Jason Todd

Jason Todd is a Batman character known as the second Robin and later as the modern Red Hood. 
Originally created to succeed Dick Grayson as Robin, Batman's sidekick, Jason was ultimately killed off in the storyline 1988 A Death in the Family. Several years later, Jason returned as the murderous criminal Red Hood in the 2005 storyline Under the Hood; ever since he has remained active as a villain or antihero, in the comics and in various media adaptations.
The 2010 animated film Batman: Under the Red Hood was a catalyst for Jason's rise in popularity among the general public, as well as kick-starting a fresh following of newer fans. For a character whose death was voted on by fans, Jason has gone on to make high-profile appearances in various forms of media outside of comics, including television series and video games. His character as the reincarnated Red Hood has attracted a robust fanbase, and thus has become a fan favourite in the DC fandom.
In response to Jason's story, fan works often explore topics related to trauma, morals, and family dynamics. Although his characterisation in the fandom can vary widely due to contradictions and inconsistencies in different canon materials, the majority of fan works revolve around Jason's relationships with Bruce Wayne and the Batfamily.
==Canon Overview==
:For more comprehensive overviews of Jason Todd's appearances throughout various media, see Wikipedia and Daily Jason Todd.
===Main comics===
====Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1983-1987)====
Jason Todd first appeared in Batman #357 (March 1983) created by Gerry Conway (writer) and Don Newton (artist). In his debut as his Pre-Crisis incarnation, Jason's origin story as an orphaned child acrobat was very similar to Dick Grayson's. Dick passed the mantle of Robin to Jason, who went on to have adventures as Batman's sidekick.
====Post-Crisis (1987-2011)====
An updated version of Jason Todd was reintroduced in Batman #408 (June 1987). Batman catches a young thief attempting to steal the tires on the Batmobile. This thief turned out to be one Jason Todd, a preteen orphan living on his own after his mother died and his father went to prison. Batman decided to adopt him as his son and new sidekick.
Robin was brutally murdered by Batman's archnemesis, the Joker, in A Death in the Family, a November 1988 storyline; this fate was decided by the results of an audience pay-per-vote phone poll. Batman would be intermittently haunted by his kid sidekick's violent death for years after.
Jason was resurrected and finally returned to comics in February 2005 as the gun-toting criminal mastermind Red Hood, the main antagonist of the "Under the Hood" storyline written by Judd Winick. This storyline was adapted into the 2010 animated movie Batman: Under the Red Hood, starring Jensen Ackles as the voice actor for Red Hood. 
Under the pens of various writers, Red Hood continued to make scattered appearances in the DC universe as a villain and/or ally to the heroes.
====New 52 (2011-2016)====
With DC Comics' New 52 reboot in 2011, Jason was rebooted into a less antagonistic role within the Batfamily, serving as the Batfamily's bad boy antihero—a black sheep rather than a hostile defector. In addition to guest-starring as an ally in various Batfamily-associated titles, Red Hood headlined his own ongoing title, Red Hood and the Outlaws (2011-2015), in which he partnered with the New 52 versions of Arsenal (Roy Harper) and Starfire (Koriand'r) to form the Outlaws. The three main characters' new personalities and altered origin stories have been the subject of controversy."[Comic Books New 52's Red Hood and the Outlaws: How to (in the midst of a massive fuck up), create an even BIGGER fuckup by letting a serial predator ruin an iconic female character]"Archived by EquivalentInflation (2022) 
====DC Rebirth (2016-2021)====
DC Rebirth restored many elements of the Post-Crisis timeline, such as Jason's origin story stealing tires off the Batmobile, to the approval of many fans. 
In 2016, Red Hood and the Outlaws was rebooted into a new series starting at issue #1. The Rebirth incarnation of the Outlaws consists of Jason Todd as Red Hood, the Amazon warrior Artemis of Bana-Mighdall, and the rejected Superman clone Bizarro. This team is referred to as DC's "Dark Trinity" in parallel to the iconic "Trinity" of Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman. The team would stay together until being separated in Red Hood and the Outlaws #25 (2018). The series then changed direction in Red Hood: Outlaw (2018-2021), with the issues continuing the serial numbering of RHatO 2016. The series' final two issues, #51 and #52 written by Shawn Martinbrough, are simply titled Red Hood. 
The Dark Trinity cast later went on to star in the separate continuity of the 2022-2023 Red Hood: Outlaws series on Webtoon.
