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* EvilCripple: Following his surviving the car accident Hiram Lodge set up for him, Nick is left with a slight limp. It complements his unpleasant personality.



* HateSink: He is incredibly creepy and arrogant. He [[spoiler:sexually assaulted Cheryl, attempted to do the same to Veronica,]] and is generally a huge jerk to everyone he meets. Pretty clearly an IntendedAudienceReaction, but Graham Phillips is even getting hateful comments on Instagram just for playing him.

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* HateSink: He is incredibly creepy and arrogant. He [[spoiler:sexually assaulted Cheryl, attempted to do the same to Veronica,]] and is generally a huge jerk to everyone he meets. Pretty clearly an IntendedAudienceReaction, but Graham Phillips
* TheHedonist: Really, all Nick cares about
is even getting hateful comments on Instagram just for playing him.self-pleasure, being only interested in hard partying, substance abuse and sleeping around. His self-indulgence and strong sense of privilege are the reasons behind his [[spoiler:date raping]], to the point that his only concern when the consequences of his actions start to catch up with him is that he could lose his lifestyle.
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:Following him kidnapping Archie and trying to make Ronnie sleep with him, Ronnie turns his tricks against him, drugging his champagne. She then proceeds to kidnap him, extorting a million dollars from his father, and ensuring that Nick’s done, no longer having his family’s money to enable his vicious lifestyle.]]



* UpperClassTwit: He is an absolute asshole who thinks his family fortune entitles him to special treatment.

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* UpperClassTwit: NotSoHarmlessVillain: Whist Nick was never outright harmless, being a [[spoiler:date rapist]], it was made abundantly clear from the start that his ego dramatically outweighs his actual abilities, with Archie and Ronnie being both smarter and stronger than him, leaving him looking like a particularly nasty self-centred jerk. However, “The Prisoner” makes it clear there are no depths he won’t sink to, and his wealth allows him to hire two goons, with whom he successfully [[spoiler:kidnaps Archie, beating him senseless and attempting to extort Veronica whilst admitting that he plans to kill Archie regardless.]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Nick is not just a smug [[spoiler:date rapist]], but also both misogynistic and classist. He openly mocks Archie for coming from a working family and dismisses Riverdale as a “truck stop town”.
* RichBastard:
He is an absolute asshole who thinks his family fortune entitles him to special treatment.treatment.
* ScarpiaUltimatum: [[spoiler:Following Ronnie being unable to come up with the entire million Nick demands as ransom for Archie, he instead forces her to agree to sleep with him, just to win a final victory. To twist the knife further, Ronnie has to pretend she wants to. He privately has a camera system set up so Archie is ForcedToWatch, and admits he plans to kill him regardless.]]



* {{Slimeball}}: Hopelessly arrogant, falsely charming and only caring about himself, Nick practically oozes slime in every scene in which he appears.



* SpoiledBrat: It’s clear a large amount of Nick’s unpleasantness stems from him being raised with an overstimulated sense of privilege and a complete disregard for the rights of others. He is openly elitist, looking down upon anyone who has less money than his family and only cares about indulging his own whims.
* StupidEvil: Nick is not only unpleasant, but he also completely lacks foresight, regularly going out his way to do unpleasant things regardless of how much they hurt his long term goals.
** He attempts to [[spoiler:force himself]] on Ronnie, almost ruining years he spent making her believe he was her friend, and knowing that her father is a powerful mob boss.
** He attempts to [[spoiler:date rape Cheryl, despite her showing clear interest in him, without even bothering to see if she would agree to sleep with him first]], thus exposing him and leading to him getting beaten senseless.
** He can’t resist continuing to insult and threaten Archie, despite it being glaring obvious he’s seconds away from breaking and Nick’s being stuck in bed with a broken leg.
** Despite knowing he needs a clear victory, as his father is threatening to disown him. On the verge of his victory, Nick can’t resist trying to [[spoiler:force Ronnie to sleep with him, to gain one final victory, despite knowing for a fact Ronnie wouldn’t just take it from him.]]



