Dominic Toretto
Dominic Toretto | |
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Fast & Furious character | |
First appearance | The Fast and The Furious (2001)[1] |
Created by | Gary Scott Thompson Erik Bergquist David Ayer |
Portrayed by | Vin Diesel Vinnie Bennett and Vincent Sinclair Diesel (young) |
Voiced by | Vin Diesel |
In-universe information | |
Occupation | Racer, mechanic |
Spouse | Leticia “Letty” Ortiz |
Children | Brian Marcos "Little B" Toretto[a] |
Relatives | Abuelita Toretto (grandmother) Jack Toretto (father) Unknown mother Jakob Toretto (brother) Mia Toretto (sister) Brian O'Conner (brother-in-law) Tony Toretto (cousin) Fernando (cousin) Jack O'Conner (nephew) Olivia O'Conner (niece) |
Nationality | American |
Dominic "Dom" Toretto is a fictional character and the current protagonist of the Fast & Furious franchise. He is portrayed by Vin Diesel and first appeared on film with fellow protagonist Brian O'Conner in The Fast and the Furious (2001). Dominic was created by screenwriter Gary Scott Thompson, who was inspired by an article on street racing that was published in the May 1998 issue of Vibe magazine, while Diesel was heavily sought after to play the character.[2] The character also appears in the animated television series Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2019–2021) and the video game Fast & Furious Crossroads (2020), both voiced by Diesel.[3]
As the patriarch of a group of street racers, Dom acts as an influential voice, being forced into the role as primary caregiver following his father's untimely passing. As the leader, he initially worked as an auto mechanic, but eventually progressed to orchestrating carjackings, a multi-million dollar heist, and illicit jobs for government agencies.
Dominic is gruff, strong, and possesses a volatile temper, especially when his family is in danger. He preaches morality and loyalty, and in many cases is also seen to be affectionate and religious. He is married to
The role made Diesel a
Development
The
Appearances
Dominic Toretto is a fearless street racer,
The Fast and the Furious
In the first film, Dom runs his own automotive garage while Mia takes care of the family's grocery store in
2 Fast 2 Furious
Dom plays no role in the second film's events, but is only referenced when Brian tells
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Dom makes a cameo appearance at the end of the film challenging
Fast & Furious
In Fast & Furious, Dominic, Letty, and their gang (made up of Han, Cara, Leo and Santos) lead a successful hijacking of a gasoline tanker in the
Fast Five
In the fifth, Dominic reunites with Brian, Mia and Vince in
Fast & Furious 6
In the sixth film, Dom is living peacefully with Elena, with no fear of being chased after. Hobbs tracks him down and offers him a job to help him hunt down mercenary
Furious 7
In Furious 7, it is revealed that Owen Shaw survived the events of the previous film but is comatose, and his older brother Deckard Shaw has gone rogue and is hunting Dom's team. Some time after the events of Tokyo Drift and Fast & Furious 6, Dom and Letty have returned to L.A., but Letty later breaks up with Dom in order to find herself again after her memory loss. Meanwhile, Shaw kills Han in Tokyo (bridging the story between this film and Tokyo Drift) and sends a bomb to Dom's house, blowing it up. After retrieving Han's body from Sean Boswell in Tokyo, a revenge-driven Dom decides to take Shaw down alone, but is stopped by a Covert Ops leader and Hobbs' friend Mr. Nobody. Nobody offers Dom a way to hunt Shaw through a software named "God's Eye"; however he also must save its creator, a hacker named Ramsey, from terrorist leader Mose Jakande and his men. Agreeing to the deal, Dominic, Brian, Letty, Tej and Roman lead a daring rescue through the mountains of
The final drive scene was done to give Brian's role a clean retirement and a send-off after the actor who portrays him, Paul Walker, died in a single vehicle accident back in 2013.
The Fate of the Furious
In the eighth film, Dom and Letty are on honeymoon in Cuba, where Dom is approached by a mysterious,
F9
A now-retired Dom, who is raising little Brian on a farm with Letty, is called by Mr. Nobody to stop a genocide mission led by Dom's estranged younger brother Jakob. It is revealed that Dom banished Jakob from the family because he believed that he caused their father's death by sabotaging the stock car's engine, causing it to burst into flames when it crashed. Dom and Jakob fight each other several times in the film, with Jakob going as far as to wanting Dom to either live under his shadow or get killed. Jakob reveals to Dom that he tampered with the car's engine because their father told him to, as he was trying to throw the race to clear some debts, but his plan went wrong when Kenny Linder hit his car by using his dirty tactics. Towards the end of the film, however, Otto betrays Jakob, who teams up with Dom, killing Otto and destroying Cipher's UAV. Dom gives Jakob the keys to his car - just as Brian did for Dom several years ago - allowing Jakob to evade custody.
