Out of all the characters who have put on the Robin suit, Jason is the one who died in it. 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. 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. [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. Fans were split on Jason, at least from what DC editorial could tell. Sometime after his presumed death, he took on the identity of Red Hood, seeking revenge against his former mentor. 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. Afterward, he pays his respects, swearing vengeance for them. 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. Jason Todd Wasn't DC's First 'Dead Robin', controversial A Death in Family storyline, Batman Fans Were Right to Vote for Jason Todd's Death, X-Men's Most Underrated Member is Secretly One Of Marvel's Deadliest Heroes, Juggernaut's Tragic Ending Proves His Powers Are Pure Nightmare Fuel, Bruce Banner Confirms His Final Plan To Kill The Hulk. He debuted as the second sidekick of Batman, donning the mantle of Robin after Dick Grayson. 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. Despite the violence of the beating, Jason spares Joker, intending to use him later against Batman. In their war on crime, Red Hood and Scarlet freely kill criminals, villains, and anyone who gets in their way, even the police. Talia then gives Todd the idea to be the Batman that Gotham needs. A democratic vote would answer the question. Dressed in a version of a Batman costume, Todd is also living/operating out of an abandoned Gotham subway system. [76] Though the group is happy for a time, Jasn begins to become belligerent and regret being resurrected. In the context of Jasons murder by reader input, its easy to read Tims origin as a hedge against the same negative fan reaction that labeled his predecessor as a usurper of Dick Graysons legacy. Jason's mother is already dead by now and his father is serving a life sentence in prison, so he has been living on the streets. Hes appeared in movies, TV shows, and video games, while even his comic book self became the leader of his own team of antiheroes. 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. Jason Todd was the second Robin. (In later years, ONeil has said that while he has no hard proof, he heard that one guy [] programmed his computer to dial the thumbs down number every 90 seconds for eight hours.). 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. [24], It is later revealed that Todd had indeed died at the hands of the Joker. The character was completely revamped. Trivia [19] The group included Roy Harper and Starfire. Shortly afterward, Red Hood finds the Joker (driven out of Gotham by Hush) and beats him with a crowbar just as Joker had beaten Jason. You can find her on Twitter at @JulesChinGreene for DC Comics news and reporting, and is reachable at Jules.G@screenrant.com, Red Hood Confirms Fans Misunderstand His Death, Tim Drake is Batman's Strongest Robin for the Scariest Reason, defined byvictimhoodin some Joker-related stories, Jason Todd's stubborn and rebellious nature, Red Hood the transformational arc he has always deserved, Red Hood Admits The Real Reason He Traded Guns For A Crowbar. This became especially apparent after his death. Jason Todd was the second person to hold the mantle of Robin, the Boy Wonder. He soon tires of Gotham and leaves, gathering the group together; after breaking out Roy from a Middle Eastern prison, he brings Roy up to speed on things. [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. He was resurrected by Ra's Al Ghul and began working for his cause as an impostor Batman, who uses guns. He "defeated his archenemy". Le guitariste d'AEROSMITH et de THE HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES sera accompagn par le chanteur Gary Cherone (EXTREME), le bassiste Dave Hull, le claviriste Buck Johnson et le batteur Jason Sutter. Faking his death, even tho I'm sure he died. In Batman #427, Batman ordered Jason not to confront the Joker until he returned from stopping a convoy full of deadly gas, but, fearing for his mothers life, Jason went in anyway. He is a black-haired circus kid with criminal acrobats as parents (Willis and Catherine Todd) who worked for Killer Croc. Sometime later, after the Joker is cured of his insanity, Harleen tells him about Jason, and Jack Napier (Joker's true identity in this continuity) says that he can't remember what happened to Todd. Sheila herself has been embezzling from the aid agency and as part of the cover-up, she hands her son, having arrived as Robin, over to Joker. Though only lightly touched on, his resurrection is also simplified: he is resurrected with a Lazarus Pit by Talia al Ghul (as Infinite Crisis did not occur in this timeline). Jason knows he's fucked up the second he opens his eyes. This led to a blackout of almost any Robin appearances in Detective. Jason was trained by Batman and later became the second Robin, but he was beaten and tortured by the Joker, who sent Batman a video of the event and lied by telling him that Jason was dead. 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. The explanation for the character's return was revealed in Batman Annual #25 (2006). He confirms to Hush that Riddler is correct and that Bruce Wayne is Batman. