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* Adorkable: Falls into this from time to time.

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* Adorkable: {{Adorkable}}: Falls into this from time to time.


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!!Midge Klump
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Is far more sarcastic and calm than in the original series.
* DeadpanSnarker
* TheStoic: Rarely shown to be fazed by anything.
** NotSoStoic: Presumably runs away from the pool in fear due to Jughead's open sore prank in issue 7 of the ''Jughead'' series, but her reaction isn't shown.

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* Adorkable: Falls into this from time to time.



* ExtremeDoormat: Occasionally in regards to Veronica.



* OpenMouthInsertFoot: Doesn't come up very often but Archie ''does'' have a tendency to say ''exactly the wrong thing at the wrong time.'' In Jughead's solo series he, in a fit of anger, [[ThatCameOutWrong accidentally insults Jughead for being asexual.]] It's also arguable that this trait is [[spoiler: the reason he and Betty broke up.]] Really the boy needs to learn to keep his mouth shut.



* GreenEyedMonster: A ''very'' downplayed example. She does get jealous of Archie and Veronica at times, and that does sometimes influence her decisions, but she's still a genuinely nice person who just wants others to be happy. In fact, [[spoiler: when she comes to fully except Archie and Veronica's relationship she actively seeks out Veronica and makes amends. She even drives Archie to the airport so he could try to stop the Lodge family from moving (which would forcibly rip Veronica out of Archie's life and vice-versa.) Unfortunately this particular act of kindness was all for not as they only get there once the Lodges' plain has already taken off.]]



* OneOfTheGuys: A major tomboy. Her [[spoiler: actually trying to be traditionally more feminine during a date ends up putting Archie on edge as he felt she was breaking their promise to "stay the same forever." This inevitably led to a fight in which she points out his hypocrisy]]; Which in turn led to their breakup.



* FishOutOfWater: A major theme with her in the main series is that she simply doesn't understand anything about the middle-class lifestyle, which causes her a nit of grief.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Her reaction upon realizing she was tricked into [[spoiler: playing a particularly mean prank on a working class student who attends the same boarding school she was sent to after her dad lost the mayor election in Riverdale.]] She even goes to [[spoiler: the dump the other girl was tricked into going to]] in an attempt to apologize and see if [[spoiler: the other student]] was okay. Unfortunately [[spoiler: the poor girl]] wanted nothing to do with Veronica at this point.



* Adorkable: More so in his solo than in the main comic, due to his crazy imagination being front and center.



* {{Asexuality}}: Discussed in-story between himself and Kevin Keller.

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* {{Asexuality}}: Discussed in-story between himself and Kevin Keller. In his solo-series he's hinted at having a little bit of angst (or at the very least, some insecurity) over it. For example [[StunnedSilence his reaction]] to Archie (who was angry at the time) [[OpenMouthInsertFoot accidentally insulting]] him over his lack of a libido and his sheer panic over [[spoiler: his date with Sabrina.]] Near the end of [[spoiler: the date]] he looks like he's about to come out as Asexual to her, and seems incredibly nervous as he works himself up to it, but gets interrupted before he gets the chance.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Jughead appears to have this towards Archie as he tends to go out of his way to not only protect the other boy's physical person, but his emotional health as well. In the first issue of the main series he prevents Archie (and Betty) from [[spoiler: being forced into an awkward position by other (admittedly well-meaning) students.]] Meanwhile he's also shown preventing Archie from getting hit by cars and even prevents harm from coming to Archie (via a beehive) despite being angry at the other boy due to an [[OpenMouthInsertFoot insensitive comment on Archie's part.]]
** The whole reason he doesn't like Veronica in this continuity is due to the way she (initially) treats Archie. Later on he seems more sarcastic to her [[FishOutOfWater obliviousness]] than anything.



* DeadpanSnarker: As in every incarnation, he has a very wry demeanor regarding anything he particuarly doesn't care for.

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* TheComicallySerious: Part of the humor of the series is him playing the straight man to the other characters' zaniness. Arguably averted for the most part in his solo where his weirder personality quirks are easier to see.
* DeadpanSnarker: As in every incarnation, he has a very wry demeanor regarding anything he particuarly particularly doesn't care for.for.
* DependingOnTheWriter: How zany he is and how aware he is of his surroundings greatly depends on who's writing him at the time. A good example includes one time in the main series where he at one point walks into a dodge ball field to talk with Archie and casually catches one without looking; Meanwhile in his own series he gets pummeled by dodge balls due to his over active imagination.


