![]() Tim investigated Joker’s escape, making a connection to the computer scientist Dr. During this time Tim started to struggle with balancing the two sides of his life. While Batman was abroad on another case, the Joker escaped Arkham Asylum leaving Tim alone to try and stop the him. Main articles: Robin II Vol 1 and Robin III Vol 1 Tim helped Batman during the events of War of the Gods, retrieving the Themisciran Goblet from Maxie Zeus. When Doctor Wyse was terrorizing Gotham on a quest for revenge, Tim's expert knowledge of video games proved vital to defeating the villain. Tim returned Bruce the favor by fending off Lynx right before she could snipe Batman after his and King Snake's fight. ![]() Bruce tried to keep Tim away from King Snake, and successfully defeated him in combat. Though King Snake was thought to have been killed by Shiva, he later came to Gotham in part to get revenge on Tim, who he had mistaken Shiva for and developed a fear of. When he was finally ready for patrol in Gotham, Tim was given specific instructions by Batman that, whenever Tim came across a known killer such as Joker or Two-Face, he was supposed to withdraw and summon help. With the day saved, Tim returned to Gotham, ready to take his place alongside the Batman. Robin managed to defeat the villain, but refused to kill him when Shiva ordered him to. Once they breached King Snake's lair in Hong Kong, Clyde was killed by King Snake. It was during this time that Time acquired his iconic collapsible fighting staff. ![]() The group traveled to Hong Kong to stop the operation, and Shiva continued to train with Robin. However, they learned that his operation was much larger, and that King Snake was working on weaponizing the Bubonic Plague in Hong Kong. Tim, Shiva and a man named Clyde Rawlins all worked together to take down King Snake's heroin trafficking in the area. In Paris, Tim crossed paths with Lynx and the Ghost Dragons working for King Snake, who was himself being shadowed by Lady Shiva. His first stop was Paris, to learn from Rahul Lama, a Tibetan martial arts master. However, Tim's training wasn't over, and Bruce had Tim sent overseas on a tour to continue learning. Bruce also confided in Tim that he was looking for someone with smarts, not just guts, and Tim had that and more. Though finally in costume, Tim had cold feet about his abilities as a crime fighter, but Bruce told him that he had every confidence in Tim being his new partner. ![]() Tim's father now required the care of a personal nurse Dana Winters.Īfter assisting in the defeat of the Scarecrow, Batman finally deemed Tim was ready to fulfill his role as the new Robin and was gifted a costume unique from the previous two. During the kidnapping, his mother was killed, and his father was left with paralysis, despite Batman's help. While training, the Obeah Man captured Tim's parents during a trip to the Caribbean. Tim trained for the role over several months - first with Alfred, then Batman and finally Nightwing. Impressed, Batman accepted Tim as the new Robin on a trial basis. However, when Batman and Nightwing found themselves trapped in a situation with Two-Face, Tim donned the Robin costume and, with Alfred's help from the Batcave, managed to rescue them. When Dick refused to give up his new position to once again work as Robin, Tim volunteered to become the newest Robin, but Batman refused. Tim even noticed Grayson's change of identity to Nightwing and Jason Todd becoming the second Robin.Īt the age of 13, after the death of Jason at the hands of the Joker, Tim, from his observations, noticed a change in Batman's personality, who was grieving over his failure, and went on a quest to reunite Batman and Nightwing, hoping to return the Dynamic Duo back to basics. Making use of impressive deductive abilities, Tim pieced together the truth behind Batman and Robin's identities and followed their careers very closely. Years later, Tim saw footage of Batman and Robin apprehending the Penguin and noticed Robin's unique acrobatics, which reminded him of Dick Grayson. Timothy Drake was the only son of Jack and Janet Drake and was raised in a wealthy household.Īs a small boy, Tim was taken to Haly's Circus, where he met Dick Grayson and the Flying Graysons, the same day as their deaths, which he witnessed and would never forget. Main article: Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying
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