Jason Todd's backstory is altered to resemble his post-Crisis meeting with Batman occurring while trying to steal tires from the Batmobile. After stabbing Tim Drake in the chest with a Batarang, he and Dick Grayson battle down in the subway. The team would stay together until Red Hood and the Outlaws (vol. Wingman temporarily allies himself with Damian Wayne, who is using the name "Redbird" at the time. [64][65] It is also expressed that due to his resurrection at the hands of the Lazarus Pit, the character possesses a few magical abilities. Todd as Robin saves Wonder Woman, Superman, and Batman from Mongul by unleashing Mongul's hallucination-causing creature on the tyrant himself. This allowed Grayson to officially take up the mantle of Batman.[41]. [69] After Jason defeats and captures the Joker; the villain becomes fixated on him. Make the Joker more evil, make Jason suffer properly. The stage was set for the story, told in 1988's Batman #426-#429. The two are then attacked by the Forerunner, but before she can kill them, the apologetic Monitor stops her and recruits Jason and Donna for a mission to the Palmerverse, a section of the Nanoverse discovered by Ray Palmer, in an attempt to find Palmer. In an issue of The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Phantom Stranger summons all of the Robins, including Jason, Tim Drake, Carrie Kelley, Damian Wayne, Nightwing, and Stephanie Brown, to save Batman. At this point [Jason] is beyond the point of no return in terms of ever being considered even remotely a hero. Batman admits that he has often been tempted by the thought of taking the Joker somewhere private to torture for weeks before finally killing the maniac, but says that he refuses to go to that place. "Batman and the Twilight of the Idols: An Interview with Frank Miller". Confirms Batman V Superman's Dead Robin Is Jason Todd", "Warner Bros. Plotting Live-Action 'Nightwing' Movie With 'Lego Batman Movie' Director (Exclusive)", "Justice League director Zack Snyder seemingly reveals his unused plans for Robin in the DCEU", "COUNTDOWN TO NOV 11: Let the punishment fit the crime. Scarlet desires to stay with Red Hood as his partner. An alternate version of Jason appears in the timeline of the 2011 "Flashpoint" storyline, where, among other changes, Bruce Wayne was killed as a child and thus never became Batman. [59], Following the conclusion of the first volume of Red Hood and the Outlaws, a new series starring Red Hood teaming up with Arsenal as heroes for hire began entitled Red Hood/Arsenal. He leaves behind a calling card that states "let the punishment fit the crime". Warning: spoilers for Task Force Z #8 are ahead! You can search for [80][81] Later, Jack reveals to Batman that he remembered what he did with Jason after he tortured him. Rather, it became a central part of the psyche of Batman stories for over two decades. Jason Todd is featured in Batman: Arkham Knight Genesis, a comic book miniseries set in the universe of the Batman: Arkham games, which provides the backstory to the character's role in 2015's Batman: Arkham Knight. Published Sep 18, 2021 Jason Todd's murder by the Joker has been revisited in recent DC Comics stories, and he deserves more than to be defined by his most traumatic moment. He then unmasked Moonwing and accused him and Logan of abandoning him. I think there was even talk of his possibly being Deathstroke's Robin.[71]. But from this point on for Jason, the gray area between good and bad has disappeared. Jason Todd reappeared in the "Battle for the Cowl" series. By saying that he died like "a hero," Jason makes it clear that the Bat-Family can no longer use the brutal manner of his death as a way to denigrate his use of crowbars as a weapon. Similarly to Batman and Nightwing before him, Jason Todd typically possess no inherent super-powers and relies on natural abilities, skills, and technology; During his time as Robin and under Batman's training (as well as Nightwing), Jason was initially considered a first-class athlete and a capable hand-to-hand combatant. During the events of the series' first installment, Jason convinces Deathstroke to help him by offering him a bigger sum than what the Joker is currently paying him. Dick, Damian, and Jason go to one of the Red Hood's weapon caches where he assembles a composite costume made from his biker and "superhero" Red Hood attire. "Notes from the Batcave: An Interview with Dennis O'Neil. