#jasons characterization

[ahfrickenfrick]

i feel like duke would be seen as a mediator a lot for problems but he’s secretly creating some of them cause he’s bored/petty/vengeful

like oh, tim took too long getting into his suit resulting in condiment king spraying duke with ketchup, so suddenly his laptop was plucked of its stickers, he of course assumes it was jason or stephanie

or when dick knowingly came over when he knew he was sick, resulting in duke missing out on a field trip due to a 24 hour cold, so suddenly the patrol schedule never got to dick on time, making him think bruce was being prickly again, forcing him over to the manor more

one day when he’s bored he places clues and riddles all around the mansion all leading to either dead ends or starts to other riddles, just to see what they would do

i need more petty duke LMFAO

#duke thomas #dc headcanon #characterization #signal #dc signal #dc comics #batman #dc #batfamily #petty duke thomas #tim drake #dick grayson #jason todd #damian wayne #batbros #dc robin #bruce wayne #stephanie brown

[fishfission-dc]

Batfamily Powerpoint Night! (Part 4: Jason)

<<Part 3: Tim    |    Part 5: Cass >>

[Masterlist]

Jason: Alright everyone get your hopes way down

Tim: I’m truly terrified of whatever you made for this

Dick: Let’s just be happy he participated!

Dick: Okay yeah nevermind

Bruce: Jason. This is-

Jason: Let’s just be happy I participated

Steph: If I’m not your favorite I’m rioting

Tim: Yeah this is the only right answer

Duke: He really does put up with way too much

Dick: Like childhood Bruce

Bruce: Hn. (in reluctant agreement)

Cass: (signs) I love you too :)

Damian: Cassandra is undoubtedly a very skilled combatant.

Steph: A rare good opinion from Jason

Jason: This is why you’re higher on the hate list

Duke: I am literally so honored, I would like to thank the Academy- 

Barbara: He called you “Nightlight”

Tim: And said your suit is ugly

Duke: I don’t even care. I’m too low on the hate list to care.

Dick: He said you’re going to snap?

Duke: I mean I don’t disagree

Tim: I’M THE FOURTH BEST?

Jason: After some new information learned in the previous presentation, Timmy should probably be a lot higher on the list. 

Steph: Oh calm down Timbo you barely got “tolerable”

Tim: HE TRIED TO KILL ME AND HE STILL LIKES ME BETTER THAN THE REST OF YOU

Barbara: Fair.

Dick: For the record, Jason, we are dating and I am not a cop anymore

Barbara: I still did date a cop though Dick he’s not wrong

Jason: See this is why she’s lower on the hate list than you

Barbara: You’re just scared to cross me

Jason: ...that too.

Tim: AHAAHAH

Damian: THIS IS UNFAIR

Steph: HAHHHAHHA

Damian: I AM NOT DONE GROWING YET TODD

Jason: You’re still short

Dick: It’s okay Damian, Jason was even shorter when he was your age!

Dick: ...crap.

Jason: Thank you for proving my point.

Tim: At least you’re not a cop anymore

Bruce: You broke his nose, Jason

Jason: He deserved it 

Steph: ...wait a minute

Tim: (laughing, in realization) You mean... no

Steph: guys wait no-

Steph: NO WAY AM I YOUR LEAST FAVORITE

Jason: THE F*@#%&$ YOGURT HAD MY NAME ON IT 

Steph: YOU CANT CALL DIBS ITS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE

[squabbling continues]

Dick: I’m surprised Bruce didn’t score the number one spot

Bruce: Hn. (in understanding)

Tim: I thought it’d be me honestly

Barbara: Oh come on, he loves all of us. He wouldn’t have come if he didn’t.

Cass: (signing) Agreed. I can go next?

