one tooth.
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** Mr. Rush is always in such a rush that he never does anything properly. He runs down the stairs taking them three at a time, has a slapdash breakfast (untoasted toast bread and water), and only brushes one tooth.
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--> And ninety five was the route you were on, it was not the speed limit sign"
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--> And ninety five ninety-five was the route you were on, it was not the speed limit sign"
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** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'': This show's incarnation of Bumblebee takes inspiration from Cheetor and Hot Shot in being a speed freak, to the extent of secretly competing in illegal street racing. Wasp and Blurr also seem to enjoy high speed.
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** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'': This show's incarnation of Bumblebee takes inspiration from Cheetor and Hot Shot in being a speed freak, freak to the extent of secretly competing in illegal street racing. Wasp and Blurr also seem to enjoy high speed.
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* ''VideoGame/GrimFandango'': Glottis is a mechanis who works on cars, but you quickly learn he likes driving them especially when they move fast. Basically, a speed demon StealthPun.
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* ''VideoGame/GrimFandango'': Glottis is a mechanis mechanic who works on cars, but you quickly learn he likes driving them especially when they move fast. Basically, a speed demon StealthPun.
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But now I?m breaking out and\\
I?m falling free in the wind, in the wind,\\
I?m falling free in the wind, in the wind,\\
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But now I?m I'm breaking out and\\
I?m I'm falling free in the wind, in the wind,\\
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** [=XLR8=] isn't just [[SuperSpeed fast]], but obsessed with doing everything at high speeds. Ben uses him whenever he needs to complete a task very quickly. This seems to apply to Kinecelereans in general which is expected given they are a whole species of speedster aliens. On their planet, days are compressed into minutes and lifetimes are spread over weeks.
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** [=XLR8=] isn't just [[SuperSpeed fast]], but obsessed with doing everything at high speeds. Ben uses him whenever he needs to complete a task very quickly. This seems to apply to Kinecelereans in general which is expected given they are a whole species of speedster aliens. On their planet, days are compressed into minutes minutes, and lifetimes are spread over weeks.
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** ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed'': Rev Runner is the team speedster and is nicknamed "The Speed Demon of Acmetropolis". Before gaining his powers, Rev was a delivery boy whose slow deliveries often cost him his pay. The episode "The Comet Cometh" briefly explores how much more confident Rev's super speed has made him feel as a person.
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** ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed'': Rev Runner is the team speedster and is nicknamed "The Speed Demon of Acmetropolis". Before gaining his powers, Rev was a delivery boy whose slow deliveries often cost him his pay. The episode "The Comet Cometh" briefly explores how much more confident Rev's super speed super-speed has made him feel as a person.
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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Kevin loves racing his fancy sports car and gloats when he wins. He is so egocentric that he falls apart when Steven and Connie stop caring about losing a race to him, since he can't comprehend them not caring what he thinks of them.
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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Kevin loves racing his fancy sports car and gloats when he wins. He is so egocentric that he falls apart when Steven and Connie stop caring about losing a race to him, him since he can't comprehend them not caring what he thinks of them.
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* [[Music/HidetoMatsumoto hide]] is both this and a "speed freak". From running around on stage like he did to [[MotorMouth singing rapid-fire]] breakdowns to ScatSinging in songs that are nearly *impossible* to replicate (try "Dice" or "Doubt" as a couple of examples) and was rumored to be a methamphetamine addict.
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* [[Music/HidetoMatsumoto hide]] is both this and a "speed freak". From running around on stage like he did to [[MotorMouth singing rapid-fire]] breakdowns to ScatSinging in songs that are nearly *impossible* ''impossible'' to replicate (try "Dice" or "Doubt" as a couple of examples) and was rumored to be a methamphetamine addict.
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The number one characteristic of a Speed Demon is the thrill they get out of moving fast whether they are running at high speeds or operating a very fast vehicle. They are likely to be a ChallengeSeeker or SpiritedCompetitor who who runs or races for the excitement that comes from going fast. A more negative example is a JerkJock or SmugSuper who is extremely prideful of their speed/driving skills and mocks other characters for being TooSlow. They are likely to think of themselves as the FastestThingAlive and occasionally are be fast enough to back up that claim.
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* ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'' makes fun of the White Scars' obsession with going fast, which they inherited from their Primarch, Jaghatai Khan. The Emperor admits that he thought Jaghatai went missing to become "One with the Speed Force", and is proud to hear that he managed to stand still for more than twenty seconds--albeit on top of a Razorback going over 200 mph.
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* ''VideoGame/GrimFandango'': Glottis is a mechanis who works on cars, but you quickly learn he likes driving them especially when they move fast. Basically, a speed demon StealthPun.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'': In the appropriately-titled episode "Speed Demons", Superman and the Flash compete in a race to see who is the fastest man alive. The race gets derailed when the [[BigBad Weather Wizard]] starts wreaking havoc by starting storms throughout the world.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'': In the appropriately-titled episode [[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E4SpeedDemons "Speed Demons", Demons"]], Superman and the Flash compete in a race to see who is the fastest man alive. The race gets derailed when the [[BigBad Weather Wizard]] starts wreaking havoc by starting storms throughout the world.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'': Fuli is ''very'' prideful of her exceptional speed (which far exceeds the capabilities of real cheetahs, by the way), and can get impatient when things go too slowly for her liking. She even has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAS5XmS1k6A a song]] about it.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'': Fuli is ''very'' prideful of her exceptional speed (which [[ArtisticLicenseBiology far exceeds the capabilities of real cheetahs, cheetahs]], by the way), and can get impatient when things go too slowly for her liking. She even has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAS5XmS1k6A a song]] about it.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Nobody does fast better than me! ''[[{{Catchphrase}} Huwezi]]''[[note]]"You can't catch me!"[[/note]]!"]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"Nobody does fast better than me! ''[[{{Catchphrase}} Huwezi]]''[[note]]"You can't catch me!"[[/note]]!"]]
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* ''Videogame/KantaiCollection'': Shimakaze fancies herself as the fastest ship girl in the fleet and as such is pretty hyper and cocky.
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* ''Videogame/KantaiCollection'': Shimakaze fancies herself as the fastest ship girl in the fleet and as such is pretty hyper and cocky.
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* ''Videogame/KantaiCollection'': Shimakaze fancies herself as ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}'' has Stallion, an elf who often boasts of his SuperSpeed and is one of the fastest ship girl in the fleet and as such is pretty hyper and cocky.characters that can be recruited (in games where he appears).
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* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'': In the ''Secrets of the Furious Five'' short, Po tells the story about how Mantis used to be [[ArrogantKungFuGuy cocky, impatient and brash because of his speed and agility]]. Being captured by enemies and being forced to wait for the right time to escape taught him a very important lesson in patience and humility.
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* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'': In the ''Secrets of the Furious Five'' short, Po tells the story about how Mantis used to be [[ArrogantKungFuGuy cocky, impatient and brash because of his speed and agility]]. Being Getting captured by enemies and being forced to wait for the right time to escape taught him a very important lesson in patience and humility.
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* Music/JimCroce has two: "Rapid Roy(That Stock-Car Boy)" is about a stock car racer who made a name for himself outrunning police to smuggle alcohol into dry counties; and "Speedball Tucker" which is about a long-haul trucker who drives too fast.
--> "Well, he looked me in the eye as he was writin' me up and said, "Driver, you've been flyin'
--> And ninety five was the route you were on, it was not the speed limit sign"
--> "Well, he looked me in the eye as he was writin' me up and said, "Driver, you've been flyin'
--> And ninety five was the route you were on, it was not the speed limit sign"
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* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'': One of the ghosts fits this trope. When it possesses [[spoiler: a bullet train]], it still doesn't think it's fast enough.
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* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'': One of ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' features the ghosts fits this trope. When it possesses [[spoiler: a bullet train]], it eponymously named [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Speed Demon]], the second ghost in the series. He's so obsessed with going faster and faster that he still doesn't think he's going fast enough when he possesses a bullet train.
