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{{Youmay|'''Jughead Jones''', who resides in [[Riverdale (town)|Riverdale]]|his [[Rivervale (parallel universe)|Rivervale]] counterpart, '''[[Jughead Jones (Rivervale)|Jughead Jones]]''' or '''[[Narrator Jughead]]'''}}
 
{{Character
 
{{Character
 
|name=Jughead Jones
 
|name=Jughead Jones
 
|series=RD
 
|series=RD
|image= RD-S4-Jughead-Jones.jpg
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|image=RD-Jughead-Jones.jpg
|born= *October 2, 2001 <small>(age: 18)</small>
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|born=October 2, 2001 <small>(age: 25) (original timeline)</small><br>
 
October 2, 1938 <small> (1955 timeline)</small>
|aka = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
 
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|aka=Juggie<br>
*Wednesday Addams, Suicide Squad, Donnie Darko <small>(by [[Reggie Mantle|Reggie]])</small>
 
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Jug<br>
*Holden Caulfield <small>(by [[Veronica Lodge|Veronica]])</small>
 
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Night Hawk<br>
*Juggie <small>(by [[Betty Cooper|Betty]], [[Archie Andrews|Archie]], and [[Toni Topaz|Toni]])</small>
 
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Hobo<br>
*Jug <small>(by Archie, Betty, [[FP Jones|FP]], [[Pop Tate]], [[Fred Andrews|Fred]], [[Joaquin DeSantos|Joaquin]], [[Fangs Fogarty|Fangs]], and [[Rupert Chipping|Mr. Chipping]])</small>
 
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Jones<br>
*Night Hawk <small>(by Pop Tate)</small>
 
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Serpent Prince<br>
*Snake Plissken, Beanie-Wearing Cad <small>(by [[Alice Smith|Alice]])</small>
 
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Serpent King<br>
*Hobo, Bert/Ernie, True Detective, Insufferable Smurf <small>(by [[Cheryl Blossom|Cheryl]])</small>
 
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Jonesy<br>
*Jones <small>(by Toni, [[Sweet Pea]], [[Tall Boy]], [[Moose Mason|Moose]], Fangs, Joaquin, Veronica and [[Donna Sweett|Donna]])</small>
 
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Game Master<br>
*Snowflake <small>(by Toni)</small>
 
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Slughead<br>
*Serpent Prince <small>(by [[Malachai]])</small>
 
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Jug-Jug<br>
*Crown Boy <small>(by Farmer McGinty)</small>
 
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Forsythe the Fantastic
*Serpent King <small>(by himself and FP)</small>
 
 
|occupation=Writer<br>
*Jonesy <small>(by [[Penny Peabody|Penny]])</small>
 
*Game Master <small>(in [[Gryphons and Gargoyles]])</small></div>
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High School Student <small>(formerly)</small><br>
 
Projection Booth Operator <small>(formerly)</small><br>
|occupation=*Student
 
 
Gang Member/Leader <small>(formerly)</small><br>
*Writer
 
 
Drug-runner <small>(formerly)</small><br>
*Projection Booth Operator
 
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Club Member <small>(formerly)</small><br>
*Gang Leader
 
*Drug-runner <small>(formerly)</small>
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Secret Society Member <small>(formerly)</small><br>
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College Student <small>(formerly)</small><br>
*Club Member
 
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Author<br>
*Secret Society Member <small>(formerly)</small>
 
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English Teacher<br>
|species=
 
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Busboy<br>
|status= *Alive
 
|affiliation=*[[Twilight Drive-In]] <small>(formerly)</small>
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Advisor at [[The Blue and Gold]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>
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Editor-in-chief
*[[Southside Serpents]]
 
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|species=[[:Category:Humans|Human]]
*[[The Blue and Gold]] <small>(formerly)</small>
 
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|status=[[:Category:Deceased|Deceased]]
*[[The Red and Black]] <small>(formerly)</small>
 
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|cause of death=Death of firstborns <small>(by [[Percival Pickens|Percival]]) (original timeline; resurreceted)</small><br>
*Swords and Serpents
 
*[[Quill and Skull]] <small>(formerly)</small>
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Old age </small>(1955 timeline)</small>
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|affiliation=[[Riverdale High School]]<br>
*[[The Archies]]
 
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[[Twilight Drive-In]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>
|family=*Unnamed Maternal Grandparents
 
 
[[Southside Serpents]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>
*Unnamed Paternal Grandmother
 
*[[Forsythe Pendleton Jones I]] <small>(paternal grandfather)</small>
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[[The Blue and Gold]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>
*[[FP Jones]] <small>(father)</small>
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[[Southside High]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>
*[[Gladys Jones]] <small>(mother)</small>
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[[The Red and Black]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>
*[[Jellybean Jones]] <small>(sister)</small>
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Swords and Serpents <small>(formerly)</small><br>
*[[Charles Smith]] <small>(half-brother)</small>
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[[Stonewall Prep]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>
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[[Quill and Skull]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>
*Unnamed Former Foster Parents
 
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[[The Archies]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>
|actor=*[[Cole Sprouse]]
 
*Jack Moore <small>(young)</small>
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The University of Iowa <small>(formerly)</small><br>
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[[Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe]]<br>
|first_appearance=*{{Ep|Chapter One: The River's Edge}}
 
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Jughead's Madhouse Magazine
|last_appearance=*{{Ep|Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax}}}}
 
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|family=[[Jedediah Jones]] † <small>(paternal ancestor)</small><br>
{{Quote|Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.|Jughead quoting Mark Twain|Chapter Seventy-Three: The Locked Room}}
 
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Unnamed maternal grandparents<br>
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Unnamed paternal grandmother<br>
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[[Forsythe Pendleton Jones I]] † <small>(paternal grandfather)</small><br>
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[[FP Jones]] <small>(father)</small><br>
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[[Gladys Jones]] <small>(mother)</small><br>
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Unnamed former foster parents<br>[[Jellybean Jones]] <small>(sister)</small><br>
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[[Charles Smith]] <small>(half-brother)</small><br>
 
|actor=[[Cole Sprouse]]<br>
 
Jack Moore <small>(young)</small>
 
|first_appearance={{Ep|Chapter One: The River's Edge}}
 
|last_appearance={{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale}}}}
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{{Quote|I've lived a wonderful life. I've fallen in love. I published a book. I've gone to an alternate universe and met other versions of myself. There's not many people that can say that they've done that.|Jughead to [[Tabitha Tate|Tabitha]]|Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen: The Stand}}
 
'''Forsythe Pendleton "Jughead" Jones III''' is a main character on [[The CW]]'s ''[[Riverdale]]''. He is portrayed by [[Cole Sprouse]].
 
'''Forsythe Pendleton "Jughead" Jones III''' is a main character on [[The CW]]'s ''[[Riverdale]]''. He is portrayed by [[Cole Sprouse]].
   
 
Jughead is the omniscient narrator of the series and the writer of an ongoing novel about the darkness within [[Riverdale (town)|Riverdale]], a town that while innocent on its surface, has many dark and hidden secrets.
Jughead is a senior at [[Riverdale High School]] and the leader of the [[Southside Serpents]] with his girlfriend [[Betty Cooper]]. He is the son of [[FP Jones|FP]] and [[Gladys Jones]], as well as the older brother of [[Jellybean Jones]]. Jughead is also the younger half-brother of [[Charles Smith]].
 
   
 
Jughead is close friends with [[Archie Andrews|Archie]], whom he's known since childhood. While Jughead was a sophomore at [[Riverdale High School]], his father, [[FP Jones]], the leader of the [[Southside Serpents]], was arrested, resulting in Jughead being placed into foster care and transferred to [[Southside High]], and even though he wasn't officially a Southside Serpent yet, they still considered Jughead family due to his relation to FP. As [[Toni Topaz|Toni]] pointed out to him, he was a "Serpent by blood," stating that it was his birthright. While attending the gang and drug-infested high school, he re-opened the school newspaper, [[the Red and Black]], where he was an editor, alongside Toni, the newspaper's photographer, with [[Robert Phillips]] as their adviser until his arrest. However, with the closing of Southside High, Jughead returned to Riverdale High.
He is the omniscient narrator of the series and the writer of an ongoing novel about [[Jason Blossom]]'s [[Jason Blossom's Death|mysterious death]] and the riveting events occurring in Riverdale, a town that while innocent on its surface, has many dark and hidden secrets.
 
