WHO ARE THE SOUTHSIDE HOODS? | PURPLE NINES v.s RED JACKS

Events of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
In Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, set in 1998, they are assisted by the Leone Family in taking Wichita Gardens as their turf and driving out the Forelli Family. At this point in time, both gangs were allied and acted as a single gang.

Events of Grand Theft Auto Advance
In Grand Theft Auto Advance, set in 2000, it appears that there are more gangs in Liberty City going by the name of "Hoods", and not all appear to be African-American (members on the streets wear pink hoodies and blue jeans and seem to be light-skinned), hinting that they may also serve as an equivalent to petty Street Criminals in this game. One such gang is located in Trenton, Portland. In the early missions, Mike is sent by the Mafia to collect money from the Hoods who don't want to pay them. At first reluctant, Mike does so and becomes an enemy of the Hoods.

Later, Mike is sent by 8-Ball to steal the car of a gangster going by the name of Scorelli. He appears to be involved with the Hoods, as some Hoods members are sent by him after Mike after he steals his car. They give chase to Mike as he drives to the Pay 'n' Spray in Trenton to get the car resprayed. Due to the fact that Scorelli drives a Diablo and appears to live in Hepburn Heights, might mean that these Hoods are working together with the Diablos.

Hoods members also appear to be on bad terms with Jonnie, a bartender, as they try to kill him during the mission Love Boat but are defeated by Mike. In the next mission, it becomes apparent that they owe money to Jonnie, who sends Mike to kill four Hoods in Portland. A street criminal, Freddy, is also defended by Hoods and shares his in-game appearance with generic Hoods.

They don't appear much during the Staunton Island portion of the game, though nevertheless, they spawn in Belleville Park and attack Mike on sight. Their only appearance is during the mission Bad Pimpin' where they are seen defending the Pimp that Asuka Kasen sent Mike to kill.

By the end of the game, Xox targets Mike and tells him to come over to Wichita Gardens. The player has a choice between going there and meeting with Cisco. As it turns out, the meeting is an ambush, forcing Mike to kill Xox and his Hoods entourage. In the mission, they make an appearance, trying to kill Mike who is posing as Cisco in his Stretch limousine, together with the Mafia and the Yardies. Later, he is contacted by another member of the Hoods, who ambushes him with another group and tells him that Cisco is dead. After dealing with them, Mike rushes to Cisco's jet, and learns that the man said the truth.

It becomes apparent that the killer of Cisco is no one else than Vinnie himself, who faked his death. The Hoods appear as his bodyguards and allies, so Mike has to kill them before dealing with Vinnie himself. This is their last appearance in the storyline.

Events of Grand Theft Auto III
By the time Grand Theft Auto III takes place in 2001, the Nines begin selling SPANK on local streets. The Red Jacks, particularly their leader D-Ice, are against the drug and narcotic business and start a war with the Nines. After performing a drive-by on the Nines, using RC Bombs to destroy their armored vans, disarming bomb in D-Ice's Infernus and collecting some platinum from an airplane, Claude and D-Ice's Brother defeat them in a mêlée battle.

Curiously, the Red Jacks and Purple Nines never attack each other on the streets, and will even assist each other if one is wounded or in battle, pertaining to all gang member characters being modeled after Southside Hoods. To cover up the error in the plot, D-Ice warns Claude that if he shoots at Nines, some Red Jacks would assume that they were under fire and shoot at him as well.

The favorite radio stations of the Southside Hoods are Game Radio, MSX FM, K-Jah and Rise FM in GTA III. However in GTA LCS, due to a bug, their favorite radio station is determined by the player's favorite radio station.