(Batman analyzes a blood sample of Red Hood drawn from the battle and it matches Jason's. After discovering Jason's corpse is fake, Batman confronts Ra's al Ghul and demands to know the truth. Ra's explains that he felt responsible for Jason's death and, as a peace offering, swapped Jason's body for a fake and revived him in the Lazarus Pit, but following his resurrection, Jason was driven insane and escaped.
After surviving an assassination attempt by Red Hood, Black Mask sets Joker free, tasking him with killing Red Hood. However, Joker instead abducts Black Mask and the drug dealers and plans to set them on fire; Red Hood appears and reveals his real target all along has been the Joker. Batman saves the hostages and Red Hood takes Joker. Red Hood brutally beats Joker in revenge and confronts Batman)
NOTE: This is the same as the animated movie
(Batman and Red Hood fight, and during the fight, Red Hood reveals himself to be Jason. Their fight makes its way to the dilapidated building where Jason is keeping the Joker and ends with Jason holding Batman at gunpoint. Though he has forgiven Batman for not saving him, Jason is upset and angry that Joker is still alive after killing him. Batman admits he has thought constantly about torturing and killing the Joker but will not, fearing he will not stop if he kills even once. Jason tosses Batman a gun and gives him an ultimatum - he will execute the Joker unless Batman shoots him. Batman refuses and drops the gun, causing Jason to shoot at him. Batman throws a Batarang, which jams and destroys Jason's pistol. Defeated, Jason sets off a time bomb and Batman subdues Joker before attempting to save Jason)
(The bomb explodes; Batman and Joker survive but Jason is gone. Subsequently, Joker is returned to Arkham and Black Mask is arrested)
(At the Batcave, Batman does some work when Alfred comes in)
(We see Jason's old Robin suit behind him)
Alfred: Do you want to keep it up, Master Bruce?
Batman: Nothing changes.
(Then he goes into the Batmobile and leaves)
(It is revealed that Batman has made contingency plans in case the Justice League gets out of hand. Tower of Babel style)
YOU ARE READING
Batman: Gotham Shadow
FanfictionYou probably know this was going to happen from a mile away, but I think it's the only way to go in my Batman's arc and my favorite storyline Comic Inspirations: A Death in the Family, Under the Red Hood Screen Inspirations: Batman Arkham Franchise...
