Robin

*Robin,official partner to the Dark Knight.*
―Robin introducing himself to Batgirl.[src]
**Richard "Dick" Grayson** a.k.a **Robin** is one of the deuteragonists of *The Batman.* Years later, Dick gave up the mantle of Robin and left to Bludhaven as Nightwing.

## Robin

* Robin
* Dick Grayson

### Aliases

Circus BoyFlying Squirrel (by John Grayson)
Little Robin (by Mary Grayson)
Boy Wonder

### Nicknames

Dickie (by Scorn)Dickie Bird (by Scorn)
Rocket Robin (himself)

### Relatives

John Grayson (father; deceased)Mary Grayson (mother; deceased)
Bruce Wayne (adoptive father)

### Powers

AcrobaticsHand-to-hand combat fighting styles
Arsenal of various gadgets
Cunning

## Physical description

### Age

14 (season four)15 (season five)
34 (*Artifacts*)

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Evan Sabara (English)
Jerry O'Connell (as Nightwing)Takashi Onozuka (Japanese)
Alexis Tomassian (French)
Davide Garbolino (Italian)
 Jomana Alzingy (Arabic)

## Physical Appearance

Dick has black hair that is worn slicked back when not in costume, and is left messy with two thick strands hanging in his face; he has green eyes that are hidden behind a black and white domino mask. His civilian clothes usually consist of black jeans with a brown short-sleeved button-up shirt and white/black sneakers.

His costume consists of green tights with a red armored vest, which had a black "R" over his left pectoral muscle, over a green short-sleeved shirt, green elbow-length gloves and a black cape that had a yellow interior.

Years later as Nightwing,Dick has gotten taller and more muscular. His hair is more spiky and the edges of his mask are now blue instead of green. Instead of the tights,he wears a black bodysuit with a black/blue utility belt. A big blue bird emblem can be seen on the chest area. Under the arms,the suit has two wings used for gliding.

Nightwing's other appearances bears resemblance to a disco suit. The suit has a blue collar,boots,and gloves, The chest emblem is also yellow instead of blue.

Nightwing.Nightwing (game avatar).
## Personality

Dick is very prone to get bored;he gets tired of school very quickly and would rather play videogames. He is fazed easily by most enemies and situations he faces,although he becomes tougher by season five. He has slight anger issues,as he did not like Penguin calling him a lackey,nor Flash messing with his hair. He is rather immature and would mess around alot,though in season five,he has gotten a bit more mature.

## History

Richard "Dick" Grayson was the son of skilled acrobats John and Mary Grayson; John was also the circus manager. Mary's special nickname for Dick was a "Robin"; when Dick expressed embarrassment, John jokingly renamed him "the flying squirrel". According to the executive producer, Alan Burnett, in one of his interviews, he states that Robin was 14 at the start of his appearance; the same age, his voice actor Evan Sabara was when he voiced Robin for *The Batman*.

Tony Zucco (voiced by Mark Hamill) in the episode *A Matter of Family* attempted to extort money out of the Flying Graysons, calling it "protection"; the Batman steps in and arrests one of Zucco's brothers as Dick watches in awe. To "return the favor" of having broken up his crime family, Zucco kills Dick's parents by tampering with their trapeze ropes during a night performance in Gotham. Had the ropes held out longer, Dick would have swung on them and fallen to his death. Bruce Wayne from the audience watches the murder and Dick crying on the trapeze platform. Dick then meets Bruce, who has paid for the Graysons' funeral costs and has decided to adopt Dick as a foster son. Alfred, when Dick notices his guardian's constant absences, lectures Batman (who obsessively searches for Zucco) on being a better father to the boy. Alfred also hangs up a portrait of the Graysons over a fireplace, which Dick sleeps in front of after nightmares keep him awake. This habit leads him to find the Batcave, where he learns that Bruce Wayne is the Batman. He also learns that Batman is going after Zucco and insists that he should track the man down. Bruce doesn't even consider the issue, telling Dick to go to bed. The Batman locates Tony Zucco, but the extortionist catches him off guard and straps him to a knife-throwing board. Dick (dressed in the circus costume he had mocked earlier with modifications) stops Zucco from stabbing Batman in the head, but lets his temper get the better of him when Zucco asks, "Didn't your parents teach you any manners?" allowing Zucco to beat him down with a juggling bat (similar to a sequence in *Robin: Year One*, where Two-Face beat up the Boy Wonder with a baseball bat). Batman breaks free and thoroughly beats Zucco, frightening the man to climb up the trapeze platform and fall out of fear. Dick saves Zucco, saying that he wanted him to get "justice" from the law. Batman, impressed with this ethical code, decides to take on Dick as a partner; Dick, in the memory of his parents, chooses the name "Robin".