====Infinite Frontier (2021-)====
*DC "Future State"
*Batman: Urban Legends
*Robins
*Task Force Z
===DC Animated Universe (1997)===
The DC Animated Universe (DCAU) incarnation of "Tim Drake"—Batman's second Robin, introduced in The New Batman Adventures (1997)—borrows heavily from Jason Todd comics.Altieri, Kevin; Dini, Paul; Kirkland, Boyd; Radomski, Eric; Riba, Dan; Timm, Bruce (2004). Batman: The Animated Series – Volume 2, Robin Rising: How the Boy Wonder's Character Evolved (Interview with Batman: The Animated Series staff). Commentary by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm. Warner Bros. DVD. Event occurs from 6:04–6:35.YouTube video upload mirrorMeenan, Devin. "10 Ways The DCAU Tim Drake Was Really Just Jason Todd." Comic Book Resources (CBR), 27 Nov 2021. Archived on 14 Dec 2021 from the original"Comparison: Post-Crisis Jason Todd and Animated Tim Drake." EvenRobins.net, Archived on 19 Mar 2007 from the original.https://thecruellestmonth.tumblr.com/post/692877042572787712/robin-ii-dcau-and-source-material Plans to adapt A Death in the Family were abandoned, but some story elements were incorporated into the animated film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000).
In 2020, the Batman: The Adventures Continue tie-in comic introduced a new version of Jason Todd, retconned into existence as Bruce's former ward and the Robin preceding Tim.
===Batman: Arkham Knight (2015)===
The final installment of the Arkhamverse retroactively adds Jason Todd as the second and youngest to serve as Robin. The Arkhamverse combines elements from the comics and the DCAU in Jason's origin and ill-fated Robin stint. After being presumed dead, he makes a destructive return to Gotham City as the titular antagonist, the Arkham Knight. Jason is a playable character in the "Red Hood Story Pack" paid DLC.
===Titans (2018)===
Jason Todd made his live-action debut portrayed by actor Curran Walters in the 2018 television series Titans. He also cameos in the 2019 Arrowverse "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover.
===Gotham Knights (2022 video game)===
Red Hood is one of the playable protagonists of the 2022 video game Gotham Knights. He is a core member of the Batfamily, and his storyline focuses on his recovery from past trauma and reintegration into his new life.
===Other notable appearances===
Other stories have increased the character's popularity and influence in fandom.
*The Dark Knight Returns (1986) - This highly influential, best-selling miniseries was the first publication to kill off Jason Todd, as part of the backstory for a darker, grittier post-timeskip setting. 
*Teen Titans (animated series) and Teen Titans Go! - Jason is briefly mentioned in Beast Boy's conspiracy theories concerning the secret identity of the second Red X. This humorous cameo adds fuel to fans' theories that Red X is Jason Todd.
*Injustice 2 (2017) as DLC - Red Hood appeared as a much-requested DLC playable character for the popular fighting game Injustice 2. In the dystopian setting of Injustice, Red Hood eschews the warring factions, and styles himself as a lone wolf fighting on behalf of the oppressed.
*Batman Ninja (2018)
*Young Justice: Outsiders and Young Justice: Phantoms (2019) - Though not outright confirmed, the Red-Hooded Ninja is widely agreed to be Earth-16's version of Jason Todd. This brief cameo fuels fans' speculations surrounding Jason, Talia al Ghul, and Damian Wayne.
*Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (2021) - Jason appears as a fan-favourite cast member, a core part of the Batfamily.
==Reception and Discussion==
===1988 phone poll===
Robin was a controversial character among fans.https://thekillingvote.tumblr.com/post/728404560979312640/no-birds-allowed-batman-without-robinThat's What's Up: How Jason Todd became one of DC's most hated characters For the 1988 storyline A Death in the Family, DC comics ran a telephone poll to decide whether Robin should survive his encounter with the Joker or not.Image of poll announcement from Batman #427 The publisher advertised two different 1-900 phone numbers—one for Robin's survival and one for Robin's death—charging fans $0.50 per call to vote for Robin's fate; the voting window was open for 35 hours in the United States and Canada, starting 9:00 A.M. EST on September 15, 1988. The vote was decided by a narrow margin of less than one percent—5343 votes in favor of killing the second Robin, out of a total 10614 votes cast.Grunenwald, Joe (November 29, 2018). "The Lives and Death of Jason Todd: An Oral History of The Second Robin and A Death in the Family". The Beat. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021.
