Riverdale
Content Warning : This article contains discussion and references to homophobia , self-destruction , and execution
Who could have think thatRiverdale , a show based on the Archie Comics universe , would get so dark ? The CW series , which also streams on Netflix , has had a gross ton of end throughout its four season to date . As the kernel group has tried to hunt down black mathematical group , cults , gangs , and people infiltrating Riverdale and pass on the town a bad name , many masses have been lost in the shambling .
Some were villains and TV audience were felicitous to see them go . But others did n’t deserve it . So , who were the biggest character deaths thus far ? Here they are , along with the exact sequence they died in , as a recap .
Updated Nov fifth 2021 , by Kayleigh Banks : With the proclamation that Riverdale will now be crossing over withThe Chilling Adventures of Sabrina , many fans are excited to see what Sabrina Spellman will bring to the show . Since Cheryl has now begun exploring the occult and inadvertently set a swearing upon the township , it ’s likely that sports fan will see an increase in the number of supernatural instances . However , since the expletive is designed to get retaliation on the Andrews , Cooper , and Jones home , is it possible that another well - loved main character could be kill off ? Anything is potential when it derive to Riverdale .
Clifford Blossom: “Chapter 66: Tangerine” (Season 1, Episode 12)
Clifford Blossom was a vast part of the initial plot that kick back off the first season . It commence following the tragic death of Jason Blossom and how his mysterious passing sway the town of Riverdale and shock the scholarly person at Riverdale High .
It was even more disgraceful , however , when it was revealed that Jason ’s own father , Clifford , murdered him because Jason discovered that Clifford was trafficking drugs through the kinfolk ’s maple sirup business concern . How did Clifford die ? Just before he was caught and brought pity to the family name , his equally malicious wife Penelope poisoned him with puffer then staged a suicide by hanging . This would n’t be the last time thatPenelope killed someone inRiverdaleeither .
Jason Blossom: “Chapter 1: The River’s Edge” (Season 1, Episode 1)
Technically , Jason was dead before the show even started , though he was seen in various flashback scenes . The handsome urine polo star and twin to Cheryl was part of the most brawny family in Riverdale ( so it seemed he had it all ) .
While the entire first time of year centered around retrieve out who killed him and why , it was revealed at the terminal that Jason died at the custody of his sire . He discovered the trueness about the family concern , and after attempting to fake his demise and run away with Polly to get going their family together , he was grab and murder . It was a hugebetrayal that none of theRiverdalefansand characters saw coming .
Dilton Doiley: “Chapter 37: Fortune and Men’s Eyes” (Season 3, Episode 2)
While Dilton was only a recur character , a loner tyke in shoal who led the boy scouts , his death was a pivotal peak for the series . At first , it seemed Dilton was only significant because he know about the gunfire Archie heard on the day Jason went missing .
But Dilton then became even more critical to the plot as one of the first to introduce the group to the menacing role - play game Gryphons & Gargoyles ( G&G ) and the Gargoyle King . In the end , Dilton takes his own life via cyanide toxic condition after aim far too affect in the plot that would before long wreak havoc on Riverdale .
Warden Norton: “Chapter 40: The Great Escape” (Season 3, Episode 5)
This death come so abruptly after a lot of build - up around his character as a terrible baddie . The warden of the juvenile custody heart where Archie was direct to serve meter , it was revealed that he was run an illegal underground fighting tintinnabulation , forcing yardbird to fight for sport ( and money ) .
But then the group came to discover that he , too , had gotten caught up in the G&G game and was completely at the behest of the Gargoyle King and his delegation to take down Archie . When he was finally catch , he drank his potion of cyanide to " ascend . " And there went another villain .
Rupert Chipping: “Chapter 63: Hereditary” (Season 4, Episode 6)
When fan first see Rupert Chipping , they felt like he was one of the only people in the townsfolk who really cared about the teens . He seemed to care about their education and would do his best to encourage them to go after their dreaming . However , fan presently learned that he , too , was keeping a abstruse and dark secret .
As season 4 shape up , it appeared that Chipping could feel the secret was about to be lease out . With so much guilt on his conscience over his part in the Stonewall Prep execution , Rupert ended up pass by jumping out of the windowpane . It did disappointRiverdalefans that he left the show too soonas Rupert could have certainly been used in succeeding storylines .
Joaquin DeSantos: “Chapter 41: Manhunter” (Season 3, Episode 6)
Joaquin run on the run after helping to cover up Jason ’s murder and making a modest visual aspect in season 2 , so fans were quite surprised to see him get a more spectacular function in season 3 . Since he had some dissonant history with Kevin , many viewers believed that the author were possibly trying to desegregate him back into the series and give that relationship another try . However , this did not rise to be the case .
With much of time of year 3 surrounding the Gargoyles and Griffins plot , Joaquin unhappily terminate up being another victim in the plot as he is murdered in the name of a sacrifice . This did disappoint fans quite a lot as Joaquin had an interesting background and nifty chemistry with the other character . It felt more like the writers were using it for impact value .
Midge Klump: “Chapter 31: A Night To Remember” (Season 2, Episode 18)
Midge did n’t merit what happened to her . A sort , joyful soul , she became a public victim of the Black Hood , who stabbed then frustrate her for all to see during a school concert production of Carrie White .
What ’s more , Midge was n’t even hypothesise to encounter Carrie : she had to fill in for Cheryl as her understudy when Cheryl was spook out of enter . And seemingly for secure reason , as Midge foregather her grim end that episode .
The Sisters Of Quiet Mercy: “Chapter 44: No Exit” (Season 3, Episode 9)
It was terrifying to let out that Sister Woodhouse and her intact formation had become merciless minions of the G&G game and the drug deal , issuing " confect " to the women there in an effort to keep them in line as they conducted their jocund conversion therapy , and to maintain backing from Hiram Lodge .
In the end , all of the sisters died by self - visit cyanide toxic condition in an effort to " go to join thee . " Did Sister Woodhouse down them ? Probably , as it is revealed that she was the woman who mentor Penelope Blossom and taught her everything she know about toxicant .
Bret Weston Wallis: “Chapter 78: The Preppy Murders” (Season 5, Episode 2)
Considering he was one of the primary antagonists of season 4 who made life unmanageable for Jughead and his acquaintance , it ’s safe to say that Brett did n’t have the biggest fanbase . He was arrogant , rude , and extremely ostentatious . Brett was also quite creepy-crawly and calculating too . Therefore , when Charles announced that he would be going to prison house , fans thought they had find out and hear the last of him .
However , this did not prove the case as Betty and Jughead later name that Chic had murdered Charles in retaliation for the offence he committed . While Brett was n’t make out by fan at all , they were still shocked to hear about his brutal and violent last . It just was n’t something they were expect .
Hal Cooper: “Chapter 57: Survive the Night” (Season 3, Episode 22)
In one of the strangest , yet also somewhat predictable twists , it turned out that Betty ’s own father was the secret and homicidal Black Hood .
He was n’t killed immediately , though . He went to slammer , then got out of slammer , faked his own destruction , and became a part of Penelope Blossom ’s grim biz . Penelope give Betty the chance to kill her Father of the Church , but when she ca n’t play herself to do it , Penelope shoots him in the oral sex without a second mentation .
