DC admits that the one Bat-family member Batman will never accept

Since the Bath family is obviously led by batman, He finally gets to say who is or isn’t in the family. Batman has pretty strict rules for this, but a look into the future shows the last few characters he really considers family, and unfortunately, it seems Red Hood is not one of them.

In the story “Better Days” by Peter J. Tomasi and Ian Bertram of Detective Comics #27, the Bath family gathered for Bruce’s 75th birthdayAnd it seems that everyone Bruce considers close family is there: Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, and Alfred Pennyworth. There is no denying that these are core Bat-family members.

Although there are some absences, such as Batwoman, Luke Fox, Duke Thomas and Lucius Fox, the characters have admitted fewer core appearances than the family members present in the scene. But Red Hood’s absence from the Bat-family gathering is shocking to see, because there is no denying that he was a core member – but it seems like Bruce will never really accept him.

Red Hood will always be the black sheep of the bat family

Detective Comics #27 Story “Better Days” by Peter J. Tomasi, Ian Bertram, Dave Stewart, and Sal Cipriano

Red Hood’s place in the Bat-Family has always been a bit of a revolving door scenario. When Dick Grayson left the role of Robin, Batman decided he needed a new one and encountered and recruited Jason Todd. Despite how DC often portrays Jason’s Robin era now, he is not a brutal, evil Robin by any means. Jason Todd was a happy and goofy kid What was once left a tongue after meeting with Superman. Although there were a few hiccups here and there, such as Jason possibly killing a serial abuser of a wife, overall, he was a good Robin.

Things took a turn for Jason after the Joker killed Jason Todd Batman: A Death in the family By Jim Starlin and Jim Aparo. Jason was dead for several decades after this event, however He eventually returns as the now-familiar Red Hood after the events of Infinite Crisis. Instead of this being a miraculous comeback and a second chance at life, things turned out a little darker for Jason. It turns out that not only did Batman allow the Joker to live, but he also got a new Robin, seemingly forcing Red Hood out of the Bat-family, and ironically, Batman’s treatment of Red Hood was better when Red Hood was seen as a villain.

Batman never accepted Jason Todd’s presence as Red Hood

2016s Red Hood and the Outlaws #25 by Scott Lobdell, Dexter Soy, Phil Hester, Trevor Hairsine, Ande Parks, Ryann Winn, Rain Beredo, Veronica Gandini, Madpencil Studio, and Taylor Esposito

Batman’s treatment of Red Hood over the years has been particularly brutal. During the events of Batman: Under the red hood By Judd Winick and Doug Mahnke, Batman’s position was at least somewhat understandable. Jason returned from the dead, immediately began killing criminals, and tried to force Batman to break his no-kill rule by killing the Joker. Batman taking a stand against Jason is at least somewhat understandable in the beginning. but strange Batman’s treatment of Jason would worsen over the years. After Jason’s change from villain to anti-hero, Batman only seemed to dislike him more.

After DC rebooted its universe with the New 52, ​​Jason’s character changed from an outright villain to more of an anti-hero. He even started wearing the bat symbol on his chest again. He also began to appear in Batman-centric events, such as Batman: Death of the family By Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. His presence would strongly imply that Jason is in fact part of the family. After Batman continues to get into physical altercations with Jason time and time again, To the point that Batman even beats Jason so hard that Jason remarks Bruce has never beaten the Joker like that, which is a pretty serious accusation.

Batman’s love of his other “children” comes first

Batman and Robin #20 by Peter J. Tomasi, Patrick Gleason, Cliff Richards, Mick Gray, Mark Irwin, John Kalisz, and Carlos M. Mangual

Not only did Batman brutally attack Jason several times over the course of their relationship, but Bruce has also done some truly despicable things to JasonSuch as trying to force him to relive his worst trauma. in Batman and Robin #20 by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason, Batman is overcome with grief due to the death of Damian Wayne. In his quest to try to find a way to bring his son back, Batman meets up with Red Hood under the pretense of going on a mission together to fight terrorists, but the mission ends up bringing Jason back to the site of his death.

One of the worst things Batman ever did to Jason was trying to force Jason to relive the trauma of his death. Batman has been going around the DC Universe investigating characters that have come back to life. He interrogated Green Arrow, Superman, and even kidnapped and dissected Frankenstein to try to understand how he worked. Naturally, Jason is not happy about Batman trying to trick him into reliving his death. Batman, however, didn’t care what Jason wanted. After Jason refuses to help Batman with his “research,” the two actually come to physical blows, And Jason is completely justified in his literal battle with Batman.

Batman’s recent history with Red Hood is even more complicated

of Task Force p to The Joker: The Man Who Stopped LaughingBoth written by Matthew Rosenberg

During the events of Task Force pBatman allows Red Hood to be captured and arrested by the police, and in The Joker: The man who stopped laughingBatman once again tries to kick Red Hood out of the family. While Batman tried to warn Jason to escape, Bruce offered absolutely no help after Jason was arrestedWhich led to him being forced to lead a suicide squad knock-off. Batman, under the influence of Zur-En-Arrh, also went on to alter the chemistry of Red Hood’s brain to remove his ability to fight crime during the events of the massive “Gotham War” Batman And Catwoman Crossover.

While Batman is not entirely to blame for manipulating Jason’s mind, as he was under the influence of Tsur himself, what came after is still a little ridiculous. After everything that has happened, Jason still manages to find it in himself to forgive Batman. As Batman prepares for the final battle against Failsafe, Jason gives some touching words about how they will always come together because they are family. This leads to Batman allowing Red Hood to once again sacrifice his life – But briefly – because of a missed duty to family.

Jason Todd will never be accepted into the Bat-Family

Red Hood will always be an outsider

Jason has always been the black sheep of the Bat-family, and it seems he always will be. Jason’s character has changed a lot over the years. He was a hero, villain, and anti-hero, and yet he could not find approval from Batman. Bruce constantly pushed Jason away, attacked him, and even tried to exploit his trauma for his own benefit. While the story “better days” of Detective Comics #27 was meant to be an uplifting and loving look at the Bat-family in old age, the only thing it really confirmed was that Batman Will never accept Red Hood.

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