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| caption         = Jason Todd as [[Red Hood]] in ''Red Hood: Outlaw'' #47 (August 2020).<br>Art by Paolo Pantalena, Arif Prianto, and Troy Peteri.
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| debut           = '''As Jason Todd:'''<br />''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #357 (March 1983)<br/>'''As Robin:'''<br />''Batman'' #368 (February 1984)<br/>'''As Red Hood:'''<br />''Batman'' #635 (February 2005)<br/>'''As Wingman:'''<br />''[[Batman Incorporated]]'' (vol. 2) #1 (July 2012)<br/>'''As Arkham Knight:'''<br />''[[Batman: Arkham Knight]]'' (June 25, 2015)
| creators        = [[Gerry Conway]] (writer)<br/>[[Don Newton]] (artist)
|full name        = Jason Peter Todd<ref name="BatAnn25">''Batman'' Annual #25 (March 2006)</ref>
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*[[Roy Harper (character)|Arsenal]]<ref>''Batman and Robin'' #3–6</ref>
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* Mastery in stealth
* Skilled tactician and detective
* Expert hand-to-hand combatant, martial artist, and marksman
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'''Jason Peter Todd''' is a [[fictional character]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. First appearing in ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #357 in March 1983,<ref>{{cite book|editor-last1=Manning|editor-first1= Matthew K.|editor-last2=Dolan|editor-first2=Hannah|chapter= 1980s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 201 |quote = Jason Todd first appeared in a circus scene in the pages of ''Batman'' #357, written by Gerry Conway and illustrated by Don Newton.}}</ref> he was created to succeed [[Dick Grayson]] as [[Robin (character)|'''Robin''']], [[Batman]]'s partner and [[sidekick]]. He initially shared a similar origin to Grayson, being the son of circus acrobats who were killed by criminals in Gotham (Dick's were killed by a local mob boss who sabotaged their trapeze while Jason's parents were killed by [[Killer Croc]]) and adopted by Bruce Wayne, Batman's alter ego, as his son and protégé. Following the ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' event and the rebooting of DC's main comics universe, Jason's origin was changed to being a pre-teen street urchin and petty thief who Bruce adopted and mentored after finding the boy attempting to steal the tires off of the [[Batmobile]]. This origin has since become the standard for subsequent iterations of the character.

Following [[Max Allan Collins]]'s revamping of Todd's origin story in ''Batman'' #408–411, the character was written by [[Jim Starlin]], who had him become increasingly aggressive and reckless. This led DC Comics to conduct a telephone [[Opinion poll|poll]] concerning the 1988 storyline "[[Batman: A Death in the Family|A Death in the Family]]" to determine whether the character should die at the [[Joker (character)|Joker]]'s hands. The poll ended with a narrow majority of votes in favor of killing Todd, resulting in his death. Subsequent stories dealt with Batman's guilt over failing to save him. The character was resurrected in the 2005 "[[Batman: Under the Hood|Under the Hood]]" story arc, which saw him becoming a murderous [[villain]] known as the '''[[Red Hood]]'''. In the current [[New 52]]/[[DC Rebirth]] continuity, Todd is a more nuanced [[antihero]] who maintains a tense, albeit partially mended relationship with Batman and has been accepted as a full member of the [[Batman family]]. 

Todd has made several appearances as Robin and Red Hood in other forms of media outside of comics, including television series, films, and video games. The 2015 game ''[[Batman: Arkham Knight]]'' reimagined Todd resurfacing with a new villain identity, the '''[[Arkham Knight]]''', after being trapped in Arkham Asylum for years and tortured by the Joker who conditioned him to despise and turn on his former mentor before assuming the Red Hood identity near the end of the game.
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==Publication history==
By the time [[Len Wein]] took over as editor of DC Comics' ''Batman'' titles in 1982, [[Dick Grayson]] had largely moved on to starring as the leader of the young superhero team the [[Teen Titans]] in DC's ''New Teen Titans'' title. However, with the character no longer featured in ''Batman'' comics, the disadvantages of telling ''Batman'' stories without the character to act as a sounding board for the protagonist became apparent.<ref name="daniels pg 147">Daniels, Les. ''Batman: The Complete History''. Chronicle Books, 1999. {{ISBN|0-8118-4232-0}}, pg. 147</ref> Jason Todd was created to become Dick Grayson's replacement as Robin. The character debuted in ''Batman'' #357 (March 1983) and made his first full appearance in ''Detective Comics'' #525 (April 1983), but it was not until later that year that he would appear in costume as Robin in ''Batman'' #366 (December 1983) when he showed up towards the end of the story to help Batman fight the Joker.<ref>''Batman'' #366 (December 1983)</ref>

Following the 1985 limited series ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'', DC took the opportunity to [[reboot (fiction)|reboot]] many of its properties. The character was completely revamped. According to [[Dennis O'Neil]], who took over as Batman editor in 1986, "[The fans] did hate him. I don't know if it was fan craziness—maybe they saw him as usurping Dick Grayson's position. Some of the mail response indicated that this was at least on some people's minds."<ref>Pearson, Roberta E.; Uricchio, William. "Notes from the Batcave: An Interview with Dennis O'Neil." ''The Many Lives of the Batman: Critical Approaches to a Superhero and His Media''. Routledge: London, 1991. {{ISBN|0-85170-276-7}}, pg. 21</ref>

==="A Death in the Family"===

In 1988, Dennis O'Neil suggested that an audience might be attracted to the comics by being offered the opportunity to influence the creative process.<ref name=" daniels pg 160">Daniels, p. 160</ref> Settling on the idea of the telephone poll via a [[Premium-rate telephone number#North America|1-900]] number, O'Neil had decided due to discussions with DC Comics president [[Jenette Kahn]] that the poll should not be wasted on something insignificant. O'Neil settled on using the poll to determine the fate of the second Robin. O'Neil said, "The logical candidate was Jason because we had reason to believe that he wasn't that popular anyway. It was a big enough stunt that we couldn't do it with a minor character."<ref>Pearson; Uricchio. "Notes from the Batcave: An Interview with Dennis O'Neil". p. 22</ref> Even though Jason Todd was unpopular with readers, O'Neil could not decide what to do with the character, so he opted to present the choice to the readership.<ref name="daniels pg 160" />

The vote was set up in the four-part story "A Death in the Family" that was published in ''Batman'' #426–429 in 1988. At the end of ''Batman'' #427, Jason was beaten by the [[Joker (character)|Joker]] and left to die in an explosion. The inside back cover of the issue listed two 1–900 numbers that readers could call to vote for the character's death or survival. Within the 36 hours allotted for voting, the poll received 10,614 votes. The verdict in favor of the character's death won by a slim 72-vote margin of 5,343 votes to 5,271.<ref name="postscript">O'Neil, Dennis. "Postscript". ''Batman: A Death in the Family''. DC Comics, 1988. {{ISBN|0-930289-44-7}}</ref> The following issue, ''Batman'' #428, was published featuring Todd's death. Years later, O'Neil said hundreds of votes in the "Jason Dies" line might have come from a single person, adding a large degree of uncertainty to the honesty of results regarding a poll designed to determine the character's popularity. "I heard it was one guy, who programmed his computer to dial the thumbs down number every ninety seconds for eight hours, who made the difference", O'Neil said in a ''Newsarama'' interview conducted alongside writer Judd Winick during the "Under The Hood" arc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.titanstower.com/source/whoswho/robin2.html |title=Robin II |publisher=Titans Tower |date=2005-03-31 |access-date=2010-12-29  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211052930/http://titanstower.com/source/whoswho/robin2.html |archive-date=2011-02-11 }}</ref>

O'Neil would later repeat the claim with further specifics: "I heard it was a lawyer who was using a Macintosh and lived in California—I obviously don't have hard information on this, but I heard someone out there programmed his computer to dial it every couple of minutes, and since there was only about 65 votes that made the difference if that story is true, that guy, that guy killed Jason Todd!"<ref>''[[Batman: Under the Red Hood]]'' Blu-ray featurette, ''Robin's Requiem: The Tale of Jason Todd''</ref>

Despite the poll results, O'Neil noted, "We did the deed, and we got a blast of hate mail and a blast of negative commentary in the press."<ref>Daniels, p. 161</ref> A few comics creators voiced their displeasure at the event. Writer/artist [[Frank Miller]], who had worked on ''[[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns]]'' and ''[[Batman: Year One]]'', said, "To me, the whole killing of Robin thing was probably the ugliest thing I've seen in comics, and the most cynical."<ref>Sharrett, Christopher. "Batman and the Twilight of the Idols: An Interview with Frank Miller". ''The Many Lives of the Batman: Critical Approaches to a Superhero and His Media''. Routledge: London, 1991. {{ISBN|0-85170-276-7}}, p. 41</ref> However, DC stood behind the outcome of the poll. O'Neil was quoted on the back cover of ''A Death in the Family'' trade paperback collecting the story with Todd's death as saying, "It would be a really sleazy stunt to bring him back."<ref>'' A Death in the Family'' trade paperback</ref> O'Neil would later regret his comment.<ref>"If I had to do it again, I would certainly have kept my mouth shut."—[[Dennis O'Neil]], ''Who Killed Robin? An Interactive Whodunit'', from ''DC Comics: A Celebration of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes, by Les Daniels''</ref>

There was a degree of discontinuity between the ''Batman'' and ''Detective Comics'' titles with regards to the portrayal of Jason. A lot of adventures occurred post-Crisis which fit with the circus acrobat era and in some cases ran simultaneously in ''Detective'' as the street kid origin was being laid out in ''Batman''. This led to a blackout of almost any Robin appearances in ''Detective''. This became especially apparent after his death. Eleven months passed between Jason's death in ''Batman'' #428 and the first mention of his passing in ''Detective Comics'' #606.

