Grove Street Families



The Grove Street Families (a.k.a "GSF", "The Grove", or "Groves") is a set of the Families featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It is the protagonistic group in the game, as the game's main protagonist (Carl Johnson) is among its leaders.

Description
The Grove Street Families is a set of the Families street gang. 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.

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.

Their territory includes: As a result of the completion of missions; the Families also eventually acquire Glen Park and Idlewood from the Ballas.
 * Ganton (especially Grove Street - considered the heart and headquarters of GSF territory)
 * Vinewood Cemetery
 * Santa Maria Beach

History
The Grove Street Families were formed in Ganton (initially in Grove Street) before spreading to the rest of Ganton and other neighborhoods. History before this time period (late 80's) is unknown, and much of what happened to the Families during the late 80's is also unknown. However, what is known is that the Families are one of the oldest gangs in Los Santos - this possibly means that they are older than the Ballas (who formed during the 1970s) - giving the possibility that the Families evolved from the 1960s or even possibly earlier.

While Sweet is adamantly anti-narcotic, Smoke believes that the GSF have fallen from power because of his refusal to sell drugs. Their unwillingness to enter the drug trade has dragged the Grove Street Families out of prominence in the years leading up to the game's storyline. The fact that Sweet insists the gang shouldn't deal in narcotics, the deaths of OGs such as Tony, Big Devil, and Little Devil, and the abandonment of OG's such as Big Bear and B Dup has largely weakened them from their previous dominant position in Los Santos. The fact that the Ballas are extremely successful at spreading crack cocaine into their territory to weaken the Families (also in-part due to Big Smoke's involvement) has led to the sorry state of the GSF upon CJ's return from Liberty City in 1992.

Members and Associates

 * Sweet - Leader/OG
 * Carl Johnson - Lieutenant/Second-in-Command/OG
 * Big Smoke - Lieutenant/OG (former/deceased)
 * Ryder - Lieutenant/OG (former/deceased)
 * Brian Johnson - Hang-around/new member before his death (deceased)
 * Big Bear - OG
 * B Dup - OG (formerly; became a drug dealer and associated with the Ballas)
 * Big Devil - OG (deceased)
 * Little Devil - OG (deceased)
 * Tony - OG (deceased)
 * Little Weasel - Former member. Was secretly selling drugs to the Families. Later joined the Kilo Tray Ballas in Glen Park (former/deceased)
 * Madd Dogg - Associate, rapper and personal friend of Carl and Sweet, CJ being his manager (after mission Madd Dogg)
 * Denise Robinson - Associate, fanatic and girlfriend of Carl Johnson
 * OG Loc - Associate and friend of many OG's including leader Sweet. Jeffrey grew up on Grove Street but lacked the physical capability or mentality to join the Families.
 * Troy - generic member
 * Tarnell - generic member
 * Fam3 - generic member
 * Cherise (possibly) - An unseen mentioned character, Tarnell can sometimes be heard saying "Anyone seen Cherise?"
 * GMW – Members of the rap group GMW (Ganton's Most Wanted) are members of the Grove Street Families, as evidenced by the cover art for their album It's a GMW Thang!.

Mission Appearances

 * GTA San Andreas
 * The Introduction
 * Big Smoke (mission)
 * Sweet & Kendl
 * Tagging Up Turf
 * Cleaning the Hood
 * Drive-Thru
 * Nines And AKs
 * Drive-By
 * Sweet's Girl
 * Catalyst
 * Robbing Uncle Sam
 * House Party
 * Doberman
 * Los Sepulcros
 * Reuniting the Families
 * The Green Sabre
 * Big Smoke's Cash
 * Home Coming
 * Beat Down On B Dup
 * Grove 4 Life
 * Los Desperados
 * End of The Line

Non-interactive graffiti
Grove_Street_Families_Graffiti.jpg|Grove Street graffiti Orange_Grove_Families_Graffiti.jpg|The alternate Orange Grove Families graffiti

Trivia

 * There are also two other Grove Street gang members that are seen in the mission cutscenes 'House Party', 'Los Sepulcros' and 'The Green Sabre'. One member has a bald head and wears a dark green jacket, dark green khakis, and a lighter green t-shirt underneath. The other member has a taper fade haircut, wears a green long-sleeve chore jacket and dark blue jeans, and bears a resemblance to the late WWE professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero. He is also seen DJ'ing at OG Loc's house party. They are only seen in the said mission cutscenes (the latter member only being seen in House Party) and it's unknown why they're not seen in the streets outside of the cutscenes or in the missions (pictures of them are in the Gallery).
 * Two of the Grove Street gang member character models have known names Troy (The member who has braids and wears a checkered shirt) and Tarnell (The member with a green bandana and green sweater) both of these are multiplayer characters.
 * The Grove Street Families were originally going to be called the "Orange Grove Families" (shortened to "OGF"). The gang's street title based on Grape Street, LA, and "Orange Grove" was very similar to real title, but was renamed anyway both with the gang. Original graffiti and dialogue still remains in the game. For example, the player can see "OGF" graffiti around Los Santos. CJ will shout out dialogue relating to the "OGF" and "Orange Grove Families" when confronting enemy gang members. Also there is a well known NPC that wears a "Orange 12" Jumper, who will sometimes say when you car jack him or threaten him, "I thought we were the same set!. CJ can also get a tattoo on his upper back that relates to the "Orange Grove Families".
 * Tarnell, a Grove Street Families member is voiced by Shawn Fonteno, who also does the voice of protagonist Franklin Clinton in Grand Theft Auto V and is also the cousin of Young Maylay, the voice actor of CJ.
 * The 2 unused GSF members are internaly named "fam4" and "fam5", suggesting that the gang had (at least) 2 additional members, however, they go unused and only appear in cutscenes.
 * Grove Street's territory is also called a secure area. When the player gets a wanted level and the police or other members of law enforcement are trying to arrest or kill the player, the gang will attack the officer.
 * Also, if you are on Vigilante mission and the criminal attack pedestrian and the player in the Grove Street territory, the gang member will shoot the criminal.
 * The Grove Street members could be based up on the Compton rap group N.W.A.. CJ to be Dr. Dre, Ryder to be Eazy-E, Sweet to be Ice Cube and Big Smoke to be N.W.A.'s former bodyguard, Suge Knight

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