History Characters / NeedForSpeedTheRun

* TotallyNotACriminalFront: Their cars are branded with a logo for "Di Marco Trading: Quality Italian Goods".

* LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub: Their cars are branded with a logo for "Di Marco Trading: Quality Italian Goods".

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: She is basically the Wii/[=3DS=] counterpart of Sam Harper, since she has the same red hair though.

* ArchEnemy: To Jack.

** He did the same when both meet in the final stage in New York, but an intersection splits the two, wasting his opportunity to kill Jack.

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* GivenNameReveal: After The Run at the end, she reveals to Matt her full name: Sophia Di Marco.
* MsFanservice: She wears very skimpy clothes that focus on her rack.

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* EasilyForgiven: While his backstory turns out to be quite sympathetic, he still tried to kill Matt (and by extension his Co-Driver), but both Matt and the Co-Driver ends up forgiving him pretty quickly. While Matt is understandably pissed at first when the Co-Driver asks him to save the Rival after his car crashes into snow, not only Matt and the Rival later bury the hatchet, but even seem to become best buddies.

* GanglandDriveBy: If any of the mob cars manage to stay steady close to Matt, they will draw they weapons and attempt to shoot Matt. In a difference to the standard version of the game though, they also use ''rocket launchers''.

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The Mob holds a witch-hunt against Jack who owes them a great debt. They follow him everywhere he goes throughout the duration of The Run.

* {{Bandito}}: A Hispanic-born street racer in his beloved Spanish-named classic American ute.[[note]]"''El Camino''" name literally means "The Path" in Spanish.[[/note]] His bio all but states that he is a former [[{{Gangbangers}} gang member]] who became reformed, but nonetheless entered The Run to maintain his family.

* ReformedCriminal: His bio all but states that he is a former gang member, but turned his life around after falling in love with a woman and having a child.

One of Jack's rivals encountered in South Dakota and in the final stages of the East Coast.

* FromCamouflageToCriminal: Eddie goes from 'legitimate' racing to 'illegitimate' racing.

Jack's affiliate in The Run, as well as his longtime friend.\\\

[[folder:Marcus Blackwell]]

* OutsideGenreFoe: In a video game franchise focused on street-racing, where you beat your opponents in, well, street races, Marcus apparently sees no problem in preventing Jack from winning The Run by ''trying to kill him'', which makes him look more like a character from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' than ''Need for Speed''.[[note]]Ironically, even then, in any of the ''Grand Theft Auto'' games streets racers rece clean, except for one in a [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoChinatownWars spinoff game]].[[/note]]

* UnknownRival: Marcus is a mysterious [[TheRival archrival]] to Jack's eyes, much that he's fully unaware of.

->''"Cesar made some bad choices growing up on the streets of LA.

* WhatAPieceOfJunk: The [=DeLeon=] brothers enter The Run with in their Chevelle-like pickup, the El Camino, and despite its unassuming appearance, it manages to take Cesar up to third place in the final stages of the race.

[[caption-width-right:210:No. Didn't mean that other [[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground Eddie]].]]

* AngryGuardDog: He has a black Doberman pinscher named Shevchenco.[[labelnote:*]]Boris in the Latin American Spanish dub.[[/labelnote]]
* CoolCar: [[spoiler:Uri has 3 supercars in his garage [[EleventhHourSuperpower in which one of which Jack can use for the last stages of The Run]]; a Pagani Huayra, a track-only Porsche 918 RSR or a Lamborghini Aventador.]]

** A variation; the Latin-American Spanish dub has his ''dog'''s name changed from Shevchenco to Boris.

* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: Downplayed. [[spoiler:Jack finally gets rid of the helicoper from The Mob that accosted him through the game after making a ramp jump to hit its tail boom with his car, causing the helicopter to crash into an abandoned building and explode. However, whatever car Jack will be driving at the time will get seriously damaged in the process, and the first thing Jack does afterwards is to ask Sam for new wheels.]]

* LightningBruiser: Thanks to its RubberBandAI, it seems that their bulky Cayenne turbos were able to match the speed of Jack's car.

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* CoolCar: He drives a rare purple two-toned Aston Martin One-77 with Löwenhart [=LC1=] wheels and with low ride height.
* DynamicEntry: How Marcus greets Jack's in his introduction; by deliberately ramming his car, and snatching his place.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Marcus can be first seen in the first few minutes of the game, (as pictured above) as he was dropped into a car crusher at a scrapyard before Jack escaped, which explains why Marcus is out to kill Jack during The Run.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Near the finish, Marcus's one last attempt to end Jack had his car flipped several times, incapacitating him in the process.

** With Uri's help, Jack secures a powerful hypercar (a Pagani Huayra, a track-only Porsche 918 RSR, or a Lamborghini Aventador) to complete the final stages of The Run.

* CoolCar: He drives a rare pearlescent Aston Martin One-77 with forged wheels and with low ride height.
* DynamicEntry: Marcus's introduction is him ramming Jack's car, snatching his place.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Marcus can be first seen in the first few minutes of the game, as [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marcus_cameo.png he's actually one of the two mobsters who watched over Jack]] as he was dropped into a car crusher at a scrapyard before Jack escaped, which explains why Marcus is out to kill Jack during The Run.

* CoolCar: [[spoiler:Uri has 3 supercars in his garage in which one of which Jack can use for the last stages of The Run; a Pagani Huayra, a track-only Porsche 918 RSR or a Lamborghini Aventador.]]

* SmallRoleBigImpact: While his screen time lasts under a minute, Uri's role helps put Jack back on the map for the final stages of The Run, using one of the 3 hypercars Uri procured for him.