In 1989, Denny O'Neil, Marv Wolfman, and Pat Broderick would introduce [[Tim Drake]] as the third Robin. Mindful of the poor reception Jason received from readers, O'Neil arranged for a more nuanced introduction in which Tim first introduced himself to Dick Grayson and impressed the former Robin with his skills, and was revealed to share a history with Grayson. [[Batman]] himself would slowly grow to accept Tim as his new partner, although the memory of Jason would play a heavy part in how Batman trained Tim in the months building up to his official appearance as Robin.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rogers |first=Vaneta |date=February 24, 2011 |title=Why They Endure: Pros On TIM DRAKE's Rise Up the Bat-Ranks |url=http://www.newsarama.com/7111-why-they-endure-pros-on-tim-drake-s-rise-up-the-bat-ranks.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504100614/http://www.newsarama.com/7111-why-they-endure-pros-on-tim-drake-s-rise-up-the-bat-ranks.html |archive-date=May 4, 2013 |access-date=May 28, 2013 |publisher=Newsarama}}</ref><ref>'' Batman'' #457 (December 1990)</ref>

==="Hush" and reintroduction===
Before the release of ''Batman'' #617 (September 2003), a page of art from the issue by artist [[Jim Lee]] circulated on the Internet, apparently revealing the mystery villain [[Hush (character)|Hush]], who was the focus of Lee and writer [[Jeph Loeb]]'s "[[Batman: Hush|Hush]]" storyline, as a resurrected Jason. The following month's ''Batman'' #618 (October 2003) revealed that the appearance of Todd was a ruse by the villain [[Clayface]] under the direction of the [[Riddler]] and Hush. Loeb explained, "I always liked Jason, liked the idea that Batman had a Robin who died in the line of duty and how that would motivate anyone to continue their quest. It would also be the most recent, most painful thing he had to endure. That's why Hush played the card—to get inside Batman's head... But 'Hush' wasn't about Jason—Jason was a pawn to be moved around the table... If someone else wanted to tell another Jason story or bring him back and we at least opened the door, that's great!"<ref name="Newsarama red hood">{{cite news | date=March 31, 2005 | title=Spoiler Sport: Hello Again | newspaper=Gamesradar | publisher=Newsarama.com | url=http://www.newsarama.com/DC/Countdown_more/Batman_Hello.htm | access-date=June 16, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070415164406/http://www.newsarama.com/DC/Countdown_more/Batman_Hello.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> | archive-date=April 15, 2007}}</ref>

In 2005, writer [[Judd Winick]] began the ''Under the Hood'' storyline that revolved around the mystery of the identity of the new Red Hood. The character's identity was revealed as Jason Todd in ''Batman'' #638. Winick explained that after his initial arc on the ''Batman'' title, he suggested doing "something big" to his editors. Specifically, he wanted to bring the character back from the dead. Winick said, "I was less interested in the how and the why and the what of Jason Todd returning from the dead than I am about what Jason's return will do to Batman. Now."<ref name="Newsarama red hood" />

The explanation for the character's return was revealed in ''Batman'' Annual #25 (2006). After a storyline in ''Nightwing'' as part of the [[One Year Later (comics)|One Year Later]] event where Todd took the mantle of [[Nightwing]] for himself, the character reappeared in his Red Hood persona as one of the focal characters of DC's year-long weekly ''Countdown'' series starting in May 2007.<ref name="auto">''Countdown'' #51 (May 2007)</ref>

==="Battle for the Cowl"===
In the ''[[Batman R.I.P.]]'' follow-up storyline ''[[Batman: Battle for the Cowl]]'' (2009), Jason Todd is featured as a gun-wielding vigilante. Commenting on the direction and utilization of Jason Todd in the storyline, writer and artist [[Tony Daniel]] has stated that, from this point on, Jason is a "[[bona fide]]" villain:<ref name="IGN1">{{cite web |last=Phillips |first=Dan |date=April 13, 2009 |title=Behind Batman: Battle for the Cowl Part Two |url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/972/972153p1.html |access-date=December 29, 2010 |work=[[IGN]]}}</ref>

{{blockquote|At this point [Jason] is beyond the point of no return in terms of ever being considered even remotely a hero. What I wanted to do here is put him in a place that he can't come back from. The things that he does here in Battle for the Cowl are things that can never really be forgiven. The only outcome would have to be imprisonment or something worse. But from this point on for Jason, the gray area between good and bad has disappeared. It's crystal clear now that he is on the dark side.}}

Timothy Drake eventually takes up the bat mantle when Dick Grayson refuses to and sets off to fight Todd, who easily defeats him. Grayson then comes to the rescue and refuses to believe Todd when he claims he has killed Drake (which he had not since current Robin Damian Wayne rescued Drake at the last moment). The two battle and Grayson eventually defeats Todd, who says that he will be seen again.<ref>''[[Batman: Battle for the Cowl]]'' #3 (July 2009)</ref>

===The Outlaws===
On June 6, 2011,<ref name="Red Hood IGN" /> as part of DC Comics' line-wide revamp initiative, it was announced that Jason Todd would headline his title in the guise of the Red Hood. Todd acts as leader of the Outlaws, a group of antiheroes that "have several different exciting characters from the DC Universe – some we've seen before and some we haven't," Batman Group Editor Mike Marts said.<ref name="Red Hood IGN" /> The group included [[Roy Harper (character)|Roy Harper]] and [[Starfire (Teen Titans)|Starfire]]. ''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' debuted in September 2011, written by [[Scott Lobdell]] and with art by [[Kenneth Rocafort]].<ref name="Red Hood IGN">{{cite web |last=Esposito |first=Joey |date=June 6, 2011 |title=Exclusive: Dick Grayson Returns as Nightwing |url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/117/1172824p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609011016/http://comics.ign.com/articles/117/1172824p1.html |archive-date=June 9, 2011 |access-date=June 6, 2011 |work=IGN}}</ref> The series focused on Jason Todd's redemption and introduced a simplified version of his origin story as the Red Hood in ''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' #0, a special prequel issue between #12 and #13.

''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' was later rebooted as part of DC's [[DC Rebirth|Rebirth]] event. This series starred a new lineup of Outlaws: Todd, [[Artemis of Bana-Mighdall]] and [[Bizarro]], who was touted as a darker counterpart to the [[Trinity (comic book)|Trinity]]. This lineup lasted for 25 issues, after which Todd briefly reunited with Roy Harper and then went solo. Todd later rescues [[Bunker (character)|Bunker]] and joins forces with a new Wingman to take over Penguin's [[Iceberg Lounge]].

===2025 ''Red Hood'' series===
In June 2025, DC announced that it would release a mature ''Red Hood'' series written by [[Gretchen Felker-Martin]], featuring Jason Todd.<ref name="Screen Rant 2025-06-17">{{cite news |url=https://screenrant.com/red-hood-new-series-huntress/ |title=Red Hood Is Leaving Batman as Gotham's Most Underrated Hero Will Soon Get His Own (18+) Series |first=Justin |last=Epps |work=[[Screen Rant]] |date=2025-06-17 |access-date=2025-09-11 }}</ref><ref name="Bleeding Cool 2025-09-10">{{cite web |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/what-red-hood-tells-us-about-how-h2sh-ends-spoilers/ |title=What Red Hood Tells Us About How ''H2SH'' Ends |first=Rich |last=Johnston |work=[[Bleeding Cool]] |date=2025-09-10 |access-date=2025-09-11 }}</ref> In September, DC canceled the ''Red Hood'' series one day after its debut, following comments made by Felker-Martin on [[Bluesky]] regarding the [[assassination of Charlie Kirk]] that were deemed "inconsistent with DC's standards of conduct".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=2025-09-11 |title=DC Cancels 'Red Hood' Comic Book Series After Writer Shares Inflammatory Post Following Charlie Kirk Shooting |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dc-cancels-red-hood-comic-book-series-charlie-kirk-1236368576/ |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Critic 2025-09-11">{{cite web |url=https://thecritic.co.uk/will-america-choose-violence/ |title=Will America choose violence? |first=Ben |last=Sixsmith |work=[[The Critic (modern magazine)|The Critic]] |date=2025-09-11 |access-date=2025-09-11 }}</ref><ref name="Popverse 2025-09-11">{{cite news |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/comics-red-hood-2-3-orders-cancelled-dc-batman |title=DC Comics cancels Red Hood comic book series |first=Graeme |last=McMillan |date=2025-09-11 |access-date=2025-09-11 }}</ref>

==Fictional character biography==
===Pre-''Crisis on Infinite Earths''===
[[File: Robin (Jason Todd circa 1984).png|thumb|upright|left|Jason Todd as Robin, before ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' crossover events, as he appeared in ''Batman'' #368 (February 1984) in a replica of Dick Grayson's costume. Art by [[Don Newton]] (pencil), Alfredo Alcala (ink), and [[Dick Giordano]] and [[Ed Hannigan]] (color).]]
The initial version of Jason Todd from before ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' had an origin that was similar to the 1940 origin of the original [[Dick Grayson|Robin]] (Dick Grayson).<ref name="daniels pg 147" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Sunde|first=Eric|title=Dusting Off Jason Todd|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/03/03/dusting-off-jason-todd|publisher=IGN|access-date=4 November 2012|date=3 March 2006}}</ref> Originally, he is the son of circus acrobats (Joseph and Trina Todd, killed by a criminal named [[Killer Croc]]) and is later adopted by Bruce Wayne.<ref>'' Batman'' #357–358, ''Detective Comics'' #526</ref> Distinguished by his ginger hair, Todd is wearing various pieces of Dick Grayson's old childhood disguises as a costume to fight crime until Grayson presents him with a Robin costume of his own. At that point, Todd dyes his hair black, and in later stories blossoms under Batman's tutelage.

For a time Natalia Knight, the criminal also known as [[Nocturna (DC Comics)|Nocturna]], is a stabilizing influence in his life; she becomes his [[surrogacy|surrogate mother]] and even adopts the young Todd. [[Catwoman]] would be a frequent guest star during this era as she wrestled with the role of hero and as a love interest for Batman which led to clashes with the boy feeling left out.

