Archie Andrews

Archie Andrews is a principal character from the Riverdale fandom.

Canon

 * Betty Cooper

Archie and Betty grew up next door to each other from the age of 4 and quickly become best friends. Betty falls in love with Archie and, after helping him pass the 2nd grade, Archie proposes to her, but she says to wait until they're 18. At the start of their sophomore year, Betty looks for a way to confess her feelings for Archie, who, unbeknownst to anyone, is being groomed by a child predator. When Betty finally tells him, Archie doesn't say anything and, after making out with Veronica in a closet, he comes to find Betty and talk with her. Archie doesn't think he's good enough for Betty, and possibly wants to keep her away from what's happening to him, and so he rejects her. Betty starts dating his best friend, Jughead, while Archie goes on to date Veronica. Archie's jealous, but also doesn't know how to handle his feelings for Betty. They culminate in a kiss while the two of them try to uncover the Black Hood, after Archie's been through the trauma of his father getting shot and Betty's been tortured by the serial killer. When Veronica is able to tell Archie that she loves him back, Archie gets back together with Veronica and tells her about the kiss. Betty, on the other hand, gets back together with Jughead, but doesn’t tell him about the kiss until Cheryl tells him. Veronica and Jughead move past the kiss. Betty worries that Archie will hate her once he learns that Hal Cooper was the Black Hood, but Archie doesn't at all.

When Archie's framed for murder by Hiram Lodge, Betty spends the summer before their junior year working with Mary Andrews and Sierra McCoy to help Archie's case. Though reluctant to accept a reality where Archie goes to prison, she promises to look out for Fred Andrews if it happens. When Archie's friends all work together to help him escape prison, Betty is the first person he sees and they're overjoyed to be reunited. Betty watches over Archie as he recovers in the bunker and when he returns from being on the run from Hiram Lodge, she helps him study and supports him as he tries to figure out his new self. The summer before their senior year, Archie's father is tragically killed in an accident and Betty is there for him as he grieves. Betty's impressed with Archie as he starts a community centre for wayward youth dedicated to his father's memory. When Jughead's life is in danger from his new prep school, he goes underground while Archie and Betty pretend to date as a misdirect. After finding out that the relationship was fake, Cheryl asks Betty if there was something real going on under the surface. Betty denies this, but when she gets into a fight with Jughead and Archie gets into a fight with Veronica, their repressed feelings for one another culminate in a kiss when they wind up rehearsing for the variety show alone.

They contemplate what the kiss means, and Archie even writes a song for Betty, but Betty ends because she is worried about hurting Jughead and Veronica. Betty decides to stay with Jughead and not tell him about the kiss. Archie stays with Veronica, but when Veronica finds the song he wrote for Betty and sings it, thinking it’s about her, Archie feels guilty and confesses to Veronica at prom that the song was for Betty and that they shared a kiss during the Hedwig musical. Archie decides to go to the army while Betty seeks deeper into her obsession with catching serial killers. They are not in contact until Archie needs help saving Riverdale and contacts Betty and the rest of the gang. They quickly start a friends with benefits arrangement, having sex for the first time. After a while, Archie and Betty decide to end the arrangement because Archie has some unresolved feelings for Veronica that come up, and Betty is going through a very dark time in her life with Polly’s disappearance. When Veronica and Archie finally end their relationship because Veronica is unsure if she wants the family and life in Riverdale that Archie desires, Archie and Betty reconnect and decide to try again— for real, this time.


 * Veronica Lodge

Archie and Veronica have a mutual sexual attraction from the moment they meet. Veronica tries to curtail herself because of her friendship with Betty. Despite this, she makes out with Archie, but regrets it and they become friends. Comforting each other over their respective parental issues, they hook up again and slowly start dating. The release of Veronica's mafia father from prison complicates their romance as her father wants to get rid of Archie and eventually causes their break-up. After working with the FBI to get Hiram Lodge put back behind bars, they get back together, with Archie confessing that he never stopped loving her. They're together through most of their senior year, until Archie cheats on Veronica with Betty. He tells her at prom and they break up, but Veronica desires one more night with him and they have sex. When Veronica finds out that Archie is leaving to join the army, she is extremely upset with him because she doesn’t want him to get hurt. She is then regretful about letting Archie go without a proper goodbye. But with the help of Jughead and Betty, Veronica chases Archie’s bus, professes her love, and they get to say goodbye to each other.

