Who is Valentino and does he have anything to do with the Tucker and Yoshi stories

Valentino is a new character in Yoshi: Speed. He is Sonic the Hedgehog's distant cousin. Valentino is a charming fellow who is twice as fast a runner as Sonic. He helps Yoshi and the gang chase down Amazon, another new character in Speed who is Shadow's sister. Amazon captures the still being hunted down Master Emerald and flees with it to many new locations in Sonic's and Mario's world, including Blue Ridge Zone, Black Ridge Zone, Wario's Gold Mine, and Toad's Factory. Valentino is said to be in love with Amazon, but since they are technically related, it could never be