The bodies are taken back to Gotham City for burial. 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. [73], In the Amalgam Universe, Jason Todd was a young S.H.I.E.L.D. Jason Todd was an orphan whose life had already been full of hardships before he met Bruce Wayne, who was the vigilante Batman. Austin Mace is a freelance writer for the Screen Rant Comics team focused primarily on pre-Crisis DC Comics issues. 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]. That led him to dying and bring reincarnated as red hood. 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. Rather, it became a central part of the psyche of Batman stories for over two decades. Overall, he strives to take over Gotham's gangs, control their activities, and kill Joker in revenge for his death. send you an email once approved. Please enter a valid email and try again. 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. 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. Jason knows he's fucked up the second he opens his eyes. In 1988, that's what fans did to Jason Todd. [15][16], Before the release of Batman #617 (September 2003), a page of art from the issue by artist Jim Lee circulated on the Internet, apparently revealing the mystery villain Hush, who was the focus of Lee and writer Jeph Loeb's "Hush" storyline, as a resurrected Jason. The first death in the Bat-Family occurred much earlier and included a disturbing amount of foreshadowing. Jason Todd was the second person to take up the mantle of Robin and a sidekick to Batman. Bruce took the body back to Gotham and buried it. 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". 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. 2) #25-26, where Jason went solo after his team disappeared and the title was changed to Red Hood: Outlaw. Despite this, the moment gets such little focus, it's often treated as if it didn't happen. Next: Red Hood Admits The Real Reason He Traded Guns For A Crowbar. [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. Not long after the two Nightwings meet up, Todd is captured and imprisoned by local mobsters Barry and Buddy Pierce. Related: Batman Fans Were Right to Vote for Jason Todd's Death. You managed to find a way to win. He is also well known for his tragic and violent death. 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. Sheila lives just long enough to tell Batman that Jason died trying to protect her. 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. 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. Todd never turns up on any missing person reportsas he was never 'missing'nor can he be identified since no prints are on file for him. Batman fell into a deep depression over Jason's "death". "[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. But Jasons death was not forgotten nor immediately overturned. Jules Chin Greene is the DC Editor for Screen Rant's comics team. Jason Todd resumes his persona as the Red Hood and appears in several issues of Green Arrow alongside Brick as part of a gun-running organization, which brings Batman to Star City. Around this time, Batman discovers that the empty coffin buried at Jason's gravesite is a replica of what he bought. The character has made appearances in several forms of media outside of comics, including television series and video games. Following the 1985 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC took the opportunity to reboot many of its properties. 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. Sheila and Jason try desperately to get out of the warehouse but are still inside as the bomb goes off. In Batman #425, the Dynamic Duo is challenged by Felipe's father, who kidnaps Commissioner Gordon in retaliation for his son's death. 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. As revealed in the prequel comic to the Injustice 2 video game, this version of Jason was murdered by the Joker, with Superman also mentioning him alongside various other Robins to taunt Batman. Batman then takes him in and raises him as the new Robin, though realizes early on that Jason has a violent streak. RELATED: Red Hood: Joker's Most Disgusting New 52 Moment Almost Breaks Jason Todd. "Notes from the Batcave: An Interview with Dennis O'Neil. Warning: spoilers for Task Force Z #8 are ahead! [58] He subsequently learns of his history from Starfire's computer, which states Red Hood has made 83 confirmed kills. His brother Danny had fallen in with a street gang named the . He was a good soldier. 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. Slipping out a crowbar, he began to beat Jason with it, intending to kill the boy in order to prevent Jason . As he leaves, he tears the 'R' emblem from Drake's chest, though he later grudgingly acknowledges that Drake is a worthy successor. 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. His favorite movie is Back to the Future and he enjoys creating/hosting trivia nights with his friends. Despite the violence of the beating, Jason spares Joker, intending to use him later against Batman. Jason Todd was killed by a bomb, but in the modern day, fans and even Red Hood himself believe Joker beat him to death with a crowbar. Catherine was a drug addict who died of an overdose sometime before he began living on the street. Jasn was the rebellion's mascot, often carrying their flag and using his street smarts to help Kate and Renee in various scenarios. Tim spearheads a risky mission to recover their fallen brother in an effort to hold them together. [24], It is later revealed that Todd had indeed died at the hands of the Joker. #RedHood #LEGOBatmanGame", "Injustice mobile game update adds Reverse-Flash, Arkham Knight, Survival Mode and more", "Excited to announce that I play #RedHood in @InjusticeGame! Joker brutally beat Jason Todd to near death. 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. As Hush, Riddler, and Jason collaborate, Jason initially confronts Batman at his gravesite. However, he does not realize that Ma Gunn is using the school as a cover to recruit young delinquents into her criminal gang. Jason Todd appears in the Rocksteady Studios' Batman: Arkham series, voiced again by Troy Baker. Beaten within an inch of his life by the crowbar-wieldingJoker,Red Hoodsurvived only to be killed by a bomb the villain left behind. The Resin itself is incredibly dangerous and could have adverse effects on Gotham if it gets in the wrong hands, a fact that Red Hood and his team are now trying to mitigate. 