Gangs Of San Andreas
Like every other GTA game in the series, there is a selection of
gangs to work your way through, however GTA San Andreas promises to be a lot
more involved in the gang side of things, at the start at least. Here is a small
list of all of the gangs in GTA San Andreas and a little
information about them.
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Grove Street Families
Location: Grove Street, Ganton, Los Santos
Grove Street Families is the name of the gang which Carl will find
himself taking a part in. Made up of his close crew of friends and
family, the Grove Street Families strongly dislike the drugs trade which
is ruining the streets of Los Santos, San Andreas. The gang is in
decline because of their determination to not get drawn into the drugs
trade, but Carl will be aiming to change things and make the families a
larger force in Los Santos. Elder members (O'G's) include Sean "Sweet"
Johnson, Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris, Lance "Ryder" Wilson, Mark "B-Dup"
Wayne and Barry "Big Bear" Thorne. The gang are rivals of the Ballas
however have tried to make peace with gangs on a number of occasions
without much luck. The Grove Street Families can be instantly
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The Ballas
Location: Idlewood, Los Santos
The Ballas are one of the major criminal organizations in Los Santos. A
street gang that have been around since the 1970's. They are involved in
drug dealing, gang bashing, prostitution, arms dealing, vandalism and
degeneracy. Sworn enemy of all families' sets, especially Orange Grove
Street. Origins shrouded in mystery. Heavily involved in cocaine trade.
Thought to be developing ties with Mexican (drugs) and Russian (weapons)
mobs. The Ballas are famous for wearing the colour purple which is
supposed to be a sign of respect on the streets. |
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Varios Los Aztecas
Location: Little Mexico, San Andreas
The Varios Los Aztecas gang are an extremely dangerous Hispanic street
gang. Violent. Proud. Psychotic. Heavily involved in gun running, street
violence. Have traditionally been anti-narcotics. Long term gang feud
with Los Santos Vagos, as well as rivalries with all other street gangs
in Los Santos. Dislike of San Fierro Rifa. Known for wearing turquoise gang colours. |
Los Santos Vagos
Location: East Los Santos, Los Santos
The Los Santos Vagos are another extremely dangerous Hispanic street
gang wearing the colour yellow. They are sworn enemies of Varios Los
Aztecas. |
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Da Nang Boys
Location: San Fierro
Vietnamese street gang. Extremely violent. At war with local Chinese
("Triads") gangs. Uncontrollable. Major interests in protection. |
San Fierro Rifa
Location: San Fierro
A small gang based in San Fierro involved in the creation of drugs. They
have a strong dislike of the Varios Los Aztecas. |
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Triads
Location: San Fierro
The Triads are another small San Fierro gang based in Chinatown. They
are lead by Wu Zi Mu and Ran Fa Li and have a big problem with the Da
Nang Boys. The Triads are always looking for new business opportunities,
and ways to make money such as the running of a Betting Shop and
eventually the Four Dragons Casino. |
Mafia
Location: Las Venturas
The Mafia are the biggest criminal organization in Liberty City, and
moved to San Andreas with Don Salvatore Leone. They hang around at
Caligula's Casino which is owned by a few different Mafia groups and are
constantly attempting to damage the Triad run Four Dragons Casino with
their fake chips factory. |
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