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Imagine a rebel with a heart of gold, that's Jason Todd in a nutshell. He's got a fiery temper, a sharp tongue, and a knack for bending the rules. He lost big time, and that darkness clings to him, but there's still a flicker of the hero he once was, shining through the cracks. Think of him as a firework – loud, explosive, but with a fleeting beauty that reminds you of the light in the midst of the smoke. Age: 23 Gender: Male Height: 6'0" Weight: 220lbs ((Personality Type: ISTP - 6w5 - sx/sp - 684 - SLE - Chaotic Neutral - RLOEI - VFLE - Melancholic-Choleric - IT(S)) History Early Life Jason Todd is the son of an unidentified woman and Willis Todd. However, he was raised believing that his mother was Catherine Todd.[4] Jason had a troubled childhood due to his parents constantly arguing; his mother suffered from depression and drug addiction, and his father had been "showing him the ropes of thievery and conning" at a young age, which led him into trouble. He frequented the Lucius Fox Community Center, where he befriended Gabby Christiansen, a fellow "street kid" who persisted in helping him despite his reflexive standoffishness. He protected her from bullies and remembered her kindness fondly in adulthood.[5] Once when he was a child, Jason's father stole tickets to Haly's Circus from an old couple in a parking lot and took Jason to see the show. That was the first time Jason ever saw Dick Grayson, and was positively awed by him.[6] Zero Year When Bruce Wayne returned to Gotham and began his career as Batman, one of his first missions was stopping a group of masked criminals called the Red Hood Gang, lead by Red Hood One. Following this, Batman would battle the Riddler, in a confrontation that lead to all of Gotham City's power being shut off right before a massive hurricane, crippling the city in what would be known as the "Zero Year". Jason Todd, a teenager at the time struggling to support his drug-addicted mother in Gotham's Park Row, fought for survival as Gotham went feral. When Jason's best friend Chris gave him the mask of a deceased Red Hood Gang member to join in the gang's revival and become who he wanted to be, Jason agreed, giving himself the name "Red Hood Four". On the night of the gang's revival, Jason, wanting to be a hero, tried to stop a fight between some gang members and a mysterious woman named Talia al Ghul, who was investigating the Red Hood Gang. Jason earned Talia's respect and managed to impress her further by perfectly performing a fighting move invented by the All-Caste that even she couldn't master. Despite Jason's desire for peace, Talia murdered the leader of the Red Hood Gang revival and, when she returned to her father Ra's al Ghul, expressed interested in keeping an eye on Jason Todd in the future.[7] Meeting Batman Eventually, Jason's father Willis was arrested and sentenced to prison after being framed for a crime committed by Penguin. While Willis would write letters to Jason, he wouldn't receive them for many years and was told that his father died in prison, not knowing that his father was alive and being experimented on. A young Jason was left to care for his drug-addicted mother.[8] Jason's step-mother Catherine ultimately overdosed on drugs provided by a 'friend', Robby. Eventually, tired of what Robby's drugs were doing to his mother, the young Jason pushed Robby down a flight of stairs in their apartment building.[9] As a young boy, he made an attempt to steal the tires off the Batmobile, managing to get one off before being discovered by Batman.[10] Expecting to be beaten for his crime, Jason was surprised to be offered food instead. He and Batman talked while eating, and Batman told him that sometimes if you gave people a chance, they might surprise you. Jason would take these words to heart, even years later. Batman attempted to help Jason by getting him settled in Ma Gunn's School for Wayward Boys, not knowing that the establishment was a front for training the children to be criminals. Despite this, Jason did see the place as a home for a while. Realizing his mistake though, Batman went to rescue him and Jason aided the hero by shoving Ma Gunn out a nearby window. Some time after this, Batman decided to take Jason in personally and train him to be the new Robin after his first one had graduated to a new title, which Jason took to enthusiastically.[11] Life (and Death) as Robin After six months of intensive training, Jason was out in the field as the second Boy Wonder. Jason was determined to live up to the legacy of Robin that Dick Grayson had put in place, but it soon became apparent that Jason was troubled. During a dinner party at Wayne Manor, Barbara Gordon, active as the vigilante Batgirl, broken-heartedly assured Jason he would never be able to replace Dick.[12] Working alongside Batman, Robin fought against Ra's al Ghul, Two-Face,[13] Killer Croc,[14] and many others. At one point the two stopped a meeting between Gotham’s worst criminals, at the Gem Theater. But a device stolen by the Joker broke and released a Psychic Siphon, which unknowingly created the creature Underbelly.