Could Jared Leto’s Joker Be Jason Todd?
The DC universe and its respective fandom have begun to buzz in the wake of Zack Snyder’s Justice League. The four-hour feature neatly set up the SnyderVerse – despite no sequels in the works according to Warner Bros. – while highlighting various events that weren’t depicted on-screen. One reference to Robin in the film’s epilogue has caused an old fan theory to resurface, claiming that Jared Leto’s Joker is, in fact, Jason Todd.
The young apprentice Jason Todd fills the role of Robin after the previous sidekick, Dick Grayson, evolves into Nightwing within The New Teen Titans comic. Todd’s first appearance was in Batman #357 in 1983 but met his demise in the classic story arc A Death in the Family. Todd’s death was at the hands of the Joker, and Bruce Wayne was continuously haunted by his murder – emphasized in the epilogue of Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Despite readers’ dislike of Todd’s character, he was resurrected to become the Red Hood in 2005, filling the alias that many criminals of Gotham assumed before, including the Joker.
Todd and Joker have a lot in common already, but there are many details that add credence to Jared Leto’s Joker being Jason Todd previously. Firstly, Leto’s Joker is relatively young, matching a majority of Todd’s appearances as a late teenager – despite some stories describing boy wonder as much younger. Secondly, Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice features Bruce’s exchange with Alfred as he comments: “How many good guys are left? How many stayed that way?” This could indicate that at some point, Jason Todd became the Joker, making this iteration of the clown prince of crime the most conflicting for Batman.
Lastly, and possibly the most convincing piece of evidence, is the graffitied Robin suit in Dawn of Justice. We know that “Joke’s on you, Batman” was written by the Joker, but if we compare this suit to an image of the Joker from David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, there are two components that perfectly align. Leto’s Joker is covered in tattoos, but he also has a scar on each shoulder that looks like bullet wounds, and they match perfectly with the bullet holes on Robin’s graffitied suit. Leto has already suggested that his Justice League Joker is an “evolution” of his Suicide Squad version, which is a convincing statement to link the two representations of that character together.
Another talking point surrounding Leto’s Joker was the fact that he failed to say, “We live in a society.” The line was included in the trailer for Zack Snyder’s Justice League, but it never made it into the film. Reportedly, this line was a by-product of a mocking meme from 2016 and not part of the film’s narrative.
Next: Gotham Knights – Who Is Red Robin?
Jo recently got served a nostalgia trip playing Sony’s Spider-Man, as it brought back the exhilarating feeling of web-slinging from the PS2 days. While the giddiness of gaming still remains, Jo has put the adult brain to good use by spending the last few years dissecting the games industry and marveling at its insides.
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Could Jared Leto’s Joker Be Jason Todd?
The DC universe and its respective fandom have begun to buzz in the wake of Zack Snyder’s Justice League. The four-hour feature neatly set up the SnyderVerse – despite no sequels in the works according to Warner Bros. – while highlighting various events that weren’t depicted on-screen. One reference to Robin in the film’s epilogue has caused an old fan theory to resurface, claiming that Jared Leto’s Joker is, in fact, Jason Todd.
The young apprentice Jason Todd fills the role of Robin after the previous sidekick, Dick Grayson, evolves into Nightwing within The New Teen Titans comic. Todd’s first appearance was in Batman #357 in 1983 but met his demise in the classic story arc A Death in the Family. Todd’s death was at the hands of the Joker, and Bruce Wayne was continuously haunted by his murder – emphasized in the epilogue of Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Despite readers’ dislike of Todd’s character, he was resurrected to become the Red Hood in 2005, filling the alias that many criminals of Gotham assumed before, including the Joker.
Todd and Joker have a lot in common already, but there are many details that add credence to Jared Leto’s Joker being Jason Todd previously. Firstly, Leto’s Joker is relatively young, matching a majority of Todd’s appearances as a late teenager – despite some stories describing boy wonder as much younger. Secondly, Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice features Bruce’s exchange with Alfred as he comments: “How many good guys are left? How many stayed that way?” This could indicate that at some point, Jason Todd became the Joker, making this iteration of the clown prince of crime the most conflicting for Batman.
Lastly, and possibly the most convincing piece of evidence, is the graffitied Robin suit in Dawn of Justice. We know that “Joke’s on you, Batman” was written by the Joker, but if we compare this suit to an image of the Joker from David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, there are two components that perfectly align. Leto’s Joker is covered in tattoos, but he also has a scar on each shoulder that looks like bullet wounds, and they match perfectly with the bullet holes on Robin’s graffitied suit. Leto has already suggested that his Justice League Joker is an “evolution” of his Suicide Squad version, which is a convincing statement to link the two representations of that character together.
Another talking point surrounding Leto’s Joker was the fact that he failed to say, “We live in a society.” The line was included in the trailer for Zack Snyder’s Justice League, but it never made it into the film. Reportedly, this line was a by-product of a mocking meme from 2016 and not part of the film’s narrative.
Next: Gotham Knights – Who Is Red Robin?
Jo recently got served a nostalgia trip playing Sony’s Spider-Man, as it brought back the exhilarating feeling of web-slinging from the PS2 days. While the giddiness of gaming still remains, Jo has put the adult brain to good use by spending the last few years dissecting the games industry and marveling at its insides.
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