   
 
It wasn't long after joining the Serpents that Jughead came back in contact with [[Penny Peabody]], otherwise known as the Snake Charmer, who trapped him into becoming her personal drug-runner, thus fulfilling the debt that his father failed to pay. Due to the surveillance video that Penny acquired of Jughead and Archie making a drug drop off, he was forced into regularly trafficking her drugs from the Southside of Riverdale to a warehouse in [[Greendale]]. However, his father took his place as Penny's drug runner upon his release. With Jughead refusing to accept this as their only option, he rallied the younger Serpents, and they took care of Penny by driving her out to Greendale and removing her Serpents tattoo, thus banishing her from ever returning to the Southside.
Jughead is close friends with [[Archie Andrews]] and [[Betty Cooper]], the latter with whom he’s currently in a relationship with. While Jughead was a sophomore at [[Riverdale High School]], his father [[FP Jones]], the leader of the [[Southside Serpents|Serpents]] was arrested, resulting in Jughead being placed into foster care and transferred to [[Southside High]]. While attending the gang and drug-infested high school, he re-opened the school newspaper, [[the Red and Black]], where he was an editor, alongside fellow Serpent, [[Toni Topaz]], the newspaper's photographer, with [[Robert Phillips]], their adviser until his arrest. However, with the closing of Southside High, Jughead has since returned to Riverdale High.
 
   
 
After taking out the Snake Charmer, FP would then go on to announce his retirement for the second time. With the recent events that had occurred between the Southside Serpents and Jughead almost dying for them, FP thought that it would be fitting if Jughead were to take the mantle from him and become the new Serpent King. As Jughead graciously accepted, he stated to the Serpents that he would not let them down. As king, Jughead would lead the Serpents into battle against the [[Gargoyle King]] and its [[Gargoyle Gang|gang]], in order to stop the circulation of [[Gryphons and Gargoyles]].
After Jughead transferred to Southside High, even though he wasn't officially a Southside Serpent yet, they still considered Jughead as family, due to his relation to the leader. As Toni pointed out to him, he was a "Serpent by blood", stating that it was his birthright. Even though he refused at first to be a part of the gang, the Serpents still respected him and would protect him by having his back whenever they're needed.
 
   
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Senior year, Jughead transferred to [[Stonewall Prep]], a prestigious private school for gifted writers, where he would become entangled in an elaborate mystery dating back decades. There, he met [[Bret Weston Wallis]] and [[Donna Sweett]], who plotted to kill Jughead and frame Betty for his murder. However, with help from his friends, Jughead managed to turn the tables on the preppies, resulting in Bret's arrest and Donna's resignation. Not long after, Jughead found himself faced with another mystery: the [[Auteur]], who he would eventually discover was actually Jellybean, seeking to gain his attention. After learning that Betty kissed Archie during Hedwig, distance began to grow between the pair until they ultimately broke up, with Jughead leaving for the University of Iowa.
It wasn't long after joining the Serpents that Jughead came back in contact with [[Penny Peabody]], otherwise known as the Snake Charmer, who trapped him into becoming her personal drug-runner, thus fulfilling the debt that his father failed to pay. Due to the surveillance video that Penny acquired of Jughead [[Archie Andrews|Archie]] making a drug drop off, he was forced into regularly trafficking her drugs from the Southside of Riverdale to a warehouse in [[Greendale]]. However, his father took his place as Penny's drug runner upon his release. With Jughead refusing to accept this as their only option, he rallied the younger Serpents and they took care of Penny by driving her out to Greendale, and removing her Serpents tattoo, thus banishing her from ever returning to the Southside.
 
   
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Seven years later, Jughead returned to Riverdale a published author after being summoned by Archie, who sought to take back the town from [[Hiram Lodge]] and his corruption. Having been dumped by his girlfriend [[Jessica]] and now a has-been alcoholic writer, he wished to rebuild his life by seeking new material for a novel and took up a job working at [[Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe]] under its new owner and [[Pop Tate]]’s granddaughter [[Tabitha Tate]]. They worked to unravel the mystery of Mothmen, which intertwined with Betty's investigation into her [[Polly Cooper|sister]]'s disappearance and the highway killings. They would eventually uncover a secret inbred clan of serial killer Blossoms that lived in the woods and abducted and murder women off the [[Lonely Highway]]. In the midst of all this, Jughead sought help for his alcoholism and trauma, while also receiving answers and closure on his past relationship with Betty. Jughead and Tabitha would then develop a romantic relationship themselves, which ultimately resulted in Jughead staying with Tabitha after the bombing at Archie’s house that left him deaf and with the ability to hear people’s thoughts.
Toward the end of the [[Season 2 (Riverdale)|second season]], FP announced his retirement for the second time, making it official that he was actually retiring from the Serpents this time around. With the recent events that had occurred between the Southside Serpents and Jughead almost dying for them, FP thought that it would be fitting if Jughead were to take the mantle from him and become the new Serpent King. As Jughead graciously accepted, he states to the Serpents that he will not let them down on his watch.
 
   
 
==Character Description==
 
==Character Description==
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==Early Life==
 
==Early Life==
Jughead was born and raised in [[Riverdale (town)|Riverdale]] alongside [[Archie Andrews]] and [[Betty Cooper]]. He is the son of [[Gladys Jones|Gladys]] and [[FP Jones]], the leader of the [[Southside Serpents]], and the elder brother of [[Jellybean Jones]].
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Jughead was born and raised in [[Riverdale (town)|Riverdale]] alongside, his younger sister, [[Jellybean Jones|Jellybean]], and his closest friends, [[Archie Andrews]] and [[Betty Cooper]]. He is the son of [[Gladys Jones|Gladys]] and [[FP Jones]], who at one point, was the leader of the [[Southside Serpents]].
   
A few years before the series, Fred Andrews fired FP from his [[Andrews Construction|business]] and soon afterward, FP began drinking heavily interspersed with empty promises to quit drinking. His downward spiral along with their lack of income led Jughead's mother to take off with his ten-year-old sister, Jellybean, while Jughead took up residence in the projection booth at his workplace, the [[Twilight Drive-In]]. His mother and Jellybean currently live with Jughead and Jellybean's grandparents in Toledo.
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A few years prior to the start of the series, [[Fred Andrews]] fired FP from his [[Andrews Construction|business]] and soon afterward, FP began drinking heavily interspersed with empty promises to quit drinking and find another job. His downward spiral along with their lack of income led Jughead's mother to take off with his then ten-year-old sister, Jellybean, while Jughead took up residence in the projection booth at the [[Twilight Drive-In]]. His mother and Jellybean, for a time, lived with Jughead and Jellybean's 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 [[Riverdale High School|high school]], predominantly by the [[Riverdale Bulldogs|football team]], which included [[Jason Blossom]] and [[Reggie Mantle]].
 
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 [[Riverdale High School|high school]], predominantly by the [[Riverdale Bulldogs|football team]], which included [[Jason Blossom]] and [[Reggie Mantle]].
   
Jughead hates his birthday, because throughout his childhood, despite the constant chaos at home with his alcoholic father, there was an arbitrary day where he was supposed to pretend that everything was okay, which just 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 his 16th birthday, when he went with Betty instead).
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Jughead hates his birthday because throughout his childhood, despite the constant chaos at home with his alcoholic father, there was an arbitrary day where he was supposed to pretend that everything was okay, which just 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 his 16th birthday, when he went with Betty instead).
   