* Anime/{{Scryed}} features Straight Cougar, who's alter ''Radical Good Speed'' lets him achieve dangerously fast speeds from any vehicle (even boots)-- often at the detriment of the vehicle falling apart due to stress when he no longer exerts his powers. He also DrivesLikeCrazy and will insist on taking anything resembling a ramp even if it'sfast enough.out of the way of his path.
* Anime/{{Scryed}} features Straight Cougar, who's alter ''Radical Good Speed'' lets him achieve dangerously fast speeds from any vehicle (even boots)-- often at the detriment of the vehicle falling apart due to stress when he no longer exerts his powers. He also DrivesLikeCrazy and will insist on taking anything resembling a ramp even if it's
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''My heart beats when in hyper".''
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''My heart beats when in hyper".hyper drive".''
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The number one characteristic of a Speed Demon is the thrill they get out of moving fast whether they are running at high speeds or operating a very fast vehicle. They are likely to be a ChallengeSeeker or SpiritedCompetitor who who runs or races for the excitement that comes from going fast. A more negative example is a JerkJock or SmugSuper who is extremely prideful of their speed/driving skills and mocks other characters for being TooSlow. They are likely to think of themselves as the FastestThingAlive.
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The number one characteristic of a Speed Demon is the thrill they get out of moving fast whether they are running at high speeds or operating a very fast vehicle. They are likely to be a ChallengeSeeker or SpiritedCompetitor who who runs or races for the excitement that comes from going fast. A more negative example is a JerkJock or SmugSuper who is extremely prideful of their speed/driving skills and mocks other characters for being TooSlow. They are likely to think of themselves as the FastestThingAlive.
FastestThingAlive and occasionally are be fast enough to back up that claim.
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* ''Literature/MrMen'': Mr. Rush is always in such a rush that he never does anything properly. He runs down the stairs taking them three at a time, has a slapdash breakfast (untoasted toast and water), and only brushes one tooth.
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* ''Literature/MrMen'': ''Literature/MrMen'':
** Mr. Rush is always in such a rush that he never does anything properly. He runs down the stairs taking them three at a time, has a slapdash breakfast (untoasted toast and water), and only brushes one tooth.
** Similarly, Little Miss Quick is always in such a hurry that she doesn't even have the time to properly tie the ribbon into her hair.
** Mr. Rush is always in such a rush that he never does anything properly. He runs down the stairs taking them three at a time, has a slapdash breakfast (untoasted toast and water), and only brushes one tooth.
** Similarly, Little Miss Quick is always in such a hurry that she doesn't even have the time to properly tie the ribbon into her hair.
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-->--Dominic Toretto, ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious2001''
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* ''Fanfic/JuniorOfficers'': Reese from "Blythe and the Risso's Dolphin" is an [[FriendlyPlayfulDolphin energetic dolphin]] who likes to jump and swim quickly, much to Blythe's dismay. He even says, "I ''love'' going fast!"
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* ''Fanfic/JuniorOfficers'': Reese from "Blythe "[[Recap/JuniorOfficersS1E18BlytheAndTheRissosDolphin Blythe and the Risso's Dolphin" Dolphin]]" is an [[FriendlyPlayfulDolphin energetic dolphin]] who likes to jump and swim quickly, much to Blythe's dismay. He even says, "I ''love'' going fast!"fast!"
* Jackson from ''Fanfic/RiseOfTheSaveUms'' loves to drive the Zoomer super fast.
* Jackson from ''Fanfic/RiseOfTheSaveUms'' loves to drive the Zoomer super fast.
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The number one characteristic of a Speed Demon is the thrill they get out of moving fast whether they are running at high speeds or operating a very fast vehicle. They are likely to be a ChallengeSeeker or SpiritedCompetitor who who runs or races for the excitement that comes from going fast. A more negative example is a JerkJock or SmugSuper who is extremely prideful of their speed/driving skills and mocks other characters for being TooSlow.
TooSlow. They are likely to think of themselves as the FastestThingAlive.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'': In the appropriately-titled episode "Speed Demons", Superman and the Flash compete in a race to see who is the fastest man alive. The race gets derailed when the [[BigBad Weather Wizard]] starts wreaking havoc by starting storms throughout the world.
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City lights are burning bright behind me
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City lights are burning bright behind meme\\
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-->''Fast lane through a hurricane
Open road and I'm ready to roll
Put the pedal down right away
Redline and I'm givin' it more
Open road and I'm ready to roll
Put the pedal down right away
Redline and I'm givin' it more
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-->''Fast lane through a hurricane
hurricane\\
Open road and I'm ready toroll
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Put the pedal down rightaway
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Redline and I'm givin' itmoremore\\
Open road and I'm ready to
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Top down, I push it to the floor
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Street signs and the center lines spinning
Whoa, whoa
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-->''Speedin' on the freeway gotta get a lead way
(Speed demon)
Doin' it on the highway gotta have it my way
(Speed demon)
Mind is like a compass, I'm stoppin' at nothin'
(Speed demon)
(Speed demon)
Doin' it on the highway gotta have it my way
(Speed demon)
Mind is like a compass, I'm stoppin' at nothin'
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way\\
(Speeddemon)
demon)\\
Doin' it on the highway gotta have it myway
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** The lyrics to "Free", the theme song of ''Sonic Free Rider'' are all about the joy of racing:
-->''I'm falling free in the wind, in the wind
Free to be me in the wind, in the wind
What would it feel like to be speed of light
And rule the night and day
Watch as it passes by, the masses try you
But they just can't keep up
Into the free, into the me
Into the ever knowin'
Felt so refrained,
Felt so constrained
But now I?m breaking out and
I?m falling free in the wind, in the wind,
-->''I'm falling free in the wind, in the wind
Free to be me in the wind, in the wind
What would it feel like to be speed of light
And rule the night and day
Watch as it passes by, the masses try you
But they just can't keep up
Into the free, into the me
Into the ever knowin'
Felt so refrained,
Felt so constrained
But now I?m breaking out and
I?m falling free in the wind, in the wind,
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** The lyrics to "Free", the theme song of ''Sonic Free Rider'' Riders'' are all about the joy of racing:
-->''I'm falling free in the wind, in thewind
wind\\
Free to be me in the wind, in thewind
wind\\
What would it feel like to be speed oflight
light\\
And rule the night andday
day\\
Watch as it passes by, the masses tryyou
you\\
But they just can't keepup
up\\
Into the free, into theme
me\\
Into the everknowin'
knowin'\\
Felt sorefrained,
refrained,\\
Felt soconstrained
constrained\\
But now I?m breaking outand
and\\
I?m falling free in the wind, in thewind,wind,\\
-->''I'm falling free in the wind, in the
Free to be me in the wind, in the
What would it feel like to be speed of
And rule the night and
Watch as it passes by, the masses try
But they just can't keep
Into the free, into the
Into the ever
Felt so
Felt so
But now I?m breaking out
I?m falling free in the wind, in the
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--> '' "Going fast makes me feel alive''.
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--> '' "Going fast makes me feel alive''.\\
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--> "''I live my life a quarter-mile at a time. Nothing else matters, not the mortgage, not the store, not my teammates and all their bullshit. For those ten seconds or less, I'm free.''"
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A Speed Demon character is also someone who is constantly in a rush when it comes to even the most mundane of tasks in a quick amount of time (eating breakfast, doing homework, cleaning the house).
They may be fond of LastSecondShowoff. See also BadassDriver, BadassBiker and BikerBabe.
'''Note''': If a character is an arrogant speedster or racer, their speed/driving skills must explicitly be the source of their arrogance. Simply being fast and arrogant with no correlation does not count as this trope. Also, a character who simply charges into fights or dangerous situations does not qualify for this trope.
They may be fond of LastSecondShowoff. See also BadassDriver, BadassBiker and BikerBabe.
