Red Hood Would Lose His Mind Over How Fans Responded to Nightwing's Death
If Jason Todd's Red Hood knew the fan reaction to Nightwing's potential death, he'd absolutely lose his mind. When the news was leaked that former DC head Dan DiDio was thinking about killing Dick Grayson in Infinite Crisis, DC fans had big feelings and some choice words. In comparison, fans were far less kind to Jason Todd, casting votes to kill Batman's second Robin.
As seen in the 1988's Batman: A Death in the Family by Jim Starlin and Jim Aparo, Jason Todd's Robin died after Batman failed to save his sidekick. While he was eventually resurrected, Jason became the much darker vigilante known as the Red Hood, his murder at the hands of Joker forever changing the trajectory of his life. At his best, Red Hood's the black sheep of the Bat-Family who still shows up to help when called. At his worst, he's been estranged from Batman due to his greater willingness to use lethal force. However, Todd's dark journey was famously the result of a publicity stunt where DC Comics has fans to call in to vote for whether or not Jason Todd would live or die from his injuries in Death in the Family. With many disliking Jason due to his rebellious and impulsive attitude, fans ultimately decided that Jason would meet his demise.
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The decision by fans to kill Jason Todd is in direct contrast to how they reacted to reports that Nightwing would die in DC's Infinite Crisisyears later in 2005. Just as the Flash and Supergirl died in Crisis on Infinite Earths, Dan DiDio wanted to create similar life or death stakes by having Batman's first Robin give his life to save the Dark Knight. However, the fan outrage was so high that DiDio later recalled an instance where
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