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll 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. [6], The vote was set up in the four-part story "A Death in the Family" that was published in Batman #426429 in 1988. [25] Talia later restored Todd's health and memory by immersing him in a Lazarus Pit in which her father was also bathing and helped him escape the House of al Ghul. Until then, the most I had ever seen of the fabled alternate timeline where Jason lived was a single panel, reprinted in Les Daniels glossy hardcover Batman: The Complete History. "[13] O'Neil would later regret his comment.[14]. One day, while wandering Gotham, Jason Todd (now well . Within the 36 hours allotted for voting, the poll received 10,614 votes. The Joker beats Jason Todd with his crowbar, ultimately leaving him half-dead on the warehouse floor. [31] Shortly after the events of "War Games" and just before "War Crimes", Jason Todd reappears in Gotham City as 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. He's appeared in movies, TV shows, and video. He is prone to defying Batman's orders, sometimes to success (bringing in the Scarecrow singlehandedly) and sometimes to failure (botching a raid on a drug lab by jumping the gun too soon). In the revamp period, Todd is portrayed as the "rebel" Robin, reflecting the late 1980s youth culture. Paraphernalia Equipment Robin suit Notes This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the Arrowverse and is an adaptation of Jason Todd. Subsequent portrayals commonly depict Todd as an orphaned street delinquent with a troubled past and a violent demeanor, whom Batman attempts to reform and mentor. In an interview for the Infinite Crisis hardcover, Jeanine Schaefer states that Geoff Johns had planned to reveal the second Red Hood as the Jason Todd of the Earth-Two universe. Jason Todd was an orphan whose life had already been full of hardships before he met Bruce Wayne, who was the vigilante Batman. Nightwing notes that Jason fights aggressively like he's angry at the world and doesn't hold back. On the right is the page as it ran. [4][20] Originally, he is the son of circus acrobats (Joseph Todd and Trina Todd, killed by a criminal named Killer Croc) and is later adopted by Bruce Wayne. 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]. Wingman temporarily allies himself with Damian Wayne, who is using the name "Redbird" at the time. Jason breaks free and fights them off all the same as Batman and Robin arrive. A fight between Batman, Robin, and the Flamingo a foreign hitman hired by a Mexican cartel after Red Hood killed their operative in Gotham ends with Jason burying Flamingo in debris with a bulldozer. Batman himself would slowly grow to accept Tim as his new partner, although the memory of Jason would play a heavy part in how Batman trained Tim in the months building up to his official appearance as Robin. Oops. Jason is transferred to a Gotham prison and upon his arrival, the suicide rate spikes amongst top incarcerated crime figures there. While he recalls his days as Wingman as a failure, Bruce Wayne is nevertheless proud of him. The bomb counts down. Cheetah regrets her past deeds and resurrects Jasn using a Lazarus Pit. He later sent all the footage of himself torturing and eventually shooting Jason to Batman to torment him. 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. Batman didn't get to him in time and Jason died in the explosion. Created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton, Jason was introduced in 1983 as as a carbon copy of Grayson, another circus kid with a heart of gold. Machine gun fire breaks out and Gordon is wounded in the arm. Marcel Green is a writer for Screen Rant covering comics, manga, and anime. p. 22. [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. 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. Joker takes advantage of the situation, detonating nearby explosives that engulf the platform and send them plunging into the bay. [54] Later, however, the Wingman ruse is exposed and Todd returns to being Red Hood. 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". 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. [63] In addition to his prior skills (such as being a skilled gynmast and skilled detective), Jason is also considered an expert marksman with various firearms. They also interrogated Joker's henchmen who were with him during Todd's murder, in hopes to find out how the boy could have survived. 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. You expert, rootin'-tootin', eagle-eyed, Goth-loving marksman! During the "Red Son Rising" storyline, Bruce discovers that Jason is alive after finding his fingerprints on his bullets following a battle with the Joker. Flamingo is assumed dead, although Commissioner Gordon reports that his body cannot be recovered from beneath the rubble. After his murder, Jason Todd was later resurrected by Jonathan Crane and became a ruthless and the most dangerous criminal and vigilante known as Red Hood, becoming Jonathan Crane's partner and an enemy of the Titans as a result. The first death in the Bat-Family occurred much earlier and included a disturbing amount of foreshadowing. let Joker crowbar the child to death 4) Bring him back alive 5) have him adopt the Joker's old villain name 6) have him fuck up Black . Now."