Prior to the summer of 2017, Jughead and Archie were best friends. They had planned a road trip set to occur over [[Timeline|Fourth of July]] weekend, however, Archie canceled at the last minute for unknown reasons. It was later revealed that Archie instead spent the weekend with his music teacher, [[Geraldine Grundy]], with whom he was having an affair. As a result of Archie canceling their trip, he and Jughead had a serious falling out and broke off their friendship. However, their friendship has since been mended "over many hamburgers and milkshakes".
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Leading into summer of 2017, Jughead and Archie were best friends. They had planned a road trip set to occur over [[Timeline|Fourth of July]] weekend, however, Archie canceled at the last minute for unknown reasons. It was later revealed that Archie instead spent the weekend with his music teacher, [[Geraldine Grundy]], with whom he was having an affair. As a result of Archie canceling their trip, he and Jughead had a serious falling out and broke off their friendship. However, their friendship has since been mended "over many hamburgers and milkshakes".
   
 
==Throughout Riverdale==
 
==Throughout Riverdale==
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*[[Jughead Jones/Season 4|Season 4]]
 
*[[Jughead Jones/Season 4|Season 4]]
 
*[[Jughead Jones/Season 5|Season 5]]
 
*[[Jughead Jones/Season 5|Season 5]]
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*[[Jughead Jones/Season 6|Season 6]]
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*[[Jughead Jones/Season 7|Season 7]]
   
 
==Physical Appearance==
 
==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. He sometimes wears a light-colored denim sherpa jacket.
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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. He sometimes wears a light-colored denim sherpa jacket.
   
After going through the right of passage and passing all of the tests given to him in order to become a Southside Serpent, Jughead later got a tattoo of the gang's symbol of a double-headed serpent, tattooed on his shoulder, shown on the right-hand side of his arm.
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After going through the [[Serpents Initiation|rite of passage]] and passing all of the tests given to him in order to become a Southside Serpent, Jughead later got a tattoo of the gang's symbol of a double-headed serpent, tattooed on his right shoulder.
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Years later, he looks mostly the same except he now has ditched his signature beanie and has grown facial hair. Jughead also has new tattoos on his chest, biceps and forearms including a stylized face of his dog, [[Hot Dog]].
   
 
==Personality==
 
==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 (town)|Riverdale]]--more specifically, [[Jason Blossom|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 effect in punching [[Chuck Clayton|Chuck]] in the face, snapping at [[Betty Cooper|Betty]], and attempting to sever ties with Betty after the birthday party fiasco. He is very loyal, nice and caring.  He is willing to take a bullet for a little guy He is also very loyal to [[Archie Andrews]] and Betty Cooper. He is usually considered as an outsider and nerdy.  
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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 (town)|Riverdale]]more specifically, [[Jason Blossom|Jason]]'s murder, from an objective point of view. His detachment from others in Riverdale allows him to be this self-proclaimed "conscientious objector." Jughead displays a quick and impatient temper underneath his apathetic effect, displayed on numerous occasions, such as when punching [[Chuck Clayton|Chuck]] in the face, snapping at [[Betty Cooper|Betty]], and attempting to sever ties with her after the birthday party fiasco. That said, he is very loyal, nice and caring, especially when his friends are involved. He is willing to take a bullet for a little guy, as he would put it.
   
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 school newspaper, [[The Blue and Gold]], with her despite not receiving complete creative freedom, and accompanies her on her quest to find [[Polly Cooper|Polly]] and learn more about Jason's death.
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He's passionate about few things, including films, family, and writing and will protect them with everything he has. One of these passions reveals his soft spot for Betty Cooper, as he agrees to join the school newspaper, [[The Blue and Gold]], despite not receiving complete creative freedom and accompanies her on her quest to find [[Polly Cooper|Polly]] and learn more about Jason's death.
   
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Jughead is very family driven. Despite his father's constant screw ups and drunken mishaps, Jughead has always pushed him to be better and thought of his father as a someone deserving a second chance for trying to make an effort to change. After Jughead joined the Serpents, he made the choice to stay true to himself and better the gang. He pushes these beliefs onto the Serpents and banished anyone who disobeys, as seen with Cheryl and Toni. Since joining the Serpents, he's viewed them more as family rather than a gang.
After Jughead joined the Serpent gang, he made the choice to be better than they were and to stay true to himself. This is evident as he wishes to not do any harm to anyone. Ever since he joined, he hasn't considered them as gang members, but his family.
 
   
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==Powers and Abilities==
Jughead can also be a very forgiving person. Ever since his father, [[FP Jones|FP]], took the fall for [[Clifford Blossom]]'s crime to protect his son, Jughead has looked at FP as a someone deserving a second chance for trying to make an effort to change, as Jughead explained to [[Veronica Lodge|Veronica]].
 
 
[[File:RD-Caps-6x14-Venomous-35-Jughead.png|thumb|250x250px|Jughead reads Betty's memories]]
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As a result of the explosion orchestrated by [[Hiram Lodge]] at [[Archie Andrews|Archie]]'s childhood [[Andrews house|home]], Jughead has demonstrated the ability to hear people's thoughts, which first manifested while [[Tabitha Tate|Tabitha]] was wondering about the [[Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe|diner]]. Initially, it was believed that the only side effect of the explosion was Jughead's hearing loss, which left him 98% deaf in his left ear and 87% deaf in his right ear, but this recent development has proven otherwise. Most notably, his ability isn't restricted to a single person, demonstrated when he was capable of reading the minds of many Riverdale residents in attendance at the council meeting. However, his ability isn't without its limits, as [[Percival Pickens]] was able to detect that Jughead was reading his mind while using his own power mind control abilities.
   
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In addition to reading minds, Jughead has developed the ability to read memories as well, first discovered when he helped Betty rediscover her repressed memories of her father. Jughead has also discovered an ability known as telepathic erasure, which is the removal of specific images and thoughts from someone's memory. To do it, the victim has to be either asleep or distracted enough so that their subconscious is unguarded.
Jughead is determined and not easily deterred, willing and able to overcome any obstacle in front of him. After learning that his father was the peacekeeper within the [[Southside Serpents]], Jughead sought to pick up from where FP left off, deciding then and there, that upon joining the gang, that he would make changes for the better, while also preventing war from erupting between the Northside and the Southside. He is also tough and is able to take a hit, both literally and figuratively, as he was willing to endure the [[Serpents Initiation|final trial]] of being jumped into the Serpents by several members.
 
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[[File:RD-Caps-6x20-Return-to-Rivervale-122-Jughead-Portal.png|thumb|250x250px|Jughead exits a portal]]
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Also, Jughead has the abilities to open portals. He believes this power is a result of him being able to access different psychic landscapes, and thus travel to those people. He first discovered this ability after Percival invaded his mind, causing his powers to go haywire, forcing Jughead to isolate himself, though he soon heard voices from another universe, Rivervale. He began writing stories about what he was overhearing, unintentionally opening portals to this alternate world as he slept, allowing the "characters" from his stories to come through. Jughead realized he was dealing with another dimension when he came across [[Jughead Jones (Rivervale)|another version of himself]]. Later, he enlisted Tabitha, and the two of them traveled to Rivervale. Jughead can also open portals to different locations within Riverdale, as seen when he used his powers to rescue Kevin, Reggie, and Marty Mantle.
   
