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This Jason/Mia scene always makes me wonder what Jason's intent was. He's telling Mia "You and I are from the streets, for reals, dawg." But that was about it. What did he want Mia to do? What was part two of this plan. Jason has his issues, but he (usually) doesn't act without a plan.

I always got the impression that he wanted Mia on his side. He saw her as a close comrade in arms potential. I also think that perhaps he was looking for a sidekick even then. But not exactly a Robin kind of sidekick. One who brought something much more lethal to the table.
Jason was already in Star City on other business (he had left an arms dealer "high and dry" on a weapons for drugs exchange and I guess that's because he keeps destroying the shipments) and I guess while he was there he figured he'd kill two birds with one stone. That was the sense that I got, anyways.

There's still some question of Jason being more effective than Batman, as he's not afraid of "getting his hands dirty." Which some assume is why they had Jason go crazy in "Battle for the Cowl." They want to avoid Misaimed Fandom

Hmm, I'm not sure why they went the psychopathic monster route with him in Battle for the Cowl. I know Tony Daniel has said he set out to make Jason have no more "grey" , thinking that this would give him a direction, when anti-hero itself is a direction.

I'm probably remembering this wrong, but Black Mask said something to Batman like "The Red Hood did more to hurt me in six weeks than you EVER have.

Black Mask does say that and I'm pretty sure it's in vol. 1 of Under the Hood. (I think.)