2016 (Timeline)

*Events occurring in 2016***2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018**Everything that happened in the year **2016 AD**.

## January

### 12

* The Teen Titans go their separate ways.

## February

### 18

* **(Event / Contingencies Come to Light / Start)**

### 19

* **(Event / Contingencies Come to Light / End)**

### 22

* **(Event / Batman's Nightmare in Arkham / Start)**

### 23

* **(Event / Batman's Nightmare in Arkham / End)**

## March

### 11

* Jean-Paul Valley begins fighting crime in Gotham as the vigilante, Azrael. Batman is worried that he may complicate things but Azrael says he will do what Batman wishes him to.

### 15

* Bane arrives in Gotham City to attempt to break Batman once more. After getting the drop on him, Bane breaks Batman's back and leaves him for dead in a sewer.

### 16

* Catwoman and Huntress find Batman, barely alive, and bring him back to the Batcave to be healed.

### 27

* Nightwing returns to Gotham to see Bruce in his time of healing. Bruce says that Batman needs to defend Gotham and Dick is the only on fit to do so. Dick turns it down and says he will never be Batman. Barbara brings up that Azrael could be a viable candidate for putting on the cowl. Bruce says that he has shown great ability and willingness to accomplish Batman's mission and approves of it. Huntress meets with Azrael and tells him that Batman wants him to take his place while he's healing. Azrael agrees to become the next Dark Knight.

### 30

* One of Joker's goons arrives in Arkham Asylum to tell the Joker that the real Batman hasn't been sighted for almost two weeks, and there's a new guy in blue armor calling himself Batman. Joker breaks out with Harley Quinn and meets with Bane to discus what to do with Gotham City now that Batman is presumably dead, which Joker doesn't truly believe but he's going with that idea until he is proven wrong. Joker and Bane decide to burn Gotham to the ground along with the rest of the Bat-Family.

## April

### 1

* On April Fools Day, Joker breaks many criminals out of Arkham to help him with his plan. Firefly burns down buildings, Poison Ivy makes vines grow across the city, Clayface and Mad Hatter deal with the police, and Calendar Man helps organize the day. Oracle creates a team to help stop the mad men tearing their city apart.

### 3

* Poison Ivy grows tired of being ordered around by a clown, so she begins helping the Birds of Prey.

### 6

* Poison Ivy convinces Harley to betray the Joker and help them. With all of the Joker's allies gone, he is put back in prison.

## May

### 1

* The Justice League invites Steel, Vibe, The Creeper, Green Lantern, Thunder, Lightning, Zatanna, Tempest, Red Devil, Lady Marvel, and secretly Oracle among their ranks.

### 27

* Bruce Wayne makes a recovery and returns as Batman.

## June

### 10

* **(Event / A Third Robin Rising / Start)** Tim Drake notices that since Bruce Wayne has returned to fighting crime as Batman, he has gotten more violent and reckless since he's dealing with so much. Such as: grieving over his dead son, having just recovered from a broken back, not having anyone to watch him in the field, and the growing threat of Black Mask. Tim realizes that Batman needs Robin back in his life to help him emotionally deal with Jason's death, and physically watch his back.

### 11

* Tim tracks down Dick Grayson's apartment in Blüdhaven and talks to him about returning to the Robin identity. Dick says he can't go back to being Robin, but will go and help Bruce as Nightwing. As the two drive to Gotham, Tim makes it clear that *Robin* needs to return to Batman's side, but who. Tim says that he can be Robin. Dick says no to it immediately. Tim begs Dick to train him as hard as he can so he can be a worthy successor to him and Jason. Dick reminds Tim that there's a reason Batman is in need of a Robin to begin with, Jason died in action and he doesn't want Tim to think it's all fun and games. Tim says he understands that and it's why he will go though as much training for as long as it takes until Nightwing and Batman think he's ready. Dick thinks to himself that another Robin is a bad idea, but Tim is right, Bruce needs someone there to keep him going in the field, and Nightwing can't always be there for him since he has his own responsibilities. Dick takes Tim to the Batcave and introduces him to Alfred who agrees that with proper training Tim can be a great Robin. When the three talk to Batman about it, he says he's not going to endanger another boy, especially one with a family. Batman and Nightwing then leave to track down Two-Face. Alfred keeps Tim in the Batcave and shows him how some of the weapons on the utility belt work. The Batcomputer gets a distress signal from Nightwing. Tim tells Alfred they need to help them. Alfred gives Tim Dick's old Robin suit, a utility belt, and a communicator. Alfred talks him through rescuing Batman and Nightwing and Tim follows his instructions perfectly and flawlessly improvises when he has to. Tim takes down Two-Face and Batman is impressed by Tim's ability to analyze. He agrees to give him a chance as the next Robin. **(Event / A Third Robin Rising / End)**

### 12

* Tim tells his parents that he has an internship at Wayne Enterprise and needs to go to Wayne Tower 4 days of the week. In reality, when his parents drop him off at Wayne Tower, he uses the Zeta-Beam platform in Bruce Wayne's office to teleport to the Batcave and train with Alfred.

## July

### 2

* **(Event / Batman Saves Kate Kane)** After a night of heavy drinking, Kate Kane walks down an alley and gets approached by a group of muggers. She defends herself well for being drunk, until they get the upper hand. At this point, Batman comes in and saves her. Kate is inspired by the vigilante justice carried out by Batman and finally knows what to do with her life.

### 15

* Kate embarks on a journey across the world to sharpen her already great skills and discover more about herself.

### 22

* Alfred finishes training Tim and passes him off to Batman.

## August

### 5

* **(Event / Tim Drake's Date With Killer Croc)** Killer Croc and two of his goons attempt to rob Gotham National Bank, but are stopped by Batman.

## September

### 19

* Russia creates Velocity-9 and injects 3 humans with it, creating their own speedsters, the Blue Trinity.

## October

### 4

* Amanda Waller gets Task Force X approved.

### 7

* Jack and Janet Drake leave for a business trip to the Bahamas.

### 8

* Batman and Tim hunt for a digital hacker stealing money from banks.
* The pilot of the Drake's plane is told to land on the island of Haiti. He does so and once they land they are threatened by armed Haitians who kill the pilot and bring the Drakes to the Obeah Man.
* Meanwhile, Batman interrogates thugs for information about the mystery hacker, but nothing new is discovered. Batman returns to the Batcave and Tim puts on the news. There is a report that claims the Drake's plane has disappeared. Tim fears the worst for his parents.

### 17

* Ivana Molotova leaves the Blue Trinity and joins the side of good as Lady Flash.

### 30

* Joey Mason is born to Sapphire and Rex Mason in Chicago.

## November

### 1

* Batman finishes training Tim and tells Nightwing to teach him what he knows.

## December

### 18

* Batman and Nightwing believe that Tim has completed his training and is ready to go out on his own as the third Robin.

### 25

* **(Event / Killing Joy On Christmas)** Regina Mavis kills a family instantly on Christmas Day. Batman and Robin investigate and find out she was the one who did it. They stop her before she can do it again and lock her up in Arkham Asylum.