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{{DISPLAYTITLE: Ballas}}{{Infobox gang
 
{{DISPLAYTITLE: Ballas}}{{Infobox gang
 
| name = {{Flagicon|United States of America|Flag of the United States}}<br/>Ballas
 
| image= ballastag.png
 
| image= ballastag.png
 
| caption = Front Yard Ballas, the main set
| type = African-American Street Gang
 
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| color = purple
 
| game = SA
 
| game = SA
 
| locations = [[East Los Santos (3D Universe)|East Los Santos]]<br>[[Idlewood]] <br>[[Jefferson, Los Santos|Jefferson]]<br>[[Willowfield]]<br>[[Glen Park]]<br>[[Verona Beach]]
 
| locations = [[East Los Santos (3D Universe)|East Los Santos]]<br>[[Idlewood]] <br>[[Jefferson, Los Santos|Jefferson]]<br>[[Willowfield]]<br>[[Glen Park]]<br>[[Verona Beach]]
 
| leaders = Possibly [[Kane]] (Front Yard Ballas){{Status|D1=y}}Unknown (Any other set)
 
| type = African-American Street Gang
 
| enemies = [[Grove Street Families]]<br>[[Varrios Los Aztecas (3D Universe)|Varrios Los Aztecas]]<br>[[Los Santos Vagos (3D Universe)|Los Santos Vagos]] (formerly)
 
| affiliations = [[Los Santos Vagos (3D Universe)|Los Santos Vagos]]<br>[[San Fierro Rifa]]<br>[[Loco Syndicate]]<br>[[Russian Mafia (3D Universe)|Russian Mafia]]<br>[[C.R.A.S.H.]]<br>[[Big Smoke]]{{Status|D1=y}}[[Ryder]]{{Status|D1=y}}[[B Dup]]<br>[[Alan Crawford]]{{Status|D1=y}}
 
| colors = Purple
 
| colors = Purple
| cars = [[Tahoma]]<br>[[Majestic]]<br>[[Voodoo]] <small>(missions only)
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| cars = [[Tahoma]]<br>[[Majestic]]<br>[[Voodoo]] <small>(missions only)</small><br>[[Sabre]] <small>([[The Green Sabre]])</small><br>[[Pony]] <small>([[The Green Sabre]])</small><br>[[Sentinel]] <small>([[The Green Sabre]])
 
| weapons = [[9mm]]<br>[[Micro Uzi]]<br>[[TEC 9]] <small>(missions only)</small><br>[[Pump Action Shotgun]] <small>(Gang war/missions only)</small><br>[[MP5]] <small>(Gang war/missions only)</small><br>[[AK-47]] <small>(Gang wars only)</small><br>[[Baseball bat]] <small>(Gang war/missions only)</small><br>[[M4]] <small>([[End of the Line]] mission only)</small>
 
| businesses = Drug trafficking/manufacturing<br>Arms-trafficking<br>Security/Protection<br>Prostitution
 
| fronts = [[Big Smoke's Crack Palace]]<br/>[[Crack Den]]<br>[[Crystal Gardens]]<br>[[B Dup's Crack Palace]]
 
| fronts = [[Big Smoke's Crack Palace]]<br/>[[Crack Den]]<br>[[Crystal Gardens]]<br>[[B Dup's Crack Palace]]
 
| members = [[Kane]]{{Status|D1=y}}[[Little Weasel]]{{Status|D1=y}}[[Dope]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[Bogman]]
| enemies = [[Grove Street Families in 3D Universe|Grove Street Families]]<br>[[Varrios Los Aztecas (3D Universe)|Varrios Los Aztecas]]
 
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|}}
| leader = Possibly Kane (Front Yard Ballas)<br>Unknown (Any other set)
 
 
{{Disambiglink|For the gang featured in [[Grand Theft Auto V]], see [[Ballas (HD Universe)]].}}
| weapons = [[9mm]]<br>[[Micro Uzi]]<br>[[TEC 9]] <small>(missions only)<big><br>[[Pump Action Shotgun]] <small>(Gang war/missions only)<big><br>[[MP5]] <small>(Gang war/missions only)<big><br>[[AK-47]] <small>(Gang wars only)<big><br>[[Baseball bat]] <small>(gang war/missions only)<big><br>[[M4]] <small>([[End of the Line]] mission only)
 
| businesses = Drug trafficking/manufacturing<br>Arms-trafficking<br>Security/Protection<br>Prostitution
 
| members = [[Kane]] ([[Los Sepulcros|Deceased]])<br>[[Little Weasel]] ([[Doberman|deceased]])<br>[[Dope]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>[[Bogman]]
 
| affiliations = [[Los Santos Vagos in 3D Universe|Los Santos Vagos]]<br>[[San Fierro Rifa]]<br>[[Loco Syndicate]]<br>[[Russian Mafia (3D Universe)|Russian Mafia]]<br>[[C.R.A.S.H.]]<br>[[Big Smoke]]<br>[[Ryder]]<br>[[B-Dup]]<br>[[Alan Crawford]]
 
| name = {{Flagicon|United States of America|Flag of the United States}}<br/>Ballas
 
| caption = Front Yard Ballas, the main set
 
| leaders = }}
 
:''For the gang featured in [[Grand Theft Auto V]], see [[Ballas (HD Universe)]].''
 
