Owen G. Shaw is the main antagonist of Fast & Furious 6, a minor character in Furious 7 and an anti-hero in The Fate of the Furious. He is former SAS soldier turned mercenary, middle child of Magdalene Shaw, and the brother of Deckard and Hattie Shaw. He was responsible for Arturo Braga's rise to criminal power and the orchestration of the assassination attempt that almost killed Letty Ortiz. He later recruited her into his team of skilled criminals with the shared mission to collect a series of military hardware to create a Nightshade device and sell it to the highest bidder.
Background[]
Owen Shaw was born in 1976 and grew up in London, England, along with his older brother, Deckard, and younger sister Hattie, after they were born by their mother, Magdalene Shaw, and their unnamed father who died at the unknown point of time.
Owen was taught by his brother that every man has a code he lives by, a maxim he remembered long into his adult years. Owen was personally confirmed by his brother to be extremely wayward and a thrill-seeker - Deckard Shaw remembers how Owen would pick fights in the school yard with the toughest kids he could find, and Deckard would be the one to take over and return the punches, and that Deckard would take the blame when Owen shoplifted.
Shaw was a Major and Special Operations soldier working for the British Armed Forces, and ran the British mobility division in Kabul and Bosra. As head of the Special Air Service's Mobility Division, Shaw specialized in a unique brand of "vehicular warfare", operating military vehicles and displaying a high degree of competency in motor mechanics and repair, as well as being an expert at desert warfare. He was later being dishonorably discharged from military service.
Shaw took his military expertise to the back streets, orchestrating a series of high-end heists in and across Europe, putting him on the radar of several high-profile intelligence organizations including the Central Intelligence Agency, the Diplomatic Security Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. However, due to Shaw's familiarity with military systems, he was always able to remain one step ahead of them.
At some point, Shaw became romantically involved with a DSS field agent named Riley Hicks. Hicks, who served in Afghanistan, Cairo and Tunis during her military service, made top marks in her classes at the DSS. Then, she presumably became Shaw's informant inside the agency.
In Mexico, Owen Shaw was affiliated with Arturo Braga to help Braga identify police informants within his criminal hierarchy. He taught Braga to think of the bigger picture, in expanding his criminal empire globally instead of sticking to the local circuit. Shaw considered himself untouchable, being analytical enough to interpret the actions of the CIA, the FBI and the DEA in order to stay one step ahead of them, and retain his partnership with Braga. Shaw was the first person to become aware of Leticia "Letty" Ortiz's status as an informant in Braga's cartel on behalf of Brian O'Conner.
Braga then sent Fenix Calderon to kill Letty, but two days after the accident, Shaw tracked her down to the hospital in order to finish the job. Shaw hesitated to kill Letty, on account of the fact she had no memory and was in under amnesia. He then proceeded to take her under his wing as one of the precision drivers on his international heist team.
Owen Shaw and his team attacked an armed military convoy in Berlin, where a photograph of Letty was taken by a security camera as evidence when Luke Hobbs was given the file of the attack.
Personality[]
Owen is extremely calm, never losing his temper for a second and always dealing pragmatically with situations that face him in life. He was very ruthless in running a gang, willing to kill off his allies and opponents, and even threaten the relatives of his enemies to achieve his goals. Owen was also extremely intelligent, and a brilliant strategist, capable of remaining one step ahead of Luke Hobbs throughout the film, resulting in him being considered entirely unpredictable.
Despite running a crew, Owen doesn't see them as family or friends like Dominic Toretto does, and instead sees them as expendable pawns. Despite this, he does maintain a sense of honor as he made sure his henchmen were paid for each job. It should be noted that he never used weapons and instead fought completely unarmed against Dominic, implying he has a sense of honor in combat. Although he isn't above using dirty tactics such as involving someone his enemies care about, even civilians to ensure he wins. Additionally, when he was young, his brother Deckard remembered how a volatile Owen would pick fights that Deckard would have to end, and steal from shops whose owners would incite their wrath against Deckard, showing that Owen had always been trouble for other people who couldn't handle him.
Owen was cynical to a fault, viewing other people's lives and social situations as either expendable or insignificant. He viewed Hobbs as a two-bit government hack, meaning he didn't view him as intelligent or resourceful. He was also quite sadistic, grinning inanely when attacking civilians in his tank. With this trait, he can be seen as psychopathic. However, he is able to change, such as when he helps his brother, Deckard, rescue Dominic's infant son, Marcos, from their disgraceful enemy Cipher.
Powers and abilities[]
- Master Tactician: Owen is extremely intelligent and an accomplished strategist and leader, having been an excellent Major in the Special Air Service and running the U.K.'s mobility division in Kabul and Basra successfully. After becoming a criminal, Owen's mastery of military tactics quickly adjusted into criminal strategy, and allowed him to very effectively run a variety of criminal cartels with ease, executing several high-level heists, using his familiarity with military systems to always remain ahead of several high profile intelligence agencies such as the Central Intelligence Agency, the Diplomatic Security Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Even Luke Hobbs, an esteemed agent of the DSS, was not able to have any success against Owen and was forced to call upon Dominic Toretto's Crew. Even then, Owen proved himself to be a formidable foe and managed to have the upper hand nearly the entire time and even escape from captivity by having Mia hostage.
- Master Martial Artist: Despite his preference to defeat his enemies through cunning and strategy, Owen was an incredibly skilled martial artist, with great mastery over acrobatic and aerial attacks, primarily kicks and knees. His skills surpassed that of Brian O'Conner, a highly accomplished and well-trained martial artist trained by the FBI and honed by several dangerous experiences, to defeat him without much effort, easily breaking out of Brian's pummeling and knocking him down before tossing him aside and swiftly decisively grounding him after only being hit several times, and even able to put up a strong fight against Dominic Toretto, initially having the upper hand and knocking him around and down before being pushed back.
