Following Tim's formal retirement as Robin in Robin #126 by Bill Willingham and Damion Scott, Stephanie sneaks into Wayne Manor to see if she can take on the role herself. With time, Stephanie got closer to then-Robin Tim Drake and the two began dating. Tim essentially evolved from every kid's fantasy into a darker, jaded, and younger version of Batman as the harsh realities of vigilantism crashed down around him.Ĭluemaster's daughter, Stephanie Brown suited up as Spoiler when she learned her father was a criminal, making it her life's mission to spoil his plans. Although Tim's fallen into something of an indetity crisis in recent years (not quite Robin, but not Red Robin either), he was the first Robin to get their own solo series and was an incredibly well developed character before the New 52. Tim's bravery was enough to convince both Dick and Bruce that Batman needed a partner – but not Nightwing, a new Robin. While Dick rejected the offer, he and Batman ended up captured by Two-Face, leaving Tim to don the Robin costume and save them. He used this knowledge to leverage a conversation with the two heroes to convince them to team back up. Paying close attention to Batman's career after Robin died, Tim monitored Bruce and watched him gradually descend deeper into darkness.īy connecting the time he watched the Graysons die at Haly's Circus as a boy with Bruce adopting Dick Grayson, Tim even figured out Batman and Nightwing's secret identities.

Instead of Bruce taking him in as an orphan or Batman saving him from a life of crime, Tim simply wanted to help the Dark Knight come to terms with Robin's death. Bruce Wayn's third canonical Robin, Tim Drake took a very different angle to becoming Batman's partner.

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