 
==Relationships==
 
==Relationships==
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===[[FP Jones]]===
*[[Archie and Jughead|Jughead and Archie]]
 
*[[Betty and Jughead|Jughead and Betty]]
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{{Main|Jughead and FP}}
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[[File:RD-Caps-3x15-American-Dreams-10-Jughead-FP.jpg|thumb|250x250px]]
*[[Jughead and FP]]
 
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Jughead and FP's relationship became strained after FP got fired from his job and became an stay-at-home drunk. Due to FP's alcoholism, Jughead's mom left with his younger sister, Jellybean, and stayed in Toledo with their grandparents. Tired of his father's laziness and empty promises, Jughead moved out as well, finding shelter at the Twilight Drive-In. Unfortunately, when the drive-in was demolished, Jughead was forced to find a new home. He stayed in a forgotten supply closet at Riverdale High until Archie offered to help, not only giving Jughead a place to stay but offering to get his father's job back at Andrews Construction. FP reluctantly agreed after Jughead paid him a visit at the trailer. From that moment on, FP vowed to get his act together so that his family could return. This was FP's first step in the direction towards mending his relationship with Jughead and reuniting their family, however, they would take a setback after FP is arrested for his part on Jason's death. After spending some time in prison for Jason's death, FP would retire from leading the Serpents, appointing Jughead as the new Serpent King in his final act.
*[[Jughead and Toni]]
 
 
===Other Relationships===
 
   
 
===[[Gladys Jones]]===
 
===[[Gladys Jones]]===
[[File:RD-Caps-3x08-Outbreak-81-Jughead-Gladys.jpg|thumb|250px|Gladys and Jughead have a serious talk while in Toledo]]
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[[File:RD-Caps-3x08-Outbreak-81-Jughead-Gladys.jpg|thumb|250px]]
Gladys is Jughead's estranged mother, who left him and his [[FP Jones|father]] behind when she moved to Toledo with his [[Jellybean Jones|sister]] due to FP losing his job and drinking heavily. Gladys was an absentee mother to Jughead during a time of need for their family. With his mother gone, Jughead was forced to take on the responsibilities that followed with his father. When Jughead hit rock bottom and tried to visit his mother and sister in Toledo, she shut him down, leaving Jughead feeling unwanted and unloved by his own mother. However, both Gladys and Jellybean have returned to Riverdale and intend to stay. Jughead later learns the truth behind his mother's sudden return to Riverdale. She intends to pick up where Hiram left off as the new drug lord and continue distribution of Fizzle Rocks. Because Jughead fears what the news might do to his father, having to go through their family falling apart all over again, Jughead has silently been combating his mother's efforts.
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Gladys is Jughead's estranged mother, who left him and his father behind when she moved to Toledo with his sister due to FP losing his job and drinking heavily. Gladys was an absentee mother to Jughead during a time of need for their family. With his mother gone, Jughead was forced to take on the responsibilities that followed with his father. When Jughead hit rock bottom and tried to visit his mother and sister in Toledo, she shut him down, leaving Jughead feeling unwanted and unloved by his own mother. However, both Gladys and Jellybean returned to Riverdale with intentions to stay. Jughead later learned the truth behind his mother's sudden return to Riverdale. She intended to pick up where Hiram left off as the new drug lord and continue distribution of Fizzle Rocks. Because Jughead feared what the news might do to his father, having to go through their family falling apart all over again, Jughead silently combated his mother's efforts until she left town.
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====[[Jellybean Jones]]====
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===[[Jellybean Jones]]===
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{{Quote|By the way, Jellybean wants to go with JB now. She thinks it sounds cooler. She's 10 years old and listens to Pink Floyd on vinyl, I don't think she could get any cooler.|Jughead about Jellybean|Chapter Seven: In a Lonely Place}}
 
 
The brother-sister relationship between Jughead and Jellybean Jones appears to remain strong despite the long period they remained separate as Jughead stayed in Riverdale while Jellybean moved to Toledo with their mother to stay with their grandparents. The two of them finally reunited in Toledo after Jughead ran away with Archie, who was in fear of Hiram Lodge and had a bounty on his head. Prior to Jellybean and their mother leaving, the Jones family would often sneak into the Twilight Drive-in for premieres. Since her return, Jughead and Jellybean have only continued to grow closer. However, her return also meant having to watch over her, as seen when Jughead and Betty ran into Jellybean at the X-rated rave, where they had tracked down the Auteur.
[[File:RD-Caps-3x08-Outbreak-12-Jellybean-Jughead.jpg|thumb|250px|Jughead and Jellybean finally reunited]]
 
The brother-sister relationship between Jughead and Jellybean Jones appears to remain strong with despite the long period they remained separate as Jughead stayed in Riverdale while Jellybean moved to Toledo with their mother to stay with their grandparents. The two of them finally reunited in Toledo after Jughead ran away with Archie, who was in fear of Hiram Lodge. Proceeding Jellybean's actual appearance, Jughead mentioned her on several occasions, such as when he told [[Sierra McCoy]] about their [[Jones Family|family]]'s trips to the [[Twilight Drive-In]].
 
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====[[Reggie Mantle]]====
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===[[Archie Andrews]]===
 
{{Main|Archie and Jughead}}
{{Quote|Isn't it always some spooky, scrawny, pathetic Internet troll, too busy writing his manifestos to get laid? Some smug, moody, serial-killer-fanboy freak. Like Jughead.|Reggie about Jughead|Chapter Two: A Touch of Evil}}
 
[[File:RD-Caps-3x03-As-Above-So-Below-23-Reggie.jpg|thumb|250px]]
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Jughead and Archie have been friends since childhood. Archie would often sneak out at night to go to Jughead's treehouse. However, during the summer of 2017, just before sophomore year, they had falling out after Archie canceled a road trip for the 4th of July weekend. Jughead would later come to learn that Archie canceled on him because of his illicit affair with the music teacher, Geraldine Grundy. They lost touch and distanced themselves from each other up until later in the school year after Archie apologized to Jughead. Since then, the two of them have remained close friends. For a short period of time, Jughead even stayed with Archie after the [[Twilight Drive-In]] was demolished, and Jughead was left without a home. However, when Jughead was relocated back to the Southside and joined the Serpents, their friendship was strained once more, as Archie feared he was going down a dark path. And with the Serpents and Bulldogs constantly at each other's throats, it quickly became tiring for the two of them. Still, they remained friends through it all. And when Archie was sentence to jail after being framed for the murder of Cassidy Bullock, Jughead not only gave him protection in the form of a Serpent tattoo, he assisted in his breakout. Archie later returned the favor when he, Betty, and Veronica helped Jughead fake his death in order to expose Stonewall Prep.
The relationship between Jughead Jones and Reggie Mantle can easily be defined as a rivalry, as they have both shown a great amount of disdain for one another. This rivalry likely stems from Reggie's typical jock nature, to pick on outsiders and misfits, such as Jughead, who was subject to a lot of Reggie's bullying. Jughead and Reggie had been adversaries long before the start of the series as their dislike of one another seems well ingrained.
 
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====[[Cheryl Blossom]]====
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===[[Betty Cooper]]===
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{{Main|Betty and Jughead}}
{{Quote|Jughead. I'm sorry. I had no right to pummel you the way I did that day. As recompense, I'd like to give you this. My iconic spider brooch. It'll catch a pretty penny at the local pawn shop, enough to keep you in burgers and "S" t-shirts for years, if not decades.|Cheryl giving Jughead her spider brooch|Chapter Thirteen: The Sweet Hereafter}}
 
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Jughead and Betty have been friends since childhood, though they didn't become particularly close until sophomore year when Betty resurrected the Blue and Gold and asked for Jughead's help in investigating the hidden darkness imbedded in Riverdale's core, specifically Jason Blossom's murder and the secrets surrounding his death. This friendship grew into a romance with all the makings of a true Romeo and Juliet love story, with Betty being the perfect girl next door and Jughead being perceived as a trouble-maker from the south side. These two star-crossed lovers have faced the odds numerous times and have become quite the investigative duo in the making. Along with Jason Blossom's death, they also investigated Hiram Lodge, the Farm, and the Black Hood, who even managed to break the pair up for a short amount of time, though they did recover and get back together. Jughead even forgave Betty after learning that she and Archie kissed during their brief split.
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===[[Veronica Lodge]]===
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{{Main|Jughead and Veronica}}
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Jughead first became acquainted with Veronica through mutual friends, Archie and Betty, and soon they became friends themselves due to fact that they were dating each other's best friend. However, they barely interact. And when they do, it tends to involve either Archie and/or Betty, though they have also come to odds whenever Veronica's father is involved, specially when he was attempting to monopolize the south side, which Jughead fought tooth and nail to prevent. However, Veronica has also shown a willingness to partner with Jughead and the Serpents in order to derail her father. She also once even hired Jughead to investigate her father's shooting.
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===[[Toni Topaz]]===
 
