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10	[[quoteright:350:[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sonic_speed_demon.png]]]]
11	[[caption-width-right:350:The dark side of the "gotta go fast" lifestyle.]]
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13	->''"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."''
14	-->-- '''Dominic Toretto''', ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious2001''
15
16	A Speed Demon is a character defined by their preference for going fast. This can come in any of the three categories:
17
18	* A person who gets a [[ThrillSeeker thrill]] 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 participates in races for the excitement that comes from going fast.
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20	* 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 some might be fast enough to back up that claim.
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22	* Someone who prefers to do even the most mundane of tasks at a quick pace (eating breakfast, doing homework, cleaning the house).
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24	It's also very common for Speed Demons to have [[DrivesLikeCrazy little care for traffic rules]]. They may be a LastSecondShowoff. In settings with superpowers, a Speed Demon is very likely to have SuperSpeed and may even be TheSpeedster.
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26	See also AcePilot, BadassDriver and BadassBiker. See also PersonalityPowers for other cases of speed-themed characters being portrayed as brash or cocky.
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28	'''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 connection does not count as this trope. Also, [[LeeroyJenkins a character who simply charges into fights or dangerous situations]] does not qualify for this trope.
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30	!!Examples:
31	[[foldercontrol]]
32
33	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
34	* ''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. The same episode also develops Gabumon's love of running which is what motivates him to challenge Machmon to a race.
35	* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
36	** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'':
37	*** Burter of the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Ginyu Force]] believes himself to be the fastest in the universe. Goku proving faster than him is a huge blow to Burter's ego.
38	*** 17 year old Gohan falls into this, after he finds that using the Flying Nimbus was too slow in getting to school each day, and after finding a way to hide his identity from his classmates decided to use his superior speed to fly to school himself.
39	*** [[SmugSuper Gotenks]] demonstrates this after his first successful fusion and challenges Piccolo to a race to showcase his power, proceeding to lap the Earth several times in the time it took Piccolo to descend to the ground.
40	** ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'': Dyspo is exceptionally fast in a series filled with characters who possess SuperSpeed. He even boasts about being the fastest being in the multiverse.
41	* ''Manga/FairyTail'': The aptly named [[MeaningfulName Racer]] of the Oracion Seis fits this trope to a T. He dresses in a racing suit, can summon motorcycles and wheels out of nothing and his magic mainly revolves around speed -- [[spoiler:[[PowerMisidentification or rather]], [[TimeStandsStill other people's perception of his speed]].]] Racer is extremely fond of speed to the point of mentioning the topic in casual conversation and his catchphrase is "Speed is Good!". His obsession with speed is revealed to be because [[FreudianExcuse as a slave he could never outrun his tormentors or their beasts]] on his own, hence his desire to be the fastest manifesting in his magic.
42	* ''Manga/Mars1996'': Rei is an exceptionally skilled [[BadassBiker speed bike racer]] who constantly pushes himself to go faster whenever he is on the track. In the final race of the story in which he and Kyoko have to switch off, he manages to not only catch up, but [[ChallengeSeeker make a bid for the lead]], despite starting well behind the pack. He and Kyoko are ultimately disqualified since Rei drove far longer than he should (Kyoko had injured herself earlier), but his impressive rally was noticed by a recruiter.
43	* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' features the 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.
44	* ''Anime/SCryEd'': Straight Cougar 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.
45	* ''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.
46	* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'':
47	** ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'': Jaden does this twice throughout Season 4. Not only that he is able to drive a boat without a license, but he can also drive a motorcycle after dueling Sartorius.
48	** ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'':
49	*** 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 exist is for duelists who are also Speed Demons.
50	*** The English dub's theme song is about being a Speed Demon.