Some fans legitimately disliked Jason Todd as a specific character; others wanted Batman to return to acting alone without the company of any child sidekick, as he did throughout the Bronze Age in the 1970s when the first Robin was written out of Batman stories. Some fans voted just to see if DC would really go through with the stunt of killing Batman's iconic sidekick, without any personal feelings about the specific character of Jason.Fan letter column, John B: "“Even though I feel sorry for Robin and the pain he has gone through, I feel I must dial the KILL number many times, exhausting my resources, until Robin is dead. I’m not satanic (it’s funny that the last three digits of the KILL number were 666) but in spite of DC, I want to see if you’ll really do it. Without bringing another Robin into the comic. Without a dream sequence, even though I don’t think you guys are that cheesy.”" Some casual fans were unaware of Robin being a legacy character, and were interested in seeing Dick Grayson die.See Batman #428 letters page one and two for fan reactions, and a summary of events from the creators. Originally posted here.
Many comic readers also called to vote for Jason to live. Some believed Batman would need a Robin after all the loss that he suffered. Several fans were also intrigued by the potential conflicts that would play out if Jason could survive and confront either the Joker or Batman, or both.
According to claim by then-editor Denny O'Neil, one fan may have used an automated phone system to spam the poll for Jason to die. These votes apparently exceeded the narrow margin needed to sway the poll.Greenfield, Dan (December 20, 2014). "Denny O'Neil: Getting Rid of Robin - Twice". 13th Dimension. Archived from the original.
Following soon after the maiming of Barbara Gordon, the former Batgirl, in The Killing Joke earlier that same year, the death of Robin was a part of the American comic book industry's trend towards "grim and gritty" comics in the late 1980s, and A Death in the Family is remembered as one of the most shocking and sensational storylines of DC. O'Neil recounted feeling overwhelmed by the audience backlash and attention generated by the murder of Robin. 
Reactions to the murder of Robin, and to the phone poll stunt that decided his fate, were mixed,https://old.reddit.com/r/RedHood/comments/14zs2nf/letter_columns_regarding_jason_from_his_time_as/WBM but ultimately the growing audience remained strong, and the community consensus generally came to be that killing Robin was a bold and invigorating move that made way for a cooler, manlier Batman, and for a popular new Robin in Tim Drake. 
It would be about 17 real-life years before Jason returned from death, an unusually lengthy absence for a Big Two comics character as significant as Robin.
===Back from the dead===
Jason is famous for being a rare long-time exception to the Comic Book Death rule, remaining dead for about 17 real-life years after being killed by the Joker in 1988; a once-popular catchphrase was "The only ones who stay dead in comics are Jason Todd, Bucky Barnes, and Uncle Ben."
Jason's revamped image as Red Hood has sparked new and renewed interest in the character. While not as widely known as DC's A-listers (such as Batman, Supergirl, and Robin), Red Hood has broken out of obscurity even beyond the comics audience. His popularity rapidly grew in the 2010s,https://old.reddit.com/r/DCcomics/comments/i9lfjv/an_analysis_of_cbrs_top_100_uservoted_dc/WBM with high-profile appearances in adaptations such as the well-regarded 2010 Batman: Under the Red Hood animated movie—which also attracted the dedicated fan following of Jensen Ackles, the voice actor for Red Hood. 
He also appeared as a central character in the 2015 video game Batman: Arkham Knight, and as a much-requested playable character in the DLC of the 2017 video game Injustice 2. Over the years, Jason has prompted various discussions regarding the transformation of his public perception—from the divisive Robin of the 1980s, to a very popular former Robin thirty years later. The rise of his popularity also invites analysis and commentary from fans, as exemplified in an exchange on r/RedHood in June 2022:
In 2018, a promotional campaign for the DC series Titans, which starred the first live-action Jason Todd, set up a mock live-or-die fan poll as a reference to the original 1988 poll. Voters on both sides counted Jason fans among their ranks—Team Live wanted to spare Jason the pain of a cruel death, while Team Die wanted to enjoy Jason's Red Hood storyline. Ultimately, fans voted overwhelmingly for Jason's survival. 