In the [[Alan Moore]] epic ''Superman'' Annual #11, ''[[For the Man Who Has Everything]]'', Batman and Todd join [[Wonder Woman]] at the [[Fortress of Solitude]] to celebrate [[Superman]]'s birthday. They arrive only to find Superman incapacitated by a mysterious creature called the [[Black Mercy]] and [[Mongul]] there to battle the heroes. Todd as Robin saves Wonder Woman, Superman, and Batman from Mongul by unleashing Mongul's hallucination-causing creature on the tyrant himself.<ref>''Superman'' Annual #11 (September 1985)</ref>

===Post-''Crisis on Infinite Earths''===
====Origin====
Following the revamp due to ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', Jason Todd is recast as a young street orphan who first encounters [[Batman]] while attempting to steal the tires off the [[Batmobile]] in [[Crime Alley]], the very place where Batman's parents were murdered years before. The son of Catherine and Willis Todd, Jason lives on the east end of [[Gotham City]] in the Park Row district called Crime Alley. Catherine was a drug addict who died of an overdose sometime before he began living on the street. Willis, a former medical student, was working as hired muscle for [[Two-Face]] and had disappeared suspiciously following a botched assignment. Bruce Wayne sees to it that Todd is placed in a school for troubled youths, which turns out to be Ma Gunn's School for Crime. Jason earns the Robin mantle a short while later by helping Batman apprehend the gang of thieves. However, Todd does not wear the Robin costume until completing six months of training.<ref>'' Batman'' #410 (August 1987)</ref> Batman notes that while Todd does not possess [[Dick Grayson]]'s natural athleticism and acrobatic skills, he can become a productive crimefighter by channeling his rage. He also believes that if he does not help the boy, Todd will eventually become part of the "criminal element". 

In the revamp period, Todd is portrayed as the "rebel" Robin, reflecting the late 1980s youth culture. He smokes, swears, and fights authority. He is prone to defying Batman's orders, sometimes to success (bringing in the [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Scarecrow]] singlehandedly)<ref>''Batman'' #415 (January 1988)</ref> and sometimes to failure (botching a raid on a drug lab by jumping the gun too soon).<ref>''Batman'' #416 (February 1988)</ref> Todd also aided Batman while Gotham City was temporarily overrun by [[Deacon Blackfire]] as shown in ''[[Batman: The Cult]]''.

The most controversial moment before his death occurred in ''Batman'' #424 when serial rapist Felipe Garzonas escapes prosecution due to his father's [[diplomatic immunity]]. One of his victims, a girl named Gloria, hangs herself amid the threat of a third rape from Felipe. Todd discovers her hanging and makes a beeline for Felipe, ahead of Batman, who arrived just in time to see Felipe take a 22-story fall to his death, with Todd as Robin at the edge of the balcony. Todd maintains "I guess I spooked him. He slipped." It is left ambiguous whether Todd killed him.<ref>''Batman'' #424 (October 1988)</ref> This recalls an earlier exchange in ''Batman'' #422 where he uses excessive force on a pimp about to slash one of his working girls and Todd asks Batman if it would have been a big loss if he had killed him.<ref>''Batman'' #422 (August 1988)</ref>

In ''Batman'' #425, the Dynamic Duo is challenged by Felipe's father, who kidnaps [[Jim Gordon (character)|Commissioner Gordon]] in retaliation for his son's death. Batman is instructed to meet the kidnappers at a city junkyard and to bring Robin. Batman does not wish to involve Todd and keeps this information from him. However, Robin senses something is wrong and hides in the Batmobile's trunk as Batman heads to the junkyard. There, Batman is unable to reach Gordon, surrounded by Garzonas' men, and Todd intervenes, saving Batman from a close call. Machine gun fire breaks out and Gordon is wounded in the arm. All of the henchmen die, and Garzonas is finally crushed by a pile of junk cars.<ref>''Batman'' #425 (November 1988)</ref>

====Death====
{{Main|Batman: A Death in the Family}}
In 1988's "A Death in the Family" storyline, Jason Todd discovers that Catherine Todd was not his biological mother, and runs away to find the woman who gave birth to him. After following several leads, including an [[Israel]]i [[Mossad]] agent and [[Lady Shiva|Shiva Woo-San]], Todd finally tracks his biological mother Sheila Haywood to [[Ethiopia]], where she works as an aid worker. While Todd is overjoyed to be reunited with his real mother, he soon discovers that she is being [[blackmail]]ed by the [[Joker (character)|Joker]] using her to provide him with medical supplies. Sheila herself has been [[embezzlement|embezzling]] from the aid agency and as part of the cover-up, she hands her son, having arrived as Robin, over to Joker. Joker beats the boy brutally with a crowbar and then leaves him and Sheila in the warehouse with a [[time bomb]]. Sheila and Jason try desperately to escape the warehouse but the doors are locked as the bomb goes off. Batman arrives too late to save them and finds Jason's lifeless body in the rubble. Sheila lives just long enough to tell Batman that Jason died trying to protect her. The bodies are taken back to [[Gotham City]] for burial. Todd's death continued to haunt Batman afterward, as he considered it his greatest failure. He keeps the second Robin's uniform on display in the [[Batcave]] as a reminder. The Joker, on the other hand, would occasionally remind Batman of this loss to torment him.

====Return from the grave====
Years later, while trying to discover the identity of a [[Hush (character)|mysterious figure]] plotting against him, Batman discovers that Tim Drake, Jason's successor as Robin, has been kidnapped. He confronts the kidnapper and is stunned to discover that he is an adult Todd, standing at his own desecrated gravesite, and wearing a redesigned and darker version of his Robin costume. Batman subdues this mystery "Jason" and discovers that it is only [[Clayface]] impersonating Todd, concluding that "Jason's" greater physical age was to hide the flaws in Clayface's impersonation by allowing him to partially mimic Nightwing's combat skills. However, Todd's actual body is missing from its grave.<ref>[[Loeb, Jeph]] (w), [[Lee, Jim]] (p), [[Scott Williams (comics)|Williams, Scott]] (i). ''[[Batman: Hush]]'' #10–11 (2001). DC Comics.</ref>

It is later revealed that Todd had indeed died at the hands of the Joker. However, when [[Superboy-Prime]] alters reality from the paradise dimension in which he is trapped—his punches against the barrier keeping him from the rest of the universe causing temporal ripples that create an overlap of parallel timelines ([[Hypertime]])—Jason Todd is restored to life (as he was meant to survive the Joker's assaults), breaks out of his coffin, and is eventually hospitalized; because he wandered so far from his grave before his discovery, no connection was ever drawn between the two events. Todd never turns up on any missing person reports—as he was never 'missing'—nor can he be identified since no prints are on file for him. After spending a year in a coma and subsequently another year as an [[amnesia]]c vagrant, he is taken by [[Talia al Ghul]] after a small-time crook recognizes him as Robin due to his combat skills on the street.<ref name="BatAnn25" />

Talia took Todd in out of her love for Batman, while her father [[Ra's al Ghul]] was interested in the secret behind his resurrection. The [[League of Assassins]] tracked and eliminated everyone in Gotham who knew of Todd's resurrection to prevent Batman from finding out. They also interrogated Joker's henchmen who were with him during Todd's murder, in hopes to find out how the boy could have survived.<ref>'' Red Hood: The Lost Days'' #1 (August 2010)</ref> Talia later restored Todd's health and memory by immersing him in a Lazarus Pit in which her father was also bathing and helped him escape the House of al Ghul.<ref name=" BatAnn25" /> It is suggested by Ra's that the power of the pit resulted in Todd's mental instability. Ra's refers to Todd as a "curse" and a "pestilence" unleashed on the planet, saying that madness may affect him for "hours, months, or decades".

Using the money from Talia and infuriated by her statement that he "remains unavenged", Todd paid a group of mercenaries to help him return to Gotham. Upon arriving, he enacts a plan to get revenge on Batman, whom he resents for refusing to kill the Joker and thus avenge his death.<ref name="BatAnn25" />

====The Lost Days====
Jason Todd creates a false [[arms trafficking]] of advanced military arsenal, knowing that Batman would respond. This provides Jason an opportunity to plant a bomb beneath the Batmobile while Batman is on a stakeout for the arms deal. Batman enters the car and is at Jason's mercy, detonator in hand. However, Todd realizes that if he went through with it, his former mentor would never know about his return nor the identity of his killer. Todd instead decides to kill Batman directly by traveling across the globe in search of a similar, but deadlier type of training to Bruce Wayne's own to prepare for that day.<ref name=" BatAnn25" /><ref>''[[Red Hood: The Lost Days]]'' #2 (September 2010)</ref> For years, Todd learns various skills from various masters, assassins, mercenaries, and aviators around the globe, including guns, poisons and [[antitoxin]]s, [[martial arts]], [[acrobatics]], and bomb-making. Upon learning that the man training him in lethal combat is also the leader of a child sex slave ring, Jason frees the latest shipment of children and takes them to a local embassy, then returns to the training compound and poisons his new mentor for his crimes. Upon being questioned by Talia al Ghul, Todd says it was not murder but rather that he "put down a reptile".<ref name="Red Hood: The Lost Days'' #3 (October 2010)">'' Red Hood: The Lost Days'' #3 (October 2010)</ref> Jason has since repeated the same pattern of killing his teachers when finding them guilty after he has finished with his training.

