In Job Drive Z #6, the Red Hood confronted Batman and claimed that the Caped Crusader is the individual most answerable for his descent into darkness.
WARNING: The next article incorporates spoilers from Job Drive Z #6, on sale now from DC Comics.
Red Hood and Batman have been attempting to work out the problems of their relationship for years now. In Job Drive Z #6 (by Matthew Rosenberg, Jack Herbert, Adriano Lucas, and Rob Leigh), the 2 as soon as once more got here into battle that really turned bodily. As an alternative of ending with one or each crushed and bloody nevertheless, Red Hood talked to his former mentor, explaining that his anger stemmed from a sense of betrayal by the Dark Knight.
As the 2 fought, Red Hood took the chance to remind Batman that Gotham Metropolis can be his house, and as such he has a vested curiosity in saving it. He additional acknowledged that Batman educated him to battle and clear up crimes, and supplied the best way for him to enter into the world of a costumed vigilante.
The way in which Jason behaved after being revived wasn’t due to anger in the direction of the Joker or criminals on the whole, however somewhat as a result of he felt betrayed. He felt alone rising up on the streets of Gotham, and when Bruce Wayne took him in, he got here to belief and love him in the best way he would a father. When he died by the hands of the Joker, he was distraught as a result of Batman didn’t present as much as save him when he wanted it essentially the most.
When he returned simply to find that Batman had changed him, issues grew to become even worse. His emotions of worthlessness fueled the hatred that in the end led him down the trail he selected. Regardless, he nonetheless noticed the Caped Crusader as a father determine and refused to resort to murdering his former mentor. He as a substitute elected to destroy every little thing Batman stood for through the use of the abilities he was taught to go on a violent and lethal rampage towards crime in Gotham.
Ultimately, what harm Jason essentially the most was feeling like he couldn’t belief his surrogate father. The 2 have since tried to work previous that, regardless that the Dark Knight has historically had difficulties trusting his former sidekick. Nonetheless, listening to this confession seems to have lastly satisfied him to offer Red Hood the good thing about the doubt, and the Bat permits the Hood to take Job Drive Z again to their base, lastly trusting that the son he raised would know proper from unsuitable when the time got here.
This was a significant step ahead of their relationship, and has frankly been a very long time coming. Each males have lastly confirmed capable of admit their failings towards each other and attempt to do higher somewhat than falling again into their worst habits.