Jack Jackson

Introduction

Jack Jackson, sometimes known as "Uncle", is a 46-year-old Vietnamese man from Arizona. He is an OG and Leader of The Grove Street Collective, and is considered a mastermind within the criminal community.

Biography

History

The first time he killed someone was when he was 17 years old. His group of friends would steal cars and take them to the local chop-shop. They were eventually caught by the police and one of his friends gave them up. This made Jack angry to the point where he killed his friend. This is also believed to be the start of his relationship with cocaine, which he used to calm his nerves before doing felonious activities.

Some time in the 90s Jack returned to Vietnam to fight for no particular reason. This is also where he met his wife who he would start a family of 8 children with. He moved to Los Santos in early 2017 to pursue his career in voice acting for animated adult entertainment but quickly fell back into a life of crime.

Grove Street Collective

Jack partakes in many types of crime, varying from kidnapping, street racing, and extortion to murder and shootouts with rival gang members. Notably, he runs The Grove Street Collective underneath Omar Little, who is often absent from partaking in street-level gang activities. Jack often goes by the name "Ricky", "Zing" or "Uncle" and is referred to by that name by everyone except for those extremely close to him to preserve his identity. He has a distinct high-pitched voice that breaks a lot.

The Chop Shop

Seeing the unclaimed potential of the new Chop Shop in Hayes Auto, Jack Jackson decided to take control of it with the help of James O'Reilley and Tobius Huxley. The shop became a popular place for criminals to rob others and because of this Jack promised protection and assurance that they wouldn't be robbed. In addition, a car is left unlocked for the people who have finished chopping their cars. All of this is for $3000 a week. Later down the road, Jack Jackson stepped back from the Chop Shop but still remained in control of it and placed Jessie Slater as a manager who runs the shop on behalf of Jack Jackson. The shop is ran with the combined efforts of Jessie Slater, Mav Doretto and Archie Cooper.

Relationships

Jack is old friends with many of the original members of 101, especially Mav Doretto. They have had a long history due to their shared investment in illegal street racing, which they both had been doing for many months. They also had worked closely because of 101's control over meth distribution, which was run through Mav and their cook James O'Reilley prior to him going into a coma.

New Era For Grove

Boris leaving Grove and the death Dequan, left Jack with the only OG left and a few members, which meant Jack was the boss and had to start rebuilding The Grove Street Collective.