Seemingly, the most egregious omission on Looper’s part, as voters made clear, was Tyrese Gibson’s fast-talking would-be leader Roman Pearce, who first appeared as Diesel’s brief successor in “2 Fast 2 Furious.” Looper reader Jamie Willis wrote “Where is Roman Pearce? [S]ure he’s the comic relief, but he’s a great team player.” Some responding users felt differently, however, writing that the character saw a steep decline in every subsequent film following his “2 Fast” debut.

Other readers lamented the franchise’s general lack of legitimately engaging female characters, despite the number of women technically on screen. “I need a female character to be able to relate to,” begged Amber Dyet. Meanwhile, Linda Magagula offered, “I would love to see Devon Aoki as Suki [make] a Comeback in Fast X.”

Of course, the “Fast” saga has about as many devotees as detractors at this point, with a few of our readers passionately arguing that picking the “best” character in a series so arguably underwritten would be as pointless an activity as trying to teach a five-year-old to do figure-eight donuts in a 1970 Dodge Charger R/T. “There are characters in this franchise?” joked one user. “I thought it was just a bunch of cars with mannequins and a speaker repeating “family” strapped inside…”