Batman caught him when he had already stolen one of the tires and was coming to take the others.īatman tried to put Jason in a boarding school for troubled kids, but this did not work out for Jason as the owner of the school was actually running a training ground for youthful criminals. This created an opportunity that Jason could not pass up. Batman had recently put new tires on the vehicle but had not replaced the hubcaps with the redesigned ones yet. One night, Jason came across the Batmobile, which was parked in an alley. He fended for himself just as he had taken care of his mother before, by continuing to rip off car parts. Sadly, his mother would soon die of an overdose and he would be left alone. That left Jason alone with his drug-addicted mother, who he tried to take care of by ripping off car parts such as tires for cash. His father was a petty crook who ended up serving a prison sentence, and even after the sentence was served, his father did not return to the family. Jason Todd was the child of Willis and Catherine Todd, being raised in Gotham City. Unlike Dick Grayson or the pre-Crisis Jason, the post-Crisis Jason is impulsive, reckless, and full of rage. He also believes that if he doesn't help the boy, Jason will eventually become part of the "criminal element." Jason also aided Batman while Gotham City was temporarily overrun by Deacon Blackfire. Batman realizes that while Jason doesn't possess Dick Grayson's acrobatic skills, he can become a productive crime-fighter by channeling his rage. However, Todd does not wear the Robin costume (an improved version of) until after six months of training. Jason earns the mantle of Robin a short while later by helping Batman apprehend a gang of thieves. Bruce Wayne sees to it that Jason is placed in a school for troubled youths. At that point, Jason dyes his hair black, and in later stories blossoms under Batman's tutelage.įollowing the revamp of the Batman mythos due to Crisis on Infinite Earths, Jason Todd is recast as a young street orphan who first encounters the Dark Knight while attempting to steal the tires of the Batmobile. Distinguished by his red hair (as opposed to the black hair of Dick Grayson), Todd is unfailingly cheerful, wearing his circus costume to fight crime until Dick Grayson presents him with a Robin costume of his own. Originally, like Grayson, Jason is the son of circus acrobats (the Flying Todds) killed by a criminal ( Killer Croc) and is later adopted by Bruce Wayne. The initial version of Jason Todd had an origin that was a similar origin to the first Robin, Dick Grayson.
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