<<Part 3: Tim    |    Part 5: Cass >>

[Masterlist]

#the saga continues #batfamily powerpoint au #these are still so fun to make ngl #i am unsure about the dialogue all the time though #i've never written a fic or anything so i'm just spitballin #i firmly believe jason loves all the little guys even though the joker is still alive #dc make jason happy challenge (impossible) #i liked his characterization in Cheer #dc comics #batman #jason todd #dick grayson #dc robin #batfamily #batfam #tim drake #bruce wayne

[theghostkingisdead]

dpxdc - Neglected Child AU

As one of his first acts as Ghost King, Danny basically created ghost CPS. Mostly they help new spirits come to terms with the fact that they're dead, but situations like Danny's are a lot more common than the Observants had lead him to believe. People who come back from the dead or are exposed to large quantities of unstable ectoplasm often lead sad, short second lives. Either because they are unable to obtain the nutrients their new forms require, or because their communities turn against them in fear. This is a story about Jason Todd.

There was a lot Jazz loved about her job. She loved helping young ghosts find acceptance. She loved matching cases with foster Fraids. She loved meeting new people. She loved the rare excuse to travel dimensions. But some days, Jazz was intimately reminded of why this program was formed in the first place.

Knock, knock, knock.

Jazz looked up from her laptop. “Come in!”

Apple – the ghost of a dryad whose tree was chopped down two summers ago – poked her head in.

“Uh, Lady- I mean, Ms. Phan-, no,” Apple took a shuddering breath. Jazz smiled encouragingly. The girl had only been working here for a season, and already she was making excellent progress. “Ms. Jasmine, there’s a city spirit here to see you, uh, on behalf of a uh, potential client.”

“Thank you, Apple, you can send them in.” Jazz said.

Apple flushed green, closing the door with a sigh. Jazz guessed she had about two minutes before the impromptu meeting began. She used the time to sweep some papers off her desk and into a drawer. It had been some time since she’d had a walk-in like this. Jazz had a strict open doors policy when it came to her office, despite the technical fact that her door was often closed; it was just easier to focus that way! She had no idea why most ghosts preferred to submit claims by mail, really it was much better for them to speak with an officer in person.

Thirty years ago, Jazz would’ve had trouble describing the spirit that walked through the doors. Fifty years ago, even looking at it would’ve been painful. But Jasmine Duchess Phantom had been living in the Infinite Realms for almost eighty years now, and liminal senses reached out subconsciously, cataloging scents and colors that her mortal mind would have balked at.

The shape of a steel-colored skeleton peered out at her from a billowing cloud of grey smoke, which curled around its feet and seeped across the floor. Jazz tasted gunmetal and sugar, smelled stale urine and burned bread, felt desperation-fear-hunger-love crash violently against her. Like a cliff to a wave, Jazz stood her ground, letting herself be tested. This spirit was old and afraid; when it spoke, it spoke in a million overlapping voices.

“My apologies for barging in unannounced, Your Grace. I come before you with an issue of great import. One I have reason to believe our King may have a personal interest in.”

Jazz nodded, “My doors are always open, City Spirit. I’m always happy to help. But before I hear your petition, may I know who I am addressing?”

The skeleton did not move that she could see, but Jazz heard windchimes like chittering laughter.

“I am Gotham, Your Grace. My apologies for my rudeness. I have little reason to travel these days and am unaccustomed to necessary introductions.”

Jazz nodded, committing the name and its taste to memory. “No need to apologize, Gotham. Your situation is not unique amongst your kind. Have a seat,” Jazz gestured at the plush couch across from her desk. “What troubles you so, to bring you so far from home?”

There was more windchime tittering, and Jazz wondered if the spirit was laughing or just readjusting itself on a plane she could not see. A nervous tick, perhaps? Maybe she could send Apple for something to make Gotham feel more at ease. Bullet casings or chocolate chip cookies would be equally soothing to this entity, Jazz guessed.

Gotham folded into itself, form blurring slightly before reforming on the couch, leaned forward with elbows on knees. “Many years ago, a mortal man pledged himself to my service. I accepted him as a City Guard, my mortal Champion. This man has many children who have likewise pledged themselves to my protection.”

Jazz smothered the urge to interrupt. She loathed the idea of child Guards; the fact that this City Spirit was here now asking for help meant that this instance had gone just as well as it usually did.

Unaware of her internal judgement, Gotham continued. “The second child died and revived some seven years ago, I…” This time, the rattling sound emanating from Gotham shook the room with the force of a thunderclap. “You have to understand, I don’t claim kids as champions, so technically he was never even under my protection. And when he came back, he ran! I don’t have power outside the city, you know, so even if, well, it’s not like there was anything I could have done differently,”

Jazz was aware that she was frowning. She could only guess what her aura felt like to Gotham, whose smoky aura was rapidly thickening. A bird puffing itself up to look bigger. A cheap trick. If Jazz were in a more compassionate mood, she might have felt embarrassed at such a juvenile display from a spirit decades older than herself.

