#i think every jaybin reference after his death taking after starlin's version of the character does jason a disservice

[warrior-of-storms]

And another thing! For as much as the fandom goes on about Tim being Batman's moral compass after Jason's death, about Tim holding him back from crossing the line, no one ever talks about how Jason did the exact same thing for multiple people.

Bruce

Jade (technically a villain but shh)

Donna

Jason was so opposed to killing and the fact that Starlin's run includes scenes like this (and ofc The Diplomat's Son, which I don't have screenshots from yet) is honestly out of character. If Bruce or Jason were going to accidentally kill someone when Jason was Robin, it would be Bruce.

Okay but do you know what really gets me?

There's no one left in-universe who can or will talk about Jaybin as he really was.

Bruce is the founder of the Jaybin Slander Department;

Alfred is no better.

Dick wasn't around much, didn't know him that well.

If Barbara ever interacted with him in his original run, I haven't found it yet.

I mean, he had some interactions with the Teen Titans, but was he really close with any of them?

I suppose Gordon could, assuming he isn't in on the Jason-bashing. I haven't seen it but I could be missing something.

And, well, Jason... somehow, I don't think anyone's asking Jason what he was like as a kid, nor is he really a reliable source. Autobiographical memory is weird.

No one in-universe will ever really talk about this bright, friendly, eager kid, and it's a tragedy.

He was smart and clever and had so much compassion.

He wanted so badly to help people, and he found joy in his work as Robin.

He had a dramatic flair and he was kind of a nerd and he was really funny on occasion.

He was so deeply, fundamentally good, and the fact that somehow his legacy has been twisted into one of anger and recklessness is honestly a crime.

It makes me so desperately sad that there's not a single character who can even start to undo the lasting damage of a four-decade smear campaign against a kid who did nothing to deserve it.