FP Jones

"Here's the thing about snakes— you don't step on 'em, they got no reason to bite."

- FP to Hermione Lodge

Forsythe Pendleton "FP" Jones II was a recurring character during Season 1 of Riverdale. He has since been promoted to series regular for Season 2. He is portrayed by Skeet Ulrich.

FP is the leader of the Southside Serpents and the father of Jughead and Jellybean Jones.

Character description
While his character will have a history with all of Riverdale's main residents, he holds a grudge against Fred Andrews and is the father of Jughead Jones.

Early Life
FP grew up in Riverdale and attended Riverdale High School with best friend Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Penelope Blossom, Alice Cooper, Hal Cooper and Hermione Lodge.

He and Fred later went on to found a construction company together, but barely made enough to stay in business. By that time, FP had married and become father to two young children, Jughead and Jellybean, who he and his wife would frequently take to the Twilight Drive-In, however, they often couldn't afford tickets for everyone, so the kids would hide in the trunk until they parked. While Fred had his wife and son, Archie, to provide for, FP had his family as well as many hospital bills. Due to this, FP became involved in a string of criminal activities which would often end with him getting arrested and Fred having to bail him out. Eventually, he became too big of a liability for their company and was forced by Fred to resign.

After losing his job, FP began drinking heavily which led the Jones family to fall apart. FP's wife left him and took their daughter with her to Toledo to live with the kids' grandparents, and Jughead began living out of the projection booth of the drive-in where he had found employment. FP ended up living alone at the Sunnyside Trailer Park, where he continued drinking. At an unknown point FP became the leader of the Southside Serpents, a dangerous biker gang of thugs and criminals.

Throughout the Series

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Season 1

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Season 2
TBA

Physical Appearance
FP would best be described as a tall man, around 6'0" in height, with a muscular build. He is a handsome older man with short, black hair, and light brown eyes. Being the leader of the Southside Serpents, he often wears a black leather jacket, with the gang's double-headed serpent symbol printed on the back.

Personality
While he is admittedly an alcoholic, dead beat dad, FP deeply cares for his family, but the stress of losing his job at Andrews Construction weighed heavily on him, so he relied heavily on alcohol to cope, which subsequently led to the separation of his family. This isn't to say that he doesn't care for them, it's quite the opposite actually, in order to provide for them, FP became involved in criminal activities.

His son, Jughead, is all he has left at the moment, he'd do almost anything for him, even if it meant jail time for himself, such as threatening or even attacking the local Sheriff. He has also shown a violent side, as when he heard Jughead was being interrogated by the Sheriff, he got furious and wanted to go and lash out at Sheriff Keller, only for his son to ask him to stop and not to make things worse.

Jughead Jones
Jughead and FP's relationship may have started out as a strained relationship, but over the course of the series, they grew closer as Jughead tried to mend their broken relationship. Due to FP's alchoholism, the Jones family were forced to move out, as Jughead found shelter at the Twilight Drive-In. Unfortunately, now that the drive-in was now closed, Archie offered to help, as well as get his father a job back at Andrews Construction. FP reluctantly agreed after Jughead paid him a visit at the trailer. Following Jughead's interrogation at the Sheriff Station, unfairly accused of Jason's murder one morning, FP arrived, furious that the sheriff accused his son. Jughead convinced him to let it go, and before FP left, he vowed to get his act together so that his family could return.


 * FP and Fred