Dick Grayson[]
History[]
Dick Grayson as Nightwing
Dick Grayson was the son of circus trapeze artists John and Mary Grayson, and trained from early childhood as an acrobat. Orphaned when the Flying Graysons were murdered on the orders of gangster Boss Zucco, Dick was taken in by millionaire Bruce Wayne, AKA Batman, and began living a double life as Bruce's ward and Batman's junior partner, Robin. Years later, he outgrew the Robin identity and became Nightwing, leader of the Titans, while the Robin mantle was passed on to a succession of others including Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown and Damian Wayne.
Powers and abilities[]
Abilities
Acrobatic ability; armed and unarmed combat
Paraphernalia[]
Transportation
Dick used to ride a customised motorbike, his "Robin Cycle".
Weapons
As Nightwing, a pair of batons.
Notes[]
Most of Robin's appearances in British comics have been reprints of American material, but the Dick Grayson version of the character did appear in UK originated text stories in several of the Batman Annuals.
Trivia[]
Earth Two Robin
An older version of Dick Grayson, who had begun his career as Robin in 1940, operated as a member of the Justice Society of America on the parallel world of Earth Two. He was crushed to death by a falling building in 1986.
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Jason Todd[]
History[]
Jason Todd, the second individual to become Robin, was originally a red haired orphan adopted by Bruce Wayne who took on the Robin mantle (and dyed his hair black) in order to save Batman from The Joker. Later, the reality warping event known as the Crisis on Infinite Earths rewrote his history; now, Jason was a street kid taken in by Batman in order to rehabilitate him after he caught him stealing the tyres from the Batmobile!
Jason was eventually beaten to death by the Joker, but was later resurrected. he adopted the name of the Red Hood, and became a vigilante who now has a...difficult..relationship with Batman.
Powers and abilities[]
Abilities
Acrobatic ability
Weaknesses
Overconfidence
Paraphernalia[]
Weapons
As Red Hood, various. As Robin, none.
Links[]
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Tim Drake[]
History[]
Tim Drake was a brilliant young man who worked out Batman's secret identity, and those of the first two Robin's, simply by deductive reasoning. He became concerned that Batman was losing control after Jason Todd's death, and tried to persuade Dick Grayson to resume the Robin identity in order to help him; instead, Grayson suggested that Tim do the job himself. He proved to have a natural aptitude for it, becoming arguably the most capable of the Robins.
Powers and abilities[]
Abilities
Acrobatic ability; detective skills
Paraphernalia[]
Transportation
Redbird (car)
Weapons
Batons; R shaped throwing stars
Links[]
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Damian Wayne[]
History[]
Damian is the son of Bruce "Batman" Wayne and the assassin Talia Al Ghul, and the grandson of would-be world conqueror Ra's Al Ghul. He is also the latest in a long line of Robins. He's basically well meaning, but still a self centred brat.
Powers and abilities[]
Abilities
Acrobatic ability; armed and unarmed combat
Weaknesses
Despite being incredibly clever, he's still not half as clever as he thinks he is.
Paraphernalia[]
Weapons
Various, including batons
Links[]
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