   
{{Quote|[[Grove Street Families|Grove Street]] mamas suck my dick!| Ballas member.}}
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{{Quote|Grove Street mamas suck my dick!| Ballas member.}}
   
 
{{Quote|Wears color purple. Thought to denote respect on the streets. Or is it Roman? Origins shrouded in mystery. Heavily involved in cocaine trade. Thought to be developing ties with Mexican gangs (drugs) and Russian Mafia (weapons). Lawless, mindless. Attempts to infiltrate have mainly failed. Thought to be uncontrollable.| GTA San Andreas Offical Website.}}
 
{{Quote|Wears color purple. Thought to denote respect on the streets. Or is it Roman? Origins shrouded in mystery. Heavily involved in cocaine trade. Thought to be developing ties with Mexican gangs (drugs) and Russian Mafia (weapons). Lawless, mindless. Attempts to infiltrate have mainly failed. Thought to be uncontrollable.| GTA San Andreas Offical Website.}}
   
The '''Ballas''' are a gang featured in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''. They appear as the secondary group of antagonists (Behind C.R.A.S.H.), in ''[[Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''.
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The '''Ballas''' are a gang featured in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''. They appear as the secondary main group of antagonists in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', serving as the primary threat and becoming the main enemies of the game.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
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The Ballas have a history of a traditional, intense, and bloody rivalry with the Grove Street Families. Specifically when the gang war started is unknown, but the rivalry between the two gangs was in full swing as early as 1987.
 
The Ballas have a history of a traditional, intense, and bloody rivalry with the Grove Street Families. Specifically when the gang war started is unknown, but the rivalry between the two gangs was in full swing as early as 1987.
   
 
Prior to 1992, the Ballas used to control the area of [[Temple]] - which is under control of the Temple Drive Families in 1992. This is evidenced by the fact that the game references a fourth Ballas set known as the "Temple Drive Ballas". Graffiti referring to the Temple Drive Ballas can also be found in Temple. However, the Temple Drive Ballas become active again after [[The Green Sabre|the Grove Street Families are weakened]] and took back their former territory of Temple from the Temple Drive Families.
The Ballas were responsible for the [[In The Beginning (GTA SA)|death]] of [[Beverly Johnson]] - the mother of [[Carl Johnson]] and Grove Street leader [[Sweet]] in a drive-by shooting that was targeting the [[Johnson House]] in [[Grove Street (3D Universe)|Grove Street]]. The actual objective was to hit Sweet, but he was elsewhere. In addition to this, it is likely that the Ballas were also responsible for the death of many Grove Street OG's - including [[Little Devil]], [[Big Devil]], and [[Tony (GSF)|Tony]] though the game doesn't specifically mention that it was the Ballas.
 
   
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During 1992, the Ballas attempted to assassinate Grove Street Families leader [[Sweet Johnson|Sean Johnson]] ("Sweet") in an attempt to take over Grove Street territories. Using a green [[Sabre]], the Ballas performed a drive-by shooting on the [[Johnson House]]. However, instead of killing Sweet, the Ballas instead killed his mother, [[Beverly Johnson|Beverly]].
It is also highly likely that the Ballas were responsible for the death of [[Brian Johnson]] - the younger brother of CJ and Sweet, though the game doesn't mention the actual cause of Brian's death.
 
 
Prior to 1992, the Ballas used to control the area of [[Temple]] - which is under control of the Temple Drive Families in 1992. This is evidenced by the fact that the game references a fourth Ballas set known as the "Temple Drive Ballas". Graffiti referring to the Temple Drive Ballas can also be found in Temple. However, the Temple Drive Ballas become active again after [[The Green Sabre|the Grove Street Families are weakened]] and took back their former territory of Temple from the Temple Drive Families.
 
   
 
===Events of ''GTA San Andreas''===
 
===Events of ''GTA San Andreas''===
By [[1992]], the Ballas are the largest and most powerful street gang in Los Santos, and control most of the streets of [[Los Santos (3D Universe)|Los Santos]] with the Grove Street Families being driven back to Grove Street itself and a few surrounding neighborhoods. The Ballas become major influential players in the crack-cocaine business in Los Santos and establish ties with the [[Loco Syndicate]], [[Big Smoke]], the [[Los Santos Vagos (3D Universe)|Vagos]], and the [[San Fierro Rifa]] for narcotics (especially crack-cocaine). The Ballas also establish ties with the [[Russian Mafia (3D Universe)|Russian Mafia]] for weapons. Despite their business relationship with the Vagos, they will still react with hostilities on the streets. It is possibly only the higher-ranking OG's of the Vagos and the Ballas that are involved in the business relationship.
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By [[1992]], the Ballas are the largest and most powerful street gang in Los Santos, and control most of the streets of [[Los Santos (3D Universe)|Los Santos]] with the Grove Street Families being driven back to Grove Street itself and a few surrounding neighborhoods. The Ballas become major influential players in the crack-cocaine business in Los Santos and establish ties with the [[Loco Syndicate]], [[Big Smoke]], the [[Los Santos Vagos (3D Universe)|Vagos]], and the [[San Fierro Rifa]] for narcotics (especially cocaine). The Ballas also establish ties with the [[Russian Mafia (3D Universe)|Russian Mafia]] for weapons. Despite their business relationship with the Vagos, they will still react with hostilities on the streets. It is possibly only the higher-ranking OG's of the Vagos and the Ballas that are involved in the business relationship.
   
 
The Ballas (in addition to [[Big Smoke]]) maintained a large influence over their Grove enemies by distributing crack cocaine into their territory to weaken them. However, upon the return of Carl Johnson, the Ballas and their drug influence slowly deteriorate and the Grove Street Families slowly gain back power and influence over them as the player progresses throughout the early missions.
 
