The Pirus (pronounced pie-rooz) are one of the Los Angeles, California, area street gangs based out of Compton. Originally a set of the Crips, the Pirus are considered to be original founders of the Bloods. After many disputes with the Bloods, the Pirus dropped the label of Blood and made the "Piru" gang separate from the "Blood" gang, no longer wearing the color red. Pirus now wear the colors burgundy and maroon for identification. Pirus and bloods are no longer the same thing.