| “ | Too soon, Junior. | „ |
| ~ Johnny Tran to Jesse during Race Wars. |
Johnny Tran is the main antagonist of The Fast and the Furious, the first installment in the Fast and Furious film franchise. He is the leader of an opposing race crew to Dominic Toretto and a member of the criminal underworld. After he's been involved in many reported highway truck robberies, Johnny eventually becomes the primary target of an investigation by Brian O'Conner.
He was portrayed by Rick Yune, who also played Zao in Die Another Day and Kang Yeonsak in Olympus Has Fallen.
Biography[]
Prior to the events of the film, Tran established a business partnership with Dominic "Dom" Toretto, however their partnership ended when a business deal went sour and also because Tran discovered that Dom slept with his sister. After that, the two made an agreement to stay out from each other's territories.
However, one night he and his gang found Brian O'Conner and Dom in his territory, and escorted them to a parking lot, where he talks to Dom and remarks about Brian's car. They leave shortly after, only to return and shoot the car with their submachine guns, destroying it and not knowing it is owned by the LAPD and FBI. Later as Dom, Brian and Vince spy on Tran at his garage, he is seen again with his cousin Lance interrogating a man by the name Ted Gassner, regarding the engines in his vehicles, which is also where Brian spots several boxes of DVD players in his garage (the same kind being robbed in the film from truckers). This would lead Brian to organize a large SWAT assault team to invade Tran's house, only to find a few minor weapon possession charges and other minor issues, although he was slapped by his father for the shame and disgrace of being arrested and need to pay the car that he destroyed.
After being bailed out, Tran is later seen at the race wars, racing Jesse for pink slips. Brian warns Jesse about Tran's Honda S2000 having over $100,000 worth of upgrades under the hood of his vehicle, but Jesse ignores him and races anyway - though Tran ends up winning.
Shortly after his victory, Tran confronted Dom and accused him of the SWAT team invasion on his home, saying it was an act of disrespect towards his family for being narc'd out by someone (unaware that the man responsible, Brian O'Conner, was right there in front of him). This enrages Dom, who responds by knocking Tran to the ground before repeatedly punching him until Vince separates him - though not after Dom blurts out to Tran that he "never narc'd on nobody!"
Tran and his cousin Lance later pull a drive-by shooting at Dom's house, narrowly missing everyone except Jesse, who was killed in the process. Dom and Brian later chase after the two, leading to Dom knocking Lance off his bike while Brian continues to pursue Tran on his own. The pair exchange gunfire, though Brian manages to shoot Tran - causing his bike to slide and hit against a wall, killing Tran.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Unnamed father
- Unnmaed sister
- Lance Nguyen - Cousin and Accomplice
Allies[]
- Ted Gassner - Former Employee
- His gang
Enemies[]
- LAPD
- SWAT
- Dominic Toretto's crew
- Dominic Toretto - Rival, Attempted Killer and Attempted Victim
- Brian O'Conner - Attempted Victim and Killer
- Mia Toretto
- Letty Ortiz
- Vince †
- Jesse † - Challenger and Victim
- Leon
Gallery[]
Quotes[]
| “ | I thought we had an agreement. You stay away, I stay away. Everybody stays happy. | „ |
| “ | Tran: This your ride? O'conner: It was. It's his now. Toretto: No it's not. I haven't taken delivery. Tran: Then it's nobody's car. Somebody put in the wrench time. What do you think Lance? Nguyen: It's an amazing machine. Tran: Yes indeed. |
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| “ | I'll see you in the desert next month. Be ready to have your ass handed to you. | „ |
| “ | Toretto! Toretto! SWAT came into my house, disrespected my whole family because somebody narc'd me out! And you know what? It was you! | „ |
Trivia[]
- Johnny is the only antagonist in the Fast and Furious franchise who is not a cyberterrorist, former military government or wealthy drug dealer. Unlike Brixton Lore, he has no superpowers or a super-force, and is not as exceedingly heinous as Brixton.
- Although Johnny drives a modified Honda S2000, it is never seen again after Race Wars for the rest of the movie.
- The original ending of Furious 7 featured a post-credits scene where a team consisting of Tran, Carter Verone, Arturo Braga, Zizi and Deckard Shaw, led by Cipher, would go after Dominic and Brian. However, it was rewritten due to Paul Walker's death.
External Links[]
- Johnny Tran on the Fast & Furious Wiki
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Tran's Crew Verone Crime Family Braga Cartel Reyes Crime Family Yakuza Cipher's Organization Eteon SH1FT3R Otto's Army Others | ||