Said, Schaefer: Well, Geoff's idea was to have Red Hood be the Jason Todd of Earth-Two. 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. 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 . After escaping from Arkham, Jason hacks into one of Bruce Wayne's bank accounts, using part of the money to pay Deathstroke, while keeping the rest for himself. 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. The storyline is notable because it was published ten years before the confirmation of Jason Todd's resurrection. He was killed by the bomb. He still died but was eventually resurrected and recovered from it physically and mentally. Batman at first tries to help him by enrolling him in Ma Gunn's boarding school, trying to give him a home. Over the following two years, he plans his revenge against Batman with Deathstroke's help. Batwoman told Huntress of his story in an attempt to convince her not to risk her life so often through rebellion. Jason spares Joker and decides to wait for the right opportunity. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. 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 . He was introduced in 1983, originally with a largely identical backstory to the original Robin, Dick Grayson. As Jason attempted to reveal Batman's identity, the Joker shot him, seemingly killing him. Jason became furious and blamed his mentors. She has a B.A. Harley Quinn stopped him before he could kill Jason and called Batman for help, but by the time they arrived at the hideout where Jason had been held, the Joker had already left with him. The answer is a mix of new technology and tradition. Upon the resolution of the gang war in Gotham, Drake under a pseudonym visited Todd in prison to give him the Justice League access code to release himself from prison. It is left ambiguous whether Todd killed him. Jason was trained by Bruce, and was his partner until his death at the hands of the Joker. During his journey, Jason discovers his Robin replacement was Timothy "Tim" Drake, which further torments him. "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. 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. Jason Todd is one of DC Comics' most polarizing characters. [37] After a Monitor shoots and kills Duela, he attempts to kill Jason, but is stopped by a second Monitor. 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. 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. As I'm sure you know, in the infamous Death In The Family storyline, Jason Todd was captured by the Joker, beaten via crowbar, and finally locked in a bomb-laced warehouse and killed. 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. The series eventually ended coinciding with the DC Rebirth event. 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. 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. [6], The vote was set up in the four-part story "A Death in the Family" that was published in Batman #426429 in 1988. 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. Within the 36 hours allotted for voting, the poll received 10,614 votes. The explanation for the character's return was revealed in Batman Annual #25 (2006). 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). If Jason is to cheat death, he will survive the explosion after being beaten to death by a crowbar by Joker. 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. At this point [Jason] is beyond the point of no return in terms of ever being considered even remotely a hero. After the group is sent back to Earth, Todd leaves the group and returns to his crime-fighting ways. It features a plaque reading, "Jason Todd, a Good Soldier". 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. Welcome to the Jason Todd Reading Order. He is immediately transferred back to Arkham but is broken out of the paddy wagon by a group of mercenaries. Then he was retconned to be a street urchin with parental issues. When Batman discovers this, he takes down Ma Gunn, with help from Jason. Some of the mail response indicated that this was at least on some people's minds. Jason Peter Todd is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. And so he uses Bruce's stuff, training himself to take over for him. Afterward, he swore allegiance to her. Joker brutally beat Jason Todd to near death. Despite their now-antagonistic relationship, Batman desperately wants to help Todd and intends to atone for his failures. Batman #635 Batman #636 Batman #637 Batman #638 Batman #639 Batman . . Joker beat Jason nearly to death with a crowbar in a warehouse in Ethiopia, then left him there to die with a bomb about to go off. In both pages, Batman says roughly the same thing: Ill handle this by myself. [citation needed]. This lineup lasted for 25 issues, after which Todd briefly reunited with Roy Harper and then went solo. [48], In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. Here Jason is portrayed as a former drug addict and follower of Brother Blood who eventually turned his life around and became a priest. Tim spearheads a risky mission to recover their fallen brother in an effort to hold them together. Jason Todd was the second person to hold the mantle of Robin, the Boy Wonder. 