During his journey, Jason discovers his Robin replacement was Timothy "Tim" Drake, which further torments him. He also learns that the man teaching him bomb-making is involved in a Russian mafia-backed deal meant to push the resources of British law-enforcement away from mob crime and onto [[Islamic extremist]] terrorism with a framed bombing plot. Todd manages to hunt down the gang and safely detonate the bombs. Ironically, the only surviving member of the gang offers Jason the possibility of a large government payday in exchange for his life, because he knows where a very wanted man is. That wanted man turns out to be the Joker.<ref name="Red Hood: The Lost Days'' #3 (October 2010)"/><ref>''Red Hood: The Lost Days'' #4 (November 2010)</ref><ref>''Red Hood: The Lost Days'' #5 (December 2010)</ref>

After learning of the Joker's arms deal in [[Los Angeles]] for another terrorism scheme against Gotham, Jason begins to stalk the villain as a masked gunman. After successfully capturing Joker (who fails to recognize him due to being older), Jason contemplates burning his killer alive after dousing him with gasoline. However, Jason realizes that he does not simply want Joker to die, but desires to punish the villain with Batman. Jason spares Joker and decides to wait for the right opportunity.<ref name="Red Hood: The Lost Days'' #6">'' Red Hood: The Lost Days'' #6 (January 2011)</ref> Jason also admits to Talia that he has already deduced that the reason she finances his training is to stall him from killing Batman, but he has no desire to kill his former mentor anymore. Talia then gives Todd the idea to be the Batman that Gotham needs. She also hires the same carpenters who built Jason's casket and had them build a replica of it (the original was destroyed and beyond repair after Jason emerged from it). Todd enters into a pact with [[Hush (character)|Hush]] and the [[Riddler]]. He confirms to Hush that Riddler is correct and that Bruce Wayne is Batman. As Hush, Riddler, and Jason collaborate, Jason initially confronts Batman at his gravesite. Jason then [[Retroactive continuity|switches places]] with Clayface to observe Batman from afar. When Batman expresses no [[remorse]] for sparing Joker's life after the second Robin was killed, Todd is further angered and takes up his murderer's original mantle. After she initiated a [[takeover]] of [[Kord Enterprises|Kord Industries]] for him, Talia gifts Jason the flame dagger (a replica of the one Ra's al Ghul often carried) and the red motorcycle-helmet based hood which become his signature weapon and mask.<ref name="BatAnn25"/><ref name="Red Hood: The Lost Days'' #6" />

====Red Hood====
[[File:Red Hood (Jason Todd circa 2005).png|thumb|upright|left|The Red Hood, as he appeared prior to his unmasking in ''Batman Villains Secret Files and Origins'' 2005 #1 (July 2005). Art by [[Eduardo Barreto]] (pencils), Jay Leisten (inks), and Lee Loughridge (colors).]]
A [[domino mask]] is found in the [[Batmobile]]. The mask is of the style that Todd wore as Robin, suggesting that he'd been [[stalking]] Batman.<ref>''Batman'' #630 (July 2004)</ref> Shortly after the events of ''[[Batman: War Games|War Games]]'' and just before ''[[Batman: War Crimes|War Crimes]]'', Jason Todd reappears in [[Gotham City]] as the Red Hood.<ref name=b635>''Batman'' #635 (February 2005)</ref> During the events of ''[[Batman: Under the Hood]]'', he hijacks a shipment of [[Kryptonite]] from [[Black Mask (character)|Black Mask]], and in the midst of a battle with Batman, [[Nightwing]] and [[Mr. Freeze]], Red Hood gives them the Kryptonite back, and tells them he has gotten what he truly wanted: a "lay of the land". Shortly afterward, Red Hood finds the Joker (driven out of Gotham by Hush) and beats him with a crowbar just as Joker had beaten Jason.  Despite the violence of the beating, Jason spares Joker, intending to use him later against Batman.

[[File:Red Hood unmasked -Jason Todd.png|thumb|upright|Jason Todd, revealed himself being alive and as the Red Hood to the shocked Joker, after he pummeled him with a crowbar, in ''Batman'' #638. Art by [[Doug Mahnke]].]]
Red Hood assumes control over several gangs in Gotham City and starts a one-man war against Black Mask's criminal empire, who himself had recently allegedly murdered a Robin ([[Stephanie Brown (character)|Stephanie Brown]]). Overall, he strives to take over Gotham's gangs, control their activities, and kill Joker in revenge for his death. In his new role as Gotham's most powerful crime lord, he repeatedly comes to blows with Batman and several of his [[List of Batman supporting characters|allies]]. After several confrontations, Batman becomes obsessed with the possibility of resurrection from the dead, suspecting that it was Jason he fought, and seeks advice from allies such as [[Superman]] and [[Green Arrow]], both of whom have died and returned to life. Around this time, Batman discovers that the empty coffin buried at Jason's gravesite is a replica of what he bought. After a series of tests confirmed that it is Jason, Batman continues to keep his Robin costume in its memorial display case in the Batcave regardless; when [[Alfred Pennyworth]] asks if he wants the costume removed, Batman sadly replies that the return of Todd "doesn't change anything at all" because he wants to remember Jason as the good kid he was when they first met and blames himself over how violent he has become by letting him assume the Robin mantle.<ref name="Batman #641 (June 2005)">''Batman'' #641 (June 2005)</ref>

Acting on his obsession with Tim Drake, Todd breaks into [[Titans Tower]] to confront the third Robin, thus revealing the truth of their encounter at the cemetery to his successor. Having learned that Tim defeated the Joker by himself in their first fights, Jason seeks to best him in combat. Wearing another version of his Robin costume, Todd quickly immobilizes the other [[Teen Titans]] and defeats Drake in the Tower's Hall of Fallen Titans, demonstrating that he is now a more formidable fighter than he was before his death. Furious that no memorial statue was made for him (despite his short tenure as a Titan), he demands that Drake tell him if he is as good as Todd has been told. Drake says "Yes" and passes out. As he leaves, he tears the 'R' emblem from Drake's chest, though he later grudgingly acknowledges that Drake is a worthy successor for his courage. Todd is also left wondering if perhaps he would have been a better Robin and better person had he had had a life like Drake's and friends like the Titans.<ref>''Teen Titans'' (vol. 3) #29 (December 2005)</ref>

Todd eventually kidnaps and holds Joker hostage, luring Batman to [[Gotham City#Geography|Crime Alley]], the site of their first meeting. Despite their now-antagonistic relationship, Batman desperately wants to help Todd and intends to atone for his failures. Todd asks Batman why he has not avenged his death by killing Joker, a psychopath who has murdered countless people and crippled [[Barbara Gordon|one of their best friends]], arguing that Batman should have done it "because he took me away from you". Batman admits that he has often been tempted by the thought of taking the Joker somewhere private to [[torture]] for weeks before finally killing the maniac, but says that he refuses to go to that place. Todd then offers Batman an ultimatum: he will kill Joker unless Batman kills Todd first. Holding Joker at gunpoint, he throws a pistol at Batman and begins to count to three while standing behind Joker, leaving Batman with only a headshot if he wants to stop Todd from pulling the trigger. At the last moment, Batman throws a [[batarang]] at Todd, which bounces off a pipe and sinks into his neck causing him to drop his gun. Joker takes advantage of the situation, detonating nearby explosives that engulf the platform and send them plunging into the bay.<ref name="BatAnn25"/><ref>''[[Batman: Under the Hood]]'' (''Batman'' #635–641, 645–650)</ref>

====Nightwing====
Jason Todd resurfaces following the "[[One Year Later (comics)|One Year Later]]" period, patrolling the streets of [[New York City]] as a murderous version of [[Nightwing]]. However, Jason shows no intention of giving up the Nightwing persona when confronted by Dick Grayson and continues to taunt his predecessor by wearing the costume and suggesting that the two become a crime-fighting team. Not long after the two Nightwings meet up, Todd is captured and imprisoned by local mobsters Barry and Buddy Pierce. Grayson reluctantly rescues him, and the two join forces to defeat the Pierce Brothers. Shortly afterward, Todd leaves New York City and the Nightwing mantle to Grayson, along with a telegram telling Grayson he has returned to normal and still considers himself a gift from Batman.<ref>''Nightwing'' (vol. 2) #118–122 (2006)</ref>

====Red Hood again====
Jason Todd resumes his persona as the Red Hood and appears in several issues of ''[[Green Arrow (comic book)|Green Arrow]]'' alongside [[Brick (character)|Brick]] as part of a gun-running organization, which brings Batman to [[Star City (comics)|Star City]]. Jason's true motives are shown in the third part as he kidnaps [[Speedy (Mia Dearden)|Mia Dearden]] to dissolve her partnership with Green Arrow, feeling that they are kindred spirits, cast down by society and at odds with their mentors. The two fight while Todd discusses the insanity of heroes for placing child sidekicks in danger. Mia is deeply troubled by the discussion but ultimately decides to remain with [[Green Arrow]].

At the start of ''Countdown'', Todd rescues a woman from [[Duela Dent]].<ref name="auto"/> After a [[Monitors (DC Comics)|Monitor]] shoots and kills Duela, he attempts to kill Jason, but is stopped by a second Monitor. This second Monitor apologizes to Jason before they both disappear, leaving Jason alone with Duela's body. Later, at Duela's funeral, Jason hides until all of the Teen Titans have left except [[Donna Troy]]. Jason tells her what happened the night of Duela's death, and about the dueling Monitors. He knows that both he and Donna Troy have come back from the dead, even already deducing that his resurrection has something to do with [[Alexander Luthor Jr.]]'s plans during ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'', and wonders which of them is next on the Monitor's hit list. The two are then attacked by the [[Forerunner (DC Comics)|Forerunner]], but before she can kill them, the apologetic Monitor stops her and recruits Jason and Donna for a mission to the Palmerverse, a section of the Nanoverse discovered by [[Atom (Ray Palmer)|Ray Palmer]], in an attempt to find Palmer. During the trip, Jason takes it upon himself to name the Monitor "Bob". Jason seems to have a romantic interest in Donna and is shown to be visibly disgruntled when her old boyfriend [[Kyle Rayner]] joins their group as they take their tour to the 52 [[Earth]]s which comprise the [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|Multiverse]].

