Grove Street Families

The Grove Street Families in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas are depicted as a tight-knit, community-focused gang with a strong sense of loyalty and camaraderie. They are known for their strong stance against drug use and dealing, especially compared to rival gangs like the Ballas. While they engage in gang warfare and other criminal activities, their motivation is often rooted in protecting their turf and maintaining their way of life, rather than pure profit or ruthlessness. In essence, the Grove Street Families are presented as a group with a strong sense of community, loyalty, and a more grounded, street-level approach to gang life, even as they face internal and external conflicts.

Appearance: They also have three different appearances that will walk and drive around their territories:

• The first member is slightly overweight, wears a green bandana, green sweater, black jeans, and white sneakers.

• The second member has braided hair, wears a green button-up plaid/flannel checkered jacket, beige khaki pants, and black and white hi-top sneakers.

• The last member wears a backwards black baseball cap, a green #7 Los Santos Rimmers basketball jersey, a cross necklace, a bracelet, black jeans, and black and white sneakers.

The Grove Street Families is an African-American street gang and one of the oldest street gangs in Los Santos, San Andreas. They are also the native gang of protagonist Carl Johnson. They are the sworn enemy of the Ballas, an intense and ongoing rivalry as part of the Ballas-Grove Street War. The Families also maintain rivalries with the two Mexican gangs in Los Santos - the Los Santos Vagos and the Varrios Los Aztecas. Their rivalry with the Varrios Los Aztecas is not nearly as intense as it is with the Ballas and Vagos. However, both gangs will still commonly fight. Kendl (sister of Grove Street Leader Sweet) ends up dating a high-ranking member of the Aztecas while CJ befriends him - much to the disapproval of Sweet. Most of their territory can be found in the poorer/run-down neighborhoods in the far east of the city, though they also have small pockets of territory elsewhere - including the rich area of Temple and the popular tourist destination of Santa Maria Beach. They are easily identifiable by their green gang color. They are headed by Sean "Sweet" Johnson and Carl Johnson, as well as former lieutenants and OGs, Lance "Ryder" Wilson and Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris. As far as street gangs in GTA San Andreas go, the GSF are depicted as more honorable than their rival gangs. Coming from a background of older traditions, they are against hard drugs being sold on their turf as opposed to the Ballas and Vagos. They are very stubborn and Sweet refuses to adapt to changes in the Los Santos criminal underworld. They are well known, however, for committing numerous other crimes and violent acts including gun running/arms-trafficking, gang-banging, gang warfare, murder, robbery, burglary/theft, gang-related homicide, vandalism, and street violence. GSF members drive the Greenwood, Voodoo, and Savanna. Their favorite radio station is the Radio Los Santos. Initially, in the beginning of the game, Grove Street members are mostly unarmed, with some carrying pistols, and they will start carrying Tec-9s after the completion of Robbing Uncle Sam. If the player sprays over all tags in Los Santos, they will wield Desert Eagles, SMGs, and knives instead. They can occasionally be seen smoking marijuana and drinking malt liquor while talking and hanging around in groups. Green clothing is a dead give-away and members will often flash their gang handsigns. Upon spotting a Balla, Vago, or Azteca gang member, they will often engage in a violent confrontation (especially Ballas). Members of the families, like other pedestrians, will often comment on CJ's attire, physical looks, or his vehicle.