Classic Era: The Need for Speed | Porsche Unleashed
Black Box Era: Underground (1 and 2) | Most Wanted (2005) | Carbon (Main Version | Own the City) | ProStreet | Undercover
Autolog Era: Shift (Shift PSP version and Shift 2: Unleashed) | Nitro | The Run | Rivals
2014 film adaptation
Ghost Games Era: (2015) | Payback | Heat
New Criterion Era: Unbound
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Tobey Marshall
Car: Ford Torino GT Fastback (1969), Ford Mustang GT (Gen. 5, 2014), Koenigsegg Agera R (2013) (originally by Dino's uncle)
Portrayed by: Aaron Paul
"I do not fear, for you are with me. All those who defied me, shall be ashamed and disgraced. Those who wage war against me, shall perish. I will find strength, find guidance, and I will triumph."
The main protagonist of the film.
Tobey is a former race car driver from New York, as well as the owner and mechanic of his late father's garage: Marshall Performance Motors.
After a race, Tobey alongside his crew was conscripted by Dino Brewster, his former rival regarding in completing a rare Ford Mustang that Carroll Shelby has never finished.
- All for Nothing: Tobey wins the De Leon, a winner-take-all event exotic car race. Since all the cars crashed out, Tobey wins with nothing and gets apprehended by the cops for evading parole.
- Cool Car: The film's iconic silver fifth-gen Ford Mustang that was also featured in Rivals is his vehicle of choice. Tobey claims that this car can reach 234 mph (approximately 376 km/h).
- Cool Garage: The Marshall Performance Motors, owned by Tobey's late father.
- Miscarriage of Justice: He was framed by Dino and arrested for a crime he didn't commit.
- Pyrrhic Victory: Yes, Tobey emerged victorious in the De Leon, but it results in the police apprehending him a second time due to evading parole. Fortunately for him, he is released roughly six months later.
- Villain Protagonist: Like all the games of the franchise, Tobey is no doubt the protagonist who indulges into illegal street racing.
Dino Brewster
Car: Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster 722 S, Koenigsegg Agera R (2013), Lamborghini Sesto Elemento
Portrayed by: Dominic Cooper
The main antagonist of the film.
A former IndyCar racer, Dino is the man responsible for the death of Pete.
- Arch-Enemy:
- Big Bad: The main antagonist of the movie.
- From Camouflage to Criminal: He was transformed from a sanctioned motorsports racer to an illegal street racer.
Julia Maddon
Car: SPOILER CAR *
Portrayed by: Imogen Poots
"5.8 liter, aluminum block. SVT supercharger and racing headers. That's quite nice actually."
A British car broker who is savvy into rare exotics and Tobey's love interest.Julia was introduced during a car show in New York, and agrees to pay $3 million if Tobey can reach the claimed top speed. Following the framing of Tobey for a crime he didn't commit, 2 years later, Julia joins with Tobey to help him in his quest.
- Action Girl: She's a capable driver who can fend of Dino's goons.
Benny "Maverick" Jackson
Pete Coleman
Anita Coleman
