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Triads
GANG; Triads
	Triads members in GTA IV
Games:	GTA IV ; The Lost and Damned ; The Ballad of Gay Tony ; GTA Chinatown Wars
Locations:	Chinatown, Algonquin; Fishmarket South, Algonquin (2009 - present); Fishmarket North, Algonquin (2009 - present); The Exchange, Algonquin (2009 - present); Cerveza Heights, Dukes (2009 - present)
Leader:	Hsin Jaoming (1936 - 2009); Huang Lee (possibly) (2009 - ...)
Type:	Chinese Crime Syndicate
Enemies:	Irish American Killers; Pegorino Family; The Lost Brotherhood; Spanish Lords; Jamaican Posse; Wonsu Nodong
Affiliations:	The Angels of Death (formerly) ; Midtown Gangsters (formerly) ; Messina Family (formerly)
Vehicles:	Feroci; Intruder; Coquette; Comet; Hellenbach; Cognoscenti; Banshee
Weapons:	Knife; Pistol; SMG; Uzi; Shotgun; Automatic 9mm; Sawn-off Shotgun
Businesses:	Arms Trade; Counterfeiting; Drug Trade
Fronts:	Sum Yung Gai Restaurant ; Fishmarkets; Algonquin Weapon Depot; Dragon Heart Plaza
Members:	Hsin Jaoming; Chan Jaoming (deceased); Wu Lee (deceased); Zhou Ming (deceased); Ling Shan (deceased)); Xin Shan (deceased); Wu Lee's brother (deceased); Huang Lee; Mr. Wong; Unknown triad boss; Triad Recruit; Fu-Kang; Long-Yang; Wu Chi; Xun

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The Triads are the Chinese crime syndicate in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars that operate out of the Chinatown district in Algonquin as well as parts of Dukes in Liberty City. They are mostly involved with drug shipping. The LCPD database states that there are three different sets of the Triads. The most important group of Triads are under Hsin Jaoming and his son Chan Jaoming. Another group is led by Wu "Kenny" Lee and his nephew Huang Lee. The third group is controlled by Zhou Ming.

In Chinatown Wars

Just prior to the events of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Mr. Lee, father of Huang Lee and top contender to replace the retiring Hsin Jaoming as Triad leader, is murdered under mysterious circumstances in Kowloon. Huang travels to Liberty City to deliver his father's sword, Yu Jian, to the new head of the Lee family, Uncle Wu "Kenny" Lee, who intends to present it to Hsin in order to gain favor for the position of Triad boss. Unbeknownst to Hsin, the sword is actually worthless, it's tradition having been invented by Mr. Lee after he won it in a card game. As Huang Lee arrives at Francis International Airport, he is ambushed by several mysterious thugs, who steal the sword and leave Huang for dead.

Having fallen out of favor with Hsin for the loss of the sword, Kenny enlists his nephew's help in regaining lost territory and reputation, while Huang continues his search for both the burglars of Yu Jian and the identity of his father's killer. He goes on to work for underbosses Chan Jaoming, the feeble minded son of Hsin with a penchant for street races, and Zhou Ming, a narcisist who sometimes displays borderline psychotic behavior.

Hsin Jaoming, father of underboss Chan Jaoming and leader of the Triads until 2009

Hsin's instance that a federal informant is compromising Triad business leads to severe retribution. Under Hsin's orders, Huang executes several Triads suspected of being the rat, and a brief war between the Triads and the Korean Midtown Gangsters, who had long been loyal to the Triads. With the aid of LCPD detective Wade Heston, Huang discovers that a sect of the Midtown Gangsters, a group of assassins known as the Wonsu Nodong, was responsible for the theft of Yu Jian and harboring the FIB rat. A document recovered by Heston names both Chan and Zhou as rats, and Huang kills them on Hsin's orders. Hsin promptly passes Triad leadership to Uncle Kenny and announces his intention to retire to Macau.