Robin becomes the Batman's "official partner" and second sidekick, as well as his guardian's confidante. He and Batgirl initially bicker on their first meeting (he considered her an annoyance and Barbara was jealous of the trust Robin earned that she still hadn't gotten) but have bonded since the two of them and the Batman took down Team Penguin. He and Barbara banter both in and out of costume. Robin later helped Batman take on Clayface II and Everywhere Man.

In *Strange New World*,Hugo Strange revealed to the Dynamic Duo his plan to unleash a virus on Gotham that turns everyone to a zombie. Strange was unaffected due to having previously drank the cure. He offers them a vial of it but drops it,leaving them to only breathe it. The two put on gas masks and head to the GCPD. They try to communicate with the comissioner,but he and the cops got zombified. After a very brief scuffle,Batgirl dropped in. Robin for once was thankful for her showing up,until he saw her zombified as well. With no choice left,the two fled to the Batcave. To the boy's shock,Alfred somehow got zombified too. Batman knocks him out with gas and puts him in a cell. Batman tries to analyse the gas but with no luck. Robin panics about their current situation,so Batman decides to get answers from the source. At Arkham,Strange revealed the remaining vials of the cure are in GCPD lock-up. While they were conversing,Batgirl got the jump on Robin and infected him. Batman takes the vials and mass produces them. He plants bombs containing the cure throughout Gotham. The two teens try to stop him,but Batman puts up a fight. Robin then tries to help Batman by telling him words he told the boy earlier "mess...head". Batman escapes and realised that Robin was referring to a converstaion they had when Batman warned him Strange could mess with his head. Batman then gave up and left faith in his sidekicks. Batgirl then sprayed him,but he did not get zombified,but got cured. Batman realised the vial the duo sniffed was hallucination gas,and that Batman was about to detonate more across Gotham.

Robin and Batgirl got a better understanding of the other when they took down Black Mask all by themselves. Batgirl comforted him by telling him her experiences in crime fighting,and they both shared a few jokes.

In *Seconds*,Robin tried defusing the gas bomb planted by Francis Gray,but to his literal shock,he found out Francis put failsafes on it,whick knock him unconscious. The bomb then goes off kills hundreds of civilians,with Robin and the two Bats along with them. As Francis watched his own son die,he managed to reverse time back to before he started a life of crime. He took the better choice and later started a watch repair business with his son.

He helped the two Bats take on Harley Quinn and Joker in *Two of a Kind*.

In *Riddler's Revenge*,he excused himself out of class after drinking a licorice soup in cooking class. He used the excuse to suit up and save Batman from drowning. After Batman and Riddler escaped the container that was holding them underwater,Riddler attempted to kill him,but Robin swooped in with the Batboat and saved him. The duo then went after him to prevent him from killing Julie. Riddler was defeated,but Robin ordered Robin not to untie Julie,as she is the actual villain in the room.

In *Rumors*,Robin and Batman took on all of Gotham's most wanted.

In *The Joining*,Batman told Robin and Batgirl to stay away from the Joining,believing they would "get in the way". Alfred encouraged them to disobey him. The two headed to Wayne Industries where the Joining resided. They lended Batman a hand despite his orders. He then revealed he wanted them out of this so that he would not lose them,but they proved most capable.

A year later,Robin and Batman teamped up with various heroes such as Superman,Green Lantern,and Flash.

