When Azrael took on the mantle of Batman, Tim was tasked with keeping an eye over him, and later assisted Bruce in fighting Azrael for the cowl.Īfter the events of No Man's Land, the Drake family moved back to Gotham, and Tim was transferred to Brentwood Academy from Gotham Heights High School because of his many absences. Robin and Azrael stopped a couple of crimes and rescued Lucius Fox from Cypher, and later worked with the vigilante to fight Killer Croc. Soon after doing some patrols, Robin was tasked with training Bruce's new apprentice, Jean-Paul Valley, also known as Azrael. Tim also ran into Lady Shiva, who trained him and later worked with him to take down King Snake's heroin, but Drake refused to kill the villain when ordered to. Bruce later sent Tim overseas on a tour to continue his training, receiving training from Rahul Lama, and ran into some thugs working for King Snake. Though finally given the mantle, Tim had cold feet about his abilities as a crime fighter, but Bruce told him that he had great confidence in him. After assisting Batman in defeating Scarecrow, Tim was finally deemed ready to fulfill his role as the new Robin. During the kidnapping, Janet was killed and Jack left paralyzed, and a nurse had to take care of him. While training, the Obeah Man captured Tim's parents during a trip to the Caribbean, and Batman attempted to rescue them.
Impressed with his skills and bravery, Batman accepted Tim as the new Robin on a trial basis, and trained him over several months alongside Nightwing. When Batman and Nightwing were trapped in a situation with Two-Face, and Tim decided to don the Robin costume and managed to rescue them with the aid of Alfred. When Dick refused to leave his mantle as Nightwing, Tim volunteered to become the third Robin, but Batman refused. Tim went on a quest to reunite Batman and Nightwing, hoping to return the dynamic duo back to basics. He proceeded to follow their careers closely, and even noticed Grayson's change of identity and the new Robin - Jason Todd.Īfter the death of Jason Todd at the hands of the Joker, Tim noticed a change in Batman's personality. Despite his age, Tim showed himself to be highly intelligent, and was able to use his deductive abilities to piece together the truth behind Batman and Robin's identities.
Years later, Tim saw footage of Batman and Robin apprehending their enemy the Penguin, and noticed Robin's unique acrobatic skills. When he was young, Tim was taken to the Haly's Circus, where he met the Flying Graysons, which was the same day as Dick's parents' deaths. Timothy Jackson "Tim" Drake was the only son of Jack and Janet Drake, and was raised in a wealthy household. He was created by Marv Wolfman and Pat Broderick, and first appeared in Batman #436 in August of 1989. He is the best friend of Superboy and Kid Flash, love-interest of Stephanie Brown, and has been a member of the Batman Family, Young Justice, Teen Titans, and Justice League Task Force. Like Dick and Jason, Tim was adopted by Bruce after the death of his father during the "Identity Crisis" storyline. After the mantle of Robin was passed onto Bruce's son, Damian Wayne by Dick Grayson, Tim took on the mantle of Red Robin to continue fighting against crime. He was third iteration of Robin after the death of Jason Todd, and would become the partner and sidekick of the vigilante Batman. Red Robin (real name Timothy Jackson "Tim" Drake) is a fictional character and superhero from comics published by DC, appearing as a major character in the Batman comics. you need to be sure you're making the right one.
So for me, your brother, and everyone else. I started doing this because I thought I didn't have a choice. And then before you know it, you're deep down the rabbit hole of this life and you're not even sure how you got here. once you do something like this, it can become all you do. Look, I know you think this is what you want. but I wanted Batman and Robin back together the way they should be. And I saw how Batman changed without there being a Robin to care about. I knew when Dick left to become Nightwing. from the point Dick joined him- Batman and Robin have meant everything to me. Since that night at the circus when I first saw him swooping down from the darkness.