However, Heston learns the document incriminating Chan and Zhou was a fake, and at a meeting on Charge Island, Huang discovers that his uncle Kenny is the rat, murdered his brother, the father of Huang, and orchestrated the theft of Yu Jian with the Koreans. Huang pursues Kenny to Hsin's mansion, where he injures Hsin with Yu Jian, the weapon having been in his possession all along. Huang takes his revenge and kills Kenny, leaving the Triads without a leader. The wounded Hsin offers the position to Huang, who does not respond.

Vehicles

The Triads are seen to drive a number of customized vehicles from 2008 to 2009, the time periods of Grand Theft Auto IV and Chinatown Wars.

In GTA IV, a Triad variant of the Feroci, known as the JDM VIP, can be seen driven by Triad gangsters in Chinatown, Algonquin. It features a chin and spoiler not seen on standard Ferocis, as well as gold rims, a dark blue paintjob, and Chinese knotting hung from the rearview mirror. It displays superior performance to the standard Feroci.

In addition to the JDM VIP, the Triads also drive custom variants of the Intruder known as the Intruder VX, which sport a red paintjob, sideskirts and a spoiler, and the same knotting seen on the Triad Ferocis.

In GTA Chinatown Wars, the custom Ferocis and Intruders have seemingly been replaced by a custom variant of the Hellenbach. Painted in the Triad's signature lavender purple, it features a white stripe running the length of the car, large bumpers and sideskirts, blue neon undeglow visible only at night, and nitrous-enhanced top speed. It can be seen patrolling Triad territory in Cerveza Heights and Chinatown, and typically contains one or two Triad gangsters armed with SMGs.

JDM VIP variant of the Feroci driven by the Algonquin Triads in GTA IV.
The "VX" variant of the Intruder driven by the Triads in GTA IV.
A render of the custom Triad Hellenbach seen in Chinatown Wars.

