I LOVE JASON SO MUCH and want to second this nomination!
I didn't nominate him myself because I actually think that he's more of an anti-hero than a villain (he PRIMARILY kills bad guys, I'm not going to say a kid killing a rapist is a bad thing) since he doesn't really go out of his way to kill the heroes unless they interfere with him or go after him first. Which, of course they do, because they don't approve of killing at all, even if it's only bad guys that die.
THAT SAID, within the context of the DC universe, he's WAY more to the dark side on the sliding scale of cynicism vs idealism. He's sort of like the Punisher, really, where yes he's killing the bad guys but HE KILLS A LOT OF BAD GUYS, which 'purer' heroes find objectionable?
I actually think in a setting like The Authority, they wouldn't consider him a bad guy, especially since he's back with the Batfam now, but I'm not trying to downplay the fact that Jason kills a lot of people! I just wanted to give more context for why Jason, to me, is more of an anti-hero than an actual villain.
(Closest comparison I can think of is the Punisher and if you've seen the Netflix show, you KNOW that dude's got a body count like a dog has hair. The Daredevil/Punisher crossover ep perfectly demonstrates the line where Jason falls, damned by the angels for slaying the demons.)
Re: Jason Todd (Batman) Roast
I didn't nominate him myself because I actually think that he's more of an anti-hero than a villain (he PRIMARILY kills bad guys, I'm not going to say a kid killing a rapist is a bad thing) since he doesn't really go out of his way to kill the heroes unless they interfere with him or go after him first. Which, of course they do, because they don't approve of killing at all, even if it's only bad guys that die.
THAT SAID, within the context of the DC universe, he's WAY more to the dark side on the sliding scale of cynicism vs idealism. He's sort of like the Punisher, really, where yes he's killing the bad guys but HE KILLS A LOT OF BAD GUYS, which 'purer' heroes find objectionable?
I actually think in a setting like The Authority, they wouldn't consider him a bad guy, especially since he's back with the Batfam now, but I'm not trying to downplay the fact that Jason kills a lot of people! I just wanted to give more context for why Jason, to me, is more of an anti-hero than an actual villain.
(Closest comparison I can think of is the Punisher and if you've seen the Netflix show, you KNOW that dude's got a body count like a dog has hair. The Daredevil/Punisher crossover ep perfectly demonstrates the line where Jason falls, damned by the angels for slaying the demons.)