{{main|Jughead and Toni}}
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Jughead met Toni on his first day at Southside High after being forced to leave Riverdale High School. Toni was Jughead's tour guide, both for the school and the Serpents; she gave him the lay of the lands and introduced him to the other younger Serpents, such as Sweet Pea and Fangs. Jughead and Toni quickly became good friends, and she would be someone he'd often look to for advice and understanding. Toni has consistently had his back along with the rest of the Serpents, as they consider Jughead family. She's shown a great amount of loyalty towards Jughead though has also shown a willingness to question his authority and/or motives, especially when it comes to the gang's survival. Not long after being crowned Serpent King, Jughead banished Toni and Cheryl from the Serpents after they disobeyed his orders and stole a priceless glamourge egg from the Lodges.
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===[[Cheryl Blossom]]===
 
[[File:RD-Caps-3x03-As-Above-So-Below-133-Cheryl-Jughead.jpg|thumb|250px]]
 
[[File:RD-Caps-3x03-As-Above-So-Below-133-Cheryl-Jughead.jpg|thumb|250px]]
The relationship between Jughead Jones and Cheryl Blossom has ranged from distant, at best, to hostile, at worst, with the latter becoming a reality after Cheryl discovered that Jughead's father, [[FP Jones|FP]], supposedly killed her brother, [[Jason Blossom|Jason]]. However, after it was revealed that FP was merely covering for Cheryl's father, [[Clifford Blossom|Clifford]], who was the actual [[Jason Blossom's Killer|killer]], Cheryl immediately apologized to Jughead for her savage attack on him. In order to make up for the harm she caused, she even gifted him with an expensive spider brooch. However, as previously stated, the dynamics of their relationship has been known to shift, though on many instances, they're at the very least cordial with one another. Towards the end of the second season, they become rather close as Jughead, becoming the Serpent King, has his first duty of giving Cheryl her own red Serpent Jacket, welcoming her into their family. However, when Jughead declares that the Sepents will no longer commit crimes and that those who do not obey will be exiled, Cheryl disputes his leadership. When Cheryl and [[Toni Topaz|Toni]] rob [[Hiram Lodge]], Jughead expels them both from the Serpents. Cheryl later leads the members of her new gang the [[Pretty Poisons]] against the Serpents. Despite this, when her [[Penelope Blossom|mother]] kidnapped Jughead, Archie, Veronica and Betty, with the intent of killing them, Cheryl led the two gangs to the rescue.
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Jughead and Cheryl's relationship has ranged from distant at best, to hostile at worst, with the latter becoming a reality after Cheryl discovered that Jughead's father, FP, supposedly killed Jason. However, after it was revealed that FP was merely covering for Clifford Blossom, who was the actual killer, Cheryl apologized to Jughead for her savage attack on him. As a peace offering, she gave Jughead an expensive spider brooch. However, as previously stated, the dynamics of their relationship has been known to shift, though on many instances, they're at the very least cordial with one another. Towards the end of the second season, they become rather close as Jughead, the newly crowned Serpent King, gave Cheryl her own red Serpent Jacket, welcoming her into their family. However, when Jughead declared that the Serpents would no longer commit crimes and that those who did not obey would be exiled, Cheryl disputed his leadership. When Cheryl and Toni later stole from the Lodges, Jughead banished them both from the Serpents. Cheryl later led her new gang, the Pretty Poisons, against the Serpents. Despite this, when her mother kidnapped Jughead, Archie, Veronica, and Betty with the intent of killing them, Cheryl led the two gangs to the rescue.
   
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===[[Reggie Mantle]]===
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The relationship between Jughead Jones and Reggie Mantle can easily be defined as a rivalry, as they have both shown a great amount of disdain for one another. This rivalry likely stems from Reggie's typical jock nature, to pick on outsiders and misfits, such as Jughead, who was subject to a lot of Reggie's bullying. Jughead and Reggie had been adversaries long before the start of the series as their dislike of one another seems well ingrained. This escalated even further when Jughead and the Serpents transferred to Riverdale High. The Serpents and Bulldogs would go on to have a number of violet run-ins both in and out of school. However, as of late, they seem to have become allies as oppose to foes given that both Jughead and Reggie hang within the same social circle.
   
====[[Veronica Lodge]]====
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===[[Alice Smith]]===
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{{Main|Jughead and Veronica}}
 
 
Jughead's relationship with Alice is rather complicated due to her hate for the Southside Serpents and the Jones family's ties with them despite the fact that she was once a Serpent herself. While Jughead's father, FP, has been a Serpent since his youth, Jughead's initiation into the gang only further complicated their relationship. However, she was forced to deal with him regularly due to his relationship with Betty. Alice doesn't trust either of the Jones men, seeing them as nothing more than trouble makers, often fearing that Jughead's ties to the south side are not only a bad influence on Betty but that one day she may end up being dragged into something she had no business in because of her relationship with him. Alice claims to like Jughead, but her actions have often proved otherwise. However, Alice has become more warming to Jughead since realizing the error in her ways by turning her back on the Serpents and the south side.
{{Quote|We're dating each other's best friends, I was going to say, but yes, prison thing too.|Veronica to Jughead|Chapter Thirteen: The Sweet Hereafter}}
 
[[File:Season 1 Episode 13 The Sweet Hereafter Veronica and Jughead.png|thumb|250px|Jughead and Veronica at lunch]]
 
The relationship between Jughead and Veronica is developing. They first became acquainted through mutual friends [[Archie Andrews]] and [[Betty Cooper]], and soon they became friends themselves. However, they are rarely seen hanging out alone without the rest of the [[Archie and the Gang|group]]. What they have in common is that they both have problems with their relationships, which caused them to break up with their partners at one point. As a result of this, they have kissed.
 
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====[[Alice Smith|Alice Cooper]]====
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===[[Tabitha Tate]]===
 
{{Main|Jughead and Tabitha}}
[[File:RD-Caps-2x04-The-Town-That-Dreaded-Sundown-11-Alice.png|thumb|250px]]
 
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[[File:RD-Caps-5x18-Next-to-Normal-84-Jughead-Tabitha.jpg|thumb|250x250px]]
The relationship between Jughead Jones and Alice Cooper is rather complicated due to her hate for the [[Southside Serpents]] and the [[Jones Family|Jones family's]] ties with them. While Jughead's father, [[FP Jones|FP]], has been a Serpent since his youth, Jughead's recent [[Serpents Initiation|initiation]] into the gang only further complicated their relationship. However, she is forced to deal with him regularly due to his relationship with [[Betty Cooper|Betty]]. Alice doesn't trust either of the Jones men, seeing them as nothing more than trouble makers, often fearing that Jughead's ties to the Southside are not only a bad influence on Betty, but that one day she may end up being dragged into something she had no business in because of her relationship with him. Alice claims to like Jughead, but her actions have often proved otherwise.
 
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Jughead met Tabitha upon his return to Riverdale after seven years away. He asked her for a job, which she initially turned him down for. However, Tabitha conceded and hired Jughead as a busboy after witnessing just how desperate he was in need of cash after Jughead hid behind the counter at Pop's in order to avoid a couple of loan sharks. They would become fast friends while investigating the alleged Mothmen sightings that dated as far back as at least the 1970s. While the Mothmen tale ultimately ended up being nothing more than a hoax, Jughead and Tabitha bonded throughout the investigation, and their friendship eventually developed into a romance despite both of them having their own issues to deal with.
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===Season 5===
 
*{{Ep|Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax}}
 
*{{Ep|Chapter Seventy-Seven: Climax}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Preppy Murders}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter Seventy-Nine: Graduation}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter Eighty: Purgatorio}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter Eighty-One: The Homecoming}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter Eighty-Two: Back To School}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter Eighty-Three: Fire in the Sky}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter Eighty-Four: Lock & Key}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter Eighty-Five: Destroyer}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter Eighty-Six: The Pincushion Man}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter Eighty-Seven: Strange Bedfellows}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter Ninety: The Night Gallery}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter Ninety-One: The Return of the Pussycats}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter Ninety-Two: Band of Brothers}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter Ninety-Three: Dance of Death}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter Ninety-Four: Next to Normal}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter Ninety-Five: Riverdale: RIP(?)}}
   
 
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==Trivia==
 
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===Season 6===
*He was living at the [[Twilight Drive-In]] until its closing, then moved into a forgotten cupboard under a staircase at [[Riverdale High School]]. Afterward, he moved in with the [[Andrews Family|Andrews family]] before ultimately being transferred to foster care after his father's arrest.
 
