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Despite both being groom as Robin by Batman , Red HoodandNightwingtend to have a contentious relationship . Dick Grayson is the embodiment of Bob Hope , while Jason Todd is a cynic whose rage at the world can often conduct him to extremes . Of course , the two care about each other , and so the tenseness in their relationship only serve to make their moment of connectedness all the more meaningful . However , one of Nightwing ’s romantic relationshipseffectively escort him dating the female equivalent of Red Hood , and it ended in tragedy .
This family relationship was with Shawn Tsang , a former sidekick who had an acrimonious tear from her former wise man ( first appearing inNightwing # 10 , from Tim Seeley and Marcus To . ) After a period of darkness and ego - reckoning , Shawn committed herself to repent for her anterior deeds , essay to make the world better in sometimes illegal agency , never considering herself a ' Heron . ' If this sound familiar , it ’s because it also chart Red Hood ’s own journey from Boy Wonder to gun - toting antihero . The adult conflict is that rather than being a teen hero , Shawn was the villain Defacer - a young ' fine art terrorist ' who crop withBatman villain the Pigeonto carry out illegal protest and vandalize landmarks .
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With a disdain for traditional authorization and the expertise to do something about it , Defacer ’s position is very similar to Jason Todd ’s , including her desire to help those who remind her of her younger ego . It was this quality that create a point of connecter with Nightwing , and the two grew nigher when Nightwing was target by Doctor Hurt and Shawn was accused of murder . They ultimately break up due to their take issue attitudes to law-breaking and punishment , with Shawn holding to many of the literary criticism of Gotham vigilantes thatRed Hood has lobbed at the Bat - Family . Another way in which Shawn and Jason are interchangeable is their volatile tempers . When Nightwing was hit in the head and lost his memory , Defacer took offense at him ' ignoring ' her for months and vandalized a statue of the hero , with her arrest giving Amanda Waller an exculpation toforce her onto the Suicide SquadinSuicide Squad : King Shark(a portion shared by Red Hood in the recentSuicide Squad : Get Joker . )
That ’s not to say that Shawn and Jason Todd are the same person - Defacer may lash out at a complacent society , but she never shot anyone in the head - but they do have remarkably similar disposition and chronicle . This makes herbond with Nightwing particularly interesting , as it shows how Dick interacts with Jason ’s personality eccentric when their chronicle of bad blood is n’t in play . It ’s therefore telling that Dick feel such a connection to Shawnandthat their relationship ended so dramatically . Jason and Shawn ’s fiery heat , distrustfulness of authority , and sense of province for those who society discard are caliber Dick really admire , but they ’re also traits that ratchet up the hard feeling when things go badly .
One of the most fascinating questions about Dick and Jason ’s relationship is how they ’d interact if they were able to meet each other fresh , and the former ’s relationship and later friendship with Defacer suggest they ’d bond over more than the Robin legacy . deplorably , it also indicates thatNightwingandRed Hood ’s discrepancy may be destined to always get out of hand , even as Dick is capable of pick up more to admire in Jason than either of them might suppose .
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