Summary
Dom will likely sacrifice himself for his family, mirroring Iron Man’s fate in Avengers: Endgame.
Brian and Mia will finally get a proper sendoff in Fast 11, bringing closure to their story.
Letty may assume leadership of Dom’s family if he dies, ensuring the saga ends on a fitting note.
The Fast Saga is set to conclude with Fast & Furious 11 – the second volume of Fast X – but how will Dominic Toretto and his family’s stories come to a definitive end? Throughout its entire run, the Fast & Furious franchise’s M.O. has been to keep going indefinitely. The mainline series is 10 movies deep and seems to still be going strong, but the plan is to conclude the saga with Fast 11. Fast X was intended to function as the first part of a two-part finale, Avengers-style, and Fast 11 will be the final chapter of Dom’s cinematic journey.
After the open-ended cliffhanger in the final scene of Fast X, the sky is the limit for Fast 11’s finale. From Dom to Brian to Letty to Hobbs and Shaw, there are a lot of characters whose stories need to be wrapped up in the final Fast & Furious movie. Dom could die, Hobbs could ride off into the sunset, and Roman and Tej could be set up for a spin-off series – there are plenty of theories for the Fast & Furious series’ long-awaited ending. Here are some predictions for how the characters’ endings will shake out in Fast 11.
10 Dominic Toretto Will Sacrifice Himself For His Family
Dom will be the Iron Man of Fast & Furious’ Endgame
If Fast 11 is being modeled after Avengers: Endgame as the big finale of an action-packed cinematic saga, then one of the heroes is likely to die in the final battle – and it’ll probably be Dom. If Fast 11 is Fast & Furious’ Endgame, then Dom is its Iron Man. Dom’s entire character has been defined by his undying love for his family and his willingness to do whatever it takes to keep them safe.
In that spirit, it would make sense for Dom to make the ultimate sacrifice for his family in Fast 11. The franchise’s penchant for keeping the story going for as long as possible has resulted in a lack of stakes and consequences. No characters in this series stay dead. Killing off Dom would be a heartbreaking way to end this saga with some bittersweet finality.
9 Brian O’Conner & Mia Toretto Will Properly Settle Down
Brian and Mia have been settled down for a while, but they need a proper ending
Ever since Paul Walker passed away, Brian O’Conner – and, by extension, his love interest Mia Toretto – have been kept off-screen. They’ve been mentioned in passing, usually to say that they’ve settled down with their family. Vin Diesel has already teased that Fast 11 will give Brian a proper goodbye. This is a good sign, because Brian deserves a true farewell, and the final movie has to acknowledge him.
This could mean that Walker’s brothers, Caleb and Cody Walker, who stood in for him in Furious 7, could return to give Brian one last Fast & Furious scene. It’s one thing to say that Brian and Mia have settled down, but it needs to be shown on-screen. For Fast 11 to feel like a conclusive ending to the saga, audiences need to see Brian and Mia at peace, enjoying their life together, even if it’s just for a second.
8 Letty Ortiz Will Assume Leadership Of Dom’s Found Family
If Dom dies, Letty will take his place as the head of the family
If Dom does make the ultimate sacrifice and die to save his family in Fast 11, then it’s likely that his wife Letty Ortiz will take up his mantle. With Dom out of the picture, someone else will have to become the head of his found family. Since Letty is Dom’s closest ally and his partner-in-life as well as his partner-in-crime, she would be the best candidate to lead the family in his absence.
This would mean that the franchise could continue with a new chapter – this time, led by Letty – and Michelle Rodriguez has the movie star chops to assume franchise leadership after Diesel’s departure. Even if the franchise doesn’t carry on after Fast 11, making Letty the new leader would leave the family in safe hands. It would be a fitting ending to this long-running story.
7 Roman Pearce & Tej Parker Will Go Off On Their Own Solo Adventures
Roman and Tej are primed for their own spin-off series
Just because the mainline Fast & Furious series is ending with Fast 11, it doesn’t mean that Universal is done making money from Fast & Furious movies. Fast 11 is likely to set up a couple of spin-offs to give the franchise a second life after the end of Dom’s journey. Two characters who are primed for the spin-off treatment are Roman Pearce and Tej Parker, who could headline a series of great “buddy cop” actioners.
Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris have shared terrific on-screen chemistry throughout their entire Fast & Furious tenure. It feels like their dynamic is being underutilized with supporting roles in these films. Their chemistry is strong enough to support an entire movie franchise of its own. After Fast 11, a series of Roman and Tej movies could be on the cards.
