History WesternAnimation / BatmanUnderTheRedHood

* GenderFlip: In the original comic, Ms. Li is a '''Mr.''' Li. As the only female character was cut due to AdaptationDistillation, the gender change was likely to prevent the entire cast from being all-male.

* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: All over the place, though because most of it happens just offscreen, Red Hood ''setting a guy on fire'' by shattering a lit Molotov Cocktail in the guy's hand, is unnerving. And [[spoiler: The Joker slitting one of Black Mask's mook's throat with a broken glass]]

** Also, [[spoiler: when Jason is resurrected in the Lazarus Pit, he attacks Ra's men in an insane rage. One of whom, has the unlucky distinction of having Jason gouging his eyes, with his thumbs.]]

** What Black Mask threatens his newest mook with whist gawking at his unusual appearance:

** NeilPatrickHarris [[SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries once played]] a [[DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog superbeing before.]]

* SadisticChoice

A film in the DCUniverseOriginalAnimatedMovies line based on {{Batman}}. It's mainly an adaptation of elements from ''A Death in the Family'' and the more recent ''Under The Hood'' comic series, from which it derives its title. It goes for DarkerAndEdgier and is one of the darker and more brutally violent DC Animated films. Voice actors include BruceGreenwood as Batman, JensenAckles as the Red Hood, NeilPatrickHarris as Nightwing, and JohnDiMaggio as the Joker.

* AdaptationDistillation[=/=]PragmaticAdaptation: The works the film is based on are mostly adapted very well and quite faithfully, but the movie changes a few of the sillier or more complex aspects. From ''{{A Death in the Family}}'', the political aspect of the Joker getting diplomatic immunity [[spoiler: for Jason's death]] because he became an ambassador for the Ayatollah was understandably dropped. As was the bit about SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker selling a nuke to Arab terrorists. And the search for Jason Todd's mother among an Israeli Mossad agent, Lady Shiva, and a back-alley abortionist working as an aid relief worker. Actually, after taking out the silly parts from ''{{A Death in the Family}}'', basically all that was left was [[spoiler: about 5 minutes of SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker beating the crap out of Jason Todd with a crowbar]]. The major change from ''Under The Hood'' was using a completely different explanation for [[spoiler:Jason's resurrection, instead of the whole "coming back from the dead via [[InfiniteCrisis Superboy-Prime Punch]]" thing.]]. [[spoiler: SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker]] now has a larger role, and Black Mask's characterization has been somewhat changed [[hottip:*: from a DangerouslyGenreSavvy MagnificentBastard and a BadBoss and HeManWomanHater who murders all of his lieutenants on a whim and is every bit as evil, dangerous and crazy as TheJoker-; to a SurroundedByIdiots-type with a HairTriggerTemper who grudgingly respects his right-hand woman and only beats his minions up- and only when he is angry (which is often, mind you)- rather than killing them left, right and centre, and is forced by desperation, and against his better judgement, to hire a "certified psychotic" like the Joker, who promptly betrays him]].

* AdaptationDistillation[=/=]PragmaticAdaptation: The works the film is based on are mostly adapted very well and quite faithfully, but the movie changes a few of the sillier or more complex aspects. From ''A Death in the Family'', the political aspect of the Joker getting diplomatic immunity [[spoiler: for Jason's death]] because he became an ambassador for the Ayatollah was understandably dropped. As was the bit about SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker selling a nuke to Arab terrorists. And the search for Jason Todd's mother among an Israeli Mossad agent, Lady Shiva, and a back-alley abortionist working as an aid relief worker. Actually, after taking out the silly parts from ''A Death in the Family'', basically all that was left was [[spoiler: about 5 minutes of SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker beating the crap out of Jason Todd with a crowbar]]. The major change from ''Under The Hood'' was using a completely different explanation for [[spoiler:Jason's resurrection, instead of the whole "coming back from the dead via [[InfiniteCrisis Superboy-Prime Punch]]" thing.]]. [[spoiler: SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker]] now has a larger role, and Black Mask's characterization has been somewhat changed [[hottip:*: from a DangerouslyGenreSavvy MagnificentBastard and a BadBoss and HeManWomanHater who murders all of his lieutenants on a whim and is every bit as evil, dangerous and crazy as TheJoker-; to a SurroundedByIdiots-type with a HairTriggerTemper who grudgingly respects his right-hand woman and only beats his minions up- and only when he is angry (which is often, mind)- rather than killing them left, right and centre, and is forced by desperation, and against his better judgement, to hire a "certified psyhotic" like the Joker, who promptly betrays him]].

