Jason Todd

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. 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.

Following the 1985 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC took the opportunity to 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 responses indicated that this was at least on some people's minds."

"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. Settling on the idea of the telephone poll via a 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." 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.

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 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. 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.

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!"

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." 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." 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." O'Neil would later regret his comment.

"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, who was the focus of Lee and writer Jeph Loeb's "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!"

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."

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 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.

"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:

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 Jason, who easily defeats him. Dick then comes to the rescue and refuses to believe Jason when he claims he has killed Tim (which he had not since current Robin Damian Wayne rescued Tim at the last moment). The two battle and Dick eventually defeats Jason, who says that he will be seen again.

The Outlaws

On June 6, 2011, 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. The group included Roy Harper and Starfire. Red Hood and the Outlaws debuted in September 2011, written by Scott Lobdell and with art by Kenneth Rocafort. 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 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. This lineup lasted for 25 issues, after which Todd briefly reunited with Roy Harper and then went solo. Todd later rescues 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. 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".

Fictional character biography

Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths

The initial version of Jason Todd from before Crisis on Infinite Earths had an origin similar to the 1940 origin of the original Robin (Dick Grayson). Originally, he is the son of circus acrobats (Joseph and Trina Todd, who were killed by Killer Croc) and is later adopted by Bruce Wayne. Distinguished by his

Blonde hair, Todd uses parts 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 Nocturna, briefly becomes Todd's surrogate mother and adopts him in an attempt to win the Wayne fortune, although she ends up falling for Batman. 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 Todd feeling left out. After Nocturna's death, Catwoman took over both as love interest and forged a more positive relationship with Todd.

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 to find Superman incapacitated by a mysterious creature called the Black Mercy and Mongul there to battle the heroes. Todd saves Wonder Woman, Superman, and Batman from Mongul by turning the Black Mercy on him.

Post-Crisis on Infinite Earths

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, 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 some time before Jason began living on the streets. Willis, a former medical student, worked as hired muscle for Two-Face and 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. Todd earns the Robin mantle a short while later by helping Batman apprehend a gang of thieves. However, Todd does not wear the Robin costume until completing six months of training. 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 singlehandedly) and sometimes to failure (botching a raid on a drug lab by jumping the gun too soon). Todd also aided Batman while Gotham City was temporarily overrun by Deacon Blackfire in Batman: The Cult.

The most controversial moment before Todd's 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 being raped again. 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. It is left ambiguous whether Todd killed him.

In Batman #425, Batman and Robin are challenged by Felipe's father, who kidnaps 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. Machine gun fire breaks out and Gordon is wounded in the arm. All of the henchmen die, and Garzonas is crushed by a pile of junk cars.

The New 52

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Jason Todd's new origin is revealed in a special Red Hood and the Outlaws #0 (November 2012) issue, which changes how Batman first met Jason (stealing medicine from Leslie Thompkins, after she had treated him from a brutal beating). The backup introduces a retcon in which the Joker is responsible for orchestrating the major moments of Jason'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 rather than Superboy-Prime's influence.

Following the events of the "Flashpoint" storyline, the DC universe was relaunched, with Red Hood becoming the leader of the Outlaws in their series, part of the New 52 line of comics. The team also includes Starfire and 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. He was a part of the order for an unknown amount of time before he was exiled, partly of his own will. 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 informs Jason 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 survivors.

Jason 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. Later, however, the Wingman ruse is exposed and Jason 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. After Jason recovers and in the wake of Damian's death, Batman partners with Jason for the first time since his time 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. Later, however, the pair come together, united by the ties of family. Jason teams up with Batman, Batgirl, Cyborg and 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.

DC Comics Rebirth

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. The new team consists of Jason as Red Hood, Artemis, and 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.

Jason Todd led his own Suicide Squad, consisting of Bane, Arkham Knight, Hannah Hobart, Man-Bat, and Mister Bloom until he disbanded them by the series' end. Jason helped Batman deal with villains taking over Gotham during the storylines "City of Bane", "Joker War", and "Fear State". Jason helped console Roy Harper after Beast Boy was severely wounded by Deathstroke during "Dark Crisis" and was affected by Insomnia's spell during "Knight Terrors". He wakes up from Insomnia's spell with help from Tim Drake. Jason initially sides with Catwoman during Gotham War, which leads to a confrontation against Batman. Batman captures Jason and uses an altered version of Scarecrow's toxins to force him to stop being a hero. Jason fights off the mind control, but his relationship with Batman is strained.

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 investigation were considered to be relatively weak. These abilities were honed over time, with Jason becoming adept in martial arts and eventually developing keen detective skills. He also has firearm training comparable to law enforcement agencies' standard ( i.e. 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. This elevated prior abilities, making him a more proficient martial artist and marksman capable with various firearms while employing a more lethal fighting style compared to his first mentor. He possesses considerable "street smarts", and is considered a natural leader. 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. In addition, his All-Caste training enables him to resist paralytic toxins, fight while blind, and see the past, present, and future all at once.

