Next workweek in conclusion brings the premiere of Riverdale , a show we ’ve been dying to see more of ever since the pilot was shown at Comic - Con . But , in cause thetrailersdid not make this copiously clear , this is not the Archie you might have a bun in the oven us to be . Here ’s a summing up of the major players as they are in the comics and how the show has chosen to reinterpret them ! ( Short solution : Insanely . )
Archie Andrews
Comic Book Archie : The classic , all - american teen , Archie has been the lead of his ego - titled comics since the 1940s . The redhead , an only child , has mostly served as a bit of a white slate over the years , but at his core Archie has always been a bright - eyed , optimistic teenager who ’s a bit of a clumsy clown , but always has his heart in the right place … except for maybe when it amount to give chase after the women in his liveliness .
Aside from the eternal love - triangle Archie finds himself in between his best friends Betty and Veronica , Archie is a slap-up jock ( although his clumsiness often keeps him on the judiciary for Riverdale High ’s various sport squad ) , an avid mechanic for his dear heap — primitively an actual Ford Model T he drove for decades , but finally replaced with a ‘ 60s - era Ford Mustang — and the lead vocalist and guitarist of “ The Archies , ” a modest - fourth dimension band formed with his closest friends that plays infrequent gigs throughout the town of Riverdale . Despite spinoff series where Archie and his chum were re - think as spies , superheroes , or Scooby Doo - esque whodunit solving adolescent over the years , the dominant drama in Archie ’s life sentence over the age has always been his romantic web with Betty and Veronica , and his test and visitation as he attempts to determine who he loves more .
Riverdale Archie : He ’s still all - American , still reddened - headed , still a high schooltime student , and and still an athlete . But the CW Archie comes with some extra angst . This Archie has what we like to call High School melodic syndrome : he ’s just too good at too many things . But trying to serve all his passe-partout is tearing him asunder .
So this Archie try on to save music for Josie and the Pussycats , lie in to his football coach about working for his dad , lie to his dad about football game , all to get a few minutes to do what he wants . It does not go as planned .
He ’s also hiding an affair with one of teachers . So one of the world ’s most famous honey triangles is now a square .
Betty Cooper
Comic Book Betty : Archie ’s literal girl next door , Betty ’s low , middle - stratum upbringing was part of the charm that enamored her to Archie pretty much since the funnies began . The uber - overnice Betty was often escort as an avid buff of animals , a trusted member of the Riverdale community of interests who would help out doing odd conclusion from everything to babysitting to care for the elderly , and actively involved in social and environmental emergence throughout the townsfolk . away from being exceedingly kind , Betty was also often portrayed against the grain of the “ dim light-haired ” stereotype by being shown as one of the smarter pupil at Riverdale High .
apart from her on - again , off - again dating life with Archie , Betty has a close relationship with Jughead ( who oftentimes console her about her kinship woefulness with Archie and other boys ) , and an even close one with Veronica , despite their “ contention ” for Archie ’s fondness over the year . Betty might be one of the most important people in Archie ’s life , but to her , Veronica is her closest protagonist , with the two soldering over a love of mode , shopping , and Archie himself .
Riverdale Betty : This Betty still has a long history with Archie , which has become a mostly unreciprocated attraction . Like the Ithiel Town , Betty is presented as terrorize perfect and wholesome on the outside , but is quash a lot of her possibly with medical help . She ’s also got a strangle mother who tightly controls her daughter . ( The undesirable hindrance of parent with secrets is a recurring theme in this show . The parent have a lot more to do with this story than is usual in the Archie - poetry . )
This Betty find it really laborious to take risks — she ’s clearly stopped herself from telling Archie how she feels for a long meter . And it takes Veronica showing up for her to start even the tiniest rebellion against her parents .
Veronica Lodge
Comic Book Veronica : If Betty is the down - to - earth , hardworking skillful girl in Archie ’s life story , Veronica is the exact antonym . The girl of Hiram Lodge , one of the richest human being in the humans ( and easily the rich man in Riverdale ) , the Lodge family moved to Riverdale in the hopes that a minor - town lifestyle might help Veronica acquire out of being a spoilt rich kid . It … did n’t exactly work out .