The Ballas (in addition to [[Big Smoke]]) maintained a large influence over their Grove enemies by distributing crack cocaine into their territory to weaken them. However, upon the return of Carl Johnson, the Ballas and their drug influence slowly deteriorate and the Grove Street Families slowly gain back power and influence over them as the player progresses throughout the early missions.
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The player is first introduced to the Ballas during the introduction, in which [[C.R.A.S.H.]] dumps CJ in Jefferson which is enemy gang territory since it belongs to the Rollin' Heights Ballas. The player must travel to Grove Street safely. Thereafter, CJ and Big Smoke meet up with Sweet and [[Ryder]] upon attending the funeral of Beverly Johnson. After the funeral ends, the [[Sweet & Kendl|Ballas attempt a drive-by shooting on the remaining OG's but are only successful at destroying Big Smoke's car]]. The remaining OG's successfully travel back to Grove Street on bike while avoiding the Ballas car.
 
The player is first introduced to the Ballas during the introduction, in which [[C.R.A.S.H.]] dumps CJ in Jefferson which is enemy gang territory since it belongs to the Rollin' Heights Ballas. The player must travel to Grove Street safely. Thereafter, CJ and Big Smoke meet up with Sweet and [[Ryder]] upon attending the funeral of Beverly Johnson. After the funeral ends, the [[Sweet & Kendl|Ballas attempt a drive-by shooting on the remaining OG's but are only successful at destroying Big Smoke's car]]. The remaining OG's successfully travel back to Grove Street on bike while avoiding the Ballas car.
   
One of the main strategies that the Ballas use against the GSF is the spread of crack-cocaine in GSF neighborhoods (especially Ganton and Grove Street), Big Smoke is also partly responsible for this. The spread of crack into GSF territory is part of their strategy to wipe the Families out. Spreading the drug into their territory turns gang bangers and potential gang bangers into hopeless addicts while influencing the OG's with the money that can be made from the drugs - drawing them away from the Grove Families and gang banging, and more into selling/pushing (this is especially the case with ex-Grove OG [[B-Dup]] who is supplied with crack-cocaine from the Ballas).
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One of the main strategies that the Ballas use against the GSF is the spread of crack-cocaine in GSF neighborhoods such as Ganton and Grove Street, Big Smoke is also partly responsible for this. The spread of crack into GSF territory is part of their strategy to wipe the Families out. Spreading the drug into their territory turns gang bangers and potential gang bangers into hopeless addicts while influencing the OG's with the money that can be made from the drugs - drawing them away from the Grove Families and gang banging, and more into selling/pushing (this is especially the case with ex-Grove OG [[B-Dup]] who is supplied with crack-cocaine from the Ballas).
   
 
The first loss that the Ballas experience (especially the Front Yard Ballas) is that [[Cleaning the Hood|one of their main crack houses in Idlewood is destroyed by CJ and Ryder]] for the Grove Street Families in an attempt to decrease the crack influence in their neighborhoods.
 
The first loss that the Ballas experience (especially the Front Yard Ballas) is that [[Cleaning the Hood|one of their main crack houses in Idlewood is destroyed by CJ and Ryder]] for the Grove Street Families in an attempt to decrease the crack influence in their neighborhoods.
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Yet again, the Ballas suffer another loss when [[Los Sepulcros|CJ, Sweet, and other Grove Street members engage with the Ballas in a large shoot-out at the Vinewood Cemetery during a Ballas funeral]]. In particular, many high-ranking OG's die at the funeral and the Front Yard Ballas suffer a major hit when a well-respected OG called [[Kane]] is killed at the cemetery.
 
Yet again, the Ballas suffer another loss when [[Los Sepulcros|CJ, Sweet, and other Grove Street members engage with the Ballas in a large shoot-out at the Vinewood Cemetery during a Ballas funeral]]. In particular, many high-ranking OG's die at the funeral and the Front Yard Ballas suffer a major hit when a well-respected OG called [[Kane]] is killed at the cemetery.
   
During [[The Green Sabre|After a gang war between the Ballas and Grove Street Families]], Grove Street leader Sean "Sweet" Johnson was gunned down and arrested and OG Carl "CJ" Johnson was abandoned in [[Angel Pine]] by CRASH. At this point, Big Smoke and Ryder had completely defected against the GSF and moved into the crack-cocaine trade fulltime. This left the Grove Street Families with no leader or OG's, and many members either died during the gang war or were in hiding. The Ballas then controlled the entirety of what had been Grove Street territory - including Ganton and Grove Street itself, [[Santa Maria Beach]], [[Temple]], [[Vinewood Cemetery]] and [[Playa Del Seville]] (in addition to re-capturing back Glen Park). The Ballas then cemented their control over the area of Grove Street by distributing crack cocaine through the area again, which was further fueled by their drug/supply and protection relationship with Big Smoke's cocaine empire. The Ballas and the Vagos then control the entirety of [[South Central Los Santos]].
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[[The Green Sabre|After a gang war between the Ballas and Grove Street Families]], Grove Street leader Sean "Sweet" Johnson was gunned down and arrested and OG Carl "CJ" Johnson was forced to abandon his city of [[Los Santos (3D Universe)|Los Santos]], and dumped in [[Angel Pine]] by CRASH, while being told to stay away from Big Smoke and Grove Street. At this point, Big Smoke and Ryder had completely defected against the GSF and moved into the crack-cocaine trade fulltime. This left the Grove Street Families with no leader or OG's, and many members either died during the gang war or were in hiding. The Ballas then controlled the entirety of what had been Grove Street territory - including Ganton and Grove Street itself, [[Santa Maria Beach]], [[Temple]], [[Vinewood Cemetery]] and [[Playa Del Seville]] (in addition to re-capturing back Glen Park). The Ballas then cemented their control over the area of Grove Street by distributing crack cocaine through the area again, which was further fueled by their drug/supply and protection relationship with Big Smoke's cocaine empire. The Ballas and the Vagos then control the entirety of [[South Central Los Santos]].
   
