Beyond film, the series paved the way for the "battle racing" genre in video games and established tropes seen in everything from Initial D to Cars . Why It Still Matters
: In the original Japanese, "Gō" is a homophone for the number five, which is why Speed wears a "G" on his shirt and drives the Mach 5 .
: Speed's mischievous younger brother and his pet chimpanzee.