[17]. Todd instead decides to kill Batman directly by traveling across the globe in search of a similar, but the deadlier type of training to Bruce Wayne's own to prepare for that day. The disparity in Batmans reaction is even worse when examining the intended possibility of Jason surviving his fateful encounter. And so he uses Bruce's stuff, training himself to take over for him. Enter the URL for the tweet you want to embed. The previous issue included an advertisement asking Batman readers to call a dedicated hotline and vote on whether they thought Jason Todd should survive his encounter with the Joker. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. He confronts the kidnapper and is stunned to discover that he is an adult Todd, standing at his own desecrated gravesite, and wearing a redesigned and darker version of his Robin costume. It was released on June 15, 2016. 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. At this point [Jason] is beyond the point of no return in terms of ever being considered even remotely a hero. After he was resurrected, Jason learned Batman didn't avenge his death. As Jason attempted to reveal Batman's identity, the Joker shot him, seemingly killing him. 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. Where Dick Grayson quipped, Jason Todd sneered, and where Dick was the more empathic side of the Dynamic Duo, now it was Batman who was reigning in reckless impulses of his protege. After Batman's "death," Jason Todd assumed the guise of a violent Batman. Jason refuses to believe from Starfire and Arsenal that he had been on a path towards redemption and abandons his teammates. Jim Starlin and artist Jim Aparos 1988 comic Batman #426 kicked off A Death in the Family, which saw Jason Todd discovering that his biological mother might still be alive, then running away on a globe-trotting trip to unearth her identity. Joker Beats Jason Todd to Near Death, Then Blows Him Up (Batman) Jason Todd was the unpopular second Robin who - in no small part due to his unpopularity - was beaten to a pulp by the. Next: Red Hood Admits The Real Reason He Traded Guns For A Crowbar. Afterward, he swore allegiance to her. Most of the votes were actually for Jimmy Olsen, who was given AIDS. Comic-book lore is malleable and ever-changing, but this detail in particular is at the core of what Jason Todd's death says about his character. 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. But from this point on for Jason, the gray area between good and bad has disappeared. In effect, ONeil said in 1988, extend our policy of heeding the opinions fans express in letters and conversations at conventions and comic shops.. The readers did., Why would DC editorial leave the decision to kill a major character to readers? Jason Todd was the logical candidate, ONeil said. During his journey, Jason discovers his Robin replacement was Timothy "Tim" Drake, which further torments him. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Unfortunately for him, this only reinforced the Joker's belief that this had to be done. After successfully capturing Joker (who fails to recognize him due to being older), Jason contemplates burning his killer alive after dousing him with gasoline. The storyline is notable because it was published ten years before the confirmation of Jason Todd's resurrection. Meanwhile, Batman discovered that a cash-poor Joker was recouping his funds in an alarming way: by selling a nuclear warhead to Lebanese terrorists. [82], In the final issue of the sequel series, Batman: Curse of the White Knight, an adult Jason appears to speak with the recently imprisoned Bruce, arrested after turning himself in for his unintentional crimes as Batman. 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. He smokes, swears, and fights authority. Sheila lives just long enough to tell Batman that Jason died trying to protect her. In Titans, Jason's death takes place in Gotham and has nothing to do with his mother. Ironically, it seems Jason wouldve preferred Batmans reaction to Dicks presumed death over a morbid mannequin in a Robin costume. [56] Later, however, the pair come together, united by the ties of family. 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. Batman arrives too late to save them and finds Jason's lifeless body in the rubble. newsletter. 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. The last decade has been a renaissance for Jason Todd, the second character to fill the role of Robin, the worlds most famous superhero sidekick. Todd manages to hunt down the gang and safely detonate the bombs. [58] He subsequently learns of his history from Starfire's computer, which states Red Hood has made 83 confirmed kills. After a series of contradictory statements about this figure, executive editor Dan DiDio firmly stated in the July 2007 DC Nation column that the figure is Jason Todd. Austin Mace is a freelance writer for the Screen Rant Comics team focused primarily on pre-Crisis DC Comics issues. However, the earliest foreshadowing of Jasons fate occurred in Batman #5, written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Bob Kane, which features the first time a Robin is presumed dead. To make the very concept of Batman obsolete, he puts a lot of effort into public relations: he drastically alters his Red Hood costume to look more like a traditional superhero outfit and recruits his sidekick Scarlet. ", The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go! Comic Vine users. After Jason is killed by the Joker and resurrected in the Lazarus Pit, he goes on to become the Red Hood, straining his relationship with Batman. 