Gisele was Gadot's first major film role, and American director Justin Lin hired her due to her past military experience.

In F9, it is revealed that she had worked with the team's future government contact "Mr. Nobody" (Kurt Russell) during his time running drug operations for the CIA in South America.

Toretto recruits the couple to prevent a heist planned by Owen Shaw (Luke Evans), which could potentially kill millions of people.

A deleted scene revealed Gisele had found Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez) after she was nearly killed by Fenix Calderon (Laz Alonso) and took her to the hospital.

"[5] Gisele is revealed to have survived her fall from the vehicle in Fast & Furious 6, as she appears in a submarine to rescue Letty and Cipher (Charlize Theron) from the Agency's Antarctica prison.

[10] For the character's return in Fast & Furious 6, Gadot told Lin that she wanted Gisele to "be more of a badass", and was given more stunt work for the film.

[1][11] Media outlets also characterized Gisele through her sexuality;[12][13][14] Fuse's Bianca Gracie referred to her as "sensual and intimidating",[13] and The Stranger's Erik Henriksen called her a "villainous seductress".

Doing tags is a very tricky thing because you want your great talent but at the same time you have to be very careful to maintain the emotional state of your audience at the end of the movie.

Decider's Meghan O'Keefe praised Gisele as a new type of female character for the Fast & Furious franchise, writing that she provided a more "sophisticated, and unapologetically femme vibe" when compared to the rougher Ortiz.

[12] Nerdist News's Sydney Bucksbaum also identified the character's relationship with Han as a highlight, writing that they became "one of the most iconic couples from all the movies".

Club's Tom Breihan felt that Gisele's transformation from "a drug lord's envoy to a former Mossad agent and a badass killer" was part of how the franchise gave "implausible makeovers" to certain characters.

[19] O’Keefe of Decider described Gadot and her character as the "secret weapon" of the Fast & Furious franchise, praising the actress for her "totally kickass contribution to the bonkers, high-octane, super-charged [films]".

[12] Joe Reid, also writing for Decider, recommended that Gisele should be revived for future installments of the franchise, but questioned if the producers could afford to have Gadot return for another film.