====Red Robin====
[[File: Red Robin Todd.jpg|thumb|upright|Jason Todd taking the role of [[Red Robin (identity)|Red Robin]]. Art by [[Phil Jimenez]]]]
A teaser image released to promote ''Countdown'' showed a figure resembling [[Red Robin (identity)|Red Robin]] among assembled heroes in poses symbolic of their roles in the series. After a series of [[Countdown to Final Crisis#Promotional campaign|contradictory statements]] about this figure, executive editor [[Dan DiDio]] firmly stated in the July 2007 DC Nation column that the figure is Jason Todd. The Red Robin costume, originally designed by [[Alex Ross]] for the 1996 ''[[Kingdom Come (comics)|Kingdom Come]]'' limited series and worn by the Earth-22 Dick Grayson, is seen in ''Countdown to Final Crisis'' #16 in the Earth-51 Batman's base of operations; it is revealed that Earth-51 became the peaceful world it is because the Batman of this Earth killed all the supervillains after his Jason was killed by the Joker. In issue #14, Jason dons the Red Robin suit—described by Earth-51's Batman as something he was going to give Todd's counterpart when he was older—and goes into battle alongside Earth-51 Batman. During a battle with a group of Monarch's soldiers, Earth-51 Batman is killed by the [[Ultraman (DC Comics)|Ultraman]] of [[Earth-Three#New Multiverse|Earth-3]], deeply affecting Jason. In his grief, Todd kills an alternate version of the Joker, also involved in Batman's killing, who then mocks his loss, vacating alongside Donna, Ray, and Kyle to the planet [[Apokolips]] before Earth-51's destruction.

After the group is sent back to Earth, Todd leaves the group and returns to his crime-fighting ways. When the ''Morticoccus'' virus is released from [[Karate Kid (character)|Karate Kid]]'s body, he is forcibly brought back to the group by Kyle, much to his dismay. When the Challengers return to New Earth, Todd disposes of his Red Robin costume and abandons the rest of the group, though they go on to declare to the Monitors that they are now the monitors of the Monitors. Todd and Drake are confronted by another Red Robin in ''Robin'' (vol. 2) #177, whose identity is initially a mystery but later turns out to be [[General (DC Comics)|Ulysses Armstrong]]. Due to a combination of Red Robin's involvement and a gun-toting gang member, Todd was shot in the leg and arrested by police. Upon the resolution of the gang war in Gotham, Drake under a pseudonym visited Todd in prison to give him the [[Justice League]] access code to release himself from prison. Todd is booked under a pseudonym (John Doe), due to there being no identifiable prints on file for any member of the main bat heroes as well as Jason is still legally dead.<ref>'' Robin'' (vol. 2) #182 (March 2009)</ref> Following his escape, Todd continues on the mend and is summoned by Tim Drake to come to the Batcave, where Batman has left a last will statement for him. After hearing the statement in private, Todd prepares to leave, not revealing what he was told, although he does pause before his old costume and the tattered remains of Batman's.<ref>''Robin'' (vol. 2) #183 (April 2009)</ref>

====Batman====
Jason Todd reappeared in the "[[Batman: Battle for the Cowl|Battle for the Cowl]]" series. Dressed in a version of a Batman costume, Todd is also living/operating out of an abandoned Gotham subway system. His inner monologue reveals that he had always wanted to eventually replace Batman, and thinks it was a bad idea for Batman to become a public figure, rather than an [[urban legend]].

After stabbing Tim Drake in the chest with a Batarang, he and Dick Grayson battle down in the subway.<ref>'' Battle for the Cowl'' #2 (April 2009)</ref> Nightwing still wants to save Todd, but Todd refuses the offer, and instead allows himself to fall off a speeding subway into the Gotham River while stating they would see each other again soon. This allowed Grayson to officially take up the mantle of Batman.<ref>''Battle for the Cowl'' #3 (May 2009)</ref>

It is later revealed in ''Battle for the Cowl'' that Bruce Wayne's last words to Jason were of regret at how he had overlooked the young man's deep emotional problems. He thought he could do what could never be done for him and 'make him whole'. His message goes on to plead that Todd gets psychiatric help, a notion that the latter rejects. It is suggested by Dick Grayson that Todd was infuriated by Wayne's last words, a reaction that led him to become a monstrous, murdering Batman in that same arc. Plus, it aggravated his hatred towards the Bat family, as he repeatedly attempts to kill members of it.

====Red Hood and Scarlet====
In the second story arc of ''[[Batman and Robin (comic book)|Batman and Robin]]'' by [[Grant Morrison]] and [[Philip Tan]], Jason Todd retakes the Red Hood mantle after losing his bid to become the new Batman. To make the concept of Batman obsolete, he puts a lot of effort into [[public relations]]: he drastically alters his Red Hood costume to look more like a traditional superhero outfit and recruits his sidekick Scarlet. In their war on crime, Red Hood and Scarlet freely kill criminals, villains, and anyone who gets in their way, even the police. He leaves behind a calling card that states "let the punishment fit the crime". He describes his vendetta against Grayson as "the revenge of one crazy man in a mask on another crazy man in a mask".<ref>'' Batman and Rbbin'' #3 (October 2009)</ref><ref>'' Batman and Robin'' #4 (November 2009)</ref>

Todd has reappeared with red hair, claiming that he is a natural red-head and that Bruce Wayne had him dye his hair black to look like Dick Grayson. He also claims the white streak of hair that he got is from being resurrected in the Lazarus Pit, though the white streak disappears again.<ref>'' Batman and Robin'' #5 (December 2009)</ref> In the issue, Todd is characterized as increasingly unstable and his idea of "finishing off" Batman and Robin now consists of stripping them down to their underwear and exposing their identities via webcam activated by a phone poll [a nod by Morrison to his death poll]. A fight between Batman, Robin, and the Flamingo – a foreign hitman hired by a Mexican cartel after Red Hood killed their operative in Gotham – ends with Jason burying Flamingo in debris with a bulldozer. Flamingo is assumed dead, although Commissioner Gordon reports that his body cannot be recovered from beneath the rubble.

Grayson offers to rehabilitate Todd who, in a moment of clarity, tells Grayson it is too late for him, and how he tried to be what Batman wanted, "but this world... this dirty, twisted, cruel and ugly dungheap had... other plans for me". He then proceeds to fall back into his hero persona, ranting how he did what Batman never did. He "defeated his archenemy". Todd is arrested by Gordon who informs him that the reason he has always worked with Batman is that Batman never violates the law "where it counts". As Gordon leads him away, Todd tauntingly asks Grayson why he has not put Wayne's corpse into a Lazarus Pit to bring him back, citing his resurrection from its bath. Scarlet flees Gotham, her mask finally falling from her face as she exits the city limits.<ref name="Robin' 2009">''Batman and Robin'' #6 (January 2010)</ref>

Jason files an appeal to be moved from Arkham Asylum where he has been held for observation for the last several months. Bruce Wayne as Batman visits him there to inform Jason he's in Arkham for his protection. Jason points out he's passed all the psychological tests repeatedly and there is no reason to keep him in what he calls Batman's "kennel of freaks". It is also revealed that, like Tim, Jason was also aware that Batman survived his encounter with Darkseid. Jason is transferred to a Gotham prison and upon his arrival, the suicide rate spikes amongst top incarcerated crime figures there. Several homicides occur due to many botched attempts on Jason's life by inmates with a grudge against Red Hood's tactics. Jason escalates things further by poisoning the cafeteria, killing 82 and sickening 100 more inmates. He is immediately transferred back to Arkham but is broken out of the paddy wagon by a group of mercenaries.<ref>'' Batman and Robin'' #23 (July 2011)</ref> The mercs reveal they are under orders to bring Jason to the person that hired them and that he is in no danger. Jason breaks free and fights them off all the same as Batman and Robin arrive. Once the hired guns are subdued they reveal their employer has captured Scarlet, Jason's former sidekick. Dick, Damian, and Jason go to one of the Red Hood's weapon caches where he assembles a composite costume made from his biker and "superhero" Red Hood attire. The three intend to rescue Scarlet.<ref>'' Batman and Robin'' (vol. 1) #24 (August 2011)</ref> After Batman and Robin defeat the mercs, Red Hood rescues Scarlet and escapes using the helicopter. Batman and Robin attempt to chase him, but Red Hood tells them that he planted bombs over Gotham City months ago. Scarlet desires to stay with Red Hood as his partner. Red Hood and Scarlet head towards an unknown destination.<ref>''Batman and Robin'' #25 (September 2011)</ref>

===The New 52===
====Origin====
In September 2011, [[The New 52]] rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Jason's new origin is revealed in a special ''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' #0 (November 2012) issue, which changes how Batman first met Todd (stealing medicine from [[Leslie Thompkins]], after she had treated him from a brutal beating). The backup introduces a massive [[retcon]] in which the Joker is responsible for orchestrating the major moments of Todd's life such as his father's imprisonment and death, his mother's overdose, his introduction to Thompkins, and his adoption of the Robin identity. Considering the Joker is the one narrating this segment, it is open to debate whether he is telling the truth or not. Though only lightly touched on, his resurrection is also simplified: he is resurrected with a  Lazarus Pit by Talia al Ghul (as ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' did not occur in this timeline).<ref>''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' #0</ref>

====The Outlaws====
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[[File:Robin Jason Todd.jpg|thumb|200px|Jason Todd as [[Robin (character)|Robin]] in ''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' #0 (November 2012). Art by Brett Booth]]
Following the events of the "[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]" storyline, the DC universe was relaunched, with Red Hood becoming the leader of the Outlaws in their series, part of the [[The New 52|New 52]] line of comics. The team also includes [[Starfire (Teen Titans)|Starfire]] and [[Roy Harper (character)|Roy Harper]]. Instead of being trained by various men after his return from the dead, Jason Todd was trained by an order of warriors known as the All Caste.<ref>'' Red Hood and the Outlaws'' #3(January 2012)</ref> He was a part of the order for an unknown amount of time before he was exiled, partly of his own will.<ref name=rata2>'' Red Hood and the Outlaws'' #2 (December 2011)</ref> After his exile, he became Red Hood and came to be at odds with Dick Grayson, Starfire's ex-lover, and his Robin predecessor. He soon tires of Gotham and leaves, gathering the group together; after breaking out Roy from a Middle Eastern prison, he brings Roy up to speed on things. The two start on very friendly terms. Roy and Starfire are in a sexual relationship. However, Starfire makes it clear to Roy that it is only physical, with no emotional ties. Essence, a fellow exiled member of the All Caste whom Jason knows, appears to him but is invisible to others. She sets Jason on a mission to hunt down a group known as "The Untitled", telling him of people missing organs before death without any sign of removal, which is their calling card. To top it off, Essence shows that the order of the All Caste, the people most qualified to handle the situation, have been slaughtered, leaving her and Jason as the only known survivors.<ref>'' Red Hood and the Outlaws'' #1 (November 2011)</ref> After finding out he's no longer the killer he once was, Jason brings his group to the All Caste headquarters, the Hundred Acres of All, where they discover the bodies are returning to life as zombies. Jason is forced to destroy the bodies of his teachers and friends. Afterward, he pays his respects, swearing vengeance for them.<ref name=rata2 /> He is led on a wild goose chase across the globe. Eventually, he comes across an Untitled, who was in hiding, who tells him that they were set up but still fights him. Jason kills the creature, strengthening his resolve.<ref>''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' #5 (March 2012)</ref>

