Ballas (HD Universe)

Type	GANG
Ballas
Group information
Status	Active
Locations	Davis Chamberlain Hills (certain missions)
Leader	Unknown
Type	African-American Street Gang
Enemies	Families Vagos Trevor Philips Enterprises GTA Online Protagonist Motorcycle Clubs
Affiliations	Adric Howard Stretch Little Laita's Cousin The Professionals Rednecks
Colors	Purple
Vehicles	BMX Buccaneer Emperor Felon Manana Peyote Jackal Tornado Baller Oracle Primo Ruffian Bati 800 Thrust Voodoo Chino Moonbeam Faction
Weapons	Knife Pistol Micro-SMG SMG Combat MG Pump Shotgun Sawed-Off Shotgun Assault Rifle Rocket Launcher
Businesses	Drug Trafficking/Manufacturing Weapons Trafficking
Fronts	Paleto Forest Sawmill Grove Street
Members	D Big T Little T Small F Terrance Darnell Stevens Regis Welsh Antoine Potter (possibly) The Drug Dealer
Game information
Appearance(s)	Grand Theft Auto V Grand Theft Auto Online

For the gang featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, see Ballas (3D Universe).

“

Don't fuck with the Ballas, baby! We go out in a blaze!

”

— Ballas member

The Ballas are a large African-American street gang featured in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online and are the secondary antagonists in the Lowriders Update Missions. They mainly operate in the cities of Los Santos and Davis.

Overview

They still maintain their traditional rivalry with the Families. They usually do not attack if the player happens to walk through or pass through their territory. However, if taunted enough times, or if one fires a gun in their territory, or just because of walking near and staring the Ballas will become hostile and begin to shoot or punch the player. Their dogs will also occasionally attack the player, especially if the player is Franklin. The Ballas are supporters of the Los Santos Panic Basketball Team and the Boars Baseball Club, with their purple attire matching the teams' colors.

One of the protagonists, Franklin Clinton, is not on friendly terms with the Ballas as he is part of The Families. However, if he speaks to a Ballas member, they will not be aggressive at first, although they become hostile when Franklin insults them (usually the 3rd time you press the talk button).

They can often be seen drinking, driving cars, bikes, and even walking dogs. Most Ballas stand on the sidewalks in groups of 3-5. Their weapons include pistols and knives. Members are also seen smoking cigarettes, marijuana, and drinking Pißwasser.

They're brash and love to show off their weaponry, money and guns in social media. According to Trevor Philips during his Series A funding, he scoped out their weed stash due of their overexposure of their stuff in Snapmatic.

Influences

The Ballas could be based on the Bloods gang in LA, because they wear hats with P's and B's on them just like the real life Bloods. They also have certain traits of Crips, (Certain set names) a similar color and other small factors. Also Rockstar switched the secondary colors of each gang and so Families wear green and Ballas purple, to prevent favorism. The Ballas also have turf on east side of south LS, just like Bloods in real life.

Territories

The Ballas control almost the entire community of Davis. The cul-de-sac of Grove Street is a particular hot spot for activity as well as Davis Avenue, Brouge Avenue and Covenant Avenue in the neighborhood. The Ballas also have a marijuana growing/packing business set up in an abandoned sawmill to the southwest of Paleto Bay.

The Ballas also seem to be somewhat active in Chamberlain Hills, despite the fact that it is strongly controlled by the Families. Ballas can be seen hanging out with lowriders on Forum Drive, and in a nearby shopping center on Innocence Boulevard in Strawberry during Community Outreach. Ballas members are also seen residing in an apartment on Forum Drive during the preparation mission for Setup: Rescue ULP. Additionally, Ballas can be seen hanging out and playing basketball with Stretch during The Third Way at the BJ Smith Recreational Center. This presence is only seen in aforementioned certain missions, as Ballas will not spawn in Chamberlain Hills during free-roam.

Sets

• Original Covenant Ballas (OCB): A Balla set that controls the western part of Davis, with they hotspots for activity being Grove Street and Covenant Avenue. They can be heard saying "OCBG! FK, VK all day!". The Balla OG D was from the Original Covenant Ballas set which may be the main set due to this set appearing in most missions, and also being mention the most. They normally wear varsity jackets with the Boar logo on either the front or back as well as shirts with "SA" and the Boar logo on the front. The OCB are based on the Tree Top Piru Bloods gang in Compton. This can be proven as they are seen to occupy Grove Street which is based on Spruce Street in Compton which is occupied by the Tree Top Piru.
• East Side Ballas (ESB): A Balla set that controls the eastern part of Davis, with they hotspots for activity being Brouge Avenue and Davis Avenue. They can be heard saying "East Side, nigga!" and "Fuck you, West Side bitches!". They normally wear jerseys of the Los Santos Panic or purple striped polo shirts, and sometimes black and white tank tops. They are at war with the Families, mainly the Davis Neighborhood Families set. The East Side Ballas are most likely based on the Mob Piru or East Side Mob Piru gang as they sport P's on their hats, much like many Piru sets in Compton (which was the inspiration for Davis).
• South Rancho Ballas (SRB): A Balla set based in an unknown part of Los Santos, with their clothes suggesting that their territory is in the southern part of Rancho. If this is true, they are probably at war with the Los Santos Vagos, mainly the Original LS Vagos set, due to the proximity of the territories. Members often wear "Rancho" text on their clothing. The Rancho of GTA San Andreas was Jefferson which was referred to as "Rollin Heights Ballas Country" but in the HD Universe Rancho is mainly a Vago turf. The SRB are most likely based off of Avenue Piru Gang out of Inglewood.

