Robin

**Robin** (ロビン, *Robin*) is the position of Batman's sidekick and crimefighting partner, a teenage vigilante who patrols Gotham City armed with intensive martial arts abilities and a number of high-tech gadgets. There have been five as members of the Batman Family in regular continuity. Robin's identity has been associated with a number of teams, including the **Teen Titans** and **Young Justice**.

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—Robin.

## Alternate Versions

### As the Richard "Dick" Grayson

**Richard John** "**Dick**" **Grayson** (リチャード・ジョン・“ディック”・グレイソン, *Richādo Jon "Dikku" Gureison*), was the original **Robin** (ロビン, *Robin*), a young circus acrobat whose parents had been killed by mobsters. Bruce Wayne witnessed the murders and took him in as his legal ward to guide him through the tragedy and help him find direction. Grayson would eventually outgrow his position and take the name **Nightwing** for many years, before eventually becoming a replacement Batman himself.

*Robin* as Dick Grayson was created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson, first appearing in *Detective Comics* #38. (1940)

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### As Jason Todd

**Jason Peter Todd** (ジェイソン・ピーター・トッド, *Jeison Pītā Toddo*) was the second **Robin** (ロビン, *Robin*), another orphan, a troubled youth in danger of becoming a street hoodlum until Batman took him in and provided an outlet for his aggression. Jason was beaten and tortured by the Joker, who sent Batman a video of the event and lied by telling Batman Jason Todd was already dead, a tragedy and failure that haunted Batman for many years. However it was discovered that Jason was alive and bent-crazy on destroying his former mentor as the **Arkham Knight**. After the redemption and forgiveness of Batman, he has since then adopted the violent anti-hero persona **Red Hood**.

*Robin* as Jason Todd first appeared in *Batman* #368. (1984)

### As Tim Drake

**Timothy Jackson** "**Tim**" **Drake** (ティモシー・ジャクソン・“ティム”・ドレイク, *Timoshī Jakuson "Timu" Doreiku*), the third **Robin** (ロビン, *Robin*), notable for seeking the position out instead of being approached for it. He is a great detective himself, and figured out Batman's and Nightwing's secret identities on his own, explaining that Batman needed a Robin to balance him out and prevent him from becoming too dark and gritty. Since then Tim has become **Red Robin** to strike out on his own.

Tim Drake became Robin in *Batman* #457. (1990)

### As Stephanie Brown

**Stephanie Brown** (ステファニー・ブラウン, *Sutefanī Buraun*), also known as eventually **Batgirl**, the daughter of the criminal Cluemaster, was briefly the fourth and only female **Robin** (ロビン, *Robin*), although she was fired for disobeying orders. Since then Stephanie has become **Spoiler** to strike out on her own, and completely restart her to the very beginning of her crime fighting career.

Stephanie Brown took on the position in *Robin* #126. (2004)

### As Damian Wayne

**Damian Wayne** (ダミアン・ウェイン, *Damian Wain*) is the fifth and most recent **Robin** (ロビン, *Robin*), Batman's son with Talia al Ghul, an aggressive child trained by the League of Assassins for years who is being trained as a superhero to help him find redemption.

Damian Wayne has been Robin since *Batman: Battle for the Cowl Vol 1 3*. (2009)

## External links

* Robin *Wikipedia*
* Robin *DC Database*