Despite her dearest of the high biography , being doted on by servant and going on overgenerous spending fling with her mob money ( from time to time interrupted by Mr. Lodge ’s furious endeavor to teach Veronica a example by make her get a business or go without approach to the vast category fortune ) , Veronica quickly come down in making love with Archie after moving to Riverdale , and , despite occasionally finding herself horror-stricken to be hanging out with “ vulgar folk , ” quickly became a part of Archie ’s pocket-sized grouping of unspoiled friends . Snobbish and primitive , and quick to fly off in a temper if thing did n’t go her way , Veronica found her genial - hearted side growing the more she hung out with Archie and her new champion , even if Mr. Lodge did n’t okay of her chasing after her darling “ Archiekins . ”
It was in that Modern societal lap Veronica run into her grown rival — and eventual best Quaker — Betty . Although Veronica would be deeply jealous and petty of Betty ’s success ( especially if those successes were tied to anything related to Archie ) , the two ultimately bring together despite their radically unlike backgrounds and competition over Archie .
Riverdale Veronica : Riverdale ’s Veronica Lodge is mostly unexampled to Riverdale , transferring in from New York . The move come after a outrage with her begetter — so it seems as if this Veronica wo n’t have nearly as much cash as her comic rule book counterpart .
She does seem very metropolis - slick magazine in comparison to the rest of Riverdale ’s high school students . Where Cheryl Blossom ( more on her below ) should be queen , it ’s before long apparent that anyone challenge Veronica ’s willpower will happen themselves out of their depth . For example , she ’s the one who gets Betty on the cheerleading police squad uniform , with a individual , well - placed kiss .
She also clearly values her newfound friend Betty over whatever attraction she might palpate for Archie . In this looping their bond is instant , and Archie almost feels like an reconsideration . It ’s a no - brainer for her to pick Betty over Archie .
Ms. Grundy
Comic Book Miss Grundy : One of several teachers at Riverdale High , the older Ms. Grundy was often the homeroom instructor for Archie and his friends , a no - hokum matriarch whose strict approach to teaching often clash with Archie ’s clumsiness and penchant for goofy shenanigans ( and even moreso with Jughead ’s honey of pranks ) . Despite her stringency , Ms. Grundy cared deeply for her pupil and pushed them intemperately , leaving a reciprocal sense of respect between herself and Archie ’s class . And yeah , she wholly once flirtedwith the Punisher during the ill-famed Archie / Punisher crossing story .
Riverdale Ms. Grundy : reinvent in Riverdale as a young , hot music instructor , this Grundy has a seriously prohibit human relationship with Archie . And while she ’s trying to confine it to the summer , Archie is keen to keep it go . Judging from the show ’s trailers , he succeeds . Also , one of their trysts seems to have pass off where they could hear a gunfire . So they may have evidence of a crime that they ca n’t grow over because it would out their relationship …
Jughead Jones
Comic Book Jughead : Archie ’s very best friend since they were new children , Jughead — real name Forsythe Pendleton Jones III — is a foil to Archie in the mineral vein of Betty and Veronica ’s friendship . If Archie is the teamplayer and go - getter , Jughead is the sarcastic , slothful non - conforming , happy to stick out out as the “ weird kid ” and prankster at Riverdale High , and every bit happy to remain as far away from the amatory web that stimulate trouble for Archie and the rest of his friends ( a trait that would eventually be canonise in recent comics as Jughead being asexual ) . Although he ’d often reject of Archie ’s zany antics , he was always depict as being extremely loyal .
apart from being Archie ’s lifelong best booster , Jughead is known primarily for two things : his whoopee jacket crown , a ‘ 20s - era fashion command Jughead has continue to bust long after it went out of way , and his unembarrassed passion of eating . A frequent regular at pretty much every Riverdale eat establishment , Jughead is known for eating vast quantities ( a frequent running jest with the theatrical role would see him jolly much put any eating house provide an “ all you may eat ” snack bar out of business ) and never putting on weight , despite his fabulously lazy modus vivendi .
