Jason Todd — the Red Hood — was the second Robin after Dick Grayson and was sadly killed by the Joker earlier than he might actually make a reputation for himself. A couple of years later, the character was resurrected by Ra’s Al Ghul and the Lazarus Pit through which he took on the identify the Red Hood.
Jason Todd has a number of anger points that appear to be solely directed at his father and brother figures, Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson. He was mad at Batman for not avenging him and at all times felt like he might do a greater job. Throughout a narrative arc through which Bruce was considered useless, Dick took up the mantle a lot to Jason’s disapproval — who felt like he would do a significantly better job at donning the cowl.
10 Greatest Fighter
Out of all the Robins and even Batman himself, Jason Todd is arguably one of the best fighter. He was glorious at fight throughout his time as Robin and have become much more expert after changing into Red Hood. He adopted in Bruce’s footsteps and went past studying simply what Batman taught him. He skilled in an enormous array of various martial arts and is ready to use his skills to greatest go well with every second, utilizing his physique and instruments as an efficient weapon.
9 Would Be A A lot Darker Batman
Whether or not this makes Jason a greater Batman or no is debatable, however he undoubtedly can be a a lot darker iteration of the already Dark Knight. Jason as Batman can be totally brutal and destroy his opponents on the battlefield, typically killing and brutally injuring in comparison with what Dick or Bruce would do to their victims. Jason is extraordinarily tough across the edges and wouldn’t solely combat with extra drive, however he would additionally make choices based mostly on his feelings that will typically result in extra violence than not.
8 Would Kill The Joker
If Jason Todd had been Batman, he would don’t have any issues with simply outright killing the Joker. Bruce at all times negates this concept as he values human life and ending another person’s would simply push over that border of hero to villain. Batman appears like if he kills, he can be no higher than the Joker himself — which is why the Joker repeatedly tries to get Bats to kill him.
But when Jason had been the one behind the masks, there isn’t a query that he would simply kill the clown on the primary alternative he received, ridding Gotham of its most despicable villain.
7 Would Change into Extra Of A Vigilante Than A Hero
Due to Jason’s lack of empathy in the case of killing others, he would doubtless be far more of a vigilante than a hero. Batman labored laborious to get the hero title and tried to make it identified that he’s serving to extra so than hurting the justice system. Nonetheless, Jason most likely would not actually care. Past killing the Joker, he would additionally doubtless kill most of the huge bads of Gotham or beat them up so badly that they’re left incapable of harm for the remainder of their lives.
That is confirmed even in Below the Red Hood— in a flashback sequence through which Jason brutally beat up a nasty man and Batman commented that he was too aggressive.
6 He Would Be Extra Offensive In contrast To Grayson’s Defensive Preventing Fashion
As a result of Dick Grayson’s predominant feat is his talent in acrobatics and utilizing that towards his opponents, he’s extra of a defensive fighter in comparison with Jason’s offensive techniques. Dick dodges and makes use of his enemy’s personal footwork towards them, swinging in at simply the correct second. Jason lunges straight into battle and makes use of his power, drive, and pace as his predominant weapon. Jason’s aggressive offense methods make him higher suited to combat as Batman — as Bruce additionally dominantly is an offensive fighter — and can doubtless take down his opponents much more shortly than Dick can.
5 Would not Have As Many Repeat Villains
Similar to with the Joker, Jason would not cope with repeat villains as a lot as Bruce or Dick would. As an alternative, he would most likely simply kill him. If Penguin, Two-Face, or any of the opposite traditional villains that pop out and in of Arkham to trigger mayhem would seem in entrance of Jason, he would most likely use the identical logic that killing them would make Gotham safer than simply locking in them in Arkham or Black Gate only for them to interrupt out once more.
Whereas this concept is quite a bit darker and brutal, it appears doubtless that it most likely would find yourself making the residents of Gotham and the town as a complete a a lot safer place to be.
4 He Is Higher With Weapons
Jason can also be significantly better with weapons than Dick is. He’s expert with military-grade weaponry and explosives which he has entry to and took his curiosity in firearms a step additional than Batman at the same time as he skilled with completely different masters around the globe to correctly discover ways to goal and kill his targets with completely different weapons.
This was additionally proven in Below the Red Hood when he swiftly breaks the twine that wrapped round his ankle with a Batarang and once more a shuriken.
3 Would Be A Batman That Makes use of Weapons
Everybody has at all times questioned what Batman can be like if he used precise weapons, and Jason Todd can be one of the best instance of what that will appear like. He can be fully deadly and totally expert. He additionally would have a significantly better likelihood at coping with foes from lengthy distances as he can efficiently use snipers from lengthy distances to eradicate his enemies. He would additionally put down his different foes with far more ease than Nightwing or Batman.
2 Simply As Good At Acrobatics & Detective Work
It at all times looks like every Robin excels in a single facet over one other; Dick is the acrobat, Jason is the fighter, Tim is the detective, and Damien is the murderer. However simply because Jason did not have a background in acrobatics or crime, it has nonetheless been famous that he’s simply pretty much as good at acrobatics and detective work as Dick and Bruce.
He had the identical coaching from Batman that Nightwing acquired and discovered to increase upon it to suit his background and preventing fashion, making him simply as agile and even stronger than the remainder of them. It may be famous as nicely that he was simply in a position to get away of Supergirl’s grip.
1 Would Be Influenced By The Batfamily
Out of all of the Batfamily, Jason is unquestionably the one who cares about his fellow members probably the most, although he has a tough time exhibiting it. He respects each Tim, Damien, Cassandra Cain, and Stephanie Brown immensely and actually cares for them. He has emotions for Barbara Gordon and sometimes appears like she is one of the best of them.
If Jason had been to be Batman, he would undoubtedly take note of what the opposite members of the family suppose and would doubtless base lots of his choices on their opinions. Although they’d doubtless disagree along with his manner of doing issues, Jason would doubtless be swayed to play extra by “the principles” with them round, whereas Nightwing would do what he thinks Batman would do.