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. In both pages, Batman says roughly the same thing: Ill handle this by myself. Despite the violence of the beating, Jason spares Joker, intending to use him later against Batman. After the Joker again escapes from Arkham Asylum, Jason tracks his whereabouts on his own and is brutally beaten to death by the Joker's men under his order.[70]. Throughout the earlier issues of the series, Jason appears as a mysterious, shadowed figure constantly spying on Batman and his allies. [53], Todd has also been revealed to be a member of Batman, Incorporated, initially operating under the name of Wingman, an agent-based in Europe. The two fight while Todd discusses the insanity of heroes for placing child sidekicks in danger. Batman: Under the Red Hood is a direct-to-DVD animated feature based off the comic book story of the same title. However, with the character no longer featured in Batman comics, the disadvantages of telling Batman stories without the character to act as a sounding board for the protagonist became apparent. About six months after Jasons death, ONeils Batman office introduced Tim Drake, created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Pat Broderick. Despite his reckless nature, Dick chose Jason as his successor when he temporarily left S.H.I.E.L.D. After Crisis on Infinite Earths reworked everyone's backstories he became much more of his own character. In the second story arc of Batman and Robin by Grant Morrison and Philip Tan, Jason Todd retakes the Red Hood mantle after losing his bid to become the new Batman. Using the money from Talia and infuriated by her statement that he "remains unavenged", Todd paid a group of mercenaries to help him return to Gotham. [44] In the issue, Todd is characterized as increasingly unstable and his idea of "finishing off" Batman and Robin now consists of stripping them down to their underwear and exposing their identities via webcam activated by a phone poll [a nod by Morrison to his death poll]. Despite this, the moment gets such little focus, it's often treated as if it didn't happen. After hearing the statement in private, Todd prepares to leave, not revealing what he was told, although he does pause before his old costume and the tattered remains of Batman's, he is sad.[39]. Jason is forced to destroy the bodies of his teachers and friends. [38] Following his escape, Todd continues on the mend and is summoned by Tim Drake to come to the Batcave, where Batman has left a last will statement for him. Similarly, Joker has misstated how he killed Jason, and even the DC cosmos has seemingly got the wrong idea, with the other-dimensional Batman Who Laughs commanding his Robins to respond with the call and response"Crow"/"Bar." Beaten within an inch of his life by the crowbar-wielding Joker , Red Hood survived only to be killed by a bomb the villain left behind. Dick ordered Alfred to simply toss it in the river. Ironically, it seems Jason wouldve preferred Batmans reaction to Dicks presumed death over a morbid mannequin in a Robin costume. O'Neil settled on using the poll to determine the fate of the second Robin. As Moonwing, he made a careless mistake, which resulted in a S.H.I.E.L.D. In the official alternate ending artwork, that fans couldve easily voted for with just 73 more phone calls, Batman wastes precious time removing Jasons Robin costume before taking him to receive emergency medical treatment. It is left ambiguous whether Todd killed him. It is also revealed that, like Tim, Jason was also aware that Batman survived his encounter with Darkseid. The character has made appearances in several forms of media outside of comics, including television series and video games. Writer/artist Frank Miller, who had worked on Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year One, said, "To me, the whole killing of Robin thing was probably the ugliest thing I've seen in comics, and the most cynical. Subsequent stories have shown Todd's on-and-off attempts to redeem himself and rebuild his relationship with Batman, with Red Hood eventually being accepted as a full member of the Batman family. They are successful, and Damian is resurrected, sharing a warm reunion with Jason and the family. It had to be one that DC editorial genuinely wanted reader input on, and since each phone call would cost a reader all of 50 cents it had to be one that fans genuinely cared about. Jason is hurt by Batman's manipulation, and the two share harsh words and exchange blows, shattering their newfound relationship. Even after being brutally beaten, Jason still tried to protect his mother. However, Batman has not been supportive of Jason's role on the