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-{{cleanup|Please replace the summary of CW with something related to the Triads in general}}
+{{infobox gang
- {{infobox gang
+|name = Triads
-    |image = TriadLeaders.jpg
+|image = Algonquin triad.png
-    |size = 260px
+|caption = Triads members in GTA IV
-    |game = [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars|GTA Chinatown Wars]]
+|size = 260px
-    |locations = [[Chinatown, Algonquin|Chinatown]]<br />[[Fishmarket South]]<br />[[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]]
+|game = IV
-    |leaders = [[Hsin Jaoming]]<br />[[Wu Lee]]<br />[[Zhou Ming]]
+|game2 = TLAD
-    |type = Chinese Crime Syndicates
+|game3 = TBOGT
-    |enemies = [[McReary Mob]]<br />[[Pegorino Family]]<br />[[The Lost]]
+|game4 = CW
-    |affiliations = [[The Angels of Death]]<br />[[Korean Mob]]
+|locations = <small>[[Chinatown, Algonquin|Chinatown]], [[Algonquin]]<br> [[Fishmarket South]], [[Algonquin]] (2009 - present)<br> [[Fishmarket North]], [[Algonquin]] (2009 - present)<br> [[The Exchange]], [[Algonquin]] (2009 - present)<br>[[Cerveza Heights]], [[Dukes]] (2009 - present)
-    |cars = [[Feroci]]<br />[[Intruder]]
+|leader = [[Hsin Jaoming]] <small>(1936 - 2009)</small><br>[[Huang Lee]] (possibly) <small>(2009 - ...)</small>
-    |weapons = [[Knife]]<br />[[Pistol]]<br />[[Uzi]]<br />[[Shotgun]]
+|type = Chinese Crime Syndicate
-    |businesses = Arms Trade<br />Counterfeiting<br />Drug Trade<br />
+|enemies = [[Irish American Killers]]<br />[[Pegorino Family]]<br />[[The Lost Brotherhood]]<br>[[Spanish Lords]]<br>[[Jamaican Posse]]<br />[[Wonsu Nodong]]
-    |fronts = Fishmarkets
+|affiliations = [[The Angels of Death]] (formerly) <br />[[Midtown Gangsters]] (formerly) <br />[[Messina Family]] (formerly)
-    |members = [[Chan Jaoming]] (Deceased)<br />[[Huang Lee]]<br />[[Hsin Jaoming]]<br />[[Wu Lee]] (Deceased)<br />[[Zhou Ming]] (Deceased)<br />[[Ling Shan]] (Deceased))<br />[[Xin Shan]] (Deceased)<br />[[Mr. Lee]] (Deceased)<br />[[Triad Boss|Unknown Triad Boss]]
+|cars = [[Feroci]]<br />[[Intruder]]<br />[[Coquette]]<br /> [[Comet]]<br />[[Hellenbach]]<br />[[Cognoscenti]]<br />[[Banshee]]
-    }}
+|weapons = [[Knife]]<br />[[Pistol]]<br />[[SMG]]<br />[[Uzi]]<br />[[Shotgun]]<br />[[Automatic 9mm]]<br /> [[Sawn-off Shotgun]]
+|businesses = Arms Trade<br />Counterfeiting<br />Drug Trade
+|fronts =  [[Sum Yung Gai|Sum Yung Gai Restaurant]] <br>Fishmarkets<br>Algonquin Weapon Depot<br>[[Dragon Heart Plaza]]
+|members = [[Hsin Jaoming]]<br />[[Chan Jaoming]] (deceased)<br />[[Wu Lee]] (deceased)<br />[[Zhou Ming]] (deceased)<br />[[Ling Shan]] (deceased))<br />[[Xin Shan]] (deceased)<br />[[Mr. Lee|Wu Lee's brother]] (deceased)<br />[[Huang Lee]]<br />[[Mr. Wong]]<br />[[Triad 1|Unknown triad boss]]<br>[[Triad Recruit]]<br>[[Fu-Kang]]<br>[[Long-Yang]]<br>[[Wu Chi]]<br>[[Xun]]
+}}
+The '''Triads''' are the Chinese crime syndicate in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] that operate out of the [[Chinatown, Algonquin|Chinatown]] district in [[Algonquin]] as well as parts of [[Dukes]] in [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]]. They are mostly involved with drug shipping.
+The [[LCPD Database|LCPD database]] states that there are three different sets of the Triads. [[Jaoming Family|The most important group]] of Triads are under [[Hsin Jaoming]] and his son [[Chan Jaoming]]. [[Lee Family|Another group]] is led by [[Wu Lee|Wu "Kenny" Lee]] and his nephew [[Huang Lee]]. [[Ming Family|The third group]] is controlled by [[Zhou Ming]].
+===In Chinatown Wars===
+{{Spoiler}}
+Just prior to the events of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, [[Mr. Lee]], father of [[Huang Lee]] and top contender to replace the retiring [[Hsin Jaoming]] as Triad leader, is murdered under mysterious circumstances in Kowloon. Huang travels to Liberty City to deliver his father's sword, [[Yu Jian]], to the new head of the Lee family, Uncle Wu "Kenny" Lee, who intends to present it to Hsin in order to gain favor for the position of Triad boss. Unbeknownst to Hsin, the sword is actually worthless, it's tradition having been invented by Mr. Lee after he won it in a card game. As Huang Lee arrives at [[Francis International Airport, Dukes|Francis International Airport]], he is ambushed by several mysterious thugs, who steal the sword and leave Huang for dead.