** NeilPatrickHarris once played a [[DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog superbeing before.]]

** NeilPatrickHarris once played a [[DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog supervillan before.]]

*** If that sounds bad, it's worse when you realize he did so with the full weight of his body. [[{{Squick}} "POP" is what comes to mind.]]

* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: Jason Todd.]]

* DownerEnding: Because, after all is said and done, [[spoiler:''nothing'' changed.]]

* AntiVillain: Again, Red Hood. He is ultimately revealed as a [[spoiler: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type II]].]]

--> [''A helicopter Nightwing and Batman just grappled starts to crash and fall to the street bellow'']
--> '''Nightwing''': [''referring to the grapple line attached to to copter''] Is that gonna hold?

** Riddler makes a nonspeaking appearance in flashback. Bruce Timm is credited as his voice actor, despite the sum total of his lines being [[TheVoiceless grunts as he's being pummeled]].

* ContinuityNod: Names such as The Penguin, Harvey Dent and the Scarecrow are bandied about by [[spoiler: Jason]], and he also references "friends [Joker] has crippled". The Joker's quip about the camera could also be a veiled reference to the events of ''TheKillingJoke''.

** The powers that Amazo uses (super strength, flight, laser eyes) were most likely absorbed from {{Franchise/Superman}}

** The powers that Amazo uses (super strength, flight, laser eyes) were most likely absorbed from Franchise/Superman

* DownerEnding: Because, after all is said and done, ''nothing'' changed.

** Or that [[spoiler:the character he'll be playing [[{{Foreshadowing}} is the one who just "died"]]]].
* AdaptationDistillation[=/=]PragmaticAdaptation: The works the film is based on are mostly adapted very well and quite faithfully, but the movie changes a few of the sillier or more complex aspects. From ''A Death in the Family'', the political aspect of the Joker getting diplomatic immunity [[spoiler: for Jason's death]] because he became an ambassador for the Ayatollah was understandably dropped. As was the bit about SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker selling a nuke to Arab terrorists. And the search for Jason Todd's mother among an Israeli Mossad agent, Lady Shiva, and a back-alley abortionist working as an aid relief worker. Actually, after taking out the silly parts from ''A Death in the Family'', basically all that was left was [[spoiler:about 5-minutes of SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker beating the crap out of Jason Todd with a crowbar]]. The major change from ''Under The Hood'' was using a completely different explanation for [[spoiler:Jason's resurrection, instead of the whole "coming back from the dead via [[InfiniteCrisis Superboy-Prime Punch]]" thing.]]. [[spoiler:SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker]] now has a larger role, and Black Mask's characterization has been somewhat changed [[hottip:*: from a DangerouslyGenreSavvy MagnificentBastard and a BadBoss and HeManWomanHater who murders all of his lieutenants on a whim and is every bit as evil, dangerous and crazy as TheJoker-; to a SurroundedByIdiots-type with a HairTriggerTemper who grudgingly respects his right-hand woman and only beats his minions up- and only when he is angry (which is often, mind)- rather than killing them left, right and centre, and is forced by desperation, and against his better judgement, to hire a "certified psyhotic" like the Joker, who promptly betrays him]].

* AntiHero ([[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type IV or Type V]]): Red Hood.

* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead: Jason Todd.]]

* BadassBoast: Red Hood claims that he beheaded all the mob lieutenants in two hours, and can do a lot worse in a whole evening.

* BatmanGambit: Despite this being a Batman movie, it wasn't played by Batman but by the Red Hood. Everything the Hood did in the events of the film, was to get [[spoiler:Black Mask desperate enough to release Joker, so the Red Hood could provide Batman with his SadisticChoice.]]

* BoundAndGagged: Pretty much everyone who [[spoiler:works for Red Hood or Black Mask]].

-->''A helicopter Nightwing and Batman just grappled starts to crash and fall to the street bellow''\\
'''Nightwing''': (''referring to the grapple line attached to to copter'') Is that gonna hold?\\
'''Batman''': No. (''runs off after the helicopter, grabbing the grapple gun right out of Nightwing's hands'')\\
'''Nightwing''': So you want me to--? Should I--? Okay... I'll just take care of this.
* CameBackWrong: Played with. [[spoiler:While Ra's al Ghul believes Jason CameBackWrong, going berserk after his dip in the Lazarus Pit, it's later suggested by Jason that it may not be that easy.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Jason Todd''': Oh, you got to talking with Ra's, huh? Does it make it easier for you to think my little dip in his fountain of youth turned me rabid? Or is this just the real me?]]