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. 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. Jason is forced to destroy the bodies of his teachers and friends. 2023 GAMESPOT, A FANDOM COMPANY. While fighting with each other, Tim makes the remark that, "The crowbars are a little bit morbid, no?" p. 22. Joker's Crowbar appears in 36 issues. 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 . Kate called him her "pettirojo" (Robin) and her "Capucho Rojo" (Red Hood). They voted for his demise and in A Death In The Family, The Joker beat him to death with a crowbar. 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. He wasnt resurrected until 2005, when he took his revenge on the Joker and swore to carry on Batmans quest against crime, but now as the murderous Red Hood. Thank god!. 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. 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. [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. The full page reveals more, including the arrival of Dick Grayson to Jasons hospital room although a penciled note in the margins says to strike him, and redraw the panels in favor of having Alfred in the scene instead. Batman decided to relieve Jason from his duties as Robin in order to allow him to mourn the death of his parents. Dressed in a version of a Batman costume, Todd is also living/operating out of an abandoned Gotham subway system. For many years following his brutal execution, the Bat-Cave featured his Robin costume in a display case as a memorial to him. He also later appears in Year of the Villain and Event Leviathan #2. 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". [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. In 1988, DC Comics left the decision to off the character in the four-issue storyline A Death in the Family up to an incredibly close-running reader poll. While he recalls his days as Wingman as a failure, Bruce Wayne is nevertheless proud of him. It was a big enough stunt that we couldn't do it with a minor character. Austin's goal is to provide ScreenRant with detailed articles that showcase his research into obscure corners of the comics universe. He "defeated his archenemy". If someone else wanted to tell another Jason story or bring him back and we at least opened the door, that's great! Most of the votes were actually for Jimmy Olsen, who was given AIDS. First appearing in Batman #357 in March 1983,[3] he was created to succeed Dick Grayson as Robin, Batman's vigilante partner and sidekick. Catwoman would be a frequent guest star during this era as she wrestled with the role of hero and as a love interest for Batman which led to clashes with the boy feeling left out. After this and his subsequent escape, he became the Red Hood. The three intend to rescue Scarlet. 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. RT @DatingSims: 'You watched Joker beat Jason Todd to death with a crowbar and did nothing?' 28 Feb 2023 05:42:38 Later, at Duela's funeral, Jason hides until all of the Teen Titans have left except Donna Troy. 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. 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. 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. Subsequent stories dealt with Batman's guilt over failing to save him. Out of all the characters who have put on the Robin suit, Jason is the one who died in it. 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 still died but was eventually resurrected and recovered from it physically and mentally. According to Dennis O'Neil, who took over as Batman editor in 1986, "[The fans] did hate him. [75], In the Bombshells United storyline, Kate Kane and Renee Montoya meet Talia al Ghul and Cheetah in an underground labyrinth. Batman: Under the Red Hood is a direct-to-DVD animated feature based off the comic book story of the same title. Jason teams up with Batman, Batgirl, Cyborg and Red Robin to rescue Damian's body from Apokolips. Some pop culture historians have argued that Robin was a vital ingredient in Batmans half-century of popularity, a necessary counter-balance to the essential grimness of the Batman mythos, and I was not sure they were wrong.. 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. The original character was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton and first appeared in Batman #357. 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.". Please check your email to find a confirmation email, and follow the steps to confirm your humanity. However, there are several stories where Jason Todd misremembers the details of his own murder. Following his complicated resurrection as the Red Hood, Jason was outraged to discover Batman didnt avenge his death by killing the Joker. This led to a blackout of almost any Robin appearances in Detective. [31] Shortly after the events of "War Games" and just before "War Crimes", Jason Todd reappears in Gotham City as the Red Hood. 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. [1][35], Jason Todd resurfaces following the "One Year Later" period, patrolling the streets of New York City as a murderous version of Nightwing. [72], In this alternate timeline, there appeared a version of Jason. 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. Dick ordered Alfred to simply toss it in the river. One of his victims, a girl named Gloria, hangs herself amid the threat of a third rape from Felipe. 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. Sometime after his presumed death, he took on the identity of Red Hood, seeking revenge against his former mentor. 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. He then participated in a coup to help Madame Cat overthrow the Supreme Leader of Hydra, Lex Luthor a.k.a. When the Challengers return to New Earth, Todd disposes of his Red Robin costume and abandons the rest of the group, though they go on to declare to the Monitors that they are now the monitors of the Monitors. The two battle and Grayson eventually defeats Todd, who says that he will be seen again. Even Red Hood Has Forgotten How Joker Actually Killed Him, Red Hood Writer Talks Jason Todd's New Chapter, New Robin & More, Jason died putting himself between the bomb, DC Hints Red Hood's Bat-Family Reunion Has Been A Lie. During his journey, Jason discovers his Robin replacement was Timothy "Tim" Drake, which further torments him. 