Beggie

Beggie is the het ship between Reggie and Betty from the Riverdale fandom.

Canon
Reggie and Betty grew up together in Riverdale, but don't seem to have been friends — more like acquaintances, especially given that Betty was not popular and Reggie has tended to prize popularity and status, based on the relationship they have when they reach high school. When they start their sophomore year of high school, Reggie is a popular jock on the football team, friends with Chuck, Moose and Jason Blossom, before the latter was murdered, while Betty starts up the school newspaper and focuses on getting good grades. They move in different realms of the school and as such, don't interact much during Betty's investigation into Jason Blossom's murder. Betty does, however, work with Veronica, Ethel and Cheryl to expose the Bulldogs' misogyny, which results in Chuck getting suspended for a month, affecting the perception of the school athletes and their general behaviour. Reggie becomes the new captain of the Bulldogs and generally has rivalries with Archie, who is Betty's best friend.

After Fred Andrews is shot, Betty is the first person Archie calls and is with him at the hospital, while Reggie lets his guard down slightly by showing up at the hospital to tell Archie that he's there for him. After Midge and Moose are shot, Reggie's caught up in the tensions between the North and Southside, while Betty is tortured by the culprit of the attacks, the Black Hood. Betty and Reggie both attend a party with the Pussycats and other members of the general friend group that's starting to form, with Veronica as the one to bring Betty along. At a race to stem the chaos of a new gang, Reggie lends his prized car to Archie and Jughead, who are racing together. Betty inspects the car to make sure it's safe and ready and makes a derogatory statement about Reggie, though not to Reggie. Despite Betty's seemingly having little regard for Reggie, they do start spending time together in a general friend group, and both participate in a Secret Santa-exchange in the student lounge at Christmas. Overall, Reggie doesn't seem to pay Betty any attention. Later in the school year they do square off as they're running against each other for student body president and they face each other in a debate in the auditorium. When Midge is murdered they both attend the funeral and Betty continues working to uncover the killer's identity, while Reggie's livid and starts operating as a vigilante team with the Bulldogs, spurred on by Hiram Lodge. The whole town lives through the riots and on the other side, both Reggie and Betty decide to drop out of the race for student body president. They attend Archie's swearing in ceremony and are horrified to see him being arrested for murder.

Juniors


At the end of summer, both Betty and Reggie, as well as most of their year, attend Cheryl's back-to-school pool party at Thornhill. They later both attend the opening of Veronica's speakeasy. After Betty talks to her mother about Gryphons and Gargoyles and gets the story of the parents' escapades, she has a meeting with Reggie, as well as Josie and Kevin, and requests that they surreptitiously ask their parents about the game. Reggie dismissively says his Dad wouldn't play a 'nerdy' game with the others, and Betty rolls her eyes, adamantly telling him it's real. Later on, however, as they reconvene, Reggie is sporting a black eye, his father having hit him when Reggie enquires about the game. Betty looks at him solemnly and he asks her why their parents are being so strange about the game, but Betty doesn't say anything and they're interrupted. Later, they are both part of the group effort to help Archie escape from juvie. Afterwards, Reggie meets up with Josie and Kevin at Pop's, telling them that he wants to know what's up with the game despite Betty's refusal to let them in. Unbeknownst to them, Betty tricks the parents into showing up at La Bonne Nuit where Betty questions them about the game, and publicly condemns Marty Mantle for hitting Reggie, although he denies doing so. They don't spend much time together, seeing each other briefly at Archie's welcome back party, when he returns to Riverdale. They both participate in the school musical, but don't otherwise cross paths the rest of the year.

Seniors
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Fanon
Beggie is a fairly common rarepair in the fandom    , partly due to the vast comic canon that preceded the show. Reggie and Betty, like many other characters on the show, have barely interacted throughout its four seasons, but still the ship enjoys a fair amount of attention that's increased with their brief interactions in Season 4.

Trivia

 * In the comic series Life with Archie, Betty and Reggie become a couple in the future where Archie marries Veronica.

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