He's rough around the edges but sweet when you break his walls. He lives in the West Side slums, where the city is bringing down his town to move more buildings in. He speaks with a New York accent and is ride or die with his gang the Jets. His gang and the gang of Puerto Rican Sharks often have small skirmishes. Light brown hair, heterochromia in his right eye, with makes half of it brown, while his other eye is blue. Age: 18 Family: none Ethnicity: white

Riff's right hand man after Tony leaves. He is a ladies man but follows Riff to the ends of the earth. Dark hair, blue eyes Age:19 Family: User Ethnicity: White

Sweetheart. In love with Maria. Works and lives at Docs. . Finished with the Jets and tries to ignore riff when he comes to re-recruit him Age:19 Family: none Ethnicity: White

Jokester of the Jets. Loyal to the gang and riff. Always messing around and making the rest of the gang smile, Age: 17 Family: Balkan Ethnicity: white

Baby of the Jets at fifteen. Youngest member. Follows around the group, real sweet to his mom and worries about upsetting her. Age: 15 Family: Mother, and little sister Ethnicity: white

Muscles of the group. Sweet and caring on the inside. Loyal to a fault, ride or die for all of the Jets Age: 20 Family: Mother, brother, lives by himself Ethnicity: white

Fighter, slick and skinny. Loyal to the Jets for life, joined the Jets because of his brother. Gay, but closeted since it's the 60s. Age: 19 Family: Mouth Piece Ethnicity: white

Puerto Rican girl. New to Ney York, interested in everything there is to learn. Works as a cleaner lady in big malls. In love with Tony. Despite their race differences Age:18 Family: Bernardo, Ethnicity: Puerto Rican

Leader of the Sharks, the rival gang of the Sharks. Very protective of his little sister, Maria and his fiancée Anita Professional boxer Age: 21 Family: Maria, fiancée Anita Ethnicity: Puerto Rican