Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

5'6"

Weight

115 Ibs (52.16 kg)

Eyes

Blue

Hair

Black

Origin

Tim Drake has followed Batman and Robin’s careers ever since he saw the murder of the Flying Graysons. Tim had excellent instinct and deductive skills which would later show. One day he saw Batman and Robin battle the Penguin on the television. Time noticed that Robin performed the quadruple somersault, Tim remembers seeing Dick do that exact move before his parents died and quickly made the connection that Robin and Dick Grayson were one. Tim continued to follow the dynamic duo’s career for years.

After the apparent death of Jason Todd, Batman has grown more violent and reckless. Tim notices that this is not how Batman’s character is and seeks out the help of Dick Grayson. At this time Dick had been going by the code-name Nightwing, so Tim tried to convince Dick to retake the mantle of Robin because it was the only way to keep him sane. Dick agreed but will only help Batman as Nightwing. Tim did not like Dick’s decision and continued to argue that Batman needs Robin. Eventually he was able to attain the help of Alfred to take the Robin costume so he can go help Batman. Alfred and Dick accepted Tim to be the Robin so he can keep Batman sane. However, Batman did not want a new partner and would continue to say no but also adds “the boy has potential.” Eventually Batman skeptically accepted Tim as Robin but under one condition, Tim had to endure physical and mental training from Bruce before he can become Robin so he does not suffer the same fate as Jason Todd.

Tim as Robin

While Tim was still training, his parents Jack and Janet Drake were kidnapped by a mysterious stranger. Tim continued to focus on his work by foiling a plan of a hacker thief. Meanwhile, Batman went out to rescue Tim’s parents. Batman arrived too late though, and his parents were both poisoned, his mother died but his father fell into a deep coma. With the tragedy Tim and his parents went through, Batman became wary that Tim may go down the road of vengeance and it would cloud his judgment. However Tim would prove Batman wrong when he saved Batman and Vicki Vale from the Scarecrow. Afterwards Batman allowed Tim to take the mantle of the Boy Wonder and gave him a newer version of the costume.

Training

Tim was an excellent detective, however he was missing an important skill, martial arts. Right after Batman gave Tim the Robin mantle, he sent him to Paris to learn fighting skills from a master martial artist, Rahul Lama. He would learn healing techniques from the old master while learning martial arts from his grandson. Tim noticed an organized crime lead by King Snake, so he decides to try and stop them. However, Lady Shiva had been pursuing King Snake also, she discovers the potential that Tim had in martial arts. Lady Shiva takes Tim in and decides to train him herself. She also offered to teach him how to use only 1 weapon of his choice. Tim chose the bo staff because it was the least deadliest weapon. Nearing the end of his training, Lady Shiva and Tim had a sparing match in which Tim defeats her with the bo staff. Shiva then presents Tim with a gift, it is a retractable bo staff that he could conceal. The King Snake was planning to release a plague but was stopped by Tim and Lady Shiva. While King Snake was hanging onto the building helplessly, Shiva orders Tim to kill him in order to “graduate.” Tim refused to kill King Snake.

Back in Gotham

Tim's first night as Robin

When Tim’s dad came out of the coma, he was paralysed from the waist down. He realizes his wife had died and that he was in a coma for a long time. Jack wants to reconnect with his son, but Tim’s duties as Robin and his relationship with Bruce caused a little controversy between the father and son. Jack would eventually be able to regain the use of his legs with the help of a therapist Dana
Winters. Jack and Dana began a romantic relationship and she begins to fix the Drakes’ problems. She helped rid Jack of his anger towards his son and helped Tim reconnect with his father. Dana and Jack would eventually marry.

Tim began a romantic relationship as Robin with the daughter of a criminal named Cluemaster, Stephanie Brown. Batman would not allow Robin to reveal his identity to Stephanie. Later she reveals to Tim that she is pregnant from a previous relationship. Tim helps her through childbirth but eventually the child was given up for adoption.