An underground criminal organization.\\\

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[[caption-width-right:300:[[SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou Marcus Blackwell is about to shoot you]].]]

The main antagonist and Jack's main rival.\\\

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->''"Cesar made some bad choices growing up on the streets of LA.\\\

One of Jack's rivals encountered in the Rocky Mountains stage and in the final stages of the East Coast.\\\
Cesar once grew up in the [[WrongSideOfTheTracks wrong side of the streets]] of [[UsefulNotes/LosAngeles LA]].\\\

[[caption-width-right:203: Totally not Creator/MikeTyson.]]

One of Jack's rivals encountered in South Dakota and in the final stages of the East Coast.\\\
Calvin is a retired boxer who hails from Atlantic City in New Jersey.\\\

* RichesToRags: [[spoiler:It's stated that after he lost most of his money on gambling, he put his last $250k to compete in The Run, meaning that he loses it after Jack manages to beat him, leaving Calvin broke.]]

One of Jack's rivals encountered in the final stages of the East Coast.\\\
Eddie is once a motorsports racer who participated in sanctioned racing events.\\\

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Supporting character of ''The Run''. Uri is a mechanic from Cleveland who is also a friend of Sam.\\\

* AngryGuardDog: He has a black guard dog named Shevchenco.[[labelnote:*]]Boris in the Latin American Spanish dub.[[/labelnote]]

* ProfessionalGambler: She enters Jack as her driver in The Run, which has a winning prize of $25 million. While the cost for signing up is never made known, her calm demeanour throughout the registration process implies she is very used to it.

* MidSeasonUpgrade: More like Mid-Race Upgrade. Jack gets into far better and powerful cars as the story unfolds. Here's a roadmap:

** [[spoiler:When Jack loses his car and steals a police car whilst escaping from the Mob's HellishCopter, he secures an Audi for Stage 8. It can be either the R8, a tuned Quattro or... a [[BrickJoke white RS4, identical to the one he used earlier]]. Either car will later be wrecked for good after Jack uses it to [[CarFu rams the Mob's helicopter]] to disable it for good.]]
** [[spoiler: For the story's climax, thanks to Uri's help, Jack secures a powerful hypercar (a Pagani Huayra, a track-only Porsche 918 RSR or a Lamborghini Aventador) to help him push through to the remaining parts of the Run.]]
** Optionally, various races through the game give you the opportunity to change your car in the gas station, the list of cars available depending on the stage you're in, with cars like the Lexus LFA or the Nissan GT-R.

'''Black Box Era:''' ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedUnderground Underground]]'' (''1'' and ''2'') | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted]]'' (2005) | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedProStreet ProStreet]]'' | ''[[Characters/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]''\\

* MidSeasonUpgrade: More like Mid-Race Upgrade. Jack gets into far better and powerful cars as the story unfolds. So here's a roadmap:
** [[spoiler:At the very beginning, he steals a white Audi [=RS4=] while escaping from the mob.]]
** [[spoiler:From Stage 1 to Stage 7, he drives any Tier 4 car ranging from his signature BMW [=M3 GTS=] to a Shelby [=GT500=] Super Snake or even a modified [[WhatAPieceOfJunk Nissan Fairlady [=240ZG=]]]. Optionally, you can also change your car in the gas station, with cars like the Lexus LFA or the Nissan GT-R.]]
** [[spoiler:When Jack loses his car and steals a police car whilst escaping from the Mob's HellishCopter, he secures an Audi for Stage 8. It can be either the R8, a tuned Quattro or... a [[BrickJoke white [=RS4=]]] he used from earlier. The car later was wrecked for good after Jack [[CarFu rams his car]] to the helicopter.]]

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Given that he's a retired boxer, this dude bares an uncanny resemblance to Creator/MikeTyson.

!!!'''Car:''' Porsche 911 Carrera S (991), BMW M3 GTS (Signature Edition), '''SPOILER CAR'''[[labelnote:*]]Audi RS 4 ([=B7=]), Ford Police Interceptor Concept (stolen from the police)[[/labelnote]], player's available cars as listed below: [[labelnote:Click to view]]\\

'''Stage 9 onwards:''' Pagani Huayra, Porsche 918 RSR or Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4[[/labelnote]]

* CoolPet: He has a black guard dog named Shevchenco.[[labelnote:*]]Boris in the Latin American Spanish dub.[[/labelnote]]

!!!'''Car:''' Porsche 911 Carrera S (991), BMW M3 GTS (Signature Edition), '''SPOILER CAR'''[[labelnote:*]]Audi RS 4 ([=B7=]), a stolen Ford Police Interceptor Concept[[/labelnote]], player's available cars as listed below: [[labelnote:Click to view]]\\

* ContinuityNod: In ''Payback'', The Curator mentions the one who "Ran The Run" as a racer worthy to compete in the Outlaw's Rush.

* UnknownRival: He's Jack's [[TheRival main rival]], but was unaware about him through the race.

* OutsideGenreFoe: In a video game franchise focused on street-racing, where you beat your opponents in, well, street races, Marcus apparently sees no problem in preventing Jack from winning The Run by ''trying to kill him'', which makes him look more like a character from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' than ''Need for Speed''. Even then in any of the ''Grand Theft Auto'' itself streets racers racing clean except for one in a [[Videogame/GrandTheftAutoChinatownWars spinoff game]].

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

** Marcus goes full-on [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto GTA]] mode by aiming his pistol directly to Jack while racing, almost pulling the trigger in the process.

* OutsideGenreFoe: In a video game franchise focused on street-racing, where you beat your opponents in, well, street races, Marcus apparently sees no problem in preventing Jack from winning The Run by ''trying to kill him'', which makes him look more like a character from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' than ''Need for Speed''.