Cooper Family

“	The Coopers. The Stepfords of Riverdale. High school sweethearts who got married and had two beautiful daughters, Polly and Betty. Until Jason Blossom happened.	”
	— Jughead Jones^[src]

The Cooper Family is one of the founding families of Riverdale.

The Coopers are also related to the Blossom Family, as generations ago, the family split in two after one Blossom brother murdered the other, due to a disagreement in splitting the profits. After they severed all ties to the Blossom Family and changed their surname names to Cooper, for generations, the two families have kept its history hidden and absolutely despise each other.

History[]

The original family known as the Blossom family arrived in Riverdale nearly a hundred years ago, where they founded their lucrative maple syrup business. However, there was in-fighting in the company that resulted in one Blossom murdering his own brother. Afterward, the family split in two, and one-half severed all ties to the other and took a new name - Cooper.

Generations later, Hal Cooper and his wife Alice Cooper own the local newspaper, known as The Register.

Hal and Alice's oldest daughter, Polly Cooper, fell in love with Jason Blossom, as the two were unaware they were third cousins. Their relationship was frowned upon by their respective families, and each did everything they could to break the two up. However, Polly revealed to Jason and her family that she was pregnant. Hal originally wanted Polly to have an abortion, as he knew the babies were the result of an incestuous relationship. Polly refused, which resulted in Hal and Alice sending Polly to the Sisters of Quiet Mercy, where Polly would put the babies up for adoption after the birth. Polly's pregnancy was originally kept a secret from the Blossoms and the world until recently when it was revealed by the Cooper family in an effort to convince the town that Polly didn't kill Jason. With the family unaware that they were related to the Blossom Family, Hal eventually had to reveal to his family with their past history between both families shared.

Following the revelation that Clifford Blossom was Jason's murderer, Hal, Alice and Polly went back to their lives as if nothing had ever happened. This didn't sit well with Betty, who made a speech at the town jubilee, telling the townsfolk that they need to face the dark truths surrounding Riverdale or least an incident like Jason's murder would happen again.

When the Black Hood began terrorizing the town and the Coopers published his manifesto, Polly, fearing she'd be targeted, decided to leave for the farm where she and Jason had originally planned to settle, to protect herself and her unborn twins, against the wishes of her parents.

Family Members[]

Nuclear Family[]

Louis's Father — Otherwise known as great grandfather Cooper, not much is known about Louis' father other than he and great grandfather Blossom were two brothers in business together, selling and trading maple syrup. Then, one day, great-grandfather Blossom murdered him in cold blood.^[1] After the murder, their family severed ties with the Blossoms and their name, and took a new one, "Cooper".^[2] This, however, was a lie. The truth of the matter was that he actually killed his brother, great-grandfather Blossom, and took on the "Cooper" name as a new identity.^[3]
Louis Cooper — Louis was the father of Hal and related to the Blossom Family via his father whom had murder his brother, Louis' uncle, causing them to take on the new identity of the "Coopers".^[3] However, he seemed to be close to Rose Blossom, by her recall, despite her own father murdering his own. He took part in a murdering an innocent man upon being presumed guilty by a survivor of a mass murderer. Prior to the series, he died and his son's immediate family cleaned out his house and donated his stuff to charity, only keeping photos as a keepsake.^[4] Hal revealed that his father was in fact the Riverdale Reaper and murdered the Conway family to prevent them from being blackmailed.^[3]
Principal Cooper — She was a principal of Riverdale High School in 1944.
Hal Cooper — Hal was the ex-husband of Alice Cooper, and a distant relative to the Blossom family, via his great-grandfather. He was born and raised in Riverdale, where he attended Riverdale High with Alice Cooper. The two dated throughout High School. Years later, he married Alice and had two daughters, Polly and Betty. He owned the local newspaper, The Register, alongside his ex-wife.
Alice Smith — Alice is the ex-wife of Hal Cooper. She was born and raised in Riverdale, where she attended Riverdale High alongside Hal Cooper. The two dated in High School. Years later, the two married and had two daughters, Polly and Betty. Alice owned the local newspaper, The Register, alongside her ex-husband. She also used to be an editor for The Blue and Gold.
Charles Smith — Charles is Alice's firstborn child and only son; his father is FP Jones. His conception was unexpected, as they were only teenagers at the time and Hal wanted the baby aborted. However, Alice, with the help of the Sisters of Quiet Mercy, put the baby up for adoption instead. More than twenty years later, he was initially believed to be murdered in a Centerville hostel by Chic. Hal would have been Charles' step-father. However, this was later proven to be untrue, as Charles is not only alive, but an agent for the FBI, tasked with taking down The Farm. He was later arrested after it was found he was a murderer.
Polly Cooper — Polly is the eldest daughter and first-born child of Hal and Alice Cooper and the mother of Juniper and Dagwood with the late Jason Blossom. Polly was in love with Jason and planned to run away with him. However, her parents found out and intervened, sending her to the Sisters of Quiet Mercy, where they planned to have the babies adopted. Polly later escaped the Sisters, and after temporarily living at the Thornhill, she moved back to her family home. She later ran away to the Farm in fear of the Black Hood coming after her and her babies. She planned on raising her kids by herself as she couldn't stand the toxic environment that was sure to follow her family, but she ultimately rejoined her family and moved back home. Polly was missing and there was an ongoing FBI case looking for her. However, Betty found her body after getting a confession from Old Man Dreyfus.
Betty Cooper — Betty is the last-born child of Alice and Hal Cooper. She was a FBI agent and is a Shop Class teacher at Riverdale High School. Betty took apart in Polly's missing person case.
Juniper and Dagwood Blossom — The twins of third cousins Jason Blossom and Polly Cooper. They were conceived sometime before July 4th, though their birthday is currently unknown.