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He initially treats Betty and Alice like crap out of (understandable) resentment for what the latter did to him. That said, he's not heartless: once Alice more or less officially adopts him into the family, he seems to be appreciative and enjoys spending time with her. He also tries to get along with Betty, especially after she shows him kindness by replacing his laptop for him.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: AmbiguousDisorder: It is clear from the start that something is just off about Chic. He initially treats constantly comes across as creepy, doing things like stalking Betty and Alice watching her whilst she sleeps. At times he acts like crap out a child, showing a noticeable dissociation towards violence, mood swings and almost no concept of (understandable) resentment for what empathy (though he can fake it).
* {{ConMan}}: [[spoiler:Is truthfully a fraud, he was
the latter did real Charles’s roommate, who he claims overdosed on Jingle Jangle due to him. That said, he's not heartless: once He simply pretends to be a member to exploit the Coopers.]]
* DirtyCoward: Whenever anything actually dangerous happens, Chic just whimpers in terror until he can reach a better position.
* {{Envy}}: His entire motivation. Having felt neglected throughout his life, Chic desires to exploit as much care and love as he can get out of
Alice more or less officially adopts him into to make up for it, to the family, point he seems to be appreciative and enjoys spending time with her. He also tries to get along with Betty, especially after she shows him kindness scares away Polly by replacing his laptop for threatening her infants, simply because their presence is distracting Alice from focusing upon him.


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* MaskOfSanity: Whilst clearly creepy, Chic often gives the vibe of simply being a damaged but overall harmless individual. Truthfully, he’s actually dangerous and possibly insane, being responsible for [[spoiler:killing a drug dealer and almost stabbing Jughead with a kitchen knife when exposed.]]


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* PsychopathicManchild: In a nutshell, Chic comes across as far more immature as a man in his mid-twenties should be. He’s whiny, petty, goes through numerous mood swings and his entire goal can be described as ensuring he receives as much love as he possibly can from Alice. His attempts to alienate the rest of the Cooper family to have her all to himself come across like a bratty child refusing to share his mother’s love, whilst his bickering with Betty make him sound like the younger sibling desperately trying to get her in trouble.


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* StraightGay: Whilst it’s implied that Chic services clients of both genders and works as a web cam model, he’s only displayed interest in other men. He likewise lacks any particularly camp traits.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Is last seen being chased by the Black Hood, running for his life. It’s unknown if he managed to escape or the Black Hood caught and killed him.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Unsubtly threatens to murder Polly’s infants when he gets sick of them taking away too much of Alice’s attention.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Nick’s comic counterpart, whilst still a jerk, is just a stereotypical bad boy. Nick initially seems the same, but turns out to be a [[spoiler:date rapist]].


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* BoisterousWeakling: Nick is hopelessly overconfident, regularly continuing to insult and threaten people past any point of reason. But when it comes to blows, it is clear he is an utter weakling, with every fight he gets into turning into an easy NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
* BullyingTheDragon:
** He attempts to [[spoiler:force himself]] on Ronnie, despite knowing full well her father is a ruthless mob boss.
** His continuing to push and threaten the already enraged Archie whilst the two of them are completely alone with no witnesses would already qualify, as Archie is noticeably the bigger of the two of them, but doing so whilst he’s lying in bed with two broken legs almost pushes him into TooDumbTolive territory.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: We have no direct evidence that he's a bad guy, but he's still overtly creepy as played by Tony Todd, who could play a pizza delivery man and still seem terrifying and sinister.
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** While living with the Coopers, he also works as a web cam model.
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* AxCrazy: A wildly creep [[spoiler:date rapist]].

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* LongLostRelative: He is [[spoiler:Betty and Polly]]'s elder brother that they never knew existed.

