The heavens begin with the king of gotham

Chapter 494 The Second Generation Robin
"So, you decided to adopt this child?"

In Gotham Manor, Li Ming asked as he looked at Jason who was brought over by Bruce to pay homage to the dock.

Two months had passed since the car theft incident, and as fate would have it, Bruce finally decided to let Jason stay by his side.

"Yes."

Bruce answered.

"I originally fostered Jason in an orphanage in Gotham, but I didn't expect that the person in charge there turned out to be a hidden criminal, and Jason helped me catch him."

"I just didn't feel comfortable letting Jason go anywhere else, so I decided to adopt him."

In front of Jason, Bruce still had things on his mind that he couldn't say out loud.

What he was actually worried about was that he was afraid that Jason would be contaminated by the external environment.

Jason Todd's character is completely opposite to Dick's. Dick is gentle to others, but Jason is very violent. However, Jason's talents in combat skills and mobility are particularly amazing. He is really the material of a super criminal or superhero.

It's just that Bruce is the prosperous side of Gotham, while Jason is the dirtiest side of Gotham.

The King of Gotham's journey from a young boxer hunted by gangsters to his current status is a household name.

Of course he could see that both Bruce and Jason himself had the desire to let Jason become Robin.

Jason was extremely moved. He grew up in New Gotham. He had the impression that his mother passed away very early, and his father was a typical domestic violence man who soon died in a gang fight.

"Anyone who works hard to protect Gotham is a member of the Gotham family." Li Ming explained with a smile.

Jason felt that he would always remember Li Ming's words.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to survive in New Gotham.

This is not an insult, but a realistic statement.

Not to mention that around Gotham, especially among the people at the bottom, the most influential person is not Batman or Jerome, but Li Ming!

Only now, he could finally relax.

Bruce and Li Ming were the first people in his life who made him feel the warmth of home.

They say Bruce is the son of Gotham, but Jason also deserves this title.

This is the importance of having a good reputation, and being favorably favored by the younger generation of superheroes from all walks of life.

"Welcome to the Gotham family, Jason!"

Li Ming took out a circular emblem and handed it to him. There was a capital R on the emblem.

And what did Li Ming say?
Gotham family?

If Bruce grew up drinking Gotham's milk, then Jason grew up eating Gotham's shit.

New Gotham is the dark side of Gotham. Jason has been there since he was a child and has seen countless ugly and dark things. This is also the main reason for his violent and rebellious character.

The smile on Li Ming's face surprised Jason. He didn't expect the King of Gotham to accept him so quickly.

Because finally there is a new family willing to accept him, the kind he never dared to dream of.

Jason looked at Li Ming with admiration, his eyes full of excitement at seeing his idol.

Welcome to the Gotham family.

Just hearing about Jason makes me full of motivation. I want to pass the training immediately and officially become the Robin who guards Gotham!

Li Ming felt secretly happy when he saw Jason who looked like he had been given blood.

Children are easy to fool.

He doesn't need to say too much, he can conquer himself.

But Jason’s personal experience is really hard to describe.

If Dick is the most famous Robin, then Jason is the worst Robin.

Whether in comics or outside comics.

The second generation of Robin was originally created to fill the vacancy after Dick became Nightwing, so Jason's initial character was almost modeled on Dick.

They are both members of the circus, both helped Batman investigate crimes and were adopted, and they even have similar personalities. This was naturally dissatisfied by fans, so Jason's origin story was constantly revised and he became a rebellious teenager.

In fact, by this period, fans began to accept the second generation of Robin. Even many children who had just read comics liked this young hero who had his own opinions and dared to challenge Batman's authority.

Of course, parents may not like it very much.

It's just that Jason's biggest enemy is not fans or parents. He faces countless times more terror than Darkseid and the Anti-Monitor, because the one who is most malicious to him is the DC editor!

There were some editors in DC Comics at that time who hated the second generation Robin very much and were determined to write him off.

Finally, in 1988, DC Comics opened a telephone voting for readers, allowing the audience to choose whether Jason should live or die.

In the end, the second generation Robin was directly voted to death by the audience with a narrow gap of 5343:5271!
However, it later emerged that Jason's anti-fans were constantly swiping votes. If these interferences are eliminated, the true voting results are still unknown.

But no matter what, Jason can be regarded as the first character in the American comic circle to suffer from online violence.

It's just that in Li Ming's view, the DC editor has a bigger blame.

The so-called telephone voting is nothing more than a gimmick and a successful marketing effort.

This incident hurt not only the second-generation Robin, but also the fans of the second-generation Robin.

Most of the fans of teenage superheroes are children. Think about the possibility that one day children will see the characters they consider heroes die.

So I cried and begged my parents to make a phone call and vote for "birth". Only after hanging up the phone could I breathe a sigh of relief.

But in the next comic, the children saw in despair that Robin was still dead. When they cried sadly, they had to be spoken to.

You fans voted for it yourself.

They thought they could save their own Robin, but in the end they discovered that the decision was not in their hands.

Although Jason was killed by the Joker in the comics, the real Joker is the fans who are busy working to save the second generation Robin in reality.

Everybody hates clowns, everybody is a clown.

This may well be the first time children experience the cruelty of reality.

No wonder so many people like clowns. If you want to be cruel, be cruel to the end.

Moreover, the positive character will be stabbed. If I am a fan of the villain, I will not be stabbed in the back.
Compared with other versions of Jason, the Jason in the Gotham universe is much luckier.

The rest of Wayne Manor also welcomed Jason's arrival.

Alfred had tidied up the room early, and Dick even trained with Jason.

But Li Ming suddenly winked at Bruce.

"You brought another child home, what did Selena say?"

Bruce is 32 years old this year, and Selena is slightly older than Bruce. The two have always maintained an ambiguous relationship, but they are not getting married.

Because Bruce knows that Gotham, especially New Gotham, needs Batman, and he is afraid that having family ties will make him lose the courage to put on the Bat suit.

No matter what happens, we have to wait until he finds a successor.

However, both Afu and Dick regarded Selina as a member of the Wayne family, even half of the hostess.

"Um...I'll tell her."

Bruce touched his nose, feeling unusually embarrassed.

Li Ming knew that Selina would certainly not have a problem with Jason, but a certain Dark Knight who was hanging on others and never giving results might not have a good face.

But Bruce is indeed not ready to be a husband, but Jason is a little misunderstood.

He thought Catwoman didn't like him.

Fortunately, the warm-hearted Dick stepped forward in time to dispel his concerns.

"Snapped!"

Dick patted Jason's shoulder and gave him a bright smile.

"Don't be afraid, I will protect you from now on!"

(End of this chapter)