In 2020, the official DC website hosted a poll for fans to select one of 12 contestants for for the Sexiest Man in the DC Universe, after disqualifying Nightwing;https://web.archive.org/web/20201101023511/https://www.dcuniverse.com/news/introducing-search-sexiest-man-dc-universe/ Jason won.https://web.archive.org/web/20201024154711/https://www.dcuniverse.com/news/and-sexiest-man-dc-universe/
Due to the importance of his death in the Batman mythos and the notable amount of real-life time in which the character remained dead, Jason's death has been the focal point of his character as the Red Hood in both canon and fan works, while other comics characters' deaths have been downplayed or retconned by reboots. "No Beta We Die Like Jason Todd", a variant of No Beta We Die Like Men, is a common Archive of Our Own tag that fan authors use to indicate that their Bat family fic has not been beta read.
===Inconsistent characterisation===
There is discussion and debate in the fan community concerning what the true core of Jason Todd’s character is, and what it should be.
Was he a good Robin or a bad egg? Is he a killer with a code or a murderous maniac? Is he a gun-toting badass, a poor little meow meow, or wangsty garbage? Is he the ungrateful problem child who has betrayed his benefactor, or a mistreated son with legitimate grievances? 
The inconsistency of Jason's characterisation is a common issue for Big Two comic characters in general, as it is a usual dilemma when you have multiple writers. Some comic fans consider it an advantage, allowing different takes that appeal to different readers.
=== Batman, Batfamily and Red Hood ===
In fan discussion regarding Batman’s no-kill rule, Red Hood is often at the forefront. Jason, or specifically Jason's death, is regarded by many fans as Batman's greatest failure.
Some feel that Red Hood should present nuanced moral conflict with Batman and the status quo. Others argue that Jason's villainous actions in Post-Crisis should be addressed, necessitating that he either redeems himself to fit in among the other heroes, or leans into a more unsympathetic bad guy role. Still others believe that certain storylines were OOC in the first place, and fans have the right to selectively ignore storylines as they do with other comics characters.
In addition, many fans raise the issue that Jason should be redeemed and come to accept Batman's more restrictive ethics regarding the use of violence; conversely, the idea that Red Hood's utilitarianism is irreconcilable with Batman's deontological ethics is also widely popular.
==Fanon and Tropes==
As one of the fans' favourite DC characters, over the years Jason has given rise to several different fanon and tropes, some of which are widely agreed upon by fans, and subsequently become common features of his characterisation in fanwork.
===Batfamily reconciliation focus===
Jason rejoining the Batfamily, often in the form of a "reconciliation fic", is a standard fanfiction plot. They hash things out, redress old grievances, and draw up new boundaries for their behavior going forward. Compromises regarding their incompatible policies on violence must be made—on one extreme Jason forswears killing entirely and submits to the family's moral line, and at the other less frequent extreme, Team Batman accepts Red Hood using lethal methods.
Alternatively, many Batfamily fan works take place in a standard nebulous continuity in which the entire Wayne household is already comfortably established as one big happy family, without delving into how they came to be that way in the first place. (Comparisons may be drawn to the established Domestic Avengers teamfics popular in the Marvel Cinematic Universe fandom.) These fan works often give the impression that Jason incrementally transitioned back into Team Batman through sustained amicable behavior and unspoken mutual agreement, rather than through a direct armistice (as would usually be found in a focused reconciliation fic). Jason is simply the wacky, rebellious second-oldest big brother, and his family members treat him as though he always has been.
Also popular are the plentiful and varied canon divergence AUs in which Jason, as Red Hood or otherwise, reveals himself as alive to his family under different circumstances than in canon, often making use of secret identity tension.Examples: the road home by drakefeathers, the long lost art of killing it deadarchived by dustorange In other divergence AUs, the events of Under the Hood occur, but Jason's relationship with the Batfamily diverges from canon shortly thereafter.Example: the patron saint of the lost causes by evanescent
On AO3, fanwork which touches on Jason's reconciliation with Batfamily is often tagged Jason Todd is a Batfamily Member, or in some other cases, Batfamily & Jason Todd Reunion.
However, not all fans have their hearts set on Batfamily reconciliation plot. Several fans, including those who favour an eventual Batfamily reconciliation, agree that the rift between Jason and the Batfamily could use some thorough addressing.