“You neglected a child, or-” she cut off Gotham before it could protest, “allowed a child to be neglected. For seven years. What changed? Why petition him now and not then?”

Gotham chittered, “Well, you see, he came back to me just over a year ago, retook his pledge and everything. And, well, things were rough, I thought the fraid was just readjusting itself, but, er-”

“Tell me.”

“Well, the problem is I don’t exactly know what the boy is anymore, but he’s more ghostly than not, and his fraid’s fully human. If this infighting between my Guards goes on for any longer, it’ll tear me apart. I figured The King might want to step in, considering this boy might be a halfa, maybe he could help him and the fraid get back to normal.”

Jazz grinned. “Rest assured, Gotham, The Crown will indeed be taking special interest in your case.” Words dripped from her lips, caustic even to her own ears. “Now, why don’t you go outside and give Apple the rest of the details. I have some visits to make.”

#ghost king danny #dpxdc jason todd #jasmine fenton #jazz fenton #sentient gotham #neglected child au #dpxdc #yeah i'm really excited about this idea. its been cooking for a while now . #its nowhere near complete but honestly i'm having trouble with batfam characterization. if anyones interested in like #cowriting #my dms are always open #unedited

[welcometogrouchland]

I understand that literature nerd Jason Todd is kind of overblown in fanon compared to it's actual presence in canon (a few issues during his pre (and post?)crisis Robin tenure that highlight it) BUT consider that I think it's hilarious if the unhinged gun toting criminal has strong opinions on poetry

#ramblings of a lunatic #dc comics #Jason Todd #batfamily #it's just a fun quirk! it's a fun lil detail and I simply cannot slight ppl for enjoying and incorporating it into works #like obviously jason isn't the only one. I'm a big believer in the batfam having over lapping interests they refuse to bond over #i know dick canonically used the robin hood stories (which are pretty flowery in their language far as i can tell) as inspo for Robin #and i know babs was a librarian and even tho her area of nerddom is characterized as more computery she probably knows quite a lot- #-about literature as well #duke is a hobbyist writer i believe? i saw a fan mention that- which if so is great and I hope he's also a nerd #(i mean he is canonically. i remember him being a puzzle nerd in his introduction. but i mean specifically a lit nerd) #damian called Shakespeare boring but also took acting classes so i think he's more of a theatre kid. #Tim's a dropout and i don't think he's ever shown distinct interest in english lit and i can't remember for Steph? #I'm ngl my brain hyperfocused on musician Steph i forget some of her other interests I'm sorry (minus softball and gymnastics!) #and then Cass had her whole (non linear but it's whatevs) arc about literacy and learning to read #went from struggling to read in batgirl 00 to memorizing Shakespeare in 'tec and is now an avid read in batgirls! #she's shown reading edgar allen poe but we don't know if it's his short stories or his poems #point to all of the above being: i know Jason's not the only lit nerd in the batfam #but also i do need him to be writing poetry in his spare time and reading and reviewing it #jason at the next dead robins society meeting: evening folks today I'll be assigning all of us poems based on laika the space dog #damian and steph who have been kidnapped and brought to jasons warehouse to hangout: LET US GO BITCH #speaking of^ random poem i think jason would like: space dog by alan shapiro #wake up one morning in an unfamiliar more mature body with a profound sense of abandonment. the last four lines. mmm tasty

[leafyforreal]

Unironically the Jason characterization that will make me back-click outta a fic the fastest (besides badly written pit madness) is whenever I see people writing him like he's just down with killing anyone and everyone. I'm specifically talking fics where Stephanie and Tim hang out with him and Bruce is like omg you didn't kill them 🥺

First of all, a couple of issues aside which aren't considered part of Post-Crisis or N52, Jason hasn't ever tried to kill a kid. There's that dumbass Titans Tower issue which was so wildly OOC that they retconned it and literally that's it.

