Batman brings Jason on a mission in Ethiopia to punish some of Damian's other would-be assassins, and while there he also takes him to the place of his death in the hopes Jason can provide insights into his resurrection so that he might apply the method to Damian. [58] He subsequently learns of his history from Starfire's computer, which states Red Hood has made 83 confirmed kills. Despite his body never being recovered, S.H.I.E.L.D. Upon arriving, he enacts a plan to get revenge on Batman, whom he resents for refusing to kill the Joker and thus avenge his death.[1]. When Jason is the victim yet again of the Joker's personal war with Batman, the batfamily begins to tear apart at the seams. After spending a year in a coma and subsequently another year as an amnesiac vagrant, he is taken by Talia al Ghul after a small-time crook recognizes him as Robin due to his combat skills on the street.[1]. RELATED: Red Hood: Joker's Most Disgusting New 52 Moment Almost Breaks Jason Todd. [51] After his exile, he became Red Hood and came to be at odds with Dick Grayson, Starfire's ex-lover, and his Robin predecessor. At that point, Todd dyes his hair black, and in later stories blossoms under Batman's tutelage. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. 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. He is a black-haired circus kid with criminal acrobats as parents (Willis and Catherine Todd) who worked for Killer Croc. 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. After this and his subsequent escape, he became the Red Hood. Anguished and seeking vengeance, he initially . any Comic Vine content. The tragic ending was the one chiseled into comic history. 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]. 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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 He knows that both he and Donna Troy have come back from the dead, even already deducing that his resurrection has something to do with Alexander Luthor, Jr.'s plans during Infinite Crisis, and wonders which of them is next on the Monitor's hit list. 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. He later sent all the footage of himself torturing and eventually shooting Jason to Batman to torment him. In the revamp period, Todd is portrayed as the "rebel" Robin, reflecting the late 1980s youth culture. Subsequent stories dealt with Batman's guilt over failing to save him. agents launched an attack on HYDRA's base, Deathlok was sent to confront them, where he spotted his former mentor, Moonwing, and attacked him from behind. Jason was shown to have fought alongside . It features a plaque reading, "Jason Todd, a Good Soldier". [72], In this alternate timeline, there appeared a version of Jason. [30] Jason also admits to Talia that he has already deduced that the reason she finances his training is to stall him from killing Batman, but he has no desire to kill his former mentor anymore. And this is a relationship that seems to hinge on one particular character: Jason Todd. Despite their now-antagonistic relationship, Batman desperately wants to help Todd and intends to atone for his failures. Alfred Pennyworth refers to Jason as wanting "to be redeemed" through his membership. Dick tells Barbara that Jason was Bruce's favorite. It contains the late-hero's costume with no visible body, sometimes shown to be held up by wires. Tim, named for Tim Burton, director of the new but not-yet-released Batman motion picture, was a bright kid whod been in the circus audience the night Dick Graysons parents died. When Batman expresses no remorse for sparing Joker's life after the second Robin was killed, Todd is further angered and takes up his murderer's original mantle. [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. The story arc was a. Instead of tragic silence, the Caped Crusader exclaimed, Hes alive! For a time Natalia Knight, the criminal also known as Nocturna, Mistress of the Night is a stabilizing influence in his life; she becomes his surrogate mother and even adopts the young Todd. When the Morticoccus virus is released from Karate Kid's body, he is forcibly brought back to the group by Kyle, much to his dismay. Austin has a master's degree in Human Development and a background in writing for Govlaunch. 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. In his grief, Todd kills an alternate version of the Joker, also involved in Batman's killing, who then mocks his loss, vacating alongside Donna, Ray, and Kyle to the planet Apokolips before Earth-51's destruction. She also hires the same carpenters who built Jason's casket and had them build a replica of it (the original was destroyed and beyond repair after Jason emerged from it). [8] The following issue, Batman #428, was published featuring Todd's death. It would also be the most recent, most painful thing he had to endure. 