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Out of all the superheroes , Batman might be the tough to be the crony for , and asNightwingpoints out , the hardest part of beingRobinis more emotional than strong-arm .
It ’s no arcanum that Batman has gone through a number of sidekicks over the years . It has been established that Batman should have a Robin to equilibrize out his inner darkness , but the role of Robin takes such a toll on young people that many have had the identity . Dick Grayson eventually graduated into his own hero , Nightwing , and his successor , Jason Todd , met a bloody end . Even Tim Drake , as he ages out of being a crony , struggles to witness his own lieu among DC ’s other heroes .
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But the struggles of being Robin stretch forth past the costume and crime fight . In essence , being a Robin think of get Bruce Wayne as a father fig . And as Nightwing point outinDC Pride : Tim Drake Special # 1by Megan Fitz Martin , Belen Ortega , and Alberto Jimenez Albuquerque , being an adopted son to Bruce Wayne is no picnic . Dick constantly sought to make Bruce glad , but Bruce ’s own darkness was so substantial that Dick felt himself sacrificing his own future in purchase order to make this father design of his happy . And as Dick tell Tim , he eventually concluded that there is nothing that Robin can do to make Batman happy .
The psychological scars and injury of the entire kinship is distressful . As a child , Bruce lost his beginner at a very untried age , just like Dick Grayson . Perhaps Bruce never fully realized that by adopting Dick , he was essentially replacing Dick ’s own Fatherhood as someone to expect up to . But Bruce was so stuck in his own psychic trauma that he could n’t see through the past and be happy . The tragedy of this whole spot is thatbeing a Robin meansperpetually seeking and give way to bring felicity to a brooding mentor .
This accuracy goes for all Robins , not just Dick , but they all experience it in different slipway . Jason Todd was plagued by swarthiness and perhaps have a father figure fail to embrace that role meant his dark only acquire . With Damian Wayne , the male parent - son kinship was literal . Having feel an abusive childhood , Damian could have benefited from seeing a founding father experience happiness . alternatively , the two focused on fighting crime rather than establish a relationship . Having grown up and becomeNightwing , it ’s interesting to see Dick Grayson understand this troubling prospect of beingRobinand strain to teach the lesson to others .
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