archibald andrews has a big heart and he’s the most selfless character on riverdale, a thread. *:･ﾟ✧

archie risked his own life and punched through a river of ice to save cheryl from drowning.

archie sold his musical equipment so he and his dad could fix the jalopy —the same thing fred did with his father.

archie decided to convert the el royale gym into a community center to keep young children and teens off the streets to honor his father’s memory.

when the blackhood threatened to shoot betty, archie didn’t hesitate to get into the coffin and be buried alive to save his best friend’s life.

archie stayed quiet while cheryl and chuck were provoking him inside his own house, but as soon as they started on betty, archie defended her.

after fred’s crew quit on him, archie asked his friends to help his dad, doing hours of free manual labor.

when archie found out jughead was homeless, he immediately volunteered and offered his house so jughead could have a place to live.

even if it was dangerous, archie chased after three armed robbers to retrieve veronica’s necklace because he knew how much the necklace meant to her.

archie defended and stood up for cheryl against her abusive family members.

archie pleaded guilty to a crime he didn’t commit so his friends and family wouldn’t have to stress and suffer through another trial.

the southsiders were about to be transferred from riverdale high, but archie defended them and he was ready to be expelled to help them and make sure they could stay at the school.

archie turned his home into a save haven, proving food and shelter for serpents that were on the run and had nowhere else to stay.

after finding out what nick did to cheryl and veronica, archie traveled miles to beat up him.

archie saved ethel after the blackhood tried to assault her.

archie jumped in front of the blackhood so his father wouldn’t get shot, he was held at gunpoint and he had to see the person the loves the most bleeding on the floor, which triggered his post-traumatic stress disorder and made him feel guilty for a long time.

after his father came back from the hospital, archie stayed up every night with nothing but a baseball bat to protect his father from another possible attack.

even after getting beaten up all day, archie still managed to escape and run his legs off to save veronica from nick st. clair.

after finding out that reggie’s father is abusive and used to beat reggie, archie stood up and confronted him.

jughead wanted to indirectly drag betty into a drug deal but archie didn’t let him because he didn’t want her to be in the middle of that mess.

archie lost the only chance he had to escape from prison to save joaquin, the man who stabbed him later.

he had to run away from riverdale so he could protect not only himself, but his family and friends.