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. Joker captured him, famously beat him with a crowbar, and then trapped him in a warehouse full of explosives. & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jason_Todd&oldid=1140746310, Fictional characters with post-traumatic stress disorder, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Expert hand-to-hand combatant, martial artist, and marksman, Jason Todd makes his live-action debut in the 2018 television series, Walters reprises his role in the 2019-2020 annual, Jason Todd makes his animated debut in the 2010 animated film, Jason Todd has a cameo appearance in the 2016 animated film, Three boys named Dick, Jason and Tim appear in, The fallen Robin referenced in the DC Extended Universe was long stated by, Jason Todd as Red Hood appears as an iconic gear set style called "Gotham's Outlaw" in, Jason Todd as Red Hood is one of the four main playable characters in the 2022 video game, Jason Todd as Red Hood is a playable character in, The videotape of the Joker "killing" Jason can be viewed in, Jason Todd as Arkham Knight is a playable character in the, Jason Todd as Red Hood is a playable character in downloadable content in, This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 15:36. They are successful, and Damian is resurrected, sharing a warm reunion with Jason and the family. Jason stayed dead for years until he was resurrected as Red Hood in 2004. He is later convinced by Damian Wayne to turn against Ra's when the latter takes it too far by using Amazo to slaughter millions. He then revealed that he's been waiting a long time to kill both Dick and Logan. 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. And also keeping him for 2 years, but besides all that. Alfred Pennyworth refers to Jason as wanting "to be redeemed" through his membership. 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. 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. Batman decided to relieve Jason from his duties as Robin in order to allow him to mourn the death of his parents. newsletter. 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. He is killed during this storyline by his ex-girlfriend (an alternate version of Empress) on behalf of his stepmother Catherine. [45], Jason files an appeal to be moved from Arkham Asylum where he has been held for observation for the last several months. 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). It's crystal clear now that he is on the dark side. Enter the URL for the tweet you want to embed. People were used to Grayson, and Todd felt like a rushed sl. That wanted man turns out to be the Joker. When Jason actually died, or even in the alternate reality where he survived, Batman was obviously devastated, but he responded by following his standard procedures. Joker had fun beating Jason, But the crowbar didn't kill him. He now operates as the Red Hood to honor his deceased brother and plans to get revenge on the Joker and Batman.[83]. 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. Batman enters the car and is at Jason's mercy, detonator in hand. 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. Kirk Windstein et Todd Strange, respectivement chanteur/guitariste et bassiste de CROWBAR et DOWN, et Kenny Hickey et Johnny Kelly, ex-guitariste/chanteur . A weekly roundup of the best things from Polygon, By submitting your email, you agree to our, The most tragic moment in Batmans history almost looked like this, Sign up for the Dick ordered Alfred to simply toss it in the river. 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. They arrive only to find Superman incapacitated by a mysterious creature and Mongul there to battle the heroes. Sometime after his presumed death, he took on the identity of Red Hood, seeking revenge against his former mentor. Mia is deeply troubled by the discussion but ultimately decides to remain with Green Arrow. [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. That led him to dying and bring reincarnated as red hood. [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. [54] Later, however, the Wingman ruse is exposed and Todd returns to being Red Hood. Jason Todd's backstory is altered to resemble his post-Crisis meeting with Batman occurring while trying to steal tires from the Batmobile. Todd then offers Batman an ultimatum: he will kill Joker unless Batman kills Todd first. This provides Jason an opportunity to plant a bomb beneath the Batmobile while Batman is on a stakeout for the arms deal. Batman arrives too late to save them and finds Jason's lifeless body in the rubble. He was resurrected by Talia al Ghul using the Lazarus Pit, and then trained by both the League of . 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. He keeps the second Robin's uniform on display in the Batcave as a reminder. He then participated in a coup to help Madame Cat overthrow the Supreme Leader of Hydra, Lex Luthor a.k.a. [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. Following the events of Death of the Family, Bruce and Alfred care for a sick Jason in the Manor, culminating in a warm embrace between Jason and his father figure as he regains consciousness, suggesting that their animosity might finally be put to rest. Despite his reckless nature, Dick chose Jason as his successor when he temporarily left S.H.I.E.L.D. 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. He also later appears in Year of the Villain and Event Leviathan #2. The League of Assassins tracked and eliminated everyone in Gotham who knew of Todd's resurrection to prevent Batman from finding out. Please check your email to find a confirmation email, and follow the steps to confirm your humanity. 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. For many years following his brutal execution, the Bat-Cave featured his Robin costume in a display case as a memorial to him. 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. [72], In this alternate timeline, there appeared a version of Jason. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. This version has streaks of white hair that used to be brown before the Joker electrocuted him. Joker : [finally ignites the lighter] Well, here's to warm memories! [4] Jason Todd was created as Dick Grayson's replacement as Robin. Todd maintains "I guess I spooked him. His choice of crowbars as a signature weapon - as revealed in Tom Taylor and Cian Tormey's Nightwing 2021 Annual #1- is reasonable. Now he was a street urchin who met Batman for the first time when he attempted to jack the tires from the Batmobile; a hard-hearted and rebellious kid who Bruce encouraged to be Robin in the hopes that it would keep him from a life of crime. 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