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Out of all the fellow member of the Bat - Family inDC Comics , Red Hoodis know for being the edgy one , a fact reflected in his usage of accelerator in the early part of his career as a vigilante . Originally introduce to fans as Batman ’s 2nd Robin , Jason Todd was tragically killed by the Joker in 1988 , only to rejoin in 2004 as the gun - wielding Red Hood . Taking Batman to task for bomb to avenge his death , Red Hood begin a brutal takedown of Gotham ’s underground , with his use of guns and murder symbolizing his dissatisfaction with Batman ’s non - lethal methods of crimefighting .
Since then , Red Hood has stopped using gun , a change made in the recent " Cheer " arc fromBatman : Urban Legends#1 - 6 by Chip Zdarsky , Eddy Barrows , and Eber Ferreira . Jason ’s move away from guns come as a upshot of him nearly orphan a youthful child in Gotham ’s Narrows after he scoot the child ’s scurrilous father in a convulsion of rage . No longer comfortable with the consequences of using guns , Red Hood opted to expend electrify wrecking bar as his primary weapon , see most recently in his ongoingTask Force Zseries .
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Red Hood ’s decision to use crowbar over gun has been controversial for some fans , who see this change as downplay the character ’s unique identity and beliefs . However , asTask Force Zshows , Red Hood ’s pry are the perfect weaponfor him to use , because they symbolize how misunderstood he is as a character . Task Force Z#8 from Matthew Rosenberg , Jesus Merino , Jack Herbert , Vicente Cifuentes , and Adriano Lucas channelise out how Jason ’s death as Robin is often wrongfully assign to the Joker beating him with a pry bar . In actuality , Jason was still live after the Joker ’s crowbar tone-beginning , and was in the process of getting his mother to safety when the Joker detonate a bomb calorimeter , killing him instantly . consider that Red Hood is still looked upon with suspicion by other members of the Bat - Family , as the issue express , pry are an accurate representation of how his persona has been misunderstood both by rooter and by other characters within the DC Universe . It is this constituent of his story that micturate Jason Todd such a tragic character .
By give him crowbars as his primary artillery , Red Hood has the opportunity to apply weapons that are emblematic to his flight as a character , rather than to the Batman mythos . After all , what is so shameful about Red Hood using accelerator pedal in the first place is that it breaks two of Batman ’s most staunch rules : no gun and no killing . Unlike Bruce Wayne , Jason Todd is not a victim of gunman violence , and given that the original " Under the Hood " arc fromBatmanthat reintroduced Jason as Red Hood began in 2004 , almost twenty years ago , it ’s time the character grow beyond cushion note value .
With crowbars , Red Hood can address the misunderstood aspectsabout his quality , aid him develop in a agency that he never could if he retain to use guns . Red Hood ’s retiring vehemence , experienced both during his time as Robin and as a vigilante , undoubtedly colour others ' perception of him . By embracing wrecking bar as his weapons , Red Hooddemonstrates an cognizance that his heroism will always be notice with an asterisk .
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