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Girlgamer on ao3 Mainly Jason Todd taking over my tumblr. Also fandom stuff. And sometimes things i'd like to draw or things that inspire me or things that make me laugh too.

[phantomchick]

On some level, I am always thinking about him.

[whenitsknighttime]

just a crime lord & his unicorn frappuccino

[cologona]

Everyone Hates Jason was supposed to get readers to dislike him too but jokes on DC because I love Jason so much more than literally any other character in this franchise, I am perfectly willing to buy that my special blorbo is the most misunderstood maligned tragic boy in the world. I don’t care. Yes everyone hates Jason and it reflects badly on them.

[cologona]

“Genealogy” of Jason Todd

I’ve said before that post-crisis Jason Todd writing is interesting because it’s a live conversation about who he is. Here is how I visualize that. Black arrows are a continuation of the previous characterization and red arrows indicate a rebuttal or reframing.

Batman & Robin 23-25 is in a weird spot because it’s a rebuttal to Batman & Robin 1-6 but isn’t a continuation of any other line.

[arcade-confetti]

One thing I'm immensely grateful for is that the fans who are weird about the al ghuls don't generally know about the 2 times Jason was considered to become the leader of the league. I dont think I'd know peace if they did

[aras-stuffs]

The thing i love about jason is that despite his appearance and actions, he’s actually a pushover. People just never even thought to try, already too intimidated by his appearance..

[his-little-wing]

Inadvertently, his family does push him, and he follows. He leaves his morals beside to follow the family's, even when they don't match his. Every time Bruce asks him in a roundabout way to scarify himself, he does. When Damian asks for a hug, he gives it, and it gets him betrayed.

Jason is a pushover, and his family don't really know it (some of them do), but they sure do benefit from it.

[girlwonderous]

batfam truth serum fic is always too fluffy. Need these freaks to get nasty and mean w each other. (Mostly Jason)

[nonexistent-triangle]

the irredeemable pervert is generally well regarded among their friends for their insightful thoughts and all around pleasant demeanour

[phantomchick]

Am i being too biased about my favourite character? No it's dc comics who are wrong!

[anarchistredhood]

You know how New Yorkers talk about bodegas like no one else has ever heard of or been to a convenience store? That’s how Jason is about diners. That’s his brand of New Jersey Annoying™️

[but-a-humble-goon]

Finally began watching Chainsaw Man and I have so many questions about the way this world works. It's a really cool premise but it's also one of those "the presence of these supernatural elements should lead to a completely different world than ours but for some reason doesn't" situations. Like, if fear creates Devils shouldn't all of human society have evolved in such a way as to minimize fear as much as possible? Like, why would any country choose to start a war in a world where the Gun Devil is a massive world ending threat and only gets more and more dangerous the more afraid people are of being killed with guns?

Why are horror movies not banned? Would there be many people afraid of chainsaws in the first place if not for the fact they've become a staple of the horror genre? How much more powerful did the Shark Devil become literally overnight after Jaws premiered? Isn't everybody who ever got killed by the Zombie Devil kind of on George Romero's head? Would there even BE a Tomato Devil if Attack of the Killer Tomatoes wasn't a thing?

Also, is there a Devil Devil? There's a Devil representing every human fear there is and I'd have to imagine in this universe one of the big main things people are afraid of is getting attacked by Devils. If there is a Devil Devil and he gets to be strong and feared enough, would it create a Devil Devil Devil born from people's fear of the Devil Devil? And most importantly has the word Devil stopped sounding like it means anything to everyone else or is it just me?

[hymnism]

[cologona]

How about Jason’s memory is crystal fucking clear actually. Every moment of Bruce’s kindness, pride, and consternation he’s bottled like a time capsule. His recollection of his Robin days are vivid as if they only happened yesterday, actually. Accurate down to what he ate for lunch and which suit Alfred was wearing. It’s everyone else whose memories are choked by a miasma of guilt and fear. Bruce gutted the manor of Jason’s belongings as soon as he died while Jason still hangs onto their photos and the goddamn tire. What did you expect.

[phantomchick]

#Jason is the one Robin whom Bruce chose because of the virtues he possessed rather than the tragedy they had in common #and yet #the entire family remembers him as arrogant aggressive and foolish#Bruce turned him into a cautionary tale#Alfred consoled him that it was Jason who simply didn’t listen to Bruce#Barbara said he wasn’t Bruce’s son#Dick warned Tim of the flaws in Jason’s character that lead to his downfall#and Jason is the one with the wrong memories?#haha. haha. no. via @cologona

[toddthinkeritis]

[alkallier]

Jason sketch

[phantomchick]

a character who's often justifiably angry (even if that isn't the core of who they are) but who is also often punished for that anger and is also regularly treated as if their anger is invalid; unreasonable, childish, silly, as if that anger is the only part of them that matters as if, if they get angry it means that the words they say and the arguments they level don't matter anymore because they're based in emotion, a character whose problems with authority are mocked instead of understood and interrogated, a character who's always in the wrong when they argue with their father or their siblings and who deserves every bad thing that happened to them, a character who's just a little too much like a question no one in his story wants answered

[arcade-confetti]

Aauuaoughbaiughhh "you can write Jason as cool but remember above all else hes a loser" "Jason is super competent but also a huge failure" don't you get tired. Don't you get exhausted. Don't you get tired. I am. Me personally I am. Me personally I would absolutely love to let Jason be actually shown off as competent and talented again for once. We haven't fucking seen it since the winick days and event leviathan. There are no remotely even scales here. It's skewed so incredibly heavy towards him fucking up over showing off his talents and I'm TIRED. I DONT think it's essential Jason writing i think it's ANNOYING. It's like Jaybin being angry, like yeah he CAN be, but holy fucking shit we need like 100 comics of him not being that in order to catch up because despite him having a few short moments, angry jaybin is All We See. And I Don't Want To See It Anymore. And I definitely absolutely do not want to hear it called vital. I'm not having any boyfailure Jason fun at all until there's a SIGNIFICANT SHIFT in his common portrayals both by comics and fans

[phantomchick]

This reminds me of something @the-shevchenko said the other day:

"We must constantly talk about other characters, to not lose our position as a person who reads the comics. We have to talk about female characters specifically to be not framed as misogynistic bitches. And we have to talk in length about many flaws that Jason exhibits, or else we are death penalty supporters."