admonition : Spoilers forTask Force Z # 1 !

When it number to lethal weapons inDC Comics , Red Hoodis a role who has plenty , and now that he’sutilizing a few novel weaponsin his fight against offense , he ’s effectively stolen the adept part of them fromNightwinghimself ! Suffice it to say , trade in some guns for some sweet electric crowbars is definitely an authoritative upgrade for this iconic Bat - Family member .

Seen in the page of the zombie - tinged first issue ofTask Force Z , by Matthew Rosenberg and Eddy Barrows , Red Hood stealing Nightwing ’s electrically charged idea is one that could n’t have come at a better time . abduct and more or less drive to lead a squad of undead bat - scoundrel include Bane , Man - Bat , Arkham Knight , and Mr. Bloom , Red Hood ditching his iconic gun combofor a more physical — and shocking — ensemble is an rise that fans did n’t see come , but is one that works well disregardless of the similarity to his co - proletarian ’s choice in   whipping utensils .

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Revealing his novel crowbar weapons earlier in the issue , it ’s not until a later fight with iconic Batman villain , Mr. Freeze , that their stolen capabilities are really break . attend like a normal pair of crowbar at first ( which on their own symbolize Jason reclaim the weapon that Joker used to shoot down him years ago ) , their Nightwing patent sweetening come in clutch during   a battle with a villain who Red Hood ’s   go toe - to - freeze - toe with many times in the past times .

Leadinghis personal zombie horde into battle , Jason electrifies his crowbars as he charges , send out a crackling   amount of lightning up and down the totality of these weapon system , effectively repurposing a move that Nightwing has more or less been synonymous with as of late in regards to his own electrically inclined escrima sticks . Going on to utilize the immense power of these shock tools to scramble down Freeze in the most epos of fashion , it ’s safe to say Red Hood chose the staring vigilante to take his weapon cues from .

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Often have a go at it to use guns with real bullets only to tack to nonlethal rubber rounds and now crowbars , Red Hood adding electricity to his repertoire is as near an upgrade as any . Made popular by Nightwing in cartoon strip as recent aslast year’sFuture Stateevent , the always stellar Arkhamverse games , and even some choice amusing arcs in the past times , the idea behind devote Jason ’s “ normal ” arm some extra juice is plausibly the best thing endure for him at the moment , especially now that he ’s being drive to command a team of ghouls that could very well grow on him at any moment .

So although Jason most definitely copped the electricity idea from someone else , they find properly at home as a fresh and effective arm against anyone that tries to mess with him . Red Hoodmay not desire to allow in it , but upgrading his new crowbars with some electricity is something he owes solely to his bat - brother , Nightwing , so let ’s just desire Dick does n’t get out anytime soon lest he gives Jason some brotherly tasing — oops ! — tantalization !

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Comic book art: Red Hood in front of Nightwing, both looking grim.

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