Jason Todd

**Jason Peter Todd** (ジェイソン・ピーター・トッド, *Jeison Pītā Toddo*), also known as "**Red Hood**" (レッドフード, *Reddo Hūdo*), is a fictional character and deuteragonist of the *MDC's* *Justice Avengers* series created by Gardner Fox and Jack Kirby.

He was a street orphan who was taken in by Batman, becoming the second "**Robin**" (ロビン, *Robin*) after Dick Grayson relinquished his role as Batman's sidekick to him. His heroic career was cut short when he was captured, tortured, and believed to be killed by Joker.

However it was discovered that Jason was alive and became the "**Arkham Knight**" (アーカム・ナイト, *Ākamu Naito*) as hell-bent man on destroying his former mentor, wanting to kill him himself before he chose and decided to assist Batman once again.

"*Sure, doing things my way can be a little messy. But I get results in the end.*"

—Red Hood, to Batman.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice actor:* Cameron Bowen (English), Not Known (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Croatian), Not Known (Danish), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Filipino), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Ukrainian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Canadian French), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish)

### Appearance

#### As Arkham Knight

As the Arkham Knight, Jason donned a militaristic version of the Batsuit that mocked Batman's appearance. The inside of his helmet and the tactical visor that covered it gave him a heads up display of his troops throughout Gotham and the ears relayed his commands to his troops. The visor also appeared to mask his voice as his main means of concealing his identity.

By using the Arkham symbol on his chest plate, he inflicted psychological warfare on Batman, which reminded him of the past Arkham events. The chest plate also acted as a countermeasure to the Batclaw.

#### As Red Hood

* Hair Color: Black
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Brown
* Age: Not Known
* Birthday: August 16
* Height: 6' 0"
* Weight: 200 lbs. (91 kg)

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Alfred Pennyworth
* Outsiders
	+ Wraith
	+ Scarlet (partner)
	+ Deadpool
	+ Bunker
	+ Wingman
	+ Signal
* S.H.I.E.L.D. - Allies and Former Enemies
	+ Nick Fury - Former Enemy
	+ Phil Coulson - Enemy
	+ Lizard/Dr. Curt Connors - Ally, Friend, Experiment and Former Enemy
* Justice Avengers - Allies and Former Enemies
* Teen Titans
	+ Starfire
* Titans East
	+ Arsenal
* Ravager (love-interest)
* Artemis

### Family

* Sheila Haywood (stepmother)
* Jason (grandfather)
* Ma Gunn (grandmother)
* Cathy Todd (mother, deceased)
* Willis Todd (father, deceased)
* Faye Gunn II (first cousin)
* Bat Family
	+ Batman (mentor and adoptive father)
	+ Nightwing (predecessor and adoptive brother)
	+ Red Robin (successor and adoptive brother)
	+ Robin (adoptive brother)
	+ Future Batman (adoptive brother)

### Neutral

* Talia al Ghūl
* Bizarro

### Enemies

* League of Assassins
	+ Rā's al Ghūl
* Black Mask's Gang
	+ Black Mask
* Joker's Gang
	+ Joker
	+ Harley Quinn
* Scarecrow
* Deathstroke
* Two-Face
* Deacon Blackfire
* Secret Society of Super Villains

## Abilities and Powers

### Abilities

* **Aviation**:
* **Acrobatics**: Jason was trained by Batman to be good at maneuverability and dodging. These traits were further enhanced by Jason's years of training and sheer focus.
* **Deception**:
* **Driving**:
* **Equestrianism**:
* **Weaponry**:
	+ **Firearms**: Jason is proficient in the uses of firearms, specifically his custom pistols that combine into a sniper rifle. He is capable of firing a warning shot next to someone's head without ever missing.
	+ **Demolitions**:
* **Throwing**: Jason is able to use shurikens.
* **Gadgetry**: Jason has a variety of gadgets at his disposal. He retains the grapple gun from his time as Robin, along with a controller for a sentry drone.
* **Peak Human Condition**: Jason has trained his body's physical functions to the absolute peak of human potential. Due to his rigorous training, Jason is capable of seemingly superhuman feats of strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes, and endurance. After further his training, he is effectively equal with Batman's physical abilities, his reflexes are so great he is capable of dodging bullets.
	+ **Peak Human Speed**: Jason possesses peak human speed; even while he was Robin, he was able to avoid gunfire at point-blank range, even with firearms with a rate of fire at 20 rounds per second (1,200 rounds per minute).
	+ **Peak Human Endurance**:
* **Stealth**: Jason was trained by Batman in the art of stealth. By the time he returned as the Arkham Knight, Jason's stealth abilities were even greater than Batman's as he could constantly surprise him.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat** (Advanced): After hiring Deathstroke, Jason mastered everything he could about lethal combat forms from him. By the end of his training, Jason was able to inflict immense pain to his opponents without actually hitting any vital points.
	+ **Martial Arts**: Jason was rigorously trained to fight with multiple no-lethal techniques and fighting styles by Batman.
* **Military Protocol**: Jason was taught by Deathstroke in military strategies, tactics, protocols and about how to go about commanding troops. Though Jason does add his own flair to his orders, he always makes sure to speak in military terms.
* **Escapology**:
* **Leadership**: As the Arkham Knight, Jason showed great leadership; he was able to command the complete loyalty and respect of his troops.
* **Interrogation**: Jason was trained by Batman to get his enemies talking about their plans by playing on their egos. He can also use fear and pain when he feels its more direct and quick.
* **Intimidation**: As the Arkham Knight, he is merciless, which inspires fear.
* **Photography**:
* **Tracking**:
* **Stick Fighting**:
* **Surveillance**:
* **Tactical Analysis**: Jason has a good eye and is a quick learner. When his opponent is using the same tactics over and over, he will adapt to the situation to make their tactics moot. Knowing of Batman's Detective Mode, Jason devised suits that made the wearer invisible to it.

### Weaknesses

* **Mental Instability**: Jason went through a year-long torture courtesy of Joker. The end result was a case of transference, where the feelings of hatred Jason should had on Joker were misplaced on Batman. Jason couldn't even follow his own plan to use Scarecrow to torment Batman, ignoring him and *their plan* over and over, which caused them to fail.

## External links

* Red Hood *Wikipedia*
* Red Hood *Batman Wiki*
* Red Hood *DC Database*
* Red Hood *DC Universe Online Wiki*
* Red Hood *Heroes Wiki*

## Notes & Trivia

* Jason Todd first appeared in *Batman #357* (March 1983).