During this stage of the game, the Ballas become the most powerful and dominant gang again, which they maintain throughout the rest of the games middle story while building on their business relationships with Big Smoke's crack empire, the San Fierro Rifa, the Loco Syndicate, and the Russian Mafia. They are also hired by Big Smoke to provide protection in return for crack-cocaine and money (as are the [[Vagos]] ).
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During this stage of the game, the Ballas become the most powerful and dominant gang again, which they maintain throughout the rest of the games middle story while building on their business relationships with Big Smoke's crack empire, the San Fierro Rifa, the Loco Syndicate, and the Russian Mafia. They are also hired by Big Smoke to provide protection in return for crack-cocaine and money (as are the [[Vagos]]).
   
 
The Ballas make no major presence and have no more significance in relation to the games story for the rest of the middle game chapters. However, the Ballas do make one minor appearance during one of the middle game missions. During [[Pier 69]], CJ, [[Cesar Vialpando]], and the [[San Fierro Triads]] ambush a drug deal between Ryder (on the behalf of big Smoke) and the Loco Syndicate in [[San Fierro]]. Ballas gangsters make a presence during this mission to provide protection for Ryder. CJ and Cesar are successful at disrupting the drug deal and Ryder is killed. For the rest of the middle part of the game, the Ballas make no more appearances until the "Return to Los Santos" missions/chapter is unlocked towards the end of the game.
 
The Ballas make no major presence and have no more significance in relation to the games story for the rest of the middle game chapters. However, the Ballas do make one minor appearance during one of the middle game missions. During [[Pier 69]], CJ, [[Cesar Vialpando]], and the [[San Fierro Triads]] ambush a drug deal between Ryder (on the behalf of big Smoke) and the Loco Syndicate in [[San Fierro]]. Ballas gangsters make a presence during this mission to provide protection for Ryder. CJ and Cesar are successful at disrupting the drug deal and Ryder is killed. For the rest of the middle part of the game, the Ballas make no more appearances until the "Return to Los Santos" missions/chapter is unlocked towards the end of the game.
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*The last member wears a purple bandana, white T-shirt, purple khaki shorts, knee high white socks and sandals.
 
*The last member wears a purple bandana, white T-shirt, purple khaki shorts, knee high white socks and sandals.
   
On the streets, they are either unarmed or carry a [[Micro Uzi]] sub-machine gun or a 9mm [[pistol]] and in some missons, [[Pump Action Shotgun]]s, [[AK-47]]s, [[MP5]]s, [[baseball bat]]s, and [[TEC-9]]s. During a gang war, the Ballas also carry the MP5, Pump Action Shotgun, Baseball bats, and the AK-47 assault rifle in addition to the 9mm pistol and the Micro Uzi. They are often seen smoking marijuana and drinking malt liquor. Purple clothing is also a dead give-away and they will also often flash Balla gang handsigns while talking and hanging around in groups. Ballas will often get into violent confrontations upon spotting a Grove Street, Azteca, or Vago gang members (especially for Grove Street members ) in addition to posing a threat to Carl if he is spotted walking or driving through their territory (especially if wearing green clothing). Sometimes (especially if CJ is not wearing green), Ballas may ask where he is from. If the player chooses to respond positively, CJ will announce that he is from Grove Street and the Ballas will start attacking. Hanging around or driving through their territory can be dangerous and they will often aim at the car's tires and pop them if Carl is driving. Finally, they can be seen driving the [[Tahoma]] or the [[Majestic]]. Their choice of radio station is [[Bounce FM]].
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On the streets, they are either unarmed or carry a [[Micro Uzi]] sub-machine gun or a 9mm [[pistol]] and in some missons, [[Pump Action Shotgun]]s, [[AK-47]]s, [[MP5]]s, [[baseball bat]]s, and [[TEC-9]]s. During a gang war, the Ballas also carry the MP5, Pump Action Shotgun, Baseball bats, and the AK-47 assault rifle in addition to the 9mm pistol and the Micro Uzi. They are often seen smoking marijuana and drinking malt liquor. Purple clothing is also a dead give-away and they will also often flash Balla gang handsigns while talking and hanging around in groups. Ballas will often get into violent confrontations upon spotting a Grove Street, Azteca, or Vago gang members (especially for Grove Street members) in addition to posing a threat to Carl if he is spotted walking or driving through their territory (especially if wearing green clothing). Sometimes (especially if CJ is not wearing green), Ballas may ask where he is from. If the player chooses to respond positively, CJ will announce that he is from Grove Street and the Ballas will start attacking. Hanging around or driving through their territory can be dangerous and they will often aim at the car's tires and pop them if Carl is driving.
   
 
==Sets==
 
==Sets==
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== Gang Cars ==
 
== Gang Cars ==
Although they are seen with [[Voodoo]]s in some missions(IE Sweet & Kendl and Drive-Thru), the Ballas only have two gang cars, the [[Tahoma]] and the [[Majestic]]. The Tahoma is a lowrider and sometimes appears with Hydraulics. The Ballas prefer to use the Tahoma for drive-by shootings due to its four-door capability as opposed to the Majestic which is only a two-door vehicle. In the mission [[Catalyst]] they use also a [[Greenwood]] which is unusual as it's the [[Grove Street Families in 3D Universe|Grove Street Families]] gang car. In the mission [[Los Sepulcros]] they use a unique black and blue Greenwood for backup. On one very important occasion the Ballas use a green [[Sabre]] to murder [[Beverly Johnson]] in a [[Drive-By Shooting|drive-by shooting]]. In the Sabre and Voodoo's Cases, it is implied that they used these cars to avoid too much suspicion. The Ballas' favorite radio station is [[Bounce FM]].
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Although they are seen with [[Voodoo]]s in some missions (IE Sweet & Kendl and Drive-Thru), the Ballas only have two gang cars, the [[Tahoma]] and the [[Majestic]]. The Tahoma is a lowrider and sometimes appears with Hydraulics. The Ballas prefer to use the Tahoma for drive-by shootings due to its four-door capability as opposed to the Majestic which is only a two-door vehicle. In the mission [[Catalyst]] they use also a [[Greenwood]] which is unusual as it's the [[Grove Street Families in 3D Universe|Grove Street Families]] gang car. In the mission [[Los Sepulcros]] they use a unique black and blue Greenwood for backup. On one very important occasion the Ballas use a green [[Sabre]] to murder [[Beverly Johnson]] in a [[Drive-By Shooting|drive-by shooting]]. In the Sabre and Voodoo's Cases, it is implied that they used these cars to avoid too much suspicion. The Ballas' favorite radio station is [[Bounce FM]].
   