51	---->''"Going fast makes me feel alive.\
52	My heart beats when in hyperdrive."''
53	[[/folder]]
54
55	[[folder:Comic Books]]
56	* ''Franchise/TheDCU'':
57	** ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': The minor supervillain Roxy Rocket is a former stuntwoman who is addicted to going as fast as possible. Originally [[CanonImmigrant created for]] ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' (see the entry in Western Animation), she was brought into comics years later. Roxy's crimes are all about speed, and she's a BadassNormal to boot -- Batman has even [[NotSoDifferentRemark acknowledged their similarities]] in the past, remarking that he too has a desire for constant motion.
58	** ''ComicBook/TheFlash'':
59	*** The Flash family and other speedsters 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.
60	*** 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.
61	* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':
62	** While not strictly a speedster, the Human Torch is the fastest of the ComicBook/FantasticFour. He loves flying fast through the air using his [[FlyingFirepower fiery powers]] and tends to leave others behind.
63	** ComicBook/GhostRider is a [[StealthPun literal speed demon]], who rides around on a supernatural motorcycle capable of reaching faster than light speeds.
64	** [[Characters/MarvelComicsQuicksilver 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.
65	** ComicBook/SpiderMan foe Speed Demon is proud of how he's fast enough to overwhelm the likes of Spidey. However, the moment someone can come close to touching him, he high-tails it.
66	** Tommy Shepherd a.k.a. Speed of the ComicBook/YoungAvengers, who is a mouthy, immature JerkWithAHeartOfGold with SuperSpeed. He wizens up a bit over the course of the series.
67	* ''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.
68	[[/folder]]
69
70	[[folder:Fan Fiction]]
71	* ''Fanfic/HarryAndTheShipgirls'' has Shimakaze, as per ''VideoGame/KanColle'' canon, as well as Rapid Rabbit, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of the SR-71 Blackbird of the same name, who immediately proceeded to buzz a pair of naval bases in her debut, [[RefugeInAudacity even calling the second base to ask for a speed check]].
72	* ''Fanfic/JuniorOfficers'': Reese from "[[Recap/JuniorOfficersS1E18BlytheAndTheRissosDolphin 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!"
73	* ''Fanfic/LimpetAU'': To Piett's despair and disgust, Vader and Luke are both like this, with Vader's lamentable tendency to treat every space-going vehicle like it's a TIE Fighter. He also chooses to cannibalize Piett's shuttle and rewire while he's away into something that he will supposedly find much better -- which, in Vader's mind, means something that flies faster.
74	-->'''Piett:''' I will find it much ''faster'', you mean, sir.\
75	'''Vader:''' That is what I said.
76	* ''Fanfic/RiseOfTheSaveUms'': Jackson loves to drive the Zoomer super fast.
77	[[/folder]]
78
79	[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
80	* ''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.
81	* ''WesternAnimation/Cars1'': 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.
82	* ''Franchise/TheIncredibles'': [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Dash]] has SuperSpeed, which he often uses in [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1 the first film]] 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.
83	* ''Franchise/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]]. 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.
84	* ''WesternAnimation/TitanAE'':
85	** Korso is able to deduce that Akida is piloting a ship they picked up on radar when Stith describes it as "recklessly fast".
86	** Cale also displays this trait when Korso lets him fly his ship for fun.
87	* ''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.
88	* ''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.
89	* ''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=]".
90	[[/folder]]
91
92	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
93	* ''Franchise/TheFastAndTheFurious'':
94	** 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.
95	** Brian O'Connor also qualifies which is what allows him and Dom to bond as friends and rivals. ''Film/TwoFastTwoFurious'' shows him joining the Miami street racing scene and he still tries to one up Dom in ''Film/FastAndFurious'' and ''Film/FastFive''. ''Film/Furious7'' shows Brian misses the action of street racing and is even worried he might get to used to driving cars at an acceptable speed limit.
96	* ''Film/FatManAndLittleBoy'': A blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment has a group of scientists tinkering with a convertible; it's Oppenheimer's ''wife'' who feels the need for speed.