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred: The Jughead Paradox}}
*Six years prior to the series, he lived at 3021 Norlin Crescent, Riverdale, USA 68247, as listed on his juvenile records.
 
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and One: Unbelievable}}
*In Jughead's dream sequence in "[[Chapter Seven: In a Lonely Place]]", Jughead, [[Archie Andrews|Archie]], [[Veronica Lodge|Veronica]], and the [[Cooper Family|Cooper family]] appear in their original Archie comics outfits.
 
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Two: Death at a Funeral}}
*Jughead practically ignores his birthday and hates celebrating it.
 
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Three: The Town}}
*Jughead's dog in the [[Archie Comics]] was named [[Hot Dog]]. In "[[Chapter Thirteen: The Sweet Hereafter]]", when the South Side Serpents visit Jughead at FP's trailer, they are accompanied by a dog with the same name.
 
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Four: The Serpent Queen's Gambit}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Five: Folk Heroes}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Six: Angels in America}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Seven: In the Fog}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Eight: Ex-Libris}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Nine: Venomous}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Ten: Things That Go Bump in the Night}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: Blue Collar}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: American Psychos}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen: Biblical}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: The Witches of Riverdale}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen: Return to Rivervale}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen: The Stand}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen: Night of the Comet}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen: Don't Worry, Darling}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Nineteen: Skip, Hop, and Thump!}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Twenty: Sex Education}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-One: Love & Marriage}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Two: Tales in a Jugular Vein}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Three: Peep Show}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Four: Dirty Dancing}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Five: Hoop Dreams}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Six: Betty & Veronica Double Digest}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Seven: American Graffiti}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Eight: Halloween II}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Nine: After the Fall}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Thirty: The Crucible}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-One: Archie the Musical!}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Two: Miss Teen Riverdale}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Three: Stag}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Four: A Different Kind of Cat}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Five: For A Better Tomorrow!}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Six: The Golden Age of Television}}
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*{{Ep|Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Seven: Goodbye, Riverdale}}
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==Trivia==
 
*In both the comics and animated series, [[Archie Andrews|Archie]] and Jughead are best friends despite their differing personalities. However, ''[[Riverdale]]'' explores a more realistic friendship between the two teenagers.
 
*In both the comics and animated series, [[Archie Andrews|Archie]] and Jughead are best friends despite their differing personalities. However, ''[[Riverdale]]'' explores a more realistic friendship between the two teenagers.
 
*Jughead's beanie in the television series is based on his famous "whoopee hat" from the comics.
 
*Jughead's beanie in the television series is based on his famous "whoopee hat" from the comics.
*Jughead's sexuality has been a topic of discussion since the creation of the series. In one iteration of the comics, he is asexual; in another, he is aromantic, but is portrayed as neither aromantic nor asexual in ''[[Riverdale]]''. [[Cole Sprouse]] supported the idea of Jughead being asexual in ''Riverdale'' because it would be a positive example of asexual representation, but the writers chose not to explore that angle.
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*Jughead's sexuality has been a topic of discussion since the creation of the series. In one iteration of the comics, he is asexual. In another, he is aromantic, but he is portrayed as neither aromantic nor asexual in ''[[Riverdale]]''. [[Cole Sprouse]] supported the idea of Jughead being asexual in ''Riverdale'' because it would be a positive example of asexual representation, but the writers chose not to explore that angle.
 
*The "S" on his clothes has a largely unexplained significance in the comics, having an intimate meaning for him that he is reluctant to share.
 
*The "S" on his clothes has a largely unexplained significance in the comics, having an intimate meaning for him that he is reluctant to share.
 
*Six years prior to the series, he lived at 3021 Norlin Crescent, [[Riverdale (town)|Riverdale]], USA 68247, as listed on his juvenile records.
 
*In Jughead's dream sequence in "[[Chapter Seven: In a Lonely Place]]", Jughead, Archie, [[Veronica Lodge|Veronica]], and the [[Cooper Family|Cooper family]] appear in their original [[Archie Comics|Archie comics]] outfits.
 
*Jughead practically ignores his birthday and hates celebrating it.
 
*Jughead's dog in the [[Archie Comics]] was named [[Hot Dog]]. In "[[Chapter Thirteen: The Sweet Hereafter]]", when the [[Southside Serpents]] visit Jughead at [[FP Jones|FP]]'s trailer, they are accompanied by a dog with the same name.
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*Jughead lost his virginity to [[Betty Cooper|Betty]] in [[Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wicked and The Divine]].
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*Jughead died from the Death of Firstborns despite having [[Charles Smith|an older half-brother]], something that kept Betty and [[Veronica Lodge|Veronica]] safe from said plague.
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*[[Chance Perdomo]] who played [[Ambrose Spellman]] in [[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina]] originally auditioned to get the role of Jughead.
   
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
*[[Jughead's 16th Birthday Party]]
 
*[[Jughead's 16th Birthday Party]]
   
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This article is about Jughead Jones, who resides in Riverdale. You may be looking for his Rivervale counterpart, Jughead Jones or Narrator Jughead.

I've lived a wonderful life. I've fallen in love. I published a book. I've gone to an alternate universe and met other versions of myself. There's not many people that can say that they've done that.
— Jughead to Tabitha[src]

Forsythe Pendleton "Jughead" Jones III is a main character on The CW's Riverdale. He is portrayed by Cole Sprouse.

Jughead is the omniscient narrator of the series and the writer of an ongoing novel about the darkness within Riverdale, a town that while innocent on its surface, has many dark and hidden secrets.

Jughead is close friends with Archie, whom he's known since childhood. While Jughead was a sophomore at Riverdale High School, his father, FP Jones, the leader of the Southside Serpents, was arrested, resulting in Jughead being placed into foster care and transferred to Southside High, and even though he wasn't officially a Southside Serpent yet, they still considered Jughead family due to his relation to FP. As Toni pointed out to him, he was a "Serpent by blood," stating that it was his birthright. While attending the gang and drug-infested high school, he re-opened the school newspaper, the Red and Black, where he was an editor, alongside Toni, the newspaper's photographer, with Robert Phillips as their adviser until his arrest. However, with the closing of Southside High, Jughead returned to Riverdale High.

It wasn't long after joining the Serpents that Jughead came back in contact with Penny Peabody, otherwise known as the Snake Charmer, who trapped him into becoming her personal drug-runner, thus fulfilling the debt that his father failed to pay. Due to the surveillance video that Penny acquired of Jughead and Archie making a drug drop off, he was forced into regularly trafficking her drugs from the Southside of Riverdale to a warehouse in Greendale. However, his father took his place as Penny's drug runner upon his release. With Jughead refusing to accept this as their only option, he rallied the younger Serpents, and they took care of Penny by driving her out to Greendale and removing her Serpents tattoo, thus banishing her from ever returning to the Southside.

After taking out the Snake Charmer, FP would then go on to announce his retirement for the second time. With the recent events that had occurred between the Southside Serpents and Jughead almost dying for them, FP thought that it would be fitting if Jughead were to take the mantle from him and become the new Serpent King. As Jughead graciously accepted, he stated to the Serpents that he would not let them down. As king, Jughead would lead the Serpents into battle against the Gargoyle King and its gang, in order to stop the circulation of Gryphons and Gargoyles.

Senior year, Jughead transferred to Stonewall Prep, a prestigious private school for gifted writers, where he would become entangled in an elaborate mystery dating back decades. There, he met Bret Weston Wallis and Donna Sweett, who plotted to kill Jughead and frame Betty for his murder. However, with help from his friends, Jughead managed to turn the tables on the preppies, resulting in Bret's arrest and Donna's resignation. Not long after, Jughead found himself faced with another mystery: the Auteur, who he would eventually discover was actually Jellybean, seeking to gain his attention. After learning that Betty kissed Archie during Hedwig, distance began to grow between the pair until they ultimately broke up, with Jughead leaving for the University of Iowa.

