- "I know how much these people mean to you. So I will let you pick the first target."
"I don't pick a target from a mile away. I stand face to face and look 'em dead in the eye."
"Okay. The wife it is." - ―Connor Rhodes and Dominic Toretto
Connor Rhodes was the right-hand man and second-in-command of the notorious criminal mastermind and cyberterrorist known as Cipher.
Biography[]
Working for Cipher[]
Connor Rhodes at some point met Cipher and became her right-hand man and second-in-command, thus being her most loyal ally. He was tasked by her to keep an eye on Owen Shaw and his team, thus pretending to work for only him. Additionally, he was linked to Mose Jakande, a terrorist-for-hire employed by Cipher to obtain God's Eye.
The Fate of the Furious[]
Rhodes was first seen on Cipher's jet when he met Dom, where the two get in a brief argument before Cipher arrived. He is later seen in New York City where he stops Letty Ortiz from getting away with the Russian nuclear football. However, he is forced to spare Letty after Dom threatens to shoot him in the head, although he retrieved the nuclear football. He tries to shoot her, but Dom stops him when and the two get back to Cipher's plane. Cipher lets Rhodes kill Elena Neves after Dom "disobeyed" her during the heist in New York. After Cipher orders Rhodes to kill Dom's crew, he mockingly tells Dom that he would chose who would die first. When Dom refused, Rhodes tries to shoot Letty first from afar. But after Dom's son is saved by Deckard Shaw, Dom rebels against Cipher and confronts Rhodes, making him miss his shot. During a brief fight, Dom breaks Rhodes's neck, killing him and avenging Elena's death. Dom then lets Cipher know that Rhodes "picked the wrong target" before leaving to rejoin his crew.
Personality[]
- "I'm going to enjoy this."
- ―Connor Rhodes to Dominic Toretto
Connor Rhodes was a cruel, dangerous, and violent man with immense loyalty to Cipher. Most of times he performed missions, he displayed no emotion and coldly followed Cipher's orders without question. He also had a major dislike for Dominic Toretto when they first met. However, his cruelty and loyalty to Cipher became his undoing when Dominic turned on Cipher and killed Rhodes for executing Elena and attempting to kill Letty.
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Abilities[]
- Expert Marksman: Rhodes was highly skilled in the use of firearms, particularly pistols and sniper rifles. He executed Elena Neves with two shots from his pistol, and he attempted to snipe Letty Ortiz from a distance, but Toretto sabotaged his shot.
- Expert Combatant: Rhodes was also a decent fighter, as he disarmed Letty of her pistol in New York City and he briefly contended with Dominic Toretto in Vladovin. However, he was no match for Dom.
Equipment[]
Weapons[]
Rhodes holding Letty at gunpoint
- Kimber Warrior SOC (TFS): Rhodes' first sidearm was fitted with a SureFire X300 weaponlight. He gave it to Cipher, who then gave it to Toretto for him to aim at her head. It was then returned to Rhodes, and he later used it to hold Letty at gunpoint in order to steal the nuclear launch codes. He aimed it at her head as Toretto did the same to him with his own firearm until she gave them up. He later aimed it at Toretto when he attempted to put the car in gear, but he put it away after he was instructed to take out Toretto's crew. After he made Rhodes miss his shot, the two engaged in a hand-to-hand fight, but he attempted to shoot Toretto. He fired it, but was quickly disarmed and killed.
- Ruger LC9s: Rhodes disarmed Letty of her two-tone pistol.
- Glock 17: Rhodes' second sidearm was a suppressed Glock 17. Cipher let him use it to execute Elena with two shots.
Rhodes aiming at Toretto's crew
- LaRue Tactical PredatOBR 7.62: Rhodes used an 18-inch sniper rifle (fitted with a Schmidt & Bender PMII 5-25x56 scope in Larue Tactical LT845 QD mount, a Harris BRM-S bipod with LT706 QD swivel mount, a Magpul PMAG and backup sights) to aim at Toretto's crew. When the latter messed up his shot at Letty, he attempted to strike Toretto with the rifle, he was promptly disarmed.
Trivia[]
- Connor Rhodes is the secondary antagonist of The Fate of the Furious and a posthumous antagonist in the following films.
- Kristin Chenoweth, Sarah Silverman, Jenny Slate, Yeardley Smith, Kate McKinnon, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, Tessa Thompson, Gal Gadot, Cate Blanchett, Anna Kendrick, Emilia Clarke, Emily Blunt, Rihanna, Scarlett Johansson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Mila Kunis were all considered for the role of Connor Rhodes (who would be a female villain named Katie Rhodes) before Kristofer Hivju was cast.
- Larry the Cable Guy, John Leguizamo, Peter Dinklage, Andy Daly, Jason Lee, Justin Long, Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt, Jack Black, Patrick Stewart, Tim Curry, Kelsey Grammer, Christopher Lloyd, Ian McKellen, Simon Pegg, Bradley Whitford, Will Ferrell, and Jonah Hill were also considered for the role of Connor Rhodes before Kristofer Hivju was selected.
- Though Cipher was the main villain of the film, Rhodes did most of the action and was far more dangerous than Cipher.
- Kristofer Hivju and Nathalie Emanuel would later star in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
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