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. Staff at the company had been toying with the idea of using a then-cutting edge phone-polling system to allow DC readership real input on a story. The bodies are taken back to Gotham City for burial. The only outcome would have to be imprisonment or something worse. In the film's prologue, Jason - as Robin - meets his demise at the hands of the Joker. 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. Jason Todd is the titular central antagonist of the 2010 animated film Batman: Under the Red Hood and the main protagonist of the 2020 animated interactive film Batman: Death in the Family He is the former Robin who is murdered by the Joker, and becomes a vigilante after being resurrected by Ra's al Ghul. The villain then locks Jason and his mother (who was the latest person to learn that you really ought not to trust a . The call-in vote to determine whether Jason lived or died has been parodied and pilloried numerous times, and never repeated. After this and his subsequent escape, he became the Red Hood. Grayson offers to rehabilitate Todd who, in a moment of clarity, tells Grayson it is too late for him, and how he tried to be what Batman wanted, "but this world this dirty, twisted, cruel and ugly dungheap had other plans for me". 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. His tenure as the second Robin was short-lived because he was captured by the Joker, who wanted to break his will and make him turn on Batman. [48], In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. [27] Jason has since repeated the same pattern of killing his teachers when finding them guilty after he has finished with his training. In the Alan Moore epic Superman Annual #11, "For the Man Who Has Everything", Batman and Todd join Wonder Woman at the Fortress of Solitude to celebrate Superman's birthday. About six months after Jasons death, ONeils Batman office introduced Tim Drake, created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Pat Broderick. This reading order contains all the essential and recommended comic book issues for you to enjoy Jason Todd. The character debuted in Batman #357 (March 1983) and made his first full appearance in Detective Comics #525 (April 1983), but it wasn't until later that year that he would appear in costume as Robin in Batman #366 (December 1983) when he showed up towards the end of the story to help Batman fight the Joker. With Red Hood still characterizedbyhis rage at criminals, it seems this reframing of his deathcontinues to dictate how he's characterized. The Joker kidnapped Jason, beat him with a crowbar, and then blew up the warehouse that Jason and his mother were held captive inside, all before Batman could stop him. After several confrontations, Batman becomes obsessed with the possibility of resurrection from the dead, suspecting that it was Jason he fought, and seeks advice from allies such as Superman and Green Arrow, both of whom have died and returned to life. RT @DatingSims: 'You watched Joker beat Jason Todd to death with a crowbar and did nothing?' 01 Mar 2023 18:41:13 Todd maintains "I guess I spooked him. This certainly seems to allude to the idea of Jason Todd having existed in the timeline of Earth-Prime, and seemingly having undergone the events of "Death in the Family", the infamous and oft . Red Hood and the Outlaws was later rebooted as part of DC's Rebirth event. Bruce Wayne sees to it that Todd is placed in a school for troubled youths, which turns out to be Ma Gunn's School for Crime. In the DC Bombshells continuity, Jasn was a child from the Basque Country in Spain who aided Kate Kane and Renee Montoya during the Spanish Civil War. The death of Jason Todd, also known asRed Hood, is one of the most dramatic moments in the history of DC Comics. 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. Jason Todd 's death at the hands of the Joker is arguably the most iconic sidekick fatality in comic book history. Grayson then comes to the rescue and refuses to believe Todd when he claims he has killed Drake (which he had not since current Robin Damian Wayne rescued Drake at the last moment). Later, at Duela's funeral, Jason hides until all of the Teen Titans have left except Donna Troy. "Infinite Crisis", Rucka, Greg (w), Eaglesham, Dale (p), Kryssing, Ray (i), Comicraft (let), Mike Carlin (ed). RT @DatingSims: 'You watched Joker beat Jason Todd to death with a crowbar and did nothing?' 28 Feb 2023 05:42:38 Related: Tim Drake is Batman's Strongest Robin for the Scariest Reason. 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]. [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 stage was set for the story, told in 1988's Batman #426-#429. Jason is forced to destroy the bodies of his teachers and friends. 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