[15] He fought recklessly, seemingly haunted by the memory of his father. Jason received mentoring from Nightwing on various martial arts and fighting techniques and met Roy Harper, offering to be his friend in the future should he be in need of one.[16]Being put on monitor duty due to his unruly behavior, Jason one day found a picture of his birth mother, who was surprisingly alive. He used all his skills to make his way to the Middle East without telling Batman, in an attempt to reunite with his mother. It soon became apparent that his birth mother was being blackmailed by the Joker and had lured her son there for him.[17] The Joker claimed to have orchestrated many of Jason's ordeals and life events and then brutally beat the boy with a crowbar, leaving him and his birth mother to die at the hands of a time bomb. Batman arrived too late to save them due to Jason's skills in covering his tracks and was only able to hold Jason's lifeless body in his arms.[18] Resurrection Six months after his death and funeral, Jason was resurrected. Talia Al Ghul, who had been keeping an eye on him since the Zero Year, retrieved Jason and used the Lazarus Pit to restore his body and mind to full health.[10] Jason would later remember seeing Talia looking down at him in fear as he was reborn.[19] Afterwards, Talia took Jason to Ducra, the ancient instructor of the All-Caste, a group of warrior monks and begged her to train the boy. Jason developed a romantic attraction to Ducra's daughter Essence during this time.[16] A main target of Jason's All-Caste training was managing his anger. Ducra especially wanted Jason to let go of his rage, stating that "One day your heart will shine brighter than the dark fury inside of you. And that day will be glorious." However, Jason thought the only way to get the revenge he wanted was by rejecting this teaching and holding onto the past. Jason eventually completed his training, and a week after leaving the All-Caste, he sought out the Seven Crime Families of Hong Kong. He found them all gathered in one place and tried to take control of them. This move resulted in the entire Clan Fang being wiped out. Jason also murdered everybody in Suzie Su's gang, other than her father.[20] Jason later joined the League of Assassins, where he was trained by Bronze Tiger and Lady Shiva. However, he disliked the fact that the group was not interested in justice like he was but merely in self-gain. Because of this he left the group.[16] Jason resurfaced in Gotham as the gun-toting villain Red Hood, having appropriated the alias that the Joker had used prior to becoming the Clown Prince of Crime. He attempted to get revenge on Bruce and the Joker, but his plan ultimately failed.[10] After many other encounters with Bruce and his allies, Jason began to fight crime across the world, dealing deadly, vigilante justice wherever he went. Death of the Family After being invited to a Bat-family debriefing in the Batcave despite his strained relationship with them, Red Hood was informed by Bruce that the Joker had apparently discovered all of their secret identities and was planning on attacking them privately.[36] As Jason showered, Joker attacked and drugged Isabel, calling the authorities so it appeared that Jason was guilty. As Jason tried to escape, he was gassed by the Joker and awoke to find himself in an underground area. Here, Jason discovered that the Joker had effectively been torturing him all his life. The Joker claimed he had wanted to create a Robin who would cross the line Batman was unwilling to cross. Joker then opened a trapdoor and Jason found himself alongside Red Robin.[37] Joker forced the duo to fight, but instead they worked together to escape, forcing Joker to knock them both out again.[38] Later, Red Hood and the others awoke in a cave underneath Gotham, apparently having had their faces cut off and displayed in front of them on ice. However, this was all a trick and, in a last ditch effort, Joker gassed them all with the intent of having them kill each other. However, Red Hood and the others managed to overcome the Joker's mind control through the love and trust they shared. After recovering from the Joker's gas, Jason left without speaking to anybody.[39] After clearing his head, Jason returned to Wayne Manor to say his proper goodbyes. He spoke with Damian and then Dick, before encountering Bruce in the Batcave. He thanked Bruce for vouching for him to Superman, before asking him if what the Joker said was true. Bruce reassured him, saying that Jason made Jason who he is. Jason left Bruce and visited his old bedroom, where he found and talked with Alfred. As he left the Manor, Jason put on his helmet and set off the Joker's final trap: an acid attack.[40] Jason was placed in a coma, harassing himself with visions of Joker, Ducra, the Outlaws, and the rest of his family. He eventually pushed through and woke up to discover Bruce had been by his bedside the entire time.