Von Anderson (Lips)

## Early Life

Von Anderson, born to Tami and Bruce Anderson in Vice City circa 1996. He was a simple boy, he loved to go fishing with his father. It was one of his fondest memories of him. We say memory now because of the incident. It was a clear night in August. The carnival was in town and his parents surprised him with tickets. They had a wonderful night of rides, candy, games, and laughs. The trio was headed home and on the way to the car they were engaged by some coated figures with thick Cuban accents.

They came on aggressive and they came on fast. Stabbing and slicing Von's parents until their bodies stopped moving. It was a gruesome scene to say the least. Von watched it all in stunned silence as the assailants took everything off of them and ran into a dark alley never to be seen again.

The cops came and put Von into an orphanage where he refused to speak for months. The other kids took to calling him "Lips" due to the silence. He rather liked it. When he finally did speak all he said was "they will pay!" That night he ran away to live off the streets doing whatever it took to get by while he literally hunted down the men that killed his parents.

#### I am vengeance!

Crime was just what it took to complete his task. Murder was a tool. Pain was a betting chip. Lips was to be feared and the streets of Vice City were becoming quickly aware of it. Still at a young age, his victims didn't seem to really believe him. They didn't take him serious at all really. He decided to try wearing a demonic mask to invoke fear. It was surprisingly effective but still the men eluded him.

#### A man of many faces

Lips was here to stay. Von Anderson on the other hand had to go. So did Bill Smith, Jimmy Johnson, Sammy Haggart, and Robert Cornfellow. He was who he had to be when he had to be them and for no longer. Every face a throw away, every victim's killer unique. It was only due to the specialty of a Mr. Douglas Finkleton, that he was able to get the fake IDs he needed to be who he needed to be. But still the killers eluded him.

## The Family Era

Striking up a good relationship with Douglas, the two ended up living together when Lips moved in. Another roommate that would come to be living on their couch moved in by the name of Cleetus Scruggs. Lips got along with the two of them pretty well. It made him feel at peace for once and so he took a break from his vengeance quest to see what this was all about. They continued to get into trouble and refine their crafts over time. Eventually they met Hugh Mungus and Aiden John, two half-brothers on a mission to make a name for themselves while keeping each other safe. The values were so in alignment with Lips and his roommates that the five became a shared group with a common goal. Family. And thus, The Family was born.

The Family continued to make a name for themselves and overtime eventually relocated to Diamond City Los Santos. Lips knew the likely-hood of his parents killers being in Diamond City were low, but never zero, he reminded himself.

## Diamond City Los Santos Era

Lips and the Family hit Diamond City as hard as they could. Getting into every facet possible but still failing to make the wave they wanted. Lips taking point on enforcer and hitman duties, he kept himself busy. Another local group called The Long Boys, took notice of The Family and engaged the group for a sit-down. The two groups, also being of like mind and desire, made the choice to merge. After all, they were stronger together than they were alone. From then on, they would call themselves the Los Santos Bloods and they were there to stay.

## Los Santos Bloods Era

The day to day of Von "Lips" Anderson has drastically changed from his vendetta hunt only so many years ago. He hasn't decided how he feels about it entirely but he has enjoyed the friends he has met. Now over 13 deep, the Los Santos Bloods are a family and no one can refute it. Lips finds himself busy keeping the new recruits in line, showing them the ropes, and trying to keep the trigger finger in check on those mouthy a\*\*holes out there. All in all, Diamond City has been good to him, and him to it. The sky is the limit and the limit looks easy to him.