BROKEN BAT

Tim distinguished himself from Jason Todd by being more reserved in temperament and from Dick Grayson by being more of a detective and less of a great acrobat, Tim worked hard, mastering stick fighting and mastering other forms of combat like tea kwon do, karate, judo and jeet kune do. Tim is also naturally very intelligent and is a better detective that Dick and Jason. Tim has proven himself to be a brilliant crimfighter on his own and with his mentor Batman however Tim was under strict orders to never in engage a known killer like Two-face or The Joker until he was more experienced.

Tim was in Gotham when Bane broke open Arkham Asylum and unleashed almost all the inmates inside on Gotham. Tim was the first person to suggest to Batman that it was Bane who was responsible for these actions. Tim and Batman set out to catch the criminal’s, they got off to a good start by taking down the Mad Hatter’s tea party and bringing half a dozen thugs with him. Batman decided that the two would separate to take down more criminals in a shorter time. Robin went after Bird, one of Bane’s lacky’s and Batman went after Zsasz. Robin was briefly captured by Bane and Killer Croc but escaped soon after. Robin would try to track down the villain Firefly, he would eventually track down the villain but Robin is mentally and physically drained so Batman told him to sit this one out in the batcave. Tim’s rest would short lived when the Riddler held a live hostage T.V show [although he had a fake bomb] Robin beat the Riddler and saved the hostages.

Robin was with Alfred and Jean-Paul Valley when Bane broke Batman’s back and threw him of a roof top in downtown Gotham. They acquired a ambulance and took Bruce back to the Batcave.  Robin wanted to take Bruce to hospital but it was too big of a risk to expose all the identities of the bat family. All Robin could do is stay by Bruce’s bedside and pry. Thankfully Bruce did not die but when he woke up Bruce was psychologically scared, as his defeat to Bane came as a big blow to Bruce mentally [in addition to his broken back]. Tim could barely stand to watch his mentor so shattered but he stayed the course, helping Alfred recruit Dr Shondra Kingsolving to be Bruce’s personal physician. Once Bruce was in better spirit’s, Tim talks about the escalating violence and gang war in Gotham, Tim told Bruce about how someone should step in as Batman while Bruce heals, Bruce agrees but turns down Tim’s suggestions that Nightwing should take the mantle of Batman saying he is his own man now with his own responsibilities [the real reason that Bruce did not want to take the mantle is because he was sacred that Dick would run into Bane and get injured like he did], so Bruce picked Azrael [Jean-Paul Valley]. Tim gave Azrael the Batman costume [which he Azrael modified].

Bruce’s condition was partially heartbreaking for Robin, given that his father, Jack was still learning how to use his body parts again after coming out of a coma. Robin went out on patrol with the new Batman and was dismayed with the amount of violence Azrael used to capture the criminals and Tim had to keep reminding Azrael that there was more to being Batman than just a costume, but Azrael came more and more lost in his role and actually killed a criminal. Bruce realized that if Bane worked out his identity that ment he knew Tim’s as well. Bruce’s was right and he and Alfred set of to the Drake home to rescue Jack was kidnapped.

Tim wanted to go and save his father but Bruce told Tim that Gotham needed him and that Bruce would go and save him. Azrael kept getting more and more violent and started to reject Tim, Tim also found himself spending more time with Nightwing, the two established a almost perfect partnership stopping many villains together, Tim told Dick that he felt responsible for Azrael’s recklessness, Dick told Tim that it wasn’t his fault and that he was surprised that Bruce did not ask him to take the mantle.

Tim came across Azrael fighting Bane on a railway, Robin manages to save the people on the train, the new Batman beats Bane and much to the relief of Robin, Azrael dose not kill Bane. All through Azrael did not kill Bane he was acting reckless. The “system” played havoc with Azrael and finally snapped under the strain of the system and one night in the bat cave he attacked Robin, Robin only just escaped. After this Azrael locked himself in the bat cave. Around this time Bruce and Alfred returned with Jack, Bruce’s back was mystically healed by an unknown man. Bruce was happy with Tim’s progress but was a bit mad at Tim for not stopping Azrael killing someone all Tim said is that Azrael is out of control and has locked himself in the bat cave, so Bruce decided to take the mantle back by force, this meant a trip to Lady Shiva for a crash course to get him back to his peak. Tim was very happy that Bruce and his father where back safely.

