Todd acts as leader of the Outlaws, a group of antiheroes that "have several different exciting characters from the DC Universe some we've seen before and some we haven't," Batman Group Editor Mike Marts said. Even after being brutally beaten, Jason still tried to protect his mother. The only Robin to have died in main canon, Jason Todd is the second Robin to Batman following Dick Grayson's maturation into Nightwing. There was a degree of discontinuity between the Batman and Detective Comics titles with regards to the portrayal of Jason. The character's identity was revealed as Jason Todd in Batman #638. 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. "[12] However, DC stood behind the outcome of the poll. [79], In the Batman: White Knight continuity, Jason Todd was the first Robin rather than Dick Grayson. The most controversial moment before his death occurred in Batman #424 when serial rapist Felipe Garzonas escapes the prosecution due to his father's diplomatic immunity. [45], Jason files an appeal to be moved from Arkham Asylum where he has been held for observation for the last several months. 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. Drake says "Yes" and passes out. In the issue, Jason Todd is betrayed by his own mother to the Joker, who savagely beats the young hero with a crowbar. At the start of Countdown, Todd rescues a woman from Duela Dent. His message goes on to plead that Todd gets psychiatric help, a notion that the latter rejects. Housed in DC Comics archive in Burbank, California, are four of those unfinished pages, which I was lucky enough to view on a visit in the summer of 2019. Freeze, Man-Bat, Deadshot, and Sun-Downer, who are allbrought back to life thanks to doses of the Lazarus Resin. 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. 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. It was a big enough stunt that we couldn't do it with a minor character. [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. He "defeated his archenemy". 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. Winick explained that after his initial arc on the Batman title, he suggested doing "something big" to his editors. 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. In it, Batman cradled Jasons battered body, his face raised to the sky in a rare smile, the tonal opposite of the published image, in which he sorrowfully lifted Jasons corpse. 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. Batman: Under the Red Hood is a direct-to-DVD animated feature based off the comic book story of the same title. He sneaks into the Batcave, and the first thing he sees as he boots up the bat-computers is Batman murdered. 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. not only is Jason Todd a badass superhuman that took over 20-30 shots to the head with a crowbar and not only didn't suffer a cave in of his head but was still reasonably okay but also nearly survived an explosion that destroyed an entire warehouse, with his body intact and not in ashes or pieces. He still died but was eventually resurrected and recovered from it physically and mentally. When the Dealer's Black Mirror auction practice caught Batman's attention, the crowbar was one of the items available for Gotham's (sick) elite to bid on. 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. 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. Read Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying here. Jason became furious and blamed his mentors. His initial goal was to convince Dick Grayson to go back to being Robin, not to take the role himself. In both pages, Batman says roughly the same thing: Ill handle this by myself. It is later revealed in Battle for the Cowl that Bruce Wayne's last words to Jason were of regret at how he had overlooked the young man's deep emotional problems. 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. Joker brutally beat Jason Todd to near death. 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. Eventually, he comes across an Untitled, who was in hiding, who tells him that they were set up but still fights him. [1] It is suggested by Ra's that the power of the pit resulted in Todd's mental instability. [27][28][29], After learning of the Joker's arms deal in Los Angeles for another terrorism scheme against Gotham, Jason begins to stalk the villain as a masked assassin. Batman wasnt alone all that time. 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. Please check your email to find a confirmation email, and follow the steps to confirm your humanity. The Joker beats Jason Todd with his crowbar, ultimately leaving him half-dead on the warehouse floor. 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. & 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. Jason spares Joker and decides to wait for the right opportunity. The explanation for the character's return was revealed in Batman Annual #25 (2006). You can search for Red Hood and the Outlaws was later rebooted as part of DC's Rebirth event. It was written by Jim Starlin and penciled by Jim Aparo, with cover art by Mike Mignola.Serialized in Batman #426-429 from August to November 1988, "A Death in the Family" is considered one of the most important Batman stories for featuring the death of his sidekick Robin at the hands of . 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. 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. 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. Todd enters into a pact with Hush and the Riddler. Batman didn't get to him in time and Jason died in the explosion. 