 
==Terms and Slang==
 
==Terms and Slang==
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*If the player recruits a Ballas gang member after enabling the recruit anyone into your gang cheat and starts a gang war, the recruited Ballas gang member will instantly attack the player. (you can do this to any San Andreas gang.)
 
*If the player recruits a Ballas gang member after enabling the recruit anyone into your gang cheat and starts a gang war, the recruited Ballas gang member will instantly attack the player. (you can do this to any San Andreas gang.)
 
*After the mission [[The Green Sabre]], Ballas have all of Grove Street Families' territories, same with [[Los Santos Vagos (3D Universe)|Los Santos Vagos]] that have taken over [[Varrios Los Aztecas (3D Universe)|Los Aztecas]]' territories but during Home Coming, Sweet and CJ get their turf Ganton again.
 
*After the mission [[The Green Sabre]], Ballas have all of Grove Street Families' territories, same with [[Los Santos Vagos (3D Universe)|Los Santos Vagos]] that have taken over [[Varrios Los Aztecas (3D Universe)|Los Aztecas]]' territories but during Home Coming, Sweet and CJ get their turf Ganton again.
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*The Ballas and Grove Street Families are based on [[wp:Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian F.C.]] (who are purple) and [[wp:Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian F.C.]] (who are green) respectively. Midlothian and Hibernian are both soccer teams based in Edinburgh, Scotland who have a great rivalry, one which usually includes violence.. Edinburgh is also the location of [[Rockstar North]], which is why they chose these two teams.
   
 
==Mission Appearances==
 
==Mission Appearances==

Revision as of 01:23, 27 August 2015

For the gang featured in Grand Theft Auto V, see Ballas (HD Universe).

Grove Street mamas suck my dick!
— Ballas member.
Wears color purple. Thought to denote respect on the streets. Or is it Roman? Origins shrouded in mystery. Heavily involved in cocaine trade. Thought to be developing ties with Mexican gangs (drugs) and Russian Mafia (weapons). Lawless, mindless. Attempts to infiltrate have mainly failed. Thought to be uncontrollable.
— GTA San Andreas Offical Website.

The Ballas are a gang featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. They appear as the secondary main group of antagonists in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, serving as the primary threat and becoming the main enemies of the game.

History

The Ballas have been around since the 1970s[1] Specific information regarding where or how they formed is unknown. However, it is likely that the Ballas evolved either from Glen Park or Jefferson since Idlewood and possibly Willowfield were controlled by the Grove Street Families prior to 1992 and since East Los Santos was split between the Grove Street Families and the Vagos prior to 1992.

The Ballas have a history of a traditional, intense, and bloody rivalry with the Grove Street Families. Specifically when the gang war started is unknown, but the rivalry between the two gangs was in full swing as early as 1987.

Prior to 1992, the Ballas used to control the area of Temple - which is under control of the Temple Drive Families in 1992. This is evidenced by the fact that the game references a fourth Ballas set known as the "Temple Drive Ballas". Graffiti referring to the Temple Drive Ballas can also be found in Temple. However, the Temple Drive Ballas become active again after the Grove Street Families are weakened and took back their former territory of Temple from the Temple Drive Families.

During 1992, the Ballas attempted to assassinate Grove Street Families leader Sean Johnson ("Sweet") in an attempt to take over Grove Street territories. Using a green Sabre, the Ballas performed a drive-by shooting on the Johnson House. However, instead of killing Sweet, the Ballas instead killed his mother, Beverly.

Events of GTA San Andreas

By 1992, the Ballas are the largest and most powerful street gang in Los Santos, and control most of the streets of Los Santos with the Grove Street Families being driven back to Grove Street itself and a few surrounding neighborhoods. The Ballas become major influential players in the crack-cocaine business in Los Santos and establish ties with the Loco Syndicate, Big Smoke, the Vagos, and the San Fierro Rifa for narcotics (especially cocaine). The Ballas also establish ties with the Russian Mafia for weapons. Despite their business relationship with the Vagos, they will still react with hostilities on the streets. It is possibly only the higher-ranking OG's of the Vagos and the Ballas that are involved in the business relationship.

The Ballas (in addition to Big Smoke) maintained a large influence over their Grove enemies by distributing crack cocaine into their territory to weaken them. However, upon the return of Carl Johnson, the Ballas and their drug influence slowly deteriorate and the Grove Street Families slowly gain back power and influence over them as the player progresses throughout the early missions.

The player is first introduced to the Ballas during the introduction, in which C.R.A.S.H. dumps CJ in Jefferson which is enemy gang territory since it belongs to the Rollin' Heights Ballas. The player must travel to Grove Street safely. Thereafter, CJ and Big Smoke meet up with Sweet and Ryder upon attending the funeral of Beverly Johnson. After the funeral ends, the Ballas attempt a drive-by shooting on the remaining OG's but are only successful at destroying Big Smoke's car. The remaining OG's successfully travel back to Grove Street on bike while avoiding the Ballas car.

