Harper Valentino

"Family. It doesn't matter if we don't have the same blood in our veins. It doesn't matter if we don't share the same skin. It doesn't even matter if we're continents apart. Even if it's just you and them. You can be a family. And they're my family."

- Harper Valentino

Harper Valentino (also known as Valentine) was a member of Dominic Toretto's crew and a well-known street racer, first appearing in Fast & Furious.

Early Life
Harper is a close friend of Dominic and his crew, becoming acquainted with them sometime in his very early twenties before Fast & Furious. He was born on October 31, 1980 and was raised by his mother, Mae Seung-Hee, who happened to be a North Korean immigrant, in Los Angelos, California. His father was said to be "some Italian man", though this is later confirmed to be untrue.

Personality
"You know I'm not afraid, right?" "I know." "These jobs just keep getting crazier, don't they?" "Yeah." "I think when the time comes, I'll be ready to let go. To embrace it. I'm on a one-way ticket to hell anyways." "And if I'm not ready for you to go?" "We both knew this life wouldn't last, Leon."

- Harper Valentino and Leon Harper is a very family-oriented man, stemming back to his close relationship with his mother and blossoming out to include Dominic Toretto and his "family". During the events of Fast & Furious, Harper is one of the first in Dom's gang to begin to warm of to Brian, despite some of the others' reservations.