FP Jones

## Background

### 1976 - 2017: FP Jones

Forsythe Pendleton Jones is the youngest child of former actor Theodore Jones & his wife Donna. Forsythe was born just fourteen minutes after his twin sister Margaret. He was named after his paternal grandfather, who had just passed away a couple of months ago. As the youngest, he was the apple of his family's eyes. At the age of five, his older brother was killed in a freak accident. Their family was never quite the same after that, his parents became more protective which led to Forsythe acting out more.

By the time he was ten, he was now going by FP, believing Forsythe sounding like an old man's name. His older brothers left their small hometown of Riverdale after graduating, leaving just FP & Peggy alongside their parents. It became just them & their father after their mother's passing when FP was fifteen. FP was never the same after that. Even when his older brother Bernell moved back after the funeral, FP could not shake the sadness over his mother being gone. He began acting out, leading to him spending more time on the southside of town. FP & his father constantly argued, with him eventually putting FP out of the house at sixteen & telling him to go to hell. Instead, he joined the Southside Serpents, who accepted him as one of their own. They became his new family & he also gained a girlfriend in other member, Alice Smith.

After graduating high school, FP decided to leave Riverdale & enlisted in the army. After serving his country for four years, FP returned home, picking up from where he left off with the Serpents. He began dating another Serpent member Gladys, leading to a marriage then a son & daughter to follow. The family frequently went to the Twilight Drive-In. However, they often couldn't afford tickets for everyone so his children would hide in the trunk until they parked.

He & his best friend Fred later went on to found a construction company together, but barely made enough to stay in business. FP's bills began to pile up, leading to him becoming involved in a string of criminal activities which would often end with him getting arrested & Fred having to bail him out. Eventually, he became too big of a liability for their company & was forced by Fred to resign.

After losing his job, FP began drinking heavily which led the Jones family to fall apart. Gladys left him and took their daughter Jellybean with her to Toledo to live while Jughead began living out of the projection booth of the drive-in where he had found employment. FP ended up living alone at the Sunnyside Trailer Park, where he continued drinking.

## Romantic Relationships

* Alice Smith: Girlfriend (1992 - 1993); One Night Stand (2019); Girlfriend (2019 - 2020)
* Gladys Jones: Girlfriend (1999 - 2001); Wife (2001 - 2015); Separated (2015 - )

## Personality

While he is admittedly an alcoholic & deadbeat dad, FP cares deeply for his family. The stress of losing his job at Andrews Construction weighed heavily on him & so he relied heavily on alcohol to cope, which subsequently led to the separation of his family. This isn't to say that he doesn't care for them, but quite the opposite. In order to provide for his family, FP became involved in criminal activities.

His son Jughead is all he has left at the moment & he'd do almost anything for him, even if it meant jail time for himself or threatening the Sheriff. He has also shown a violent side, as when he heard Jughead was being interrogated by the Sheriff, he got furious & wanted to lash out at Sheriff Keller.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Hand to Hand Combat:** While no elite combatant, FP received combat training while in the military.
* **Leadership:** FP has led the Southside Serpents since 2001. He is highly respected & listened to by its members, with many looking up to him.
* **Military Protocol:** He served in the military four years before returning home.
* **Weaponry:** FP first became accustomed to weapons when hanging with the Serpents as a teen. Upon joining the military, he became much more skilled leading to a mastery of certain weapons by the time he came back Riverdale.

### Weaknesses

* **Alcoholism:** The stress of losing his job led him to drink constantly
* **Children:** FP would do anything for his kids, considering them to be the only thing he ever did right.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Strength:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Speed:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Range:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Strategy:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Combat:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **TOTAL:** 28 - Threat Level 1 / Minimal Threat

## Trivia

* His favorite meal at Pop's are fried chicken, cornbread, onion rings & an orange freeze.
* FP became the leader of the Southside Serpents when he was 25.

## Notes

* FP Jones is a character from the Archie Comics & its related media.