Left without a partner and without an official Super Hero identity to call his own, Tim reinvented himself. Bruce officially adopted Tim as his son several years later.įollowing the appearance of Bruce Wayne’s biological son Damian and the assumed "death" of Bruce Wayne at the hands of Darkseid's Omega Beams, Tim found himself unceremoniously ousted from the role of Robin as Damian took over the mantle. Tragically, Tim's father was killed during 2004-2005’s Identity Crisis event.
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The team went on to extend membership to a full roster of young heroes who would grow up to become the next Teen Titans. He joined his first official team, Young Justice, cofounding it with fellow teen Super Heroes Superboy and Impulse. As Tim established himself as a DC Super Hero, he connected with other young heroes who were similarly just starting out. Azrael), took on the mantle of Batman and took charge of fighting crime in Gotham, Tim remained loyal to both Bruce and Batman. When Bruce was left with a broken spine and his replacement, Jean-Paul Valley (a.k.a. Bruce sent him to learn from some of the best and most-skilled fighters in the world while he worked to keep up his grades-and stay alive.īy the time the Dark Knight was taken out of commission by the Super-Villain Bane in Knightfall, Tim had begun serving as Robin full time. Later, Tim accompanied Bruce in a fight with the Scarecrow, which inspired Bruce to start training him in earnest. Bruce stepped in to help pay for the care of Jack Drake when he regained consciousness, but despite the efforts of surgeons and doctors, Jack was left paralyzed and in need of a home nurse. But Tim was unable to convince Dick to take up his original mantle.Īlmost immediately after Tim's first unofficial outing in the Robin costume, a tragedy befell his parents, which left his mother dead and his father in a coma. It was then Tim came to understand the original Robin was the current Nightwing, and likely the only person who could save Batman from himself. Tim realized something had happened to the second Robin and that Batman was blaming himself. His observations eventually made him aware of a changing of the guards in the Batman Family, when the first Robin became Nightwing and a younger boy replaced him as Batman’s sidekick…and then things took a dramatic turn.Īfter the second Robin, Jason Todd, was killed by The Joker, the Boy Wonder vanished from Batman’s side, and the Dark Knight was consumed with self-destructive violence. He became an amateur photographer, snapping pictures of the Dynamic Duo at every chance, cataloguing and chronicling their adventures at every opportunity. These events instilled an obsession in Tim. The Batman swooped into action right before Tim's eyes, and, not long after, Gotham witnessed the debut of Robin, Batman's colorful new sidekick. Tim watched as John and Mary Grayson plummeted to their deaths after their trapeze wire was sabotaged by mobster Tony Zucco.
Unfortunately, the occasion was anything but joyous. Dick told Tim he'd dedicate his performance that night to him as he watched from the crowd. Before the show, he had an opportunity to meet the famous Flying Graysons, the circus trapeze act, and get his photo taken with their son, Dick Grayson. Tim Drake was just a child when his parents took him to see Haly's Circus in Gotham City.
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