Extended Family[]

Abigail Blossom — Born circa the mid-to-late 19th century, Abigail Blossom lived in a hateful and backward Riverdale at Thornhill. However, at the time it stood as a girl's school. In 1890, the townspeople were suspicious of Abigail since she had no husband, with no intention of taking one. They knew there was palladium to be found in the mines under her groves and wanted to buy them from her, but she refused. After months of harassment, both her and her girls, they decided to steal it instead. They came to Thornhill in the middle of the night, armed with pitchforks and torches. They accused Abigail of being a witch and they burned her at the stake in the groves surrounding Riverdale. With her last breath, she cursed the primary conspirators, Archibald Andrews, Jedidiah Jones, and Beatrice Cooper, and the others to tragedy. After her death, the townspeople claimed the mines and began to dig. However, there was a collapse, killing and entombing an entire generation of fathers and sons. Some said the collapse was caused by Abigail's curse. The events surrounding her death and the curse were written in her journal.^[5]
Beatrice Cooper — Beatrice is a Cooper family ancestor and one of the primary conspirators in the death of Abigail Blossom.
Great Grandfather Blossom (Unnamed Blossom) — Great Grandfather Blossom was the brother of great-grandfather Cooper and Uncle of Louis Cooper. Due to greed and hate, he murdered his brother and business partner (Louis' father)^[1] that severed the Blossom family.^[2] It was later revealed that he was the one that was actually murdered and that great-grandfather Cooper took the Cooper name as a new identity.^[3]
Rose Blossom — Rose is the mother of Clifford Blossom, and is distantly related to the Coopers. She is presumably the oldest living Blossom-Cooper and currently lives with her daughter-in-law Penelope Blossom. Cheryl claims that Rose has gypsy blood, and also, dementia.
Claudius Blossom — Claudius is Rose's estranged son and twin brother to Clifford. He is distantly related to the Coopers via his grandfather. Claudius was brought up in Riverdale, alongside Cliff, until the age of 14, when he ran away from his family, later joining the Merchant Marines, hoping to outrun the "Blossom curse". After Clifford's secret will was released and the family gathered to Riverdale, he too returned, surprising those in attendance that were unaware of Clifford's twin brother.
Clifford Blossom — Cliff was distantly related to the Coopers, via his grandfather, and was a member of the Blossom Family. He is the husband of Penelope Blossom and the father of Cheryl and Jason Blossom, as well as the previous owner of the Blossom Maple Farms. After it was revealed that Cliff was using his business as a front to smuggle drugs, and killed Jason to help cover it up, Cliff hung himself in the Blossom barn.
Penelope Blossom — Penelope is an in-law to the Cooper family, as her former husband Cliff was distantly related to the Cooper's prior to his death. Penelope is the current owner of the Blossom Maple Farms, and the mother of the twins, Cheryl and Jason Blossom.
Cheryl Blossom — Cheryl is the teen-aged daughter of Cliff and Penelope Blossom, and paternal twin of Jason Blossom. She is distantly related to the Coopers via her Great-Grandfather. She currently is the owner of Thornhill and all of Blossom land after her mother, Penelope went to jail.
Jason Blossom — Jason was the teen-aged son of Cliff and Penelope Blossom, as well as the father of his daughter and son with Polly. Jason was born and raised in Riverdale, where he attended Riverdale High School alongside his sister and fiancée Polly Cooper. He was a member of the Riverdale Bulldogs until his death on July 11th. Jason and Polly Cooper were very in love, and when Polly told Jason about her pregnancy he was happy. They made big plans together. However, these plans drastically changed when Polly was sent to the Sisters of Quiet Mercy and Jason was murdered by his father, Clifford Blossom. He is currently buried in the Blossom Cemetery behind the Thornhill.