97	-->'''Male Scientist:''' Robert, must we go so fast?\
98	'''Kitty Oppenheimer:''' Yes! YES!
99	* ''Film/Firebird2015AD'': After the United States Government [[DystopianEdict outlawed the automobile]], a new breed of resistance rose: the "Burners", people who drive cars indiscriminately in defiance to the law. And they love to drive fast.
100	* ''Film/TheIsland2005'': 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.
101	-->'''Jordan:''' What was that?\
102	'''Lincoln:''' I don't know. But I want one.
103	* ''Film/TheItalianJob2003'': Stella loves driving her red Mini-Cooper very fast.
104	* ''Film/MenInBlackII'': One scene has an alien in a post office sorting out the mail very quickly while "Speed Demon" by Keel plays in the background.
105	* ''Film/SpeedRacer'': Speed has had a love of racing and as a kid often 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.
106	* ''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 about him regaining his love for racing.
107	* ''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". In [[Film/TopGunMaverick the following film]] he accidentally wrecks an experimental recon plane (which already was going Mach 10 and officially made him the fastest man on the planet) by trying to push it past that (the plane made Mach 10.2 before it fell apart). His ground control Hondo even reminded him to stick to Mach 10, to not even think of going past Mach 10, and [[ThisIsGonnaSuck he did a quiet "dammit, Maverick" when he saw the telemetry suddenly register Mach 10.1]].
108	* ''Film/{{Torque}}'': Cary Ford is basically Dominic Toretto with a preference for bikes over cars due to the former being smaller and easier to maneuver.
109	* ''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 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.
110	[[/folder]]
111
112	[[folder:Folklore]]
113	* ''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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115
116	[[folder:Literature]]
117	* ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'': Anthony Marsten loves to drive fast and doesn't give a crap about what gets in his way, which is why he's on the killer's list.
118	* ''Literature/ChrysalisRinoZ'': Vibrant is thoroughly addicted to speed. Every part of her ant body is customised for going fast, from the Advanced Dash skill, to her Accelerated Legs, to her multiple glands for releasing bursts of energy, to RequiredSecondaryPowers like sensitive antennae for high-speed navigation. She's a major target for the [[FascistsBedTime torpor enforcers]], since she can't stand to sleep more than 30 minutes every few days, but they have a tremendously difficult time catching her.
119	* ''Literature/{{Gone}}'': Brianna has SuperSpeed and is very proud and smug about it, enjoying her ability to play the superhero and defeat others in fights with her speed.
120	* ''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.
121	* ''Literature/MrMen'':
122	** 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 bread and water), and only brushes one tooth.
123	** 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.
124	* In ''Running from the Deity'' by Creator/AlanDeanFoster, the aliens humans call Lopers spend most of their waking hours running across the [[SingleBiomePlanet "world-girdling plains" that form most of the planet Dakokraine's surface]]. To the Lopers, running is "not merely a means of locomotion"; running is "their reason for being, their religion, and their gestalt", and to not run is to not be truly alive.
125	* ''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.
126	* ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'': Leafa is dubbed a "Speedaholic" because of her obsession with flying at high speeds in Alfheim Online, as well as being the fastest flyer for a long period of time.
127	* ''Literature/WarriorCats'': The cats of [=WindClan=] pride themselves on being the fastest cats in the forest and occasionally mock the other Clans for being slow.
128	* ''Literature/TheWindInTheWillows'': Mister Toad develops a passion for driving motor cars after one nearly runs him and his friends over. 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.
129	[[/folder]]
130
131	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
132	* ''Series/TheFlash2014'':
133	** 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.
134	** Wally West was this even ''before'' he became a speedster, being obsessed with high-speed cars and partaking in street racing.
135	* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
136	** ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'': "Mean Wheels Mantis" has [[MonsterOfTheWeek Motor Mantis]] who is obsessed with speed to the point of his dialogue is filled with numerous references to racing. Believing he has "the fastest wheels in the galaxy", Motor Mantis turns the female Rangers into trophies and then challenges the male Rangers to a race for their freedom.