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* LoopholeAbuse: His solo-series shows he's very good at finding loopholes. Jughead can essentially do anything he wants without getting in trouble because of this. It gets to the point that Principle Stranger has to [[spoiler: go through the effort of planting a knife on Jughead just to get him expelled.]]
* MrImagination: In his solo-series.
* NotSoAboveItAll: In the main comic he's shown to be a rather stoic, devil may care snarker who isn't bothered by most things. In his solo series he shows he's capable of being just as out there as the rest of the cast, and that he also has his own personal problems despite his insistence to others that he just [[BlatantLies roles with whatever life throws at him.]]


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* IJustWantToHaveFriends: As counter productive as it sounds this may be the reason for his JerkassFacade mentioned below. At the very least he admits that he's trying to impress others by not being the person who gets picked on.
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* WrongGenreeSavvy: Initially assumed Jughead's nervous behavior during their date was because he was trying too hard to impress her, when really, it was because Jughead had no romantic interest in her [[ItMakesSenseInContext when he found out she wasn't a giant burger.]]

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* WrongGenreeSavvy: WrongGenreSavvy: Initially assumed Jughead's nervous behavior during their date was because he was trying too hard to impress her, when really, it was because Jughead had no romantic interest in her [[ItMakesSenseInContext when he found out she wasn't a giant burger.]]
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** Tells Jughead that his rude behavior is to compensate for his insecurities.


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!!Moose Mason
* AdaptationalIntelligence: He's still not the brightest guy around, but other than speaking in third person, his stupidity is significantly toned down.
* BigEater: Jughead claims that he's the only person who can rival his appetite.
* TheBrute: Becomes this to Principal Stanger in issue 6 due to the latter's brainwashing.
* CrazyJealousGuy: To Midge.
* DumbMuscle
* ThirdPersonPerson: On occasion.
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* WrongGenreeSavvy: Initially assumed Jughead's nervous behavior during their date was because he was trying too hard to impress her, when really, it was because Jughead had no romantic interest in her [[ItMakesSenseInContext when he found out she wasn't a giant burger.]]

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* WrongGenreeSavvy: Initially assumed Jughead's nervous behavior during their date was because he was trying too hard to impress her, when really, it was because Jughead had no romantic interest in her [[ItMakesSenseInContext when he found out she wasn't a giant burger.]]]]

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!!Kevin Keller
* MilitaryBrat: His father is a colonel.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Betty.
* StraightGay: Openly gay.

!!Sabrina The Teenage Witch
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: She's annoyed how she has yet to have made any friends after moving to Riverdale.
* UnknownRival: Spent the second half of issue 10 trying to ruin Jughead's day with her magic spells. Each time it backfires, with Jughead completely unaware of her influence.
* WrongGenreeSavvy: Initially assumed Jughead's nervous behavior during their date was because he was trying too hard to impress her, when really, it was because Jughead had no romantic interest in her [[ItMakesSenseInContext when he found out she wasn't a giant burger.]]
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* JerkassFacade: In issue 10 of the ''Jughead'' comics, he reveals to Jughead that he has insecurities and worries about being mocked, so he mocks others before they can mock him in hopes it'll impress somebody.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He was rather normal looking before but now one can more easily believe why multiple girls would be attracted to him at the same time

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He was rather normal looking before normal-looking before, but now one can more easily believe why multiple girls would be attracted to him at the same timetime.






* DatingWhatDaddyHates: In issue 6 she tells her therapist she fell in love with Archie partly because he is the first boy who her father didn't control or manipulate.

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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: In issue 6 6, she tells her therapist she fell in love with Archie partly because he is the first boy who her father didn't control or manipulate.
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* PetTheDog: After Veronica is shunned by the entire school for the video she posted of Mr. Collier, Reggie offers to let her sit at his lunch table with the rest of the 'bad kids'.

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* PetTheDog: After Veronica is shunned by the entire school for the video she posted of Mr. Collier, Reggie offers to let her sit at his lunch table with table. It's so far the rest of one thing he's done in the 'bad kids'.comic that doesn't have an ulterior motive behind it.
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* PetTheDog: After Veronica is shunned by the entire school for the video she posted of Mr. Collier, Reggie offers to let her sit at his lunch table with the rest of the 'bad kids'.
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** SpoiledSweet: [[spoiler: She becomes this later on, trying to help Archie's parents out. The keyword is ''trying''.]]
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* CasanovaWannabe: Reggie actually is quite attractive in this adaptation, but his rotten personality is a massive turnoff.

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* SpoiledBrat: Usually but she can downplay it when she is in her better moods and really turn it up when she is upset.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Albeit with a little less heart of gold than usual.

