Warning! Spoilers forward for DC vs Vampires #6
Within the newest subject of DC vs Vampires, Red Hood reveals that he is all the time been a greater fighter than Nightwing (he is simply stored it a secret). The second vigilante to have taken the Robin title as Batman’s sidekick, Jason Todd has all the time had a type of inferiority advanced about Dick Grayson’s Nightwing, the Dark Knight’s first Boy Wonder. Nevertheless, this new subject offers Red Hood the proper excuse to tackle Nightwing with out restraint, claiming that he is all the time been the higher brawler all these years.
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In earlier problems with DC vs Vampires from James Tynion IV, Matthew Rosenberg, and Otto Schmidt, a military of vampires have risen in opposition to humanity following the demise of Mary, Queen of Blood. Led by a mysterious Vampire King, the vampires started their revolution by biting and turning a number of supervillains into vampires. They then turned their sights to the superheroes who would pose the largest risk equivalent to Hal Jordan’s Inexperienced Lantern and his light-based powers. Having been transformed to the vampire’s trigger, Jordan was capable of convert Wonder Woman whereas having no alternative however to kill Barry Allen, whose excessive metabolism and pace because the Flash would have made him the world’s deadliest vampire, consuming the world’s blood dry in a matter of minutes whereas the remainder of vampirekind starved. Nevertheless, Inexperienced Arrow and Batman have grow to be a number of the final heroes standing together with their households of vigilantes.
This brings issues to the brand new DC vs Vampires #6 the place Inexperienced Arrow and the Bat-Household are confronted by Inexperienced Lantern and Wonder Woman in a safehouse that Batman has rigged with traps and countermeasures. Whereas it appeared as if the heroes had been gaining the higher hand, a large betrayal from Nightwing ends in Batman and Tim Drake’s Robin being murdered with Damian Wayne close to demise. Not solely did Dick Grayson reveal himself to be a vampire, however he additionally confirms that he is the Vampire King, secretly main his new military from the shadows. As such, Red Hood has no alternative however to combat Nightwing. Whereas Dick believes Jason has no hope as he is far stronger as a vampire and has all the time beat Jason earlier than, Red Hood reveals that he is all the time held again each time they’ve fought up to now.
As Jason notes on this new subject, everybody all the time mentioned that Dick Grayson was the most effective Robin, making a shadow that Jason continually needed to endure rising up. Whereas Red Hood seemingly stored his emotions and resentment bottled up, Nightwing changing into a villainous vampire lord on this alternate DC Universe serves as a inexperienced gentle for Jason to let unfastened and cease holding again, proving that he is the higher fighter. It definitely is sensible given his historical past as an murderer and willingness to be extra brutal and even kill when crucial. Whereas Nightwing has definitely grow to be extra deadly as effectively resulting from his new standing as a vampire, Jason nonetheless proves himself to be superior when he pins Nightwing, making ready to ship the ultimate blow and finish his former brother.
Sadly, Jason was attacked from behind and bitten by Wonder Woman on the subject’s finish. Nevertheless, Red Hood has zero want to grow to be Nightwing’s lieutenant as a vampire, instructing Inexperienced Arrow to shoot and kill him earlier than he turns. Even so, his last phrases to Nightwing had been that he would’ve crushed him had it been a good combat with out Wonder Woman’s interference. Whereas the circumstances are immensely darkish and tragic, Red Hood’s last act on this alternate timeline was to show that he is Nightwing’s higher, a reality which could even be true within the major DC Universe as effectively.