Fast X
monition : Spoilers for Fast X Below!Fast Xintroduces Alan Ritchson ’s Aimes into theFast Saga , and flashback show how long he has been a part of the story . InFast X , Dominic Toretto ( Vin Diesel ) find himself and those closest to him capable to the vendetta of their new antagonist , Dante Reyes ( Jason Momoa ) . It turns out Dante is the Logos of Hernan Reyes ( Joaquim de Almeida ) , whom Dom and co. performed a rip-off upon inFast Five , which forces Dom and his family to take on a villain who knows how to always stay one - step ahead of them .
InFast X , Dante is extremely adept at manipulate and plotting against his enemy from behind the scenes , including planting moles in Dom ’s inner circle . Specifically , Aimes ( Alan Ritchson ) is ab initio shown to be the successor of Mr. Nobody ( Kurt Russell ) in his top - occult Agency , only to be revealed as Dante ’s friend bythe cliffhanger ending ofFast X. The movie also shows how far back the two go , with Aimes an associate of Dante ’s during the upshot ofFast Five .
Fast X Retcons The Agency’s Aimes Into Fast Five’s Hernan Reyes Story
Fast Xopens with a flashback to Dom ’s family pulling off their dependable - draw holdup in Rio de Janeiro inFast Five , with Dante having tried to pursue them only to be well-nigh killed during the motion picture ’s climactic chase . afterwards in the moving picture , after Aimes shoot down the cargo plane piloted by Dom ’s crime syndicate , the flashbacks go even further , demonstrate Aimes to have been in the employ of the Reyes family days to begin with and witness Dom ’s heist the right way alongside Dante . Asone of severalFast Xcharacter retcons , this raises some interesting questions about both Aimes and Dante ’s backstories .
With Aimes having been an associate of Dante ’s as far back asFast Five , he likely feel as vengeful towards Dom and co. as Dante , having had his lucrative keep thin out off by their heist . This also indicates that Aimes has even been implemental in helping Dante set up his revenge against Dom and his kinsperson . With Aimes ’s training and connections to Mr. Nobody ’s Agency , the extent of his string - pulling could be cracking than it seems on the surface .
Aimes' Revenge Plan Explained (& How He Took Control Over The Agency)
With Aimes having been an associate of Dante ’s as far back asFast Five , his role in the Agency could suggest at just how long Dante has been plotting his revenge with Aimes as a mole gradually working his way up the run . Moreover , Mr. Nobody ’s still unexplained disappearance inF9may have been orchestrated by Aimes , and with Dante ’s predilection for making his enemies suffer , Mr. Nobody is also likely still alive and being held captive . to boot , the mission Dom ’s family embarks on in Rome is also plainly the work of Aimes , with the goal being to manipulate them into being framed for a terrorist human activity like pawn on a chessboard .
Dante is a fitly sappy villain forFast X , but he is also one who knows how to get what he require and will go to any lengths to achieve it . In sharing the same vendetta against Dom ’s menage , Aimes is a nefarious ally on adequate foothold with Dante . With the ending ofFast X , the full extent of Aimes ’s own pitilessness as a scoundrel will likely come into centering in his homecoming inFast & Furious 11 .
