The Bling Ring

> "*You're either with us or against us....but choose wisely cause we're here to stay and nothing's gonna stop us.*"
> ― Amber, Will, and Chad to Sawyer, Logan, and Jamie
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The Bling Ring is a former group of villainous students at Tree Hill High School that transferred to the school after their former school, Hillcrest Community School, burned down in a fire. Most of the members of this group had/have conflicts with other students. They were known for vandalism, fighting, hazing, bullying, anarchy, and chaos throughout the school. The 14 original members were antagonists in Season 2 with Chad and Kelly serving as main antagonists. The additional members added to the group became the antagonists for Season 3, Season 4, and Season 5 respectively. Season 3 revealed that Jenny Jagielski and Melissa Adams were the masterminds behind their formation and the hidden main antagonists of Season 2 and Season 3. The group would continue until its disbandment in Season 8.

## The Bling Ring

### Nickname(s)

Assholes (by Jeremy and Milo)
Bling Ring Bitches (by Haley)

### Members

Chad Baxter
Kelly Northwest
Rose Gatina
Calvin Richards
Emma Northwest
Kylie Batter
Noah Middleman
Kimberly Tyler
Sidney Mercer
David Prince
Christian Hardy
RJ Cyler
Teresa Hart
Avery Pettington
Will King
Jonah Knight
Riley Kendall
Miley Batter
Maddie Broadway
Xander Russell
Andrew Watkins
Lyla Thornton

### Former Members

Audrey Michaels
Debby Marsh
Jasper Cunningham
Victoria Crawford
Ben Chambers
Pearce Ford
Amber Swift
Cody Cross
Ariel Moore
Eric Knight
Toby Callaway
Harper Torres
Kirk Carson
Peter Crisp
Jenny Jagielski
Melissa Adams

### Attributes

Powerful, Manipulative, Cunning, Ruthless, Strategic, Egotistical, Wealthy, Persistent, Overconfident, Cruel,

### Afflictions

The Elite
Hillcrest Community School

## Group History

The Bling Ring was created by Jenny Jagielski and Melissa Adams for pure shock and chaos throughout Tree Hill. There plan was to use the wealthiest families to destroy every other family in town except for there own as a way to get revenge for their mistreatment. Melissa intended the group get revenge or her father's imprisonment, despite Chase being found innocent and her mother's abandonment, despite Alex wanting to be in her life and get the help she needs. Jenny's motive is quite complex, as she knew exactly why Melissa wanted to create chaos and used that to her advantage. Jenny revealed that she wanted to make the town suffer for the pursuit of her father, causing him to leave her when she was little. She and her brother then had to live with her reluctant mother, who started using drugs again, claiming her innocence in the process. The 14 original members all have a connection to specific Tree Hill Raven.

## Group Members

Original Members

* Amber Swift is the defacto leader of the Bling Ring and the main reason for their residency in Tree Hill. She is Logan's ex-girlfriend.
* Kelly Northwest is the second-in-command of the Bling Ring and one of the main antagonists of the series. She is Elliot's ex-girlfriend.
* Chad Baxter is the Sergeant in Arms of the Bling Ring with his need for power being the reason he joined. He was Jamie's little league teammate before he got cut and changed his name.
* Calvin Richards is one of the generals of the Bling Ring who uses his way with words to get out of trouble.
* Rose Gatina is one of the generals of the Bling Ring who uses seduction as a way to get ahead and blackmail. Her mother tried making amends with Peyton and Lucas before Sawyer.
* Pearce Ford is a member of the Bling Ring that has fighting abilities and trains new members for combat.
* Audrey Michaels is a member of the Bling Ring known for her good looks as well as her intellect.
* Kimberly Tyler is a member of the Bling Ring known for her compassion for chaos. She is Elizabeth's childhood friend before she moved away and is now looking to even the score.
* Jonah Knight is a member of the Bling Ring known for his quick temper and knowledge of horror. His father was represented by Chris's talent agency before getting fired and Brooke was caught in the crossfire.
* Sidney Mercer is a member of the Bling Ring known for her wealthy family and alcoholism. She was the next door neighbor of Karen and Andy and became rivals with Lily.
* Will King is a member of the Bling Ring that is bankrolling their endeavors as a group. He and Davis worked as
* Toby Callaway is a member of the Bling Ring known for his constant risk taking methods. He and Matthew went to the same summer camp.
* Avery Pettington is a member of the Bling Ring known for her pure athleticism and drive to be the best.
* Debby Marsh is a member of the Bling Ring that has mischievous tendencies with family ties to Tree Hill.
* Jasper Cunningham is a member of the Bling Ring known for his ruthless loyalty and his scientific mind. He got Taylor in contact with Noah, which caused their very toxic relationship.

Additional Members in Season 2

* Emma Northwest is a member of the Bling Ring who is Kelly's sister with a need to prove she's worth something.
* Ben Chambers is a hidden member of the Bling Ring who is revealed to be Brooke and Lucas' child with a taste for revenge.
* Cody Cross is a member of the Bling Ring who uses dancing as a way to cope with his problems.
* Jenny Jagielski is a hidden member of the Bling Ring who is revealed to be one of its leaders as well as one of the reasons for its formation along with Melissa. She wants revenge for her family's treatment.
* Melissa Adams is a hidden member of the Bling Ring who is revealed to be one of its leaders as well as one of the reasons for its formation along with Jenny. She wants revenge for her isolation in the world.