One of the main strategies that the Ballas use against the GSF is the spread of crack-cocaine in GSF neighborhoods such as Ganton and Grove Street, Big Smoke is also partly responsible for this. The spread of crack into GSF territory is part of their strategy to wipe the Families out. Spreading the drug into their territory turns gang bangers and potential gang bangers into hopeless addicts while influencing the OG's with the money that can be made from the drugs - drawing them away from the Grove Families and gang banging, and more into selling/pushing (this is especially the case with ex-Grove OG B-Dup who is supplied with crack-cocaine from the Ballas).

The first loss that the Ballas experience (especially the Front Yard Ballas) is that one of their main crack houses in Idlewood is destroyed by CJ and Ryder for the Grove Street Families in an attempt to decrease the crack influence in their neighborhoods.

The Kilo Tray Ballas attempted a retaliation drive-by shooting as revenge for the destruction of the Front Yard Ballas' Idlewood crack house and the attack of the Balla dealers during the previous "Cleaning the Hood" mission. However, CJ, Sweet, Big Smoke, and Ryder catch them on the way to Grove Street from Willowfield as they were coming out of a drive thru at the local Cluckin' Bell restaurant. They were able to destroy the Ballas car and kill the Ballas during a shoot-out/car chase. Much to the dismay of the other OG's, Big Smoke played no part in destroying the car and was more concerned with eating his food - providing one of the early in-game hints of Smoke's true relation with the Ballas.

The Ballas eventually suffer a major loss (especially the Rollin' Heights Ballas and Kilo Tray Ballas) at the hands of a retaliation drive-by shooting from Sweet, Big Smoke, CJ, and Ryder during the mission Drive-by.

The Ballas eventually lose their dominant position and adopt a more equal position with the Grove Street Families when CJ is ordered by Sweet to take over Glen Park (Kilo Tray Ballas stronghold) for the Grove Street Families. Little Weasel (ex-GSF member and a high-ranking Ballas OG and drug dealer) is also killed by CJ.

In retaliation for the Glen Park gang war and the destruction of the Kilo Tray Ballas during the mission "Doberman", the Ballas attempt their own gang war right on Grove Street. Fortunately, Sweet, CJ, and many other Grove members are able to defend their territory.

A Ballas weapons deal with the Russian Mafia at a Willowfield warehouse is then crashed and disrupted by CJ (who is tipped off by CRASH.) CJ is able to kill the Russian Mafia shot-caller of the deal - which suggests a possible (but only temporary) end to the arms dealing relationship between the Ballas and the Russian Mafia.

Yet again, the Ballas suffer another loss when CJ, Sweet, and other Grove Street members engage with the Ballas in a large shoot-out at the Vinewood Cemetery during a Ballas funeral. In particular, many high-ranking OG's die at the funeral and the Front Yard Ballas suffer a major hit when a well-respected OG called Kane is killed at the cemetery.

After a gang war between the Ballas and Grove Street Families, Grove Street leader Sean "Sweet" Johnson was gunned down and arrested and OG Carl "CJ" Johnson was forced to abandon his city of Los Santos, and dumped in Angel Pine by CRASH, while being told to stay away from Big Smoke and Grove Street. At this point, Big Smoke and Ryder had completely defected against the GSF and moved into the crack-cocaine trade fulltime. This left the Grove Street Families with no leader or OG's, and many members either died during the gang war or were in hiding. The Ballas then controlled the entirety of what had been Grove Street territory - including Ganton and Grove Street itself, Santa Maria Beach, Temple, Vinewood Cemetery and Playa Del Seville (in addition to re-capturing back Glen Park). The Ballas then cemented their control over the area of Grove Street by distributing crack cocaine through the area again, which was further fueled by their drug/supply and protection relationship with Big Smoke's cocaine empire. The Ballas and the Vagos then control the entirety of South Central Los Santos.

During this stage of the game, the Ballas become the most powerful and dominant gang again, which they maintain throughout the rest of the games middle story while building on their business relationships with Big Smoke's crack empire, the San Fierro Rifa, the Loco Syndicate, and the Russian Mafia. They are also hired by Big Smoke to provide protection in return for crack-cocaine and money (as are the Vagos).

The Ballas make no major presence and have no more significance in relation to the games story for the rest of the middle game chapters. However, the Ballas do make one minor appearance during one of the middle game missions. During Pier 69, CJ, Cesar Vialpando, and the San Fierro Triads ambush a drug deal between Ryder (on the behalf of big Smoke) and the Loco Syndicate in San Fierro. Ballas gangsters make a presence during this mission to provide protection for Ryder. CJ and Cesar are successful at disrupting the drug deal and Ryder is killed. For the rest of the middle part of the game, the Ballas make no more appearances until the "Return to Los Santos" missions/chapter is unlocked towards the end of the game.

Following the release of Sweet from prison (due to Mike Toreno's actions) and the return of Carl "CJ" Johnson, the Grove Street Families won back their territory from the Ballas (specifically Ganton, Glen Park, and parts of Idlewood) during the missions Home Coming, Beat Down on B Dup, and Grove 4 Life and put an end to the remaining drug influence in Grove Street by killing the dealers. That same year, the Crack Palace operated by Big Smoke is destroyed and Smoke is killed in the final mission End of the Line, causing the Ballas to lose a lot of drug influence on the streets. If the player chooses, they can take over all of their territories in Los Santos (as part of the gang war mini-game), completely wiping out the Ballas for good.

Description

The Ballas are an African-American street gang based in Los Santos. Most of their territory can be found in the poorer/run-down neighborhoods of South Central Los Santos to the far east of the city. They are involved in gang banging, gang warfare, street violence, prostitution, gang-related homicide, murder, drug trafficking/manufacturing (especially the crack cocaine trade), gun-running/arms trafficking, vandalism, and degeneracy. They are easily identifiable by wearing purple clothing as their gang color.

