How does he become Red Robin?

[Lemurion]

The way FC ended with the Miracle Machine it may not have taken any time at all.

I think the Dick and Damian pairing works better than pairing either with Tim. Tim and Dick are too close in age and skill for the Mentor/Student dynamic; and Damian doesn't see Tim as an adult yet, so he can't pair up as Tim's Robin. Tim has all the skills and abilities that he's got the "Bat-" part down. He just hasn't had enough time to process his life experience for the "-man."

I think he'll do very well as Red Robin.

[nepenthes]

Simple. A Robin always belongs with a Batman, and since Nightwing is Batman now with Damian as Robin, and Tim probably wants to go off and do his own thing, it's clear he needs a new identity. I missed the Robin issue where he put on the new suit for the fist time but that should explain the rest I guess

[Name Already Taken]

Was it ever explained how Tim recovered so quickly from his burns as his series drew to a close? I didnt follow the last few in his book. Had some amount of time passed between the last issue of Robin and the beginning of BoTC?

I thought Didio mentioned something in a panel or an interview that it would be explained, and it was the reason he was wearing the Red Robin cowl while he recovered. Those burns on his head looked pretty nasty in the panel I saw.

[joemagnum611]

We all think that know Tim will be Red Robin which is so stupid. A Robin is still a Robin. Just cause you pit a Red i front of it doesn't make not make it a sidekick identity. If he wanted to move on and be his own man the he should have done like Dick.

[Redrumbin]

Originally Posted by joemagnum611

We all think that know Tim will be Red Robin which is so stupid. A Robin is still a Robin. Just cause you pit a Red i front of it doesn't make not make it a sidekick identity. If he wanted to move on and be his own man the he should have done like Dick.

I get what you mean. It's stupid. I hate how DC constantly tries to make an obvious link with Kingdom Come. Tim should become something else like... Well I don't know , I'm pretty sure some guys are paid to figure these things out.

[ftspyder]

Originally Posted by Redrumbin

I get what you mean. It's stupid. I hate how DC constantly tries to make an obvious link with Kingdom Come. Tim should become something else like... Well I don't know , I'm pretty sure some guys are paid to figure these things out.

I agree 100% with u

[Name Already Taken]

Originally Posted by joemagnum611

We all think that know Tim will be Red Robin which is so stupid. A Robin is still a Robin. Just cause you pit a Red i front of it doesn't make not make it a sidekick identity. If he wanted to move on and be his own man the he should have done like Dick.

I think its just DC's way of having him move into his own 'identity' beyond Batman's sidekick after RIP and FC. Something many longtime fans could see happening and newer readers could still associate one with the other. The title and suit have been represented by mulpitple people in DC stories, but they may be trying to capitalize on renewed interest in the character and wherever his story takes him after Battle of the Cowl. Once that plays out and characters settle in their new roles for the next year or so, I see it as Tim's own way of trying to step out of Bruce and and Dick's shadow.

When those stories are finally over and Bruce does come back (it will happen) it will make it easier for him to fall back in as Batman's sidekick when the status quo returns.

[Pksoze]

Originally Posted by Choppa

Tim should be an adult for pete's sake. He was 16 at the end of Knightfall so by now he has to be at least around 20 or so.

As for why he becomes RR, doesn't he say something in the last issue of his book about how it's time for a 'new and improved' Robin?

Also, I imagine that Dick takes Damian as his partner because he doesn't want him running around chopping off people's heads. And he wanted to be Robin to impress his "father" anyway.

I remember when Tim was introduced ... I was ten. Now I'm 30. I think he should at least be 18 by now.

[ftspyder]

i think tim as a character has been one of the best. his story is just about as good as bruces.

[Redrumbin]

Originally Posted by ftspyder

i think tim as a character has been one of the best. his story is just about as good as bruces.

I agree. To me, when I read Robin it was like reading spiderman back in the days, when he was still a teen, especially during Nicieza's run. The good ol' sarcastic/teen'ish humor.

[ftspyder]

dick will always be the image of Robin, but Tim is my favorite.

[joemagnum611]

Originally Posted by Name Already Taken

I think its just DC's way of having him move into his own 'identity' beyond Batman's sidekick after RIP and FC. Something many longtime fans could see happening and newer readers could still associate one with the other. The title and suit have been represented by mulpitple people in DC stories, but they may be trying to capitalize on renewed interest in the character and wherever his story takes him after Battle of the Cowl. Once that plays out and characters settle in their new roles for the next year or so, I see it as Tim's own way of trying to step out of Bruce and and Dick's shadow.

When those stories are finally over and Bruce does come back (it will happen) it will make it easier for him to fall back in as Batman's sidekick when the status quo returns.

Robin of any kind just seems like a sidekick. Hell when Jason got the suit from the alternate reality Bruce it was for his sidekick. Now Tim is going to be his own man and take up another sidekick persona? That doesn't really work. At least Dick became something that wasn't a sidekick and was allowed to grow beyond the Batman/Robin dynamic. Tim is just another Robin and when Bruce comes back he'll still be that cause Bruce will have his Robin in Damien

[ftspyder]

i was kinda hoping that when Bruce comes back that Tim would reclaim the throne as Robin