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Even though theJokermay be one of the most venomous scoundrel in Batman ’s rogues verandah , oneRobinfigured out the best way of combating him was by taking a more psychological approach .
The military position of Boy Wonder is one that ’s fraught with danger . By conjoin the Dark Knight on his mission of clean up Gotham , the young heroes who bear the icteric " R " face up a issue of threats that could potentially harm or even toss off them . And since the Joker violently pop Jason Todd , every member of the Bat - Family is fully aware of how severe the Clown Prince of Crime really is . When Tim Drake take on the mantlepiece of Robin , the yesteryear hung over him like a sheet , admonish him that if he makes one delusive step when dealing with the Joker , his calling and life would be over .
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And , unfortunately , Tim spent someskin - creep quality clock time with the JokerinDetective Comics # 826by Paul Dini and Don Kramer . After trying to evade gunshot , Tim jumps into a car only to realise it ’s being driven by Batman ’s archenemy . Joker uses the chance to drug Robin and bind him in the rider ’s behind while the merry andrew takes him on a disorderly tour of Gotham . Tim is forced to watch the Joker place atrocious acts before the scoundrel comes upon a mall Santa with dozens of children . Joker removes Tim ’s joke to hear the Boy Wonder ’s final words before he mows down Santa , to which Robin reply " You ca n’t fool away me , there ai n’t no Sanity Clause,“a blood from the Marx Brothers filmA Night at the Opera . The reference delight the Joker so much , he turns the car around and spares his would - be dupe .
Once he realise his stratagem worked , Tim purposefully misattributes the quoteto another Marx Brothers film , The Big Store , once again deflect the goofball and giving him enough sentence to escape and idle the Joker good . Aside from being a pretty comical import , it show what specify Tim apart from the other Robins . Instead of endeavor to lick the situation with beastly force , he plays the Joker ’s love of comedy against him . Tim ’s gamble makes a solid argument that the best way of dealing with the clown is by seeking to read him .
Tim ’s disarmament of the Joker is a remarkably refreshing advance because few members of the Bat - Family want to have a go at it much about the villain . And for good reason , since no other villain has hurt Batman and his allies as much as the Joker has . But Tim is only able-bodied to take out off his escape because he engage a more empathetic path . He looked intowhat the Joker likedand found a fallible link in his otherwise impenetrable firmness . Even someone as helter-skelter as the Clown Prince of Crime has a pathology that can be used against him andRobin’smisadventure proved that comedy may be the key to truly taking down theJoker .
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