team, which is understandable given his close proximity to some of the biggest names in Bruce's rogues gallery. Jason Todd is the second Robin after Dick Grayson and the sixth Red Hood, who was subject to the first Red Hood, The Joker's torture. I've heard alot of different stories and endings , including rape. Jason seems to have a romantic interest in Donna and is shown to be visibly disgruntled when her old boyfriend Kyle Rayner joins their group as they take their tour to the 52 Earths which comprise the Multiverse. Batman then asks why Jason never returned to him, Jack says that the Joker was jealous of Robin for knowing who Batman was and Jason hated him so much for making him Robin that he disappeared. He also steals all of Batman's schematics to create replicas of his arsenal for his militia to use, and stalks him and his allies to learn their tactics. ONeil and his creative teams might have taken the opportunity to have Jason sit out for a while, let the audience cool off, and then let him earn his costume back. The readers did., Why would DC editorial leave the decision to kill a major character to readers? Jason Todd's death is often attributed to the Joker beating him with a crowbar, but Task Force Z #8 clears up this misconception to the Bat-Family. Todd has reappeared with red hair, claiming that he is a natural red-head and that Bruce Wayne had him dye his hair black to look like Dick Grayson. Jason earns the Robin mantle a short while later by helping Batman apprehend the gang of thieves. However, Todd's actual body is missing from its grave. [1] It is suggested by Ra's that the power of the pit resulted in Todd's mental instability. It is later established during the story arc Infinite Crisis that Superboy-Prime is responsible for the changes on Jason Todd's origin and character when he inadvertently created Hypertime-lines.[23]. [33], Acting on his obsession with Tim Drake, Todd breaks into Titans Tower to confront the third Robin, thus revealing the truth of their encounter at the cemetery to his successor. Pearson, Roberta E.; Uricchio, William. This team is referred to as DC's "Dark Trinity" in comparison to the new Trinity series included in DC Rebirth which follows Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. Todd is also left wondering if perhaps he would have been a better Robin and better person had he had had a life like Drake's and friends like the Titans. Jason spares Joker and decides to wait for the right opportunity. Please check your email to find a confirmation email, and follow the steps to confirm your humanity. The Death of Jason Todd By: Katie Trillion. However, when Superboy-Prime alters reality from the paradise dimension in which he is trappedhis punches against the barrier keeping him from the rest of the universe causing temporal ripples that create an overlap of parallel timelines (Hypertime)Jason Todd is restored to life (as he was meant to survive the Joker's assaults), breaks out of his coffin, and is eventually hospitalized; because he wandered so far from his grave before his discovery, no connection was ever drawn between the two events. Jason's true motives are shown in the third part as he kidnaps Mia Dearden to dissolve her partnership with Green Arrow, feeling that they are kindred spirits, cast down by society and at odds with their mentors. "I heard it was one guy, who programmed his computer to dial the thumbs down number every ninety seconds for eight hours, who made the difference", O'Neil said in a Newsarama interview conducted alongside writer Judd Winick during the "Under The Hood" arc. Then, a house ad asked readers to call one number if they thought Jason should live, and another if they wanted him to die. Jason Todd is well known within the DC Comics universe as the second person to take on the identity of Robin, junior partner of Batman. The things that he does here in Battle for the Cowl are things that can never really be forgiven. Green Skull. Batman decided to relieve Jason from his duties as Robin in order to allow him to mourn the death of his parents. By the time Len Wein took over as editor of DC Comics' Batman titles in 1982, Dick Grayson had largely moved on to starring as the leader of the young superhero team the Teen Titans in DC's New Teen Titans title. But the poll couldnt be just any question. Batman subdues this mystery "Jason" and discovers that it is only Clayface impersonating Todd, concluding that "Jason's" greater physical age was to hide the flaws in Clayface's impersonation by allowing him to partially mimic