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Given their penchant for football references, we wouldn’t be surprised if the long running gang war was an affectionate nod to the capital’s clubs. “R4NG3RS” and “Amo Ruso” have appeared as car licence plates, while the “Celtica Hotel” (est. Various games have also referenced the Glasgow clubs. In GTA: Vice City, rock band “Love Fist” include a member wearing a Dundee strip. He had good friends in the gang such as Big Smoke and Ryder, he. He have a family of 5, Sweet, Kendl, Brian, Bevely and himself. He is a member of the Grove street Homies. Some are not even seen but mentioned in the game which gave little info & hints to CJs life and the History of GTA San Andreas. However, it wouldn’t bee the first football inspired reference Rockstar have included. There are various of characters in GTA San Andreas. This has never been confirmed officially, and neither club I’m sure would be thrilled that they’ve been associated with a violent street gang (even if they are fictional). There’s been a long-held fan theory that the Grove Street Families (green) v the Ballas (purple/maroon) is another little nod to Rockstar’s Edinburgh connections, in that it’s basically a reference to Hibs v Hearts. Their sworn enemies are the Ballas, the most powerful street gang in Los Santos, where San Andreas is set.

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base in GTA 5 is hidden on the outskirts of Blaine County, San Andreas. The Grove Street Families are the protagonist gang in San Andreas, with man character CJ one of their leaders and are easily identifiable by their green attire. These Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5) cheats are designed to enhance your experience.

They still maintain their traditional rivalry with the. They mainly operate in the cities of Los Santos and Davis. There’s even a theory that the city’s football rivalry is represented via two warring gangs in San Andreas. 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. The “Kincaid Bridge” is almost an exact replica of the Forth Rail Bridge, with the accompanying “Garver Bridge” bearing a striking resemblance to the road version. Location names similar to those found in the capital and business names that double as Scottish puns are rife throughout the series, but especially in classics GTA: Vice City, GTA: San Andreas and GTA V. Grand Theft Auto games over the years have featured little Edinburgh-themed easter eggs that fans have picked up on.ĭevelopers Rockstar North have their headquarters in the Scottish capital having been founded in Dundee in the late 1980s.

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