Matthew McLeod (Prime Earth)

Commissioner McLeod
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 2011‎-present
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Real Name	Matthew McLeod
Main Alias	Commissioner McLeod
Other Aliases	Red Hood
Affiliation	Formerly Gotham City Police Department, Red Hood Gang
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Formerly Police Commissioner
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Grey
Hair	Grey
Origin
Universe	Prime Earth
Creators	Chip Zdarsky · Giuseppe Camuncoli
First Appearance	Batman Vol 3 #142 (April, 2024)

Matthew McLeod was briefly the Commissioner of the GCPD and leader of the Red Hood Gang.

History

McLeod was appointed to serve as police commissioner after Commissioner Loeb resigned. Following Red Hood One's apparent death at Ace Chemical Processing Plant, Commissioner McLeod took over the gang, filling it with corrupt police officers and switching their focus from big and elaborate heists to smaller, safer and more profitable.

Six months after the Ace Chemical robbery Red Hood One returned, transformed into the Joker. McLeod's second in command Detective Gabris had a major drug bust in the works so McLeod decided to have the Red Hood Gang rob the precinct just after he brought the drugs in and steal both the cocaine and other valuable evidence from other cases. Gabris was supposed to allow time for McLeod to get out of the police station but he jumped the gun. McLeod went for the gun in his desk so he could make a show of trying to stop them, but found a note from Batman revealing that he knew McLeod was a criminal. At the same time, the Joker attacked the precinct. McLeod attempted to flee with Gabris and some of the others but they were confronted by Jim Gordon, who knew they were Red Hoods. Gabris escaped with the loot but McLeod stayed behind to kill Gordon. Gordon eventually defeated McLeod in a gruelling fight, knocking him unconscious in front of the bullpen. McLeod was arrested and went to prison for his crimes.

Possible Futures

In one possible future, the Joker kidnapped McLeod and infected him with a Joker virus spread by laughter, then sent him out to infect Gotham.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Firearms
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)
• Leadership

Related

• 3 Appearances of Matthew McLeod (Prime Earth)
• 2 Images featuring Matthew McLeod (Prime Earth)
• Quotations by or about Matthew McLeod (Prime Earth)
• Character Gallery: Matthew McLeod (Prime Earth)

Footnotes

Previous Commissioner Loeb

Commissioner of the GCPD

Next Commissioner Grogan

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