List of gangs in the Saints Row series

The Saints Row video game series revolves havily around numerous fictional organized crime groups and street gangs. Each gang has a different backround and specalize in different crimes.

3rd Street Saints
At the beginning of the first game, the main protagonist joins the 3rd Street Saints, who are a minor element in Stilwater's war for territory amongst it's major gang factions. They are led by Julius Little (Keith David), with lieutenants Johnny Gat (Daniel Dae Kim), Dex (JAQ), and Troy Bradshaw (Michael Rapaport) under him. Lin (Tia Carrere) works as a spy to infiltrate the Rollerz and Aisha (Sy Smith) is a singer from Saints Row signed on with the Vice Kings' record label, Kingdom Come Records. The Saints start their operations from a derelict church in a run-down residential area on East side of Stilwater. Over the course of gameplay, the Saints become the most powerful organized gang in the city, possibly due to the influence of powerful political figures, but are scattered when the main protagonist is comatosed and imprisoned, and Julius and Troy turn out to be undercover police officers.

The main protagonist awakes from a coma and escapes from prison with Carlos Mendoza (Joe Camareno), another former member of the Saints, at the beginning of the second game. They then re-form the Saints with an almost entirely new crew of leaders, with only Johnny and Aisha returning. The new members are Shaundi (Eliza Dushku) and Pierce (Arif S. Kinchen). By the end of the game, the Saints take back their territory from the other newly-formed gangs in the city. Their colours are purple and they have Asian, Black, Hispanic and White members. They are loosely based on hip hop groups like NWA and Tha Dogg Pound.

The Brotherhood
The Brotherhood appear in the second game and were led by Maero (Michael Dorn), a tall, muscular and heavily tattooed Pacific Islander. They specialised in violent crime and extortion and were one of the more brutal gangs in Stilwater before they were wiped out by the 3rd Street Saints. They appear to draw their inspiration from infamous one percenter biker gangs such as the Hells Angels, the Pagans, the Outlaws, and the Bandidos, as well as the Aryan Brotherhood. They also appear to have the same style of vests to the fictitous gang The Warriors, and have "tribal" tattooes and haircuts. They had connections with former members of Los Carnales gang, who appeared in the first game, as their colors are red, the color of Los Carnales whose name in Spanish also roughly translates to "brotherhood". Their members were mostly Asian, White and Pacific Islander.

Los Carnales
Los Carnales are a stereotypical Latin American gang, drawing parallels to Latino gangster archaetypes found in movies such as Training Day or Scarface or as typified by Latino hip hop artists such as Cypress Hill or Kid Frost. According to events in the game, Los Carnales are the oldest gang in Stilwater and have been controlled by the members of Lopez family for decades. It is suggested that Benjamin King originally formed the Vice Kings to counter the advances of Los Carnales into the northern sections of Stilwater, much like how Julius Little formed the Saints to keep the other gangs out of Saints Row. Los Carnales are wiped out by the 3rd Street Saints at the end of the first game but have influence over The Brotherhood, who appear in the second game. Their colors are red.

Primarily made up of hispanics, mostly Colombians and Dominicans, and Caucasians and sporting red colors, Los Carnales specialize in arms and Drugs. Hector Lopez (Joaquim de Almeida) leads the gang while his brother Angelo Lopez (Freddy Rodríguez) is his right-hand man; he is dating Luz Avalos (Andrea Zafra) at the game's onset. Victor Rodriguez (Phillip Anthony Rodriquez) is their enforcer, and Manuel Orejuela is chief of international affairs. The Carnales operate primarily out of the region around the airport and the run-down industrial areas of Stilwater.

Heaven's Helpers MC
Heaven's Helpers Motorcycle Club are a Hells Angels-inspired biker gang in Stilwater with both male and female members that usually hang around the Red Light District and the local industries; at the docks and factories. They only appear in the second game but do not take any part in the storyline. All of their members appear to be White.

The Ronin
The Ronin were an Asian gang who appeared in the second game. Their specialty rackets were the control of the gambling and prostitution that occurs in Stilwater. They seemed to fill the power void that was left after the destruction of the Vice Kings by the 3rd Street Saints. They were like a biker version of the Yakuza, not dissimaler to the Bōsōzoku, with deeply held traditions and honor above all else. Each gang member was armed with a katana to wield in close combat. They were, however, still extremely skilled with firearms and would use them if pushed far enough. They were led by Kazuo Akuji and his son, Shogo, along with Jyunichi (who's surname is not mentioned). Kazuo and Shogo is a reference to two characters from Battle Royale. Their motorcycles are also named after anime characters: Kenshin, Tetsuo, and Kaneda. Also two vehicle tuners are japanese names Wakazashi and Hayate "Z70". Their colours were yellow and their members appeared to be mostly Asian or White

Sons of Samedi
The Sons of Samedi were the third rival gang who appear in the second game. The Samedi had a tight grip on the drug trafficking business dealing their specialty drug, Loa dust. They were a Haitian gang akin to the "Jamaican voodoo posse" found in the movie Predator 2 which in turn was based on actual Afro-Caribbean criminal organizations that terrorized New York City in the mid-'80s to late-'90s. The Samedi were simply an expansion of a larger Jamaican drug ring in the United States, similar to the Carnales and the Columbians in the first game. Also like the Carnales, the Samedi seem to have worldwide connections, bringing in ex-military men and other experienced thugs to Stilwater. They are wiped out by the 3rd Street Saints at the end of the second game. Their colors were green and their members were mostly Black or White.

Triads
The Triads are a Chinese organised crime syndicate who appear in both the first and second game. They are led by Wong Sheng Tai, an elderly man commonly known as Mr. Wong. They help the 3rd Street Saints defeat The Ronin and are based in Stilwater's Chinatown.

Vice Kings
The Vice Kings were formed by Benjamin King in Sunnyvale Gardens (one of the sections of the Projects district in Stilwater) to counterbalance the might of Los Carnales. They served as little more than the private security force that served to safeguard King's personal dynasty. They are wiped out by the 3rd Street Saints at the end of the first game when most of their leaders are killed. Their colors were yellow and all of their members were Black. They are loosely based on the Chicago-based gangs the Vice Lords and Latin Kings.

Westside Rollerz
Unquestionably inspired by the The Fast And The Furious film series, the Westside Rollerz consisted of a cadre of street racers and tuners that supplemented their illegal hobbies through dealing in stolen auto parts that they acquired by preying on truck shipments travelling through Stilwater. They were wiped out by the 3rd Street Saints at the end of the first game when most of their leaders were killed. The gang was run by Joseph Price (Greg Sims) and financed by William Sharp (David Carradine), Price's uncle. Donnie (Andrew Kishino) was the lieutenant to talk to in the Rollerz and also was their expert mechanic. They operated from the northwest area of Stilwater, encompassing expensive suburban housing as well the area around the Stilwater stadium. Their gang colours were blue and their members were Asian and White.