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. The bomb goes off. To top it off, Essence shows that the order of the All Caste, the people most qualified to handle the situation, have been slaughtered, leaving her and Jason as the only known survivors. Jason Todd was an orphan whose life had already been full of hardships before he met Bruce Wayne, who was the vigilante Batman. Related: Batman Fans Were Right to Vote for Jason Todd's Death. Loeb explained, "I always liked Jason, liked the idea that Batman had a Robin who died in the line of duty and how that would motivate anyone to continue their quest. He was then caught in an explosion when the villain Hyena detonated a bomb intended to kill Bruce and Dark Claw. However, Robin senses something is wrong and hides in the Batmobile's trunk as Batman heads to the junkyard. Faking his death, even tho I'm sure he died. In the published version of Batman #428, the same page depicts Jasons funeral, where Alfred asks Bruce if he should get in touch with Dick Grayson. This reading order contains all the essential and recommended comic book issues for you to enjoy Jason Todd. At some point before the events of the comic, he was captured and tortured by the Joker, who wanted to know Batman's secret identity. The moody HBO Max super-team drama did put its own spin on the infamous Batman comic book story A Death in the Family as Jason Todd ( Curran Walters) transformed from Robin to the vengeful. And also keeping him for 2 years, but besides all that. 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. 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. 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. Batman #635 Batman #636 Batman #637 Batman #638 Batman #639 Batman . Jason Todd is one of DC Comics' most polarizing characters. recruit with a bright future, who was personally mentored by Director Bruce Wayne and Moonwing. When Batman allows Carrie Kelley to assume the mantle of Robin, Alfred Pennyworth objects, citing Todd as a reason. Contents 1 History 1.1 Pre-Crisis History 1.2 Post-Crisis History 1.2.1 A Death in the Family 1.2.2 Return from the grave 1.2.3 As the Red Hood 1.2.4 One Year Later and Countdown He was resurrected by Ra's Al Ghul and began working for his cause as an impostor Batman, who uses guns. His weapons of choice are a pair of customized IWI Jericho 941s, fitted with extra Picatinny rails and mini red-dot sights. A democratic vote would answer the question. [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. https://youtu.be/WJCAAETRfc0 Batman arrived too . He debuted as the second sidekick of Batman, donning the mantle of Robin after Dick Grayson. All of the henchmen die, and Garzonas is finally crushed by a pile of junk cars. The Death of Jason Todd ( From Under the Red Hood) - YouTube The Joker beats Jason Todd (the Second Robin) with a crowbar, ultimately leaving him half-dead on the warehouse floor.. Tim spearheads a risky mission to recover their fallen brother in an effort to hold them together. A true honor. 152 "If I had to do it again, I would certainly have kept my mouth shut. The Joker using a crowbar as his One-Handed weapon style is a reference to Jason's death; in which the Joker famously used a metal crowbar to beat the child hero to near-death before leaving him to die with his mother in an explosion. He thought he could do what could never be done for him and 'make him whole'. 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. 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. [32] He hijacks a shipment of Kryptonite from Black Mask, and in the midst of a battle with Batman, Nightwing and Mr. 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 . [60] The new team consists of Jason Todd as Red Hood, the disgraced Amazon warrior named Artemis, and the Superman clone called Bizarro. Just like readers, Tim had grown up as a fan of Batman and Robin. Afterward, he swore allegiance to her. He then unmasked Moonwing and accused him and Logan of abandoning him. Or was he an annoying pest, unfit to wear the mantle that Dick Grayson had made so legendary? Please enter a valid email and try again. At the last moment, Batman throws a batarang at Todd, which bounces off a pipe and sinks into his neck causing him to drop his gun. Jason Todd first appeared in Batman #357 (March 1983). His favorite movie is Back to the Future and he enjoys creating/hosting trivia nights with his friends. At first, Jason refuses to take orders from Nightwing or work with the other Robins, but Damian threatens him by telling him that he knows his fate and can make it happen sooner than expected, referencing his death in the comics. Not long after the two Nightwings meet up, Todd is captured and imprisoned by local mobsters Barry and Buddy Pierce. 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. "Most Suitable Person", The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold, "Why They Endure: Pros On TIM DRAKE's Rise Up the Bat-Ranks", "Behind Batman: Battle for the Cowl Part Two", "Exclusive: Dick Grayson Returns as Nightwing", "DC REBIRTH First Look: RED HOOD & THE OUTLAWS Retells JASON & BATMAN's 1st Meeting", "Dark Knight Returns: The Last Crusade: John Romita, Jr. Discusses His New Dark Knight Comic", "New Batman DVD to peek out from 'Under the Red Hood' Hero Complex Los Angeles Times", "Warner Bros. 