Fangs Fogarty

Fangs Fogarty is a recurring character in the second season of Riverdale. He is portrayed by Drew Ray Tanner.

He was a student at Southside High until it was shut down by Mayor McCoy, deeming Southside High as a public health hazard, claiming toxic fumes were coming from the "methamphetamine lab" in the basement. Fangs, along with his close friends, Toni Topaz, Jughead Jones, and Sweet Pea, transferred to Riverdale High. He is also a member of the Southside Serpents.

During his first interaction with Kevin Keller in the student lounge of Riverdale High, Fangs revealed that he and Joaquin DeSantos were good friends, before he left town. While Joaquin was taking up residence in Riverdale, he use to talk about Kevin with Fangs.

Early Life
It appears that Fangs is a recently new member of the Southside Serpents, as Sweet Pea informed Jughead that Fogarty wanted to earn his Serpents stripes. Suggesting that Fogarty bring them the head of the "Northsider", Archie, in order for him to be in the gang. Which Fangs was more than happy to oblige upon his request. Like all other Serpents, Fangs had to complete the Serpents Initiation in order to join the Southside Serpents.

Southsiders vs Northsiders
Fangs joined Toni and Sweet Pea at the cafeteria table reserved for the Southside Serpents, where they watched Archie Andrews' recorded message to the Black Hood. After some deliberation, they determined that there was no better way for him to earn his Serpent stripes than to bring them Archie's head. Unfortunately, Jughead advised them against taking such action, claiming that he knew the guy in the video and that he was a lame target. If they sought to prove something, Jughead suggested that they go after the Black Hood. However, they failed to see the logic in doing so. With the Black Hood going after Northsider, he was doing their work for them, practically making him a hero.

The following night, Fogarty, Sweet Pea, and another fellow Serpent caught Archie tagging Serpent territory with the Red Circle's logo. Can you believe this guy, Sweet Pea asked. Archie's vandalizing property on the south side yet they're considered the criminals. Archie had no intentions of engaging in any kind of confrontation with the Serpents, attempting to walk past them and onto his next destination to tag. Sweet Pea insisted that Archie head back over to the north side, otherwise, he would find himself on the wrong end of a beat down, though Archie failed to heed the warning. With that in mind, Sweet Pea pulled out a pocket knife. However, that proved to be of no use when countered with the gun that Archie pulled from his bag, which sent the Serpents running in the opposite direction.

Fogarty, Sweet Pea, Toni, and their Serpent friends gathered in the courtyard at school, where they devised a plan to blow up the Register, with a pipe bomb, after the local newspaper printed an article that falsely accused them of stabbing Northside teen, Dilton Doiley. In actuality, Dilton stabbed himself during the rumble, with his own knife, Fogarty added. And as expected, the Northsiders went unpunished while they were hauled off by the police. Fogarty's cousin served in the army, and apparently, he learned how to craft bombs from said cousin, as he planned on using his knowledge to set the bomb off after hours to shut the Register down once and for all. Jughead objected to the bombing due to the fact that it would only make matters worse. Jughead suggested that they hold off on any reckless ideas they may have until he talks to Archie, but they were fed up with his talking. Furthermore, they didn't even know which side Jughead was on. He couldn't be half a Serpent.

Later that evening, he and Toni sat at a table in the Whyte Wyrm as Jughead entered the bar to claim his place as a Serpent. However, before he could do so, he would first have to survive the initiation.

Back at the Whyte Wyrm, Fogarty and Sweet Pea watched as Jughead sited all six laws of being a Serpent to Tall Boy and later retrieved a knife from a rattlesnake's cage. Unbeknownst to Jughead, the snake's venom glands had previously been removed, though the trial was merely a test of courage, to see if he was willing to do it.

A couple days later, Fogarty, Sweet Pea and the Serpents stopped by FP's trailer to continue with Jughead's initiation. Surprisingly, while arriving at the trailer, they ran into Archie, who informed Jughead of the rumble that took place between the divided sides. Archie was surprised to learn that Jughead was joining the Serpents, though this was completely reliant on his survival of the initiation, which wasn't guaranteed. Archie explained that he only came to deliver a message; that Jughead's girlfriend, Betty, was breaking up with him. Just like everyone else, Betty knew that Jughead couldn't be a northsider and a southsider.