Members

• D † - OG
• Big T †
• Little T †
• Small F †
• Terrance †
• Darnell Stevens

Associates

• Harold "Stretch" Joseph - Former Chamberlain Gangster Families OG (Determinant)
• Adric Howard

Mission Appearances

GTA V

• Rampage (GTA V Missions)
• Chop
• The Long Stretch
• Hood Safari
• Lamar Down
• The Third Way

GTA Online

• Ballas to the Wall
• Death Metal
• Deal Breaker
• All in the Game
• Chasers II
• Caught Napping
• Holed Up - Burton
• Grab Your Ballas
• Hit 'Em Up
• Weed Killer
• On the List

Heists

• Series A - Weed
• Series A Funding

Lowriders

• Community Outreach
• Slow and Low
• Lowrider Envy
• Desperate Times Call For...

Terms/Slang

• Playa: Ballas Gang Slang - refers to a friend.
• Ball-sack/Ball-sacks: Disrespect term
• Ball-Pushers: Disrespect Term
• Ball-Suckers: Disrespect Term
• Ball-less: Disrespect Term
• Balla: Greeting
• OG/Original Gangster: A high-ranking, influential and well-respected member. One who has put in a lot of work.
• FK/Family Killer/Family Killa: Disrespect term used by Ballas for The Families
• VK/Vago Killer/Vago Killa: Disrespect term used by Ballas for Vagos
• AK/Azteca Killer/Azteca Killa: Disrespect term used by Ballas for Aztecas
• Homie/Home Boy/Home Girl: Contemporary street slang - refers to a friend
• Hood: Neighborhood

Gallery

Ballas member from GTA V's Website

D - Balla OG

Ballas gang members

Franklin Clinton hitting a Ballas gang member

Franklin killing a Ballas gang member.

The Ballas in a gunfight

Chop threatens D

The death of a Ballas member

Ballas gang members

Ballas gang members

Ballas gang members

Ballas gang members in Grove Street

Ballas shootout in Grove Street

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Balla member Adric Howard

Balla member in GTA V site

Ballas Sets

One of the Ballas' modified Buccaneers.

One of the Ballas' modified Tornados.

One of the Ballas' modified Peyotes.

One of the Ballas' modified Mananas.

One of the Ballas' modified Felons in the enhanced version trailer of GTA V.

Artwork of Ballas robbing a store

Trivia

• In one of the dialogue used by random Ballas members, they mention Big Smoke, the Grove Street Families member and traitor in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
• Ballas keep their unique highly modified bright purple and gold coloured gang cars in their cul-de-sac in Grove Street. They can be found parked or driving slowly around the area.
• In The Underbelly Of Paradise, it is implied that the Ballas have territory in Strawberry, however they are not programmed to spawn there. This may also be true of Rancho, as certain Ballas members wear shirts with "Rancho" on them.
• The Original Covenant Ballas set is revealed by Adric Howard, a Balla of this set, who posted an update to Feud's Lifeinvader page. "Only bitches wear green. Original Covenant 4 life.". Lamar and Franklin mention the OCB when hanging out.
• Their favorite radio stations are Radio Los Santos, The Lab, West Coast Classics and WCTR.
• Ballas inhabit territory on Davis or Southeast Los Santos, as the Bloods have most territory on Compton (which inspired Davis) or Southeast Los Angeles.
• There is one Balla from the OCBG (Original Covenant Balla Gangsters) who has a complexion similar to rapper DJ Quik. He can be seen on Grand Theft Auto V's website as well. DJ Quik was a member of the Tree Top Piru Bloods (whom the OCBG are based on), hinting more evidence that the Ballas are alluded to the real-life Bloods.
• The Ballas are one of the five gangs from 3D Universe to reappear in the HD Universe. The other gangs returning are Russian Mafia, The Families, Los Santos Vagos and Varrios Los Aztecas.
• In GTA Online, defeating the Ballas in five gang attacks in one session will result in a bounty on your head. You will also receive a threatening text message from an unknown person: "Who the fuck do you think you are? You're dead now."

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