They are the Grove Street Families' sworn enemy. They are enemies with all sets of the Families and the rivalry has been going on for several years as part of the Ballas-Grove Street War. The Ballas are also enemies with the two Los Santos Mexican/Latino gangs - the Los Santos Vagos and the Varrios Los Aztecas though the rivalry is not as intense as it is with the Grove Street Families. It is unknown why their feud with the Mexican gangs exist, though it is likely that the Aztecas and Ballas (especially the Front Yard Ballas) developed a rivalry due to the close proximity of their territories (Idlewood and El Corona/Unity Station).

Despite their rivalry with the Los Santos Vagos on the streets, influential members from the Ballas and the Vagos maintain a business partnership for the interest of money and drugs. Both gangs provide protection for Big Smoke's Crack Empire.

The Ballas have ties with the San Fierro Rifa, Big Smoke, and the Loco Syndicate for narcotics (mainly crack cocaine), and the Russian Mafia for weapons. The Ballas also collaborate with CRASH. Unlike the GSF, the Ballas have no reservations about making money by selling drugs; the spread of crack cocaine into the Grove Street community is part of their strategy to wipe the GSF out.

Like all gangs in GTA San Andreas, the Ballas have three skins that walk and drive around their territories.

  • The first member wears a black beanie, a purple ProLaps jacket, beige khaki pants, sunglasses and black and white hi-top sneakers and when looking closely using a camera, he seems to have facial hair.
  • The second member is overweight, wears a purple bandana, a Chore Coat (similar to what GSF member B Dup is wearing), black jeans and white sneakers.
  • The last member wears a purple bandana, white T-shirt, purple khaki shorts, knee high white socks and sandals.

On the streets, they are either unarmed or carry a Micro Uzi sub-machine gun or a 9mm pistol and in some missons, Pump Action ShotgunsAK-47s, MP5s, baseball bats, and TEC-9s. During a gang war, the Ballas also carry the MP5, Pump Action Shotgun, Baseball bats, and the AK-47 assault rifle in addition to the 9mm pistol and the Micro Uzi. They are often seen smoking marijuana and drinking malt liquor. Purple clothing is also a dead give-away and they will also often flash Balla gang handsigns while talking and hanging around in groups. Ballas will often get into violent confrontations upon spotting a Grove Street, Azteca, or Vago gang members (especially for Grove Street members) in addition to posing a threat to Carl if he is spotted walking or driving through their territory (especially if wearing green clothing). Sometimes (especially if CJ is not wearing green), Ballas may ask where he is from. If the player chooses to respond positively, CJ will announce that he is from Grove Street and the Ballas will start attacking. Hanging around or driving through their territory can be dangerous and they will often aim at the car's tires and pop them if Carl is driving.

Sets

There are four known sets of Ballas:

  • The Front Yard Ballas (FYB)
  • The Rollin' Heights Ballas (RHB)
  • The Kilo Tray Ballas (KTB)
  • The Temple Drive Ballas (TDB) (defunct/inactive, makes a minor return and takes Temple from the Temple Drive Families after completion of The Green Sabre)

Each set is differentiated into different territories and neighorhoods. Apart from this, they are all the same and are all represented under the "Ballas" banner, all wear purple attire, are all enemies of all Grove sets, and are all heavily involved in the drugs trade. All sets are also strongly allied throughout the events of San Andreas - unlike the Grove sets at that beginning of 1992.

The Front Yard Ballas are the largest and most active set. The Front Yard Ballas are also Los Santos' most notorious drug dealers, the primary enemy of the Grove Families. The FYB are also the primary source of spreading drugs into Grove Street territory from their crack houses in Idlewood.

The ballas employ a drug/hit strategy to wipe out their main enemy - the Grove Family sets (especially the Grove Street set). This strategy involves the Front Yard Ballas supplying their territory with large amounts of drugs (mainly crack cocaine) to weaken them, while the other sets perform hit and run tactics such as drive-by shootings.

The Ballas primarily make money by selling drugs (especially crack cocaine) - which they primarily get from the San Fierro Rifa, the Loco Syndicate, and Big Smoke. They then use this money to acquire various weapons; primarily from the Russian Mafia. Any remaining drug supply is then sold to other dealers who have no gang affiliation in the Grove territory in an attempt to weaken them (as it would be too dangerous for a Balla to sell in enemy territory).

In addition to being a regular street gang, the Ballas are also hired by Big Smoke to provide protection for his drug empire in exchange for money and crack cocaine. This protection duty is one exception in the game where the Ballas and Vagos cooperate with each other despite being enemies on the streets.

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GTA San Andreas - Ballas Drive-By

Ballas Drive By

Gang Cars

Although they are seen with Voodoos in some missions (IE Sweet & Kendl and Drive-Thru), the Ballas only have two gang cars, the Tahoma and the Majestic. The Tahoma is a lowrider and sometimes appears with Hydraulics. The Ballas prefer to use the Tahoma for drive-by shootings due to its four-door capability as opposed to the Majestic which is only a two-door vehicle. In the mission Catalyst they use also a Greenwood which is unusual as it's the Grove Street Families gang car. In the mission Los Sepulcros they use a unique black and blue Greenwood for backup. On one very important occasion the Ballas use a green Sabre to murder Beverly Johnson in a drive-by shooting. In the Sabre and Voodoo's Cases, it is implied that they used these cars to avoid too much suspicion. The Ballas' favorite radio station is Bounce FM.