That night, Fogarty stood alongside Tall Boy as the other Serpents formed a path around Jughead as part of his final trial, where he would have to be jumped into the gang through enduring a physical beat down. Jughead walked down the path formed of Serpents, where he withstood blow after blow. He continued down this path until reaching Sweet Pea, who while wearing brass knuckles, delivered a punch of great force, which knocked Jughead to the ground, instantly. After he regained consciousness, Jughead returned to his feet, and shook Sweet Pea's hand, gaining membership to the Southside Serpents.

Fogarty, Sweet Pea and Toni attended the drag race between Jughead and Ghoulies leader, Malachai, over Herk Harvey bridge. Should Jughead win the race, the Serpents remain autonomous and the Ghoulies refrain from selling Jingle Jangle at Southside High, which was the cause of the raid at the hands of Mayor McCoy and Sheriff Keller just a couple days prior. However, should Jughead lose, the Ghoulies gain control over Sunnyside Trailer Park and the Whyte Wyrm, thus granting them with more territory to expand their business. Fortunately, the race was intercepted by Sheriff Keller and the police department, which resulted in Malachai getting arrested, and the Serpents keeping their territory.

Taking out the Snake Charmer
Fogarty, Toni, and Sweet Pea wrapped Christmas presents at the Whyte Wyrm, they were joined by Jughead, who while still new to the Serpents, had not the slightest clue as to what they were doing. They revealed that it was a Serpent tradition to give back to the young and elderly of Southside every year through Toys for Tots and Meals on Wheels. Jughead remarked that he was always down for charitable works. He was then confronted by FP for not being in school. Though, Jughead informed him that it was a half day due to Christmas break. With that being the case, FP left Jughead in charge of looking over the Whyte Wyrm while he was gone. Notably, he took Sweet Pea and Tall Boy with him.

Fogarty, Jughead, Sweet Pea, Toni and many of the other young Serpents gathered around to discuss Penny Peabody, who had roped FP into dealing drugs for her. Jughead explained that he knew this because Penny had him doing it before FP got released from prison. Since then, she had dragged in Tall Boy and Sweet Pea. Jughead didn't want the Serpents to end up like the Ghoulies. Furthermore, he doubted that any of them became Serpents merely to be at the beck and call of a drug Queenpin like Penny. The path that the Serpents were currently headed down only ended in two possible ways, jail or death. Which is why in the interest of self-preservation, Jughead wanted to take out Penny before she could take out the Serpents. However, Sweet Pea wasn't entirely sure that Jughead's plan was for the best, especially considering that the Snake Charmer had helped some of them in the past. Though this admittedly came at a price, several favors to be exact. If they didn't stop Penny that night, Jughead promised that she was going to get every single one of them roped in on the business of drug-running. The only remaining question was whether or not they were willing to risk their lives in order to FP's life. "What is the first law", Toni asked. "No Serpent stands alone", Sweet Pea replied. Having said that, Fogarty, Toni, Sweet Pea, and the others agreed to assist Jughead in stopping the Snake Charmer.

That night, led by Jughead, the young Serpents, hidden behind snake masks, entered Penny's warehouse, placed a black hood over her head, and carried her away. They drove her out to Greendale, as she had been banned from returning to the Southside. While they didn't care where she set up shop, it wasn't going to be in Riverdale or with the Serpents. If she sought to deal drugs and extort people, that would be done elsewhere. Penny laughed at them, then pulling up the sleeve of her leather jacket to reveal her Serpents tattoo, stating that Serpent law prohibited them from hurting one of their own. With that being said, it was time that she learns that her tattoo didn't make her a Serpent considering that she hadn't been honoring their ways. Fogarty watched as Toni and Sweet Pea held Penny down while Jughead pulled out a knife and forcefully removed her tattoo with said knife, which was an excruciatingly painful process.