137	** ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'':
138	*** 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.
139	*** 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. Lucas is able to show him the error of his ways and promises to race him again some time in the future.
140	** ''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".
141	* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': The episode "[[Recap/SmallvilleS03E13Velocity Velocity]]" has Pete getting involved in street racing, largely because he feels it is the only thing he is truly good at.
142	[[/folder]]
143
144	[[folder:Music]]
145	* Music/JimCroce has two Speed Demon-themed songs: "Rapid Roy (That Stock-Car Boy)", which is about a stock car racer who made a name for himself outrunning police to smuggle alcohol into dry counties, and "Speedball Tucker", about a long-haul trucker who drives too fast.
146	-->''Well, he looked me in the eye as he was writin' me up and said, "Driver, you've been flyin'\
147	And ninety-five was the route you were on, it was not the speed limit sign."''
148	* The Jet Black Stare song "Ready to Roll" (which some might recognize as [[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain]]'s original theme song) invokes this trope:
149	-->''Fast lane through a hurricane\
150	Open road and I'm ready to roll\
151	Put the pedal down right away\
152	Redline and I'm givin' it more\
153	City lights are burning bright behind me\
154	Top down, I push it to the floor\
155	Whoa, whoa\
156	Street signs and the center lines spinning\
157	Whoa, whoa\
158	Burning hot, I feel like I'm ready to roll''
159	* Music/{{Rush\|Band}}'s "Red Barchetta" is a song about driving fast in a dystopian future.
160	-->''Drive like the wind\
161	Straining the limits of machine and man...''
162	* The Music/MichaelJackson song "Speed Demon" refers to this trope, both in the title and the lyrics.
163	-->''Speedin' on the freeway gotta get a lead way\
164	(Speed demon)\
165	Doin' it on the highway gotta have it my way\
166	(Speed demon)\
167	Mind is like a compass, I'm stoppin' at nothin'\
168	(Speed demon)\
169	He say, "pull over boy and get your ticket right"''
170	* Heavy metal band Keel has a song dubbed "Speed Demon" that likewise addresses the trope archetype, most famously used in ''Film/MenInBlackII''.
171	-->''As I hit one hundred\
172	I find out just how good\
173	The road can feel\
174	It's all I need\
175	To get to where I'm going fast\
176	Speed demon!\
177	I can hear the highway scream\
178	Speed demon\
179	Can you feel the thrill of my machine?''
180	[[/folder]]
181
182	[[folder:Multiple Media]]
183	* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'':
184	** Firefly from G1 is a pegasus who desires to be the fastest of all ponies.
185	** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends'': Whizzer is the fastest of the pegasi, does everything at a rapid page, and dislikes things happening slowly.
186	** For most of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3'', Rainbow Dash was characterized in the toys and comics by her love of racing, especially on rainbows.
187	** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Rainbow Dash is [[FastestThingAlive 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.
188	--->'''Rainbow Dash:''' There's no need to go struttin' around and showin' off like that.\
189	'''Trixie:''' Oh?\
190	'''Rainbow Dash:''' That's ''my'' job!
191	* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
192	** ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'': Blurr is the fastest Autobot on Cybertron, and likes to remind people of it.
193	** ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'': Cheetor chose a cheetah as his alt mode partly because it was the fastest animal the scanners detected.
194	** ''Anime/TransformersRobotsInDisguise'': When the Autobot Skid-Z arrived on Earth, he scanned a race car belonging to deceased driver Auggie Cahnay. It was believed that the car had absorbed Cahnay's personality and when Skid-Z scanned it for his Earth vehicle mode, he developed an obsession with participating in any race he saw.