Bruce “graduated” from Shiva’s training with the support of Robin and Nightwing but Bruce wanted to face Azrael alone, Bruce beat Azrael but instead of starting as Batman straight away Bruce decided that he needed some time off to train more. Bruce gave the mantle to the man who should got it the first time, Dick Grayson. The new Batman and Robin got along very well and again formed a near perfect partnership again. After some time Bruce returned and Dick gave back the mantle of Batman and he regained his identity as Nightwing. Tim and Dick have formed a brotherly bound and often team up.

Team ups

Teaming up

Tim began teaming up with other young heroes around his age, but also teamed up with heroes like Superman and the Flash. Robin and Superboy would eventually team up and realize that they worked so well together. As a result, the two of them created Young Justice. Robin was the leader of the group for a period of time before he had to take a temporary leave to assist in the Imperiex War. When Tim had to rescue the Young Justice from Apokolips, he discovers that more then half the team has lost trust in Tim due to the actions of Batman. Many of the heroes discovered that Batman had been keeping tabs on everyone and had a plan that would defeat anyone if they crossed the line.

When Tim returns to the Young Justice, the whole team decided to vote for a leader instead of letting Tim retake leadership. Wonder Girl wins the election, but Tim worked closely with Wonder Girl, helping her with leadership, and the team still looked to Tim for tactical advice. The Young Justice eventually disbanded after the death of Donna Troy. Robin, Superboy, and Wonder Girl would go on to join the new Teen Titans and fight alongside Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast Boy. Even though Robin was one of the younger member and was not the leader of the Titans (Cyborg was the leader), Tim often took leadership amongst the young members.

Batman comforting Tim after Jack's death

During Identity Crisis, Batman and Robin were investigating the crimes related to the problem in the JLA. Oracle sends them a message saying the Tim’s father needs to speak with them immediately. Tim arrives and they figure that someone is threatening him. Jack assures Tim that whatever happens is not his fault. Eventually the mystery man turns out to be Captain Boomerang. Jack and Captain Boomerang exchange shots and in the end killed each other. Batman and Robin arrived too late to save Jack. Afterwards Bruce offers to adopt Tim, however Tim did not like the idea. Instead Tim decided to created fake records about an Uncle living in Bludhaven. His fake uncle would be his legal guardian and Tim would eventually move to Bludhaven. The reason his stepmother Dana did not take custody was because she checked in to a mental hospital to help her deal with the death of her husband, Tim's father. Batman would eventually be able to uncover the tracks Tim tried to hide and discovers what he is truly doing. Batman became impressed with Tim rather then angry, and offered to teach him how to fully cover his tracks.

Robin meets Robin

Tim fighting Jason Todd

Infinite Crisis, 52, and One Year Later

Robin aided all the heroes during Infinite Crisis and helped the a few teams battle Superboy-Prime. Tim later was able to find a cure for Superboy in one of Luthor’s genetic research base. After Bludhaven’s destruction, Robin led a team to help rescue those that were caught in the middle, however the heroes were kicked out of the city by the Government. After Superboy’s death, Robin joined Batman and the other heroes to the final battle of Infinite Crisis. After the crisis, Bruce, Dick, and Tim left Gotham to go through a quest that Bruce had gone through before he turned into Batman.

After Robin returns to Gotham City, he receives a message saying that if he does not return to the U.S. Batgirl would be killed. He later figures out that Cassandra became the leader of the League of Assassins. Robin and the new Captain Boomerang handle the problems they have about their fathers death. They even work together to stop a bomb the Joker wanted to use. During the battle Dodge a young superhero with the power to teleport due to a belt made by his father, shows up. Bruce also eventually adopts Tim, which Tim accepts. Robin is captured by the Joker but escapes on his own. Batman and Robin also face of against a terrorist named Vox who kills him self at the end of their adventure.

Robin and Dodge soon team up to capture a kidnapper named Torrance. Robin throws some makeshift batarangs at Torrance and one hits Dodge's belt causing it to send an energy feed back through his body. He is currently in a coma.

