W/S SNIDEYZ

[Conor]

 

W/S SNIDEYZ

924 Hoover Criminals Gang · Do Lows Down · Crystal Gardens, South Los Santos

Background

The Hoover Criminals are among the most notorious street gangs to have originated on the Westside of South Los Santos, tracing their roots back to a sprawling network of Hoover sets that once operated under the Crip banner. By the early 1990s, following growing resentment toward traditional gang alliances, Hoovers stepped away from the blue flag, dropped the Crip moniker, and replaced it with something altogether different, the Criminals moniker. As a result of the rising gang tensions across the Westside of South Los Santos, the Hoover Criminals adopted an EBK (Everybody Killer) attitude; proudly claiming the 'Most Hated' status in South LS. From here, the 716 movement grew, as did the Hoover sets that fell beneath this banner. They move independently, on their own terms, and have built a reputation across decades for putting in work on all sides of the gang divide. 
 

Among the Hoover Criminal subsets that took root in the Davis region, the 92 Hoover Criminals Gang known on the streets as the 9-Deuce Hoovers, the Du-Lows, or Figgwest stand as one of the oldest. Their foundational presence predates many of the later Hoover sets that would emerge across the decade, and it is that seniority that gave them a distinct weight in establishing the Hoover identity south of the freeway. Not far from the 9-Deuce came the 94 Hoover Criminals the Low-Downs, the Middwest, carving their own name whilst still carrying the Hoover Criminal moniker. Over time, proximity bred kinship. The two sets began moving in tandem, their shared geography and shared enemies drawing them closer until the alliance was formalized. That bond became known as the "Do Lows Down" more commonly shortened on the streets to Snideyz. The 924 combination, representing both sets together, became a unified identity that today supersedes the individual set claims for much of the younger generation.
 

Crystal Gardens, Los Santos · Present Day

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Present Day

"The older homies still claim their set. The young generation? They just claim Snideyz."

Historically, both the 92 and 94 Hoover Criminals were predominantly African-American street-level gangs. That demographic reality has shifted considerably in recent years. The W/S Snideyz, as the alliance is known today, have grown substantially in both numbers and diversity, drawing in a younger generation composed predominantly of Hispanic members, many of whom came up around the Crystal Gardens projects and absorbed the Hoover Criminal identity organically through neighborhood ties rather than any formal recruitment. The older, more established members those who came up in the set during the height of the Hoover-vs-everyone era, still identify tightly with their individual set. For the new generation, the numerical affiliations carry less weight than the 924 and 716 alliance. They are Snideyz first.
 

The gang's operations today center around the Crystal Gardens Housing Projects in South Los Santos. The Hoover Criminal movement remains intact. The Snideyz do not align with neighboring gang factions, and operate under the understanding that the only card worth holding is their own.

 

Territory

Crystal Gardens Housing Projects, situated in the Westside South LS area. The projects serve as both a base of operations and a social hub, the place where members were raised, where alliances were formed, and where the set's culture was passed down through generations. The surrounding blocks, corner stores, and alleyways all fall within the informal boundaries that the 924 have claimed and defended over the years. 

 

Westside South Los Santos · Crystal Gardens Projects

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Out of Character

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The W/S Snideyz faction aims to portray a realistic, street-level depiction of a modern Hoover Criminal-affiliated gang set within Los Santos. Our focus is on immersive, character-driven storytelling that reflects the lived reality of project life in South LS - the economics of the drug trade, the psychology of loyalty and betrayal, the weight of generational trauma, and the day-to-day grind of surviving in a neighborhood the city has largely forgotten.

 

We are a multi-ethnic faction, reflecting the real-world demographic evolution of the Hoover Criminal sets in recent decades. Characters of all backgrounds are welcome provided the portrayal is grounded, authentic, and consistent with the faction's lore. We are not looking for combat-first roleplayers. We are looking for storytellers.

Priorities within the faction include realistic narcotics operations, territorial roleplay, internal gang politics, and a long-term narrative built collectively by its members. Quality over quantity, we would rather have ten players deeply invested in the story than fifty who are only here for the gunfights.

Faction invites are not open. We are selectively looking for players who can portray high-quality, unique and accurate characters for this concept. If you're interested, reach out via forum PM before approaching in-character.

Contact: @badhbh @Conor 

 

All portrayals are fictional and based on real-world research for authenticity purposes only.

Edited February 24 by Conor

[badhbh]

 

[NotMonte]

Good luck and all that

 

[Spanion]

Take it far my dudes

[bigsteppa]

ouf

[NASTY]

The snoova sexuals are out! Best of luck y'all! 

[Dopelarge]

Fire

[Helius]

Cool.

[Cursed_King]

Go crazy

[husoparac11]

You all dont need luck ladies. Looking forward to fire shitt

[Sham]

Groove

[MikeDawg]

Hoover Groovers

[HomeTeam]

lets do this!

[Dagenham Dave]

Looks great!!

[GoonDaKilla]

SNIDEYZ