===Bad boy persona=== 
Fanon Jason smokes cigarettes habitually, drinks heavily,https://lysical.tumblr.com/post/163503992887/youve-noticed-how-fandom-sometimes-tries-to and makes liberal use of obscenities.https://theflyingwonder.tumblr.com/post/132096912681/feministjasontodd-jason-todd-swearing-for He is a rebellious, foul-mouthed, leather-wearing hunk with a hidden heart of gold. Sometimes this characterisation veers into full-blown Dark Fuck Prince territory, being a philandering possessive hyperaggressive macho boyfriend who dominates his willowy love interest (often an original female character or self-insert, a reader-insert, or a feminized male character).
Some fans have criticized the parts of the "bad boy" persona fanon as being influenced by classist stereotypes.
 
===Speculation of childhood sexual abuse===
In fan circles, there has been much discussion and speculation about Jason having experienced childhood sexual abuse. Some readers argue that the idea of Jason having been the target of sexual violence, possibly including child prostitution, is intentional subtext in the comics. However many fans consider it a headcanon, albeit one with a fair amount of textual support, and some have expressed concern that fandom ought to treat this sensitive issue with more research and respect.
As of this writing, Jason Todd is the single most-tagged character in the "Underage Prostitution" and "Implied/Referenced Underage Prostitution" tags on AO3, across all fandoms.
=== Other Common Tropes and Fanon in Fanworks ===
*Trauma - Fan works frequently address Jason's history of psychological and physical trauma.
:*Stress triggers and phobias: In fanon, Jason has certain stress triggers, such as: intense claustrophobia and taphophobia caused by being buried alive and clawing out of his own grave; fear of hypodermic needles and addictive substances due to his mother's death by overdose (speculated by many fans to have been heroin). As of this writing, Jason Todd is the single most-tagged character in the "Buried Alive" tag on AO3, across all fandoms.
:* Lazarus Pit side effects: Due to his use of the Lazarus Pit, during periods of stress Jason suffers from fanon-created long-term "Lazarus Pit side effects", including episodes of green-tinted vision, violent rage, terrifying nightmares, and/or intense headaches. On the other hand, he may have gained certain physical advantages, such as enhanced strength, erasure of scars and malnutrition, and/or accelerated healing (occasionally to the extreme of immortality and eternal youth). He also often gets a streak of white hair and glowing green eyes.https://asexualarkhamknight.tumblr.com/post/156830580065 Sometimes his encounter with death and resurrection leaves him with a certain affinity for various supernatural phenomena. On AO3, fanwork which touches on Jason's experience of Lazarus Pit side effects is often found under the tag Lazarus Pit Mad Jason Todd
:*Scars and distinctive markings - Fans have invented scars and markings to serve as reminders of Jason's death and resurrection, and also to help to visually differentiate him from the other dark-haired men of the Batfamily. Of particular prevalence are the white streak in his hair caused by the magic of the Lazarus Pit, and the autopsy scar across his torso. Jason's white streak originates from a few very minor appearances in canon, but its near-ubiquitous presence in years of fan works likely prompted DC to officially standardize it in the 2020s.
* Man of Culture: Jason is often considered to be academically high-achieving and a literature aficionado. This facet of Jason has a canonical precedent,https://thecruellestmonth.tumblr.com/post/708915611027357696/batman-and-robin-eternal-3-red-hood-and-theWBM but may be more emphasized, exaggerated, and consistently portrayed in fanworks.
:* Cooking: Fanon Jason is particularly skilled in the culinary arts.https://www.tumblr.com/oumu-omu/720633498648576000/batfam-oh-sure-we-can-track
* Socioeconomic class and Crime Alley: Fic writers have used Jason's unique background to touch upon class issues and poverty in Gotham City.Examples: Common People by AmariT and Gotham Is A Mother by Kieron_ODuibhir Jason identifies with Gotham's poor and disenfranchised, having spent most of his formative years living impoverished in Crime Alley, contrasting with most of the Batfamily. Because of this, fanon Jason tends to claim his home neighborhood, Crime Alley—and very often, additionally the Bowery and the Narrows—as his designated vigilante patrol "territory".https://lysical-secondary.tumblr.com/post/161613877306/does-jason-have-any-specific-territory-attributed His firsthand experiences give him insider knowledge of the local community and allow him to connect with the residents.
