DC confirms reunion of former Batman sidekick in official canon
Throughout all these years of publications of DC, Red Hood has always taken a unique position as The Black Sheep of the Bat-Family. However, DC has confirmed that both he and Batman They will put aside all their differences to accept each other. Bat-Family It is a very important element in the heroic life of Bruce Waynebut the reality is that not all of its members have always been able to find their place in it.
DC confirms reunion of former Batman sidekick in official canon
That is the case of Jason Toddwho has been at odds with Batman for longer than they should have. But now, father and son finally have been reconciled in DC canon.
In Batman #148, readers can see how Batman and Red Hood They begin a journey together after many years of being at odds. After the Batman version of Zur-En-Arrh came so close to taking control of Gotham, Red Hood forgive to Batman for using a machine to rewrite the mind of Jason Toddforcing him to obey that well-known rule of not killing. Still, Jason Todd is aware that he was not Batman who did this, but the influence he had on his evil personality.
Even after having forgiven him, Jason Todd goes a step further by offering itself as the necessary sacrifice instead of Batman. The great plan of Batman to defeat To-In-Arrh required a death, and Jason offers his own life to ensure the survival of the Dark Knight in the pages of DCIt is during this conversation that this idea is mentioned for the first time, and Jason acknowledges that it really has become a member of the Bat-Family.
The main point is that Red Hood has always had certain difficulties adapting to the Bat-Family due to the complex circumstances surrounding his life. When he became a Robin for the first time, DC was in a time when there was not much Bat-Family to talk about, since the only real members were Batman, Nightwing and, on some particular occasions, Barbara Gordon.
This problem was exacerbated by the fact that Nightwing He didn't really seem to know how to feel about there being a second Robin. Beyond that, Jason Todd couldn't find a place in her because of her will to kill. This time Jason Todd admits that he is a member of the well-known Bat-Family from DC, and his alter ego as Red Hood sacrifices himself to prove it.
Red Hood and Batman have had a complicated historybut Red Hood seems willing to forgive his mentor if necessary. While it is true that one should not forget what Batman has done to Red Hood, Jason Todd is willing to take a step forward to begin a new future full of hope. Red Hood not only helped defeat Zur-En-Arrhbut placed all his trust in Batman and the Bat-Family to do so, which shows that he is serious about rejoining her.
The comic Batman #148 It is now available.
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