In *The Batman/Superman Story*,Dick was seen with Bruce attending a concert held by the new mayor. He greeted Superman,who represented Metropolis that sent Gotham funds after the Joining's attack. Metallo then appeared from the crowd and jumped on Superman. He took him to a junkyard and beat him up,until the Dynamic Duo interferred. Robin throw an explosive Batarang at Metallo's heart,which made the Kryptonite in it jump out. Robin took the rock and drove away,while the two heroes delt with Metallo. Superman demanded the Kryptonite,and Batman told him he will have it in twenty four hours. Impatient,Superman used X-ray vision and peeked behind the Batman's mask. As payback,Batman tracked Superman's recent whereabouts to pinpoint where he lives and works. The next day,Bruce visited Clark Kent and gave him a capsule containing fake Kryptonite. After a fight with villains hired by Luthor (who kidnapped Lois),Superman decided to go face to face with Luthor. Luthor then controlled Superman using Poison Ivy's spores laced with Kryptonite. The duo later decided to explore Luthor's office. Batman found a leaf and decided to analyse it. He found that it was laced with Kryptonite. Batman then breaks into Luthor's weapons lab,while Robin stands guard. Batman is greeted by Lex,who orders Superman to kill him. Batman puts a good fight,but was about to get smashed were it not for Robin. The two lead him to a chemical plant. Batman unleashes on Superman weed killer,which breaks from the mind control. Together,the Dynamic Duo and Superman managed to foil Luthor's plan.

In *Vertigo*,the Dynamic Duo and Green Arrow were fighting Count Vertigo and his ninjas. Robin had to take the mission off,as the induced vertigo affected him badly.

In *White Heat*,Robin helped the two Bats take on Phosphorous.

In *A Mirror Darkly*,Robin fought his mirror clone created by Mirror Master. He was briefly trapped in his own reflection until Batman and Flash stopped the villain.

In *Joker Express*,,while the Batman was conversing with Comissioner Gordon,Robin found Bartgirl suddenly bursting in fits of laughter. He realised Joker somehow got to her. She then stole a few jewelery and almost dropped Robin off a bridge,until Batman swopped in and snapped her out of it. The Dynamic Duo decided to find how Joker got to her by following her daily routine. As she was taking the train to college,the lights started flickering. The trio were seen later robbing a museum. They then followed Joker to the train and broke the lights. Joker escaped and left Punch and Judy to deal with them. The trio defeated them then followed Joker to abandoned mines. Joker captured them and revealed his plan to bomb the mines so that Gotham would literally fall apart. They escaped,and Batman made a new hole in the Batcave to get the Batmobile. The trio pursued Joker in the Batmobile. Batman jumped on Joker's getaway train and stopped him.

In *Ring Toss*,Dick graduated middle school and is now in high school. He then helped Batman and Green Lantern defeat Sinestro.

In *The Metal Face of Comedy*,Robin was playing a game as Nightwing. He lost again to Marty Slacker as Captain Slash. Slacker then convinced Joker he was still useful by creating for him a device that allowed him to transfer money from any bank easily. While Joker was using it,Batman threw a Batarang at it which accidentally created a digitalised version of the clown,Joker 2.0. After a long battle,Robin captured Joker 2.0 in the game he was playing and made Nightwing destroy him.

In *The End of the Batman*,Batman and Robin were chasing Penguin,until they were interrupted by two unknown figures. The duo then went on hiking with William Mallory and his younger brother Andy. Afterwards,the Dynamic Duo encountered Joker. Before they could fight him,they were interrupted again by the same figures,Wrath and Scorn. Each one fought their other counterpart,until Joker managed to escape safely with a ball full of money. The negative duo destroyed the set they were on and escaped. They then helped a party of villains steal money platings. Their plan failed when both the vigilantes and the police arrived. After analysing the other's tech,Batman and Wrath figured the other's identity. Wrath and Scorn made a final assault by attacking the Batcave. The fight ended with the Dynamic Duo winning. Wrath threatened to tell the world their identity unless Batman frees them,which he refused to. Joker then went to eliminate the competition by gassing them,possibly killing them. He ran away in a getaway van with Harley Quinn. The duo then gave pursuit in the Batmobile.