*Age: There is some debate about Jason's ages in canon and fanon, especially relative to the ages of the other Batkids, and how his age factors into his maturity level; see also: Jason Todd's canon ages, with sources (18 Feb 2022)
*Friendships with female characters: Some fans speculate that Jason tends to be more trusting of women based on his canon connections with certain female characters."Friday Femmes" meta about Jason's relationships with Talia al Ghul, Sasha, and Natalia KnightArchived from the original by fuckyeahjasontoddJason Todd and the Ladies: Pre-Resurrection and Jason Todd and the Ladies: Post-Resurrection by comic-commentary In fanon, this extends to ⁠Jason being more open and cooperative in his interactions with Selina Kyle, Stephanie Brown, Marinette Dupain-Cheng (see Maribat), and other female characters—as well as Jason being a fanboy for Wonder Woman.Re: “Based on your interpretation of Jason, what do you think Red Hood thinks of Wonder Woman?” by stxleslyds (October 2021)Is Jason Todd known to be a Wonder Woman fan in canon? by thecruellestmonth (2023) Fanon Jason often owns Wonder Woman-themed possessions such as casual apparel and coffee mugs bearing her insignia; this popular fanon has notably spread into Batman: Wayne Family Adventures.
* Racebending: In canon, Jason is depicted and likely considered to be white. Some popular fanon racebends Jason into being Latino; the reasons underlying why Latino specifically has been the subject of scrutiny, with some fans suspecting that Jason's background of poverty and gun violence associates him with racist stereotypes of "Latino gangsters". Others also criticize token fanon depictions of monolithic Spanish-speaking "Latino" culture, without specifically depicting the nuances of different heritages under the "Latino" umbrella (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Brazilian, Chilean, etc).Rant Post incoming June 20, 2021 tumblr post Such criticism tends to also focus on fan depictions of the canonically white Tim Drake as a generically "Asian" model minority.
:* Some fans point to the multi-ethnic candidates for Jason's long-lost birth mother as evidence that Jason has an ethnically ambiguous or mixed-race appearance.
* Nicknames: Based on his habit of referring to people by nicknames in canon, fanon Jason is often written as frequently using fanon-created nicknames for Batfamily members, such as "goldie", "Replacement", and "Blondie".Okay I got a question for you, resident Batfam Expert! I’ve been reading a lot of fanfic recently (because I love pain) and I was wondering how many of the pet names the family calls each other are canon?Hi cor. I see that people use nicknames for the Batboys like Dickiebird, jaybird, etc and I wonder if they are canon or just fan-made.
==Relationships==
====Gen relationships==== 
As with other Batfamily members, there is a large corpus of gen fan fiction focusing on Jason's relationships with his family and friends, both canon and fanon.
*Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne
*Jason Todd & Dick Grayson
*Jason Todd & Alfred Pennyworth
*Jason Todd & Eddie Bloomberg
*Jason Todd & Barbara Gordon
*Jason Todd & Talia al Ghul
*Jason Todd & Damian Wayne
*Jason Todd & Donna Troy & Kyle Rayner (Challengers from Beyond)
*Jason Todd & Kori'andr & Roy Harper
*Jason Todd & Artemis of Bana-Mighdall & Bizarro (Dark Trinity)
*Jason Todd & Tim Drake
*Jason Todd & Stephanie Brown
*Jason Todd & Cassandra Cain
*Jason Todd & Duke Thomas
*Jason Todd & Marinette Dupain-Cheng
====Pairings====
While Jason has briefly been romantically connected to a few different love interests in various canons, unlike other high-profile DC characters, he hasn't had any famous or long-lasting romances (e.g. BatCat for Bruce, DickBabs and DickKori for Dick), and his love life has not been as active compared to Bruce, Dick, and Tim. As of this writing, his most recurring love interest has been the hero Rose "Ravager" Wilson.
Shipping Jason romantically with Bruce Wayne or any of Bruce Wayne's other children is considered Batcest. Some Batcest pairings, such as DickJay, have popular followings, but many Bat family fans oppose and avoid any and all Batcest pairings. 
* Jason Todd/Bruce Wayne (BruJay) appears but the gen pairing of these two is much more popular.
* Jason Todd/Dick Grayson (DickJay) is the most popular slash pairing for Jason on AO3.