Equipment

For a time, through Talia al Ghul's access to Kord Industries, as well as being LexCorp's former CEO, Jason had access to high-level weaponry 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 batarangs in perfect aim, he has some lethally sharpened shurikens 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 941s, fitted with extra Picatinny rails and mini red-dot sights.

Alternative versions

Many alternate universe versions of Jason Todd have appeared throughout the character's publication history. In The Dark Knight Returns, Todd was killed in the line of duty, predating his death in A Death in the Family. In the 2016 one-shot Dark Knight Returns: The Last Crusade, it is retroactively established that Todd was killed by the Joker, as in the main universe. In World Without Young Justice, Todd is the son of criminal acrobats Willis and Catherine Todd and is later killed by his ex-girlfriend (an alternate version of Empress). In the Amalgam Comics universe, Todd is a S.H.I.E.L.D. recruit who was transformed into the cyborg Deathlok after being injured in an explosion. In Flashpoint, Todd is a priest and former follower of Brother Blood. In DC Comics Bombshells, Todd is a Spanish child who aided Kate Kane and Renee Montoya during the Spanish Civil War before being killed by Cheetah. In Batman: White Knight, Todd was the first Robin and survived being captured by the Joker, joining the military and later becoming the Red Hood. The series From the DC Vault: A Death in the Family: Robin Lives! presents an alternate outcome where Todd was not killed by the Joker. In Absolute Batman, Todd is one of the adopted children of Jack Grimm/Joker, and is an antagonist for Batman.

In other media

Television

Elements of Jason Todd were incorporated into The New Batman Adventures incarnation of Tim Drake, 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.

Jason Todd as Robin and the Red Hood appears in Young Justice, voiced by Josh Keaton. After being alluded to in the second season as Robin, a member of the Team who died in the line of duty off-screen and received a memorial hologram, Todd appears in the third season as a ninja under Ra's al Ghul's command.

Jason Todd makes a cameo appearance in the 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, portrayed by Curran Walters. Introduced in the first season, he takes Dick Grayson's place as Robin and eventually goes on to join the Titans at Batman's request before leaving the team at the end of the second season. In the third season, Todd becomes the Red Hood after being killed by the Joker and resurrected by the Scarecrow via a Lazarus Pit, then brainwashed with a special chemical. 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.

This incarnation of Jason Todd also makes a cameo appearance in "Crisis on Infinite Earths" via archival footage from Titans's first season.

Jason Todd as the Red Hood makes a cameo appearance in the Harley Quinn episode "Gotham's Hottest Hotties" as one of Harley Quinn's contacts. Additionally, an actor playing Todd as Robin makes a cameo appearance in the episode "The 83rd Annual Villy Awards".

Jason Todd appears in the Batman: Caped Crusader episode "Nocturne", voiced by Henry Witcher. This version is an orphan under Leslie Thompkins' care.

Film

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. 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. 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. 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".

A picture of Jason Todd / Robin appears in Batman: The Killing Joke.

A young, Victorian era-inspired, alternate reality version 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.

Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears in Lego DC Batman: Family Matters, voiced by Jason Spisak. 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. Based on the viewer's choices, Todd can either die, leading to 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. If the viewer has Batman sacrifice himself to save Todd, the latter will either attempt to avenge him by becoming Red Robin or uphold his moral code as the Red Hood.

Video games

Jason Todd as the Arkham Knight (see below) appears as a playable character in the mobile version of Injustice: Gods Among Us.

Jason Todd as Robin and the Red Hood appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.

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, who intended to break his will and turn him against Batman. Eventually, the Joker filmed himself shooting Todd and sent the footage 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 joined forces with the Scarecrow, among other villains, 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 is a playable character via a self-titled DLC, which takes place after the main game's events.

Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears as a downloadable playable character in Injustice 2, voiced by Cameron Bowen.

Jason Todd as Robin appears in Batman: Arkham VR, voiced again by Troy Baker.

Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears as a playable character in Gotham Knights, voiced by Stephen Oyoung. This version is a member of the titular Gotham Knights.

Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears as a playable character in DC: Dark Legion.

Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears as a playable character in DC: Worlds Collide.

Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears as a playable character in DC: Heroes and Villains.

Miscellaneous

Jason Todd as Robin appears in All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #13.

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 following his capture and torture by the Joker, Todd survives his seemingly fatal gunshot wound thanks to hidden body armor. He then continues to be held captive by the Joker and Deathstroke, until he convinces the latter to help him by offering him a larger fee. After escaping from Arkham Asylum, Todd hacks into one of Bruce Wayne's bank accounts to pay Deathstroke, and uses the leftover 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 Todd 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 and create a militia to oppose Batman. He also kills the Electrocutioner and allies with the Scarecrow, leading to the events of Batman: Arkham Knight.

The Injustice incarnation of Jason Todd appears in the Injustice 2 prequel comic. Following his death at the Joker's hands and subsequent resurrection 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.

Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears in Batman: The Adventures Continue. 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.

Jason Todd as the Red Hood appears in the Webtoon webcomic Batman: Wayne Family Adventures.