Second of all, Jason's entire point, his entire THESIS in Under the Red Hood isn't "we should kill everyone." It's "we should kill the people who deserve it."

It's such a disservice to his character because it absolutely guts the climax of the entire comic!! Yes, Jason killed people who he believed deserved it, but he doesn't even throw most of Batman's Rogue Gallery in the same category of the people he believes deserves to die!

Jason isn't trigger happy (no matter what certain comic writers in charge of his current storylines want you to think). Jason is a planner. A meticulous planner. Someone who was trigger happy couldn't have planned the Gotham takeover in Under the Red Hood, gotten in control of the drug trade, and gotten Batman and the Joker exactly where he wanted them. Jason doesn't kill indiscriminately. Jason doesn't get "overwhelming pit madness" that is violently triggered whenever he's around a Batfam kid that results in him drawing his gun.

People keep conflating Jason's moral code with some Deadpool shit and I'm tired.

#im taking him away until i can trust y'all with his characterization #jason todd #jason todd meta

[meliake]

If I read one more fucking fic where Tim begs for his life in Titan's Tower I'm actually going to explode like?? READ IT????

Tim is a little fucking shit the entire time, fully confident in his abilities until the very end. And Jason didn't try and kill him, just gravely injured him to send a message, hence the bloody writing. Like guys- he could have killed him but purposefully didn't to prove his point.

There was no moment of regret for him because the 'pit rage' got to him, he was in full control of himself all throughout electrocuting Cyborg and Beastboy, putting Raven to sleep. LIKE GUYS PLEASE JUST READ THE ISSUE I STG

#tim drake #jason todd #batman #red hood #red robin #robin #Its actually getting to be a deal breaker for me in any angsty fic #like Its a post Bruce getting stuck in the timeline fic and a mention of titans tower rolls around and Im like #noooo #how it this gonna play out #and if they talk about 'beating a poor innocent traumatized kid' #I physically cannot read it #Its a sign they dont actually read any comics or underdtand their characterization #LET TIM BE A LITTLE BITCH SOMETIMES #LET JASON CONCIOUSLY MAKE BAD CHOICES SOMETIMES #irks me so bad #sorry Im ranting in the tags #Titans tower

[jooheons]

“Maybe we just never cut deep enough. Maybe we didn't want to.” — Jason Todd (Titans: Beast World Tour: Gotham)

#dailyjasontodd #jasontoddedit #dcedit #comicedit #beast world #tuesday spoilers #jason todd #cn!e #* #i cannot believe we got the best characterization of jason in this event. of all things #the bar is so low but i'll take what i can get!

[aroaceleovaldez]

Jason webweave - (sources under read more)

yippee i have attempted a webweave. this was very fun. i used to make character aesthetics and moodboards and tbh i might get back into it with this.

SOURCES -

Part 1: [The Last Olympian quote] - [Jason Background] - [Up The Wolves - The Mountain Goats] - [Terry Pratchett] - [Youth - Daughter] - [The Lost Hero chapter formatting] - [Andrei Tarkovsky, Journal 1970-1986] - [The Lost Hero cover - John Rocco] - [Coins of Lupa] - ["Singing someone's praises whilst destroying them" quote] - [Yosemite Background - James Lange] - [Jason overlay] - [Always Gold - Radical Face] - [Hollow quote] - [Sweet Hibiscus Tea - Penelope Scott]

Part 2: [SPQR banner] - [Jason nails a bough to the prow of the argo - William Russell Flint] - [The Lost Hero quotes] - [Knight And Dog quote] - [Jason overlay] - [Wolf overlay] - [IMHSBALIDWD - Waterparks] - [Herd dog quote] - [SCA Roman fighting] - [Coins of Lupa] - [Mimi's Delivery Service - Good Kid] - [Take Me To War - The Crane Wives]

Part 3: [The Lost Hero quotes] - [Lab Animal quotes] - [Cuckoo 1] - [Wolf in shipping container] - [Storm background] - [Jason (mythos)] - [Cuckoo quotes] - [Coins of Lupa] - [Wolves biting] - [Cuckoo 2] - [Wolf background] - [Jason overlay] - [Where You Are - Disney's Moana]