Transferring to Riverdale High
After discovering that Southside High was being closed down due to quarantine, Fangs and Sweet Pea kicked open the back doors of the school to inform Jughead and Toni off the wonderful news. Sweet Pea was pleased to announce, that the four of them, as well as the Serpents, would be transferring to Jughead's old stomping grounds at Riverdale High School.

The following day, Fangs arrived at Riverdale High along with Sweet Pea, Jughead and Toni, where they were welcomed by Veronica. Hoping to ease their transition to the Northside, she had set up a registration desk in the hallway for locker assignments, class schedules, and a list of sports and extracurriculars. While encouraging each of them to drink from the cup that is "fair Riverdale, Cheryl and Reggie interrupted. With the River Vixens and Riverdale Bulldogs in tow, Cheryl approached the registration desk to hurl insults at the Serpents, referring to them as "Southside scum" and "raggamuffins". Cheryl announced that she wouldn't allow Riverdale High's above average GPA to drop because of overcrowded classrooms with underachievers such as themselves. She instructed them to find another school to deface. These remarks almost immediately set Toni off. Just as it seemed that the two were about to square off, Archie stepped in between to ask that they all put their differences aside so that they could start over. Unfortunately, Reggie declined Archie's offer. He angered Sweet Pea in doing so. As Sweet Pea stepped forward to finish what they had started during the rumble, Fangs and Jughead held him back to ensure that an altercation wouldn't ensue. Before long, they were joined by Mr. Weatherbee, who sent them off to class.

In the student lounge, Fangs, Sweet Pea and Toni became acquainted with Veronica, of the Park Avenue Lodges, Josie, formerly of Josie and the Pussycats, and Kevin, the Sheriff's son and ex-boyfriend of Joaquin DeSantos, a fellow Serpent, who Fogarty was often spoke with. Pleasantries were cut short as they were called out into the hallway by Weatherbee, who had discovered that someone had spray painted a Serpent onto the school's seal. The Serpents pleaded their innocence, furthermore, they were certain that Reggie was responsible for the vandalizing act despite the fact that he claimed that the defacement of the seal was the Serpents' doing, as they were known to tag their turf. Having fallen victim to Reggie's lies, Weatherbee outlawed gang behavior of any kind, including Serpent tattoos, which were to be hidden, and jackets, effective immediately. Possession of any gang paraphernalia would lead to immediate suspension.

The following day, while in the student lounge, Fogarty, Sweet Pea and Toni were shocked to witness Jughead enter the lounge while wearing his Serpent jacket even though gang paraphernalia had been banned. Unfortunately, they were not alone in the lounge. Along with them, was Reggie and the Bulldogs, who weren't too pleased to see that Jughead was still wearing his jacket. Jughead declined when Reggie demanded that he remove it, telling Reggie that he couldn't comply and that Reggie wouldn't understand why because he had no sense of honor, history, or loyalty. It was this remark that angered Reggie enough for the dispute to become physical, forcefully trying to tear Jughead's jacket from his body. Without hesitation, Fogarty and Sweet Pea came to Jughead's aid, which resulted in a rumble in the center of the lounge between the Serpents and Bulldogs. After the rivaling groups were separated, they were each given a week's worth of detention. Weatherbee, who then looked to Jughead, who still wore his jacket proudly, demanded that Jughead take it off. Should he refuse, he would be suspended. With that being the case, Jughead decided that he would rather miss school than to conform to Weatherbee's rules.

The next day, Fogarty was suspended from school after refusing to wear the new standard issue uniform (navy blue collar shirts and khaki pants) from Weatherbee, who claimed to understand that not every Southside student had the means to purchase Riverdale High acceptable clothing. The uniform would supposedly help them fit in. Essentially, their choices were conform or be cast out.