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). Jason was trained by Bruce, and was his partner until his death at the hands of the Joker. [27] Jason has since repeated the same pattern of killing his teachers when finding them guilty after he has finished with his training. 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. 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. On the 80th anniversary of Robins first appearance, Polygon is excited to present a look at some of that unfinished issue, including a high-resolution scan of rarely seen work from writer Jim Starlin, penciller Jim Aparo, and inker Mike DeCarlo straight from DC Comics archives. So he'd be this kid, who wanted to be Batman's sidekick. However, Jason secretly survived the gunshot thanks to the hidden body armor he was wearing at the time, and the Joker would continue to keep him captive at Arkham, eventually hiring Deathstroke to watch over him. What I wanted to do here is put him in a place that he can't come back from. Batman, Inc is at war with an organization named Leviathan, headed by Talia al Ghul, Damian's mother and the woman responsible for reviving Jason, but in the present, she seeks to destroy Batman and has put a bounty on their son's head. Jason earns the Robin mantle a short while later by helping Batman apprehend the gang of thieves. Additionally, Red Hood's actions in Task Force Zare indicative ofJason Todd's stubborn and rebellious nature, traits reflected in the fact that the Joker never succeeded in killing him withthe crowbar. Winick said, "I was less interested in the how and the why and the what of Jason Todd returning from the dead than I am about what Jason's return will do to Batman. send you an email once approved. He then unmasked Moonwing and accused him and Logan of abandoning him. [drops it into the truck] Joker : I can't believe you got him! Even when he realizes Dick is still barely clinging to life, Batman threatens to kill a doctor with his bare hands if he doesnt immediately operate on the boy. Todd asks Batman why he has not avenged his death by killing Joker, a psychopath who has murdered countless people and crippled one of their best friends, arguing that Batman should have done it "because he took me away from you". Most of the votes were actually for Jimmy Olsen, who was given AIDS. [6], The vote was set up in the four-part story "A Death in the Family" that was published in Batman #426429 in 1988. The storyline is notable because it was published ten years before the confirmation of Jason Todd's resurrection. In Titans, Jason's death takes place in Gotham and has nothing to do with his mother. "[17], In 2005, writer Judd Winick began the Under the Hood storyline that revolved around the mystery of the identity of the new Red Hood. That led him to dying and bring reincarnated as red hood. Todd maintains "I guess I spooked him. to attend college. It's crystal clear now that he is on the dark side. Out of all the characters who have put on the Robin suit, Jason is the one who died in it. It's shown that Jason had enlisted in the military sometime after his escape from the Joker. Jason tells her what happened the night of Duela's death, and about the dueling Monitors. Jason Todd 's relationship with Batman turned sour as a result of his battles with criminals, which were almost suicidal. Thank god!. 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. Jason Todds death at the hands of the Joker is arguably the most iconic sidekick fatality in comic book history. Make the Joker more evil, make Jason suffer properly. The series eventually ended coinciding with the DC Rebirth event. He then began strangling Dick, but before he could kill him Colonel Nick Fury and Sergeant Joe Rock commandeered an aircraft and shot Deathlok several times in the back. Batwoman told Huntress of his story in an attempt to convince her not to risk her life so often through rebellion. This provides Jason an opportunity to plant a bomb beneath the Batmobile while Batman is on a stakeout for the arms deal. Faking his death, even tho I'm sure he died. In the early 1980s, Dick Grayson, having aged out of the Robin identity, became Nightwing, leaving Batman without a partner for the first time since 1940. Flamingo is assumed dead, although Commissioner Gordon reports that his body cannot be recovered from beneath the rubble. 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. In 1989, Denny O'Neil, Marv Wolfman, and Pat Broderick would introduce Tim Drake as the third Robin. [1][35], Jason Todd resurfaces following the "One Year Later" period, patrolling the streets of New York City as a murderous version of Nightwing. Oops. 