* Jason Todd/Roy Harper (JayRoy) is a pairing that arose from Red Hood and the Outlaws (2011)
* Jason Todd/Tim Drake (JayTim)
* Jason Todd/Roy Harper/Koriand'r (Joyfire) is a rare ship, originating from RHatO
* Jason Todd/Kara Zor-El (JayKara)
* Jason Todd/Kyle Rayner (JayKyle)
* Jason Todd/Stephanie Brown (JaySteph or Stay)
* Jason Todd/Rose Wilson (JayRose)
* Jason Todd/Artemis of Bana-Mighdall (Jaytemis)
==Example fanworks==
===Fan art===
*jason toddWBM by earpom (2012)
*Jason's Safe HouseWBM by kata-009 (2012)
*Red BirdGoogle Cache by SabreBash (2016)
*doodlesWBM by neukgol (2018)
*Red HoodWBM by grossularlilium (2019)
*cursed Jason Todd imageWBM by maple_DC (2019)
*doodlesWBM by stariver00 (2019)
*#Jasontodd #redhoodArchived from the original by uNI1APNvDfaQ0ES (2020)
*Jason and Jason’s rivalryWBM by 13th-wheel (2021)
*Flowers and knives by me0nji (2021)
*Life and DeathWBM by mw-house (2022)
*Jason!Instagram by mochidayo_/kaiju-dayo (2022)
*fanart of jason todd >:D by piratinh0 (2022)
====Example Art Gallery====
File:2010 nemurino Jason Todd.jpg|alt="Red Hood wearing his Under The Hood outfit. He is gripping a gun in one of his hands. He's staring down seriously at a couple of kittens wrapped in his leather jacket, cradled in his arms."|art by nemurino (circa 2010)
File:28 Aug 2013 The Boy Wonder Rebirth whffu.jpg|alt="A sketchy, intense drawing of a young blood-splattered boy in a suit kicking out of his own wooden coffin, with a rifle in his hand. The coffin is surrounded by white flower petals, and cute cartoon versions of the first Robin, Cassandra Cain Batgirl, and Tim Drake Robin stare at him in surprise."|The Boy Wonder: Rebirth by whffu (2013-08-28)
File:10 Feb 2014 A little trashy with a lot of love runmonsterun.png|alt="A stylized drawing of Red Hood. His outfit and gun are littered with patches and charms referencing his history."|A little trashy with a lot of love by runmonsterun (2014-02-10)
File:29 May 2016 moaniecat Red Hood and Robin.png|alt="A grinning Red Hood leaps through an explosive fire. The ghost of his injured Robin self timidly clings to his back."|art by moaniecat (2016-05-29)
File:1 Mar 2017 Who do you think you are Red Hood m-alejandrita.png|alt=A frustrated Batman demands: "Who do you think you are?" Red Hood stands holding an expensive gun, in front of an explosion. Dollar bills rain down around him. A swooning man and woman kneel at his feet, clutching his legs, cooing: "Oh, Red Hood!"|art by m-alejandrita (2017-03-01)
File:2020-09-22 mw-house Bruce Wayne Jason Todd.jpg|alt="A meme depicting the philosophy experiment known as the trolley problem. A trolley is bound for a forking set of tracks. On its current path, the trolley would run over several people tied to the tracks, including Robin. On the alternate path, the trolley would only run over the Joker. Batman stands unhappily next to a lever, morally conflicted over whether to intervene and cause the trolley to lethally run over the Joker."|Trolley dilemma in Gotham by mw-house (2020-09-22)
File:2021-10-03 gn1450 Batober Jason Todd.jpg|alt="A young Robin sits on the edge of a rooftop, surveilling the city with a pair of binoculars."|Batober Day 3: Watching by gn1450 (2021-10-03)
File:2023-05-13 chipss-chips Jason Todd.jpg|art by chipss-chips/pez-con-peluca (2023-05-13) 
===Fan fiction===
*Jason Todd: The Not-So-Outlaw by GoAwayOlivia, Jason Todd isn't what Batman made him, he isn't what the Joker made him, he isn't what the League of Assassins made him, and he isn't what the Lazarus Pit made him. He's his own person and he's taking himself back, one home renovation at a time. Also he might just make friends with the people who are supposed to be his brothers while he's at it. (2016-2017)
*Batman: Arkham Compendium by LananiA3O, A somewhat loose collection of stories set in the Arkham canon, detailing events before, between and beyond Batman: Arkham Origins/Asylum/City/Knight and their DLC. (2016-2018)