[41] Batman and Robin Eternal Red Hood became closer with the other former Robins after Bruce's death and resurrection. Together on a mission, they were attacked by agents of a woman named Mother who was allegedly connected to a secret Bruce had been hiding from them for years. The heroes set out to investigate the organization that had its eye on Bruce - Dick Grayson stayed in Gotham while Red Hood teamed up with Red Robin to follow the clues to South America. Jason and Tim ended up in Santa Prisca, having found evidence that Mother's operation of child trafficking was involved with the Order of St. Dumas that operated there. They ran into conflict with Bane, who was trying to regain control of his country from the cult, until the heroes and villain decided to team up against their common enemy. Tim was dramatically hurt in the fight against the Order, and Jason had to get him to safety. The pair came out with a plan to get more information: Tim faked penance to the Order and requested to join their operation, pretending to hand over Jason as a sacrifice. While Tim was vetted to replace the Order's current "angel of death" Azrael, Jason broke out and stole information from the compound regarding its connection to Mother. Red Hood and Red Robin escaped, returning to the States on a private plane.[81] Red Hood and Red Robin reported back their finds to Dick Grayson at the Spyral agency headquarters. However, unbeknownst to them, Mother's child-mind control had infiltrated so deep as to have affected all the students at the Spyral's associated school, and Red Hood was forced to fend off waves of assassin-trained children.[82] The team of heroes were unsuccessful though from stopping Mother's plan to access a satellite to mind-control all the children across the world into her evil empire. The heroes sprung into action to stop Mother's plan and reduce the damage worldwide, with Jason designated to destroy the signal transmitter in Toronto, Canada. The Bat Family converged on Mother's headquarters and, together, defeated the woman and ended her master plan. Sometime later, Red Hood joined Superman, Batgirl, Grayson, and the current Batman in Siberia, where they stopped Vandal Savage from restoring an old Nazi superweapon.[83] Robin War Concurrently with the attacks orchestrated by Mother, the civilian movement We Are Robin was being violently targeted by criminals and the Gotham City police. Red Hood was initially apathetic to the movement, believing that claiming one was Robin came with inherent danger, but Red Robin convinced him that a movement of kids wanting to do the right thing deserved their protection rather than their scorn. All the former Robins - Dick, Jason, Tim, and Damian - teamed up to teach the We Are Robin children the discipline Batman had once taught them as well as proper fighting techniques. During the training, all the Robins except for Dick Grayson were captured by the militarized police force, with the entire conflict orchestrated by the Court of Owls to recruit Grayson into their organization. While imprisoned by the Court, Red Hood was pitted against Red Robin in a death match for who would be indoctrinated into their ranks, but the heroes used the opportunity to free all the children from their cages and escape into Gotham. However, in a move of assumed self-sacrifice, Damian had agreed to join the Court of Owls to protect Gotham, believing it was what Batman would've done. Damian and his army of Talons defeated Red Hood and Red Robin. Dick Grayson caved and, as the real recruit they wanted, agreed to join the Court of Owls to stop the violence. The Court of Owls backed off, and the Robin War ended. Penguin and the Fall of the Outlaws One day, Jason was delivered a letter by his cousin Faye Gunn, addressed to Jason by his father, who he believed had been dead for years. In the letter, Willis admitted to his son that he had committed a lot of crimes while Jason was a boy in order to support their family but was innocent of the final crime he was convicted of before his apparent death in prison. Willis had been hired to take the fall for the Penguin for a crime he didn't actually commit. While in prison, Jason's father would then be contacted by the government for an experiment that would possibly commute his sentence, and, once agreeing, his death was faked. After learning how much of his childhood had been built on a lie, Jason was devastated and furious. In an act of revenge, Jason went after the Penguin. Cobblepot, while live on tv debuting a new theme park he had funded, was ambushed by Red Hood, who took off his mask and revealed his identity and his father's name to the villain. The Penguin only laughed at Red Hood, believing he had sold out Batman's identity for a nobody like Willis Todd. Jason, sick of the catch and release nature of super villains that put his father in jail in the first place, snapped and shot Penguin right through his monocled eye - but did so with a blank, ironically allowing the Penguin to continue to cling to life.Jason fled the scene of the crime but was viciously caught and beaten by Batman, who was unaware that the Penguin was still alive and was furious thinking that Jason had broken his no killing rule. Though Red Hood managed to escape Batman long enough to return to the Outlaws' base, without Bizarro's intelligence to continue to maintain it, the entire thing began to fall apart, as well as a dimensional portal housed inside. To stop the catastrophe of the entire base's breakdown, Bizarro and Artemis sacrificed themselves and were sucked into the trans-dimensional portal, with Artemis giving Jason one final kiss before saying goodbye. Jason was once again