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A Speed Demon character is also someone who is constantly in a rush when it comes prefers to do even the most mundane of tasks in at a quick amount of time pace (eating breakfast, doing homework, cleaning the house).
They may befond of a LastSecondShowoff. See also BadassDriver, BadassBiker and BikerBabe.
'''Note''': If a character is an arrogant speedster or racer, their speed/driving skills must explicitly be the source of their arrogance. Simply being fast and arrogant with no correlation does not count as this trope. Also, [[LeeroyJenkins a character who simply charges into fights or dangeroussituations situations]] does not qualify for this trope.
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--> "''I live my life a quarter-mile at a time. Nothing else matters, not the mortgage, not the store, not my teammates and all their bullshit. For those ten seconds or less, I'm free.''"
-->-- '''Dominic Toretto''', ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious2001''
For this character, there's nothing better than getting things done in the shortest amount of time possible. Be it moving from to one place to another, or doing their routines in general. For any setting where superpowers exist, a character with SuperSpeed is almost always this.
The number one characteristic of a Speed Demon is the thrill they get out of moving fast whether they are running at high speeds or operating a very fast vehicle. They are likely to be a ChallengeSeeker or SpiritedCompetitor who who runs or races for the excitement that comes from going fast. A more negative example is a JerkJock or SmugSuper who is extremely prideful of their speed/driving skills and mocks other characters for being TooSlow.
A Speed Demon character is also someone who is constantly in a rush when it comes to even the most mundane of tasks in a quick amount of time (eating breakfast, doing homework, cleaning the house).
They may be fond of LastSecondShowoff. See also BadassDriver, BadassBiker and BikerBabe.
'''Note''': If a character is an arrogant speedster or racer, their speed/driving skills must explicitly be the source of their arrogance. Simply being fast and arrogant with no correlation does not count as this trope. Also, a character who simply charges into fights or dangerous situations does not qualify for this trope.
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* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020'': Episode 45 features Machmon, a motorcycle Digimon who has built his entire identity around racing. Even after the race track he dominated was abandoned, he still continued racing as if he were still in competitions because he knew nothing else.
* ''Franchise/DragonBall'': Burter of the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Ginyu Force]] believes himself to be the fastest in the universe. Unfortunately for him, Goku proves to be much faster, which is a huge hit to his ego.
* ''Manga/FairyTail'': The aptly named [[MeaningfulName Racer]] of the Oracion Seis guild is this trope to a T. He dresses in racer garments, can summon motorcycles and wheels out of nothing and his magic mainly revolves on speed[[spoiler: or rather, on the perception of speed in others]]. Race is extremely fond of speed to the point of mentioning the topic in casual conversation and his CatchPhrase is "Speed is Good!".
* ''Manga/OnePunchMan'': Speed of Sound Sonic has great pride in his superhuman speed and assassin skills, which are indeed miles above the average human.
* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'': One of the ghosts fits this trope. When it possesses [[spoiler: a bullet train]], it still doesn't think it's fast enough.
* ''Manga/StrikeWitches'': Shirley is a speed-loving thrill seeker whose goal is to break the sound barrier. Before the war, she had broken multiple land speed records. Shirley joined the Witches just so that she could go even faster than she has gone before and even modified her Striker Unit so that it specifically increases her speed instead of her other physical attributes. Shirley also DrivesLikeCrazy whenever she has a chance to cut loose on the road.
* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': Leafa is dubbed a "Speedaholic" because of her obsession with to flying at high speeds in Alfheim Online, as well as being the fastest flyer for a long period of time.
* ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'':
** The show features Turbo Duels which are Duel Monsters card games played while riding motorcycles. While riding shotgun with Yusei during his Turbo Duel against Sherry, Akiza finds herself experiencing a new thrill that comes with this high-paced form of dueling and decides to start turbo dueling herself to chase this feeling. This would imply that the entire reason Turbo Duels exists is for duelists who are also Speed Demons.
** The English dub's theme song refers to being a Speed Demon, particularly in the intro.
--> '' "Going fast makes me feel alive''.
''My heart beats when in hyper".''
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* ''Franchise/TheFlash'':
** [[SuperSpeed Speedsters]] like Franchise/TheFlash are known for living life at hyperspeed. They perform a day's worth of tasks in moments, and sometimes tend to run ahead, leaving others behind in the dust. Among themselves they can also talk at high speeds which sounds like gibberish to others.
** Impulse, the grandson of Barry Allen is characterized by his AttentionDeficitOohShiny tendencies. He has no patience for anything, and cannot focus or sit still for the life of him, often resulting in him rushing into things with no regard for his own safety. Impulse is also known to do everything at super speed, including mundane tasks such as reading or buying donuts, and was originally introduced as aging at a speed that would have killed him if the Flash hadn't intervened.
* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':
** ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} is one of the fastest in the Marvel Universe and he is very annoyed by everyone around him. He explains this once, saying that to him everyone else is moving very slowly, including their thought processes. Picture having to wait in a slow-moving line for hours for something mundane, that's what every single second is like for him.
** ComicBook/GhostRider is a [[StealthPun literal speed demon]], who rides around on a supernatural motorcycle capable of reaching faster than light speeds.
** Tommy Shepherd aka Speed of the ComicBook/YoungAvengers, who is a mouthy, immature JerkWithAHeartOfGold with SuperSpeed. He wizens up a bit over the course of the series.
** Speed Demon, a member of [[Characters/{{Thunderbolts}} the Thunderbolts]], is proud of how he's fast enough to overwhelm the likes of ComicBook/SpiderMan. But the moment someone can come close to touching him, he high-tails it.
** ComicBook/HumanTorch while not strictly a speedster, is the fastest of the ComicBook/FantasticFour. He is addicted to flying fast through the air by activating his [[FlyingFirepower fiery powers]] and tends to leave others behind.
* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'': In ''Bad Guys'' Issue #3, Rough is given a Power Core which grants him SuperSpeed. He finds himself enjoying the feeling of moving at super speed and understands why Sonic is always so cocky.
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* ''Fanfic/JuniorOfficers'': Reese from "Blythe and the Risso's Dolphin" is an [[FriendlyPlayfulDolphin energetic dolphin]] who likes to jump and swim quickly, much to Blythe's dismay. He even says, "I ''love'' going fast!"
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* ''WesternAnimation/AngryBirds'': Chuck is a speedster who is used to living life at high speeds, often [[FlashStep blitzing away]] and completing several tasks [[TimeStandsStill while everyone else around him has even moved]]. He's also gotten several speeding tickets.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'': Lightning [=McQueen=] is initially characterized this way: he is impulsive, cocky and is even first heard repeating the mantra " Speed. I am speed". Much of his character arc is about him slowly turning into a more humble person from his experiences at Radiator Springs, and learning that winning and fame aren't everything.
* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'': In the ''Secrets of the Furious Five'' short, Po tells the story about how Mantis used to be [[ArrogantKungFuGuy cocky, impatient and brash because of his speed and agility]]. Being captured by enemies and being forced to wait for the right time to escape taught him a very important lesson in patience and humility.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'': [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Dash]] has SuperSpeed which he often uses for childish pranks and feels stifled at not being allowed to use his powers. When his mom gives him permission to "go as fast he can", he is thrilled.
* ''WesternAnimation/TitanAE'':
** Korso is able to deduce that Akida is piloting a ship they picked up on radar when Stith describes it as "recklessly fast".
** Cale also displays this trait when Korso lets him fly his ship for fun.
* ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'': Jim has a love of high-speed solar surfing, which gets him into trouble with the cops earlier in the movie. A later scene shows him having fun while chasing a star while flying fast.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Turbo}}'': The titular character is a garden snail who loves racing. His obsession with speed makes him something of an outcast among other snails who prefer to live life at a slower pace.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'': The closing scene has Officers Hopps and Wilde pull over a maniac clocking at 115 through the downtown streets. The perp is revealed to be Flash the sloth from the [=DMV=], complete with a custom plate "[=FST NML=]".
