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In DC Comics’Nightwing 2021 Annual , Jason Todd’sRed Hoodconfirms the real reason heswitched from gun to a crowbar . While part of his decision comes from a newfound desire to be more non - lethal in his cause to do justice , there ’s also a tragically brutal explanation for why he ’s specifically chosen a crowbar as his primary weapon of choice now that he ’s no longer using firearms . Not only does it involve his surrogate father Batman , but it also involves his lasting injury because of the Joker .
InNightwing 2021 Annual # 1from author Tom Taylor and creative person Cian Tormey , Dick Grayson watches surveillance footage of Red Hood seemingly open flak and pop a collection of felon and FBI agents . However , rather than immediately condemning Jason right away , Nightwing decides to face up his sidekick directlyto hear Red Hood ’s side of the story , despite the overwhelming evidence . After hearing Todd deny his involvement , Dick decide to believe Jason , specially considering Red Hood ’s recent decision to terminate using guns ( even those with rubber bullet ) .
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Furthermore , when Dick asks Jason to elaborate more about why he is now using a crowbar , Jason confirms that the determination was very much designed . Firstly , a wrecking bar was what Joker used to kill Jason years agoduring the " Death in the Family " discharge . Batman was ineffectual to save Jason , who was beaten to a flesh before expire in a warehouse explosion . While he was later revive to become the Red Hood , it seems as though the trauma inflicted by the beating has never quite gone away . As such , Jason has seemingly chosen to take a page out of Batman ’s Word when it comes to fear , uncover that his choice of weapon is a way of facing his demon - logic which Nightwing ca n’t aid but aim out should have inspired Jason to actuallydressas a crowbar .
Nightwing ’s jokes away , it certainly seems as though Red Hood ’s crowbar follow the same system of logic as Bruce Wayne ’s bat obsession . However , it seems as though that ’s about as far as Red Hood ’s Batman emulation goes . While Dick order that Batman is gallant of Jason for no longer using guns , Todd was very well-defined inBatman : Urban Legendswhen he first made his choice to ditch guns that he was doing it due to his own desire not to injure the innocent through the ripple effect of destruction , notbecause he want to start obey Batman ’s rule .
In any vitrine , it ’s clear that Red Hood using a pry is n’t simply a play replacement for his guns . It ’s a serious callback to his dismal day , and his traumatic death at Joker ’s helping hand . As a result , it appears as though using a wrecking bar allows Jason to look and ascertain his fears while also get the best his harm . However , while this annual issue ofNightwingshows thatRed Hoodcan apply the crowbarwithout kill his foes , that does n’t mean he ’ll be any less brutal as his journey in the DC Universe proceed .
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