Jason Todd was the second Robin, replacing Dick Grayson when he gave up that mantle to become Nightwing. Jason was also the most troubled Robin. Having come from an abusive background and thrown too quickly into the role of Robin, he was unprepared for the responsibility and was often brutal when dealing with criminals. Eventually, Batman suspended him for acting as Robin. He was later murdered by The Joker and resurrected to become Red Hood, a storyline which begins with A DEATH IN THE FAMILY.
The mysterious Red Hood returns to Gotham with a vengeance! Former Robin Jason Todd parted ways with the Batman over their vastly different approaches to crimefighting. Eventually, Jason trained himself to be a killer and a mercenary, and he took on a new identity and code name--the Red Hood--in order to strike his own brand of fear in Gotham's criminals. And now Batman must confront old wounds in an effort to stop the masked vigilante Red Hood.