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Coventry sack Mark Robins : soccer
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What is so bad about Robins??
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Can someone explain the hate the series is getting? I don’t see it. It’s a fun read and great to see the bat-kids together.
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People are still upset it won the tournament.
Unpopular opinion about the Robins
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I've one of the most hated opinions on the Robins Which is tim drake is the most boring robin out of the 4 male robins
Dick Grayson: is what batman is big, the bright hope and less brutal, the one who doesn't need the scare factor, the one that saw what Bruce did and tried to fix it in his own way, the white knight
Jason todd: is the one who suffered the most, who understood that batman's work isn't good enough, the one who have to take the next step and cross the line if needed to help others, the black knight
Damian wayne: the one who have been raised in the other side, who lived with villians, understood their reasons, then got raised by the bat, who has a different view, the grey knight
But tim is just the "smart batman", his run in the rebirth detective comics, where his future self as batman came to the present represented that he is the "smartest batman" nothing else, which is boring as hell
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“Unpopular opinion” posts the most popular Robin comparison
What are the personality differences of the Batkida as Robins?
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Talking Dick, Jason, Tim, Steph, Damian, and Helena Wayne.
Just as Robins not the grown versions like Nightwing, Red Hood, Red Robin, and Huntress
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Dick was a little bit of a bookworm, also a little bit of a goody-two-shoes in comparison to other hero kids, was very good at projecting confidence, competence, and optimism. He also saw Robin as a way to honour his parents and keep their memory alive by helping others get justice. He was generally considered very likeable by most people who met him. He tried hard to live up to Bruce standards and expectations but also struggled with feeling like he didn’t have enough independence and autonomy as Robin. He was also very very loyal to Bruce.
Jason was very enthusiastic and passionate about being Robin. He loved it a lot, and also was often affected deeply by the problems he saw as Robin. The trauma he experienced before meeting Bruce impacted his personality too: he tended to react more extremely and more emotionally to situations than the other kids did. His relationship with Bruce was overall close and positive, and might have been the Robin with the most straightforward father-son relationship with Bruce.
Tim viewed the role of Robin with a lot of respect and worried sometimes about not being able to live up to the name. He was a pretty friendly person, but he also took his role (and himself sometimes) pretty seriously. And he tried very hard to keep separate parts of his life from intersecting with each other: his time as Tim Drake, as Robin with the Batfamily, and as Robin with his teams. He also put a lot of responsibility on himself to support Bruce and keep him from becoming too self-destructive. His central philosophy was “Batman needs a Robin.”
Steph was different from the other Robins in the sense that she already had experience as a vigilante when she became Robin, but Bruce was very disapproving of her as Spoiler, to the point where he even forced the Birds of Prey (who trained her briefly) to stop training her. So while she was Robin, she was constantly trying to prove herself to Bruce. She was very chatty and cheerful, but also fairly insecure and acted confident to hide it. Bruce said after she died that she reminded him often of Jason.
Damian started out very agressive, angry, and arrogant as a result of his childhood with the League of Assassins. He was constantly having to adjust his perceptions of what he thought was normal or necessary behaviour and clashing with other heroes because of it. He’ll probably always have a tendency to choose violence over any other way of solving problems, but he’s gotten a lot better over time. He had a good relationship with Dick when he was Batman, but his relationship with Bruce is very messy. Bruce often distrusts Damian, while Damian is very insecure about not being able to live up to the legacy of Batman and Bruce’s expectations, and upset about Bruce not seeming to understand him. According to Dick: Damian “bleeds a need to be accepted.”
There isn’t a whole lot of content with Helena as Robin, so I’m unsure of what she was like.
Could someone please explain to me all these Robin's?
Main Post: Could someone please explain to me all these Robin's?
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From top down it is Dick Grayson/ Nightwing, Jason Todd/ Red Hood, Tim Drake/ Red Robin, and Damian Wayne/ Robin. They all started out as Robin and graduated to new alter egos.
Is there any shows that show the stories behind all the robins?
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Can anyone help me find a show, preferably animated or something. I want to see a show where I can see Jason, Damian, Tim and there stories, or how even some of them later became batman, nightwing and red hood. Hopefully one that’s more serious. It could be multiple shows but it would be nice if it was one with a continuation of a story that stays consistent and shows the backgrounds of these characters.
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I don't think there is. Some of the shows like BTAS have Tim and Dick and Barbra, and that's probably the most you'll get in one show. BTAS is the gold standard so you probably should just watch that.
[Batman/DC] What does the general public think about robins?
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Was gonna be only about Bruce but DC In general. Are the general public okay with Bruce taking a 9 year old out to fight criminals??? Is Jim okay with this etc. What about Kid flash and the other kid sidekicks like Speedy
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Robins AFB, Georgia
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I got stationed at Robins AFB for my first base after Tech School. What’s it like over there? Dorm living conditions, In-base and Out-base places to go to? Is it fun or boring over there?
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I’m so sorry.
I mean. It is what you make of it.
But. Just apply for overseas asap and never look back.
I don't get why Robins work
Main Post: I don't get why Robins work
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Robin was created one year after Batman’s creation and boosted the comic sells by a lot with attracting a child audience. So in a way Robin saved Batman books from being canned or the character being thrown into the obscure pulp hero pit so as a concept Robin will always be important.
From the 1940s to 1960s you couldn’t find any Batman comic that didn’t feature the character, they were inseparable until the 1970s when Dick went to college and Batman returned to his Golden Age roots. Dick becomes Nightwing, Jason Todd became Robin then died in the mid-1980s. Fans everywhere including kids are heartbroken and the writers at DC feel bad enough that eventually Tim Drake is created to fill that role. Tim gets 3 mini-series to flesh out his character and gives him a life outside of Batman & being Robin, then it leads to the first Robin solo book that goes on for 16 years. That’s the long IRL history of the first 3 Robins and why DC just can’t scrap them in the comics.
In-story the Robins are supposed to be better than Batman. They have his sense of justice but will grow to be more skilled than him and not have all the Bat angst or broodiness, this clip from Young Justice perfectly says what I’m talking about. They are the light to Batman’s darkness and help balance him out so he doesn’t go too far.
Also in most early modern Robin stories, they wear armor, too skilled to be taken off guard by average criminals or Batman has them stay a little back. This isn’t the case for Damian who is an absolute monster in combat even at age 10.
If you don’t mind a few comic recommendations to help you understand Robin more:
Robin Year 1
Batman Year 3
Batman Second Chances
Lonely Place of Dying
The 3 Tim Drake mini-series’ and his (1993-2009) solo series
Grant Morrison’s entire Batman run