Additional Members in Season 3

* Noah Middleman is a member of the Bling Ring who is a common criminal and drug dealer.
* Andrew Watkins is a member of the Bling Ring with a sweet demeanor but cocky complex.
* Eric Knight is a member of the Bling Ring who is known to throw amazing parties and Jonah's older brother.
* Victoria Crawford is a member of the Bling Ring whose sass and sarcasm help establish an empire to rule.
* Maddie Broadway is a member of the Bling Ring that looks to take control of the operations from Amber.
* Lyla Thornton is a member of the Bling Ring known for her quirky demeanor and fierce loyalty.
* David Prince is a member of the Bling Ring known for his hacking ability and his suave attitude.
* Ariel Moore is a member of the Bling Ring with a naive attitude about the world but a fierce sense of honor.
* Christian Hardy is a member of the Bling Ring with a knack for film-making who often records the groups activities.
* Xander Russell is a member of the Bling Ring with the charm and charisma to make anyone believe his stories.
* Teresa Hart is a member of the Bling whose writing helps make the group a serious threat than they already are.

Additional Members in Season 4

* Kylie Batter is a member of the Bling Ring who is trying to open herself up to her peers.
* Miley Batter is a member of the Bling Ring whose drug problem causes a rift between her and her sister Kylie.
* Harper Torres is a member of the Bling Ring known for her constant judgement of others but is a good person under the surface.
* Kirk Carson is a member of the Bling Ring with a troubled past and does whatever he wants with his best friend Noah.
* RJ Cyler is a member of the Bling Ring whose quick temper gets him into fights and questions his once honorable qualities.
* Peter Crisp is member of the Bling Ring with hidden agendas but makes it known that he'll play by the rules from time to time.
* Riley Kendall is a member of the Bling Ring that is levelheaded by nature but uses it for the wrong reasons.

## Trivia

* This group has the most members of any group or team through the entire series.
* The Bling Ring was brought into the show as a foil/antagonist group for the current Tree Hill Ravens.
* Every single member has gotten into at least one fight in the series.
* Amber Swift was originally presented as the leader until it was revealed that Jenny and Melissa were the true masterminds.
* Every single member has dated at least one other member of the group.

Counting only the Next Generation, at least 4 of the members are main antagonists during every season.

* Counting only the Next Generation, at least 4 of the members are main antagonists during every season.
	+ Chad, Kelly, Jonah, and Calvin are antagonists in Season 1.
	+ The entire group are antagonists, with Amber, Pearce, Chad, Kelly, Rose, Calvin and Will being the main antagonists, in Season 2. Jenny and Melissa are hidden main antagonists.
	+ Jenny and Melissa are hidden main antagonists. Amber, Kelly, Pearce, Maddie, Xander, Andrew, Emma, Chad, Noah, and Ariel are main antagonists in Season 3.
	+ Teresa, Ben, Emma, Noah, Rose, Kimberly, and Toby are main antagonists in Season 4.
	+ Chad, Emma, Kelly, Calvin, Peter, Rose, and Ben are main antagonists in Season 5.
	+ Victoria, Christian, Ben, Emma, Kelly, Peter, and Chad are antagonists in Season 6.
	+ Kylie, Miley, Ariel, Cody, Calvin, Audrey, and Debby are main antagonists in Season 7.
	+ Avery, Sidney, Toby, Maddie, Harper, and Kirk are antagonists in Season 8.
	+ Eric, Riley, RJ, Jonah, Will, and Avery are antagonists in Season 9.
	+ Jasper, Sidney, David, Lyla, and Chad are antagonists in Season 10.
	+ Chad has been a main antagonist the most seasons with 6. Kelly follows with 5. Emma and Calvin have 4 each.
	+ Jasper, however, is the only member to be an antagonist during the season they presumably die.

Counting on the Originals,

* Season 1
* Season 2
* Season 3
* Season 4
* Season 5

* Counting only Legacies
	+ Season 1
	+ Season 2
	+ Season 3
	+ Season 4
	+ Season 5
	+ Season 6

* Kelly is the first real member to be introduced in the series.
* The only members to have fully found redemption by the end of the series are Amber Swift, Pearce Ford, Debby Marsh, Jasper Cunningham, Noah Middleman, Victoria Crawford, Ariel Moore, Cody Cross, Kelly Northwest, and Kylie Batter.
	+ Audrey, Kimberly, Avery, Xander, Harper, Will, Peter and Sidney are considered semi-antagonists and antiheros.
	+ Chad, Calvin, Emma, Jenny, Melissa, David, Lyla, Eric, Maddie, Andrew, and Rose are still main antagonists.
* The only members of this group to die are Ben Chambers, Miley Batter, Jonah Knight, Kirk Carson, Teresa Hart, RJ Cyler and Christian Hardy.