‘Fast & Furious’ Fans Are Celebrating ‘F9’ With Vin Diesel ‘Family’ Memes

Diesel’s muscle car-obsessed character Dom Toretto is being inserted into scenes from “Star Wars,” “Jurassic Park” and other movies and TV shows.

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Jul 6, 2021

F9 just set another post-pandemic record by becoming the first American movie to earn $500 million globally at the box office, per Variety. But there’s another way of measuring the latest Fast and Furious installment’s popularity: in Vin Diesel memes.

Even those who’ve never watched a single scene from the high-octane franchise likely know that the bald-and-burly star’s Dominic Toretto is big on family.

By Insider’s count, the word “family” is said by Dom seven times in F9 alone, for a grand total of 51 total mentions throughout F&F’s history.

Fans aren’t afraid to lean into Toretto’s overkill obsession with “family” as a virtue by inserting him into several other cinematic and television universes, as Hypebeast notes. Take this John Wick crossover, in which Toretto responds to the kidnapping of the hitman’s dog with, “Dogs are family. Let’s get them.”

Vin Diesel in John Wick universe. pic.twitter.com/MATwe9FRnh

— Shivam (@ShivamParker) July 5, 2021

It’s a versatile formula that’s been applied scenes from Marvel movies, Dragon Ball Z, Jurassic Park, and Home Alone, among others.

As F9 continues to kill it at the box office, enjoy some of the Toretto’s best “Family” memes below:

“Thanos is strong but not as strong as family” : Vin Diesel pic.twitter.com/UgGGosmR4H

— Shivam (@ShivamParker) July 5, 2021

I thought I would join in on the Dominic Toretto family memes. #FastAndFurious #DragonBallZ #Goku #SpiritBomb pic.twitter.com/7sYdjdiNG1

— Sean (@Sean_DBZ) July 4, 2021

I don't share too many memes anymore these days… But I can't get enough of these Son / family memes 🤣💀 #F9 pic.twitter.com/MQPav19DOk

— KTX Strife 🗡️ (@KTX_games) July 5, 2021

Twitter has been elite for this… Past couple of days, 9 times out of 10, I click a photo and it's a Dom Family meme, and every time it's been enjoyable. pic.twitter.com/5RoC65vsOG

— Lord Ryan The Broski 🤜🤛 (@RyanTheBroski) July 4, 2021