Seven years later, Jughead returned to Riverdale a published author after being summoned by Archie, who sought to take back the town from Hiram Lodge and his corruption. Having been dumped by his girlfriend Jessica and now a has-been alcoholic writer, he wished to rebuild his life by seeking new material for a novel and took up a job working at Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe under its new owner and Pop Tate’s granddaughter Tabitha Tate. They worked to unravel the mystery of Mothmen, which intertwined with Betty's investigation into her sister's disappearance and the highway killings. They would eventually uncover a secret inbred clan of serial killer Blossoms that lived in the woods and abducted and murder women off the Lonely Highway. In the midst of all this, Jughead sought help for his alcoholism and trauma, while also receiving answers and closure on his past relationship with Betty. Jughead and Tabitha would then develop a romantic relationship themselves, which ultimately resulted in Jughead staying with Tabitha after the bombing at Archie’s house that left him deaf and with the ability to hear people’s thoughts.

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.[1]

Early Life

Jughead was born and raised in Riverdale alongside, his younger sister, Jellybean, and his closest friends, Archie Andrews and Betty Cooper. He is the son of Gladys and FP Jones, who at one point, was the leader of the Southside Serpents.

A few years prior to the start of the series, Fred Andrews fired FP from his business and soon afterward, FP began drinking heavily interspersed with empty promises to quit drinking and find another job. His downward spiral along with their lack of income led Jughead's mother to take off with his then ten-year-old sister, Jellybean, while Jughead took up residence in the projection booth at the Twilight Drive-In. His mother and Jellybean, for a time, lived with Jughead and Jellybean's 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, predominantly by the football team, which included Jason Blossom and Reggie Mantle.

Jughead hates his birthday because throughout his childhood, despite the constant chaos at home with his alcoholic father, there was an arbitrary day where he was supposed to pretend that everything was okay, which just 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 his 16th birthday, when he went with Betty instead).

Leading into summer of 2017, Jughead and Archie were best friends. They had planned a road trip set to occur over Fourth of July weekend, however, Archie canceled at the last minute for unknown reasons. It was later revealed that Archie instead spent the weekend with his music teacher, Geraldine Grundy, with whom he was having an affair. As a result of Archie canceling their trip, he and Jughead had a serious falling out and broke off their friendship. However, their friendship has since been mended "over many hamburgers and milkshakes".

Throughout Riverdale

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. He sometimes wears a light-colored denim sherpa jacket.

After going through the rite of passage and passing all of the tests given to him in order to become a Southside Serpent, Jughead later got a tattoo of the gang's symbol of a double-headed serpent, tattooed on his right shoulder.

Years later, he looks mostly the same except he now has ditched his signature beanie and has grown facial hair. Jughead also has new tattoos on his chest, biceps and forearms including a stylized face of his dog, Hot Dog.

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 allows him to be this self-proclaimed "conscientious objector." Jughead displays a quick and impatient temper underneath his apathetic effect, displayed on numerous occasions, such as when punching Chuck in the face, snapping at Betty, and attempting to sever ties with her after the birthday party fiasco. That said, he is very loyal, nice and caring, especially when his friends are involved. He is willing to take a bullet for a little guy, as he would put it.

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

Jughead is very family driven. Despite his father's constant screw ups and drunken mishaps, Jughead has always pushed him to be better and thought of his father as a someone deserving a second chance for trying to make an effort to change. After Jughead joined the Serpents, he made the choice to stay true to himself and better the gang. He pushes these beliefs onto the Serpents and banished anyone who disobeys, as seen with Cheryl and Toni. Since joining the Serpents, he's viewed them more as family rather than a gang.

Powers and Abilities

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Jughead reads Betty's memories

As a result of the explosion orchestrated by Hiram Lodge at Archie's childhood home, Jughead has demonstrated the ability to hear people's thoughts, which first manifested while Tabitha was wondering about the diner. Initially, it was believed that the only side effect of the explosion was Jughead's hearing loss, which left him 98% deaf in his left ear and 87% deaf in his right ear, but this recent development has proven otherwise. Most notably, his ability isn't restricted to a single person, demonstrated when he was capable of reading the minds of many Riverdale residents in attendance at the council meeting. However, his ability isn't without its limits, as Percival Pickens was able to detect that Jughead was reading his mind while using his own power mind control abilities.

In addition to reading minds, Jughead has developed the ability to read memories as well, first discovered when he helped Betty rediscover her repressed memories of her father. Jughead has also discovered an ability known as telepathic erasure, which is the removal of specific images and thoughts from someone's memory. To do it, the victim has to be either asleep or distracted enough so that their subconscious is unguarded.

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Jughead exits a portal

Also, Jughead has the abilities to open portals. He believes this power is a result of him being able to access different psychic landscapes, and thus travel to those people. He first discovered this ability after Percival invaded his mind, causing his powers to go haywire, forcing Jughead to isolate himself, though he soon heard voices from another universe, Rivervale. He began writing stories about what he was overhearing, unintentionally opening portals to this alternate world as he slept, allowing the "characters" from his stories to come through. Jughead realized he was dealing with another dimension when he came across another version of himself. Later, he enlisted Tabitha, and the two of them traveled to Rivervale. Jughead can also open portals to different locations within Riverdale, as seen when he used his powers to rescue Kevin, Reggie, and Marty Mantle.

Relationships

FP Jones

Main article: Jughead and FP
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Jughead and FP's relationship became strained after FP got fired from his job and became an stay-at-home drunk. Due to FP's alcoholism, Jughead's mom left with his younger sister, Jellybean, and stayed in Toledo with their grandparents. Tired of his father's laziness and empty promises, Jughead moved out as well, finding shelter at the Twilight Drive-In. Unfortunately, when the drive-in was demolished, Jughead was forced to find a new home. He stayed in a forgotten supply closet at Riverdale High until Archie offered to help, not only giving Jughead a place to stay but offering to get his father's job back at Andrews Construction. FP reluctantly agreed after Jughead paid him a visit at the trailer. From that moment on, FP vowed to get his act together so that his family could return. This was FP's first step in the direction towards mending his relationship with Jughead and reuniting their family, however, they would take a setback after FP is arrested for his part on Jason's death. After spending some time in prison for Jason's death, FP would retire from leading the Serpents, appointing Jughead as the new Serpent King in his final act.

Gladys Jones

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Gladys is Jughead's estranged mother, who left him and his father behind when she moved to Toledo with his sister due to FP losing his job and drinking heavily. Gladys was an absentee mother to Jughead during a time of need for their family. With his mother gone, Jughead was forced to take on the responsibilities that followed with his father. When Jughead hit rock bottom and tried to visit his mother and sister in Toledo, she shut him down, leaving Jughead feeling unwanted and unloved by his own mother. However, both Gladys and Jellybean returned to Riverdale with intentions to stay. Jughead later learned the truth behind his mother's sudden return to Riverdale. She intended to pick up where Hiram left off as the new drug lord and continue distribution of Fizzle Rocks. Because Jughead feared what the news might do to his father, having to go through their family falling apart all over again, Jughead silently combated his mother's efforts until she left town.

Jellybean Jones

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The brother-sister relationship between Jughead and Jellybean Jones appears to remain strong despite the long period they remained separate as Jughead stayed in Riverdale while Jellybean moved to Toledo with their mother to stay with their grandparents. The two of them finally reunited in Toledo after Jughead ran away with Archie, who was in fear of Hiram Lodge and had a bounty on his head. Prior to Jellybean and their mother leaving, the Jones family would often sneak into the Twilight Drive-in for premieres. Since her return, Jughead and Jellybean have only continued to grow closer. However, her return also meant having to watch over her, as seen when Jughead and Betty ran into Jellybean at the X-rated rave, where they had tracked down the Auteur.