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* ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'':
** Dominic Toretto is a street racer and recognized as the best of Los Angeles' street racing scene. Later, while having a heart to heart with Brian, he admits that racing is the only thing that allows him to forget his troubles for a while.
** Brian O'Connor also qualifies which is what allows him and Dom to bond as friends and rivals.
* ''Film/TheIsland'': Tom Lincoln, the progenitor of Lincoln Six-Echo, describes himself as such, which is why he got into the business of designing cars and motorbikes. Lincoln himself is implied to have inherited this trait from Tom given his reaction to seeing a motorbike in motion for the first time.
-->'''Jordan''': What was that?
-->'''Lincoln''': I don't know. But I want one.
* ''Film/TheItalianJob2003'': Stella loves driving her red Mini-Cooper.
* ''Film/MenInBlackII'': One scene has an alien in a post office sorting out the mail very quickly, all while Keel's Speed Demon was playing.
* ''Film/SpeedRacer'': Speed has had a love of racing since he daydreamed about being a racer just like his brother Rex. Speed even goes as far as saying that racing is a religion in his family.
* ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby'': Ricky-Bobby ''loves'' going fast. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Usually this wasn't an issue for his racing career until he ended up crashing a car due to driving too fast when he didn't need to]]. The rest of the movie is him regaining his love for racing.
* ''Film/TopGun'': Maverick is an aerial daredevil with a knack for ego-stroking stunts and an intolerance for orders. He even states he has a "need for speed".
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'': Quicksilver is used to living life accelerated and can never stay in one place. He's used to going so fast that TimeStandsStill and goes ahead completing a long lists of tasks while everyone is frozen, usually PlayedForLaughs. Such instances include him beating up a room full of guards and redirecting bullets midflight, along with rescuing all the students and staff from X-Mansion in the seconds before an explosion consumed it.
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* ''Literature/TheTortoiseAndTheHare'': The hare is so cocksure that his speed guarantees his triumph that he takes a nap while the race is still going on. His overconfidence allows the tortoise to win.
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* ''Literature/LordPeterWimsey'': Wimsey has a habit of driving fast, something that is an occasional joke in the stories. In ''Gaudy Night'', he tells Harriet Vane how "three counties and as many driving summonses later" he got important information for their case. His nephew Gerald ("Pickled Gherkins") takes after his uncle, having even learned to fly a plane in the interwar years. Sayers wrote a series of letters between the various Wimsey family members which indicate young Gerald joined the RAF when World War II started. Jill Paton Walsh, who continued the adventures of Wimsey and his kin, also mentions young Gerald's propensity to drive fast, and he is noted to have died in the service during the war.
* ''Literature/MrMen'': Mr. Rush is always in such a rush that he never does anything properly. He runs down the stairs taking them three at a time, has a slapdash breakfast (untoasted toast and water), and only brushes one tooth.
* ''Literature/SurvivorDogs'': [[AnthropomorphicPersonification Lightning]] is the fastest of all dogs. He loves racing and is so cocky that he routinely teases the [[TheGrimReaper Earth-Dog]] about his ability to outrun her.
* ''Literature/TheWindInTheWillows'': Mister Toad develops a passion for driving motor cars after one nearly runs him and his friends over on the road. This gets deconstructed throughout the story as Toad's frequent car accidents and rows with the police not only cost him money and damage his reputation but also gets the other animals a bad name. Toad's Speed Demon tendencies ultimately land him in jail when he steals a motor car. Even when he escapes from prison and happens upon a couple driving the very same car he stole, he can't resist the urge to drive it again.
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* ''Series/TheFlash2014'':
** Barry likes using his speed to perform mundane everyday tasks in a ''flash'' and becomes very impatient when made to sit idle as others complete things at normal speed. Losing his speed becomes disheartening to him as he is so used to doing things at a fast pace.
** Wally West was this even ''before'' he became a speedster, being obsessed with high-speed cars and partaking in street racing.
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
** ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'': "Mean Wheels Mantis" has [[MonsterOfTheWeek Motor Mantis]] who is obsessed with speed to the point of peppering his dialogue with numerous references to racing and believes he has "the fastest wheels in the galaxy". He turns the female Rangers into trophies and then challenges the male Rangers to a race for their freedom.
** ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'': Lucas the Blue Ranger loves three things above all else: his looks, [[TheCasanova beautiful women]] and fast cars. He was a race car driver in the year 3000 and still has a need for speed. The MonsterOfTheWeek in "The Last Race" is Dash, a FriendlyRival of Lucas who was a dark take on this trope, being obsessed with racing to the point of total recklessness and disregard for people's lives.
** ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'': Ronny Robinson the Yellow Ranger. Not only does she have SuperSpeed but she is a professional race-car driver and loves going fast. She is the main pilot of the SHARC (Special Hydro Aero Recon Craft) and is the most excited when it comes to driving any new vehicle the Rangers are given. Ironically, Ronny's zord is a bulldozer, which isn't a very fast vehicle and the Black Ranger Will pilots a zord based on a car which is called "the Speed Driver".
* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': The episode "Velocity" has Pete develop a love for street racing, largely in part because he feels it is the only thing he is truly good at.
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* Jet Black Stare: The song "Ready To Roll" (which some might recognize as [[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain's]] original theme song) invokes this trope:
-->''Fast lane through a hurricane
Open road and I'm ready to roll
Put the pedal down right away
Redline and I'm givin' it more
City lights are burning bright behind me
Top down, I push it to the floor
Whoa, whoa
Street signs and the center lines spinning
Whoa, whoa
Burning hot, I feel like I'm ready to roll''
* Music/MichaelJackson: The song "Speed Demon" refers to this trope, both in the title and the lyrics.
-->''Speedin' on the freeway gotta get a lead way
(Speed demon)
Doin' it on the highway gotta have it my way
(Speed demon)
Mind is like a compass, I'm stoppin' at nothin'
(Speed demon)
He say, "pull over boy and get your ticket right"''
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* ''TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu'' supplement ''Fearful Passages'', adventure "Furious Driving": The main {{NPC}}, Rupert Putney, [[DrivesLikeCrazy drives like a maniac]] at incredibly high speeds (for the 1920's, anyway).
* ''TabletopGame/{{Champions}}'' adventure ''The Great Super Villain Contest''. One of the {{NPC}} villains is a speedster called The Dash. He became a villain for fun, not to gain money or power. His greatest joy in life is sneaking up on a hero and smashing into him at full speed from behind.
* ''TabletopGame/InNomine'': [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Ofanim are angels of motion]]. They are stereotypically known for [[DrivesLikeCrazy driving like maniacs]] and being constantly in motion.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' adventure "Vapors Don't Shoot Back'': Fiber-O, the {{NPC}} who takes the {{PC}}s to their first assignment, drives his autocar at dangerous levels to his passengers.
* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
** [[Characters/Warhammer40000Orks The Orks]] love driving battle vehicles as fast as possible and with reckless abandon, especially those in the Evil Sunz klan. The Orks in Da Kult of Speed, in particular, [[SenseFreak have become addicted to the thrill that comes with speed]]. Regardless of whether they're in a calm environment or the middle of a warzone, they push their vehicles to frightening speeds performing stunts and maneuvers that leave even other Orks thinking they're insane.
** The Tzeentchian daemon known as the Changeling once infiltrated an ork Waaagh! and started making up a story about their gods competing to see who was the fastest. Driven to recreate this feat, the orks piled into their vehicles and wound up driving off a cliff, thanks to the Changeling's misdirection.
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* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'':
** Firefly from G1 is a pegasus who desires to be the fastest of all ponies.
** For most of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3'', Rainbow Dash was characterized in the toys and comics by her love of racing, especially on rainbows.
* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
** ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'': Blurr is the fastest Autobot on Cybertron, and likes to remind people of it.
** ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'': Cheetor chose a cheetah as his alt mode partly because it was the fastest animal the scanners detect.
** ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'': Velocitron is an [[PlanetOfHats entire planet]] of speed freaks, and their culture centers around racing. Hot Shot also becomes this trope during the series, and it is on Velocitron where he unlocks his cyber key power.
** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'': This show's incarnation of Bumblebee takes inspiration from Cheetor and Hot Shot in being a speed freak, to the extent of secretly competing in illegal street racing. Wasp and Blurr also seem to enjoy high speed.
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* ''VideoGame/CardCityNights2:'' The Fast One, a {{hologram}} of a whale on wheels, is obsessed with speeding, taking pride in being the fastest programmed, and is ironically focused on speed, as an immovable hologram.
* ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'': Barry, the player character's rival in ''Diamond'', ''Pearl'' and ''Platinum'' has a hasty and impatient personality. He's always in a hurry, never walking but running to anywhere he needs to go. Everything has to be done fast or he'll threaten to give a fine for being late. He dreams of becoming a Pokemon League Champion, especially if it can be done in the shortest time possible.
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** The titular character is a young hedgehog with SuperSpeed and an attitude to match. Dubbed "The Fastest Thing Alive", Sonic is as carefree as the wind and prefers being in constant motion rather than sit still and stay in one place. His advice to Elise in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' is "If you have time to worry, then run". Sonic is rather boastful of his speed but is nonetheless a heroic character to his core.
** ''VideoGame/SonicRiders'': The game introduces the Babylon Rogues, a trio of thieving birds led by Jet the Hawk. Jet is a master of [[SkySurfing Extreme Gear]] and is [[JerkJock egotistical and arrogant]] in a much more mean-spirited way than Sonic. He believes that it is he, not Sonic, who is The Fastest Thing Alive and frequently challenges the blue hedgehog to prove it.
** The lyrics to "Free", the theme song of ''Sonic Free Rider'' are all about the joy of racing:
-->''I'm falling free in the wind, in the wind
Free to be me in the wind, in the wind
What would it feel like to be speed of light
And rule the night and day
Watch as it passes by, the masses try you
But they just can't keep up
Into the free, into the me
Into the ever knowin'
Felt so refrained,
Felt so constrained
But now I?m breaking out and
I?m falling free in the wind, in the wind,
Free to be me in the wind, in the wind''
* ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}'': Mercury frequently boasts about his speed.
* ''Videogame/KantaiCollection'': Shimakaze fancies herself as the fastest ship girl in the fleet and as such is pretty hyper and cocky.
* ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal'': Amanda Watts aka Twister, is obsessed with going as fast as possible. She wishes her car to be as fast as light itself, which ends up moving her so quickly that she travels back in time. Unfortunately for her, she neglects the fact that [[spoiler:her car runs on fuel and can run out. She soon finds herself trapped in prehistory, upon which she's unceremoniously offed by a dinosaur. Her fossilized remains are later found by scientists millions of years later, who are baffled by the modern equipment left nearby.]]
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* ''WebAnimation/SomethingAbout'': Mario is incapable of going through a level or world without wanting to {{Speedrun}} it, often using DungeonBypass as a favoured tactic. As it is, his speed-running obsession and reality-breaking powers are the result of him [[DemonicPossession getting possessed by a literal Speed Demon.]]
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* ''Webcomic/AwfulHospital'': The Broken Skull "wants to go '''fast'''"... which, for it, is [[http://www.bogleech.com/awfulhospital/023.html somewhat slower than a snail's pace]]. Being carried by a [[http://www.bogleech.com/awfulhospital/044.html sprinting human]] is almost a religious experience.
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* Wiki/SCPFoundation: [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-3836 SCP-3836]] is an animate gorilla corpse with extraordinary mechanical skills, which it uses to modify vehicles so that they reach absurd speeds. Its intended goal, according to interviews, is to "Go fast".
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': Sterling Archer is a cocky, impatient JerkAss who will often interrupt people and finish their sentences. Archer has been seen [[DrivesLikeCrazy driving recklessly fast]], damaging the car. It's mentioned after that that Archer did something similar to his first car. Archer also over-revved the engine on a rented airboat, burning out the cylinder heads, and stranding himself and Lana in the Louisiana bayou.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'': Gearhead is a {{Cyborg}} with the ability to control cars using {{Nanomachines}} and a love of racing.
* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'':
** [=XLR8=] isn't just [[SuperSpeed fast]], but obsessed with doing everything at high speeds. Ben uses him whenever he needs to complete a task very quickly. This seems to apply to Kinecelereans in general which is expected given they are a whole species of speedster aliens. On their planet, days are compressed into minutes and lifetimes are spread over weeks.
** Kevin Levin has shades of this from ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' onwards, where he is obsessed with his CoolCar which he modifies with alien tech to make it one of the fastest cars on the planet.
* ''Franchise/DisneyFairies'': Vidia is a fast-flying fairy, a fact she is very proud of.
* ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowskiSuburbanDaredevil'': The main character is an amateur daredevil who is always on the lookout for ways to go faster.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee'': There is a race of creatures called Speed Demons [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin who can move at superfast speeds]]. They are normally harmless but are dangerous when they freak out.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'': Fuli is ''very'' prideful of her exceptional speed (which far exceeds the capabilities of real cheetahs, by the way), and can get impatient when things go too slowly for her liking. She even has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAS5XmS1k6A a song]] about it.
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'':
** WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales often boasts about his speed but is otherwise a good-natured guy.
** ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed'': Rev Runner is the team speedster and is nicknamed "The Speed Demon of Acmetropolis". Before gaining his powers, Rev was a delivery boy whose slow deliveries often cost him his pay. The episode "The Comet Cometh" briefly explores how much more confident Rev's super speed has made him feel as a person.
* ''WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive'': Nefer-Tina is the BikerBabe among the heroes and has a real need for speed. She was a chariot racing champion as a human and retains her love for racing in the present day. She is the most enthusiastic when driving the team's {{Thememobile}}s.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Rainbow Dash is one of the fastest fliers in the world (if not ''the'' fastest), so much so that speed is what got her her cutie mark. She isn't modest about this in the slightest.
-->'''Rainbow Dash:''' There's no need to go struttin' around and showin' off like that.
-->'''Trixie:''' Oh?
-->'''Rainbow Dash:''' That's ''my'' job!
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSaveUms'': Whenever Custard pilots the Zoomer, [[DrivesLikeCrazy he'll always drive it very quickly]], something that Jazzi often makes note of.
* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': "Jack's Shoes" has Jack's sandals destroyed by a trio of bikers whose love of reckless driving leaves no small amount of destruction in their wake.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Kevin loves racing his fancy sports car and gloats when he wins. He is so egocentric that he falls apart when Steven and Connie stop caring about losing a race to him, since he can't comprehend them not caring what he thinks of them.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': The MonsterOfTheWeek in "Race with the Demon" is a mutant car who is ''named'' Speed Demon. He is obsessed with speed, constantly DrivesLikeCrazy, and likes to ram into other drivers. It came into being after the original driver rode through a pool of mutagen, mutating [[TheDogWasTheMastermind the car itself]] into a speed-obsessed mutant that turns anyone who drives it into a violent, speed-obsessed monster.
* ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'': ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} is very cocky because of his speed.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': While it's Kid Flash who is the first speedster of the main cast, it's actually his successor Impulse who fits the trope better. Impulse is not only fast but as his name suggests has a case of hyperactive impulsiveness, finding it difficult to wait around for his slower friends to catch up.
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* Eric Liddel, as quoted in ''Chariots of Fire'':
--> I believe God made me for a purpose, but He also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure.
* [[Music/HidetoMatsumoto hide]] is both this and a "speed freak". From running around on stage like he did to [[MotorMouth singing rapid-fire]] breakdowns to ScatSinging in songs that are nearly *impossible* to replicate (try "Dice" or "Doubt" as a couple of examples) and was rumored to be a methamphetamine addict.
