Jason Todd

Alfred Pennyworth (Surrogate Grandfather)

Bruce Wayne (Adoptive Father)

Selina Kyle (Stepmother)

Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Peter Parker, Damian Wayne (Adoptive Brothers)

Cassandra Cain and Helena Kyle (Adoptive Sisters)

Batfamily

Teen Titans (Formerly, as Robin)

Outlaws

League of Assassins

## **History**

### **Jason Todd: 1987 - 2004**

Born on October 14th, 1987, Jason would live the life of being a child to drug addicted parents who were often involved with criminals. Jason was barley able to make through his time as an infant due to being neglected along with being sold to the Maroni's to pay a debt. Eventually Jason had sold out where his parents were hiding in exchange for Jason having his own patch to steal from.

An eleven year old Jason had been fending on his own, mostly surviving on pick-pocketing and small breaking and entering, though Jason would be asked to aid in a series of thefts by the Red Hood gang, this cred wouldn't last long however due to the presence of the Batman would cause the group to disband after the disappearance of their leader. Jason figured that this was his cue to leave and upon arriving at their hideout took all races that he was working with them and later began to work on his own once more.

After this Jason had spent the last six years on his own, while he was able to pull off a couple of armed robberies before being arrested from there Jason was known to back and forth from a group home to the system, eventually Jason was sent to group homes where the conditions were bad to say the least. There he would often leave after a month to escape the horrible conditions of his foster parents, though Jason would constantly run into street gangs often getting beaten due to his father having screwed them over once or twice.

By the time he was seventeen, Jason would awake one night to find the Batmobile in the alleyway he was sleeping in, hoping to gain some cash off it. Jason had began to boost the Batmobile's tires though in the middle of this he came across Batman standing behind him. Being impressed by Jason's ability to take off the first two tires he sent him to Leslie Thompkins.

After leaving a trio of junkies had broke into the clinic, and it's clear that Jason had no care of those who abused drugs he had proved his own by knocking the two out and having put the third one in ICU, once Batman had gotten back he was surprised by Jason's skill he decided that Bruce Wayne should do a little digging into Jason's background.

### Robin: 2004 - 2005

After going through some anger management courses, and after gaining a lecture from Bruce and Alfred. Though Bruce figured that Jason's anger couldn't be removed but instead could be used for something else and decided that Jason should be given the chance as the next Robin. Though Jason did want a couple of changes to the Robin suit.

After six months of training in detective work, various forms of combat, and medical attention to meet the role of Robin as Jason picked up the life of crimefighting quite easily. My guess is that Jason seemed to go a bit further in his tactics against criminals , as criminals seemed more scared of the new Robin than the Bat. With Jason having a more violent approach when pursuing criminals. Though this would mean that Jason would go through more struggles than Dick.

Being placed in Gotham Academy, where he was was viewed as an outcast among the elite students he attended with he grew close with fellow outsider, Helena Bertinelli, as the two had grew close and would later begin a relationship. Noticing, Jason's constant excuses for looking tired or bruises she began to ask questions, whenever Jason would brush it off Helena had threatened to call Child Services on Bruce, Jason decided to let her in on the fact he knew of her investigation. Which had shocked Helena as she didn't tell him about her investigating anything, after help her do some digging she had gotten the first clue on her father's true identity who was Santo Cassamento , a member of Black Masks gang. Which also added in the fact of various records of Santo being a rapist.

It's clear that Jason was always quite reckless and brash when it came to his time as Robin, this worsened however during the investigation regarding her father was a rapist who didn't only abuse her mother but various others. After Jason had told Bruce about his discovery the two's investigation, the dynamic duo had arrived on the scene to interrogate Cassamento, though False Fasers would arrive before they could get anywhere. As a fight had broken out, Jason had followed by the time Bruce arrived Cassamento had fell of the roof, while Jason stated that it was an accident Bruce hardly believed it and began to unfairly him and Dick which caused the two to constantly argue.

It wasn't long before Helena had learned that Jason was Robin, with the numerous clues that she was able gather. After confronting him about he had brought her down to the Batcave, knowing Jason it was most likely a chance to fool around. Anyway, Alfred would find them and after a long dinner and after some convincing Helena was able to convince me to train her as the next Batgirl, as a way to learn under teen heroes Jason had left to join the Titans.

During this time, Jason and Helena would usually involve themselves in the teenage recklessness of their fellow team members. Though I think he had grew a crush on Wonder Girl, Artemis. Along with his growing time with Roy Harper, Speedy as the two seemed to have grown in the short time around each other. With Jason and Helena having skinny dipped ontop of Titans Tower, him and Roy taking the arrow cycle and Batmobile from the Hall of Justice, and having joined a band. While in the Batcave one day Jason had gained a alert from another Joker escape from Arkham.