Todd has also been revealed to be a member of [[Batman, Incorporated]], initially operating under the name of Wingman, an agent-based in Europe. Wingman temporarily allies himself with [[Damian Wayne]], who is using the name "Redbird" at the time. Batman, Inc is at war with an organization named Leviathan, headed by Talia al Ghul, Damian's mother and the woman responsible for reviving Jason, but in the present, she seeks to destroy Batman and has put a bounty on their son's head. Alfred Pennyworth refers to Jason as wanting "to be redeemed" through his membership.<ref>'' Batman Inc'' #7</ref> Later, however, the Wingman ruse is exposed and Todd returns to being Red Hood. While he recalls his days as Wingman as a failure, Bruce Wayne is nevertheless proud of him. Following the events of ''[[Death of the Family]]'', Bruce and Alfred care for a sick Jason in the Manor, culminating in a warm embrace between Jason and his father figure as he regains consciousness, suggesting that their animosity might finally be put to rest.<ref>'' Red Hood and the Outlaws'' #18 (2013)</ref> After Jason recovers and in the wake of Damian's death, Batman partners with Jason for the first time since Jason's days as Robin. Batman brings Jason on a mission in Ethiopia to punish some of Damian's other would-be assassins, and while there he also takes him to the place of his death in the hopes Jason can provide insights into his resurrection so that he might apply the method to Damian. Jason is hurt by Batman's manipulation, and the two share harsh words and exchange blows, shattering their newfound relationship.<ref>'' Batman and Red Hood'' #20</ref> Later, however, the pair come together, united by the ties of family. Jason teams up with Batman, Batgirl, [[Cyborg (DC Comics)|Cyborg]] and [[Tim Drake|Red Robin]] to rescue Damian's body from [[Apokolips]]. They are successful, and Damian is resurrected, sharing a warm reunion with Jason and the family.<ref>''Robin Rises: Alpha'' #1</ref>

Following the traumas of ''Death of the Family'', Damian's death, and his betrayal by Batman, Jason returns to the All-Caste and has his memories wiped so that he may be at peace. He is 'rescued' by Starfire and Arsenal, but does not regain his memories.<ref>'' Red Hood and the Outlaws'' #20</ref> He subsequently learns of his history from Starfire's computer, which states Red Hood has made 83 confirmed kills. Jason refuses to believe from Starfire and Arsenal that he had been on a path towards redemption and abandons his teammates.<ref>''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' Annual #1</ref>

====Red Hood/Arsenal====
Following the conclusion of the first volume of ''Red Hood and the Outlaws'', a new series starring Red Hood teaming up with Arsenal as heroes for hire began entitled ''[[Red Hood/Arsenal]]''. The series eventually ended coinciding with the [[DC Rebirth]] event.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

===DC Comics Rebirth===
====Red Hood and the Outlaws====
[[File:Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol 2 22 Variant.jpg|thumb|upright|200px|Jason Todd with [[Artemis of Bana-Mighdall|Artemis]] and [[Bizarro]] on the variant cover of ''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' (vol. 2) #22 (July 2018). Art by Guillem March.]]
The [[DC Rebirth]] introduced the revival of ''[[Red Hood and the Outlaws]]'' with a second volume released in August 2016. Jason Todd's backstory is altered to resemble his post-''Crisis'' meeting with Batman occurring while trying to steal tires from the Batmobile. Jason's mother is already dead by now and his father is serving a life sentence in prison, so he has been living on the streets. Batman at first tries to help him by enrolling him in Ma Gunn's boarding school, trying to give him a home. However, he does not realize that Gunn is using the school as a cover to recruit young delinquents into her criminal gang. When Batman discovers this, he takes down Gunn with help from Jason.

Batman then takes him in and raises him as the new Robin, though realizes early on that Jason has a violent streak. After Jason is killed by the readers and resurrected in the Lazarus Pit, he goes on to become the Red Hood, straining his relationship with Batman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/29041-dc-rebirth-first-look-red-hood-the-outlaws-retells-jason-batmans-1st-meeting.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429125718/http://www.newsarama.com/29041-dc-rebirth-first-look-red-hood-the-outlaws-retells-jason-batmans-1st-meeting.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 29, 2016|title=DC REBIRTH First Look: RED HOOD & THE OUTLAWS Retells JASON & BATMAN's 1st Meeting|website=Newsarama.com|access-date=2016-05-30}}</ref> The new team consists of Jason Todd as Red Hood, the disgraced Amazon warrior named [[Artemis of Bana-Mighdall|Artemis]], and the [[Superman]] clone called [[Bizarro]]. This team is referred to as DC's "Dark Trinity" in comparison to the new Trinity series included in [[DC Rebirth]] which follows [[Batman]], [[Superman]], and [[Wonder Woman]]. The team would stay together until ''Red Hood and the Outlaws'' (vol. 2) #25-26, where Jason went solo after his team disappeared and the title was changed to Red Hood: Outlaw. He also later appears in [[Year of the Villain]] and Event Leviathan #2.

==== Infinite Frontier ====
Jason Todd eventually led his own Suicide Squad which consisted of a zombified [[Bane (DC Comics)|Bane]], Arkham Knight, Hannah Hobart, [[Man-Bat]], and [[Mister Bloom]] until he disbanded them at the series finale.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rudolph |first=Casper |date=September 27, 2022 |title=Task Force Z #12 review |url=https://batman-news.com/2022/09/27/task-force-z-12-review/ |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=Batman News |language=en-US}}</ref> Jason Todd would then help Batman deal with villains taking over Gotham during City of Bane, [[Joker War]], and [[Fear State]]. Jason Todd helped console Roy Harper during [[Beast Boy]]'s injury against [[Deathstroke]] during "[[Dark Crisis]]" and was affected by [[Insomnia (comics)|Insomnia]]'s spell during "[[Knight Terrors]]". He woke up from Insomnia's spell with help from Tim Drake and initially sided with Catwoman during [[Gotham War]], but that led to a confrontation against Batman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Gabe |title=Catwoman #57 Review |url=https://www.weirdsciencedccomics.com/2023/09/catwoman-57-review.html |access-date=2023-11-17 |language=en}}</ref> Batman captured and used an altered version of Scarecrow's toxins on Jason Todd to force him to stop being a hero. Todd fought off the mind control and saved the day, but as a result, his relationship with Batman became strained.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Salmon |first=Will |date=October 31, 2023 |title=Gotham War: Scorched Earth piles on the revelations but forgets why Batman and Catwoman were even fighting in the first place |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/gotham-war-scorched-earth-piles-on-the-revelations-but-forgets-why-batman-and-catwoman-were-even-fighting-in-the-first-place/ |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
Like [[Batman]], Jason typically does not possess inherent super-powers, instead relying on his natural abilities and technology. As Robin, Jason was initially considered a first-class athlete and a capable hand-to-hand combatant, although his skills around [[Detective|investigation]] were considered to be relatively weak.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #19 |publisher=DC Comics |year=1986}}</ref> These abilities were honed over time, with Jason becoming adept in martial arts and eventually developing keen detective skills.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Who's Who Update 1986 #5 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>  He also has firearm training comparable to law enforcement agencies' standard ( i.e. [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]) despite not typically using such skills as Robin. 

After his resurrection, Jason's character typically received more advanced training from the [[League of Assassins]] and [[All-Caste]];<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Tynion |first=James IV |title=Red Hood and the Outlaws. Vol. 4, League of Assassins |date=2014 |others=Julius M. Gopez |isbn=978-1-4012-4636-5 |location=New York |oclc=881386360}}</ref> his training elevated prior abilities, making him an more proficient martial artist and marksman capable with various firearms while employing a more fighting lethal style compared to his first mentor, possess considerable "street smarts", and is considered a natural leader.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=The DC comics encyclopedia: the definitive guide to the characters of the DC universe |date=2021 |others=Matthew K. Manning, Stephen Wiacek, Melanie Scott, Nick Jones, Landry Q. Walker, Alan Cowsill |isbn=978-0-7440-2056-4 |edition=New |location=New York, New York |oclc=1253363543}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Scott |first=Melanie |title=DC ultimate character guide |date=2019 |isbn=978-1-4654-7975-4 |edition=New |location=New York, New York |oclc=1089398386}}</ref> At times, he has been depicted as having magical abilities originating from training with the All-Caste. These abilities chiefly revolve around summoning the All-Blades, weapons manifested from Jason's soul that allow him to fight mystical threats and can be summoned when needed.<ref name=":2" /> He also developed resistance to paralystic toxins.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Red Hood and the Outlaws #15}}</ref>

=== Equipment ===
For a time, through Talia al Ghul's access to [[Ted Kord|Kord Industries]],<ref name="b635" /><ref>''Batman'' Annual #1 (Summer 1961)</ref> as well as being [[LexCorp]]'s former CEO,<ref>Rucka, Greg (w), Eaglesham, Dale (p), Kryssing, Ray (i),  Comicraft (let), Mike Carlin (ed). "Most Suitable Person" ''President Luthor Secret Files and Origins'' (March 2001), New York: DC Comics</ref> Jason had access to high-level [[weapon]]ry and advanced computer equipment and gadgetry. However, his dagger remains his preferred weapon of choice for hand-to-hand combat; it can cut through Batman's armor and arsenal. Having been trained in the use of Batman's [[batarang]]s in perfect aim, he has some lethally sharpened [[shuriken]]s similar to his dagger that based on his former mentor's designs as throwing weapons. His weapons of choice are a pair of customized [[IWI Jericho 941]]s, fitted with extra Picatinny rails and mini red-dot sights.