195	** ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'': Velocitron is an [[PlanetOfHats entire planet]] of speed freaks with a culture centered around racing. Hot Shot also becomes this trope during the series, and it is on Velocitron where he unlocks his cyber key power.
196	** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'':
197	*** 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.
198	*** Blurr does everything at an extremely fast pace and expects others to keep up.
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200
201	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
202	* ''TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu'': Rupert Putney, the main [[NonPlayerCharacter NPC]] in the adventure "Furious Driving" from the supplement ''Fearful Passages'', [[DrivesLikeCrazy drives like a maniac]] at incredibly high speeds (for the 1920's, anyway).
203	* ''TabletopGame/{{Champions}}'': One of the [[NonPlayerCharacter NPC]] villains in the adventure ''The Great Super Villain Contest'' 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.
204	* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': Quicklings are a type of fey that race though time at an accelerated speed and are ruled by a constant need to move and run. To other beings, a racing quickling appears as nothing more than sudden blur and a linger echo of mocking laughter as the creature zips by; even their speech is accelerated into a rapid, shrill squeal. They only become perceptible when they deliberately slow themselves down to the same time rate as other beings, something they prefer to do as little as they can manage.
205	* ''TabletopGame/InNomine'': [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Ofanim are angels of motion]]. They are stereotypically known for [[DrivesLikeCrazy driving like maniacs]] and being constantly in motion.
206	* ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'': Fiber-O, the [[NonPlayerCharacter NPC]] who takes the [[PlayerCharacter PCs]] to their first assignment in the adventure "Vapors Don't Shoot Back'', drives his autocar at dangerous levels to his passengers.
207	* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
208	** [[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.
209	** 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.
210	[[/folder]]
211
212	[[folder:Video Games]]
213	* ''VideoGame/CardCityNights 2'': 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.
214	* ''VideoGame/GrimFandango'': Glottis is a mechanic who works on cars, but you quickly learn he likes driving them especially when they move fast. Basically, a speed demon StealthPun.
215	* ''VideoGame/KanColle'': Shimakaze fancies herself as the fastest ship girl in the fleet and as such is pretty hyper and cocky.
216	* ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'': Barry, the player character's rival, 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 Pokémon League Champion, especially if it can be done in the shortest time possible.
217	* ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}'': Mercury frequently boasts about his speed.
218	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
219	** 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.
220	** ''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]] about his skills in a much more mean-spirited way than Sonic. He believes that it is he, not Sonic, who is the FastestThingAlive and frequently challenges the blue hedgehog to prove it.
221	** The lyrics to "Free", the theme song of ''Sonic Free Riders'', reference the joy of racing:
222	--->''I'm falling free in the wind, in the wind\
223	Free to be me in the wind, in the wind\
224	What would it feel like to be speed of light\
225	And rule the night and day\
226	Watch as it passes by, the masses try you\
227	But they just can't keep up\
228	Into the free, into the me\
229	Into the ever knowin'\
230	Felt so refrained,\
231	Felt so constrained\
232	But now I'm breaking out and\
233	I'm falling free in the wind, in the wind,\
234	Free to be me in the wind, in the wind''
235	* ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}'': Stallion is an elf who often boasts of his SuperSpeed and is one of the fastest characters that can be recruited in the games he appears in.
236	* ''VideoGame/{{Transistor}}'': Preston Moyle "shattered speed records with aplomb for four years straight", and a personal quote is:
237	-->I want to go fast and go far.
238	* ''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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241	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
242	* ''VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia'': Rider loves going fast to a degree bordering on addiction. Unfortunately, the {{Masquerade}} and her restricted mana pool post-War means that she can't summon her beloved Pegasus anymore. She goes as far as seducing someone just to get access to his sports bike.
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245	[[folder:Web Animation]]
246	* ''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.
247	* ''WebAnimation/SomethingAbout'': Mario is incapable of going through a level or world without wanting to {{Speedrun}} it, often using DungeonBypass as a favoured tactic. 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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250	[[folder:Webcomics]]
251	* ''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.