6 Han Lue & Gisele Yashar Will Be Reunited
After Gisele’s return, she has to be reunited with Han
Han Lue was killed off as far back as The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, then reappeared in the next three movies, which all took place before Tokyo Drift, before the series finally caught up with his death in Fast & Furious 6. In both the post-credits scene of Fast & Furious 6 and flashbacks in Furious 7, Han’s death was shown again to remind viewers of what happened to him. This was just after Han lost the love of his life, Gisele Yashar, who sacrificed herself to save him in Fast & Furious 6’s final battle.
In F9, it was revealed that Han wasn’t really dead after all. And in Fast X, it was revealed that Gisele wasn’t really dead after all. In Fast 11, these two lovebirds need to be reunited so they can resume their relationship.
5 Luke Hobbs Will Ride Off Into The Sunset After One Last Victory
Dwayne Johnson has already teased how Hobbs’ journey will end
The end of Luke Hobbs’ story isn’t just confined to Fast 11; he’s also taking center stage in a Hobbs-centric sequel to the Fast & Furious franchise’s first official spin-off, Hobbs & Shaw. Dwayne Johnson already teased how Hobbs’ story will end, promising that audiences will see him “walk off into the sunset.” This is the typical ending for notorious gunslingers in the western genre.
Hobbs was always an outlier in Dom’s family. He’s not as closely tied to the group as Letty or Brian; he’s a friend and ally who stops by to help them when they’re in a jam. Hobbs’ ending will likely see him as more of a lone wolf than a ride-or-die member of the family. After one last victory, he can finally hang up his hat and head off to lead a peaceful existence.
4 Deckard Shaw Will Continue His Mercenary Career For Good Causes
Shaw won’t change his ways too much, but he has become more heroic
By the end of the Fast & Furious saga, it’s unlikely that Deckard Shaw will change too much, because he’s very set in his ways. But he has gotten a lot more heroic since he saved Dom’s son and made peace with Dom’s family. Shaw will probably still be a mercenary for hire by the end of Fast 11, but he might be taking jobs that hurt bad people and save innocent people, sort of like a vigilante.
Since Hobbs’ spin-off series is continuing without Shaw, Shaw could similarly go off on his own solo adventures. He could become the guy who does bad things for good people. If he becomes the kind of mercenary that Joaquin Phoenix played in You Were Never Really Here, it would set up a really exciting, really gritty Shaw solo series.
3 Ramsey Will Get A Cushy Government Job
Ramsey can put her hacking skills to good use with a government job
Ramsey is a late addition to Dom’s family, but her skills as a hacker have been invaluable to the team’s exploits. The movies have demonstrated that Ramsey is so proficient at figuring out computer systems and cracking their security that she’s being underutilized as the I.T. technician of a mercenary squad. If Dom’s family disbands at the end of Fast 11, Ramsey could take a cushy government position in the field of surveillance.
While most of Dom’s comrades are ne’er-do-wells who couldn’t hack it in a normal job, Ramsey is a good person. At the end of Fast 11, following her final rubber-burning adventure with Dom and co., she might go legit. She’s always been a likable character, so it would be great to see her get a happy ending (with a steady government income).
2 Cipher Will Complete Her Transition From Villain To Hero
Cipher is in the midst of a redemption arc
When Cipher was first introduced in The Fate of the Furious, she was the ultimate Fast & Furious villain. She managed to blackmail Dom into turning against his family, which is something that no Fast villain before her or since has been able to do. Cipher is a great character, so she’s continued to pop up in the subsequent movies, and in Fast X, she started a redemption arc.
In Fast X, Letty was locked up in a black-site prison in Antarctica and was surprised to find Cipher locked up in the same prison. Since they both faced a common enemy, they reluctantly joined forces to break out of there. Based on Cipher’s arc so far, it seems as though, at the end of Fast 11, she’ll have completed her transition from villain to hero.
1 Dante Reyes Will Make Peace With Dom’s Family
Dante Reyes is one of the only Fast & Furious villains whose tenure has extended beyond a single movie. Reyes’ revenge plot is so extravagant that Dom and co. aren’t even close to thwarting it by the end of Fast X, ending the movie on a cliffhanger to be resolved in Fast 11. It might seem like Reyes is too far gone to be redeemed, but that’s the pattern followed by almost every past Fast & Furious villain.
From Shaw to Cipher, every villain who has sought vengeance against Dom’s family has eventually made peace with them and become an ally. If Reyes doesn’t do the same by the end of Fast 11, it’ll be tough to get a real sense of closure on the Fast & Furious saga. Fast 11 could even set up Reyes for a future team-up.