!!Forsythe Pendleton "Jughead" Jones III

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* HiddenDepths: Both Betty and Jughead are stunned when they finally notice that she's attracted to Archie on more than just a superficial level (and even with that superficial facade, she noticed things about Archie's looks and style that even ''Betty'' hadn't noticed till she had been with him for years). She's also rather thoughtful and eager to please, though that usually takes penetrating an impressive lack of self-awareness to reach.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She very much comes off as something of an AttentionWhore and takes pleasure in Archie waiting on her hand-and-foot, but in time she's slowly becoming aware of his financial situation and familial devotion and has begun to appreciate him for his thoughtfulness.
* SpoiledBrat: Usually but she can downplay it when she is in her better moods and really turn it up when she is upset.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Albeit with a little less heart of gold than usual.

upset. [[spoiler: Slowly but surely, she's getting better.]]

!!Forsythe Pendleton "Jughead" Pendleton Jones III
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* TheArtifact: He still wears a cutup fedora despite the series being even more modern than before. It's shown he wore a fedora until his family lost most of their money. He is shown cutting it up into his signature NiceHat.

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* TheArtifact: He still wears a cutup fedora despite the series being even more modern than before. It's shown he wore a fedora until his family lost most of their money. He is shown cutting it up into his signature NiceHat.
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* ParentalNeglect: His parents are almost never around at home.
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* IfItsYouItsOkay: Downplayed, but having realized Veronica is legitimately in love with Archie she has decided not to actively try and ruin the relationship.

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* SerialRomeo: Downplayed, but he fell in love with Veronica awfully fast.



* YouthfulFreckles: To emphasise him being a redhead and his youthfulness.

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* TheAllAmericanBoy: Surface level this is his persona. His deeper personality is more artistic and romantic.
* WorkingClassHero: His household is significantly more humble than the ones of his friends. His dad normally has to hold two jobs to keep them fed.
* YouthfulFreckles: To emphasise emphasize him being a redhead and his youthfulness.


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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: In issue 6 she tells her therapist she fell in love with Archie partly because he is the first boy who her father didn't control or manipulate.
* SpoiledBrat: Usually but she can downplay it when she is in her better moods and really turn it up when she is upset.


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* ShipperOnDeck: Doesn't usually care about romance but wants Archie and Betty to be happy.


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* AbusiveParents: The emotional abusive type. His father is a "[[SmallNameBigEgo important journalist]]" who mostly ignores Reggie except when he can give him information for his paper.
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* {{Narcissist}}: His reaction to meeting a female version of himself is to make out with her.
-->"Regina! Even your name is perfect!"

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* TheKlutz: Archie admits to being fairly uncoordinated, and it appears he actually understates how bad he is; he nearly initiates DisasterDominoes several times when trying to help build the Lodge mansion, berating friends for not being careful (when they were all preventing him from initiating disaster).



* GirlNextDoor

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* GirlNextDoorGirlNextDoor: Literally and figuratively - the cute girl who everyone feels comfortable around, and she's Archie's next door neighbor.
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* ImaginationSpot: OnceAnEpisode in his solo series, imagining himself and his friends in another setting.

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* ImaginationSpot: ImagineSpot: OnceAnEpisode in his solo series, imagining himself and his friends in another setting.



* HiddenDepths: Played for laughs. He likes Music/Adelle and is entirely shameless about it.

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* HiddenDepths: Played for laughs. He likes Music/Adelle Music/{{Adele}} and is entirely shameless about it.
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* TheChessmaster: No, seriously. In the first issue alone, he makes sure to get in a position to handle the homecoming court votes ([[spoiler: To ''stop'' everyone's plan to make Archie and Betty the homecoming king and queen, to keep them from too much awkwardness via public scrutiny]]), even before anyone thought to rig the vote for Archie and Betty; Jughead also set it up so that Archie would get to show off the one thing he's actually good at (guitar) before the whole school.

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* TheChessmaster: No, seriously. In the first issue alone, he makes sure to get in a position to handle the homecoming court votes ([[spoiler: To ([[spoiler:To ''stop'' everyone's plan to make Archie and Betty the homecoming king and queen, to keep them from too much awkwardness via public scrutiny]]), even before anyone thought to rig the vote for Archie and Betty; Jughead also set it up so that Archie would get to show off the one thing he's actually good at (guitar) before the whole school.
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* BrownEyes
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* BrownEyes
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* DeadpanSnarker: As in every incarnation, he has a very wry demeanor regarding anything he particuarly doesn't care for.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Albeit with a little less heart of gold than usual.



* ImaginationSpot: OnceAnEpisode in his solo series, imagining himself and his friends in another setting.



!!Reginald "Reggie" Mantle 

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!!Reginald "Reggie" Mantle Mantle
* CoolBike: Has one. It goes with his Greaser motif.
* CoolCar: Also has one of these as shown in Jughead.




