Southside Hoods
| GANG Southside Hoods | |
|---|---|
| Games: | GTA III GTA Advance GTA Liberty City Stories |
| Locations: | Wichita Gardens, Shoreside Vale, Liberty City. |
| Type: | Street gang |
| Enemies: | Forellis |
| Vehicles: | Hoods Rumpo XL |
| Weapons: | Pistol, Uzi |
| Businesses: | Weapon stock, Drugs trade (only the Nines), street fighting |
| Members: | D-Ice (leader of the Red Jacks) |
In Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. they came to acquire their turf in Wichita Gardens whilst helping Toni Cipriani clear the Forelli family out as payback for their part in having Salvatore Leone arrested.
The GTA III rendition of Southside Hoods members wear jackets of either red or purple, depending on which side they belong to, but are not seen attacking each other on the streets. When a Red Jack is attacked, any nearby Purple Nines will rush to assist the gang member who is being assaulted; the same holds true in reverse. This is also suggested when D-Ice warned that Red Jacks would believe that they will also be shot at when they witness Purple Nines being killed by the player.
In GTA Liberty City Stories (before GTA III chronologically), the Red Jacks and Purple Nines are apparently united, portrayed wearing brown jackets, over red hoodies with their hoods up (depicting a Red Jack) or purple shirts (depicting a Purple Nine), pants and boots.
