"Do you know what it's like following in the steps of the Golden Boy? Do you know how many times he brings you up? Compares me to you? Tells me how you'd do it better?"
Something about how Jason Todd’s core character trait is how he lost faith. He lost faith in Shiela, in Bruce, in the entire concept that someone else can care about him and actually have his best interests at heart.
Something about how Catholic priest Flashpoint Jason Todd is someone who has such intense faith, who trust so heavily in someone basically unprovable. Something about how without Bruce, without being Robin, it was his faith that was his core character trait.
Something about how being Robin and the life he was led into changed him in such a tragic and deep seeded way. I don’t know
I see where you're coming from, but. I think the whole point of Jason Todd as a character is the fact that he literally never lost faith. His bio-mom sold him out to the Joker and stood there smoking a cigarette while he beat him half to death, yet he still tried to save her, he still shielded her with his body in the hope that he could somehow protect her from the bomb.
Robin died holding on to the faith that Batman would save him, to the faith that even if he doesn't, then Batman would ensure that his death had meaning, that he would ensure that the Joker would never hurt anyone ever again.
Even after his resurrection, he still held on to the faith that Bruce would never replace him, that he would never leave him unavenged. Even after being confronted with evidence of the opposite, he still held on to the faith that if given the choice, Bruce would choose him.
Life fucks him over again and again, yet he still somehow never loses faith. Even when he should, even when he pretends that he has, even when everyone else misunderstands him and believes that he has.
Fundamentally, Red Hood Jason Todd and Flashpoint Jason Todd are literally exactly the same. That's the irony. On the surface they may appear to be absolute opposites, but at their core, they are identical. They are two sides of the exact same coin, both possessing the exact same faith and goodness and drive to make a difference and to offer help to those in need.
The point isn't that one has lost faith and the other hasn't. The point is that his faith is so strong, so unshakable, that there is no middle ground, it's all about his faith driving him to the extremes with every version of him. Murderer or priest, the only difference is the circumstances that led to said extremes. The only difference, is the focus of his faith.
One version of him placed his faith in an individual, in an incredibly flawed man who constantly let's him down. While the other version of him placed his faith in God.
shoutout to bruce wayne bc despite him having two very clear rules for his kids, “1) don’t kill, 2) don’t die” his kids are incredibly skilled at breaking both of those rules
Due to being immersed in the Lazarus Pits, Jason possesses some magical abilities.
*Magic Negation - Jason was taught a powerful, arcane martial arts strike by Talia al Ghul that only a force of true good is capable of delivering. This technique was created by Ducra, as a way to strip away the powers of the Untitled.
*Summoning - Jason possesses the unique ability to summon the All-Blades - A pair of mystical blades manifested from Jason's own soul, designed to kill magic-based threats. The blades can only be summoned in the presence of true evil. Jason has even shown the ability to summon dozens of All-Blades at once.
Deception - According to Batman, Jason is a skilled liar
Jason ran the Iceberg Lounge for a short time. He was called "The Prince of Gotham".
Jason is able to hack into LexCorp computers in less than five minutes.
He has Genius Level Intellect
He can vomit on command
Jason was taught by Batman to pick locks in his second week of training.
Jason is a master martial artist, having received training from many of the world's most skilled fighters, including Batman, Nightwing, Bronze Tiger, Lady Shiva and the All-Caste.
He was considered the All-Caste's most successful pupil, earning him respect and secrets only he has been able to unlock. Even Damian, who doesn't have a very high opinion of Jason, considers his older brother to be one of the greatest fighters to have ever lived. As part of his Robin training, Bruce taught Jason a technique called "language of combat," wherein he can communicate with others while fighting. Jason is skilled enough to beat a weakened Deathstroke, and even Ra's in combat. Jason admits that whenever he fought Batman, he always held back due to their relationship.
Dim Mak - Jason is skilled in this ancient form of martial arts where you strike vital points of the opponent's body causing paralysis, intense and prolonged pain or death. He was taught a specific nerve strike technique by Lady Shiva, that allows him to instantly paralyze an opponent. Other martial arts he knows are Eskrima, Kung Fu, Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do and Wing Chun.
Jason is Multilingual. (his Portuguese has gotten rusty over the years)
Jason is knowledgeable on various mystical concepts, due to his training with the All-Caste.