Part 4: [Jason background] - [Wolf Children (2012)] - [Lupa] - [Going Postal At The Party - James Marriott] - [You Are Here - James Marriott] - [Your Sister Was Right - Wilbur Soot] - ["What's your wingspan?"] - [Canary in a Coal Mine - The Crane Wives] - ["Everything I love belongs in my mouth, everything I hate belongs in between my teeth"] - [Car Lights - James Marriott] - [Forget-me-nots] - [Coins of Lupa] - [Two gray wolves] - ["I can't remember / I can't forget"] - ["I am very young and learning how to live"]

#pjo #riordanverse #jason grace #webweave #my art #i was very particular in only using my own jason fanart #i dont like to make edits with other people's fanart especially if i have my own #what other characters (or duos or etc) should i make webweaves for [thinking emoji] #also a lot of this is very particularly how i write jason specifically #so i guess here is a window into my jason characterization #a lot of the songs are from my playlists for him

[kermit-coded]

one thing i will say that gotham war got right is the characterization of jason and dick. it balances dick's anger (the scene where he beats the shit out of bruce) with his playful personality and it showcases his protective nature. it shows that jason does care about gotham and that he's a nerd and it retires the tired old "killing vs no killing" argument he's had with bruce forever, turning it into differing viewpoints on what works for gotham (no crime vs harm reduction) in a way that feels in character. idk i just think it was good in that regard.

#i don't know a ton about selina but i also liked her characterization in it #still mad that they didn't have babs in her wheelchair tho #soda speaks #dc #dc comics #gotham war #dick grayson #jason todd #bruce wayne #batkids #batfamily #batfam

[kittykatninja321]

Can I say something terrible. Can I tell you my vision of one sided pre-flashpoint Jayroy. Imagine Roy Harper at his DILFiest. Who wouldn’t be all over that?It’s post-Mia situation so Roy doesn’t trust Jason and thinks he’s a freak unfortunately this does not stop Jason from simping hard. He’s like 5 seconds away from calling him daddy. They’re forced to work together for convenient plot reasons. “We’ll be fine as long you behave yourself Hood” “you gonna spank me if I don’t? “🧍‍♂️” . He didn’t even mean to say that out loud. Oh it’s awful

#I think kind super competent Dilf Roy Harper who’s like 9 years older would activate every neuron in Jason’s daddy issue infested hind brain #to degree that would scare the hoes. I will not go into more detail than that. Lest I scare the hoes #Roy is just trying to survive the mission. Jason has been inflicted upon him like some sort of plague #Jason Todd #jayroy #this gets funnier if it’s an especially deranged characterization of pre-flashpoint Jason

[ahfrickenfrick]

hey did you guys know that alfred and jason share a birthday on august 16th

so don’t think about how alfred finally found a good enough reason to celebrate on his birthday, only for it to be taken away

don’t think about alfred waking up every august 16th to an over excited child, bubbling about shared birthdays and wishes, now only to be met with the cold darkness of the early morning

don’t think about alfred now spending his birthday at a grave, dutifully cleaning the headstone of a child

#man :( #made myself sad god damnit #alfred pennyworth #jason todd #he was the happy robin and i won’t forget it #dc robin #dc comics #batman #dc #batfamily #dc jason todd #jason todd robin #sad headcanon #dc headcanon #characterization

[benbamboozled]

The thing is that DC’s consistent choice to have Jason Todd blame himself for his own murder comes across less as maturity (the intent) and more like his self-esteem is so far down the toilet it’s been filtered through the Gotham water treatment facility and is currently being sprayed over Wayne Manor’s lawn.

#jason todd #robin #red hood #i really fucking hate that nobody addresses this. #like it would be a nice bit of characterization IF THE INTENT WERENT FOR US TO AGREE WITH HIM.

[fandom-drake]

So...

Dick has eldest sibling insecurities where he not only carries the emotional burdens for the whole family but he also has the first to be replaced issues. Robin was his and due to his fight with Bruce he fucked up his relationship with Jason and I don't think he's close to any of the middle kids. Literally parented his youngest brother in place of his father.

