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3. Meet the new Robin, same as the old Robin

I’ve called Tim Drake the best Robin before, and I still stand by that call, but one of the best things about him was that he was different from his predecessors.

Tim became Robin at a later age, and did so only after figuring out Batman’s secret Identity himself. At, like, 9 years old. That’s hardcore.

Another difference was that Tim actually still had a parent in the picture. While his mother had been killed, Tim’s father was still very much a part of his life. This gave him a very different dynamic with Batman, and made him a much more interesting character. Tim was a great teen hero in his own right (there’s a reason he was the first Robin to get his own series). But Identity Crisis decides to strip his individuality by killing Jack Drake and making Tim Drake the same as every other Robin ever.

We’ve seen orphaned Robin as Batman’s son before. We hadn’t seen a Robin who had his own life until Tim, but Identity Crisis decided to make it all the same as Jason and Dick before him. Dick and Jason both got to be their own people, so I don’t see why Tim had to be Dick Junior for all intents and purposes. But whatever, who cares except me.

Heh heh, “Dick Junior”.