Through intense training, Jason has trained his body to the natural pinnacle of human physical prowess. His physical attributes roughly exceeded that of an Olympic level athlete. His strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes and coordination are at peak human perfection. He has displayed on multiple occasions that he is quick enough to dodge point-blank gunfire.
Jason is highly skilled with most weapons, though he usually favors using his dual handguns. He is skilled in knife-fighting, and can use virtually any common object as an improvised weapon, such as baseball bats, chains, a crowbar, and even a flag pole.
Jason is a highly skilled marksman. Unlike most of the Batman Family, Red Hood is one of few who has no problems with the use of firearms.
Due to his training over the years, Jason is a master swordsman.
He has even been able to keep up with the likes of Ra's in a sword dual, and even disarm him.
Jason Todd has a confirmed kill count of 83
Jason spent time in Arkham Asylum, where he had therapy sessions with Dr. Quinzel. Though when this happened exactly is unknown.
Jason kept the tire he originally stole from the Batmobile.
Jason's blood type is O-
Jason (and in addition the Outlaws; Artemis and Bizarro) was drafted on to Amanda Waller's Suicide Squad after getting arrested by Batwoman and the Gotham Knights.
Jason earned Talia's respect and managed to impress her further by perfectly performing a fighting move invented by the All-Caste that even she couldn't master. (this was back in "Zero Year".)
Jason broke out of Supergirl's grip twice (the first time she wasn't expecting it, yet the second time she was prepared, yet he still got out of her grip) with her stating "I thought you were normal like Batman... no "normal" human is strong enough to do that". He also snuck away from her despite her having super hearing.
He once tossed Bane with a leg grapple. Bane is estimated to weigh around 250 - 350 pounds.
Jason has an open invitation to join the League of Assassins at any time.
Jason once broke off the neck and arm of a large Talon. Note that Jason was the only one to beat a Talon on his own at this time, while Damian defeated one with two others and Tim was stilling fighting his.
Lex gave total custody of Bizarro to Jason and Artemis. (Image here x)
After being apprehended by the authorities, Jason passed all psych evaluations at Arkham Asylum and was then transferred to a Gotham prison. Upon his arrival though, suicide rates spiked within the prison. The result of pure fear on the inmates part. As Rorschach once said “ I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me ” and I can't think of anything that would better describe this situation.
Jason has a punch taught by the All-Caste that removes someones power and immortality. He once used this punch on Ra's.
According to Tim Drake of the future, after being killed by the Joker, one of Jason's bones was never set right, which caused a growing and devastating bone spur in his hip joint.
It's been said that during his time as Robin, Jason was an occasional smoker.
Jason Todd is one of the only in-cannon characters to ever be able to sneak up on Deathstroke and match him in combat.
EDIT (5/6/22): This kinda adds on to the other points on Jason's strength.
He's strong enough to break through a submarine hull with a single punch
Effortlessly lift a man over his head with one hand and throw him several meters through an airplane window.
Casually kick an airplane door off the hinges while it's flying.
Sent Deathstroke flying with a kick. (i'll get never over the fact their was a mouth on his helmet :/)
Break the neck and arm of a superhuman Talon.
Throw an alien with one hand.
Flip Susie Sue on her head (she weighs over 600 lbs).
Hold the roof of a collapsed building.
Support the weight of a enormous cruise missile for an extended period of time.
Cut a dinosaur's head off with one slice.
Overpowered a large group of Venom-users
Struck Lobo to the floor
He can apply practically superhuman force in his physical attacks to match Meta-human super-soldiers like Ravager (who easily has the strength of 10 men, possibly a dozen or more).
you ever just think about how ivy and harley have perfectly paralleled origin stories: they both were fiercely intelligent, passionate young women with dr. in front of their names when they were taken advantage of and abused by a man. that trauma they suffered stole their careers and led them down paths of villainy. they fell at opposite ends of the spectrum coping with their trauma, harley bonded to her abuser and developed stockholm syndrome where ivy rejected all of humanity and embraced her rage but when they came together, they were able to even each other out and slowly heal; ivy taught harley to value her own worth above her feelings for joker and harley taught ivy how to truly love and connect to a human being again. ah, i love soul mates.
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