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{{infobox Gang|
| title = Southside Hoods
| caption = Members of the Southside Hoods in [[GTA III]]. ''Back:'' Purple Nines. ''Front:'' Red Jacks.
| type = Street gang
| game = III
| game2 = A
| game3 = LCS
| locations = [[Wichita Gardens]], [[Shoreside Vale]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]].
| color = Purple (Nines - see image background) and Red (Jacks - see image foreground)
| cars = [[Hoods Rumpo XL]]
| fronts =
| businesses = Weapon stock, Drugs trade (only the Nines), street fighting
|enemies= [[Forellis]]
|leader=
|weapons= [[Pistol]], [[Uzi]]
| members = [[D-Ice]] (leader of the Red Jacks)
|affiliation= [[Toni Cipriani]], [[Claude]]
The '''Southside Hoods''' are a set of prominent African-American gangs in [[Shoreside Vale]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. They are comprised of the '''Red Jacks''' and '''Purple Nines''', both rival gangs. In [[Grand Theft Auto III]], the latter is known to have supplied the [[SPANK]] drug on local streets. The Red Jacks are a small scale street gang headed by [[D-Ice]]. Most of their missions provided in GTA III involve crippling Purple Nines activities. Eventually, the Purple Nines would be extinct, with their remaining members defeated in a mêlée battle.
The '''Southside Hoods''' are a set of prominent African-American gangs in [[Shoreside Vale]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]. They are comprised of the '''Red Jacks''' and '''Purple Nines''', both rival gangs. In [[Grand Theft Auto III]], the latter is known to have supplied the [[SPANK]] drug on local streets. The Red Jacks are a small scale street gang headed by [[D-Ice]]. Most of their missions provided in GTA III involve crippling Purple Nines activities. Eventually, the Purple Nines would be extinct, with their remaining members defeated in a mêlée battle.



Revision as of 22:00, 17 May 2009

The Southside Hoods are a set of prominent African-American gangs in Shoreside Vale, Liberty City. They are comprised of the Red Jacks and Purple Nines, both rival gangs. In Grand Theft Auto III, the latter is known to have supplied the SPANK drug on local streets. The Red Jacks are a small scale street gang headed by D-Ice. Most of their missions provided in GTA III involve crippling Purple Nines activities. Eventually, the Purple Nines would be extinct, with their remaining members defeated in a mêlée battle.

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The South Side Hoods from Grand Theft Auto: III.

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.

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Southside Hoods gang members as depicted in Liberty City Stories (1998).