Red Hood Would Lose His Mind Over How Nightwing Used Jason Todd's Death
While Jason Todd was killed as Robin after a fan vote showed fans hated his character, he was later resurrected as Red Hood — however, just because the death was ultimately reversed, that doesn't mean it was without consequences, with one in particular enacted by Jason's predecessor Nightwing.
Recruited by Batman after Dick Grayson struck out on his own, Jason was a problem child for the Dark Knight. The second Robin was frequently showcased as reckless with a violent streak and disrespect for authority. His rebellious nature dissatisfied readers until he was infamously voted to be killed off by Joker in the conclusion of the 'A Death in the Family' story arc.
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Word of the aftermath of this arc eventually circulated to Dick Grayson, who heading into The New Titans #55 (by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez) had been leading the team as Nightwing. Upon learning that his surrogate brother had been killed in the line of battle, Nightwing was quick to fire the team's youngest member, Danny Chase, so that he wouldn't end up like his fallen comrade. However, while Dick was just doing what he thought was best to protect the young metahuman, firing Danny actually just recreated the way fans had ditched Jason Todd.
Like Jason, Danny Chase was the subject of significant fan hate at the time, viewed as a bratty kid despite his intended purpose of putting the 'Teen' back into Teen Titans during an era when the original team had aged out of this descriptor. While Jason Todd's death was more of a direct response to that popular opinion since a fan vote decided his fate, it's hard to see Danny Chase's firing as anything but writers bowing to the negative
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