Batman v Superman: Dead Robin’s Identity Revealed

Clue: It’s Not Dick Grayson

♠ Warner Bros. has finally confirmed the (deceased) inhabitant of the empty Robin suit in BvS: Dawn of Justice is Jason Todd.

The character’s identity is revealed in a Hollywood studio tour video (via Batman-News) at 1:33 below.

“This was one of the big things from Batman v Superman, right across this way. The Jason Todd Robin suit,” the video’s tour guide explains. “Spray-painted on the front ‘Ha ha. The joke’s on you, Batman.’ Those of you that know the storyline, know what happened to this Robin.”

Jason Todd was killed by the Joker in a comic book a long time ago and far, far away (Batman 428), back when dead characters were a relative rarity compared to the ongoing bath of blood the DCU has become. In a grim twist, readers voted on whether Robin should die or not. I guess it’s now up for grabs which Joker killed Todd… Frank Miller stated: “To me the whole killing of Robin thing was probably the ugliest thing I’ve seen in comics, and the most cynical.” Bet he’s revised that opinion over the years. Denny O’Neil said, “It would be a really sleazy stunt to bring him back.” Oops.

Todd was, of course,  later resurrected by means of the Lazarus Pit,  returning as the (increasingly tedious) Red Hood, possibly appearing soon in a forthcoming standalone Batman movie near you. Well, if Ben Affleck’s sad look at the suit foreshadows anything. Sad Ben is quite the thing these days, I understand. Below is the original cover and sequence from Batman 428, for all you Robin/Jason Todd haters.