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The secret descent ofBatman’sunknownRobinhas been unveil , and it is n’t pretty . The seriesRobinshas shown every grinder that ’s fought by Batman ’s side as the titulary sidekick pursued by a mysterious cleaning lady who claim to be the first Robin . The new grinder have had to dig through their own irritating pasts to get to this point , and now they ’re about to find out a secret they wo n’t be able to unlearn .
After gain ground the 2021 Round Robin tourney , Robinsby Tim Seely and Baldemar Rivas got the go - ahead to become its own series . Centered around the five hero who have taken on the Robin identity element , the group all of a sudden finds their past coming back to obsess them . orchestrate these consequence is Jenny Wren , an enigmatic figure in a Robin costume , who has been tormenting the bunch by using elements from their first vitrine ( mention to as Gauntlets ) .
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Apreview forRobins # 6shows the squad on the precipice of reading Gauntlet Zero , the file Bruce has on Jenny Wren . The team activate it , and happen upon that Wren is actually Anita Jean , the former accomplice to a hack call Cormac Dodge aka the Escape Artist . Dodge learns of Bruce Wayne ’s secrets too soon in the latter ’s vocation , so Batman assay to use Jean in parliamentary law to take Escape Artist down . However , Jean shoots Dodge after he aver he would take everyone down with him . Batman furiously lecture the young Jean and turn down her for her natural action , causing the little girl to seemingly cast herself into a fervency .
Despite what Batman call up , Anita Jean survived Gauntlet Zero and has returned with a vengeance as Jenny Wren . It ’s a sad reveal thatBatman acted so harshly to Jean , going so far as to say he " could n’t accept someone like her " for killing Dodge with the enemy ’s weapon . It ’s also a bit hypocritical consider Damian notably decapitated a small Gotham villain when he came into Bruce ’s liveliness . grant , Damian was evoke by a legion of assassins , but Bruce ’s unsuccessful person to incur sympathy with Anita has had knockout consequences for the Robins .
Robinshas served as a work on the moral force between Batman and his allies , and has raised questions on the ethics of bringing minors into a life of crimefighting . And while the former sidekicks may have their own feelings on that issue , rejecting Anita from being a Robin has ironically done well more scathe with her as she ’s grown into Jenny Wren . Had Batman draw near Jean ’s shot of Dodge with a bit more compassion , her villainous theatrical role may never have come forth .
MaybeAnita Jean was never really a Robin , but Bruce saw potential in her and in his angriness , toss it away . Jenny Wren ’s actions have demonstrate that hadBatmanfully brought her in and gave her proper direction , she may have been one of the most effectiveRobinsof all meter .
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