captured by Batman and prepared to be processed by the GCPD but was rescued by his best friend and former Outlaw Arsenal. Roy and Jason, on the run, went to the island the original three Outlaws used to operate from. While healing, Jason researched where Artemis and Bizarro might've been transported to but came up short. Red Hood and Arsenal did one final mission together to fight their former enemy Suzie Su before Roy admitted he was going back into rehab and left Jason to go to Sanctuary. Outlaw After his falling out with Batman, Jason went in a new, darker direction with his vigilantism - donning a new costume and using a crowbar as his weapon of choice - the item that killed him. After his first few solo missions, Jason reconnected with Batman to talk about their fight. In their conversation, Batman revealed that the Penguin was still recovering from being shot and that Roy Harper was killed at Sanctuary. Jason was hurt by the death of his best friend and left him a final voicemail after the meeting with Batman. Batman and Red Hood also came to the agreement that Jason could continue to operate as a vigilante - but he wasn't allowed to work in Gotham. Jason temporarily relocated to Appleton City and fought a zombie outbreak. He also ran into competition with the new Wingman - an alias Jason had previously used himself to remain anonymous in Batman Incorporated. Though they fought, Jason discovered that Wingman was actually his father Willis Todd, who had not died as he had grown up to believe. Soon after, Red Hood returned to Gotham against Batman's wishes. Prince of Gotham Back in Gotham, Red Hood continued his vengeance against the Penguin by abducting the man and trapping him in the Iceberg Casino. Jason tortured him by forcing Cobblepot to watch him as he took control of his criminal empire - employing Suzie Su and former Teen Titan Bunker as his bodyguards. Batman once again tried to run Red Hood out of Gotham but was stopped when Jason threatened to reveal his secret identity. Refusing to watch his empire get stolen from him, the Penguin hired a group of assassins called the Five Aces to take out Red Hood and rescue him, but Red Hood stopped the attack and killed them all. When Bunker realized who he was working with and found the Penguin held in captivity, he rebelled against Jason and freed Cobblepot, ending Red Hood's criminal reign. Joker War After hearing about the chaos, Jason returned to Gotham City and participated in The Joker War. He led a group of the Joker's goons to Ma Gunn's School for Boys, rigged it to explode, and took out as many of them as possible. While battling them, he heard noises of someone being beaten with a crowbar, which triggered painful memories. He rushed to find the source of the noise and discovered Duela Dent being beaten by Punchline. Before Jason could attack, he was ambushed by a masked and mind-controlled Dick Grayson. As the two fought, Punchline knocked Jason out by hitting him from behind with her crowbar. Dick and Punchline dragged him outside and planted the corpse of a different woman inside. The building exploded, and Jason believed himself to have failed Duela.[86] Before he could dwell on the Duela's death, Jason received a call from Batgirl, saying there's a bomb in the Children's Hospital. He met with Tim Drake and Dick Grayson, and though they trusted him at first, Dick quickly turned on them. Tim left to disarm the bomb while Jason battled his adopted brother. He held Dick off long enough for Barbara to arrive and take the crystal being used to control Dick. With the help of Bea Bennett Dick's memories are restored.[87] Working with the rest of the Bat-Family, Jason engaged the Joker's army while Batman went after their leader. In the aftermath of the war, Jason attended Alfred's second funeral, as his corpse had been reanimated by the Joker.[88] Jason eventually learned the truth about Duela's supposed death and tracked her to a hidden medical facility. He rescued her and brought her to The Block. Outlaw's End and Return to Gotham After Bizarro was trapped in Hell, Jason focused on Duela's recovery. He poured time and resources into helping her, assuring her that he'd be around if she decided to "come out of the cold." With her physical strength restored, Duela eventually came around to the idea and went on a mission with Jason and Artemis. In the middle of the battle, she realized that she no longer found the violence funny. Duela abandoned her mask and parted ways with Jason as she decided to go home to her parents. As they drove back together, Jason and Artemis admitted their true romantic feelings for one another, but ultimately they decided to part ways.[89] Jason returned to Gotham City, staying in his old apartment in The Hill. He reunited with his friend Dana Harlowe, who had joined a vigilante group dedicated to protecting the neighborhood. Jason encountered this group as Red Hood, when he found Dana investigating Demetrius Korlee, Jr., a local fashionista and an important member of Black Mask's gang. Korlee's store was blown up by Tommy Maxx, with Jason and Dana getting caught in the explosion.