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So, just like everyone else, I also want to pursue a secondary character. My goal was to have a Marvel and DC character so I could participate on both sides of the spectrum, if you will lol. Here's my submission for a Jason Todd that worked for the Soviets first before defecting back to the US and working against them. Let me know if there are any problems, thanks. 

[hider=Jason Todd][center][b][h1][color=firebrick]J A S O N   T O D D[/color][/h1][/b] 27 (b. 1941)
[i][sub]US Government Agent based in Gotham City, New Jersey
Active since approximately Fall, 1967[/sub][/i]

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[color=999999]Let me begin by saying this; I hate Batman. It's not because he's a bad character necessarily, but it's because I have multiple problems with who Batman is as a character and how writers choose to portray him in his many storylines. This is probably the main reason why I tend to gravitate towards his supporting cast and sidekicks - the villains are probably some of the best ever, as well. With that in mind, Jason Todd is another favorite comic character of mine. Of all the Robins that have existed, I always find myself most enthralled with the Jason Todd character and his tragic story. He was a Robin for the shortest amount of time before being brutally murdered by the Joker, only to be brought back to life and seemingly dicked over by Batman. Now, I know he went crazy upon his resurrection so Batman did what had to be done, but still. I sympathize with Jason Todd and he is probably the epitome of an anti-hero to me. He's a guy who was trained to be a hero, but once the cruel world got a hold of him, he realized that you can't always be the most morally correct even when you're trying to do the right thing. Putting him the era of the 60s provides a few opportunities. 

My intention is to show a Jason Todd who, while still broken at his core, has a change of heart after working as Red Hood for the Soviets and decides to defect and take up a position with the US government in order to covertly battle with the Soviet Union. His previous history would remain intact; he was still trained by Batman and served as Robin for a short while until his death came at the hands of the Joker. He was then resurrected later and attempted to take some form of twisted vengeance against Batman under the mantle of Red Hood, but was ultimately defeated. The difference here is that he took up the mantle of Red Hood and decided to work directly for the Soviets in a bid to somehow satisfy his need for payback against those he felt wronged him. After a certain operation however, he has a change of heart and decides to defect to the US government where he eventually is given a position as a covert agent to work against the Soviets and right the wrongs he committed while under Russian employ. 

To that end, his first arc would be tracking down and teaming up with both Midnighter and Apollo since they were part of the American Soldier program and are both tasked with the same objective as Jason Todd. I'd want Jason to team up with and interact with any characters who are part of the Cold War on both sides. Now, the reason I didn't actually label this concept as "Red Hood" is because my take on Jason would be one who does not desire to hide behind a persona or a secret identity anymore. Also, this is the 60s and being called red anything would surely raise a few eyebrows considering he works for the American government and his history working for the Russians and trying to advance their ideals. 

As far as his abilities are concerned, Jason Todd would bring all the skills and equipment he learned and acquired from his tenure as Robin and he would remain as lethal as he ever was in the comics, meaning he is still not adverse to killing his enemies. I feel like that's an important difference between him and the rest of the Batman sidekicks and Jason Todd without dual handguns is just... Wrong, in my opinion. His character development should take him from amoral agent of the US government to a man who understands why Batman operates as he does and that the whole world is not something you have to distance yourself from in order to live a somewhat comfortable life.[/color]

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[color=999999]I will add his equipment and supporting cast very soon.[/color]

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[color=999999][url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4158765/]Requiem - Corbyn Vesper[/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3769518/]Manifest Anima - Anton Dragomirov[/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3587075/]Kingsglaive - Nero Saxon[/url][/color][/hider]
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This is going to be my first rejection outright—Jason Todd is a legacy character and given Batman’s current state of vigilantism, I don’t think it would be right to have Jason not only be older than the [i]first[/i] Robin but also still have his origins intact. Batman [u]started[/u] his career when your iteration was [i]nineteen[/i] years old. If this was a Batman who has been active since the 1950s I would consider it, but this is most certainly not the case.