He also has a new cape that is black on the outside and yellow on the inside, similar to the Robin cape. The character has subsequently become a main character in the relaunched Young Justice series written by Brian Michael Bendis. Like Dick Grayson, Jason Todd was the son of circus acrobats murdered by a criminal (this time the Batman adversary Killer Croc), and then adopted by Bruce Wayne. For a brief period when Tim's father found out about him being Robin and he retired from the role, Stephanie temporarily replaced him as the new Robin. As he tries to find a way out, Tim finds Batman but discovers this version of Batman is Tim Drake from the Titans Tomorrow future. Tim decided to retain his position as Robin until he was forced into retirement. Tim Drake: Robin received a nomination for Outstanding Comic Book at the 34th GLAAD Media Awards.[35]. Following Infinite Crisis and 52, Tim Drake modified his costume to favor a mostly red and black color scheme in tribute to his best friend, Superboy (Kon-El), who died fighting Earth-Prime's Superboy. In a final battle culminating in both present and future Titans colliding, the battle ends in a stalemate. 10 Why He Should: The Costume Is Cooler. He was briefly followed in the role of Robin by Stephanie Brown, and later for a longer period by Batman's biological son, Damian Wayne, during the time Tim operated as Red Robin. Drake, along with Dick Grayson, is among the first superheroes to be infected by the Anti-Life Equation. Grant and Breyfogle subjected Drake to recurrent nightmares, from hauntings by a ghoulish Batman to the disquieting lullaby (or informal nursery rhyme), "My Mummy's deadMy Mummy's DeadI can't get it through my head," echoing across a cemetery for deceased parents. After 80. That's how Robin came to be. The character was originally created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger, and Jerry Robinson, to serve as a junior counterpart and the sidekick to the superhero Batman. He later meets up with Terry's brother Matt, who is angry at Tim for wearing his brother's costume and, in private, declares that he should have been the one who succeeded Terry as Batman. Although initially reluctant, Tim Drake allied with Ra's before nearly bleeding to death due to their encounter with the Council of Spiders. He continued to use his bo staff and other assorted equipment. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. In the Robin ongoing series, when Drake had fully transitioned into an adolescent character, Chuck Dixon depicted him as engaging in adolescent intimacy, yet still stopped short at overt heterosexual consummation. [2] Robin's early adventures included Star Spangled Comics #65130 (19471952), the character's first solo feature. [70], Overtime, the character became adept in the usage of technology and became versed in several expressed styles of martial arts such as Aikido, Karate, Boxing, Judo, Kung Fu,[72] Tai Chi,[72] Krav Maga,[73] and esoteric Tibetian martial styles in which includes healing arts (which utilizes pressure points). He's more of a 'fun' character. This Red Robin costume serves as a homage to his first Robin costume. He became the third Robin at a young age, succeeding Jason Todd as Batman's sidekick. The name "Robin the Boy Wonder" and the medieval look of the original costume were inspired by Robin Hood. Tim served as leader of this version of the Titans until 2009, at which point he quit due to the events of Batman R.I.P. As a result of Mister Mind "eating" aspects of this reality, it takes on visual aspects similar to the Pre-Crisis Earth-2, including Robin, among other Justice Society of America characters. [58] During the rescue, Bernard tells Robin that his friend Tim helped him come out and understand himself, prompting Robin/Tim to realize his own identity as a bisexual man. [67], Like Batman and other members of the Batman Family, Tim Drake possess no inherent super-powers and relies on both a combination of his combat skills, technology, and deductive abilities; As Robin, Tim Drake underwent training under numerous masters, including Batman,[68] Nightwing,[69] Henri Duncard,[70] Batgirl (Cassandra Cain),[71] and Lady Shiva. The only exception was the third preorder spot, snagged by Batman #442, the conclusion to Tim Drake's "A Lonely Place of Dying" storyline. Robin would also become increasingly closer to fellow teen vigilante Stephanie Brown, also known as the Spoiler. [25] Later, a return to the title by Chuck Dixon was aborted abruptly[26] upon his departure from DC again. He is also shown to be dating Barbara Gordon, whom he eventually marries. Bat-fans may know that Marlon Wayans was cast as Robin in Batman Returns, though the character was ultimately cut from the script during preproduction. In the DC One Million storyline, members of the Justice League of America encounter a variety of heroes from the future, including an 853rd-century Batman who patrols the prison planet Pluto. But just as he is reuniting with Batman, General Zod escapes the Phantom Zone and kills Tim by piercing Tim's heart with his heat vision. [6][7] With Bruce Wayne's return, Grayson went back to being Nightwing. Tim Drake is Not Robin - Works | Archive of Our Own (December 1991-February 1992) and the six-issue miniseries Robin III: Cry of the Huntress (December 1992-March 1993) both also written by Dixon. The second-season episode "The Best Robin" introduces Carrie Kelly and Tim Drake as their Robins. Drake ultimately defeated his preadolescent fears "somewhat distant from Bruce Wayne" and "not as an orphan." This adult version of Dick Grayson debuted in Justice League of America #55, where he also became a member of the Justice Society of America. Although both Grant and Breyfogle initially believed that their Anarky character could potentially become the third version of Robin, they were quick to support the editorial decision to focus on Drake. For the latter, Grant attested in 2007 that "when the Batman movie came out, the sales went up, if I recall correctly, from around 75,000 to about 675,000." Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man arrived in the second half of 1990, inaugurating six months of Spidermania (or Mcfarlamania, depending on the reader). He appeared to have died during the 1985 miniseries Crisis on Infinite Earths, in which the DC Multiverse was reduced to one Universe, and this version of Grayson, as well as the Earth-Two Batman, were deemed never to have existed. Growing up in Gotham City can becomplicated. That's over, at last. In 2019, Tim returned to his original Robin persona and briefly used the mononym "Drake". The full cowl was replaced with a black domino mask, similar to his previous two Robin costume designs. [56] Tim returns to Gotham and is reunited with the Bat-family, but warns them about Future Tim. Tim goes by many different names and looks. I found that as I went along Batman needed a Watson to talk to. One night while on patrol, Batman and Robin (Tim) would receive news from Oracle that his father needed to see Tim immediately. The new Batman and Robin team went on their first official mission together in the story "Debut,"[18] again written by Grant and penciled by Breyfogle. Tim was also part of the Bat-family's assembled team which went to Apokolips to retrieve Damian's body. However, following the return of the original Wally West from the Pre-Flashpoint timeline, during DC Rebirth, the present resets to accommodate his existence, and ripples across reality end up bring Terry McGinnis back to life, allowing him to resume his role as the Future Batman. Lewis's run as a writer concluded with issue #120. He witnessed the amazing performance of The Flying Graysons. Although Robin is best known as Batman's sidekick, the Robins have also been members of the superhero groups the Teen Titans (with the original Robin, Dick Grayson, as a founding member and the latter group's leader) and Young Justice. Created by Marv Wolfman and Pat Broderick, he first appeared in Batman #436 (August 1989) as the third character to assume the role of Batman's crime-fighting partner and sidekick Robin. Character profile for Tim Drake from Batman, Volume 1: The Court of [31] He subsequently received a story in DC Pride 2022 and his own Tim Drake: Pride Special before DC announced a new ongoing series written by Fitzmartin. [60] Tim would later tell Bruce (and the rest of the Batman Family off panel) about his breakup with Stephanie and new relationship with Bernard before moving to the Gotham marina on his own. Robin (character) - Wikipedia Stephanie Brown is the love interest of Tim Drake, the third Robin, the third Batman and. After failing to foil all but one of the Council's assassination attempts, Tim realizes that the Council will be attacking the League's base, and realizes that he left Tam in danger at the base. Tim Drake, Brightflame. #1 Ever since his debut, Tim Drake has proven himself a worthy addition to the legacy of Robin, despite his occasional use of other aliases in the past.Whether it was Red Robin or even the brief yet laughable codename Drake, Tim earned his status as one of DC's best heroes, but in Future State, he might have chosen to follow a different . In 2015, Drake stars in the new Batman Beyond series. As a team, Batman and Robin have commonly been referred to as the Caped Crusaders and the Dynamic Duo. Inspired by the heroes' exploits, Tim trained himself in martial arts, acrobatics, detective skills, and scholastics to better himself both physically and intellectually. Following the meeting, Tim heads outside Gotham City to an internment camp that is holding all people captured by Brother Eye. Holmes had his Watson. The character has been featured in various adaptations, including several animated television series set in the DCAU beginning with The New Batman Adventures (199799) and also in Young Justice (20102022), and the video game series Batman: Arkham. Just wanted to make sure Damien got a lil love too", "Batman: Arkham City Everyone Probably Gets Robin", "I am extremely proud to announce that I am the voice of Tim Drake (Robin) in #ArkhamKnight! His success on this mission granted Tim the merit to become the new Robin. In the second season, Grayson has become Nightwing, while Tim Drake, voiced by Cameron Bowen, is the new Robin, succeeding Jason Todd, who is already dead by the start of the season. After Drake's confrontation with Ra's al Ghul in Red Robin #12, the costume was slightly altered with spiked gauntlets, a cropped tunic, and a new utility belt. His cape, while still black and gold, is now scalloped to look similar to