Jughead Jones

## Background

### 2002 - 2017: Jughead Jones

Jughead was born & raised on the Southside of Riverdale. He is the son of Gladys & FP Jones, the leader of the Southside Serpents, as well as the elder brother of Jellybean Jones. The Jones family is quite large, with FP being one of five children. However, none of his cousins live in Riverdale so they mostly only see each other for holidays & the occasional family reunion.

After his many run ins with the law, his father lost his job at Andrews Construction. He began drinking heavily, leading to major split in the Jones family. Gladys filed for seperation then took Jellybean with her to Toledo while leaving Jughead behind. No longer wanting to listen to his father's empty promises to quit drinking, Jughead took up residence in the projection booth at his workplace, the Twilight Drive-In. His mother & Jellybean currently live with Jughead & Jellybean's grandparents in Toledo.

Due to his weird personality, as Jughead describes it, he was routinely bullied, predominantly by the football players like Jason Blossom & Reggie Mantle. His best friends Archie & Betty always stood up for him but the bullying never bothered Jughead too much.

The summer before their sophomore year, Jughead & Archie planned a road trip for Fourth of July weekend. However, Archie canceled at the last minute. Unbeknownst to Jughead, it was because Archie continuing his affair with his music teacher, Geraldine Grundy. As a result of Archie canceling their trip, he & Jughead had a serious falling out as Archie would not give a straight answer for cancelling their trip. When Archie finally confessed his relationship with Grundy, their friendship was mended "over many hamburgers & milkshakes."

## Personality

Jughead is a darkly humorous, apathetic, cynical "conscientious objector" with a quick temper & a lot of secrets. He's crafty, intelligent & well known for his writing skill & sardonic humor. His so-called "outsider" status allows him to write about Riverdale from an objective point of view. His detachment from others in Riverdale lends itself to conflict with those who dislike him. He also possesses displays a quick & impatient temper underneath his apathetic effect in punching Chuck in the face, snapping at Archie & attempting to sever ties with Betty after the birthday fiasco. He is very loyal, nice, caring &willing to take a bullet for a little guy.

He's passionate about few things (i.e. films, family, writing) but will protect them with everything he has. One of these passions reveals his soft spot for Betty. After joining the Serpent gang, he made the choice to be better than they were & to stay true to himself. Ever since he joined, he hasn't considered them as gang members, but his family.

Jughead is determined & not easily deterred, willing & able to overcome any obstacle in front of him. After learning that his father was the peacekeeper within the Southside Serpents, he sought to continue this upon joining the gang. He is also tough and is able to take a hit, both literally & figuratively.

### Ratings

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

## Trivia

* Jughead 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 before moving into his father's trailer home.
* 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. From that point forward he decided to barely acknowledge his birthday. Instead, he would go to the Bijou theater with Archie.
* He has known both Archie & Betty since he was a child.
* Jughead is almost always wearing a beanie.
* His cousins all live in different cities. Fred Jones lives in Coolsville but travels across the country with his friends most of the time. Cissie King-Jones is in Star City with her father Bernell. Rebecca's exact whereabouts are unknown & Wendy now resides in Jump City.
* When he was ten, Jughead was playing with matches & was sent to the Riverdale Juvenile Delinquent Center for "arson."

## Notes

* Jughead Jones is a character from the Archie Comics & its related media.
* The relationship between the Jones' family is unique to Earth-44
	+ Theodore Jones is Fred's grandfather in *Scooby Doo*.
	+ Bernell "Bowstring" Jones is the father of Cissie King-Jones & husband of Bonnie King.
	+ Fred Jones is a character from Scooby Doo & its related media.
	+ Rebecca & Wendy Jones are the villains New Wave & Windfall.
	+ Simon Jones is Psimon, a member of HIVE.
	+ Rhea Jones is Lodestone, a member of Doom Patrol.
	+ Patrick Fitz is a composite of DCAU's Ratboy & Janet Jones' son Patrick in the comics.