** Talia Al'Ghul and Ubu.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: [[spoiler:Black Mask frees Joker from imprisonment so that he can kill Red Hood. Instead, Joker tries to kill him and all of his associates.]]

* ContinuityNod: Names such as The Penguin, Harvey Dent and the Scarecrow are bandied about by [[spoiler:Jason]], and he also references "friends [Joker] has crippled". The Joker's quip about the camera could also be a veiled reference to the events of ''TheKillingJoke''.

** The powers that Amazo uses (super strength, flight, laser eyes) were most likely absorbed from SuperMan

* CrazyPrepared: It's a Batman adaptation, so this one is a given, but special mention must be made of Red Hood's helmet. It has a remote-detonated bomb in it. For all those times when he wants to remove his helmet and roll it toward his adversary. He also wears a mask under his mask.

-->'''Nightwing''': Need a hand?\\
'''Batman''': No.\\
'''Nightwing''': Okay...well...how 'bout I just stick around and watch?

-->'''Druglord''': You wanna die? There are easier ways to kill yourself!\\
'''Red Hood''': Yeah, like yelling at the guy who's holding the AK-47.

-->'''Black Mask''': When he shows up to shut us down, have a party waiting for him. And when I say party, [[DontExplainTheJoke I actually mean a whole lot of people who are gonna kill him!]]\\
'''[[DeadpanSnarker Ms. Li]]''': I figured.

** Alfred, upon seeing the results of [[spoiler:[[BackFromTheDead a certain DNA test.]]]]

-->'''Nightwing''': Lasers! He's got lasers!

-->'''Black Mask''': You. New guy.\\
'''New Guy''': Sir!\\
'''Black Mask''': Don't be nervous, kid. But if you keep staring at me like that... I'm gonna cut your eyes out.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Jason in the prologue. He sees the timer, knows he can't escape, and his only reaction is a widening of the eyes, before resignation sinks in.]]

* FlashBack

* GroinAttack: In the flashback, kid Jason kicks The Riddler in the cojones. [[spoiler:Later, as an adult, he threatens the Joker with a gun]]:
-->[[spoiler:'''Jason''': You be as quiet as possible, or I'll put one in your lap first.]]

* HeyItsThatVoice!: [[Film/StarTrek Captain Christopher Pike]] is Batman.
** [[DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog Dr. Horrible]] is Nightwing.
** [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Phineas]] is not only Robin, but apparently grows up to be [[{{Supernatural}} Dean Winchester.]]
** [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]] is [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Jake]] is [[SamuraiJack The Scotsman]] is SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker. Seriously, this guy is awesome.
** [[TheScorpionKing The Sorceress]] is Black Mask's assistant.
** [[HarryPotter Lucius Malfoy]] / [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Admiral Zhao]] is Ra's al Ghul.
** [[LiloAndStitch Gamtu]] IS the East Quarter Drug Trade!

* IronicEcho: At the beginning of the film when the Joker is [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown having a one-sided discussion with Jason]], he asks him if the beatings hurt. [[spoiler:After the Joker has been captured by the Hood, he gets asked the same question. Both questions are followed by crowbar related violence.]]
* JokerImmunity: Obviously, since the Joker is around. [[spoiler:Jason's FaceHeelTurn is mostly motivated by the fact that he's furious that Batman didn't avenge him by killing the Joker.]]
** The trope is given a serious LampshadeHanging from [[spoiler:Jason]].
-->'''[[spoiler:Jason]]''': [[spoiler:Bruce, I forgive you for not saving me.]] But why? Why on God's earth is [[JokerImmunity he still alive?]]

** Red Hood. According to the movie, there had been many previous Red Hood villains, [[spoiler:the most notable of which was the Joker before his chemical accident.]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Ra's Al Ghul does this twice in the movie and for different reasons each time.
* MyGreatestFailure: Batman believes Jason's death to be this. [[spoiler:It still is to him by the end of the film.]]
--->[[spoiler:'''Batman:''' This doesn't change anything. ''[quietly, to himself]'' It doesn't change anything at all.]]

** [[spoiler:The news didn't say that the Red Hood was found after the end of the battle... and Batman didn't find him...]]
** A more straight forward example was earlier in the film when [[spoiler: Ra's says they never found Jason's body after he jumped out the window.]]