his later OYL cape. Damian was rescued by Nightwing, who then tries to escape, but was shot down by Black Mask's men. After the death of the second Robin, Jason Todd, and witnessing Batman spiral into darkness, Tim attempted to convince Dick to resume the role of Robin, stating that "Batman needs a Robin". The 1990s comic booming bust had begun. Tim Drake (disambiguation) | DC Database | Fandom In Elseworlds, Robin has been a German immigrant during World War II named Richart Graustark, Bruce Wayne Jr. (the son of Julia Madison and Bruce Wayne), a genetically enhanced ape named Rodney, a samurai named Tengu, a pirate's cabin boy, a girl traveling via space ship to a far-off colonial planet, Bruce Wayne's nephew Thomas Wayne III, MI-6 agent Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's sister during the Reign of Terror in France, and a Native American named Red Bird. The R symbol and the staff were all that was really mine." In the series, Tim Drake faked his death during the war between Prime-Earth and Earth-2 and became a bar owner by the name of Cal Corcoran. In the "Rite of Passage" storyline for Detective Comics, Grant and Breyfogle intertwined 1) Drake matching wits with Anarky; 2) a criminal and anthropological investigation into an apocryphal Haitian vodou cult (revealed by Batman, asserting anthropological and investigative authority, as a front for extortion and crony capitalism); 3) the murder of Drake's mother by vilified cult leaders; 4) the beginning of Drake's recurrent nightmares and trauma; as well as 5) the perspective of a child of one of the cult's Haitian followers, unknowingly and inadvertently orphaned by Batman at the end of the four-issue arc. Tim Drake appears in the DC Bombshells continuity as a former prisoner of Katherine-Webb Kane's orphanage, where he and the others were forced to build robots for Axis supporters. It is suggested that, after a series of examinations, he is freed from the Joker's control although the experience has left him with doubts and he continues to struggle to keep his sanity intact. His costume is returned to a similar look as his original Robin costume consisting of a red torso, yellow utility belt, black pants, green short sleeves, gloves, and boots. Drake contemplated the idea of fear, and overcoming it, in both the "Rite of Passage" and "Identity Crisis" storylines. Unlike his predecessors, Tim is not the most proficient combatant and has had to work on his fighting technique, taking up the bo staff to give him an edge that Batman does not need. He made regular appearances in Batman-related comic books and other DC Comics publications from 1940 through the early 1980s, until the character set aside the Robin identity and became the independent superhero Nightwing. Tim is incapacitated by his future self, as the latter decides to go back in time to kill Batwoman, the apparent cause of Tim becoming Batman. [83] He is currently working as a communications expert, handling satellites and other associated technology. Tim Drake is often seen as the bland middle-child of the Batman Family, and it's true that he's the former Robin with the least defined legacy. [63] But this is made more difficult by the appearance of glowing animals and mudlike creatures that take the form of trusted friends and family. Damian was violent and lacking in discipline and morality, and was trained by the League of Assassins. While his Red Robin suit is similar to his first Robin suit, it has two "R"s as his logo instead of one, to show that he is no longer Robin and now the Red Robin. [64] Tim ultimately realizes that all these events are linked to a villain obsessed with him, with things coming to a head when Bernard gets kidnapped. Batman fired the Girl Wonder for not obeying his orders to the letter on two occasions. The comic book version of Tim followed a similar path. [19] Erica McCrystal likewise observes that Alan Grant, prior to Dixon's series, connected Drake to Batman's philosophy of heroic or anti-heroic "vigilantism" as "therapeutic for children of trauma. Bruce offered Tim a job in his company, which he accepted after he merged it with Lucius Fox Jr.'s company Foxteca and renamed the company Wayne Incorporated. Tim Drake, as Robin, co-founded the superhero team Young Justice in the absence of the Teen Titans of Dick Grayson's generation, but would then later re-form the Teen Titans after Young Justice disbanded following a massive sidekick crossover during which Donna Troy was killed. This leads him to Metropolis, where he is reunited with Wonder Girl and Impulse, and meets Teen Lantern and Ginny Hex. The ongoing series Robin (vol. A few days later, Tim stops a break-in at a Wayne-Powers facility by Jokerz who is attempting to steal a critical component that keeps Brother Eye from detecting Gotham City. The new Batman and Robin team went on their first official mission together in the story "Debut,"[16] again written by Grant and penciled by Breyfogle. This Robin (who calls himself "the Toy Wonder") is a member of the Justice Legion T in addition to serving as a deliberate counterbalance to Batman's dark personality. Batman agreed to mentor Tim, train him, and use his assistance in the Batcave, but at first refused to involve Tim in the field out of concern for the boy's safety, not wanting a repeat