While Jason had called Bruce and Dick to tell them of this, the two had advised him to stay and wait until they returned, though in a desperate gamble to prove himself he pursued the Joker instead after finding him holed up at an old warehouse Jason had found various documents of explosion blueprints among his warehouse, though Jason didn't notice Joker sneaking up on him and after knocking him out Joker he was held captive for the following night as Joker held a demented poll deciding Jason's death. After beating Jason to death he would leave Jason's dead body with him beside it. This would lead to to the Superhero community nearly crumbling as the Titans disbanded and a majority of the League members leaving.

### Red Hood: 2005 - Present Day

AFte years of retraining and honing his body after being brought back Jason would resurface as the ruthless vigilante Red Hood in 2010, which put him at odds with Bruce and Tim, In order to expand his operation he formed The Sons of Batman who aided in his crusade and would also help with smuggling, drug dealing etc.

This resulted in Jean later joining in order to redeem himself Red Hood had also gone after the various crime empires in Gotham such as Sionis and CobblePot as he attacked both of their shipments with Bruce having noticed that smuggling had gone up the crime rate had also gone down in the process. Bruce had his guesses on who Red Hood was though he assumed that they were nothing until one night on patrol when he found him fighting some mercenaries with Bruce arriving to help him though after Red Hood killed one of them Bruce became enraged and asked why he was doing this.

Bruce tried to appeal to him and told him that if he stopped using guns he could do some good though Red Hood denied this and stated that he can't use fear for everything and those who aren't afraid won't stop harming innocent out of anger Bruce punched Red Hood while the Sons refused to go after Bruce he ran as Bruce chased him, arriving at Gotham's train station the two broke out into a fight where Red Hood pulled a move that only himself and Ra's could perform before disappearing. Without the Sons and Black Mask having gone into hiding Red Hood had gone into hiding while viewing footage in the Batcave Tim asked Bruce if it was him... if Jason was alive, then Tim asked if this changes anything which led to Bruce looking at Jason's costume display before saying "No. This doesn't change anything. It doesn't change anything at all."

Alfred later came into the Batcave telling them that Red Hood was holding the Joker hostage after arriving there Bruce attempted to talk Jason down while Tim had gone behind him to take off his helmet before grabbing him with his Bo Staff as Bruce revealed who it was... Jason using this as a chance to take the Joker he flipped Tim over him into Bruce as he escaped with Joker. With Bruce and Tim getting in the Batmobile and following Jason to where it all began... Crime Alley once they arrived Jason revealed that Joker was strapped to a bomb where Joker had constantly made cracks towards Bruce and Jason as Bruce told Jason that he was sorry for not being able to save him. Jason had asked if he actually thought that this was about and revealed that he forgave Bruce for not saving him but he asked why he didn't kill the Joker. Bruce had told Jason after he killed Joker had killed Jason he was planning to go to Arkham and kill the Joker but Dick had talked him out of it.

Bruce told Jason that if he did he would be just as bad as the Joker, this led to Jason briefly crying before throwing a smoke bomb and disappearing out of shame. In the aftermath Jason had reunited with Roy with the two resuming their friendship almost instantly and setting up an Heroes-for-Hire type of business. Not long after Jason and Helena were able to rekindle their relationship, after being declared Outlaws by A.R.G.U.S they chose to stick by the name and later aided the Justice League in defeating the OMAC's, since then we grew scared that we lost the Jason we knew to nothing but rage and violence. Regardless it's good to have Jason back in Gotham apart of the "family" again.

