Los Santos Triads

Type	GANG
Los Santos Triads
Group information
Status	Active
Locations	Little Seoul, Los Santos
Leader	Wei Cheng
Type	Chinese crime syndicate
Enemies	Trevor Philips Enterprises
Affiliations	Trevor Philips Enterprises (formerly) O'Neil brothers Kkangpae
Colors	Red
Vehicles	Fugitive Dubsta Burrito Bison Cavalcade Washington
Weapons	Pistol SMG Pump Shotgun AK47
Businesses	Drug dealing Arms trafficking Slaughterhouse
Members	Wei Cheng Tao Cheng Cheng's translator
Game information
Appearance(s)	Grand Theft Auto V

The Los Santos Triads, also known as the Wei Cheng Triad, are a large Chinese crime syndicate in Grand Theft Auto V, appearing as the secondary group of antagonists, alongside the Ballas and The Lost MC. The Triads are led by Wei Cheng, the father of Tao Cheng.

History

Events of GTA V

Tao Cheng, the son of triad boss Wei Cheng, and his translator meet with drug dealer Trevor Phillips about a business partnership as the triads seek to expand in Blaine County. However, they end up choosing to do business with the O'Neil brothers due to Trevor's violent and reckless behaviour and the attack of his meth lab at the hands of the Varrios Los Aztecas, in revenge for Trevor's earlier attack (or murder of Aztecas member Ortega). Trevor learns about the partnership after he assaults Tao and forces the translator to reveal their partners, after which Trevor kills most of the O'Neil brothers and destroys their farm as retribution for stealing his contract.

In act of vengeance for assaulting his son and taking out their business partners in Blaine County, Cheng sent some of his men to search for Trevor. They discovered that he was flying to North Yankton and followed him. During Trevor and Michael's standoff, the triads attack. Trevor managed to escape, but they captured Michael, who they believed to be Trevor's lover. After holding Michael hostage for a few days, they realized that Trevor was not turning up, however Franklin did, and he and Michael escaped, killing all the triads in their way.

In the end of GTA V, if the player chooses the 'Deathwish' option, Franklin will head to Wei and Tao's location, assassinating the former while having an option to kill the latter.

Members

• Wei Cheng - leader
• Tao Cheng
• Cheng's translator

Mission Appearances

GTA V

• Trevor Philips Industries
• Crystal Maze
• Bury the Hatchet
• Fresh Meat
• The Third Way (Option C; Wiped out)

GTA Online

• Master Data
• Pickup Sticks

Gallery

Wei Cheng, leader of the Los Santos Triad

Triad gangsters

Triad members

Triad gangsters

Triad members

Triad gangsters

Older Triad members

Older Triad gangsters

Older Triad members

Triad gangsters

Trivia

• They appear in at least three Gang Attacks in GTA Online: they spawn in the hobo encampment north of Mount Chiliad, the projects in south Rancho, and the farm north of La Fuente Blanca, although sometimes these spawn the Armenians or the Professionals instead. It is odd that they show up in gang attacks in south Rancho especially since that is Vagos territory.
• Their favorite radio station is Soulwax FM.
• A Weazel News broadcast in GTA V states that Globalpol have shared intel that a number of Chinese criminal organisations have begun operating in the U.S. with a view of infiltrating the North American drug market, despite them already being heavily involved in it during GTA IV (five years earlier) and most notably in GTA Chinatown Wars, where the protagonist is a member of the Triads himself (four years earlier). It is unclear if this is supposed to be humorous or is simply an oversight on Rockstar's part.

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