Veronica Lodge

"I know what you need, Cheryl, because I know who you are. You would rather people fear than like you, so you traffic in terror and intimidation. You're rich, so you've never been held accountable, but I'm living proof. That certainty, that entitlement you wear on your head like a crown? It won't last. Eventually, there will be a reckoning. Or... Maybe that reckoning is now. And maybe that reckoning is me. Betty and I come as a matching set, you want one, you take us both. You wanted fire? Sorry Cheryl 'bombshell', my specialty's ice."

- Veronica to Cheryl

Veronica Lodge is a main character on Riverdale. She is portrayed by Camila Mendes.

Veronica is a new student at Riverdale High School, who just moved from New York to her mother's hometown.

Character description
''An intelligent, confident, silver-tongued high school sophomore. Veronica returns to Riverdale from New York, eager to reinvent herself after a scandal involving her father.''

Early life
Veronica grew up in New York with her wealthy parents, Hiram and Hermione Lodge. She lived a life of luxury and wanted for nothing. However, this all changed when her father was convicted of fraud and embezzlement. He was sent to jail, and Veronica and her mother were depleted of their fortune and treated to malicious gossip. Veronica was accused of being nothing more than a spoilt, icy socialite, which affected her greatly as she realised it was true. She and her mother left New York for Riverdale to start a new life, with Veronica determined to change her ways.

Season 1
In, Veronica is first seen arriving in town at her mother's apartment, the only piece of property in her name and not her father's. They are greeted by the bell man Smithers, who takes their bags to their room. Shortly after settling, Veronica goes to Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe to pick up some burgers and onion rings for her and her mother, who's been craving them all day. While waiting for the food to be prepared, Veronica introduces herself to Archie Andrews and Betty Cooper, and quickly befriends them.

The next day, Veronica starts her first day of sophomore year at Riverdale High School, with Betty as her tour guide. The two make chit-chat before Kevin Keller interrupts them and asks Veronica if it's true about her dad and what happened to their family.

Relationships

 * Betty and Veronica
 * Archie and Veronica