* {{Speed Run}}ners dedicate months, if not years, of their lives to finding ways to complete specific video games as quickly as possible.
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-->-- '''Dominic Toretto''', ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious2001''
For this character, there's nothing better than getting things done in the shortest amount of time possible. Be it moving from to one place to another, or doing their routines in general. For any setting where superpowers exist, a character with SuperSpeed is almost always this.
The number one characteristic of a Speed Demon is the thrill they get out of moving fast whether they are running at high speeds or operating a very fast vehicle. They are likely to be a ChallengeSeeker or SpiritedCompetitor who who runs or races for the excitement that comes from going fast. A more negative example is a JerkJock or SmugSuper who is extremely prideful of their speed/driving skills and mocks other characters for being TooSlow.
A Speed Demon character is also someone who is constantly in a rush when it comes to even the most mundane of tasks in a quick amount of time (eating breakfast, doing homework, cleaning the house).
They may be fond of LastSecondShowoff. See also BadassDriver, BadassBiker and BikerBabe.
'''Note''': If a character is an arrogant speedster or racer, their speed/driving skills must explicitly be the source of their arrogance. Simply being fast and arrogant with no correlation does not count as this trope. Also, a character who simply charges into fights or dangerous situations does not qualify for this trope.
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!!Examples:
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[[folder:AnimeAndManga]]
* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020'': Episode 45 features Machmon, a motorcycle Digimon who has built his entire identity around racing. Even after the race track he dominated was abandoned, he still continued racing as if he were still in competitions because he knew nothing else.
* ''Franchise/DragonBall'': Burter of the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Ginyu Force]] believes himself to be the fastest in the universe. Unfortunately for him, Goku proves to be much faster, which is a huge hit to his ego.
* ''Manga/FairyTail'': The aptly named [[MeaningfulName Racer]] of the Oracion Seis guild is this trope to a T. He dresses in racer garments, can summon motorcycles and wheels out of nothing and his magic mainly revolves on speed[[spoiler: or rather, on the perception of speed in others]]. Race is extremely fond of speed to the point of mentioning the topic in casual conversation and his CatchPhrase is "Speed is Good!".
* ''Manga/OnePunchMan'': Speed of Sound Sonic has great pride in his superhuman speed and assassin skills, which are indeed miles above the average human.
* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'': One of the ghosts fits this trope. When it possesses [[spoiler: a bullet train]], it still doesn't think it's fast enough.
* ''Manga/StrikeWitches'': Shirley is a speed-loving thrill seeker whose goal is to break the sound barrier. Before the war, she had broken multiple land speed records. Shirley joined the Witches just so that she could go even faster than she has gone before and even modified her Striker Unit so that it specifically increases her speed instead of her other physical attributes. Shirley also DrivesLikeCrazy whenever she has a chance to cut loose on the road.
* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': Leafa is dubbed a "Speedaholic" because of her obsession with to flying at high speeds in Alfheim Online, as well as being the fastest flyer for a long period of time.
* ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'':
** The show features Turbo Duels which are Duel Monsters card games played while riding motorcycles. While riding shotgun with Yusei during his Turbo Duel against Sherry, Akiza finds herself experiencing a new thrill that comes with this high-paced form of dueling and decides to start turbo dueling herself to chase this feeling. This would imply that the entire reason Turbo Duels exists is for duelists who are also Speed Demons.
** The English dub's theme song refers to being a Speed Demon, particularly in the intro.
--> '' "Going fast makes me feel alive''.
''My heart beats when in hyper".''
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[[folder:ComicBooks]]
* ''Franchise/TheFlash'':
** [[SuperSpeed Speedsters]] like Franchise/TheFlash are known for living life at hyperspeed. They perform a day's worth of tasks in moments, and sometimes tend to run ahead, leaving others behind in the dust. Among themselves they can also talk at high speeds which sounds like gibberish to others.
** Impulse, the grandson of Barry Allen is characterized by his AttentionDeficitOohShiny tendencies. He has no patience for anything, and cannot focus or sit still for the life of him, often resulting in him rushing into things with no regard for his own safety. Impulse is also known to do everything at super speed, including mundane tasks such as reading or buying donuts, and was originally introduced as aging at a speed that would have killed him if the Flash hadn't intervened.
* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':
** ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} is one of the fastest in the Marvel Universe and he is very annoyed by everyone around him. He explains this once, saying that to him everyone else is moving very slowly, including their thought processes. Picture having to wait in a slow-moving line for hours for something mundane, that's what every single second is like for him.
** ComicBook/GhostRider is a [[StealthPun literal speed demon]], who rides around on a supernatural motorcycle capable of reaching faster than light speeds.
** Tommy Shepherd aka Speed of the ComicBook/YoungAvengers, who is a mouthy, immature JerkWithAHeartOfGold with SuperSpeed. He wizens up a bit over the course of the series.
** Speed Demon, a member of [[Characters/{{Thunderbolts}} the Thunderbolts]], is proud of how he's fast enough to overwhelm the likes of ComicBook/SpiderMan. But the moment someone can come close to touching him, he high-tails it.
** ComicBook/HumanTorch while not strictly a speedster, is the fastest of the ComicBook/FantasticFour. He is addicted to flying fast through the air by activating his [[FlyingFirepower fiery powers]] and tends to leave others behind.
* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'': In ''Bad Guys'' Issue #3, Rough is given a Power Core which grants him SuperSpeed. He finds himself enjoying the feeling of moving at super speed and understands why Sonic is always so cocky.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/JuniorOfficers'': Reese from "Blythe and the Risso's Dolphin" is an [[FriendlyPlayfulDolphin energetic dolphin]] who likes to jump and swim quickly, much to Blythe's dismay. He even says, "I ''love'' going fast!"
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[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AngryBirds'': Chuck is a speedster who is used to living life at high speeds, often [[FlashStep blitzing away]] and completing several tasks [[TimeStandsStill while everyone else around him has even moved]]. He's also gotten several speeding tickets.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'': Lightning [=McQueen=] is initially characterized this way: he is impulsive, cocky and is even first heard repeating the mantra " Speed. I am speed". Much of his character arc is about him slowly turning into a more humble person from his experiences at Radiator Springs, and learning that winning and fame aren't everything.
* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'': In the ''Secrets of the Furious Five'' short, Po tells the story about how Mantis used to be [[ArrogantKungFuGuy cocky, impatient and brash because of his speed and agility]]. Being captured by enemies and being forced to wait for the right time to escape taught him a very important lesson in patience and humility.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'': [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Dash]] has SuperSpeed which he often uses for childish pranks and feels stifled at not being allowed to use his powers. When his mom gives him permission to "go as fast he can", he is thrilled.
* ''WesternAnimation/TitanAE'':
** Korso is able to deduce that Akida is piloting a ship they picked up on radar when Stith describes it as "recklessly fast".
** Cale also displays this trait when Korso lets him fly his ship for fun.
* ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'': Jim has a love of high-speed solar surfing, which gets him into trouble with the cops earlier in the movie. A later scene shows him having fun while chasing a star while flying fast.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Turbo}}'': The titular character is a garden snail who loves racing. His obsession with speed makes him something of an outcast among other snails who prefer to live life at a slower pace.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'': The closing scene has Officers Hopps and Wilde pull over a maniac clocking at 115 through the downtown streets. The perp is revealed to be Flash the sloth from the [=DMV=], complete with a custom plate "[=FST NML=]".
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[[folder:Films -- Live Action]]
* ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'':
** Dominic Toretto is a street racer and recognized as the best of Los Angeles' street racing scene. Later, while having a heart to heart with Brian, he admits that racing is the only thing that allows him to forget his troubles for a while.
