Jughead Jones

"In case you haven't noticed... I'm weird. I'm a weirdo. I don't fit in, and I don't want to fit in. Have you ever seen me without this stupid hat on? That's weird."

- Jughead to Betty

Forsythe Pendleton "Jughead" Jones III (born October 2nd, 2001) is a main character on Riverdale. He is portrayed by Cole Sprouse.

Jughead was a sophomore at Riverdale High School, but following the arrest of his father FP Jones, the leader of the Southside Serpents, he was placed into foster care and, as a result, had to transfer to Southside High. Jughead is a close friend of Archie Andrews as well as Betty Cooper, with whom he is currently in a relationship.

Jughead is the narrator of the series and is writing a novel about Jason Blossom's mysterious death.

Character description
''A heartthrob with a philosophical bent and former best friend of Archie Andrews. He is still smarting from the rift that took place between the two.''

Early Life
Jughead grew up in Riverdale alongside Archie Andrews and Betty Cooper. He is the son of FP Jones, the leader of the Southside Serpents.

Fred Andrews fired FP from his business and soon afterwards, he began drinking heavily interspersed with promises to quit drinking. This rapid cycling along with their loss of money led Jughead's mother to take off with his ten-year-old sister, Jellybean, while Jughead took up residence in the projection booth at the Twilight Drive-in. His mother and Jellybean currently live with their grandparents in Toledo.

Six years prior to the series, Jughead was playing with matches outside Riverdale Elementary School and was sent to the Riverdale Juvenile Delinquent Center for "arson" as listed on his permanent record. He was also routinely bullied throughout high school by the football team and, consequently, Jason Blossom.

Jughead hates his birthday, because throughout his childhood, despite the chaos at home with his alcoholic father, there was an arbitrary day where he was supposed to pretend everything was okay. This made him feel really lonely. From that point forward he decided to barely acknowledge his birthday. Instead, he would attend a double-feature at the Bijou theater with Archie (aside from the year Riverdale takes place, he went with Betty instead).

Prior to the summer of 2017, he and Archie were best friends. They had planned a road trip over the Fourth of July weekend, which Archie cancelled at the last minute for originally unknown reasons (although it's later revealed that he instead spent the weekend with Geraldine Grundy). The two of them had a serious falling out after that.

Throughout the Series

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Physical Appearance
Jughead is a pale young man, about 6 feet tall with short black hair and blue-green eyes. His clothing style tends toward dark colors; flannel tops layered over t-shirts, often with an "S" on the front, jeans with hanging suspenders, denim jackets, a messenger bag, and his trademark grey knitted crown beanie.

Personality
Jughead is a darkly humorous, apathetic, cynical "conscientious objector" with a quick temper and a lot of secrets. He's crafty, intelligent, and well-known for his writing skill and sardonic humor. His so-called "outsider" status allows him to write about Riverdale--more specifically, Jason's murder--from an objective point of view. His detachment from others in Riverdale lends itself to conflict with those who dislike him. Jughead displays a quick and impatient temper underneath his apathetic affect in punching Chuck in the face, snapping at Betty, and attempting to sever ties with Betty after the birthday party fiasco.

He's passionate about few things (including films, family, and writing), but will protect them with everything he has. One of these passions reveals his soft spot for Betty Cooper, as he agrees to join The Blue and Gold with her despite not receiving complete creative freedom, and accompanies her on her quest to find Polly and learn more about Jason's death.

Relationships

 * Jughead and Archie
 * Jughead and Reggie
 * Jughead and Veronica
 * Jughead and Betty
 * Jughead and FP
 * Jughead and Jellybean

Trivia

 * He was living at the Twilight Drive-In until its closing, when he lived in a forgotten cupboard under a staircase at Riverdale High School. He ultimately moved in with the Andrews family, before being transferred to foster care after his fathers arrest.
 * Six years prior to the series, he lived at 3021 Norlin Cresent, Riverdale, USA 68247, as listed on his juvenile records.
 * In Jughead's dream sequence in the episode "Chapter Seven: In a Lonely Place", Jughead (along with Archie, Betty, Veronica, and their parents) appears in his original Archie comics clothing.
 * Jughead absolutely hates his birthday, and celebrating it.
 * Jughead's dog in the Archie Comics was named Hot Dog. In Chapter Thirteen, the South Side Serpents visit Jughead at FP's trailer, are accompanied by a dog with the same name.