Fogarty, Sweet Pea, Toni and the other Southsiders were welcomed to the inaugural meeting of the "Swords and Serpents" club by Jughead. Officially, they are a gaming group sanctioned by Mr. Weatherbee, where like minded students can meet to concoct world building, role playing scenarios, inhabiting fantastical heroes, and dispatching mythological creatures. Unofficially, it's a safe haven-like club for them to be Serpents during school hours. Jughead refused to allow them to shed their skin, rather they would simply lying low in the tall grass.

One week had gone by since Southside High had been shut down and he and his friends were transferred to Riverdale High. In this time, Fangs had began adjusting to his new environment. Along with Sweet Pea, he played basketball in the gym with Archie, Reggie and several of their classmates.

Several days later, Fogarty, Sweet Pea, Toni, Jughead and the Serpents were led by Toni's grandfather and one of the founding Southside Serpents members Thomas Topaz, in crashing the Northside's annual Pickens Day celebration. They marched into Pickens Park with their mouths covered in duct-tape and holding signs that demanded their land be honored. Fangs and Sweet Pea stood at Toni's side as the three of them interrupted Veronica and the Pussycats' performance to announce to the town that they represented the dead and the silenced. Pickens Day was a lie. General Pickens slaughtered the Uktena tribe, Toni's grandfather's family. And that land in which they were standing on, would soon give way to a new Southside, which was stolen from them. While the Serpents couldn't bring them back, they could at the very least honor them. Looking to calm the crowd, Hiram Lodge got on stage to applaud the Serpents for standing up for justice, though his actions were far from sincere.

A meeting was held of the Swords and Serpents. The demolition of Southside High, which was just a couple days off, was brought to their attention and addressed by Jughead. Though they had already said their goodbyes to Southside High, Jughead was convinced that this was simply the beginning of the end. He insisted that the school was only first to fall and that others would follow, such as the Whyte Wyrm. Everything that made the Southside home for them was going to disappear if they continued to do nothing. Southside High was the soul of the Southside. The Uktena fought and died trying to protect the land. Their parents fought to keep it safe during the riots. Now, it was their turn to protect it. Jughead was ready to go to war. As was Fangs, Sweet Pea and the others. And so, later that night, the Serpents chained themselves to Southside High with no intent on leaving.

The Serpents' protest continued on for another day or so. And with the demolition just a day off, the Serpents were joined outside Southside High by a crowd of concerned Southsiders, all of whom were demanding that the school be reopened. Unfortunately, their peaceful protest was interrupted by the wrestling team, led by Archie with bolt cutters. While the Serpents had no intentions of fighting, all around them were residents of Riverdale with their phones out, recording the display. While it may have taken a couple days, people now knew what Hiram Lodge was doing. So no matter what happened, they would continue to fight. With that being said, Archie and the wrestling team cut their chains off of them one-by-one, and escorted them of the premises.

Physical Appearance
Fangs appears to have short jet black hair, faded on the sides with the top of his hair longer, styled neatly and combed well. He also has dark brown eyes and wears a number of pieces of jewelry, rings both hands and a dog tag around his neck. He also has a tattoo with the gang's symbol of a double-headed serpent tattooed on the right-hand side of his arm above his shoulder.

Personality
Fangs initially appeared to be a very cool and calm Serpent unlike the rest of them. However, upon confrontation, he was easily frightened, as he did not hesitate to run for his life when Archie pulled out a gun on Sweet Pea.

Sweet Pea
"Check this out. Some sick-in-the-head Northsider posted a crazy-ass video, and we were just talking. [...] Fogarty wants to earn his Serpent stripes. I say bring us the head of that Northsider, and you're in."

- Sweet Pea about Archie and Fangs Both in and out of school, Fangs and Sweet Pea, who are often seen together, appear to be close friends, though it remains unclear how long the two have known each other or whether or not this friendships extends beyond the Serpents. Due to their mutual ties to this Southside gang, Fangs and Sweet Pea are expected to be willing to die for each other, as the gang presents a fairly strong bond of loyalty and family. Fangs and Sweet Pea are similar in many ways, including their equally reckless and impulsive behavior, take their willingness to blow up the Register following Alice Cooper's article on the rumble with the Riverdale Bulldogs, which depicted them as town menaces for example.

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