However, as Archie realized that Hiram was guiding him down a dark path, their relationship soured, and Hiram framed Archie for the murder of Cassidy Bullock, for which Archie spent some time at Leopold and Loeb Juvenile Detention Center after pleading guilty to spare his friends and family the agony of a drawn out trial. Shortly after Hiram's release from prison, he began to take Archie in under his wing and mentor him, given his relationship with Veronica. In response to the threat, Archie founded the ' The Red Circle', a group formed to hunt down the Black Hood, as he felt that local law enforcement was failing to apprehend the menace. Archie and Veronica eventually began dating.Īrchie was an eyewitness to his father's shooting at Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe by the Black Hood. At the time, Archie was instead drawn to Veronica, who had just moved to Riverdale from New York following the arrest of her wealthy father, Hiram Lodge, after he was arrested for fraud and embezzlement. However, he didn't reciprocate her feelings and decided to stay just friends with Betty, which caused a temporary strain in their relationship. Betty developed feelings for Archie, which she ended up revealing to him during the semi-formal. He also occasionally helped out his father at their family's construction site, Andrews Construction.Īrchie has been best friends with Jughead and Betty since childhood. Archie used to be the captain but decided to defer his status as to Reggie after he felt more of an affinity with his music. This number was originally Jason Blossom's jersey, and so Archie took it upon himself to retire the jersey in Jason's honor and took the number seventeen in its place. His team number was number nine, given to him by Coach Clayton. He is portrayed by KJ Apa.ĭuring his youth, Archie was both a budding musician and a Riverdale Bulldog, though he struggled to main the two. Archibald 'Archie' Andrews is a main character on The CW's Riverdale.

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