GangStreet gangs
Southside Hoods
African-American gang in Shoreside Vale split into the Red Jacks and the Purple Nines.
- Leader
D-Ice- Color
- Red (Red Jacks) and purple (Purple Nines)
- Members
- 1
- Allies
- 2
- Enemies
- 1
Overview
The Southside Hoods are an African-American gang in Wichita Gardens, Shoreside Vale, in Grand Theft Auto III. The gang is split into two rival factions: the Red Jacks and the Purple Nines.
Members carry pistols and baseball bats and drive Hoods Rumpo XL vans. Neither faction is ever hostile to Claude.
History
The two factions are locked in a feud over control of Wichita Gardens.
Territory
Wichita Gardens, Shoreside Vale.
Leadership and members
- D-Ice: leader of the Red Jacks.
Role in the story
D-Ice hires Claude for Uzi Money, Toyminator, Rigged to Blow, Bullion Run and Rumble. The Purple Nines are wiped out after Rumble.
The Hoods' storyline is one of the side strands of the Shoreside Vale chapter. D-Ice pays Claude for drive-bys, RC Bandit sabotage, bomb defusing and a platinum bullion run, before Rumble ends the feud.
Relations with other gangs
The two factions fight each other; the Hoods are never hostile to Claude.
Appearance
The Hoods split into two sets by colour: the Red Jacks in red jackets and the Purple Nines in purple.
Hostility
Never hostile to Claude; the Purple Nines are wiped out after Rumble
Activities
Drug Dealing; Counterfeiting
Notes
The Hoods are really two sets under one name: the Red Jacks and the Purple Nines, who fight each other.
Leader 1
Members 1
Allies 2
Allied characters 1
Enemies 1
Vehicles 1
Weapons 3
Missions 3
Southside Hoods: questions and answers
Who leads Southside Hoods in GTA III?
Southside Hoods is led by D-Ice.
Where is the territory of Southside Hoods in GTA III?
Wichita Gardens, Shoreside Vale