The Fast Saga has featured plenty of events and characters that will be important for viewers to know before Fast X. The tenth entry in the main Fast & Furious franchise once again revolves around Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and the family he has assembled over the last 20 years. Fast & Furious 10 brings back core characters from across the franchise's decades-long narrative, with Letty (Michelle Rodriguez), Tej (Ludacris), Roman (Tyrese Gibson), and Han (Sung Kang) among the longest-tenured members. They become entangled in a war with Dante (Jason Momoa), the franchise's new villain who is directly connected to Fast Five's villain Reyes.
With more than two decades of movies connecting the franchise together, it is easy to forget about various events that have transpired and the roles that individual characters have played. Fast X is focused on two different main storylines it seems. One follows Dom and Letty as they attempt to protect their son Brian Toretto from the dangers of Dante, while the other seems to follow Han and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) reuniting with other franchise veterans for a mysterious purpose. There is a lot of history between the various characters from the Fast Saga worth revisiting as part of a Fast & Furious 10 recap of the franchise.
12 Dom's Crew Steals From Reyes (& Hobbs Kills Him)
For the purposes of Fast X, Dom and his crew stealing from Hernan Reyes (Joaquim de Almeida) has ramifications they did not see coming. A simple car heist gone wrong leads Dom, Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker), and Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster) into a war with the Brazilian drug lord, resulting in them stealing $100 million by dragging his safe through the streets of Brazil. Dom's crew stealing from Reyes leads to a huge car chase and ends with Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) killing Reyes. The combination of these events is how Dante makes it his mission to exact revenge, as he is related to Reyes and part of his team.
11 Han Faked His Death Caused By Deckard Shaw With Mr. Nobody's Help
While the franchise originally killed Han in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, the timeline was altered so Han could come back in the fifth and sixth entries. This led to the revelation in Fast & Furious 6's post-credits scene that Deckard Shaw killed Han as a way to get revenge on Dom and his crew for their role in nearly killing his brother Owen Shaw (Luke Evans). F9 surprisingly continued Han's story by revealing he and Mr. Nobody (Kurt Russell) faked his death without giving too many details about how he actually escaped the near-fatal encounter with Deckard, but Fast X could have some answers.
10 Ramsey Joins Dom's Team After Creating God's Eye
Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel) became an integral part of Dom's team starting in Furious 7. As the creator of God's Eye (a piece of technology capable of accessing any camera in the world), Ramsey brings a technology specialist to the franchise at the perfect time. The Fast & Furious movies have continued to focus on more technological weapons since her introduction, such as a powerful EMP device and Project Ares. This has helped give Ramsey a major role to play in the group, even though she did not learn how to drive until F9. Ramsey should remain a key character in Fast & Furious 10.
9 Letty Regains Her Memories After Presumed Death
Letty has one of the wildest stories in the entire Fast & Furious franchise. She seemingly died in the fourth film, only for Fast Five's post-credits to reveal that she was still alive. Letty then operated as a villain in Fast & Furious 6 due to not having any memories of her life before her accident. Furious 7 saw Letty still struggle with her memories and knowing details about her past life before confirming that it all came rushing back to her. This has allowed the Fast & Furious franchise to fully explore her and Dom's romance, which will once again be a major storyline for Fast X.
8 Brian Retires To Be With His Family, But Mia Still Returns
The presence of the O'Connor family has changed significantly in the movies leading up to Fast X. It started with Furious 7 giving Brian a perfect send-off after Paul Walker's death that allowed the character to retire from saving the world and prioritize spending time with his family. The Fast & Furious movies have continued to allude to Brian's presence in the world, but he has not returned. The same is not true for his wife Mia, as she returned in F9 after a single film absence. Fast X once again sees Mia return to the action, although Brian is not expected to be seen - except for in flashbacks.
7 Dom Becomes A Father After Relationship With Elena
A major development in Dom's life came during The Fate of the Furious, as it was revealed that he was a father. His romantic relationship with Elena Neves (Elsa Pataky) that occurred between Fast Five and Fast & Furious 6 led to her getting pregnant with his child. She had the baby in secret, finding out about the pregnancy at the same time Letty resurfaced. Following Elena's death at Cipher's hand, Dom took full responsibility for raising his son, Brian, with Letty. The Fast X marketing has shown Little B to be in danger repeatedly, so this relationship is a good one to know about.
6 Deckard (& Owen) Get Redeemed Thanks To Dom
Deckard Shaw entered the Fast & Furious franchise as a villain, but he was fully redeemed through the events of The Fate of the Furious. The movie saw Deckard join forces with Dom's team to track him down, only for Dom to use him and Owen as part of his plan to take down Cipher. The story allowed Dom to forgive Deckard and welcome him into his family. The franchise has attempted to alleviate any lingering concerns about his heroic turn by revealing Shaw did not kill Han after all. Fast & Furious 10 will bring them back together and build on F9's post-credits scene to really explore their dynamic.
5 Hobbs Leaves Dom's Team For His Solo Spinoff Movie
Hobbs' days of being part of the main Fast Saga story ended with The Fate of the Furious, as Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel's feud led to the character going on a new journey. This included attempting to stop a pandemic-level threat in his spinoff movie, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, which reunited Hobbs and Deckard Shaw. The adventure included Hobbs going to war with Eteon and the organization's mysterious director who has a past with Hobbs while fighting the cybernetically-enhanced super soldier Brixton (Idris Elba). Hobbs & Shaw is the last time Johnson appeared in a Fast & Furious movie.
4 Cipher Was Secretly The Villain Of The Last 4 Fast & Furious Movies
Charlize Theron's Cipher returns in Fast X for a possible heroic turn herself after secretly being the villain of the last four main Fast Saga movies. Although she did not make her debut until The Fate of the Furious, the movie revealed that she hired Owen in Fast & Furious 6. This came after Deckard rejected her offer, but Cipher's role in Owen's near-death experience made her connected to Deckard's villainous turn in Furious 7. She later even convinced Jakob's team to betray him and work for her in F9. This has helped make Cipher the Fast & Furious franchise's ultimate villain in a way, even if that changes now.
3 Dom's Secret Brother Jakob Allowed Fast & Furious To Expand The Toretto Family
F9 is also responsible for introducing Jakob Toretto (John Cena) as Dom's secret younger brother and expanding the Toretto family tree. Jakob was partially responsible for their father's death many years ago as he tried to help him throw a race, and the trick backfired. Adding Jakob to the Fast & Furious history did create plenty of plot holes and retcons, but his place as a villain to Dom and his team will not last. He's back for Fast & Furious 10 and looks to be a full ally for Dom in the next Fast Saga movie's events.
2 Tej & Roman Went To Space
The Fast & Furious franchise is also fresh off sending Tej and Roman to space in F9 as part of the series' most unbelievable moment yet. After years of continuing to raise the stakes with wilder ideas for action scenes, the jokes about the franchise going to space finally became a reality. The Fast Saga event holds a very important place in the franchise as a result, as it signals that nothing is off the table for Fast X. This could include anything from time travel to confirming Roman's theory that he is invincible.
1 Mr. Nobody Possibly Died Before His Daughter's Fast X Debut
Another detail worth revisiting in this Fast & Furious 10 recap is the potential that Mr. Nobody died in F9. His fate was not directly confirmed either way during the film's opening sequences, but the ambiguity could end with Fast X. The movie introduces Mr. Nobody's daughter Tess, played by Brie Larson. Considering how important Mr. Nobody was to Dom and his team in the past and how much his death would seemingly impact Tess, there is a strong chance that Fast X brings some clarity to his situation.