Seven years after high school, Archie calls Veronica and their gang to reunite in Riverdale. Archie finds out that Veronica is married. They grow closer and old feelings return when Veronica hires Archie to work on the Pembrooke. Archie’s friend Eric notices his feelings for Veronica, which Archie initially denies but soon realizes is true. When Cheryl hosts a key party at her house, where Veronica draws Archie’s keys. Chad is furious and doesn’t allow her to go off with Archie. Later that night, Veronica comes to the station to reveal to Archie that she and Chad are getting a divorce. Archie admits that seeing Veronica was married devastated him, but even worse was the pain of seeing her unhappy. Archie and Veronica kiss and they get back together. Later, Archie later puts them on pause until her divorce is finalized and her husband is ultimately killed when trying to murder Veronica. Veronica and Archie then briefly move in together until they realize that they might want different things in the future. Veronica isn’t sure if she wants to be in Riverdale and start a family in the next few years, but Archie is. Archie proposes that they can just not worry about this and keep it light, but Veronica ends things officially because she doesn’t want that. Veronica and Archie stay friends while Archie goes on to date Betty and Veronica goes on to date Reggie. But Reggie becomes upset because he thinks he’s Veronica’s consolation prize for not ending up with Archie. Veronica denies this, but admits that everyone is somebody’s consolation prize, and Archie chose Riverdale over her. After Veronica and Reggie break up, Veronica gets her poison powers. Due to the toxicity in her body, she can’t kiss anybody without killing them, and she is upset about Reggie being her last real kiss. Since Archie is invincible, he agrees to kiss Veronica and they share a short kiss. Later, Veronica is noticeably sad about Archie and Betty’s new relationship. She asks Tabitha if she and Archie will end up together, or Betty and Archie. Tabitha later reveals to her that their romantic futures are up for grabs, as they are each endgame in an equal amount of timelines.

After Tabitha moves them all back to the 1950s and erases their memories, Archie is immediately drawn to Veronica, who is a celebrity from Hollywood in this timeline. He tries to woo her and they go out, but it seems to become a competition to Veronica. Archie wants to ask Veronica to the sock hop dance, but Veronica is weighing multiple options of potential dates. Archie is upset by this and ends things because it’s too much for him. He and Veronica stay friends, but Veronica is still interested in him. She hosts a Makeout Party where she and Archie kiss passionately in front of all their friends. They both date other people, but later share a kiss after Veronica is moved by Archie’s monologue in class. After being confused by his feelings for both Veronica and Betty, Archie decides to pursue his poetry and take a break from girls. Unbeknownst to him, Veronica had already decided to prioritize her friendship with Betty. When Angel Tabitha returns to Riverdale and shows them their memories from the present day timeline, Veronica remembers that she was with Archie. Veronica and Archie remembering what it was like to be together is one of the factors that contributes to Archie, Veronica, Betty, and Jughead deciding to be in a polyamorous relationship. After this, Veronica and Archie stay close friends, but Veronica moves back to Hollywood after graduation, and Archie moves to Modesto.


 * Josie McCoy

As a favour to Cheryl, Josie allows Archie to sit in on the Pussycats' rehearsals, although she's skeptical of him. He gets to offer a suggestion when they're stumped writing songs at one point and he and Josie get along a little better. Archie and Josie attend a dinner with their parents, where Archie gets a little more insight into Josie's motivations and background. They sing together at a the town jubilee at the end of the first semester. In their junior year, Josie comes to Archie's aide when he's spiralling following his brushes with death and while fugitive. Archie feels inspired by Josie to dive back in to music and they start playing together again. Archie is there for Josie as she applies to Julliard. One thing leads to another and they kiss. They start dating and have fun, until Archie wants a more serious commitment from Josie. She's hesitant but agrees, after which Archie almost kisses Veronica. Josie never knows this, but make plans to leave town to go on tour with her Dad. She and Archie part amicably. 7 years later, world famous pop star Josie briefly returns to town to hide out following her father's death. She agrees to help out her old school by guest lecturing a music lesson, where she and Archie meet again and rekindle their friendship.


 * Valerie Brown

Archie and Valerie get to know each other when Archie asks to sit in on rehearsal sessions with The Pussycats. At first she mediates his presence with Josie, but later she helps him work through hiccups in his music, telling him to trust his music. Archie is enthralled by Valerie, but they keep their relationship focused on the music until after the variety show when they finally kiss. They start dating, but Archie neglects her and Valerie breaks up with him, which he doesn't take well. Archie gets drunk at Jughead's birthday party at his house and tries to win Valerie back, who is upset with him as he won't listen to her and has to reject him again, in front of everyone at the party. After this they're always awkward around each other, notably when Josie decides to have Archie join the Pussycats' performance at the 75th Anniversary Jubilee. In 2028, years after graduation, they see each other again when the Pussycats reform and agree to do a benefit concert for the town. They are friendly with one another at this stage.


 * Cheryl Blossom

Archie agrees to escort Cheryl to Blossom events (almost as a Jason substitute to her family) in exchange for promises of attending a fancy music academy. Although this is his reason, once he gets a harsh glimpse into Cheryl's lonely existence Archie stands up for her and later tells Cheryl that she shouldn't care what people think, that he thinks she's strong. Cheryl, still reeling from her brother's death, seeks solace in a possible romance with Archie and kisses him. He kisses her back, but stops it as he's with Valerie. Cheryl later comes out as gay.


 * Reggie Mantle

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