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* HiddenDepths: Played for laughs. He likes Music/Adelle and is entirely shameless about it.
* HandsomeLech
* {{Jerkass}}: Archie calls him the closest thing Riverdale has to a supervillian.
* ManipulativeBastard: Nearly successfully breaks Archie and Veronica up in the span of ten minutes.
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* {{Asexuality}}: Discussed in-story between himself and Kevin Keller.
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* TheChessmaster: No, seriously. In the first issue alone, he makes sure to get in a position to handle the homecoming court votes ([[spoiler: To ''stop'' everyone's plan to make Archie and Betty the homecoming king and queen, to keep them from too much awkwardness via public scrutiny]]), even before anyone thought to rig the vote for Archie and Berry; Jughead also set it up so that Archie would get to show off the one thing he's actually good at (guitar) before the whole school.

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* TheChessmaster: No, seriously. In the first issue alone, he makes sure to get in a position to handle the homecoming court votes ([[spoiler: To ''stop'' everyone's plan to make Archie and Betty the homecoming king and queen, to keep them from too much awkwardness via public scrutiny]]), even before anyone thought to rig the vote for Archie and Berry; Betty; Jughead also set it up so that Archie would get to show off the one thing he's actually good at (guitar) before the whole school.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: He mentioned he fell for Ronnie like this.


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* PreppyName: It's lampshaded by Archie.

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness:

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness:AdaptationalAttractiveness: He was rather normal looking before but now one can more easily believe why multiple girls would be attracted to him at the same time




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* YouthfulFreckles: To emphasise him being a redhead and his youthfulness.



* StrongFamilyResemblance: Betty is basically a younger version of her mother with a brighter shade of blonde hair.



* TheArtifact: He still wears a cutup fedora despite the series being even more modern than before.
* BigEater
* FormerlyFat

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: While never an ugly boy, he's been made more handsome than before.
* AppropriatedAppellation: In this continuity, Jughead's nickname was originally used to tease him after the Jones family lost their wealth investing in "Purejug." He has a speech in the first issue about taking control over what people say about you.
* TheArtifact: He still wears a cutup fedora despite the series being even more modern than before.
before. It's shown he wore a fedora until his family lost most of their money. He is shown cutting it up into his signature NiceHat.
* BigEater
BigEater: While he's got better self-control in this continuity (such as being able to resist a FoodAsBribe), Jughead still likes to eat and is often snacking on something in the background. Before his family lost his money, he indulged much more frequently - a serving tray piled with hamburgers is seen in one flashback.
* FormerlyFatBrownEyes
* TheChessmaster: No, seriously. In the first issue alone, he makes sure to get in a position to handle the homecoming court votes ([[spoiler: To ''stop'' everyone's plan to make Archie and Betty the homecoming king and queen, to keep them from too much awkwardness via public scrutiny]]), even before anyone thought to rig the vote for Archie and Berry; Jughead also set it up so that Archie would get to show off the one thing he's actually good at (guitar) before the whole school.
* FormerlyFat: Jughead was quite the spoiled child and pudgy to boot (with his Butler serving him hamburgers by the ''tray''), but when his family lost all their money he slimmed down considerably.



* RichesToRags

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* RichesToRags
RichesToRags: His family used to be the richest in town until they lost all their money.
* TheUnreveal: Jughead teases just what the "S" on his shirt stands for metaphorically, but he still won't reveal the secret.


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* GreaserDelinquents: Of all people. Traditionally he's a prep but now he is obviously into rockabilly.
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!!Archibald "Archie" Andrews 
* AdaptationalAttractiveness:
* AdaptationDyeJob: In the classic comics he's usually portrayed with either InnocentBlueEyes or BrownEyes but here he has GreenEyes.
* AlliterativeName
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Him and Betty were 'together' for ten years.
* TheHero
* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: He's the protagonist.

!!Elizabeth "Betty" Cooper
* BettyAndVeronica: TropeNamer. Plays the Betty.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Has been in love with Archie since elementary.
* GirlNextDoor
* InnocentBlueEyes: They fit her 'girl next door' image.
* TomboyishPonytail: Her main hairstyle.
* WrenchWench: She's a very good mechanic.

!!Veronica "Ronnie" Lodge
* BettyAndVeronica: TropeNamer. Plays the Veronica.
* BrownEyes

!!Forsythe Pendleton "Jughead" Jones III
* TheArtifact: He still wears a cutup fedora despite the series being even more modern than before.
* BigEater
* FormerlyFat
* IconicItem: Jughead is barely Jughead without his hat after all.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: No one calls him "Forsythe" anymore.
* RichesToRags

!!Reginald "Reggie" Mantle 
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