==Alternative versions==
{{Further|Alternate versions of Robin}}

* An alternate universe variant of Jason Todd who was killed in duty appears in ''[[The Dark Knight Returns]]'', which predates his death in ''[[A Death in the Family (comics)|A Death in the Family]]''. The 2016 one-shot ''Dark Knight Returns: The Last Crusade,'' by [[Frank Miller]], [[Brian Azzarello]], and [[John Romita Jr.]], reveals him to have been killed by the Joker, as in the main universe.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Beedle|first1=Tim|title=Dark Knight Returns: The Last Crusade: John Romita, Jr. Discusses His New Dark Knight Comic|url=http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2015/11/13/dark-knight-returns-the-last-crusade-john-romita-jr-discusses-his-new-dark-knight|website=DC Comics|date=13 November 2015|access-date=1 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |date=15 June 2016 |title=Dark Knight Returns: The Last Crusade |publisher=DC Comics |access-date=28 June 2016 |writer=[[Frank Miller|Miller, Frank]] |cowriters=[[Brian Azzarello|Azzarello, Brian]] |artist=[[John Romita Jr.]] |coartists=[[Peter Steigerwald]] |pages=64}}</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Jason Todd appears in ''World Without Young Justice''. This version is the son of criminal acrobats Willis and Catherine Todd who is later killed by his ex-girlfriend (an alternate version of [[Empress (character)|Empress]]).<ref>''Young Justice'' #44</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Jason Todd, amalgamated with [[Marvel Comics]] character [[Deathlok]], appears in the [[Amalgam Comics]] one-shot ''Bruce Wayne: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.<ref>'' Bruce Wayne: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' #1</ref>'' This version is a [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] recruit who was transformed into the cyborg Deathlok after being injured in an explosion.
* Jason Todd was intended to appear as the [[Robin (Earth-Two)|Robin of Earth-Two]] in ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'', but was ultimately rejected. Editor Jeanine Schaefer stated:{{blockquote|Well, Geoff's idea was to have Red Hood be the Jason Todd of Earth-Two. So he'd be this kid, who wanted to be Batman's sidekick. He sneaks into the [[Batcave]], and the first thing he sees as he boots up the bat-computers is... Batman murdered. And so he uses Bruce's stuff, training himself to take over for him. I think there was even talk of his possibly being [[Deathstroke]]'s Robin.<ref>''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' Hardcover Page 258. DC Comics.</ref>}}

* An alternate universe variant of Jason Todd appears in ''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]''. This version is a priest and former follower of [[Brother Blood]].<ref>''Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint'' #2 (July 2011). DC Comics.</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Jason Todd appears in ''[[DC Comics Bombshells]]''. This version is a Spanish child who aided [[Kate Kane]] and [[Renee Montoya]] during the [[Spanish Civil War]] before being killed by [[Cheetah (character)|Cheetah]].<ref>''DC Bombshells'' #16</ref> Cheetah later resurrects Jason using a Lazarus Pit, but he gradually becomes belligerent and regret being resurrected. Upon meeting another man who had similarly been resurrected and had turned into a [[minotaur]], he realizes a similar fate will befall him the longer he stays alive.<ref>'' Bombshells United'' Digital Issue #18</ref><ref>'' Bombshells United'' #22</ref> After bidding everyone farewell, he, the Minotaur, and [[Isis (DC Comics)|Isis]] commit suicide by walking back into the Lazarus Pit.<ref>'' Bombshells United'' #23</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Jason Todd appears in ''[[Batman: White Knight]]''. This version was the first Robin and survived being captured by the Joker, joining the military and later becoming the Red Hood.<ref>''Batman: White Knight'' #2</ref><ref>''Batman: White Knight'' #3</ref><ref>''Batman: White Knight'' #7</ref>

==In other media==
{{See also|Robin in other media|Red Hood#In other media|l1=Robin in other media|l2=Red Hood in other media}}

===Television===
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[[File:JasonToddTitans.jpg|thumb|Jason Todd / Robin ([[Curran Walters]]) as depicted in ''Titans'']]
* Elements of Jason Todd were incorporated into ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]'' incarnation of [[Tim Drake]],{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} such as the former's origins as a young street thief and the son of a criminal working under [[Two-Face]]. Additionally, the ''[[Batman: A Death in the Family]]'' storyline was going to be adapted into the series, before the idea was ultimately abandoned after being deemed too dark for a children's series.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
* Jason Todd appears in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', voiced by [[Josh Keaton]].<ref name="btva" /> After being alluded to in the second season as Robin, a member of the [[List of Young Justice characters#"The Team"|Team]] who died in the line of duty off-screen and received a memorial hologram, he makes his first physical appearance in the [[Young Justice: Outsiders|third season]] episode "Rescue Op" as a masked, red-hooded ninja under [[Ra's al Ghul]]'s command.<ref>[[Greg Weisman|Weisman, Greg]] (2013-05-16). [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=18637 Question #18637]. ''Ask Greg''. Retrieved 2013-05-16.</ref><ref>[[Greg Weisman|Weisman, Greg]] (2012-11-29). [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=17168 Question #17168]. ''Ask Greg''. Retrieved 2012-11-29.</ref>
* Jason Todd makes a cameo appearance in the ''[[DC Nation Shorts|New Teen Titans]]'' episode "Red X Unmasked" as one of [[Red X]]'s possible identities. 
* Jason Todd as Robin and the Red Hood appears in ''[[Titans (2018 TV series)|Titans]]'', portrayed by [[Curran Walters]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prudom |first=Laura |date=September 13, 2018 |title=''Titans'' Exclusive Photos: Jason Todd Faces Off With Dick Grayson |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/09/13/titans-jason-todd-robin-photo-official-dick-grayson-dc-universe |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> Introduced in the [[Titans season 1|first season]], he takes [[Dick Grayson (Titans character)|Dick Grayson]]'s place as Robin and eventually goes on to join the [[Teen Titans|Titans]] at Batman's request before leaving the team at the end of the [[Titans season 2|second season]]. In the [[Titans season 3|third season]], Todd becomes the Red Hood after being killed by the [[Joker (character)|Joker]] and resurrected and brainwashed by the [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Scarecrow]] via a Lazarus Pit and a special chemical respectively. Todd initially seeks to ruin the Titans and help the Scarecrow take over [[Gotham City]] until he eventually breaks free of the Scarecrow's control and helps the Titans defeat him.
** Todd makes a cameo appearance in "[[Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)|Crisis on Infinite Earths]]" via archival footage from ''Titans''{{'}}s first season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abdulbaki |first=Mae |date=December 9, 2019 |title=Every Arrow-verse Cameo From The Crisis On Infinite Earths Crossover So Far |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2486324/every-arrow-verse-cameo-from-the-crisis-on-infinite-earths-crossover-so-far |access-date=May 5, 2024 |website=CINEMABLEND |language=en}}</ref>
* An actor playing Jason Todd / Robin makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'' episode "The 83rd Annual Villy Awards".
* Jason Todd appears in the ''[[Batman: Caped Crusader]]'' episode "Nocturne", voiced by Henry Witcher.<ref name="btva" /> This version is an orphan under [[Leslie Thompkins]]' care.