of Jason's fate. For Tim Drake, learning everything about his favorite superheroes eventually led him down the . Timothy Jackson "Tim" Drake was the only son of Jack and Janet Drake, and was raised in a wealthy household. Neal Adams redesigned the entire Robin costume specifically for Tim Drake's character, with the sole exception of the redesigned "R" logo by the Norm Breyfogle. For the Swedish cartoon slacker character, see, "Robin (comics)" redirects here. Agender Tim Drake. In Batman stories, the character of Robin was intended to be Batman's Watson: Bill Finger, writer for many early Batman adventures, said:[5], "Robin was an outgrowth of a conversation I had with Bob. He succeeded Dick as the leader of the Teen Titans, and later led his superhero team, Young Justice. Tim Drake is Batman's second kid sidekick to use the Robin identity. As a brutal new Batman, Tim Drake personally hunted down every member of his mentor's Rogues Gallery, turning Arkham Asylum into a cemetery filled with the graves of the original Batman's enemies, whom Tim killed using the same pistol that Joe Chill used to murder Thomas and Martha Wayne when Bruce was a child. Batman investigated the crime and, as his alter ego billionaire Bruce Wayne, had Dick put under his custody as a legal ward. The animated series Teen Titans features Robin (voiced by Scott Menville) as the leader of a team of young heroes; it is hinted in several episodes that this Robin is Dick Grayson. & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tim_Drake&oldid=1162216451, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2017, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0, Master strategist, tactician, and field commander, Utilizing high-tech equipment and weapons, Tim Drake made his live-action debut on the, Robin made guest appearances on other DCAU productions, teaming up with, Tim Drake appears as a supporting character in, A young boy named Tim "Timmy" Drake appears in, Tim appears in one of the alternate storylines of the interactive film, Tim Drake appears as a playable character in, Tim Drake appears as one of the four main playable characters in the 2022 video game, Tim Drake appears as one of the main two playable characters, alongside Batman, in, Tim Drake appears as a non-playable character in, Tim Drake as Red Robin appears as a playable character in, Robin appears as a boss in the mobile game, Aside from the main story, Robin appears in the, Tim Drake, as Red Robin, appears on a card in the iOS version of, Tim Drake, as Red Robin, makes a cameo appearance in, This page was last edited on 27 June 2023, at 18:32. In that crowd, it's understandable that Tim Drake can get . Originally he became the third Robin, following Dick Grayson's ascension to Nightwing and the death of Jason Todd, when he figured out Bruce Wayne's secret identity. [20], In the comics, Tim Drake was a late preadolescent boy who had followed the adventures of Batman and Robin ever since witnessing the murder of the Flying Graysons. He is then captured and placed in a detention center, where he meets Terry's friend Max Gibson and, to his surprise, Barbara Gordon. In the Pre-Convergence timeline of Futures End, refugees from Earth-2 are given a signal from Brother Eye, which allows them into the Earth-0 Universe, but start a war when Darkseid follows them, leading to the deaths of the Teen Titans, except for Drake. Stephanie then stole one of Batman's incomplete plans to control Gotham's crime and executed it. The social anarchist duo adopted the character as their own in the early 1990s, during Grant's shift to libertarian socialism but before his late 1990s emphasis on Neo Tech. Batman saw to it that he was placed in a school for troubled youths. His parents Jack and Jeanne took him to see the traveling circus when he was old enough. By Melanie Earle Published Sep 7, 2020 Tim Drake returns to Robin after Batman and Spoiler force him to drop his much-maligned newer 'Drake' alias in Young Justice #18. After the continuity changes following the New 52 DC Comics relaunch, Jason becomes a leader of the Outlaws, a superhero team that includes Starfire and Arsenal who had spent years with Grayson in the Titans. Following the completion of his mission, Brother Eye sends Tim back to Terry's timeline, hoping to find Terry alive so he can return the Batsuit to him. From his debut appearance in 1940 through 1969, Robin was known as the Boy Wonder. During this period, the character also featured prominently in the comic series Young Justice, written by Peter David, as a core team member from 1998 to 2003. [66] Tim defeats Moriarty and saves Bernard, and the couple confirm their commitment to each other. Robin | DC Animated Universe | Fandom Drake surmised their secret identities with his amateur but instinctive detective skills and followed their careers closely. Tim Drake's Story Continues in New Series 'Tim Drake: Robin' 4 Tim Drake: Never "Outgrew" Being Robin. Tim learns from his future self that Dick, Jason, and Damian all tried to be Batman, but either retired or was forced to be put down by Tim (in the case of Damian). Reasoning that "Batman needs a Robin," Tim at first approached Dick Grayson who had since become Nightwing to ask him to become Robin again. 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