Since Ben Affleck showed up in the DC Extended Universe as Bruce Wayne, fans have remained divided regarding his Dark Knight. Zack Snyder depicted him as overly-violent, merciless, and a bit scary in Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, but he returned to his heroic roots by the end of that film and continued in that vein in last year's Justice League.

Affleck's disenchantment with carrying on as the Caped Crusader hasn't been hidden, though. Not only did he famously step down as director of the Batman solo flick, even after Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) subsequently came in, the film has yet to even begin to emerge from the shadows. Affleck has insisted things are going "really, really well," but it's still not certain just who'll be donning the cape and cowl, leaving fans without knowing what to believe.

As for the film's plot, well, after Reeves decided to rewrite the script and throw out Joe Magnaniello's Deathstroke as its main villain, things became even more vague.

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Recently, "A Death in the Family" -- which revolved around Joker killing Robin (Jason Todd) -- was reportedly being eyed as a potential adaptation, though we're still mostly left with a bunch of rumors and speculation. That said, Warner Bros. really should be looking towards using Jason Todd's death to kickstart the Batverse, but not by focusing on the young Robin's violent death. Rather, the best entry point into Batman's world would be through the "Under the Red Hood" storyline.

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The plot of "Under the Red Hood" syncs up perfectly with seeds Zack Snyder previously sowed in BvS. There, we saw a regretful Bruce looking up at a spray paint-defaced Robin suit, hinting that Joker had indeed killed his protege a la "A Death in the Family." The suit was said to be Jason's on a studio tour later on, with Harley Quinn's rap sheet corroborating the young hero's murder in David Ayer's Suicide Squad.

Recently, Snyder implied that the fallen hero might be Dick Grayson. But given that the deceased Robin's identity hasn't been officially revealed, that previous evidence implies it was Jason, and that Nightwing has his own movie in development, Jason Todd's return from the dead is the most obvious and smartest route to take moving forward.

In the comics, Judd Winick, Doug Mahnke, Eric Battle and Shane Davis told the story of Jason's his resurrection in 2004's "Under The Hood," which was then streamlined for DC's Animated Universe in 2010's Under The Red Hood. The animated movie has a gritty tone similar to the DCE, detailing Jason's obsession with killing the Joker and making the Bat-family pay for allowing the villain to remain alive. Following this storyline would fit right in with the vengeful and highly aggressive warpath Bruce was on in BvS, and would thus serve as the perfect point to debut the Bat-family and their struggles in the wake of Jason's death in the DCEU.

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There's a very intriguing duality awaiting the DCEU's Bruce should he face Jason as the Red Hood. It would be a stark reflection of when Bruce himself had to be pulled back from the edge in BvS. In order to save Jason's soul, he'd have to become something more than just a symbol or a teacher -- he'd have to become a father, in the truest sense of the word. This is the only way to help exorcise Jason's demons and ensure his former charge doesn't repeat his mistake of embracing the darkness.

In Marvel Studios' Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the Russo brothers had Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) saving a brainwashed Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), putting his friend before the Captain America mantle, in order to rescue a hero lost in the wilderness. A similar emotional journey would certainly test the Bat-family, as Red Hood stacks up as a formidable threat who knows them all, inside and out. This leaves room to bring in Nightwing to help Bruce, and potentially tie into the Batgirl movie that appears to be picking up momentum once more.

Red Hood waging war on the Bat-family isn't just a civil war for them; it's one for Gotham City as well. Jason running wild and killing criminals could leave Commissioner Gordon and the police force with no choice but to turn on all street-level vigilantes in order to restore order. This problem would tear Gotham apart morally, with some of its citizens certainly endorsing this bloodier brand of justice to make the streets safe, with others protesting it as a step too far. This creates a politically charged affair that goes deep into the philosophies of vigilantism and the damaging toll it takes on the city, physically and spiritually.

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This storyline also has quite a few iconic villains involved -- Black Mask, Amazo and Ra's al Ghul (who used to Lazarus Pit to resurrect Jason) -- who could be used to plunge Gotham into further despair. Such a move would expand the DCEU's stable of vigilantes, because Jason's vendetta, once Gotham can forgive it, lays the foundation for Tim Drake's Robin, the Outlaws, the Outsiders, Gotham City Sirens or even the Birds of Prey to debut.

Last but not least, because this plot heavily involves the Clown Prince of Crime, we'd have a shot at seeing Jared Leto's Joker done right. His Suicide Squad interpretation was very much polarizing but here, Reeves can give us the lethal maniac we're accustomed to in flashbacks, beating Jason with a crowbar in the company of Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn and then using explosives to kill the teenager. It's a chance to course correct the character by shaping him as someone who's less eccentric and more traditional in his murderous ways. If Joker is to survive the Robin he left for dead, he'd need to be a lot more serious after all, because unlike Batman, Red Hood doesn't have that one rule when it comes to killing.