In *What Goes Up...*,Robin and Batman teamed with Hawkman to stop Shadow Thief and Black Mask from stealing an entire depository by using Nth Metal. After the effects wore off,the depository turned into Gotham's new attraction,so Dick went out for a swim.

In *Lost Heroes*,Robin woke up Bruce from a telepathic nightmare sent by Martian Manhunter. The two with Green Arrow went to investigate the lead they got on the Justice League's location. They were greeted by Hugo Strange,who was working with the Joining. After androids stole the League's powers,Batman broke them out,and they escaped. They retreated to a lab underneath Wayne Industries,where they found Batgirl. The heroes then used Batman's contingency plans against the League to defeat the androids. Batgirl and Robin distracted the Superman andoird.giving the real Superman the oppurtunity to take it down and restore his powers. After the androids were destroyed,the Joining gave Strange all the knowledge in the universe as he requested,and it then unleashed an a second invasion on Earth. Superman and Green Lantern fought the fleets in space,Hawkman fought against the ships in the sky,and Flash and Green Arrow fended off the ground. Martian Manhunter then read Hugo Strange's mind to find the code to stop the Joining. However,a gigantic Joining robot appeared,so the Dynamic Duo fought it until Batgirl finishes installing the code. Martian Manhunter sent the code telepathically to Batgirl,but as he sent the final piece,the robot attacked him. Before it could reach Batgirl,she finished the code and sent a virus to the Joining,destroying it once and for all. The League and the two teenagers then happily enjoyed their victory in the Watchtower.

### Nightwing

In a possible future,Dick quits the mantle of Robin and moves to Bludhaven to become his own hero,Nightwing. Although Dick has been active for ten years as Nightwing, Batman and Oracle persist in calling him "Robin ". Nightwing is called in to assist Batman against Mr. Freeze who plans to bring the world into an involuntary ice age. He appears in the Batwing where he saves a crashing pilot who was brought down due to Mr. Freeze's blizzard. After saving the pilot he confronts Batman telling him it's time to pass the torch, he is pushed off by Batman telling him that he won't pass the torch until the mission is over. Nightwing persists in helping Batman and fights until he is eventually frozen completely by Mr. Freeze. After Nightwing is freed he congratulates Batman and continues with him in search of Mr. Freeze.

Nightwing later appears in *The Metal Face of Comedy* in his original Nightwing costume. In this episode, he is Dick Grayson's video game character in an online role playing game. He first appears fighting Captain Slash, trying to thwart his plan of destroying the city. Due to Marty's superior gameplay abilities, Nightwing is defeated and hurled into a pit of boiling chemicals giving Robin a game over. Later on, Nightwing is used to spread a virus to Joker 2.0 and Captain Slash in hopes of deleting them. Nightwing is last used to assault Joker 2.0 when he is transferred back into cyberspace.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Master Acrobat**: Because of his upbringing within Haly's Circus, Robin has extensive knowledge of acrobatic tricks.
	+ **Gymnastics:** As stated by himself,Robin is even able to perform a triple aerial somersault.
* **Aviation:** Dick was able to easily fly the Batwing.
* **Driving:** Dick is able to drive a motorcycle.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)**
* **Adept at Throwing**: Robin is capable of throwing a Batarang with extreme accuracy,as he hit Metallo's Kryptonite heart and Riddler's staff from his hands.
* **Stick Fighting:** Robin fights seemlessly with a bo staff.
* **Gadgetry**
* **Durability,Endurance,and Strength.**
* **Computer Hacking:** Dick is shown to be quite tech-savvy,as he managed to find Batman when Zucco captured him,locate and destroy Joker 2.0,and help Barbara fix a flying platform created by the Joining.

## Weaknesses

* Dick is still going through puberty,thus,he is prone to get bored,distracted,or act irrationally.
* Throughout season four,Dick was merely in his first year of crime fighting and still had alot to learn.
* His anger can sometimes blind him.
* His banter with Barbara can sometimes distract him.

## Relationships

### Allies

#### John and Mary Grayson

Dick had a good relationship with his parents. They showed extensive care him and would give him rather funny nicknames.Despite him finding them annoying,he laughs at said nicknames. After Tony Zucco killed them,Dick would keep crying and say how he misses them. Bruce Wayne decided to adopt him to guide him through those hardships. As a memorial for them,Bruce hung a portrait of them atop his fireplace at the manor.

