Characters
Carl Johnson (CJ)
He comes home from Liberty City when he hears his mother has died. But no nice welcome awaits him when he arrives, because two cops drag him into the car and then dump him out. After the funeral he takes charge of the Grove Street Families gang.
Sean „Sweet” Johnson
Sweet is CJ's oldest brother. He's the leader of the gang. They're at war with the Ballas gang, and to add fuel to the fire, his sister is messing around with Cesar.
Lance „Ryder” Wilson
Ryder is an old friend of CJ's who is loyal to the gang at first, but after a little while he turns unfaithful and goes over to the Ballas.
Melvin „Big Smoke” Harris
He's been a member of the Orange Grove Families for a long time. Smoke is busy building a crime empire in San Fierro with his friend Ryder. Sweet refuses to take part in this. He successfully betrays his gang together with Ryder.
Frank Tenpenny
He's on CJ's back and blackmails him regularly. Back before CJ went to Liberty City, Frank served in the LSPD's anti-gang unit, called C.R.A.S.H. Even though he doesn't like Carl, there's always some reason to keep Carl alive. He has power and he's a cruel guy.
Eddie Pulaski
Frank Tenpenny's partner in C.R.A.S.H. and in the illegal shady business too. He doesn't really dig the Johnson family, in fact he hates them.
Jimmy Hernandez
The third member of the C.R.A.S.H. anti-gang unit. He sort of likes CJ, but his two partners drag him into trouble.
Wu Zi Mu
A calm type, his friends call him "Woozie". A gentleman in the Mountain Cloud Boys gang in San Fierro. Woozie is blind and needs help from someone who guides him. Right now he runs the Four Dragons Casino in Las Venturas, where he gets into trouble with the local gang, the Sindacco family. He's blessed with incredibly big luck.
Ran Fa Li
Also known as Farlie. He is the head of the Red Gecko Tong Triad group in San Fierro. The Vietnamese gang that recently came to the city (Da Nang Boys) has attacked the Triads several times. Their goal is to get rid of Farlie and the other Triad leaders. Woozie has to prove himself to Farlie so he can move up the ladder.
Su Xi Mu
Better known as Suzie. She often represents her boss, Woozie, and she's his assistant too, since Woozie is blind. She hangs out in a betting office run by Triads, in San Fierro's Chinatown. She has connections with RC dork Zero. She's working on a plan right now for how to clean the streets of the Vietnamese.
Zero
A 28 year old electronics guru, he works in an RC (remote controlled car) shop in San Fierro. They sell 1/10 scale replicas. Zero claims this is not a toy shop. They're at war right now with a rival RC shop, Berkley's. Only one of them can stay alive.
Old Reece
CJ's barber. He first shows up in the "Menace" mission in Old Reece's harir facial studio in Idlewood. Reece has been the main source of news in Idlewood for years, so if Carl needs information, he knows who to turn to. You can also style Carl's hair at his place.
Brian Johnson
Carl's younger brother, who died 5 years ago in tragic circumstances. Carl let Brian die and Sweet blames Carl for their brother's death.
Kendl Johnson
Carl's sister. Kendl argues a lot with her brother Sweet, who is not happy about the fact that she's going out with Cesar. Kendl is not happy that Carl wasn't reachable when the family needed him. She is currently a member of the Varrios Los Aztecas gang. Kendl was considered the "brain" of the Johnson family.
Barry „Big Bear” Thorne
Simply "Big Bear". Barry is one of the old members of the Orange Grove Families. Very loyal to his gang. He's often in the company of OG B-Dup.
Madd Dogg
Madd Dogg is a singer, a local legend. He suffered a big personal tragedy when his manager was murdered, and he became an alcohol and drug addict. He lives in his palace in Mulholland. Madd Dogg never shows up on the streets and has no connection with gangs.
Jizzy B.