Rivervale[]

Charity Blossom — In 1580, a ship named the Ruby Pearl arrived on the fair shores of Rivervale carrying a motley assortment of passengers who'd left the Old World. Charity and these settlers, along with Asher Andrews, Blessing Cooper, and James Jones, founded the first colonies of the New World on fertile land by a river as sweet as it was restorative. Together they built up Sweetwater Village. However, they soon discovered that one of their neighbors, "Percival Pickens" was performing arcane rituals, one of which involved a girl from their settlement. They brought him before Sweetwater Village's Council and their judgment was swift and cruel—he was to be executed for his crimes.^[6]
Blessing Cooper^[7] — Blessing "Cooper" was among the settlers of Sweetwater Village in 1580 that eventually gave rise to Rivervale.^[6]
Hal Cooper — Hal Cooper is Betty's father, who, unlike his Riverdale counterpart, is not a deceased serial killer by the name of the Black Hood.
Alice Smith — Alice is Betty's mother and a Rivervale council member, who takes aim at Veronica's new casino, the Babylonium, referring to it as an abomination and house of sin. It's Alice's persistance that nearly resulted in her being tricked into signing her name and soul over to the Devil.
Betty Cooper — Betty Cooper is an FBI agent and shop class teacher at Rivervale High School. Desperate to have a child of her own, Betty conspired with Cheryl and the town of Rivervale to sacrifice Archie to the Maple Maiden. And while she managed to conceive, her child was later taken from her womb by La Llorona. However, the loss of her child didn't prevent Betty from doing her job, as she resumed her investigation into the Trash Bag Killer, who actually turned out to be the Devil in disguise. After unintentionally killing Glen and burying him beneath the house, Betty would go on to marry Archie, who she was forced to kill in an effort to help Jughead save Rivervale and Riverdale.

Family Tree[]

Riverdale[]

Beatrice
Cooper †

Abigail
Blossom †

Benjamin
Blossom †

Unnamed Great-
Grandmother †

Barnabas B.
Blossom †

Louis' Mother †

Louis'
Father †
(Blossom)

Great
Grandfather
Blossom †

Principal
Cooper

Unnamed
Wife

Louis
Cooper †

Clifford's Father †

FP
Jones

Alice
Smith

Hal
Cooper †

Blossom Family

Starkweather Family

Charles Smith

Polly
Cooper †

Jason
Blossom †

Betty
Cooper

Juniper
and
Dagwood

Note: Dashed vertical lines indicate a span of unknown time between generations of ancestral Blossom family members. Dashed horizontal lines indicate confirmed parentage out of wedlock. Despite not changing their surname to Cooper generations later, Beatrice "Cooper" was named as one of Betty's ancestors.

Rivervale[]

Blessing
Cooper^[6]^[7] †

Charity Blossom †

Abigail Blossom †

James
Blossom †

Benjamin
Blossom †

Unnamed Great-
Grandmother †

Barnabas B.
Blossom †

Louis' Mother †

Louis'
Father †
(Blossom)

Blossom
Family

Unnamed
Wife

Louis
Cooper †

Polly Copper †

Unborn
Son †

Note: Dashed vertical lines indicate a span of unknown time between generations of ancestral Blossom/Cooper family members. Dashed horizontal lines indicate confirmed parentage out of wedlock. Despite not changing their surname to Cooper generations later, Blessing "Cooper" was named as one of Betty's ancestors and original founders of Sweetwater Village.