- Skilled Driver: He was also a highly skilled vehicular driver.
Weapons[]
- Akai 2011 Race Gun: Shaw's sidearm is a double stacked pistol chambered in 9x19mm and fitted with a Taran Tactical magazine well. He brought it to help rescue Brian Marcos with his brother, using it to hold Cipher's pilot at gunpoint.
- M16A4: Shaw was seen wielding a rifle with an attached grenade launcher in an archival photo.
- Norinco Type 56-1: Shaw had a rifle with black synthetic furniture strapped to his back when he and his team attacked the NATO military convoy in Spain.
Appearances[]
Fast & Furious 6[]
So far he has been shown, driving a Specially-Built Open-Wheeled 3-Seat Sports Car which has a reinforced front end with a flip-up extension that can form a ramp.
After the race with Dominic Toretto and Letty Ortiz had finished, and Letty had left, Owen can be seen driving an Aston Martin DB9. The conversation involves Owen telling Dominic that his code makes him vulnerable, saying "I can reach out and break you whenever I want". Owen then proceeds to have Dominic killed by a sniper after he refuses to drop efforts on bringing Owen to justice, however, Owen is forced to back down as Hobbs has targeted him with a sniper rifle.
Owen's next operation involved getting hold of a powerful Computer Processing Unit, which meant having to steal a tank from a military base in Spain. After having a head start on Hobbs and Dominic's team, Owen's team managed to get control of the tank by ambushing the military convoy. Once he, Letty and Jah are inside the tank, they have to face off against Dominic's team, made up of Brian O'Conner with a Ford Escort MK I, Dominic, with a Dodge Charger Daytona, Roman Pearce, with a 1968-69 Ford Mustang and Gisele Yashar and Han Seoul-Oh with sport bikes. Dominic's team decides to improvise and because Owen's team were clueless as to their opponents tactics, they began to have less control of the situation. Roman positions his car millimeters in front of the tank and uses high-tensile cable to tie the car to the tank.
Roman then jumps from the Mustang as it gets crushed, into Brian's Escort. The Mustang then begins to act as an anchor to the tank as it is dragged along behind it. Brian realizes this and then attempts to push the crumpled mustang into the gap between the two sides of the road, so that it acts as a true anchor. Owen instructs Letty to get the cable removed, but the Mustang falls to its lowest point before she can do so. Before the car does, Letty jumps into the arms of Dominic Toretto that had leapt from the roof of his Charger. The tank is then rendered stuck by the anchor and Letty is saved as Dominic lands on the front of a car on the other side of the road, without being injured.
Following the tank operation, Shaw is apprehended along with the members of the team that were with him. However, his team had kidnapped Mia Toretto and in order to have a better chance of rescuing Mia, the team have to let go of Owen, his team and the billion-pound CPU. At this point, Riley Hicks, Hobbs' partner, reveals herself as a double agent and is working with Owen Shaw, as they are in a relationship before she leaves with Shaw and his mercenaries.
At the end of the film, Shaw's team are attempting to be extracted by a military cargo plane on the runway, Owen, along with Klaus, is involved in a fight with Brian, Dominic and Hobbs. At the climax of this fight, Dominic beats Shaw using the interior of the Mercedes G-463 that they were in, and recovers the chip. Shaw's vehicle then beings to roll off the plane, as the plane is attempting to take off; however, it hits a bar and Shaw is ejected from the windshield - he soars out of the plane and falls several feet, hitting the tarmac.
Furious 7[]
It is revealed that Owen survived the fall and is currently hospitalized for his injuries. While in comatose state, his brother, Deckard, visits him in his room and plots to avenge him by attempting to kill Dominic Toretto and his crew until he fails and sent to prison.
The Fate of the Furious[]
Owen returns in the eight Fast & Furious as an anti-hero. He is shown to be fully recovered from his coma. He is now helping Deckard rescue Dom's infant son, Brian Marcos, from his former superior, Cipher (the main villain of the film).
Hobbs & Shaw[]
A young Owen appears in a flashback of the movie along with his siblings. However, Deckard mentions that he was forced to kill his own brother by Brixton Lore.
F9[]
In this movie, when Dom meets up with Owen and Deckard's mother Magdalene, she asks him if he needs her sons' help in his mission. This might imply that Owen is still alive.
Trivia[]
- He was once considered to be the darkest Fast & Furious villain (until Cipher came along, followed by Brixton Lore).
- He was revealed to be the Bigger Bad of Fast & Furious, as he was the employer of Arturo Braga.
- Shaw and his team are considered to be "evil twins" to Dom and his crew.
- Shaw is the evil twin to Dom, as both are the leaders of their team.
- Vegh is the evil twin to Brian, being considered the attractive blondes of the team and the right-hand man to the leader.
- Riley Hicks is revealed to be the evil twin to Letty, as both are the girlfriend to the leader.
- Klaus is the evil twin to Hobbs, both of them being the super muscular members of the team.
- Jah is the evil twin to Han, both being the "Asian" of the team.
- Denlinger is the evil twin to Tej, as both are the technical members of the team and Africans, which is highlighted by Roman, who calls him an "African in a beanie".
- Ivory is the evil twin to Roman, as both are the handsome black men of the team, according to Roman.
- Owen does not appear in F9. However, he was indirectly mentioned by his and Deckard's mother, Magdalene, when she asked Dom if he was looking for one of her two sons.
- On the other hand, Deckard does in fact appear in the film, although making a brief uncredited cameo in the mid-credits scene, when he just finds out in shock that Han is still alive.
- It's unknown on Fast X Owen is being targeted by Dante Reyes.