Jason Todd

Jason Todd is a man conflicted by his feelings and his morals. On one hand, Jason believes in right and good, and he wants to be able to bring that into the world and make it manifest. He truly, deeply, and sincerely wants to help people and make a mark on the world that is a positive one. He wants to protect and to lift people up. He especially wants to help children and families, as he never had a family of his own. He cares deeply for the poor and the destitute, as he was raised poor and destitute.

On the other hand, Jason is a realist. He knows that the world is a dark and ugly place. He knows that some people are far beyond redemption. He knows that to make a nice, fluffy and beautiful omelette, you have to kill a few pedophiles and drug pushers. He also has a deeply rooted rage boiling within him, which is compounded by feeling abandoned, forgotten and discarded. He suffers from chronic, suicidal depression, and wrestles constantly his history of abuse and how it affects him today. All of his mental instability, too, was only compounded by the eldritch power that rests within the Lazarus Pit that brought about resurrection.

When it comes to crime fighting, Jason is pragmatic. He follows a strict code, even if most people tend to believe him nothing but a killer. Jason won't kill, however, without knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt that a criminal is both guilty and beyond redemption. He's not going to shoot a mugger in the face. But if someone sells drugs or guns to children, or parents... if they're a repeated murder, or a rapist, or something even worse, then Jason won't hesitate to put them down. He keeps his word, and to those who can see past the accusations of "sick" and "deranged", he can be a good friend, a capable leader, and a tender hearted person. Even a capable and noble leader.