Nightwing's combat skills. After a storyline in Nightwing as part of the One Year Later event where Todd took the mantle of Nightwing for himself, the character reappeared in his Red Hood persona as one of the focal characters of DC's year-long weekly Countdown series starting in May 2007. In this new timeline, Jason's new origin is revealed in a special Red Hood and the Outlaws #0 (November 2012) issue, which changes how Batman first met Todd (stealing medicine from Leslie Thompkins, after she had treated him from a brutal beating). The famous scene of Joker clubbing Jason to death with a crowbar occurs in Batman #428, written by Jim Starlin and illustrated by Jim Aparo, during the controversial A Death in Family storyline. Jason Todds death at the hands of the Joker is arguably the most iconic sidekick fatality in comic book history. 2) #177, whose identity is initially a mystery but later turns out to be Ulysses Armstrong. [48], In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. Alfred Pennyworth refers to Jason as wanting "to be redeemed" through his membership. On June 6, 2011,[19] as part of DC Comics' line-wide revamp initiative, it was announced that Jason Todd would headline his title in the guise of the Red Hood. Jason Todd's death has loomed large in the mythos of the Dark Knight ever since, even after the character's return to life in 2005. Over the following two years, he plans his revenge against Batman with Deathstroke's help. His inner monologue reveals that he had always wanted to eventually replace Batman, and thinks it was a bad idea for Batman to become a public figure, rather than an urban legend. Meanwhile, Batman discovered that a cash-poor Joker was recouping his funds in an alarming way: by selling a nuclear warhead to Lebanese terrorists. Holding Joker at gunpoint, he throws a pistol at Batman and begins to count to three while standing behind Joker, leaving Batman with only a headshot if he wants to stop Todd from pulling the trigger. Batman at first tries to help him by enrolling him in Ma Gunn's boarding school, trying to give him a home. Jason was shown to have fought alongside . Roy and Starfire are in a sexual relationship. She has a B.A. Batman wasnt alone all that time. Jason Peter Todd is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.First appearing in Batman #357 in March 1983, he was created to succeed Dick Grayson as Robin, Batman's vigilante partner and sidekick.Initially sharing a similar origin to Grayson, his character was rewritten after the Crisis on Infinite Earths event. Tim spearheads a risky mission to recover their fallen brother in an effort to hold them together. During a battle with a group of Monarch's soldiers, Earth-51 Batman is killed by the Ultraman of Earth-3, deeply affecting Jason. Eventually, he comes across an Untitled, who was in hiding, who tells him that they were set up but still fights him. When "A Death in the Family" begins, Jason Todd's world is rocked upon learning that Catherine Todd, the deceased woman who raised him, was not his biological mother. On the other hand, he confesses his choice to use the same instrument that "killed" him as a way to face the pain, horror, and fear he experienced during the Joker's brutal beating. The backup introduces a massive retcon in which the Joker is responsible for orchestrating the major moments of Todd's life such as his father's imprisonment and death, his mother's overdose, his introduction to Thompkins, and his adoption of the Robin identity. He also believes that if he doesn't help the boy, Todd will eventually become part of the "criminal element". At one point, during the events of Batman: Arkham City, Jason encounters the Joker again, but spares him after the villain reveals that he deliberately allowed Jason to escape and has been using Deathstroke to guide him in his quest for vengeance. Ra's refers to Todd as a "curse" and a "pestilence" unleashed on the planet, saying that madness may affect him for "hours, months, or decades". This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for: Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Just . While Todd is overjoyed to be reunited with his real mother, he soon discovers that she is being blackmailed by the Joker using her to provide him with medical supplies. Grayson reluctantly rescues him, and the two join forces to defeat the Pierce Brothers. During the trip, Jason takes it upon himself to name the Monitor "Bob". Jason is transferred to a Gotham prison and upon his arrival, the suicide rate spikes amongst top incarcerated