-The '''Triads''' is a gang in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] that operate out of the [[Chinatown, Liberty City|Chinatown]] district in [[Algonquin]] as well as parts of [[Dukes]] in [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]]. They are mostly involved with drug shipping.
+Having fallen out of favor with Hsin for the loss of the sword, Kenny enlists his nephew's help in regaining lost territory and reputation, while Huang continues his search for both the burglars of Yu Jian and the identity of his father's killer. He goes on to work for underbosses Chan Jaoming, the feeble minded son of Hsin with a penchant for street races, and Zhou Ming, a narcisist who sometimes displays borderline psychotic behavior.
+[[File:HsinJaoming-GTACW-artwork.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Hsin Jaoming, father of underboss [[Chan Jaoming]] and leader of the Triads until 2009]]
+Hsin's instance that a federal informant is compromising Triad business leads to severe retribution. Under Hsin's orders, Huang executes several Triads suspected of being the rat, and a brief war between the Triads and the Korean [[Midtown Gang|Midtown Gangsters]], who had long been loyal to the Triads. With the aid of [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|LCPD]] detective [[Wade Heston]], Huang discovers that a sect of the Midtown Gangsters, a group of assassins known as the [[Wonsu Nodong]], was responsible for the theft of Yu Jian and harboring the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation#Grand Theft Auto IV|FIB]] rat. A document recovered by Heston names both Chan and Zhou as rats, and Huang kills them on Hsin's orders. Hsin promptly passes Triad leadership to Uncle Kenny and announces his intention to retire to Macau.
-The [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|LCPD]] Database states that there are three different sets of the Triads. One group of Triads are under [[Hsin Jaoming]] and his son [[Chan Jaoming]]. Another is led by [[Wu Lee|Wu "Kenny" Lee]] and his nephew [[Huang Lee]]. The third is controlled by [[Zhou Ming]]. The Jaoming Triad is said to supply the [[The Angels of Death]] and [[Korean Mob]] with narcotics.
+However, Heston learns the document incriminating Chan and Zhou was a fake, and at a meeting on [[Charge Island]], Huang discovers that his uncle Kenny is the rat, murdered his brother, the father of Huang, and orchestrated the theft of Yu Jian with the Koreans. Huang pursues Kenny to Hsin's mansion, where he injures Hsin with Yu Jian, the weapon having been in his possession all along. Huang takes his revenge and kills Kenny, leaving the Triads without a leader. The wounded Hsin offers the position to Huang, who does not respond.
+==Vehicles==
+The Triads are seen to drive a number of customized vehicles from 2008 to 2009, the time periods of Grand Theft Auto IV and Chinatown Wars.
-== Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars ==
+In GTA IV, a Triad variant of the [[Feroci]], known as the JDM VIP, can be seen driven by Triad gangsters in Chinatown, Algonquin. It features a chin and spoiler not seen on standard Ferocis, as well as gold rims, a dark blue paintjob, and Chinese knotting hung from the rearview mirror. It displays superior performance to the standard Feroci.
-Huang Lee, the spoiled son of recently murdered Triad boss [[Mr. Lee]] arrives by plane in Liberty City with [[Yu Jian]], a sword that Huang's father won in a poker game and has decided to use as an heirloom, to deliver it to the new patriarch of the family, Huang's uncle Wu "Kenny" Lee. Shortly after landing, Huang's escorts are killed by assassins and he is shot (in the side of the head but survived) and kidnapped. The assailants steal the sword and, thinking Huang is dead, dump his body in the water. Huang manages to survive and informs Kenny that Yu Jian has been taken. Kenny explains that he had intended to offer the sword to Hsin Jaoming, the aging Triad boss in Liberty City, as a means of securing a position as his replacement. Kenny is dishonored and reduced in power due to the loss of Yu Jian, leaving him and Huang working to keep their businesses afloat.
