The Fast and Furious films respectfully retired Brian O’Conner at the end of Furious 7 — with Walker’s character triumphantly driving off into the sunset — and the series continued to keep him at arm’s length going into The Fate of the Furious.
Although Paul Walker is no longer with us, his memory continues to reverberate through his most popular franchise.
In fact, although the latest film actively acknowledged that Brian is still out there somewhere (and that Dom’s son has officially been named Brian), the last Fast and Furious adventure made a particular point to tell audiences that he has left his life of adventure behind and is not coming back.