- “Of course. I wouldn't miss it for the world.”
- ―Riley betraying Hobbs and Dom's crew.
Riley Hicks is the secondary antagonist of the 2013 film Fast & Furious 6. She first appeared as the right-hand subordinate of DSS operative Luke Hobbs, but Hicks eventually reveals herself to be the personal informant of the former Special Air Service soldier Owen Shaw.
Background[]
Hicks once served in the military, with tours in Afghanistan, Cairo and Tunis. She later joined the Diplomatic Security Service and made top marks in her classes. However, at some point, she met Owen Shaw, a former Special Air Service major turned mercenary, and became romantically involved with him. She presumably became Shaw's informant in the DSS, allowing him to remain ahead of the organization.
Personality[]
Powers and Abilities[]
- High-Level Intellect: Hicks graduated at the top of her class at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers. She was deployed to Cairo and Tunis, being the youngest regional security officer in Afghanistan. Her file greatly impressed agent Luke Hobbs, with the latter saying that he would be out of a job; due to her intelligence.
- Expert Hand-To-Hand Combatant/Martial Artist: Hicks was a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist; her combat style was comprised of muay thai; she was able to easily overpower Firuz and contended Letty Ortiz twice, and only lost their first fight when Letty fought dirty. She managed to disarm Letty of her sidearm in their second fight, and only lost because she was killed by her after Hobbs gave her a harpoon gun.
Role in the film[]
Riley was brought in on Luke Hobbs's investigation in Shaw and his team following an attack in Moscow. Hicks was apart of the team that managed to apprehend Oakes, a member of Shaw's team. She observes Hobbs's interrogation of Oakes, who reveals that Shaw's next attack will take place in London, England. Following the recruitment of Dominic Toretto and his team, Hobbs and Hicks explain that Shaw planned on using technology stolen from Interpol headquarters and a military satellite to create a Nightshade device.
When Oakes was sent in to Shaw's last known location to properly identify him, he and the team sent in to apprehend him are killed by an explosion triggered by a bomb planted in Oakes's "cut" of the money. Hobbs and Hicks pursue Shaw with Dominic, who is later distracted by the arrival of Letty Ortiz, who defends Shaw against him. Hicks and Hobbs are unable to maintain pursuit of Shaw, who escapes moments later.
Later, Riley accompanies Gisele Yashar, Han Seoul-Oh, and Roman Pearce to a garage owned by Firuz, the man responsible for building the ramp cars used in Shaw's heists. Riley and Gisele are able to get Firuz to cooperate with them for a time, unaware he contacted Shaw about their arrival. When the garage is attacked by Letty, Ivory and Jah, Riley pursues Letty down into the London Underground. The two come to blows, but Letty is able to escape onto a train.
Riley follows Hobbs and the crew to Lusitania, Spain, expecting Shaw to attack the NATO base for the final component for the Nightshade device, they later learn that Shaw was on his way to attack the convoy. When Shaw is caught by Dominic and the others, Hobbs and Riley go to interrogate Shaw. He is later brought out to the Dominic and the others, where he explains that he kidnapped Mia Toretto. Shaw is released and appears to ask Letty if she intended to leave with him when Riley responded instead and left with Shaw.
Riley and Shaw arrive on the plane preparing to take off from the NATO base. Moments after arriving on the plane, Riley prepares to kill Mia, however, she is hit by a Dodge Charger SRT8 driven by Dominic. She engages Letty in a fight, this time inside the plane. After a prolonged fight, Letty then opens a door of the plane and pushes Riley towards it. Riley manages to save herself from the fall by hanging onto the door edges. However, Hobbs tosses Letty a harpoon gun. Letty fires the harpoon and impales her, causing her to plummet from the plane to her death.
Trivia[]
- She is considered the "evil twin" of Letty Ortiz by Roman Pearce on account they are the girlfriends of the leaders.
- In the original fight between Riley and Letty, Letty was supposed to be knocked unconscious while being held down in a mounted triangle choke. However the producers decided to change this in favor of a tackle down the stairs.
- Riley's role as a double agent mirrors that of Miranda Frost from Die Another Day.