Riverdale Jughead : Say goodbye to good booster forever . There ’s a severance between Riverdale ’s Archie and Jughead ( oh please let it be the high schooling classic “ you sustain popular ! ” ) . This Jughead does stick to the weird , non - conformist recording label , but in the lofty custom of modern teen shows , he ’s now less of a slacker and more of a broody writer - type . In fact , in the pilot film , he seems to be writing a news report base on the event we ’re find . He ’s a real lone hand , but he still hangs out at a diner while he ’s writing .
Oh , and this Jughead is n’t asexual . At least , not yet , but hisactor hopes to make it happen .
Josie and the Pussycats
Comic Book Josie and the Pussycats : The Archies were n’t the only rocking teen band in Riverdale . First introduced in the former ‘ 60s , Josie and her best friends Melody and Pepper were in the first place a trio that had their own comical series in the Archie stable . That was followed by She ’s Josie , which pore the band ’s own risky venture and stripling tribulations , and their rivalry with the Veronica - esque Alexandra Cabot . By the end of the ‘ 60s , the series was reworked into Josie and the Pussycats , which encounter Josie and Melody pop their own banding ( and team up with new character reference Valerie , the circle ’s bassist ) . Pepper was phased out of the serial publication , and unlike The Archies , the Pussycats became a smash pip beyond the confines of Riverdale , tour the world to play their euphony , while from time to time heading back to Riverdale for a side of teenage dramatic play .
Riverdale Josie and the Pussycats : They ’re somewhat much still the best dance band in Ithiel Town , but now they ’ve stimulate ambitions . And Josie ’s get a pretty strong perspective on who she is , who the circle is , and how authentic they need to be . And she also has no time for Archie ’s musical aspirations . Josie and the Pussycats are determined to stay on top of the Riverdale music view , despite that not being the most unbelievable accomplishment in the world .
Cheryl Blossom
Comic Book Cheryl : Originally introduce and apace cut from the comics being too sexual for Archie ’s wholesome image , Cheryl became a prominent plunk for role in the Archie universe in the mid-‘90s . in the first place hail from the nearby rival town of Pembrooke , Cheryl and her twin pal Jason ( more on him in a bit ) finally moved to Riverdale , with Cheryl becoming pretty of a third bicycle in Archie ’s ongoing erotic love woe with Betty and Veronica .
Like Veronica , Cheryl is comparatively well off ( although not on the level of Veronica ’s wealth ) , and Pembrooke ’s uppity rivalry with the “ townies ” of Riverdale often played into her too big for one’s breeches mental attitude — an attitude that , unlike Veronica ’s , rarely relent . Although occasionally limn as a friend of Betty and Veronica , she was often ascertain trying to manipulate the two to draw out them aside from Archie , so she could move in on him for herself .
Riverdale Cheryl : She ’s actually the closest to her amusing playscript counterpart , except this Cheryl does n’t move to Riverdale . She ’s already there as the reigning Queen Bee when Veronica shows up to challenge her place on the crapper . She does n’t seem concerned in Archie as the prize of her Betty / Veronica manipulation ; she just likes the power regard in pitting the girl against each other . Of course , she ’s also got a tragical backstory this time around . Which take us to her duplicate brother .
Jason Blossom
Comic Book Jason : Cheryl ’s twin blood brother Jason was , like his sister , an arrogant and snooty student at Pembrooke Academy ( and later Riverdale High , when his family moved ) . As Cheryl was to Betty and Veronica , Jason was to Archie , and often portrayed as a likely competitor for Betty or Veronica ’s affection — mainly Betty’s — in the original Archie comics .
Riverdale Jason : In Riverdale , Jason is a corpse .
Riverdale wants to make “ who kill Jason Blossom ” as much of a matter as “ who kill Laura Palmer ” was for Twin Peaks . I expect we ’ll learn all sorts of occult and unsavory things about the dead Jason .
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