Dilton Doiley

"If you publish a story saying I fired that gun, my life will be ruined. I'll be banished from the Adventure Scouts, and charged with a misdemeanor. So, what if I have a better story? If I tell you what I know, promise me the gunshot stays between us."

- Dilton to Betty and Jughead

Dilton Doiley is a recurring character on Riverdale. He is portrayed by Daniel Yang in "Chapter One: The River's Edge" and by Major Curda onwards.

Dilton is a student at Riverdale High School and a leader of the local boy scout troop.

Early Life
Dilton presumably grew up in Riverdale. However, there's nothing known on his home life, such as family, and he does not seem to have any friends. Dilton's biggest priority appears to boy scouts, Although, recent events have shown that DJing at least seems to be a hobby of his.

Adventure Scouts at the River's Edge
Dilton was leading Riverdale's boy scout troop on a bird watching expedition throughout the woods located nearby Sweetwater River, when he came upon Cheryl Blossom on the river's edge, who muttered out "Jason" as the two of them make eye contact. He presumably contacted the local authorities immediately after.

Dilton received an unexpected visit from Jughead Jones as he prepped the boy scouts for survival in the world. He was informed of the gunshot that both Cheryl Blossom and Archie Andrews claimed to have heard that morning at Sweetwater River. Dilton insisted that neither he nor his boy scouts heard anything unusual. He also denied seeing anything other than a couple species of bird, and Cheryl, sitting by the river's edge, soaking wet. He was later confronted by Jughead yet again, at the Taste of Riverdale. He fired the gun in the woods that morning, but lied about doing so, in order to protect himself. Jughead gave him two options, confess to Sheriff Keller or confess to him and Betty. Wisely, Dilton chose the latter. Hoping to salvage his reputation, Dilton offered Jughead and Betty Cooper another story, one he claimed to be better than his own. They agreed and he wasted little time revealing that he saw something up on the river that no one else did on July 4th: Ms. Grundy's car.

Party Crasher
Presumably at Chuck and Cheryl's request, Dilton DJ'd the party being held at Archie's house, which was initially suppose to be a small surprise party for Jughead. As the dancing came to an end, so did his DJing, once the party shifted its directions towards something a little more devious, a game called "Secrets & Sins", and each of them would reveal their secrets. Dilton was one of the first to volunteer, in which he revealed to the entire party that he saw Ms. Grundy's car at Sweetwater River on the day that Jason disappeared, and that just two days after informing Jughead and Betty of this, Ms. Grundy quit her job and left town. He went on to remind everyone that Archie was also at the river that fateful day.

Gun Dealer
After learning from Mr. Weatherbee that Riverdale High School's former music teacher, Ms. Grundy, was murdered in her Greendale home the previous night, Dilton attended Retro Night at Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe, where he is spotted in the parking lot by Archie. Afterward, the two met up at Sweetwater Bridge, where Dilton proceeded to hand a bag to Archie. Inside the bag, there was a gun, given to Archie from Dilton, presumably to protect him and his father from the unknown black hooded assailant that is creeping around town. Archie reassured Dilton that he is not crazy, and the deal concluded with that.

The Red Circle
With the shooter, now known as the Black Hood, striking yet again by shooting Moose and Midge at Lovers Lane, Dilton met up with Archie, Reggie and several more of their classmates in an empty classroom to collectively discuss their next course of action. They were under attack, and needed a plan best suited to stopping Black Hood. This time it was Moose or Midge, but next time, it could just as easily be one of them or someone close to them. Archie suggested that they start a watch group to focus on Riverdale High School, which would act as an extra circle of protection for students, staff, and their parents. No weapons. No violence. They would merely be an extra set of eyes and ears for the police. What if we run into the killer, Dilton asked, as he whittled away at a wooden object. Archie told them to call Sheriff Keller should they come face to face with the shooter. They're not vigilantes. They're watch dogs, and officially, they're called The Red Circle.

Later that day, Dilton and his fellow Circle members began passing out and hanging up flyers, instructing residents to call them should they need protection or just felt afraid.

A couple days after forging the Red Circle and putting forth their best effort in keeping the town safe, Archie decided it was time to go on the offensive. Dilton recorded while Archie and the rest of the Red Circle members, all of whom were wearing red masks, sent the Black Hood a message, telling him that Riverdale was a lot stronger than he was and attack from the shadows would only work for so long. They weren't afraid of him. There was only one of him, but they are legion, and they are coming for him.

Wild West Showdown in Riverdale
When the Southside Serpents unexpectedly show up at Archie's doorstep, the somewhat disbanded Red Circle stand behind him along with Veronica Lodge. They go outside, and initiate a fight, with Archie landing the first punch on Sweet Pea. The fight goes on until someone, possibly himself, stabs Dilton in the leg, and Veronica fires a shot, maybe a blank, into the air. The Serpents run away, and Dilton is rushing to the hospital. He tells Reggie to tell the doctors that the Serpents stabbed him for no apparent reason.

Physical Appearance
Dilton is a lean young man of medium stature, who has pale skin, black hair and brown eyes. He's very skinny, but a hardcore survivalist at heart. Dilton is often seen wearing glasses, and his Riverdale boy scout troop uniform.

Personality
Being a hardcore survivalist, Dilton believes in doing whatever necessary in the course of standing his ground. With the direction Riverdale was headed in, he thought it best to teach young children how to fire a gun, which he later lied about to both Sheriff Keller and Jughead Jones, making him both a liar and public menace. Dilton is also quite the opportunist, he held on to the information that he had of Geraldine Grundy being at Sweetwater River on July 4th, until revealing this served him best.

Trivia

 * Dilton Doiley and Reggie Mantle are currently the only two characters to be portrayed by two actors.

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