The "new" Teen Titans

While attending the 1 year anniversary of Superboy's death, Robin joins the rest of the superhero community to have a memorial service in which to honor Conner Kent and all those who died during World War III.

Tim had been trying to rebuild the Teen Titans. But only he and Ravager, the daughter of Deathstroke, were on the roster. He attempts to convince Wonder Girl to return but she refuses, feeling abandoned by Robin following Superboy's death. Jimmy Olsen ask why he has changed his uniform to red and black. Time replies that it was "his colors"(Superboy's).

Unable to let his best friend go Tim sets up a secret facility beneath Titans Tower for the express purpose of recreating Superboy via replicating his DNA, although all his attempts have so far failed. He also keeps Conner's costume similar to how Batman grieved the death of Jason Todd.

Wonder Girl returns to the team full time, and goes in search of Robin to inform him of her decision. During the search, she discovers his secret lab. Tim confesses how much he misses Conner, and the two share a passionate, unexpected kiss. Wonder Girl has attempted to speak to Tim about the incident several times, but Robin continues to avoid her.

Later, Deathstroke's Titans East makes a full out assault on the Teen Titans, picking off each member except for Rose and Jericho. Tim has been personally targeted by Deathstroke who ,with Batgirl, is holding him captive in an unknown underground location. In a mocking sort of gesture, Slade has surrounded Tim with trophy cases containing Superboy's costume, along with that of Stephanie Brown ( Spoiler )and clothing from his parents, Jack and Janet Drake, and his stepmother, Dana Drake.

Deathstroke ordered Cassandra Cain to inject Tim with the same formula that once granted him control over Rose and current control over Cassandra. Tim managed to escape and inject Cassandra with an antidote he developed in case Slade ever managed to re-inject Rose. With Batgirl now free of Slade's influence, she has joined Robin and the Titans against Slade's Titans East.

Along with Duela Dent and past Titans, Nightwing, Donna Troy, Beast Boy and Flash (Bart Allen), the Titans defeat the Titans East, although Slade and Inertia manage to escape. Batgirl, who attempted to murder Slade in revenge, is stopped by Nightwing, and disappears soon after.

Recently Tim has had another Good friend die. When Bart Allen was killed by the Rouges. He showed a video made by Bart at his funeral and had a private ceremony with the Titans at the Tower. He was also being troubled by a rival named Dodge. Dodge has come out of his coma glowing with a strange energy. Dodge was giving a drug to kids so they would gain super powers and help kill Robin who he was angry at.

Meanwhile, Robin is fighting against Ra's Al Ghul with the rest of the Bat-family. Ra's has captured both Tim and Damien and intends to use one of them as his new host. Both Tim and Damien refused and Ra's intends to make Batman choose. Robin is still haunted by Ra's offer to bring back his loved ones. In the midst of a battle with Ra's ninjas, he breaks off and goes after the White Ghost, feeling it to be selfish of him to deny his parents and friends life. The White Ghost tells Tim that he can restore them, but only if Tim swears his undying loyalty to Ra's Al Ghul and forsakes Batman. Tim agrees, and is sent to a chamber with a Lazarus Pit. There he is confronted by Nightwing, who swears to stop him. The two battle and Nightwing convinces Robin not to join Ra's. Tim and the others battled Ra's Al Ghul at Nanda Parbat. They escaped when the monks summoned the power of their goddess Rama Kushina and completely cut off Nanda Parbat from the world.

Skills

Martial Artist, Tim has been trained by Batman and Lady Shiva in different forms of fighting.

Master Detective, Tim is a naturally intelligent. He is one of the few people who has been able to discover Batman's identity on his own.

Gifted Intellect, Tim has a wide array of skills. he has a firm grasp on computer science and genetics, and even attempts to clone Superboy. Batman has even stated that Tim may be smarter than he himself. Batman has trained Tim in martial arts, forensic, criminology, acrobatics, stealth, disguise, and escapology, Tim is also strategist with impressive leadership skills.

Equipment

As Robin, Tim is armed with several advanced gadgets to help him fight crime.

Among some of the many gadgets include

"R" shaped shurikens

Collapsible bo staff

Gas grenades

Flash Bangs

Sling shot, but has rarly been seen using it recently