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Between the three Robins that Batman had employed as his sidekick which one was most cut out for it? I personally have to say it was Tim Drake. He plays the part great. He works great with Batman and probably his true protege' as far as the current storyline goes. Don't get me wrong Dick Grayson is the reason for there even being a Robin in the first place but he makes such a better solo character as Nightwing. And Jason Todd... Well nobody really liked him as Robin that's why they eventually killed him off and resurrected him later on as Red Hood and eventually became Red Robin. Opinions?

I also just want to add since I have a feeling this is going to come up. I feel that if Bruce Wayne were to die that Dick Grayson would be the only one who could take on the Mantle of the Bat and be up to the task.

Posted 7 months ago

i like dick better as nightwing and tim as robin

Posted 7 months ago

danhimself says:

"tim's made it a point to say several times that he doesn't want to be batman and dick's actually gotten mad that bruce didn't make him his replacement when bruce was injured...i'd say that tim is the better robin and that if anything dick should takeover as batman and tim becomes nightwing"

It wasn't so much that he was upset that he didn't take over for him as much as it was that Batman didn't ask him. Later on though Bruce had left for a while and had asked Dick to fill in for him. This was when Nightwing was feeling like a failure and his main drive to accept the mantle temporarily was so that he could prove to himself that he wasn't.

Post Edited:2008-03-12 20:49:46

Posted 7 months ago

Dick Grayson created the name and is the only one that has taken the codename Robin in other media (except in the last season of BTAS). He was the most skilled fighter and like everyone says in comics. He was good for Batman, he was the one thing that stopped him from going mad

But

Dick Grayson is Nightwing, has been for like 20 years now. And I can't see him as someone else. While his past and roots as Robin can't be ignored he is Nightwing and in one way he always was.

Tim Drake may not be the fighter that Dick Grayson is or Jason....Or Stephanie. But he is a true detective, having discovered Batman's identity at a young age (I still think that Batman let him discover it) and a great Robin in his own right. He was the one that brought Batman out of the darkness after he had broken his relationship with Nightwing and Jason Todd had died.

You compare them and there will be people that don't want to accept that the new one is better in the role of Robin than the original, but the truth is that except in the leader skills (yeah like he is going to use them when he is with batman) and the hand to hand combat Tim Drake is a better Robin than Dick Grayson was.

So to make it short and sweet:

Dick Grayson is the one true Nightwing and Tim Drake is the one true Robin

Posted 7 months ago

Tim Drake is the best Robin and if you ask me he will be the one to take on the Mantle of the Batman just like in Titans Tomorrow.

Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago

tim drake

Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Tim Drake for the best Robin

Dick was good, but he makes a better Nightwing

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Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago

No love for Stephanie Brown? She may not have been the longest or the best Robin, but she sure did have her heart in the right place.

Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago

i would have to say tim

Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Pretty much a unanimous opinion here. Dick Grayson is NightWing. He would assume the roll if asked to but I don't think Dick wants it. Tim is being groomed as the replacement. Not much has been said about Jason Todd. Personally, I don't care too much for him. Has Jason ever been potrayed as a decent character other than in The Cult (by Jim Starlin)?

Posted 6 months, 1 week ago

Tim Drake

Posted 3 months, 1 week ago

Shouldn't the question be which of the four robins is the best?
Tim is the best robin, dick the best crimefighter that has been robin. Jason was a bit of a nut.

Posted 3 months ago

I know it sounds bizarre but my fav Robin is Carrie Kelley from The Dark Knight Returns

Posted 2 months, 1 week ago

Tim was the best at being a Robin, but certainly not the better fighter

Posted 2 months, 1 week ago

I have to agree with everyone else on this... Tim Drake is the better Robin and Dick IS and will stay Nightwing. for taking the mantle nightwing could take but he wouldn't take Batman he would stay as nightwing ... Tim would be the one who take the mantle as batman. Batman has great detective skills and Tim is a great detective. BUT detective skills and fighting skills can all be learned, what you need to consider is the morale of the person and who could keep Batman's 1 rule and not take a life? it is really a toss up between Tim and Dick. they both can do it and they both are great at what they do, personally though i think Dick should stay as Nightwing and Tim should take on the mantle.

Posted 2 months, 1 week ago