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 Titans, Jason's death takes place in Gotham and has nothing to do with his mother. However, Todd's actual body is missing from its grave. 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. [80][81] Later, Jack reveals to Batman that he remembered what he did with Jason after he tortured him. ", Pearson; Uricchio. Todd maintains "I guess I spooked him. One day, while wandering Gotham, Jason Todd (now well . The Many Deaths Of Jason Todd. However, just as Jason Todd wasnt the first boy to wear the Robin costume, he also wasnt the first of Batmans partners to die while wearing it. I think there was even talk of his possibly being Deathstroke's Robin.[71]. 1.) Jason tells her what happened the night of Duela's death, and about the dueling Monitors. 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. 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. As one might expect,Jason's death is an infamous momentwithin the DC Universe, a fact that is addressed in the newest issue of Task Force Z. Jason was shown to have fought alongside . The two start on very friendly terms. Mia is deeply troubled by the discussion but ultimately decides to remain with Green Arrow. However, Jason shows no intention of giving up the Nightwing persona when confronted by Dick Grayson and continues to taunt his predecessor by wearing the costume and suggesting that the two become a crime-fighting team. After following several leads, including an Israeli Mossad agent and Shiva Woo-San, Todd finally tracks his biological mother Sheila Haywood to Ethiopia, where she works as an aid worker. 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. 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. In the Batman R.I.P. A democratic vote would answer the question. 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. Shortly afterward, Todd leaves New York City and the Nightwing mantle to Grayson, along with a telegram telling Grayson he has returned to normal and still considers himself a gift from Batman.[36]. Batmans reaction was to become enraged to the point that it is heavily implied he will start breaking his no killing rule. 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. 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. 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. 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. He keeps the second Robin's uniform on display in the Batcave as a reminder. [19] The group included Roy Harper and Starfire. 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. Canonical Character Death; Batman: A Death in the Family; The opposite of a fix-it; I actively make it worse; Jason Todd-centric; Protective Bruce Wayne; Jason Todd is Robin; for now anyway; what if the vote to kill Jason happened in the comics; The Author Regrets Nothing; Summary. Though initially popular, the character as written by Jim Starlin was not well received by fans following the revamping of his origin by Max Allan Collins in Batman #408409. Jason, ever the scrapper, only made threats in response to this. Talia then gives Todd the idea to be the Batman that Gotham needs. Batman Arkham Knight Jason Todd's death Joker kills Robin Torture scene NukemDukem 967K subscribers Join Subscribe 4.9K Share Save 1M views 7 years ago Spoiler Batman Arkham Knight Jason. Heres the complete page that panel was from, the unused page 10 of Batman #428. It's crystal clear now that he is on the dark side. This trauma has lingered within the heroes ever since, and it may have finally just broken one of them once and for all. Talia took Todd in out of her love for Batman, while her father Ra's al Ghul was interested in the secret behind his resurrection. When Jason is the victim yet again of the Joker's personal war with Batman, the batfamily begins to tear apart at the seams. "[13] O'Neil would later regret his comment.[14]. His message goes on to plead that Todd gets psychiatric help, a notion that the latter rejects. He then proceeds to fall back into his hero persona, ranting how he did what Batman never did. In the revamp period, Todd is portrayed as the "rebel" Robin, reflecting the late 1980s youth culture. The League of Assassins tracked and eliminated everyone in Gotham who knew of Todd's resurrection to prevent Batman from finding out. After Batman's "death," Jason Todd assumed the guise of a violent Batman. But the war goes on. 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. A Death in the Family originally ran through Batman #426-429. 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. Furious that no memorial statue was made for him (despite his short tenure as a Titan), he demands that Drake tell him if he is as good as Todd has been told. This allowed Grayson to officially take up the mantle of Batman.[41]. 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. [52] After finding out he's no longer the killer he once was, Jason brings his group to the All Caste headquarters, the Hundred Acres of All, where they discover the bodies are returning to life as zombies. Navigation. [32] He hijacks a shipment of Kryptonite from Black Mask, and in the midst of a battle with Batman, Nightwing and Mr. "A Death in the Family" is a 1988 storyline in the American comic book Batman, published by DC Comics. After receiving training from the All-Caste, Jason received a pair of magic knives called the All-blades which are large bronze knives capable of slaying magical foes, but are harmless against mundane enemies. Todd discovers her hanging and makes a beeline for Felipe, ahead of Batman, who arrived just in time to see Felipe take a 22-story fall to his death, with Todd as Robin at the edge of the balcony. Fans were split on Jason, at least from what DC editorial could tell. Machine gun fire breaks out and Gordon is wounded in the arm. 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