crime figures there. Initially sharing a similar origin to Grayson, his character was rewritten after the Crisis on Infinite Earths event. This was not because ONeil or any of the other Batman office staff disliked the character, but because their readership seemed so divided on him. All of the henchmen die, and Garzonas is finally crushed by a pile of junk cars. With Jason in a coma and Batman still vowing to work alone, whos to say the Dark Knight might not have entered into a lone wolf period all the same? Freeze, Red Hood gives them the Kryptonite back, and tells them he has gotten what he truly wanted: a "lay of the land". In the first line of his postscript in the first collected edition of that story, Batman editor Denny ONeil protested his own culpability in Robins death with one quote, We didnt kill the Boy Wonder. His brother Danny had fallen in with a street gang named the . Most of the votes were actually for Jimmy Olsen, who was given AIDS. Todd is arrested by Gordon who informs him that the reason he has always worked with Batman is that Batman never violates the law "where it counts". p. 22. Jason was trained by Bruce, and was his partner until his death at the hands of the Joker. Jason Todd was a street orphan until he met Batman after he had saved him from The Joker. Indeed, inScott Lobdell and Dexter Soy's Red Hood and the Outlaws #5, even Todd describes himself as "someone who was beaten to death with a crowbar.". The DC Rebirth introduced the revival of Red Hood and the Outlaws with a second volume released in August 2016. . Red Hood assumes control over several gangs in Gotham City and starts a one-man war against Black Mask's criminal empire, who himself had recently murdered a Robin (Stephanie Brown). One day, while wandering Gotham, Jason Todd (now well . Oddly enough, these two missions led them to cross paths, foil the Joker, and find Jasons real mom where they cross paths with the Joker once more. Red Hood is right for clearing up details about his death, especially given the ways that his character has been defined byvictimhoodin some Joker-related stories. This trauma has lingered within the heroes ever since, and it may have finally just broken one of them once and for all. In issue #14, Jason dons the Red Robin suitdescribed by Earth-51's Batman as something he was going to give Todd's counterpart when he was olderand goes into battle alongside Earth-51 Batman. And also keeping him for 2 years, but besides all that. [19] The series focused on Jason Todd's redemption and introduced a simplified version of his origin story as the Red Hood in Red Hood and the Outlaws #0, a special prequel issue between #12 and #13. Afterward, he pays his respects, swearing vengeance for them. The team also includes Starfire and Roy Harper. When Jason Todd stammers that he promised Batman on his deathbed not to violate the no killing rule and couldn't have killed the drug dealers lieutenants, the weapons dealer pilots, or Black Mask himself when Joker claimed he did, Joker before realizing Jason suppressed the memories mockingly stammers Batman's name in a similar manner to the Freeze, Man-Bat, Deadshot, and Sun-Downer, who are allbrought back to life thanks to doses of the Lazarus Resin. Something went wrong. Jason Peter Todd is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Between one agonised, gasping breath and the next, Jason was awake and staring up at a woman in a cave: his grandmother, Lavernai Pocolom, Roman Goddess of Thieves and Cheats, and Etruscan Goddess of the Underworld. Following the revamp due to Crisis on Infinite Earths, Jason Todd is recast as a young street orphan who first encounters Batman while attempting to steal the tires off the Batmobile in Crime Alley, the very place where Batman's parents were murdered years before. Jason Todd 's relationship with Batman turned sour as a result of his battles with criminals, which were almost suicidal. He describes his vendetta against Grayson as "the revenge of one crazy man in a mask on another crazy man in a mask".[42][43]. The character's identity was revealed as Jason Todd in Batman #638. His detective and reasoning skills were considered weak despite showcasing some potential. [1][35], Jason Todd resurfaces following the "One Year Later" period, patrolling the streets of New York City as a murderous version of Nightwing. This series starred a new lineup of Outlaws: Todd, Artemis of Bana-Mighdall and Bizarro, who was touted as a darker counterpart to the Trinity. Some of the mail response indicated that this was at least on some people's minds. recruit with a bright future, who was personally mentored by Director Bruce Wayne and Moonwing. As I looked the pages over and tried not to freak out too visibly, DC archivist Ben Le Clear told me a story of ONeil who had voted for Jason to live and other DC staff hanging around the offices, biting their nails well into the final evening of the poll. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. DC declined to release a full scan of the second-most-complete alternate page in their archives, but did offer the below scan of its first panel, which reveals Jason stable but in a comatose state, back in the United States. Jason kills the creature, strengthening his resolve. Batman #426 - Death in the Family Batman #427 Batman #428 Batman #429. He keeps the second Robin's uniform on display in the Batcave as a reminder. 1.) Joker's Crowbar appears in 36 issues. After the character's resurrection, Jason's skills became more advanced and received more training (details depending on continuity); in modern stories, his training has included the mystical All-Caste order and the League of Assassins, having learned under premier instructors in the latter such as Bronze Tiger and Lady Shiva. #RedHood #LEGOBatmanGame", "Injustice mobile game update adds Reverse-Flash, Arkham Knight, Survival Mode and more", "Excited to announce that I play #RedHood in @InjusticeGame! Several homicides occur due to many botched attempts on Jason's life by inmates with a grudge against Red Hood's tactics. When Jason Todd returned from the "dead" and took on the guise of the Red Hood (Joker's first identity), he eventually confronted Joker and beat him with a crowbar but let him live. Years later, Jason returned, sought revenge against Batman . Tim was Robin for 20 years, until he himself was usurped by Bruce Waynes biological son, Damian. He slipped." in English and Cinema Studies from Oberlin College. A lot of adventures occurred post-Crisis which fit with the circus acrobat era and in some cases ran simultaneously in Detective as the street kid origin was being laid out in Batman. [49], Following the events of the "Flashpoint" storyline, the DC universe was relaunched, with Red Hood becoming the leader of the Outlaws in their series, part of the New 52 line of comics. This second Monitor apologizes to Jason before they both disappear, leaving Jason alone with Duela's body. During one of his special moves, he pummels his opponent with it multiple times, a direct reference to Jason Todd's death. [34], Todd eventually kidnaps and holds Joker hostage, luring Batman to Crime Alley, the site of their first meeting. Many fans were skeptical, doubting that DC Comics would actually be willing to kill the Boy Wonder. "[12] However, DC stood behind the outcome of the poll. Jasn was the rebellion's mascot, often carrying their flag and using his street smarts to help Kate and Renee in various scenarios. He also learns that the man teaching him bomb-making is involved in a Russian mafia-backed deal meant to push the resources of British law-enforcement away from mob crime and onto Islamic extremist terrorism with a framed bombing plot. This is a reenactment of Robin's death from the comics. Dick tells Barbara that Jason was Bruce's favorite. However, Todd realizes that if he went through with it, his former mentor would never know about his return nor the identity of his killer. Beyond the reveal that Jason is not dead and has become Red Hood, little else is known about how exactly Jason survives the attack, why Bruce lied about burying his body, or what led him to become . [61] Over time, Jason developed his skills, becoming adept in various forms of martial arts (Aikido, Capoeira, Karate, Ninjutsu, Savate, Krav Maga, Kickboxing, Silat, and Taekwondo) and eventually developed keen detective skills. Maybe they would have done it less than a year later, with Jason wary and more obedient from that time he disobeyed Batmans orders and nearly got him killed. and everybody still loses! It's one of the most brutal deaths in comic book history and even managed to sneak its way into the DCEU with homages to his death in Batman V Superman and Suicide Squad. In 1989, Denny O'Neil, Marv Wolfman, and Pat Broderick would introduce Tim Drake as the third Robin. Austin's goal is to provide ScreenRant with detailed articles that showcase his research into obscure corners of the comics universe. As Jason attempted to reveal Batman's identity, the Joker shot him, seemingly killing him. 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