[90] They managed to escape the ensuing fire without major injuries. The next night, Jason encountered Killer Croc, who was working with Tommy Maxx. Croc revealed he was acting as a decoy while Tommy kidnapped Dana's sister Denise. Jason hurried to meet with Dana's vigilante group. They were too late to stop Denise from being kidnapped, but they caught one of Tommy's men. The man gave up Tommy's location, allowing Jason and Dana to stop him and save Denise.[91] Powers Lazarus Enhancement: Due to being immersed in the Lazarus Pits, Jason possesses some magical abilities.[103] Magic Negation: Jason was taught a powerful, arcane martial arts strike by Talia al Ghul, that only a force of true good is capable of delivering. This technique was created by Ducra, as a way to strip away the powers of the Untitled.[43] Summoning: Jason possesses the unique ability to summon the All-Blades - A pair of mystical blades manifested from Jason's own soul,[104] designed to kill magic-based threats. The blades can only be summoned in the presence of true evil.[105][27] Jason has even shown the ability to summon dozens of All-Blades at once.[104] Abilities Acrobatics Aviation[106] Business Management: Jason ran the Iceberg Lounge for a short time.[107] Computer Hacking: Having been taught by Tim Drake, Jason was able to hack into LexCorp computers in less than five minutes.[19] Computer Operation[19] Criminology[10] Deception: According to Batman, Red Hood was a skilled liar.[108] Disguise: Jason can create extremely convincing disguises, he was once able to rescue Arsenal from a prison in Qurac by posing as an obese priest.[22] Escapology[81] High Level Intellect: While not as smart as Batman, Jason is highly intelligent and possesses knowledge in various different fields, despite being a high school drop out. Jason is well-read and owns a plethora of books including Nicolo Machiavelli's The Prince and Sun Tzu's The Art of War.[109] Forensic Science: Jason was taught forensics and how to investigate a crime scene by Batman to the point that he was a walking CSI team by the time he was seventeen.[110] Indomitable Will[43] Interrogation[111] Intimidation[111] Investigation: Due to his training with Batman, Jason is an excellent detective.[111] He can easily start to paint a picture of a crime scene without running any tests, and even determine which weapons were used, based on evidence.[112] Leadership[113] Lock Picking: Jason was taught by Batman to pick locks in his second week of training.[50] Martial Arts: Jason is a master martial artist, having received training from many of the world's most skilled fighters, including Batman, Nightwing, Bronze Tiger, Lady Shiva and the All-Caste. He was considered the All-Caste's most successful pupil, earning him respect and secrets only he has been able to unlock.[43] Even Damian Wayne, who doesn't have a very high opinion of Jason, considers his older brother to be one of the greatest fighters to have ever lived.[85] As part of his Robin training, Bruce taught Jason a technique called "language of combat," wherein he can communicate with others while fighting.[114] Jason is skilled enough to beat a weakened Deathstroke,[115] and even Ra's al Ghul in combat.[43] Jason admits that whenever he fought Batman, he always held back due to their relationship.[5] Dim Mak: Jason is skilled in this ancient form of martial arts where you strike vital points of the opponent's body causing paralysis, intense and prolonged pain or death. He was taught a specific nerve strike technique by Lady Shiva, that allows him to instantly paralyze an opponent.[50] Eskrima[116] Multilingualism: Jason is capable of speaking both English and Portuguese. However, his Portuguese has gotten rusty over the years.[117] Occultism: Jason is knowledgeable on various mystical concepts, due to his training with the All-Caste.[118][119] Peak Human Condition: Through intense training, Jason has trained his body to the natural pinnacle of human physical prowess. His physical attributes roughly exceeded that of an Olympic-level athlete. His strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes, and coordination are at peak human perfection.[20] He has displayed on multiple occasions that he is quick enough to dodge point-blank gunfire.[111] Stealth[120] Surveillance[121] Thievery[18] Throwing[122] Tracking[18] Weaponry: Jason is highly skilled with most weapons, though he usually favors using his dual handguns. He is skilled in knife-fighting, and can use virtually any common object as an improvised weapon,[123] such as baseball bats, chains, a crowbar, and even a flag pole.[50] Firearms: Jason is a highly skilled marksman. Unlike most of the Batman Family, Red Hood is one of few who has no problems with the use of firearms. Swordsmanship: Due to his training over the years, Jason is a master swordsman.[124] He has even been able to keep up with the likes of Ra's al Ghul in a sword dual, and even disarm him.[43] Weapons All-Blades: The All-Blades are a pair of magical blades which can inflict great pain on magical creatures, but are otherwise harmless.[128] Jason can summon the All-Blades at will, but only in the presence of true evil.[129] Batarangs[130] Combat Knife[131] Crowbar: Jason began carrying a crowbar as one of his weapons,[50] and later upgraded to dual crowbars that are capable of emitting powerful electric shocks.[113] Katana[132]