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A surprisal summation to the Bat - Family , Damian Wayne’sRobinstruggled with the stricture of his Padre ’s rules as a superhero , but eventually find his place in the wide-eyed Bat - Family . Now , over 15 eld after his introduction to the DC cosmos , it appearsDamian ’s discharge as Robinhas finally come full circle with one major moment of personal acceptance .
Though interlingual rendition of the character had already been toyed with , Damian al Ghul was officially introduced to the DC Universe as the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul inBatman # 655,part of Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert’sBatman & Sonarc . The storyline end with Damian , raised to be an assassin by his mother with Batman incognizant of his existence , pull in in different focus by his parents as they argue atop a grinder . “Do I have to choose?“Damian inquire . “I would much rather we were all together . “Robin # 15ends in much the same way , with Damian on a dock asBruce and Talia each fightfor his companionship . However , Damian now a Robin and using the Wayne name , realise a much unlike determination this time . He does n’t want his parents to stay together , and he does n’t want to go with either of them . Rather , he just wants them to"respect each other , and to respect [ his ] choice to go with neither . "
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Robin # 15by Joshua Williamson and Roger Cruz comes instantly after Williamson’sShadow War , a crossover event spanning the titlesBatman , RobinandDeathstroke Inc. Shadow Warreunited Batman and Robinafter years apart , while also fetch Talia al Ghul back into Batman ’s life sentence during a war between Deathstroke and the League of Shadows . With Damian and his parent now reunite , this rejection of a binary dynamic within his family makes a powerful remnant to a theatrical role arc over a decade in the devising .
The frame of Damian standing between his female parent and begetter near a body of piddle clearly mirrors the aforementioned view fromBatman & Son , which opens the subject as a flashback . This designed parallel demonstrate how far the character has come since his initial history arc , going from an unremorseful tike assassin to a reformed sidekick of his father ’s to , now , a human being look to find his own way in the world . Damian endsShadow Waron much good terms with his father than he started - the last of Alfred had driven the two apart for several old age - yet still recognizes he needs to complete his journeying of ego - discovery . It ’s a touching and powerful moment for the theatrical role , made only more impactful by Batman ’s response : " Son , whenever you postulate , you will always have a home with me . I commit you . "
It ’s unclear what the time to come holds for Damian Wayne and his place in the Bat - Family . In the near futurity , Tim Drake is set to return as Robin inBatman # 125,and Damian will be mark against his father inSeptember’sBatman vs. Robinevent . Now that his arc has come full round , Damian Waynemay shortly desolate theRobintitle completely , at last establishing himself entirely as his own humans .
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