Batman V Superman: 10 Wild Rumours That Could Happen

3. The Red Hood Will Appear

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Batman’s turbulent relationships with his ever-growing cast of Robins is never as happy-go-lucky as Adam West and Burt Ward would have you believe, and Joel Schumacher’s best left forgotten additions to the franchise barely scratched the surface.

Jason Todd took up the mantle of Robin after Dick Grayson became Nightwing and is famous for being beaten to a bloody pulp by the crowbar wielding Joker by a fan vote (what a lovely bunch). With Robin’s costume on display in the Batcave like a shrine, it won’t come as a surprise that Jason Todd suffered a similar fate in the hands of the Joker, but whether he stayed dead is another matter entirely.

In the comics a dip in Ra’s al Ghul’s Lazarus pit brought Jason back to life who then took up the mantle of the villainous Red Hood and could well be the individual behind the ‘You let your family die’ messages Bruce has been receiving.

However, there’s another Jason Todd rumour that really takes the cake…

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