#### The Batman

After the Graysons were murdered,Bruce saw himself in Dick: a young boy robbed unfairly of his parents. Bruce decided to adopt him and guide him through the dark times he was undergoing. Bruce then spent nights dedicated to tracking down Tony Zucco. Bruce never captured his parents' killer and did not want Dick to go through the same burden of having his childhood driven by revenge. Bruce then decided to hang a portrait of Dick's parents as a memorial. One night,Dick saw Alfred exiting from the Batcave,so he decided to go through the secret passage. He discovered the Batcave and that the Batman is Bruce Wayne. Bruce later managed to track down Zucco,but Zucco then captured him. Dick modified the circus outfit he wore into a crime fighting outfit and went to take on Zucco as Robin. Dick and Bruce would share a good father-son relationship,as Bruce would often smile whenever Dick is doing an activity he enjoys. Even as Nightwing,Dick would show concern for his adoptive father,and he asked him to "pass the torch".

#### Batgirl

When they first met,Robin disliked Batgirl and viewed her as a "third wheel",and Barbara felt jealous as she believed Batman favored him,as he gave him much more attention in a shorter time span. After they took down Team Penguin however,the two moved from dislike to bickering. They are described to have a sibling-like relationship. The two would generally bicker and banter,but deeply care for the other. For instance,Robin once asked her if she ever got scared in crime fighting. Even as adults,they would still bicker,though not as much as when they were teenagers. Oracle would call him Robin despite him being Nightwing for a decade.

#### Alfred Pennyworth

As with Batgirl,Alfred serves as a mentor of sorts to Robin. He once encouraged him to disobey Batman's orders to save Earth.

#### Jimmy Olsen

He and Dick Grayson had a rivalry about a back and forth discussion about Batman and Superman from their sides of view. While Jimmy favors Superman to Batman, he is still impressed by Batman's Batmobile.

### Enemies

#### Tony Zucco

Dick hated Zucco deeply as he is the man who murdered his parents. He wished for him to face justice. When he suited up and helped Batman fight him,Zucco was climbing away in fear,until he lost balance and fell. Dick had the chance to let him fall to his death,but instead chose to save him and surrender him to the cops,as it is justice.

#### Catwoman

Dick did not have as much of a rivalry with Catwoman as Batgirl did,but he still was not fond of her or her jokes.

#### Scorn

Even before figuring out Andy was Scorn,Dick had a bitter relationship with him,and the two would often get in the other's way or annoy one another. Andy shared this bitternes and would mockingly nickname him "Dickie". In costume,whenever the two fought,Robin would often make make fun of him while Scorn would try and hit him. After he was aprrehended,Scorn pushed Robin and told him to get ready to get famous. This did not last,as Joker gassed him and Wrath shortly after.

## Paraphernalia

* **Robin Suit**
* **Nightwing Suit:** The Nightwing Suit is temperature safe that is fire resistant and near bulletproof. The suit is equipted with seperatable gloves that store weaponry along with a detachable utility belt. The suit has a specially designed mask along with expandable wings underneath his arms that allow him to glide.
* **Anti-Freeze Suit**
* **Birdarang**
* **Batarang**
* **Batarang Launcher**
* **Wing-Dings:** Wing-Dings are boomerangs used by Nightwing that are based off the Batarangs that his former mentor created.
* **Bo Staff:** Robin's primary weapon of choice.
* **Grapple Gun**
* **Filter Mask**
* **Ice Pellets**
* **Binoculars**
* **Cable Cutter**
* **Communication Device**
* **Utility Belt:** His utility belt is custom equipted with several weapons and tools. It includes Batarangs and Birdarangs, along with smoke pellets, grappling hooks and several other assortments.
* **Batwave**
* **R-Cycle**
* **Bat-Glider** Robin Suit.Nightwing Suit.Birdarang.Batarang.Batarang Launcher.Wing-Dings.Bo Staff.Bo Staff (Batman).Grapple Gun.Gas Mask.Ice Pellets.Binoculars and Communication Device.Cutter.Utility Belt.Batwave.R-Cycle.Bat-Glider.