Archie Andrews

Main article: Archie and Jughead
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Jughead and Archie have been friends since childhood. Archie would often sneak out at night to go to Jughead's treehouse. However, during the summer of 2017, just before sophomore year, they had falling out after Archie canceled a road trip for the 4th of July weekend. Jughead would later come to learn that Archie canceled on him because of his illicit affair with the music teacher, Geraldine Grundy. They lost touch and distanced themselves from each other up until later in the school year after Archie apologized to Jughead. Since then, the two of them have remained close friends. For a short period of time, Jughead even stayed with Archie after the Twilight Drive-In was demolished, and Jughead was left without a home. However, when Jughead was relocated back to the Southside and joined the Serpents, their friendship was strained once more, as Archie feared he was going down a dark path. And with the Serpents and Bulldogs constantly at each other's throats, it quickly became tiring for the two of them. Still, they remained friends through it all. And when Archie was sentence to jail after being framed for the murder of Cassidy Bullock, Jughead not only gave him protection in the form of a Serpent tattoo, he assisted in his breakout. Archie later returned the favor when he, Betty, and Veronica helped Jughead fake his death in order to expose Stonewall Prep.

Betty Cooper

Main article: Betty and Jughead
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Jughead and Betty have been friends since childhood, though they didn't become particularly close until sophomore year when Betty resurrected the Blue and Gold and asked for Jughead's help in investigating the hidden darkness imbedded in Riverdale's core, specifically Jason Blossom's murder and the secrets surrounding his death. This friendship grew into a romance with all the makings of a true Romeo and Juliet love story, with Betty being the perfect girl next door and Jughead being perceived as a trouble-maker from the south side. These two star-crossed lovers have faced the odds numerous times and have become quite the investigative duo in the making. Along with Jason Blossom's death, they also investigated Hiram Lodge, the Farm, and the Black Hood, who even managed to break the pair up for a short amount of time, though they did recover and get back together. Jughead even forgave Betty after learning that she and Archie kissed during their brief split.

Veronica Lodge

Main article: Jughead and Veronica
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Jughead first became acquainted with Veronica through mutual friends, Archie and Betty, and soon they became friends themselves due to fact that they were dating each other's best friend. However, they barely interact. And when they do, it tends to involve either Archie and/or Betty, though they have also come to odds whenever Veronica's father is involved, specially when he was attempting to monopolize the south side, which Jughead fought tooth and nail to prevent. However, Veronica has also shown a willingness to partner with Jughead and the Serpents in order to derail her father. She also once even hired Jughead to investigate her father's shooting.

Toni Topaz

Main article: Jughead and Toni
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Jughead met Toni on his first day at Southside High after being forced to leave Riverdale High School. Toni was Jughead's tour guide, both for the school and the Serpents; she gave him the lay of the lands and introduced him to the other younger Serpents, such as Sweet Pea and Fangs. Jughead and Toni quickly became good friends, and she would be someone he'd often look to for advice and understanding. Toni has consistently had his back along with the rest of the Serpents, as they consider Jughead family. She's shown a great amount of loyalty towards Jughead though has also shown a willingness to question his authority and/or motives, especially when it comes to the gang's survival. Not long after being crowned Serpent King, Jughead banished Toni and Cheryl from the Serpents after they disobeyed his orders and stole a priceless glamourge egg from the Lodges.

Cheryl Blossom

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Jughead and Cheryl's relationship has ranged from distant at best, to hostile at worst, with the latter becoming a reality after Cheryl discovered that Jughead's father, FP, supposedly killed Jason. However, after it was revealed that FP was merely covering for Clifford Blossom, who was the actual killer, Cheryl apologized to Jughead for her savage attack on him. As a peace offering, she gave Jughead an expensive spider brooch. However, as previously stated, the dynamics of their relationship has been known to shift, though on many instances, they're at the very least cordial with one another. Towards the end of the second season, they become rather close as Jughead, the newly crowned Serpent King, gave Cheryl her own red Serpent Jacket, welcoming her into their family. However, when Jughead declared that the Serpents would no longer commit crimes and that those who did not obey would be exiled, Cheryl disputed his leadership. When Cheryl and Toni later stole from the Lodges, Jughead banished them both from the Serpents. Cheryl later led her new gang, the Pretty Poisons, against the Serpents. Despite this, when her mother kidnapped Jughead, Archie, Veronica, and Betty with the intent of killing them, Cheryl led the two gangs to the rescue.

Reggie Mantle

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The relationship between Jughead Jones and Reggie Mantle can easily be defined as a rivalry, as they have both shown a great amount of disdain for one another. This rivalry likely stems from Reggie's typical jock nature, to pick on outsiders and misfits, such as Jughead, who was subject to a lot of Reggie's bullying. Jughead and Reggie had been adversaries long before the start of the series as their dislike of one another seems well ingrained. This escalated even further when Jughead and the Serpents transferred to Riverdale High. The Serpents and Bulldogs would go on to have a number of violet run-ins both in and out of school. However, as of late, they seem to have become allies as oppose to foes given that both Jughead and Reggie hang within the same social circle.

Alice Smith

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Jughead's relationship with Alice is rather complicated due to her hate for the Southside Serpents and the Jones family's ties with them despite the fact that she was once a Serpent herself. While Jughead's father, FP, has been a Serpent since his youth, Jughead's initiation into the gang only further complicated their relationship. However, she was forced to deal with him regularly due to his relationship with Betty. Alice doesn't trust either of the Jones men, seeing them as nothing more than trouble makers, often fearing that Jughead's ties to the south side are not only a bad influence on Betty but that one day she may end up being dragged into something she had no business in because of her relationship with him. Alice claims to like Jughead, but her actions have often proved otherwise. However, Alice has become more warming to Jughead since realizing the error in her ways by turning her back on the Serpents and the south side.

Tabitha Tate

Main article: Jughead and Tabitha
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Jughead met Tabitha upon his return to Riverdale after seven years away. He asked her for a job, which she initially turned him down for. However, Tabitha conceded and hired Jughead as a busboy after witnessing just how desperate he was in need of cash after Jughead hid behind the counter at Pop's in order to avoid a couple of loan sharks. They would become fast friends while investigating the alleged Mothmen sightings that dated as far back as at least the 1970s. While the Mothmen tale ultimately ended up being nothing more than a hoax, Jughead and Tabitha bonded throughout the investigation, and their friendship eventually developed into a romance despite both of them having their own issues to deal with.

Appearances

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Trivia

  • In both the comics and animated series, Archie and Jughead are best friends despite their differing personalities. However, Riverdale explores a more realistic friendship between the two teenagers.
  • Jughead's beanie in the television series is based on his famous "whoopee hat" from the comics.
  • Jughead's sexuality has been a topic of discussion since the creation of the series. In one iteration of the comics, he is asexual. In another, he is aromantic, but he is portrayed as neither aromantic nor asexual in Riverdale. Cole Sprouse supported the idea of Jughead being asexual in Riverdale because it would be a positive example of asexual representation, but the writers chose not to explore that angle.
  • The "S" on his clothes has a largely unexplained significance in the comics, having an intimate meaning for him that he is reluctant to share.
  • Six years prior to the series, he lived at 3021 Norlin Crescent, Riverdale, USA 68247, as listed on his juvenile records.
  • In Jughead's dream sequence in "Chapter Seven: In a Lonely Place", Jughead, Archie, Veronica, and the Cooper family appear in their original Archie comics outfits.
  • Jughead practically ignores his birthday and hates celebrating it.
  • Jughead's dog in the Archie Comics was named Hot Dog. In "Chapter Thirteen: The Sweet Hereafter", when the Southside Serpents visit Jughead at FP's trailer, they are accompanied by a dog with the same name.
  • Jughead lost his virginity to Betty in Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wicked and The Divine.
  • Jughead died from the Death of Firstborns despite having an older half-brother, something that kept Betty and Veronica safe from said plague.
  • Chance Perdomo who played Ambrose Spellman in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina originally auditioned to get the role of Jughead.

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