* NotSoStoic: Ms. Li understandably drops her unnervingly-calm demeanor once [[spoiler:she's BoundAndGagged by the Joker]].

** Batman's look of shock when he processes the audio of Red Hood's taunt, and discovers that the last word was [[spoiler: "Bruce", [[CaptainObvious indicating Red Hood knows Batman's identity]].]]

--> '''Joker:''' "So, what's the plan? Slumber Party? Charades? A little Truth or Dare? YES! I'll start with dare!"\\
(Red Hood pulls out a crowbar)\\
'''Joker:''' "Or maybe I'll just go with truth."

* RunningGag: "More classy maitre'd than motorcycle fetish. Kids today."

--->[[spoiler: '''Jason''': What? Your moral code just won't allow for that? It's too hard to "cross that line"?]]\\
[[spoiler: '''Batman''': No! ''God'' almighty!... No. It'd be too damned '''easy'''. All I have ''ever'' wanted to do is kill him. A day doesn't go by I don't think about subjecting him to every horrendous torture he's dealt out to others and then... ''end'' him. [...] But if I do that, if I allow myself to go down into that place... I'll never come back. ]]

-->Fleeing Thug 1: "I think I lost him, you think I lost him?"\\
Fleeing Thug 2: "I think you lost him... I think we're good."\\
''Batman immediately lands on the hood of their getaway truck''

* TroublingUnchildhoodBehavior: Jason breaks a thug's collarbone as a young boy, under the impression that the man deserved it.

* WhamLine: "You haven't lost your touch, [[spoiler:Bruce]]."

** Red Hood's primary motivation for clashing with Batman. The twist is [[spoiler:that he isn't pissed at Batman for not saving him, he's pissed at him for not killing the Joker in the wake of his murder.]]

* AdaptationDistillation[=/=]PragmaticAdaptation: The works the film is based on are mostly adapted very well and quite faithfully, but the movie changes a few of the sillier or more complex aspects. From ''A Death in the Family'', the political aspect of the Joker getting diplomatic immunity [[spoiler: for Jason's death]] because he became an ambassador for the Ayatollah was understandably dropped. As was the bit about SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker selling a nuke to Arab terrorists. And the search for Jason Todd's mother among an Israeli Mossad agent, Lady Shiva, and a back-alley abortionist working as an aid relief worker. Actually, after taking out the silly parts from ''A Death in the Family'', basically all that was left was [[spoiler:about 5-minutes of SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker beating the crap out of Jason Todd with a crowbar]]. The major change from ''Under The Hood'' was using a completely different explanation for [[spoiler:Jason's resurrection, instead of the whole "coming back from the dead via [[InfiniteCrisis Superboy-Prime Punch]]" thing.]]. [[spoiler:SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker]] now has a larger role, and Black Mask's characterization has been somewhat changed [[hottip:*: from a DangerouslyGenreSavvy MagnificentBastard and a CompleteMonster BadBoss and HeManWomanHater who murders all of his lieutenants on a whim and is every bit as evil, dangerous and crazy as TheJoker-; to a SurroundedByIdiots-type with a HairTriggerTemper who grudgingly respects his right-hand woman and only beats his minions up- and only when he is angry (which is often, mind)- rather than killing them left, right and centre, and is forced by desperation, and against his better judgement, to hire a "certified psyhotic" like the Joker, who promptly betrays him]].

A film in the DCUniverseOriginalAnimatedMovies line based on {{Batman}}. It's mainly an adaptation of elements from ''A Death in the Family'' and the more recent ''Under The Hood'' comic series, from which it derives its title. It goes for DarkerAndEdgier and is one of the darker and more brutally violent DC Animated films. Voice actors include BruceGreenwood as Batman, NeilPatrickHarris as Nightwing, JensenAckles as the Red Hood, and JohnDiMaggio as the Joker.

* CrazyPrepared: It's a Batman adaptation, so this one is a given, but special mention must be made of Red Hood's helmet. It has a remote-detonated bomb in it. For all those times when he wants to remove his helmet and roll it toward his adversary.

* TimeshiftedActor: Jason Todd is played by no less than 3 actors; [[spoiler: one as a kid, one as a teen, and one as an adult.]] And the first one is Alex Martella, [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Vincent Martella's]] little brother, and ''he'' played Robin's teen incarnation! They got to work in the booth together!