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). [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. Similar to his mainstream counterpart (Post-Crisis on Infinite Earths), this version of Jason was originally a young orphan living on the streets and met Batman while attempting to steal the Batmobile's tires. When Batman discovers this, he takes down Ma Gunn, with help from Jason. He is also well known for his tragic and violent death. But itll be quite some time before Jason manages to eclipse the story hes most famous for. This provides Jason an opportunity to plant a bomb beneath the Batmobile while Batman is on a stakeout for the arms deal. As Jason attempted to reveal Batman's identity, the Joker shot him, seemingly killing him. Jason stayed dead for years until he was resurrected as Red Hood in 2004. Heres the complete page that panel was from, the unused page 10 of Batman #428. Jason was shown to have fought alongside . Later, Jason adopts the "Arkham Knight" identity and uses his remaining wealth to employ his own militia, which he trains with Deathstroke's help. [1][35], Jason Todd resurfaces following the "One Year Later" period, patrolling the streets of New York City as a murderous version of Nightwing. While initially utilizing guns as his weapon of choice in his career as aresurrected crime-fighter, Red Hood has now switched to electrified crowbars. In the Batman R.I.P. [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]. Jason Todd was the second Robin, until he was brutally murdered by the Joker. "[5], In 1988, Dennis O'Neil suggested that an audience might be attracted to the comics by being offered the opportunity to influence the creative process. Batman does not wish to involve Todd and keeps this information from him. 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 . [54] Later, however, the Wingman ruse is exposed and Todd returns to being Red Hood. [73], In the Amalgam Universe, Jason Todd was a young S.H.I.E.L.D. Sheila lives just long enough to tell Batman that Jason died trying to protect her. False. As he leaves, he tears the 'R' emblem from Drake's chest, though he later grudgingly acknowledges that Drake is a worthy successor. As Hush, Riddler, and Jason collaborate, Jason initially confronts Batman at his gravesite. Jason Todd was a street orphan until he met Batman after he had saved him from The Joker. [55] After Jason recovers and in the wake of Damian's death, Batman partners with Jason for the first time since Jason's days as Robin. Austin has a master's degree in Human Development and a background in writing for Govlaunch. He was brutally beat to death with a crowbar by the Joker and Kiki Roulette. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Related: Tim Drake is Batman's Strongest Robin for the Scariest Reason. First appearing in Batman #357 in March 1983,[3] he was created to succeed Dick Grayson as Robin, Batman's vigilante partner and sidekick. It features a plaque reading, "Jason Todd, a Good Soldier". 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. Batman decided to relieve Jason from his duties as Robin in order to allow him to mourn the death of his parents. 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. The Death of Jason Todd By: Katie Trillion. while Nightwing (at least in Injustice) is . The verdict in favor of the character's death won by a slim 72-vote margin of 5,343 votes to 5,271. 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. Several homicides occur due to many botched attempts on Jason's life by inmates with a grudge against Red Hood's tactics. Initially sharing a similar origin to Grayson, his character was rewritten after the Crisis on Infinite Earths event. After she initiated a takeover of Kord Industries for him, Talia gifts Jason the flame dagger (a replica of the one Ra's al Ghul often carried) and the red motorcycle-helmet based hood which become his signature weapon and mask.[1][30]. About six months after Jasons death, ONeils Batman office introduced Tim Drake, created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Pat Broderick. During the trip, Jason takes it upon himself to name the Monitor "Bob". Overall, he strives to take over Gotham's gangs, control their activities, and kill Joker in revenge for his death. [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. Then he was retconned to be a street urchin with parental issues. Unfortunately for him, this only reinforced the Joker's belief that this had to be done. Jason resented this and stormed out, refusing to discuss the issue of his parents. Sometime after Dick Grayson left Batman's side and became Nightwing, Jason Todd became the second Robin after Batman found him attempting to steal the wheels from the Batmobile. Joker brutally beat Jason Todd to near death. Jason Todd 's relationship with Batman turned sour as a result of his battles with criminals, which were almost suicidal. To anyone who asked why Batman was such a loner, such a disciplinarian to his partners, such a hardass about who got to play vigilante in Gotham City, readers pointed to the glass case in the Batcave that contained a childs empty costume. Navigation. 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. Task Force Zfollows Red Hood's dysfunctional zombie Suicide Squad, composed of dead villains such as Bane, Arkham Knight, Mr. He's appeared in movies, TV shows, and video. On another level, however, Jason describing his final actions as heroic brings up a concerning theme in how his death has been memorialized by Batman, who frequently described him as a "fallen soldier" rather than an innocent child killed by an incredibly evil man. There, Batman is unable to reach Gordon, surrounded by Garzonas' men, and Todd intervenes, saving Batman from a close call. 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. "A Death in the Family" is a 1988 storyline in the American comic book Batman, published by DC Comics. [65], Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, which was published before "A Death in the Family", references 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. 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