** Brian O'Connor also qualifies which is what allows him and Dom to bond as friends and rivals.
* ''Film/TheIsland'': Tom Lincoln, the progenitor of Lincoln Six-Echo, describes himself as such, which is why he got into the business of designing cars and motorbikes. Lincoln himself is implied to have inherited this trait from Tom given his reaction to seeing a motorbike in motion for the first time.
-->'''Jordan''': What was that?
-->'''Lincoln''': I don't know. But I want one.
* ''Film/TheItalianJob2003'': Stella loves driving her red Mini-Cooper.
* ''Film/MenInBlackII'': One scene has an alien in a post office sorting out the mail very quickly, all while Keel's Speed Demon was playing.
* ''Film/SpeedRacer'': Speed has had a love of racing since he daydreamed about being a racer just like his brother Rex. Speed even goes as far as saying that racing is a religion in his family.
* ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby'': Ricky-Bobby ''loves'' going fast. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Usually this wasn't an issue for his racing career until he ended up crashing a car due to driving too fast when he didn't need to]]. The rest of the movie is him regaining his love for racing.
* ''Film/TopGun'': Maverick is an aerial daredevil with a knack for ego-stroking stunts and an intolerance for orders. He even states he has a "need for speed".
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'': Quicksilver is used to living life accelerated and can never stay in one place. He's used to going so fast that TimeStandsStill and goes ahead completing a long lists of tasks while everyone is frozen, usually PlayedForLaughs. Such instances include him beating up a room full of guards and redirecting bullets midflight, along with rescuing all the students and staff from X-Mansion in the seconds before an explosion consumed it.
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[[folder:Folklore]]
* ''Literature/TheTortoiseAndTheHare'': The hare is so cocksure that his speed guarantees his triumph that he takes a nap while the race is still going on. His overconfidence allows the tortoise to win.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/LordPeterWimsey'': Wimsey has a habit of driving fast, something that is an occasional joke in the stories. In ''Gaudy Night'', he tells Harriet Vane how "three counties and as many driving summonses later" he got important information for their case. His nephew Gerald ("Pickled Gherkins") takes after his uncle, having even learned to fly a plane in the interwar years. Sayers wrote a series of letters between the various Wimsey family members which indicate young Gerald joined the RAF when World War II started. Jill Paton Walsh, who continued the adventures of Wimsey and his kin, also mentions young Gerald's propensity to drive fast, and he is noted to have died in the service during the war.
* ''Literature/MrMen'': Mr. Rush is always in such a rush that he never does anything properly. He runs down the stairs taking them three at a time, has a slapdash breakfast (untoasted toast and water), and only brushes one tooth.
* ''Literature/SurvivorDogs'': [[AnthropomorphicPersonification Lightning]] is the fastest of all dogs. He loves racing and is so cocky that he routinely teases the [[TheGrimReaper Earth-Dog]] about his ability to outrun her.
* ''Literature/TheWindInTheWillows'': Mister Toad develops a passion for driving motor cars after one nearly runs him and his friends over on the road. This gets deconstructed throughout the story as Toad's frequent car accidents and rows with the police not only cost him money and damage his reputation but also gets the other animals a bad name. Toad's Speed Demon tendencies ultimately land him in jail when he steals a motor car. Even when he escapes from prison and happens upon a couple driving the very same car he stole, he can't resist the urge to drive it again.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/TheFlash2014'':
** Barry likes using his speed to perform mundane everyday tasks in a ''flash'' and becomes very impatient when made to sit idle as others complete things at normal speed. Losing his speed becomes disheartening to him as he is so used to doing things at a fast pace.
** Wally West was this even ''before'' he became a speedster, being obsessed with high-speed cars and partaking in street racing.
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
** ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'': "Mean Wheels Mantis" has [[MonsterOfTheWeek Motor Mantis]] who is obsessed with speed to the point of peppering his dialogue with numerous references to racing and believes he has "the fastest wheels in the galaxy". He turns the female Rangers into trophies and then challenges the male Rangers to a race for their freedom.
** ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'': Lucas the Blue Ranger loves three things above all else: his looks, [[TheCasanova beautiful women]] and fast cars. He was a race car driver in the year 3000 and still has a need for speed. The MonsterOfTheWeek in "The Last Race" is Dash, a FriendlyRival of Lucas who was a dark take on this trope, being obsessed with racing to the point of total recklessness and disregard for people's lives.
** ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'': Ronny Robinson the Yellow Ranger. Not only does she have SuperSpeed but she is a professional race-car driver and loves going fast. She is the main pilot of the SHARC (Special Hydro Aero Recon Craft) and is the most excited when it comes to driving any new vehicle the Rangers are given. Ironically, Ronny's zord is a bulldozer, which isn't a very fast vehicle and the Black Ranger Will pilots a zord based on a car which is called "the Speed Driver".
* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': The episode "Velocity" has Pete develop a love for street racing, largely in part because he feels it is the only thing he is truly good at.
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[[folder:Music]]
* Jet Black Stare: The song "Ready To Roll" (which some might recognize as [[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain's]] original theme song) invokes this trope:
-->''Fast lane through a hurricane
Open road and I'm ready to roll
Put the pedal down right away
Redline and I'm givin' it more
City lights are burning bright behind me
Top down, I push it to the floor
Whoa, whoa
Street signs and the center lines spinning
Whoa, whoa
Burning hot, I feel like I'm ready to roll''
* Music/MichaelJackson: The song "Speed Demon" refers to this trope, both in the title and the lyrics.
-->''Speedin' on the freeway gotta get a lead way
(Speed demon)
Doin' it on the highway gotta have it my way
(Speed demon)
Mind is like a compass, I'm stoppin' at nothin'
(Speed demon)
He say, "pull over boy and get your ticket right"''
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[[folder:TabletopGames]]
* ''TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu'' supplement ''Fearful Passages'', adventure "Furious Driving": The main {{NPC}}, Rupert Putney, [[DrivesLikeCrazy drives like a maniac]] at incredibly high speeds (for the 1920's, anyway).
* ''TabletopGame/{{Champions}}'' adventure ''The Great Super Villain Contest''. One of the {{NPC}} villains is a speedster called The Dash. He became a villain for fun, not to gain money or power. His greatest joy in life is sneaking up on a hero and smashing into him at full speed from behind.
* ''TabletopGame/InNomine'': [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Ofanim are angels of motion]]. They are stereotypically known for [[DrivesLikeCrazy driving like maniacs]] and being constantly in motion.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' adventure "Vapors Don't Shoot Back'': Fiber-O, the {{NPC}} who takes the {{PC}}s to their first assignment, drives his autocar at dangerous levels to his passengers.
* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
** [[Characters/Warhammer40000Orks The Orks]] love driving battle vehicles as fast as possible and with reckless abandon, especially those in the Evil Sunz klan. The Orks in Da Kult of Speed, in particular, [[SenseFreak have become addicted to the thrill that comes with speed]]. Regardless of whether they're in a calm environment or the middle of a warzone, they push their vehicles to frightening speeds performing stunts and maneuvers that leave even other Orks thinking they're insane.
** The Tzeentchian daemon known as the Changeling once infiltrated an ork Waaagh! and started making up a story about their gods competing to see who was the fastest. Driven to recreate this feat, the orks piled into their vehicles and wound up driving off a cliff, thanks to the Changeling's misdirection.
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[[folder:Toys]]
* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'':
** Firefly from G1 is a pegasus who desires to be the fastest of all ponies.
** For most of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3'', Rainbow Dash was characterized in the toys and comics by her love of racing, especially on rainbows.
* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
** ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'': Blurr is the fastest Autobot on Cybertron, and likes to remind people of it.
** ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'': Cheetor chose a cheetah as his alt mode partly because it was the fastest animal the scanners detect.
** ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'': Velocitron is an [[PlanetOfHats entire planet]] of speed freaks, and their culture centers around racing. Hot Shot also becomes this trope during the series, and it is on Velocitron where he unlocks his cyber key power.
** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'': This show's incarnation of Bumblebee takes inspiration from Cheetor and Hot Shot in being a speed freak, to the extent of secretly competing in illegal street racing. Wasp and Blurr also seem to enjoy high speed.
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[[folder:VideoGames]]
* ''VideoGame/CardCityNights2:'' The Fast One, a {{hologram}} of a whale on wheels, is obsessed with speeding, taking pride in being the fastest programmed, and is ironically focused on speed, as an immovable hologram.
* ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'': Barry, the player character's rival in ''Diamond'', ''Pearl'' and ''Platinum'' has a hasty and impatient personality. He's always in a hurry, never walking but running to anywhere he needs to go. Everything has to be done fast or he'll threaten to give a fine for being late. He dreams of becoming a Pokemon League Champion, especially if it can be done in the shortest time possible.
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** The titular character is a young hedgehog with SuperSpeed and an attitude to match. Dubbed "The Fastest Thing Alive", Sonic is as carefree as the wind and prefers being in constant motion rather than sit still and stay in one place. His advice to Elise in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' is "If you have time to worry, then run". Sonic is rather boastful of his speed but is nonetheless a heroic character to his core.
** ''VideoGame/SonicRiders'': The game introduces the Babylon Rogues, a trio of thieving birds led by Jet the Hawk. Jet is a master of [[SkySurfing Extreme Gear]] and is [[JerkJock egotistical and arrogant]] in a much more mean-spirited way than Sonic. He believes that it is he, not Sonic, who is The Fastest Thing Alive and frequently challenges the blue hedgehog to prove it.
** The lyrics to "Free", the theme song of ''Sonic Free Rider'' are all about the joy of racing:
-->''I'm falling free in the wind, in the wind
Free to be me in the wind, in the wind
What would it feel like to be speed of light
And rule the night and day
Watch as it passes by, the masses try you
But they just can't keep up
Into the free, into the me
Into the ever knowin'
Felt so refrained,
Felt so constrained
But now I?m breaking out and
I?m falling free in the wind, in the wind,
Free to be me in the wind, in the wind''
* ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}'': Mercury frequently boasts about his speed.
* ''Videogame/KantaiCollection'': Shimakaze fancies herself as the fastest ship girl in the fleet and as such is pretty hyper and cocky.
* ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal'': Amanda Watts aka Twister, is obsessed with going as fast as possible. She wishes her car to be as fast as light itself, which ends up moving her so quickly that she travels back in time. Unfortunately for her, she neglects the fact that [[spoiler:her car runs on fuel and can run out. She soon finds herself trapped in prehistory, upon which she's unceremoniously offed by a dinosaur. Her fossilized remains are later found by scientists millions of years later, who are baffled by the modern equipment left nearby.]]
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[[folder:Web Animation]]
* ''WebAnimation/SomethingAbout'': Mario is incapable of going through a level or world without wanting to {{Speedrun}} it, often using DungeonBypass as a favoured tactic. As it is, his speed-running obsession and reality-breaking powers are the result of him [[DemonicPossession getting possessed by a literal Speed Demon.]]
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[[folder:WebComic]]
* ''Webcomic/AwfulHospital'': The Broken Skull "wants to go '''fast'''"... which, for it, is [[http://www.bogleech.com/awfulhospital/023.html somewhat slower than a snail's pace]]. Being carried by a [[http://www.bogleech.com/awfulhospital/044.html sprinting human]] is almost a religious experience.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* Wiki/SCPFoundation: [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-3836 SCP-3836]] is an animate gorilla corpse with extraordinary mechanical skills, which it uses to modify vehicles so that they reach absurd speeds. Its intended goal, according to interviews, is to "Go fast".
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[[folder:WesternAnimation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': Sterling Archer is a cocky, impatient JerkAss who will often interrupt people and finish their sentences. Archer has been seen [[DrivesLikeCrazy driving recklessly fast]], damaging the car. It's mentioned after that that Archer did something similar to his first car. Archer also over-revved the engine on a rented airboat, burning out the cylinder heads, and stranding himself and Lana in the Louisiana bayou.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'': Gearhead is a {{Cyborg}} with the ability to control cars using {{Nanomachines}} and a love of racing.
* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'':
** [=XLR8=] isn't just [[SuperSpeed fast]], but obsessed with doing everything at high speeds. Ben uses him whenever he needs to complete a task very quickly. This seems to apply to Kinecelereans in general which is expected given they are a whole species of speedster aliens. On their planet, days are compressed into minutes and lifetimes are spread over weeks.
** Kevin Levin has shades of this from ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' onwards, where he is obsessed with his CoolCar which he modifies with alien tech to make it one of the fastest cars on the planet.
* ''Franchise/DisneyFairies'': Vidia is a fast-flying fairy, a fact she is very proud of.
* ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowskiSuburbanDaredevil'': The main character is an amateur daredevil who is always on the lookout for ways to go faster.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee'': There is a race of creatures called Speed Demons [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin who can move at superfast speeds]]. They are normally harmless but are dangerous when they freak out.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'': Fuli is ''very'' prideful of her exceptional speed (which far exceeds the capabilities of real cheetahs, by the way), and can get impatient when things go too slowly for her liking. She even has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAS5XmS1k6A a song]] about it.
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'':
** WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales often boasts about his speed but is otherwise a good-natured guy.
** ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed'': Rev Runner is the team speedster and is nicknamed "The Speed Demon of Acmetropolis". Before gaining his powers, Rev was a delivery boy whose slow deliveries often cost him his pay. The episode "The Comet Cometh" briefly explores how much more confident Rev's super speed has made him feel as a person.
* ''WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive'': Nefer-Tina is the BikerBabe among the heroes and has a real need for speed. She was a chariot racing champion as a human and retains her love for racing in the present day. She is the most enthusiastic when driving the team's {{Thememobile}}s.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Rainbow Dash is one of the fastest fliers in the world (if not ''the'' fastest), so much so that speed is what got her her cutie mark. She isn't modest about this in the slightest.
-->'''Rainbow Dash:''' There's no need to go struttin' around and showin' off like that.
-->'''Trixie:''' Oh?
-->'''Rainbow Dash:''' That's ''my'' job!
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSaveUms'': Whenever Custard pilots the Zoomer, [[DrivesLikeCrazy he'll always drive it very quickly]], something that Jazzi often makes note of.
* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': "Jack's Shoes" has Jack's sandals destroyed by a trio of bikers whose love of reckless driving leaves no small amount of destruction in their wake.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Kevin loves racing his fancy sports car and gloats when he wins. He is so egocentric that he falls apart when Steven and Connie stop caring about losing a race to him, since he can't comprehend them not caring what he thinks of them.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': The MonsterOfTheWeek in "Race with the Demon" is a mutant car who is ''named'' Speed Demon. He is obsessed with speed, constantly DrivesLikeCrazy, and likes to ram into other drivers. It came into being after the original driver rode through a pool of mutagen, mutating [[TheDogWasTheMastermind the car itself]] into a speed-obsessed mutant that turns anyone who drives it into a violent, speed-obsessed monster.
* ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'': ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} is very cocky because of his speed.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': While it's Kid Flash who is the first speedster of the main cast, it's actually his successor Impulse who fits the trope better. Impulse is not only fast but as his name suggests has a case of hyperactive impulsiveness, finding it difficult to wait around for his slower friends to catch up.
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[[folder:RealLife]]
* Eric Liddel, as quoted in ''Chariots of Fire'':
--> I believe God made me for a purpose, but He also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure.
* [[Music/HidetoMatsumoto hide]] is both this and a "speed freak". From running around on stage like he did to [[MotorMouth singing rapid-fire]] breakdowns to ScatSinging in songs that are nearly *impossible* to replicate (try "Dice" or "Doubt" as a couple of examples) and was rumored to be a methamphetamine addict.
* {{Speed Run}}ners dedicate months, if not years, of their lives to finding ways to complete specific video games as quickly as possible.
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