-Eventually, Huang is contacted by Zhou Ming, a high-ranking Triad member, and Chan Jaoming, son of Hsin. Both men are also competing to be Hsin's replacement, and employ Huang to combat each other's efforts. After Chan hires Huang for a deal that goes badly, Huang is intercepted by LCPD Detective [[Wade Heston]], a crooked cop under pressure from Internal Affairs. Heston offers an alliance with Huang to find the men responsible for the theft of Yu Jian and the murder of Huang's father. Huang agrees and finds that Heston suspects a Korean gang allied with the Triads is behind the events. After combating the Koreans for a while, Heston plants a bug in the Koreans' headquarters, from which he learns that there is a splinter group inside the gang called the Wonsu. Heston determines that the leader of the Wonsu will be the one responsible for Yu Jian's theft, and is also a police informant who has been causing trouble for the Triads.
+In addition to the JDM VIP, the Triads also drive custom variants of the [[Intruder]] known as the Intruder VX, which sport a red paintjob, sideskirts and a spoiler, and the same knotting seen on the Triad Ferocis.
-Meanwhile, Hsin enlists Huang in finding the informant, only to then suspect Huang himself and attempt to kill him. Kenny arrives and convinces Hsin to give them time to find the real rat, bringing haste to Huang's mission. Hsin puts Huang on to investigate two gangs who may be housing the rat: the Angels of Death, and the [[Korean Mob]]. Huang gets into contact with [[Lester Leroc]], a PI inside the [[Angels of Death]], and performs his own work against the Koreans. Huang is temporarily thrown off course by the intervention of mafia member [[Rudy D'Avanzo]], who tricks Huang into believing the mole is a [[Messina Family]] member named [[Jimmy Capra]]. Hsin later reveals D'Avanzo's trickery and Huang kills him.
+In GTA Chinatown Wars, the custom Ferocis and Intruders have seemingly been replaced by a custom variant of the Hellenbach. Painted in the Triad's signature lavender purple, it features a white stripe running the length of the car, large bumpers and sideskirts, blue neon undeglow visible only at night, and nitrous-enhanced top speed. It can be seen patrolling Triad territory in Cerveza Heights and Chinatown, and typically contains one or two Triad gangsters armed with SMGs.
-Both the Koreans and the Angels are found to be innocent, leading to a new course of investigation. Heston employs Huang to hack into the servers of the FIB in order to find the informant. The information recovered names both Zhou Ming and Chan Jaoming as having talked to the police about Triads. This is taken to Hsin, who is disgraced that is own son is a suspect, instantly steps down as leader and appoints Kenny as the new head of the Liberty City Triads. Huang then executes both Chan and Zhou, despite each deny their guilt. Shortly after the killings, Huang is contacted by Heston, who informs him the information they recovered was fake, and that he has learned of a meeting between the leader of the Wonsu and his allies. Huang and Heston go to the meeting and find Kenny, who admits that he was responsible for the theft of Yu Jian and Huang's father's death. Heston and Huang persue Kenny across town, cornering him at Hsin's residence. Here Kenny explains that he was tasked by Hsin to retrieve Yu Jian, thus Huang's father would have to die for it to be passed on to him, in exchange for a position underneath Chan. Kenny complied with this, but attempted to have Yu Jian stolen to keep himself from such a dishonorable position and later framed Zhou and Chan to cover his tracks.
+<center><gallery widths="120">
+File:Feroci-GTAIV-JDMVIP-front.jpg|JDM VIP variant of the Feroci driven by the Algonquin Triads in GTA IV.
-After a final confrontation between Hsin and Kenny, Hsin demands the hand over of Yu Jian. Kenny ironically responds by stabbing Hsin with the sword as his way of presenting it to him. With Huang as witness to the murder and truth, Kenny engages in an inevitable final battle with Huang, who is the only one left in the way of Kenny's undisputed rise to power. Centered around a fountain with Kenny slashing away, Huang eventually kills Kenny, fulfilling his promise to avenge his father. Immediately the IAD and [[FIB]] arrive to arrest Heston and Huang, however Heston claims that he was in deep undercover and orders the arrest of everyone except Huang. In Hsin's last words, he praises Huang with the loyalty and nobility to become his true successor as Triad Boss.
+File:Intruder-GTAIV-VX-front.jpg|The "VX" variant of the Intruder driven by the Triads in GTA IV.
+File:Hellenbach-GTACW-papercraft.jpg|A render of the custom Triad [[Hellenbach]] seen in Chinatown Wars.
+</gallery>
+</center>
 {{Gangs}}
 [[Category:Gangs in GTA IV]]
+[[Category:Gangs in GTA Chinatown Wars]]