Robin

**"Titans, go!"**

Robin's catchphrase.

Bruce Wayne (adoptive father)

Commissioner Gordon (father in-law, alternate timeline)

Jason Todd (adoptive brother, deceased)

Tim Drake (adoptive brother)

Cassandra Cain (adoptive sister)

Damian Wayne (adoptive brother)

Terry McGinnis (adoptive brother)

Matt McGinnis (adoptive brother)Barbara Gordon (wife, alternate timeline)Unnamed son (alternate timeline)Parasite twin brotherNibor (Bizzaro Parallel)

## Physical description

### Eye color

One black and with a Parasitic Twin in his left one (Behind his mask)

## Appearances

### Debut

Legendary Sandwich (TTG)

**Richard "Dick" Grayson**, commonly known as **Robin**, is the former protégé of Batman, as well as the leader of the Teen Titans, and one of the five main protagonists of *Teen Titans Go!*. Desperate to lead the best superhero team ever, his perfectionism and obsessive controlling have made him quite unstable at times.

The voice actor for Robin in the 2003 *Teen Titans*, Scott Menville, has returned to voice the character.

## Appearance

Although Robin originally kept his dorky Silver Age costume, his four teammates took the liberty to make him look cooler in "Flashback". Robin's new suit consists of a Kevlar-lined red shirt that sports his "R" logo. Instead his traditional speedo, he now wears green skin-tight pants, along with metal-tipped boots. Around his waist, Robin has a utility belt full of gadgets, stocked with everything from grapple guns to smoke bombs. His green gloves cover his embarrassing baby hands, and he wears a black and yellow cape. Rarely if ever are Robin's eyes seen; he keeps them hidden behind his mysterious mask. To finish off his look, Robin spikes his black hair, slathering lavish amount of hair gel into it every morning. Despite Robin's rad appearance, the other Titans constantly make fun of him for his short stature.

## Personality

Robin is the slightly power-mad, perfectionist leader of the group whose main complaint is that the other Titans just won't do what he says.

For Robin, anything less than perfection is absolutely unacceptable, and so his far-from-flawless team is constantly putting him on edge. Despite his authoritarian leadership, the Titans often disregard Robin's orders, exasperating him to the max. His worst fear is losing control, and that's exactly what happened when Beast Boy briefly hijacked the team in "Gorilla". Every iota of power is lustfully coveted by Robin, out of immense insecurities that are all stemmed from Batman's mistreatment and negligence.

Not only does Robin live on the borderline of insanity—he often crosses over, traveling deep into crazy land whenever he doesn't get his way. In "Yearbook Madness" for example, Robin plummeted into instability and multiple personality disorder just because his picture was barely featured in the yearbook. In addition, his hopeless crush on Starfire has led to many despicable deeds, such as when he crushed Speedy's head out of jealousy in the comic "Bored of the Dance".

While Robin's harsh discipline and abuse are usually counterproductive, overall he's a well-intentioned individual. No one has dedication to fight for justice quite as much as Robin, making him a very well-qualified leader of the Teen Titans.

