Black Devils

This is the Black Devils, situated in the district of Jamaica Plain above the districts of Roslindale and West Roxbury, this gang is one of the most feared gangs of the city yet many people consider themselves allies of their cause.

## Activities

The Black Devils are mostly into smuggling and gun trafficking. They tend to do business with many other gangs especially with the Vanguard 36 led by Danny Fidga. However, due to the recent change of direction, their business are now in stand-by and they must work for Théo Perrier. Their current activity is informing themselves on David Martinez whereabouts, buying weapons to be ready to start a battle anytime and scheming plans to make him fall.

## Members

JamesWillow-OfficialHeadshot.pngJames Willow
(Member)KadrickRyder-OfficialHeadshot.pngKadrick Ryder
(Member)TaylenRyder-OfficialHeadshot.pngTaylen Ryder
(Member)VennieRyder-OfficialHeadshot.pngVennie Ryder
(Member)TimRyder-OfficialHeadshot.pngTim Ryder
(Member)
* James Willow - He is one of the members of the Black Devils and appeared during one of David Martinez' DrugParty. His reason for joining the Black Devils is unknown but he reveals to be a snitch for Théo Perrier in exchange for protection against David Martinez. He seems to hold Carter in high esteem and look up to him. When Roméo mentioned his name, James directly chose to drop his guards and listen to him, another proof of Carter's popularity among his people.

### The quadruplets

* Kadrick Ryder - He is the eldest of the quadruplets and mainly leads his brothers through the missions given by their boss, Nick Carter. They are all faithful to him and no one else. Kadrick believes in him and his decisions and he will do everything to respect them.

* Taylen Ryder - He is the second born of the family and is rather discreet than talkative. He is working in the shadow of his brothers willingly and is always there to protect them from the dark. He seems to have a good relationship with their boss and likes him as much as the others.

* Vennie Ryder - Third born of his family, he is very brave and loyal to the Black Devils. He spends most of his time in his district helping out people and protect them from bigger threats. He likes to be a mere guard and does not seek fame nor power, he wants to be like the others and carry their voices to the higher-ups.

* Tim Ryder - Youngest brother of the three, he is very smart and knows what he wants. Even if Kadrick mostly leads his brothers, Tim likes to steal his limelight and be the one in charge on some missions. Some people say that he might even be the next boss of the Black Devils after Carter but it remains rumors, nothing more.

## Leader(s)

Nick Carter
(Leader)Théo Perrier
(Controlling)NoahFidzzer-OfficialHeadshot.pngNoah Fidzzer
(Former Leader)
* Nick Carter - Leader of the Black Devils and deeply respected for his leadership. Nick is truly attached to every members of his gang and sees them as his own family members. He cares a lot about their well-being and is more of a caretaker than a war-chief. He always tries to be friendly and calm around his people but also with his allies and opponents, he thinks that keeping composure is the key to peace and understanding.

* Théo Perrier - He is seen as above Carter and tends to order him and his gang around. Though, he is not the official leader of the Black Devils and doesn't want to be anyway. Most of the time, he lets Carter deal with his own members but when he decides to lead his gang, Carter cannot say anything and must obey his every orders. Théo blackmails Carter and the whole gang and as it is, they can't fight back.

* Noah Fidzzer - He was the first leader of the Black Devils when they became a gang but was 'fired' by his members because of his poor skills of leader. He is now a mere member of the Black Devils under Nick Carter's orders only.

## Story

The Black Devils are originally a basketball team. Carter was the point guard and even became the captain of their team later.

Their basketball team was frequently the target of racists criticisms, sometimes mocked for their skills and even harassed after winning a match against a white team. Until six years ago, they never actually fought back. Seeing basketball as a simple game, they didn't think it was worth fighting over trivial matters and kept on being bullied by all the other teams until their sworn enemy overstepped the mark.

The White Squared Fools, their enemies since the beginning of their team, decided to lay into their families, killing accidentally the twin sisters of one of the members of the Black Devils, Noah Fidzzer.

This murder was the final straw. They permanently stopped to play basketball to turn their team into a gang led by the thirst of revenge. They decided to finally fight back and create the most influential gang of Boston.
They began to terrorize every basketball teams who dared to lay a hand on them in the past. They killed the leader of The White Squared Fools and almost beaten up to death the rest of the members. After this slaughter, their notoriety shoot up through the ranks.

However, after some months of existence, the members couldn't bear to have Noah Fidzzer as their leader anymore; he was violent, unusually hostile and always up for fighting. They needed a true leader, someone calm, intelligent, clever and sly. They all turned up to Nick Carter and chose him to be their leader. He decided some weeks later to accept this role and since then, six years have past and their gang remains one of the most influential and powerful of the city.

## Trivia

* The creation of the Black Devils was inspired by the series Hit the Floor, especially because of the Devil Girls. The "Black" came from the color of the skin of the members of the gang who are mostly Afro-American. It is also inspired by the same series that the Black Devils were originally a basketball team as "the Los Angeles Devils" (name of the basketball team in Hit the Floor).

* The main colors of the emblem (orange and black) are obviously a reference to the colors of basketball's ball.

* One of the other inspirations of the Black Devils is the movie Coach Carter.

* The Quadruplets' last name comes from Judson Ryder, a character of *9-1-1 Lone Star*.