Red Hood's Mom Redefines His Origin in the Perfect Way

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Warning: spoilers ahead for Robins #5!

While Batman has had many Robins, few have truly escaped his shadow, but Red Hood is getting closer and closer. While Jason long ago broke from Bruce's control, he's still generally been understood in opposition to the Dark Knight, with his adventures ultimately ending up back at Batman's door. Of course, Red Hood is fascinating as the black sheep of the Bat-Family, but he also deserves to take the same route as fellow Robin Dick Grayson, aka Nightwing, in being beloved by fans as a standalone hero. Strangely, recent mentions of Jason's mother seem to be making that possible.

Jason Todd became the second, replacement Robin when Dick Grayson left to become Nightwing. It was evident from the beginning that Jason was a much different kind of Robin and he was infamously killed off by the Joker. Jason returned, however, as the semi-villainous Red Hood. While he was reintroduced as a villain, he eventually reconnected with Batman, and the entered a holding cycle of growing closer only for Jason's methods and Bruce's poor communication to shatter their relationship once again.

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In Batman: Urban Legends #1, Jason ended up killing a man who caused a woman to overdose and reminded him of his own abusive childhood, in which he pushed his mother's drug dealer down the stairs. Similarly, in the pages of Robins #5, Jason saw the life Batman believed he'd have lived if he hadn't become Robin. In this theoretical world, Jason is a race car driver who uses his winnings to fund drug rehab in his mother's name. The interesting part about these stories is that they no longer treat Jason's time as Robin as his true origin. As Jason's