Cass was born to be a weapon and trained like it. And while she herself finds killing awful, two of her brothers have done so, one that keeps of doing it. While I don't think Bruce has been too awful to her about it, his strictness of the no kill rule and her own guilt is probably eating at her. Technically around Jason's age but probably not sure how to approach the rest of the family about what they are to her. And her mother trying to get Cass to kill again, as if the act wouldn't destroy her.

Jason was THE original replacement for Dick. And probably thinks his thoughts on the no kill rules have gotten him kicked out of the family permanently. Wasn't close to Dick, messed up with Tim, not close to Cass or Steph or Duke or Damian. Has his own thing going on but still clings to the title of bat. Also general middle child stuff.

Tim has his Canon Replacement issues and his whole lone bird thing because the family kinda did drop him the moment Damian became an issue to handle. Also him having to force hos way into the family as Robin. His parents deaths, teams deaths, Ra being a creep, control issues that caused him issues with atleast 3 girls he was working with in one comic. And Damians whole not a blood son spiel. Again middle child.

Stephanie, who like Tim, caught Bruce at his worst. A villains daughter, stuck in a situation where nothing she does is enough. Also forced her way into the family and died for it at the end. Half the time not even considered part of the family. Are all the middle kids estranged from Bruce???

Duke, first Meta in the family, his whole thing goes against the no metas in Gotham rule. A daylight hero in a family full of bats and night (owls) birds. Again, stepped into vigilantism on his own and the least experienced to boot. Has to work during the day, so awful for social life, probably deals with a shit ton of racism as a Wayne, literally last to join the current iteration of the family.

Damian.... fuck the kids issues have issues. He was very much Dick's Robin and having to work with Bruce now cannot be easy. Has the least connections in the family, had his whole world view about killing turned upside down, arrived after atleast five different kids. Dick took over Batman, Tim took over Wayne Industries and is being poached by Ra's for the league. Jason has all the assassin training he has and Cass is better than him at hand to hand. Steph is already a well respected hero that walked away from both her father's legacy and from Bruce on her own. Duke may be be only neutral for him. Youngest child syndrome too.

#dick grayson #nightwing #cassandra cain #black bat #jason todd #red hood #tim drake #red robin #stephanie brown #spoiler dc #batgirl #duke thomas #signal dc #damian wayne #damian al ghul #robin #dc #batfam #long rant to try n get my current fanfic n canon hcs in order #yes and this is mostly their fanon characterization #mostly because most comics and other canon sources hardy will and can give the whole family dynamic focus

[oifaaa]

why do they keep making my boy the angry robin 😭 robin gives him magic let him be happy ffs. part of the dramatic/sadness is how different jaybird is after the laz pit hhjgjkjj. i had hope for the webtoon but tbh after that it’s just .. nah

Like we get it Red Hood is angry and violent so baby Jason has to be too bc apparently dc writers have never heard of character development everybody has to be the same or else the poor babys get confused but no matter how hard they try they will never convince me that baby Jason was angry violent kid when this is just so much funnier

#ask #anon #oifaaadoodles #dc #jason todd #bc even when Jason was dead I don't remember him being characterized as violent #i know tim and bruce called him reckless i think #but i don't think the angry violent thing was pushed in until red hood came back #idk maybe im wrong #comics get confusing when you dont read them in order

[hood-ex]

Ugh... Catwoman #58 has such fanfic vibes, I can't. Jason keeps calling Bruce "B" and then Bruce gives him a piggyback ride to safety. "Put me down, B, I'm not a kid!" JASON WOULD NEVER. Jason would stab Bruce and then curb stomp him for fucking his brain chemistry over. Then Selina keeps acting like a mother hen as if Jason is her step-son or something. Weird vibes all around.

#i hate this fuckin family 😭 #no but literally this is just disrespectful to everyone's characterization/history #what fucking script are these dc writers following my god. burn it!! #Bruce Wayne #Jason Todd #Selina Kyle #Catwoman 58

[guardianspirits13]

A couple of yassified sticky note doodles of Jason and Ethan 💅

#jason grace #ethan nakamura #pjo #heroes of olympus #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo fanart #pjoverse #nemesis #something something they had to die in order to bring about change #me drawing parallels between two characters who have never met just becuse i enjoy their characterization #i try and make them look their age too when i draw them #they really were just children 😭😭😭 #jess’s art #doodles