He runs Jizzy's Pleasure Domes in Juniper Hollow. A place for adult entertainment. The biggest such establishment in San Andreas. He has connections with T-Bone Mendez, Mike Toreno and many more. A character with power.
T-Bone Mendez
T-Bone killed two people in Mexico. Now he's a member of the Orange Grove Families gang. Back in the day he was believed to be a member of a Mexican gang, in Garcia, a main hub in the international drug distribution.
Mike Toreno
Toreno, a CIA agent. He lives in Tierra Robada, north of San Fierro. Toreno helps Carl in an international drug deal from the San Andreas desert. Mike has a lot of enemies and uses CJ as a shield. He's always watching CJ. He has connections with T-Bone Mendez, Jizzy B., Ryder and Smoke.
Jethro & Dwaine
Jethro runs the Xoomer gas station in Easter Basin. He has a problem with drugs. Dwaine runs a hot dog shop in San Fierro. Business is slow, and soon he finds himself working for CJ in the new garage in Doherty, together with his old friend Jethro.
Salvatore Leone
Don Salvatore Leone shows up in GTA for the second time. With his girlfriend Maria and his gang, the Leone Family Mafia. He made a deal with the Sindacco family, and sends them forces so he can keep the Casino running safely.
Ken Rosenberg
Also known as Rosie. Just like in Vice City. He suffers from a lack of self-confidence and suffers from mental depression, thanks to the Las Venturas gang. The Leone and Sindacco families fight each other for control of Caligula's Casino, and Rosenberg is entrusted with it as a neutral party. If one gang wins, the other gang comes looking for Rosenberg.
Kent Paul
Kent moved to San Andreas from Vice City. A serious drug addict. He imagines himself a criminal genius, but he is Not. He first shows up in the desert mission, when Kent and Maccer are left in the middle of nowhere without a vehicle, water and food. He has connections with Ken Rosenberg and the Caligula's Palace Casino in Las Venturas. He's often called Paulo.
Maccer
He works in a studio, he came from Manchester. He was a member of a drugged-up Manchester dance band, the Gurning Chimps. Maccer is in contact with Kent Paul and Ken Rosenberg. There's no drug he hasn't tried yet. He even has his own website, no joke, you can check it out.
Jeffrey „OG Loc” Martin
The rapper Martin wants to be a gangster. He has no criminal record, apart from a couple of unpaid parking fines, but he obviously can't fit into the community. The great rapper has only had one album come out so far, "Straight from Tha Streetz", which he released after getting out of prison. There are those who say he's the worst rapper in the world, others say it's just a new hip-hop style.
Mark „B-Dup” Wayne
OG B-Dup just moved out of his house in Ganton and went to Glen Park, into Ballas gang territory. He often shows up with Barry „Big Bear” Thorne.
Claude
The "snake without a tongue". The main character of GTA3, the silent hero, finally got a name. Claude. He's going out with Catalina. A famous street racer. Claude gives Carl a garage in San Fierro that nobody uses anymore. Claude is getting ready to leave the city and go back to Liberty City with Catalina.
Catalina
Cesar Vialpando's cousin, and the most dangerous female figure in San Andreas. She lives in an isolated house in Fern Ridge. There are gravestones in her garden. She makes her living from robbery. Now she's going out with Claude, who was the main character of GTA3. (back then he didn't have a name yet)
Cesar Vialpando
He's tattooed from head to toe. A childhood friend of CJ's in Los Santos. Now he lives in San Fierro. He's going out with Kendl. He steals cars, and he's the leader of the Varrios Los Aztecas gang. He's always watching his friend Carl's steps.
The Truth
(the truth) A man of peace, calm and melancholic. Truth is a hippie, living in the countryside of San Fierro. He has an apartment in Angel Pine, but the place where you can find him is the "Farm". He has a ridiculous hippie ride, "The Mothership". He's friendly with the hippies in San Fierro. He has connections with Tenpenny, the corrupt cop.