252	* ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'': Speed-o'-Sound Sonic has great pride in his superhuman speed and assassin skills, which are indeed miles above the average human. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for him, [[StoryBreakerPower Saitama]] is more than capable of keeping up with him.]]
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255	[[folder:Websites]]
256	* ''Website/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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259	[[folder:Web Videos]]
260	* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'': Burter is a deconstruction. The reason he puts so much pride in his speed is because he thinks he has nothing else going for him. He reacts very poorly when Jeice points out that Guldo is technically faster than him due to his TimeMaster abilities.
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263	[[folder:Western Animation]]
264	* ''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.
265	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'': Gearhead is a {{Cyborg}} with the ability to control cars using {{Nanomachines}} and a love of racing.
266	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': The episode "[[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE11TheUltimateThrill The Ultimate Thrill]]" gives us Roxy Rocket, who mixes this trope with ThrillSeeker. She began life as a stuntwoman, but her constant desire to go faster and do increasingly dangerous tricks got her fired, as no one was willing to insure her movies. She thus turns to speed-based crimes to fuel her addiction to the rush of acceleration. Roxy later became a CanonImmigrant to the comics, where she continued her speedy lifestyle.
267	* ''Franchise/Ben10'':
268	** [=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 to be expected given that they are a whole species of speedster aliens. On their planet, days are compressed into minutes, and lifetimes are spread over weeks.
269	** Kevin Levin has shades of this from ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' onwards, as he is obsessed with his CoolCar which he modifies with alien tech to make it one of the fastest cars on the planet. "The Transmogrification of Eunice" opens with him and Ben racing.
270	* ''Franchise/DisneyFairies'': Vidia is a fast-flying fairy, a fact she is very proud of.
271	* ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowskiSuburbanDaredevil'': The main character is an amateur daredevil who is always on the lookout for ways to go faster.
272	* ''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.
273	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'': Fuli is ''very'' prideful of her exceptional speed (which [[ArtisticLicenseBiology 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.
274	* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'':
275	** WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales often boasts about his speed but is otherwise a good-natured guy.
276	** ''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.
277	** ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'': This gets used against Speedy in "Daffy Duck, Esquire" in which Yosemite Sam sues Speedy for serving pizza that was too hot. Daffy, acting as Sam's legal counsel, argues that if not for Speedy's habit of doing things in a rush, he could have given the pizza some time to cool down before serving it to Sam. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Speedy simply gets the case dismissed by revealing that Daffy isn't a real lawyer]].
278	* ''WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive'': Nefer-Tina is the biker 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.
279	* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': "[[Recap/SamuraiJackS2E13JacksSandals Jack's Sandals]]" has Jack's sandals destroyed by a trio of bikers whose love of reckless driving leaves no small amount of destruction in their wake.
280	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSaveUms'': Whenever Custard pilots the Zoomer, [[DrivesLikeCrazy he always drive it very quickly]], something that Jazzi often makes note of.
281	-->'''Jazzi:''' You drive too fast, Custard!
282	* ''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.
283	* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'': In the appropriately titled episode "[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E4SpeedDemons Speed Demons]]", Superman and the Flash compete in a race to see which of them is the fastest man alive. The race gets derailed when [[MonsterOfTheWeek the Weather Wizard]] starts wreaking havoc by starting storms throughout the world.
284	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': The MonsterOfTheWeek in "[[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S3E6RaceWithTheDemon 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.
285	* ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'': Quicksilver is very cocky because of his speed.
286	* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'': While Kid Flash is the first speedster of the main cast, his successor Impulse 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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289	[[folder:Real Life]]
290	* Eric Liddel, as quoted in ''Chariots of Fire'':
291	-->I believe God made me for a purpose, but He also made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure.
292	* [[Music/HidetoMatsumoto hide]] was 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.
293	* {{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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