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. After becoming disillusioned with the Titans and Batman, Jason Todd was killed at the hands of the Joker. Sheila and Jason try desperately to get out of the warehouse but are still inside as the bomb goes off. Todd manages to hunt down the gang and safely detonate the bombs. During the trip, Jason takes it upon himself to name the Monitor "Bob". However, Robin senses something is wrong and hides in the Batmobile's trunk as Batman heads to the junkyard. It is suggested by Dick Grayson that Todd was infuriated by Wayne's last words, a reaction that led him to become monstrous, murdering Batman in that same arc. Jason is forced to destroy the bodies of his teachers and friends. He only donned the suit when Two-Face trapped both senior vigilantes in a collapsed building, and he declined to don it again without Batman and Nightwings permission. During a battle with a group of Monarch's soldiers, Earth-51 Batman is killed by the Ultraman of Earth-3, deeply affecting Jason. The death of Jason Todd, also known as Red Hood, is one of the most dramatic moments in the history of DC Comics.As Batman's second Robin, Jason was killed by the Joker during the events of the 1988 Batman: A Death in the Family storyline from Jim Starlin, Jim Aparo, and Mike DeCarlo. Red Hood : Yes, we have. Jason stayed dead for years until he was resurrected as Red Hood in 2004. Pearson, Roberta E.; Uricchio, William. Following his complicated resurrection as the Red Hood, Jason was outraged to discover Batman didnt avenge his death by killing the Joker. Grayson reluctantly rescues him, and the two join forces to defeat the Pierce Brothers. 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. One of the most shocking moments in DC Comics continues to be the death of Jason Todd at the hands of the Joker in Batman: A Death in the Family. O'Neil settled on using the poll to determine the fate of the second Robin. He debuted as the second sidekick of Batman, donning the mantle of Robin after Dick Grayson. The team also includes Starfire and Roy Harper. If Jason is to cheat death, he will survive the explosion after being beaten to death by a crowbar by Joker. 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. The story, written by Judd Winick, concentrated on Jason Todd's lost years of globe-trotting and training after his death and resurrection before his return to Gotham . As he points out inTask Force Z #8 (fromMatthew Rosenberg, Jesus Merino, Jack Herbert, and Vicente Cifuentes), Jason died putting himself between the bomb and his mother,hoping that he would serve as her shield, and it was this which represented his final, heroic act. He also claims the white streak of hair that he got is from being resurrected in the Lazarus Pit, though the white streak disappears again. I don't know if it was fan crazinessmaybe they saw him as usurping Dick Grayson's position. Unfortunately for him, this only reinforced the Joker's belief that this had to be done. [64] To hone this ability, he went a step further than Batman on his journey around the world to learn from masters how to kill a target with different types of guns, possess considerable "street smarts", and is remarked to be a natural leader. The two start on very friendly terms. Todd as Robin saves Wonder Woman, Superman, and Batman from Mongul by unleashing Mongul's hallucination-causing creature on the tyrant himself. If someone else wanted to tell another Jason story or bring him back and we at least opened the door, that's great! These pages offer the tiniest of glimpses at the 30 years of Batman history that might have been, if not for 10,614 phone calls, and, perhaps, one guy with a computer. [73], In the Amalgam Universe, Jason Todd was a young S.H.I.E.L.D. presumed he was dead, but he survived and his body was recovered by HYDRA, who replaced his damaged body parts with robotic parts, transforming him into Deathlok. When Joker was in police custody, the current Robin, Damian Wayne, pulled out a crowbar to give Joker a taste of what he had delivered before. In 1988, that's what fans did to Jason Todd. "[13] O'Neil would later regret his comment.[14]. Wingman temporarily allies himself with Damian Wayne, who is using the name "Redbird" at the time. And so he uses Bruce's stuff, training himself to take over for him. To meet the publishing schedule, the creative team prepared for either eventuality by writing, and partially illustrating, a comic which Jason survived the Jokers attempted murder and one in which he died. The Death of Jason Todd By: Katie Trillion. That wanted man turns out to be the Joker. But from this point on for Jason, the gray area between good and bad has disappeared. 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. 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