## Trivia

* Robin's first ever appearance was in *Detective Comics* #38 (April, 1940). He appeared alongside Batman as his sidekick.
* Scott Menville, who's main voice acting role in Robin, also voices many other characters, including Speedy, Killer Moth, and Billy Numerous.
* Even though he has been confirmed to be Dick Grayson, this particular Robin (as well as the original series version) shares many traits with Tim Drake, including his outfit, his hair when wet, and his choice of a bō staff as a primary weapon.
* In terms of personality, Robin has changed significantly since the original *Teen Titans*:
	+ Once a calm, cool, and collected hero, Robin has now become a complete maniac, losing his mind at the slightest aggravation.
		- The crew explained that such exaggeration on his mental condition is not only for humor, but is also an emphasis on his psychological baggage of losing his parents in childhood and being a vigilante trained by Batman, just to show a complex representation of his overall character.
	+ Robin has an unquenchable thirst for Starfire's love in *Teen Titans Go!*, but she rarely thinks of him as more than a friend. In the original series, their roles were a direct opposite.
	+ In addition, he is shown to be much more antagonistic, taking on the roll of a villain in 10 episodes and more so far.
* Robin's eyes have been revealed twice in the series; in "Driver's Ed", he had black beady eyes, but in "The Mask", his eyes were much larger, and one also contained a parasite (also appearing in "TV Knight 2").
* Starfire has pretended to like Robin a couple of times, such as in "The Return of Slade". However, she actually had serious feelings for him in "Let's Get Serious" and "Starfire the Terrible".
* Throughout the series, Robin's past has severely haunted him. With a life full of pain and regret, his time as Batman's sidekick has made him afraid of the Dark Knight's disapproval (as seen in "Sidekick" and "Thanksgiving") and of being called "The Boy Wonder".
	+ Also, his room is filled with targets and punching bags with the faces of his past adversaries.
* According to "Crazy Day" and "Thanksgiving", Raven thinks Robin is the most annoying teammate and likes him the least.
* Robin is currently the only Titan to not have a speaking role in an episode, that episode being "TV Knight".
* There are several running gags revolving around Robin in the series:
	+ Robin constantly gets horrendously injured.
	+ He often hears disembodied/nonexistent voices.
	+ He uses his grapple gun to cross easy-to-walk distances.
	+ His obsession and goal to gain Starfire's love always fails.
		- According to the crew, his goal of wooing Starfire is doomed to fail and his success will only appear in one of his dream sequences.
	+ After him making mistakes and apologizing, the other Titans ignore him.
	+ Robin likes to arrive/leave with smoke bombs and ninja stealth.
	+ Many jokes revolve around his butt (shaking, clapping, admiring, etc.).
		- Interesting note, "Beast Boy on a Shelf" reveals that his butt is stuffed rather than being naturally buff.
	+ Robin will often be selfish and full of himself in his quest to be the best.
	+ The Titans are continually subject to his orders and his shrill, screaming voice.
* Of all the Titans, Robin has the most Little Buddies with four: Birdarang, Beat Box, Super Robin, and the Universe Staff.
	+ Although not considered an official Little Buddy, he also has an unhealthy attachment to his staff.
	+ Not counting his creepy relationship with his staff, Robin is the only Titan without a *real* best friend.
* As revealed in "Starfire The Terrible", Robin is apparently also in love with the moon, however, it is shown that when he was looking at the moon and kissing it, he was thinking of Starfire or thought that the moon was Starfire, much to her misunderstanding.
* Robin has left the Teen Titans in 8 episodes: "Super Robin", "Staring at the Future", "Money Grandma", "Robin Backwards", "Let's Get Serious", "Multiple Trick Pony", "Two Bumble Bees and a Wasp", and "Flashback".
* Other DC superheroes like the Teen Titans, EXCEPT for Robin, are shown in "Yearbook Madness".
* Because of his amazing abilities, Robin can often seem very narcissistic... he stores sexy selfies of himself on the computer in "Parasite" and "BL4Z3", shows off his body in "The Fourth Wall" and "Matched", and takes extreme pride in his sandwiches in "Legendary Sandwich" and "Sandwich Thief".
* He owns 2 companies: a headphone firm in "Meatball Party", and a boot company in "Yearbook Madness".
* On several occasions, Robin has gained temporary superpowers in *Teen Titans Go!*, such as:
	+ incredible leg strength ("Leg Day", "Arm Race with Legs")
	+ massive avocado abilities ("The Avogodo")
	+ Raven's powers ("Mumbo Jumble")
	+ vampire powers ("Monster Squad")
	+ many abilities ("Super Robin")
	+ super strength ("Dog Hand")
	+ tiny size ("Body Adventure")
	+ sweet dance moves ("My Name is Jose")
	+ has whistling powers such as a fist ("Mouth Hole")
	+ Vibe's superpowers ("My Name is Jose")
* In "Hot Salad Water", Robin is shown to be Anglophobic (meaning he hates British people).
	+ This could have something to do with Robin's Irish leprechaun heritage, shown in "Beast Boy's St. Patrick's Day Luck and it's Bad" and "The Gold Standard" (Ireland fought a war against Britain in the early 1900s).
* As seen in "Laundry Day", Robin has fangirls. He also briefly had some in the comic "Starstruck".
* According to Jinx in the episode "Opposites", he has a celery scent.
* Robin has a somewhat similar personality to Benson from *Regular Show* and Rabbit from *Winnie the Pooh*.
* While Robin could barely live through the saltiness of a salt grain in "Spice Game", he's somehow managed to eat pizza and tacos, foods with considerable amounts of NaCl, many times throughout the series. Although it could've been used for comic relief.
* As seen in "Nose Mouth", "Birds" and "The Power of Shrimps", Robin has a habit of writing on the walls whenever he becomes paranoid.
* Along with Raven, Robin is a *Pretty Pretty Pegasus* fan.
* Robin has been shown to have bad breath in several episodes, such as "More of the Same", "Rocks and Water", "Thanksgetting" and "Royal Jelly".
* According to an interview which Michael Jelenic had with ComicBook.com, Robin was originally going to have tiny legs than baby hands as a running gag before they changed their mind.
* In spite of his generally weak physique, "The Bergerac" reveals that he has cringeworthy muscular thighs, particularly the left one.
* According to the comic story "Par for the Course", Robin likes to wear his cape not only because the coolest superheroes wear them, but the fact that his cape keeps his funny-looking neck hidden.
* "Communicate Openly" reveals that he has a bad habit of snipping his toenails at the dining table.
* As seen in Teen Titans Go! vs Teen Titans, his subconscious mind is full of various versions of himself doing intensive physical training, befitting his egotistical personality.
* In "Real Orangins", during one of his fantasy when he was picking a member according to his age range, it can be assumed that Robin is between 15-18 years old.
* There are several physical alterations of Robin starting from Season 5:
	+ His hair changes from jagged to smooth.
	+ His original curvy pentagon emblem is now circular.
	+ His legs have been slimmed down.
* In Ask The Titans event, it is revealed that Robin is mostly being as someone who is "self-appointed" as their leader by the other Titans.