*"Big Brother Hood" by orphan_account, Jason did what should have been done a long time ago, make sure that the kids on the street were taken care of and given a chance for a better future. And since no one else was going to to do it might as will be a former Street kid. He just wished the Bats didn't have to find out. (2018, incomplete and orphaned)
====Curated reccommendations====
*Jason Todd Fic Rec MasterpostWBM by phantomchick (2018)
*Fan fiction recsWBM by thecruellestmonth (2022-2023)
===Meta===
*"A lot like Robin if you close your eyes": Displacement of meaning in the Post-Modern Age by Mary Borsellino (2006)
*Who’s to blame? How Jason Todd is blamed for his own demise Part 1WBM and Part 2WBM by fuckyeahjasontodd and underthesycamoretrees (November 2010)
*Re: "I’d like to know how YOU see Jason Todd." - This is a tl;dr mess of feelings and introspection, and I don’t expect everyone to agree with it.Archived from the original by quipquipquip (2012)
*"Living Dead Boy: Jason Todd vs. The Culture That Killed (And Resurrected) Him"WBM on Women Write About Comics (May 2016)
*“Be Of Knightly Countenance”: Masculine Violence And Managing Affect In Late Medieval Alliterative Poetry And Batman: Under The Red HoodWBM by Lisa D. Camp (2018)
*The thing about Jason is that he pushes “comic characters are inconsistent” to the absolute extreme...archive.ph by bat-lings (March 2019)
*A Death in the Family, or: How DC Comics Let a Phone Vote Kill Robin.WBM on /r/HobbyDrama (August 2020)
*Batman: Urban Legends, Cheerarchived.ph by scandalsavagefanfic (May 2021)
*3 Common Misconceptions About Jason Todd + 3 More Common Misconceptions about Jason Todd (Robin, Red Robin & Red Hood) + 3 Common Misconceptions About Jason Todd & Cassandra Cain (& The act of Killing): short videos by Xel Writer (2021-2022)
===Events and challenges===
*Jason Todd Birthday Week
*Omega Jason Todd Week
*Jason Todd Week 2025
==Links related to fan activity==
===Fan archives and communities===
*One-Nine-Hundred, fic archive for Jason, Stephanie, & DCAU/Timmverse Tim
*agoodsoldier,Archived from the original a Jason Todd community on LiveJournal
*dead_robin, another Jason Todd community on LiveJournal
*Jason Todd at Archive of Our Own
*At FanFiction.Net:
**Jason T./Red Hood character filter in the Batman category
***All Things Jason Todd Related community
**Red Hood/Jason T. character filter in the Batman: Arkham Asylum category
**Jason Todd character filter in the Batman: Under the Red Hood category
**Jason T./Robin II character filter in the Teen Titans category
**Jason T./Red Hood character filter in the Nightwing category
**Jason T./Red Hood character filter in the Justice League category
**Jason T./Robin II character filter in the Young Justice category
*DeviantArt: JasonTodd-FC, UnderTheRedHood
*Jason Todd: Robin → Red Hood Appreciation 2023 thread at Comic Book Resources
*r/RedHood on Reddit
====Tumblr blogs====
*EvenRobins.net and EvenRobins on Tumblr,archived dedicated to Jason Todd, Stephanie Brown, and DCAU/Timmverse Tim Drake
*fuckyeahjasontoddarchived
*Daily Jason Toddarchived
*Who the Fuck Is Jason Todd
*Who the Fuck Is Jason Peter Todd
*thecruellestmonthWBM
*The UnavengedArchived
*whathteythinkofjasontodd - Jason died. And then the opinions came in. - A blog dedicated to cataloguing what the Batfam thinks of Jason after his death. Not always in chronological order.
=== Mailing Lists ===
* RobinFanFics (defunct, Yahoo Group) 
==Resources==
*Jason Todd at DC Database
*Jason Todd at Wikipedia
*Jason Todd essential media crash course at r/RedHood
*Jason Todd media listarchived by Daily Jason Todd
*Jason Todd Reading Orderarchived by Carole at Comic Book Treasury
*"The Lives and Deaths of Sidekicks - Judd Winick"Archived from the original May 2010 interview conducted by Mary Borsellino
*“72 Votes: Theorizing the Scapegoat Sidekick in Batman: A Death in the Family” by Kwasu Tembo, essay collected in The Detective’s Companion in Crime Fiction: A Study in Sidekicks
*Jason Todd at Titans Wiki (TV)
*Jason Todd at Batman Wiki
*Jason Todd at Young Justice Wiki
*Jason Todd at Batman: Arkham Wiki
*Jason Todd at Villains Wiki
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==References==
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