## Appearances

* Robin appears in all of season four and five's episodes,except for *Attack of the Terrible Trio*.

### *The Batman Strikes!*

* Issue 25 " Behind Bars"
* Issue 28 " The Comic and the Straight Man"
* Issue 30 " Young at Art"
* Issue 43 " Grounded
* Issue 47 ":20 Minutes"

## Trivia

* Unlike the comics and other media, he was not Batman's first sidekick as Batgirl is Batman's first sidekick instead. He was unfortunately delayed for season four,since the design looks too much like Robin in the *Teen Titans* series.
	+ Even then they had to wait until the series was cancelled later in that year, since he was only limited to appear in any more shows.
* His Robin costume resembles the Robin costume from *Batman: The Animated Series*, minus the black boots and red briefs and the colors of the R-insginia are reversed.
* Robin looks very similar to the *Teen Titans* incarnation and uses similar weapons, but is younger. Both shows were produced by Glen Murakami. This has lead to some fans theorizing that the two shows are set in the same universe, with *Teen Titans* taking place after *The Batman*’s series finale.
	+ Robin's zombie design in *Strange New World* is similar to old Robin's design from the Teen Titans episode *Revolution.*
	+ When Mirror Master's Flash clone messes with Robin's hair in *A Mirror Darkly*,it looks similar to the haircut of Robin from Teen Titans. Additionally,Robin's haircut in the Teen Titans episode *Mother Mae-Eye* is similar to *The Batman*'s Robin.
	+ In *The End of the Batman*,Robin uses a gray staff similar to the one his Teen Titans counterpart uses.
	+ In Teen Titans,Robin already knew Killer Moth when he made his debut,while in *The Batman*,Robin encountered Killer Moth for the first time.
	+ Both Robins seem to have anger issues.
* Robin's voice has gotten deeper in season five due to his voice actor,Evan Sabara,going through puberty at the time. This would also apply to Robin,as he turned 15.
* Evan and Daryl Sabara, who play opposite characters of Robin and Scorn, are twin brothers in real life.
* Unlike the comics,Dick does not have a romantic interest in Barbara.
* Upon seein his suit in 3027,the cops thought it belonged to Bruce Wayne and believed he was Red Robin. "Red Robin" is an alias used by Tim Drake,another Robin,in the comics when he leaves Batman.
* As with Batgirl,he uses both Batman's gadgets and his own.
* Robin's favorite superhero is Green Lantern.
* During one of the 2027 scenes when Nightwing saves the pilot, he glides away using wing like fabric beneath his arms. He has a strong resemblance to Batman Beyond (Terry McGinnis) which also takes place in the future where most of Gotham's heroes are old and retired.
* Robin is one of the characters with their own leitmotif,alongside Batman,Batgirl,the GCPD (Yin,Ethan,Gordon),Cash Tankenson,Superman,Green Arrow,Hawkman,Joker,Catwoman,Kabuki Twins,Killer Croc,Spellbinder,Gearhead,Harley Quinn,the Joining,Captain Slash,and Wrath and Scorn.
* Robin's suit is modified from his circus outfit.
* Batgirl and Robin also share a rivalry in the 2019 *DC Super Hero Girls* series. Although there,it is much less friendly.

## External Links

* Dick Grayson/ Robin on the DC Database wiki site (this version)
* Dick Grayson/ Robin on the Heroes Wiki site (this version)

## References

1. ↑ Riddler's Revenge
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Seconds
3. ↑ Strange New World
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Breakout
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Team Penguin
6. ↑ A Mirror Darkly
7. ↑ Clayfaces
8. ↑ The Everywhere Man
9. ↑ White Heat
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Artifacts
11. ↑ Riddler's Revenge
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Batman/Superman Story Pt. 1
13. ↑ The Joining, Part 2
14. ↑ A Matter of Family
15. ↑ The Metal Face of Comedy
16. ↑ Joker Express
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Ring Toss
18. ↑ http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0607/31/index.htm