===Film===
[[File: Jason Todd (Batman-Under the Red Hood).png|thumb|right|Jason Todd as Red Hood (left) and Robin (center and right) as depicted in ''[[Batman: Under the Red Hood]]''.]]
* Elements of Jason Todd's torture at the [[Joker (character)|Joker]]'s hands are incorporated into ''[[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker]]'', with Tim Drake taking Todd's place.<ref>[[Batman: The Animated Series]] – Volume 2, Robin Rising Featurette. Commentary by [[Paul Dini]] and [[Bruce Timm]].</ref>
* Jason Todd as Robin and the Red Hood appears in ''[[Batman: Under the Red Hood]]'', voiced by Alexander Martella as a child, [[Vincent Martella]] as a teenager, and [[Jensen Ackles]] as an adult.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/02/new-batman-dvd-to-peek-out-from-under-the-red-hood.html | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | title=New Batman DVD to peek out from 'Under the Red Hood' – Hero Complex – Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Robin / Jason Todd Voices (Batman) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Batman/Robin-Jason-Todd/ |access-date=May 5, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref><ref name="btva2">{{cite web |title=Red Hood / Jason Todd Voices (Batman) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Batman/Red-Hood-Jason-Todd/ |access-date=May 5, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version's origin story plays out similarly to his comics counterpart post-''Crisis on Infinite Earths''.
* Jason Todd's death at the Joker's hands is alluded to in ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://screenrant.com/batman-v-superman-robin-jason-todd/ |title=Warner Bros. Confirms Batman V Superman's Dead Robin Is Jason Todd |last=Agar |first=Chris |date=May 22, 2016 |website=Screenrant |access-date=May 22, 2016 }}</ref> While [[Warner Bros.]] has stated that the dead Robin's suit that appears in the film belongs to Todd, director [[Zack Snyder]] added later that he originally intended for it to belong to [[Dick Grayson]] before Warner Bros. changed it since they had begun development on a Nightwing film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Rebecca |date=February 23, 2017 |title=Warner Bros. Plotting Live-Action 'Nightwing' Movie With 'Lego Batman Movie' Director (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/warner-bros-plotting-nightwing-movie-lego-batman-movie-director-978737/ |access-date=March 4, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> Bolstering Snyder's statement, a prop for Grayson's grave was created, but is obscured in the film. He elaborated further that had he stayed with the franchise, Robin would "stay dead...till [[Carrie Kelley|Carrie]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/07/30/batman-v-superman-robin-dick-grayson-zack-snyder/ |title='Batman v Superman' Director Zack Snyder Confirms Identity of Robin in the Film |last=Ridgely |first=Charlie |date=July 30, 2018 |website=Comicbook.com |access-date=August 3, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Josh |date=July 31, 2018 |title=Justice League director Zack Snyder seemingly reveals his unused plans for Robin in the DCEU |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/justice-league-zack-snyder-robin-dceu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205025208/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/justice-league-zack-snyder-robin-dceu |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |access-date=November 28, 2020 |website=SYFY WIRE |language=en}}</ref>
* A picture of Jason Todd / Robin appears in ''[[Batman: The Killing Joke (film)|Batman: The Killing Joke]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cynicalpiscarian.wordpress.com/2016/07/28/killing-joke-review-and-thoughts-on-the-whole-fiasco/ | title=Killing Joke: Review and thoughts on the whole fiasco | date=28 July 2016 }}</ref>
* A young, [[Victorian era]]-inspired, alternate reality variant of Jason Todd makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Batman: Gotham by Gaslight]]'', voiced by an uncredited [[Grey Griffin]].
* A [[Feudal Japan]]-inspired incarnation of Jason Todd / Red Hood appears in ''[[Batman Ninja]]'', voiced by [[Akira Ishida]] in the Japanese version and [[Yuri Lowenthal]] in the English dub.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-13/batman-ninja-anime-english-trailer-reveals-dub-cast-home-video-release/.127749 | title=Batman Ninja Anime's English Trailer Reveals Dub Cast, Home Video Release | date=9 October 2023 }}</ref><ref name="btva2" />
* Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears in ''[[Lego DC Batman: Family Matters]]'', voiced by [[Jason Spisak]].<ref name="btva2" /> This version left Batman due to believing that he did not care about him before resurfacing in the present to exact revenge on him and his allies.
* Jason Todd appears in ''[[Batman: Death in the Family]]'' (2020), voiced again by Vincent Martella.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://comicbookmovie.com/batman/batman-animated/batman-death-in-the-family-exclusive-interview-with-jason-todd-voice-actor-vincent-martella-a179127 | title=BATMAN: DEATH IN THE FAMILY Exclusive Interview with Jason Todd Voice Actor Vincent Martella | date=10 October 2020 }}</ref><ref name="btva" /> Based on the viewer's choices, Todd can either die, leading into the events of ''Batman: Under the Red Hood'', or cheat death, with the trauma from his injuries and resentment towards Batman and the Bat Family's treatment of him leading to him seeking revenge as '''[[Hush (character)|Hush]]'''. If the viewer has Batman sacrifice himself to save Todd, the latter will either attempt to avenge him by becoming '''[[Red Robin (identity)|Red Robin]]''' or uphold his moral code as the Red Hood.
* An alternate universe variant of Jason Todd named '''Sanjay Tawde''' appears in ''[[Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (film)|Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham]]'', voiced by [[Karan Brar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abbatte |first=Jake |date=December 6, 2022 |title=DC Confirms Voice Cast For Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dc-confirms-voice-cast-batman-232439387.html |access-date=September 20, 2023 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Video games===
* Jason Todd as the Arkham Knight (see below) appears as a playable character in the mobile version of ''[[Injustice: Gods Among Us]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Parungo |first=Nicolo |date=October 24, 2015 |title=Injustice mobile game update adds Reverse-Flash, Arkham Knight, Survival Mode and more |url=http://www.ibtimes.com.au/injustice-mobile-game-update-adds-reverse-flash-arkham-knight-survival-mode-more-1477516 |access-date=October 24, 2015 |work=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>
* Jason Todd as Robin and the Red Hood appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 4, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=May 5, 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref>
* Jason Todd appears as a boss in ''[[Batman: Arkham Knight]]'', voiced by [[Troy Baker]]. In flashbacks, while operating as Robin, he was captured and brought to [[Arkham Asylum]] to be tortured by the [[Joker (character)|Joker]], who intended to break his will and turn him against Batman, over the course of several months. Eventually, the Joker filmed himself shooting Todd and sent it to Batman to torment him. In the intervening years, Todd escaped, used Batman's teachings to form a militia capable of countering him, became the titular '''Arkham Knight''', and joins forces with the [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Scarecrow]], among other supervillains, to kill Batman. Batman eventually reaches out to Todd, who abandons the Arkham Knight identity, becomes the Red Hood, and helps him defeat the Scarecrow. Additionally, Todd as the Red Hood appears as a downloadable playable character via a self-titled DLC, which takes place after the game's events.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kato |first=Matthew |date=July 23, 2014 |title=Play As The Red Hood In Batman: Arkham Knight |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/07/23/report-batman-arkham-knight-story-dlc-leaked.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725235829/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/07/23/report-batman-arkham-knight-story-dlc-leaked.aspx |url-status=live |archive-date=July 25, 2014 |access-date=May 5, 2024 |magazine=Game Informer |language=en}}</ref>
* Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears as a downloadable playable character in ''[[Injustice 2]]'', voiced by Cameron Bowen.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=860582898507718656|user=CameronBowen|title=Excited to announce that I play #RedHood in @InjusticeGame! A true honor. Thanks to @domcianciolo and @kittelsen!<!-- full text of the tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=5 May 2017}}</ref>
* Jason Todd as Robin appears in ''[[Batman: Arkham VR]]'', voiced again by Troy Baker.<ref name="btva" />
* Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears as a playable character in ''[[Gotham Knights (video game)|Gotham Knights]]'', voiced by [[Stephen Oyoung]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Yang |first=George |date=October 24, 2022 |title=Warner Bros.' 'Gotham Knights' video game blasts open doors for diversity in voice acting |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-10-24/gotham-knights-warner-bros-voice-actors-diversity |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref name="btva2" /> This version is a member of the titular Gotham Knights.
* Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears as a playable character in the App Mobile Game ''DC: Dark Legion''
* Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears as a playable character in the App Mobile Game ''DC: Worlds Collide''
* Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears as a playable character in the App Mobile Game ''DC: Heroes and Villain''


====''Lego''====
* Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LzcVyJDg2Q | title=Red Hood Evolution in LEGO DC Videogames | website=[[YouTube]] | date=10 August 2019 }}</ref>
* Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham]]'', voiced by Troy Baker.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=525763210696470528|user=LEGODCGame|title=COUNTDOWN TO NOV 11: Let the punishment fit the crime. #RedHood #LEGOBatmanGame<!-- full text of the tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=24 October 2014}}</ref>
* Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego DC Super-Villains]]'', voiced again by Cameron Bowen.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamewatcher.com/news/lego-dc-super-villains-red-hood-how-to-unlock-red-hood | title=LEGO DC Super Villains Red Hood - How to Unlock Red Hood &#124; GameWatcher }}</ref>

===Miscellaneous===
* Jason Todd as Robin appears in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold (comics)|All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' #13.<ref>''All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' #13</ref>
* The ''[[Batman: Arkham]]'' incarnation of Jason Todd appears in the prequel comic ''Batman: Arkham Knight – Genesis'', which expands on Todd's history. After his origin story plays out similarly to his comics counterpart post-''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and being captured by the Joker, it is revealed Todd survived being shot due to hidden body armor, after which the Joker continued to hold him captive with [[Deathstroke]]'s help. Todd eventually convinced Deathstroke to help him by offering to pay him a larger fee. After escaping from Arkham, Todd hacks into one of Bruce Wayne's bank accounts to pay Deathstroke and use some of the money to plan his revenge over the course of two years. Todd later re-encounters the Joker, but spares him after the latter reveals he deliberately allowed the former to escape and work with Deathstroke to guide him on his current path. Following this, Todd uses his remaining funds to become the Arkham Knight, kill the [[Electrocutioner]], and join forces with Scarecrow.<ref>''Batman: Arkham Knight'' #1</ref>
* The ''Injustice'' incarnation of Jason Todd appears in the ''[[Injustice 2 (comics)|Injustice 2]]'' prequel comic. Following his torture at the Joker's hands and being resurrected by Ra's al Ghul, Todd works for the latter as a gun-wielding Batman copycat before [[Damian Wayne]] convinces him to turn against Ra's.<ref>''Injustice 2'' #46</ref>
* Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears in ''[[Batman: The Adventures Continue]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goslin |first=Austen |date=February 13, 2020 |title=Batman: The Animated Series creator will continue the show — with Jason Todd |url=https://www.polygon.com/comics/2020/2/13/21136687/batman-animated-series-comic-paul-dini-dc-comics-jason-todd |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> This version possesses white streaks in his hair due to the Joker electrocuting him. He initially appears as a mysterious, shadowy figure spying on the Bat Family before revealing himself to seek revenge on the Joker and Batman in his dead brother Daniel's memory.<ref>''Batman: The Adventures Continue'' #10-12. DC Comics.</ref>
* Jason Todd appears in the YouTube web series/fan series The Arkham Tapes: Red Hood/Batman Analog Horror
*Jason Todd appears in the YouTube web series/fan series Red Hood: Retcon
*Jason Todd appears in the YouTube web series/fan series Red Hood: The Fallen
*Jason Todd appears in the YouTube web series/fan series Red Hood: The series
*Jason Todd appears in the YouTube web series/fan series Red Hood: The Fan Series

==See also==
{{Portal|Comics|Speculative fiction}}
* [[List of DC Comics characters]]
* [[Robin (character)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote|Batman (comics)#Jason Todd|Jason Todd}}
*[https://www.dccomics.com/characters/red-hood Red Hood] at DC Comics' official website
* {{Comicbookdb|type=character|id=10855|title=Jason Todd}}
* [http://www.dcdatabaseproject.com/Red_Hood_%28Jason_Todd%29 Jason Todd (New Earth reality)] at the DC Database Project
* [[dcdatabase:wiki/Jason_Todd_(Prime_Earth)|Jason Todd (Prime Earth reality)]] at the DC Database Project

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