Robin

Robin
Real name	Jason Todd
Species	Human
Affiliation(s)	Batman Family
Status	Deceased
Appearances
Film(s)	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (marketing) Suicide Squad (mentioned)

Jason Todd was the surrogate son and protegee of Batman known under the mantle Robin (after Dick Grayson left the mantle to him by becoming Nightwing), before he was killed by the Joker and Harley Quinn.

Biography

Early Life

Jason Todd was a former street kid taken in by Bruce Wayne sometime after his first surrogate son Dick Grayson moved on to become "Nightwing", with Jason served as the second "Robin" alongside Batman during his time as a vigilante in Gotham City, New Jersey.

Death

However, Robin was eventually trapped, tortured and murdered by the Joker and Harley Quinn. The psychopathic duo left his damaged Robinsuit graffitied with the sentence "Hahaha joke's on you, Batman" for the devastated Caped Crusader to find.

Legacy

Bruce views the damaged Robin suit.

A devastated Batman kept Robin's old damaged suit in a glass case in the Batcave to serve as a reminder and fuel for his vigilante activities. Jason's death was also one of the major reasons for Bruce becoming more enraged, hardened and vengeful, and therefore inducing him to take a more hardcore approach in stopping crime.

Abilities

• Abilities
• Weaknesses
• Equipment

• Skilled Combatant: Robin well trained in armed and hand-to-hand combat under Batman's guidance, which made him extremely skilled in martial arts, enough to serve Batman as his sidekick vigilante, despite only being a teenager. He may have also been a skilled fighter even before becoming Robin, as he was a street kid before being taken in by Bruce. Notably, however, Robin was ultimately subdued, defeated, and killed by the Joker and Harley Quinn.

Human Vulnerabilities: Robin's greatest weakness is that he is a human with no enhanced strength, speed, durability, or metahuman powers, therefore making him quite vulnerable to the physical attacks of stronger and more powerful opponents. Robin, however, usually compensates for this quite well with his highly durable fire- and bulletproof Robinsuit, exceptional combat skills, and highly sophisticated technological gadgets. However, despite all of his combat skills and weapons, Robin was ultimately defeated and beaten to death by Joker and Harley Quinn.

Robinsuit: Robin's highly durable protective suit and combat armor (inspired by the Batsuit and originally worn by Dick Grayson), used to compensate for his lack of invulnerability. It is invulnerable to knives, small-caliber bullets, and is also fireproof. After Jason's death though, the Robin suit would be defaced by the Joker and Harley Quinn, who spray-painted a mocking message to Batman on it.

Combat staff: Robin wielded a long staff in combat.

Relationships

Allies Batman Family Bruce Wayne/Batman - adoptive father, mentor and vigilante partner Dick Grayson/Nightwing - adoptive brother Barbara Gordon/Batgirl - friend Alfred Pennyworth - close friend and mentor Gotham City Police Department Commissioner Gordon

Enemies Joker - enemy and killer Harley Quinn - enemy and assisted killer

Trivia

• It was confirmed the Joker killed Robin in an interview with Zack Snyder. However, it was revealed in Suicide Squad that Harley was also involved in Robin's murder.
• In the DC Comics universe, Jason Todd takes up the Joker's former mantle "Red Hood", after his resurrection (via the Lazarus Pit), and then goes on a rampage, seeking vengeance on Joker, as well as Batman, albeit to a lesser extent against the latter.