History YMMV / RedHood

** One thing of much content is appearent AdaptationalWimp and AdaptationalDumbass Jason has received since rejoining the Batfamily. Pre-New52 RedHood was a dangerous and competent antagonist that gave a genuine challenge to the batfamily. Meanwhile his post-New52 characterization has largely relegated him to be a tagalong for the other bat-characters, as he lacks any consistent solos that would allow him to be a more independent character.

** One thing of much content is appearent AdaptionalWimp and AdaptionalDumbass Jason has received since rejoining the Batfamily. Pre-New52 RedHood was a dangerous and competent antagonist that gave a genuine challenge to the batfamily. Meanwhile his post-New52 characterization has largely relegated him to be a tagalong for the other bat-characters, as he lacks any consistent solos that would allow him to be a more independent character.

* AudienceAlienatingEra: See [[AudienceAlienatingEra/TheDCU the DCU page on the topic]].

* MemeticMutation: "Red Hood fans hate good writing."[[labelnote:Explanation]]While Chip Zdarsky's ''Batman Urban Legends'' arc for ComicBook/DCInfiniteFrontier is widely praised, especially in comparison to [[DorkAge Scott Lobdell's mostly derided tenure on]] ''ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws'', some Lobell loyalists have vocally disparaged Zdarsky on Twitter, Comic Book Roundup, and Comic Book Resources forums for writing Jason as flawed and allegedly less capable in combat. This led to other DC fans [[https://i.imgflip.com/5hokpw.jpg mocking]] them and [[https://i.redd.it/med9fo7rsw371.jpg making]] [[https://i.imgur.com/rigsHfj.jpeg memes]] about them hating otherwise acclaimed works.[[/labelnote]]

** Grant Morrison's direction for Jason Todd in [[ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsBatman Batman and Robin]] can be divisive. Some, particular newer readers who are familiar with Jason mostly through ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws, don't like that he's a villain. Many others, however, consider it to be a unique and fresh direction that cleverly consolidates all of Jason's history into a single character arc, and makes him an interesting foil to Dick Grayson. A prolonged period of [[SeasonalRot poor-to-mediocre Jason Todd stories]] has left several fans wishing that Morrison's direction was followed up on.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Jason has brutally killed criminals and yet he had garnered a lot of fans willing to overlook his past transgressions and even justifying his actions as if he is only killing criminals who deserve it. Never mind that he has threatened to bomb innocents, attempted to kill Bruce, Dick, Tim, and Damian many times, and even tried to replace Bruce as Gun-toting Batman in [[ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsBatman Battle for the cowl]]. ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws confirms he ''still'' tried to kill Bruce, Dick, and Tim at different points in the past; he's shown to be EasilyForgiven by them.

** Fandom loves calling him Jaybird, and later became canon in ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws.

* MemeticMutation: "Red Hood fans hate good writing."[[labelnote:Explanation]]While Chip Zdarsky's ''Batman Urban Legends'' arc for ComicBook/DCInfiniteFrontier is widely praised, especially in comparison to [[DorkAge Scott Lobdell's mostly derided tenure on]] ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws, some Lobell loyalists have vocally disparaged Zdarsky on Twitter, Comic Book Roundup, and Comic Book Resources forums for writing Jason as flawed and allegedly less capable in combat. This led to other DC fans [[https://i.imgflip.com/5hokpw.jpg mocking]] them and [[https://i.redd.it/med9fo7rsw371.jpg making]] [[https://i.imgur.com/rigsHfj.jpeg memes]] about them hating otherwise acclaimed works.[[/labelnote]]

* SignatureSeriesArc: He has two: '' A Death in the Family'', which tells the story of his tragic death, and ''Under The Red Hood'' for re-inventing him as a villain/anti-hero. Both stories are used as the main templates for adaptations and spinoffs.

** Jason/Roy became this in the New 52 due to Jason supplanting Dick as Roy's best friend and Roy and Kori's RelationshipWritingFumble in ''Red Hood and the Outlaws''. They even co-starred in a comic together, called ''Red Hood/Arsenal'', which amped up the HomoeroticSubtext full-force.

* AudienceAlienatingEra:
** Hey, remember the time Jason became a tentacle monster? [[FanonDiscontinuity Neither does anyone else]].
** His appearance in ''Battle For The Cowl'' as ''Gun Bats'' is regarded as one of his lowest moments by a lot of fans.[[note]]Contrary to popular belief, the story is not written by Grant Morrison, but rather Tony Daniel[[/note]]
** His decade-long tenure under Creator/ScottLobdell is this to a large amount of people.
** His portrayal in ''ComicBook/BatmanThreeJokers'' gets this treatment thanks to his [[{{Squick}} creepy and unhealthy]] one-sided infatuation [[NoYay with Barbara]] and many fans feel he experienced character regression.