Rodriguez Family

The Rodriguez Family was a former Lon Clan subsidiary family that became much more prevalent after The Great Split. The family would play a crucial role in the V timeline as it desperately sought to take the place of the Lon Clan in order to become the most influential criminal organization.

Origins
The Rodriguez Family was founded by an unnamed woman who severed as the family's first matriarch. However, details surrounding the foundation of the Rodriguez Family remain shrouded in mystery. Most notably, it remains unknown as to whether or not the family was founded during or after the era of The House and whether or not it was reformed as a result of the Red Revolution. Nevertheless, it is clear that the family once served as a very small subsidiary family to the Lon Clan.

Expansion
The family really became noticeable as a result of The Great Split of the Timeline as their numbers and influence steadily grew. Now led by its presumed first patriarch, Samuel Rodrigues (while some theorize that its original nameless matriarch still governs the family from the shadows) alongside his devoted lieutenants, the family became the most promising crime syndicate in the V Timeline. However, the family's ambition was yet to be satisfied as similarly influential rival organizations threatened its future as the dominant organized crime syndicate.

In order to rise to the top, the family betrayed the Zhong Family who had served as a close ally given their shared ties to the Lon Clan. Consequently, the Zhong Family's operations were severely crippled and the family was forced to eventually disbanded, however, this was not the end of the Rodriguez Family's dark descent in pursuit of power. In an act of taboo to further their control of the city, the family began collaborating with the police, resulting in the imprisonment of a young DEADASS.WxLLEM in 2019. These detestable acts were what really began to expand and solidify the Rodriguez Family's influence throughout the city.