Why Jason Todd and Duela Dent should meet in a more substantial way, a thread

(I’m not counting the stuff written by Lobdell for obvious reason)
First, they both have a connection to Two-Face

Duela is most likely Dent’s daughter and Jason’s Dad used to work for Dent as a goon
Second, both have a connection to the Joker

Duela idolizes the Joker despite the fact that they don’t really now each other (probably as a coping technique) and Jason was well...you know

I just really want them to bond and maybe help each other get over that 🤡
The third reason that if DC really wants to commit to the Batfam vs Jokerfam idea they brought up in Joker War, they shouldn’t ignore Duela
Like, if I have to hear terrible comparisons that dumb both sides down, I want them to be:

Joker-Batman
Harley-Nightwing
Jokers’s Daughter-Red Hood
Punchline-Red Robin

And so on. Nothing else (though someone named Pierrot & another named Mine or smth would be welcome additions)
Also I know people through around “trauma bonding” a lot when it comes to Jason but

Trauma bonding...but it goes somewhere this time
Like, Jason has seen Duela die like three times and DC hasn’t done something with it yet. Do something with a good writer and commit to it. Hopefully it’ll be good
Also like, Duela feels like a character that should be a bigger deal than she is. I know a lot of things connected to Mistah J become popular on accident, but Duela should be one of those things
Also like, Jason has been spinning his wheels for so long bc DC refuses to let him kill (and revive other antiheroes like Koryak and Rankorr without neutering them so we can have Outlaws but they can actually be antiheroes this time)
And like, having him help Duela would certainly be something (and give Jason the chance to move off of the Red Hood mantle that some at DC maybe want)
Like, Duela and Jason have weird similarities that can lead to something interesting if done right
But yeah that’s why I think that. Not really long but I think I got all of my core points down. Thanks for @trippyjokes_ for inspiring me to finally write this thread
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