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* LongLostRelative: He is [[spoiler:Betty and Polly]]'s elder brother that they never knew existed. [[spoiler: In "Prisoners", it's revealed that he's an imposter and killed Betty and Polly's real elder brother.]]
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* PlayingTheVictimCard: Whenever he's being confronted of an accusation, he pretends to cry.
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* HateSink He is incredibly creepy and arrogant. He [[spoiler:sexually assaulted Cheryl, attempted to do the same to Veronica,]] and is generally a huge jerk to everyone he meets. Pretty clearly an IntendedAudienceReaction, but Graham Phillips is even getting hateful comments on Instagram just for playing him.

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* HateSink HateSink: He is incredibly creepy and arrogant. He [[spoiler:sexually assaulted Cheryl, attempted to do the same to Veronica,]] and is generally a huge jerk to everyone he meets. Pretty clearly an IntendedAudienceReaction, but Graham Phillips is even getting hateful comments on Instagram just for playing him.
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* HateSink He [[spoiler:sexually assaulted Cheryl, attempted to do the same to Veronica,]] and is generally a huge jerk to everyone he meets. Pretty clearly an IntendedAudienceReaction, but Graham Phillips is even getting hateful comments on Instagram just for playing him.

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* HateSink He is incredibly creepy and arrogant. He [[spoiler:sexually assaulted Cheryl, attempted to do the same to Veronica,]] and is generally a huge jerk to everyone he meets. Pretty clearly an IntendedAudienceReaction, but Graham Phillips is even getting hateful comments on Instagram just for playing him.
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* HateSink He [[spoiler:sexually assaulted Cheryl, attempted to do the same to Veronica,]] and is generally a huge jerk to everyone he meets. Pretty clearly an IntendedAudienceReaction, but Graham Phillips is even getting hateful comments on Instagram just for playing him.
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* SmugSnake: Arrogant and outright slimily, Nick believes his family’s money means he can get away with anything, including [[spoiler:rape.]]

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* SmugSnake: Arrogant and outright slimily, slimy, Nick believes his family’s money means he can get away with anything, including [[spoiler:rape.]]
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The firstborn son of [[spoiler:Alice Cooper]] who she gave up for adoption in high school.

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The firstborn son of [[spoiler:Alice Cooper]] Alice Cooper who she gave up for adoption in high school.
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* RealityEnsues: It was kind of Alice and Betty to take him in but that doesn't mean Chic isn't going to have years upon years of resentment, emotional baggage, and other potentially disruptive traits due to being given up for adoption and not having a real family for all these years that could cause serious problems for the Cooper family, like when [[spoiler: Hal decided to move out again due to Chic's presence and a drug dealer ended up dying in the Cooper household, partly due to his connections with Chic in the first place.]]
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* ButtMonkey: He gets his comeuppance for his crimes multiple times over. To wit: [[spoiler:he gets his ass kicked by Veronica and the Pussycats, then Hiram Lodge arranges for him to have a car accident that breaks both his legs and ''then'' Archie pays him a visit at his boarding school beats him to a pulp and breaks his nose.]]

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* ButtMonkey: He gets his comeuppance for his crimes multiple times over. To wit: [[spoiler:he gets his ass kicked by Veronica and the Pussycats, then Hiram Lodge arranges for him to have a car accident that breaks both his legs legs, and ''then'' Archie pays him a visit at his boarding school school, beats him to a pulp pulp, and breaks his nose.]]
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He treats Betty and Alice like crap out of (understandable) resentment for what the latter did to him. That said, he's not heartless: once Alice more or less officially adopts him into the family, he seems to be appreciative and enjoys spending time with her. He also tries to get along with Betty, especially after she shows him kindness by replacing his laptop for him.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He initially treats Betty and Alice like crap out of (understandable) resentment for what the latter did to him. That said, he's not heartless: once Alice more or less officially adopts him into the family, he seems to be appreciative and enjoys spending time with her. He also tries to get along with Betty, especially after she shows him kindness by replacing his laptop for him.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He treats Betty and Alice like crap out of (understandable) resentment for what the latter did to him. That said, he's not heartless: once Alice more or less officially adopts him into the family, he seems to be appreciative and enjoys spending time with her. He also tries to get along with Betty, especially after she shows him kindness by replacing his laptop for him.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: After being exposed as a [[spoiler:date rapist]], Nick still carries his oily charisma, even paying for Cheryl’s meal when they meet again. However, it only underlines what a disgusting person he is.