## Strengths

* **Acrobatics:** In his training as Robin, he has been taught acrobatics. He further practices his abilities as the Red Hood. While nowhere near Dick's raw talent or Damian's considerable skill, Jason is a better acrobat than either Tim or Stephanie on account of his athletic physique.
* **Criminology:** Possibly the most street savvy member of Batman, Inc., Jason has proved himself time and again as being highly capable of predicting criminal behavior and effectively countering it. He built the foundation for this talent by living on the streets of Gotham as a child and enhanced it further with training by Batman.
* **Demolitions:** Taught by a world renowned bomb expert in Russia during his time spent off the grid being pursued by the Outsiders, Jason is able to assemble and defuse a wide variety of conventional explosive devices, from improvised to military-grade designs.
* **Driving:** Jason has driven a variety of vehicles from cars, boats, planes, helicopters, and motorcycles. As far as past Robins are concerned, Jason is the best of the bunch in vehicle maneuvers. Batman himself has remarked that Jason is an exceptional driver of land-based vehicles and in passing has commented that Jason may be the best wheel man in Gotham next to Roxy Rocket.
* **Educated:** Jason has received excellent education and tutoring from Batman and thus has extensive knowledge of various subjects, which include Science, Mathematics, Forensics, Medicine, Geography, History, and Leadership. He has also proven to be a highly efficient criminal strategist and organizer as Saint Dumas. Of course, just because he is a highly intelligent young man, doesn't mean he applies himself.
* **Firearms:** Having been trained by Batman and possessing superb natural eye to hand coordination, Jason has near-perfect aim when using firearms. Trained in the use of firearms during his time with the League of Assassins and having privately refined his skill further, it is likely that Jason is a better marksman than Bruce Wayne or most other members of Batman, Inc. Jason has shown himself capable of shooting a grapnel line while he himself is diving off a rooftop.
* **Multilingualism:** Taught by Batman, Jason is fluent in several languages having spoken English, French, German, Italian and various others with Russian and Spanish being his weakest.
* **Investigation:** Jason has shown some skill as a detective but gladly admits Forensics are not his forte and usually solves his personal investigations through instinct and dumb luck rather than deduction.
* **Martial Arts:** Jason Todd is a highly skilled combatant, showing his skill in fighting by besting Nightwing and even Batman on occasion, usually by resorting to dirty techniques and cheap blows. Jason can easily overpower Tim Drake in a spontaneous match, but Tim has shown recently that he can best Jason if he is given enough time to develop any sort of strategy. Jason's fighting style focuses on brutality, strength, and speed; he is shown to have studied over half-a dozen fighting styles and has proven to be a master of Aikido, Capoeira, Karate, Ninjutsu, Savate, Krav Maga, Kickboxing, and Tae Kwon Do. He has received extensive training from Batman, and after his resurrection had not only been trained by the League of Assassins but also traveled the world, learning every form of martial arts he could, in a style very similar to what Bruce Wayne himself had done.
* **Surveillance:** Although contradictory to nature, Jason's learned to survey his targets before attacking. He spends long hours scouting targets and assuring that they deserve his brand of justice.
* **Swordsmanship:** Jason has shown to be skilled enough to hold his own against the Green Arrow in a sword fight, something that Bruce Wayne claims even he can't do.
* **Throwing:** Jason is an expert marksman and highly skilled with throwing weapons, such as batarangs and knives.
* **Weaponry:** Jason is highly skilled in the use of many weapons, including rocket launchers and mounted artillery.
* **Strength:** Jason has proven himself to be just as strong, or at least of comparable strength, to Bruce Wayne. Personally, I feel that Jason may have the edge due to being in his prime and having Lazarus Pit rejuvenated muscles.
* **Red Hood Costume:** Following his resurrection, Jason took on the mantle of the Red Hood. His interpretation, however, involved denim jeans, biker boots, a t-shirt, and a biker's jacket. He later upgraded to a full-body armored suit and a leather jacket. Jason wears two masks, the first being a red-domino mask, fixed in place with spirit gum, and includes a built-in radio transmitter/receiver and Starlite night-vision lenses. His second mask is a metallic red hood or helmet, which offers many of the same functions as his domino mask, though also adds better protection for his face.
* **AmerTek Armory:** Jason often uses his handguns in battle and has shown access to firearms of high-caliber, including RPG's. Due to Bruce's disapproval of such weaponry, Jason buys his own (or acquires them through other means) and stores them somewhere that remains a mystery to us.

## Weaknesses

* **Rage:** Jason's most notable weakness is his rage. Batman and numerous others have told him that his rage blinds him in battle to the point of leaving physical and mental weak points open for attacks. Recently, Jason has made steps to putting the past behind him and has become a more disciplined and controlled fighter but his efforts have been hampered due to residual League of Assassins programming that sends him into a berserker rage when angered enough. Some of his triggers are rape, drug use causing the harm of children, and the Joker's voice.

## Trivia

* Jason loves Big Belly Burger, give him a choice of where to eat and he will choose Big Belly Burger.
* Jason and Roy act basically like brothers.
* Overall, Jason has 83 confirmed kills.
* Out of his brothers, he likes Damian more than the others.
* As a member of the second generation of Titans, Jason was considered to be a member of the "Brat Pack," a clique among the Titans where the Titans with mentors would be scolded far less than those without.
* As one of the Wild Childs (the Gen-2 Titans), Jason was at the center of several scandals and antics just like every other member, such as sneaking into the girls locker room with the other guys. Jason's most notable antic during his time as Robin, was breaking into the Hall of Justice with Roy Harper to street race the back-up Arrow Rod and Batmobile through National City.
* Jason's favorite food is a Bellybuster Burger from Big Belly Burger with extra onions.Jason's interest in Big Belly Burger may actually be more about the name itself rather than the food as he has admitted to having a belly fetish, which Helena has chosen to exploit unrepentantly
* Being trained by Batman and the League of Assassins, Jason Todd is a world class martial artist. But he lacks the patience and discipline to utilize that and often prefers just plugging people with his guns or resorting to the tactics he picked up on the streets. It could also be explained that its his form of rejecting both Bruce and the League, who he probably sees as two entities who sought to use him for their own purposes.
* Jason is a closet classic literature buff. He especially loves *The Three Musketeers*, *The Man in the Iron Mask*, and *The Count of Monte Cristo* all by Alexandre Dumas.
* Jason owns a hideaway in a container that he stole from some drug dealers. The whole place is an armory and he also has other shipping containers for explosives, heavy weapons, and backup weaponry.

## Appearance

Robin II (2004 - 2005)Red Hood (2010 - 2011)Red Hood (2011 - Present day)