Terms and Slang

  • 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.
  • GK/Grove Killer/Grove Killa: Disrespect term used by Ballas for Grove 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
  • RHBK/Rollin' Heights Balla Killer/Killa: Disrepsect term used by other gangs for the Rollin' heights set specifically (seen as non-interactive graffiti only)
  • Homie/Home Boy/Home Girl: Contemporary street slang - refers to a friend
  • Hood: Neighborhood

Members and Associates

Members

  • Kane: High-ranking OG of the Front Yard Ballas set. (deceased)
  • Little Weasel: Former member of the Grove Street Families before joining the Kilo Tray Ballas in Glen Park. Drug dealer. (deceased)

Associates

  • Big Smoke: Hires Ballas for protection and security for his cocaine empire, also supplies them with crack-cocaine (deceased)
  • Ryder: Hires Ballas for protection and security and works with Big Smoke's cocaine empire (deceased)
  • B-Dup: Hires Ballas for protection and security for his drug-trafficking operations.
  • C.R.A.S.H.: Provides street intelligence (all deceased)
  • Loco Syndicate: Enters business relationship for narcotics/drugs (all deceased except Mike Toreno)
  • Alan Crawford: Former manager of gangsta rapper Madd Dogg. Claims to know Ballas OG's and that they are "like brothers". (deceased)
  • Dope: Crack-cocaine dealer and addict. Supplied by the Ballas. Sells crack-cocaine in Grove Street during the later stages of the story.

Trivia

  • In "The Introduction" there is a scene where Ballas gang members are in an alley near Grove Street smoking marijuana, discussing Grove Street's weakening and that they'll become the top gang in Los Santos. One of them pulls out a bag of crack and says that "this shit changes everybody, even OG's wanna slice of this!". The members have very different facial appearances (while wearing similar clothing) than Ballas in the game.
  • One of the aforementioned Ballas members that wears the white tee and holds the crack bag looks very similar to the in-game Grove Street member that wears the green jersey and black hat. The GSF member's facial appearance also slightly changes in mission cutscenes looking exactly like the mentioned Balla member. This could mean that either he was switched at the last minute to GSF during game development or that he's implied as a snake and contributed to Sweet falling into a trap and causing GSF to fall out.
  • Their rivalry with GSF is based on the rivalry of Los Angeles gangs the Bloods and Crips. Violence hit a peak in Los Angeles in the early-nineties due in part to the crack cocaine epidemic.
  • The Ballas gang member with the purple shirt, the black beanie and black glasses resembles the car jackers that killed Kane's cousin in "Menace II Society".
  • When CJ wears a full green attire representing the Grove Street (as said by Sweet after the completion of Nines and AKs "Go get yourself some family colors".) Ballas gang members on the area will immediately attack CJ when seen and would comment on his green attire. and whenever CJ's in a vehicle they attack it.)
  • The Ballas were originally going to be called The Flats.[2] *The beta Ballas dressed different than they did in the final version.
    • The first member wore a white T-shirt, purple khaki shorts with white knee-high socks and sandals - much like one of the members in the final version does. However, he did not wear a purple bandana on his head and his White T-shirt was tucked into his shorts.
    • The second member was slightly overweight, wore a purple sweater, purple khakis, a purple bandana on his head, another purple bandana tied around his face, and white sneakers.
    • The third member wore a purple plaid/flannel jacket, gray khakis, a black beanie, sunglasses, and white sneakers. He also had more noticeble facial hair.
  • The Balla skin with the white T shirt, purple khaki shorts, purple bandana, and knee-high white socks/sandals originally also wore a chain around his neck in addition to a bracelet/watch. This was quite a late skin and Rockstar likely removed the chain and bracelet for some reason just before the final phase of development finished.
  • There was also an additional three balla skins featured in "The Introduction". It is possible that these were the regular Balla skins at one point until Rockstar changed them in the final version.
    • The first member wore a white T-shirt, a gold leaf chain, purple khaki shorts with knee-high white socks and sandals, a backwards black baseball cap and facial hair. His baseball cap and face appearance highly resembled the appearance of the Grove Street member in the green basketball jersey in the final version of the game.
    • The second member was slightly overweight, wore a dirty purple chore coat, black jeans, a forwards dirty purple baseball cap, and white sneakers.
    • The third member wore a purple jacket, a forwards purple baseball cap, beige khakis, white sneakers, and had facial hair.
  • Sometimes, a pedestrian will drive a Balla vehicle. He may look normal, but Grove Street will shoot at his vehicle and blow it up. If the ped dies, he will drop a Micro Uzi. He also appears if the Ballas have no more turf.
  • Their name is a play on the street slang term "baller" which means a thug that has made it big-time.
  • Balas (without an 'l') means bullets in Portuguese and Spanish, which does make sense, considering they are a gang.
  • The Ballas are based on The Bloods, but their gang colors are based on The Grape Street Crips.
  • If the player recruits a Ballas gang member after enabling the recruit anyone into your gang cheat and starts a gang war, the recruited Ballas gang member will instantly attack the player. (you can do this to any San Andreas gang.)
  • After the mission The Green Sabre, Ballas have all of Grove Street Families' territories, same with Los Santos Vagos that have taken over Los Aztecas' territories but during Home Coming, Sweet and CJ get their turf Ganton again.
  • The Ballas and Grove Street Families are based on Heart of Midlothian F.C. (who are purple) and Hibernian F.C. (who are green) respectively. Midlothian and Hibernian are both soccer teams based in Edinburgh, Scotland who have a great rivalry, one which usually includes violence.. Edinburgh is also the location of Rockstar North, which is why they chose these two teams.

Mission Appearances

Grand Theft Auto V

Main article: Ballas in HD Universe

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References

  1. GTASanAndreas.net Gangs page. GTA Net. Retrieved on February 9, 2007.
  2. data/pedgrp.dat> BALLAS1, BALLAS2, BALLAS3 # Gang 1 (BALLAS - Rival Black Gang - AKA FLATS)

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