Fast X
Dom and Letty are continuing to raise his son at the Toretto home, when the team is assigned a new mission in Rome. Though Dom and Letty decide to stay behind, they are visited by Cipher, who reveals to them that Dante Reyes, the son of the late drug lord Hernan Reyes whom Dom and the crew robbed in Fast Five, is coming for them. After Little Nobody confirms that there was no mission assigned, Dom and Letty travel to Rome to rescue them, but their failure to do so results in Letty being arrested while Dante successfully frames Dom's team for the destruction. Dom is then visited by Tess, the daughter of Mr. Nobody, who warns him that both Dante and the new leader of the Agency, Aimes, are coming after him. Dom then tracks down Dante in Rio de Janeiro, challenging him to a street race, which he loses after saving Isabel Neves, the sister of Elena, from a car that Dante lodged a bomb into. Dom is later apprehended by Aimes, but the two seemingly form an alliance after Dante attacks the vehicle that they are in. Aware that Dante is going for little Brian next, Dom joins forces with Jakob again and rescues little Brian from Dante, with Jakob sacrifices himself to protect Dom. They are soon cornered by two remotely controlled semi trucks after arriving at a dam, where Dom tries to warn his team of Dante's ambush. Aimes reveals his allegiance with Dante moments after shooting down the team's plane, and Dom escapes with little Brian by driving off the dam before the collision. Dante sets off bombs he planted on the dam just after they emerge from Dom's car, leaving their fates unknown.
Characterization
Dominic has been described as "a gruff but affectionate father to his loyal pack of renegades, providing them with barbecue, protection, and a rough moral code to live by."[10] Vin Diesel has described Dominic as "a character who is strong, who is a caretaker."[4] In contrast to Brian's estranged relationship with his father, Dominic is shown to "put family first" and be very protective of Mia. He is also implied to be religious, insisting that all members in a dinner table say grace and that the first person to take a bite must bless the meal. Dominic is of Puerto Rican descent. His Puerto Rican grandmother is introduced in Fast X.
In The Fast and the Furious, it is revealed that Dominic's volatile temper stems from a painful incident during his teenage years, when his father, a stock car racer, was killed in a race after a driver named Kenny Linder accidentally sent him to the wall at 120 mph. Distraught by his father's death, Dominic assaulted Linder a week later with a torque wrench and left him hospitalized with severe head injuries. Dominic served time (2 years) in prison and was banned from racing for the attack. He nearly replicates the action while fighting Hobbs in Fast Five, only to (purposely) miss Hobbs' head by an inch when Mia begs him to stop.
In Fast Five, Dominic recalls the influence his father had on him. His father would help Mia with her homework every day and send her to bed, then would stay up late reading the next chapter to make sure he could help her the next day. On Sundays, the family would attend church and host a barbecue for the neighborhood; those who did not attend church would not be allowed at the barbecue.
However, Dominic is also obsessed with racing. In the first film, he says: "I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit. For those ten seconds or less, I'm free." In The Fate of the Furious, Cipher repeats a similar phrase to Dominic to question his loyalty to his family.[11] Over the course of the series Dom exhibits the strength, stamina, and reflexes of a world-class athlete. He is also an excellent marksman and hand-to-hand combatant.
Cars
Dominic's Charger
In four of the films, Dom drove his late father's black 1970
In Fast & Furious, he sees that Letty has rebuilt it for him, as she was hoping that he would return to the United States. Later in the film, Dom takes it to Mexico and shields Brian's car with it, but destroys it by running into a stack of
In Furious 7, near the end of the movie he goes to his home which was recently blown up by Deckard Shaw, and in the garage is his Charger covered up. He uncovers it revealing the slightly different new look. He takes the Charger to the top of a rooftop where he faces Shaw in a game of chicken. When the parking lot is later collapsing due to missiles, Toretto ramps it off the building destroying it yet again.
The car appears hoodless in F9.
The car goes through some changes. In the first film, it is chrome trimmed, while in the fourth film it is black trimmed, with an extra grill cover. In the fifth film it is matte black, with black wheels and the supercharger removed. In the seventh film, Torretto's Charger has the supercharger again. The car still has black trim but is no longer matte black but metallic black. Also a different set of rims. In F9, it once again resembles the first film with Silver Trim.
In Fast & Furious 6, Dom gives his nephew Jack a diecast replica of his black Charger, hoping to keep him away from Brian's habits of favoring imports. Later in the film, Dom drives a maroon Dodge Charger Daytona, which is acquired by Tej Parker at a car auction in London. While it is not the same car as his signature black Charger, it is a direct nod to the Charger.
At the very end of Furious 7, Toretto is seen with the Project Maximus Ultra 1968 Dodge Charger.
In The Fate of the Furious, Toretto drives an armoured version of his usual Charger in the film's final confrontation.
Car list
Notes
- ^ Brian Marcos is the son of Dom through Elena Neves, with whom he had a relationship from Fast Five to Fast & Furious 6.
References
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