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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: He and his parents pay Penelope Blossom a lot of money to make Cheryl stay quiet about the fact that Nick tried to [[spoiler:rape her]].
* SmugSnake: Arrogant and outright slimily, Nick believes his family’s money means he can get away with anything, including [[spoiler:rape.]]
* WolfInSheepsClothing: Whilst coming across as somewhat oily, Nick is nevertheless charismatic and something of a flatterer. He’s likewise one of Veronica’s oldest friends. He’s also a [[spoiler:date rapist]], and an all-around disgusting human being.
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[[caption-width-right:300:''I know who you are. The Sisters gave me your address when I turned eighteen. When they kicked me out. I even went by your house once. Must be a nice place to grow up.'']]
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[[caption-width-right:300:''At least I'm not a desperate tart from a truck-stop town, hon. Let's not distort reality to cover your morning-after shame. You were high, half-naked and begging for it.'']]


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* NeverMyFault: He never admits to being at fault for the terrible things he does to women.
* UpperClassTwit: He is an absolute asshole who thinks his family fortune entitles him to special treatment.
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!! Farmer [=McGinty=]



[[caption-width-right:300:Two boys on a country road, a crate full of God-knows-what. You're sinners, both of you. Careful, or you'll taste the Reaper's blade next.]]
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!! Farmer [=McGinty=]
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* AllThereInTheScript: His name is never mentioned during the episode proper.


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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: [=McGinty=]'s reaction when Jughead finds a dead deer under the tarp on his truck:
-->Don't worry, I got my permits. ''I'm no thrill-seeking sicko, like the Black Hood''.
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!!!For the main character page, go [[AC:[[Characters/{{Riverdale}} here]]]].
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!Riverdale Outsiders

[[AC:New York City]]

[[folder: Nick St. Clair]]
!! Nicholas "Nick" St. Clair
->'''Played by:''' Graham Phillips

A scion from a wealthy family and an old classmate of Veronica's from New York.
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* AssholeVictim: Considering that he tried to [[spoiler:rape both Veronica and Cheryl]], nobody will shed a tear about the multiple instances of bodily harm that are inflicted upon him.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Veronica considered him a close friend, until [[spoiler:he tried to sexually assault her and Cheryl.]]
* ButtMonkey: He gets his comeuppance for his crimes multiple times over. To wit: [[spoiler:he gets his ass kicked by Veronica and the Pussycats, then Hiram Lodge arranges for him to have a car accident that breaks both his legs and ''then'' Archie pays him a visit at his boarding school beats him to a pulp and breaks his nose.]]
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[[AC: Greendale]]

[[folder: Farmer [=McGinty=]]]
!! Farmer [=McGinty=]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/TonyTodd

A sinister individual who Archie and Jughead meet on the road to Greendale
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* ScaryBlackMan: In addition to being played by one of the most quintessential examples in Hollywood, Farmer [=McGinty=] drips menace every second he is on screen.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: His run-in with Archie and Jughead was pretty inconsequential, but he was the one who informed the kids about the existence of the Riverdale Ripper and suggested to them a connection to the black Hood, information that proved key to unravel that mystery.
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[[AC: Centerville]]

[[folder: Charles "Chic" Smith]]
!! Charles "Chic" Smith
->'''Played by:''' Hart Denton

The firstborn son of [[spoiler:Alice Cooper]] who she gave up for adoption in high school.
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* LongLostRelative: He is [[spoiler:Betty and Polly]]'s elder brother that they never knew existed.
* TheOldestProfession: Is heavily implied to be making a living as a male prostitute, as he claims to be in the "Fantasy Fulfillment" business and sees clients in the seedy hotel where he lives.
* TheResenter: He deeply resents the fact that he was given up for adoption while his mother went on to have a seemingly perfect life and family.
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