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Warning ! spoiler in advance for Batman # 148!The most fierceRobinrivalry in DC Comics chronicle can at last be put to bed as two heroes finally get common ground . An intense conflict finally help Tim Drake and Damian Wayne put their years of animosity behind them .
In a teamas large as the Bat - Family , there ’s bound to be some spoilt rip . But seldom has there been a rivalry more fierce than the one between Bruce Wayne ’s assume son and his biologic one . However , when a new scourge represent itself , the two Boys Wonder put all their issues away in a competitiveness tantrum that betoken well for their future .
Tim Drake and Damian Wayne Team Up to Stop DC’s New Evil Robin
InBatman # 148by Chip Zdarsky , Jorge Jiménez , Tomeu Morey , and Clayton Cowles , Damian is being held hostage in Blackgate Penitentiary byZur - nut - Arrh and his raw Robin . Zur - En - Arrh ’s sidekick brags that he and his cooperator are finally going to do what the Bat - Family never could and save Gotham . However , as the twisted Robin drone on , Damian tap out a hidden message in Morse codification through the technology in his costume . Zur - En - Arrh zaps the restrained Robinand leaves his buddy to continue find out Damian .
The two Robins fight together to beat their twisted adversary .
Elsewhere , the Bat - Family reunites with Batman , who apologizes for his recent demeanor and formulates a plan to rescue Robin and stop Zur - En - Arrh . With Oracle organise their response , Batman , Nightwing , and Red Hood head to stop Zur - En - Arrh while Tim Drake heads off to find Damian . The older Robin tracks the younger one down in a field , butbefore he can relieve Damian , Tim is attacked by Zur - En - Arrh ’s Robin . Tim takes one look at the new Boy Wonder and realizes that Zur - En - Arrh has cloned Bruce to create a Robin .
Tim battles Zur - En - Arrh ’s Robin and bring in he ’s just as unnerving as Bruce , even possess the same skills and preparation . Despite Batman ’s clone having the upper deal , Tim throws a birdarang at Damian ’s bail , free him . The two Robins fight together to wash up their twisted adversary . Damian get a solid crack on the jaw while Tim brings the clone downwith a hefty kick . Damian and Tim rib one another as Tim manacle the raw Robin before they channelize down to join the fight against Zur - En - Arrh .
Tim Drake and Damian’s Complicated History
To say that Tim Drake and Damian Wayne have had struggle in the past would be an understatement . Tim first met Damian in the “ Batman and Son ” story arc when the latter was officially introduced to the Bat - Family . Damian take on subject with the fact that Tim was Robin , something Damian felt was his birthright . Damian confront Tim in the Batcave and the two stupefy into a fight that end with Damian nearly killing Tim . Unfortunately , that wasjust the beginning of the two Robins ' antagonistic relationship .
" Batman and Son " is a storyline that can be found inBatman # 655 - 658 ( 2006 ) !
It was n’t too longsighted after Damian was introduced that he was made the new Robin . Bruce was overleap and Dick take in as Gotham ’s Dark Knight and justified the decision by allege that Damian needed steering . denudate of the championship he excellently earned , Tim became Red Robin and distanced himself from Gotham and Damian . Bruce eventually return and Tim came back as well . But there was still a common dislike between Damian and Tim . Thankfully , Damian had grown past his more violent waysand did n’t test to stamp out Tim any longer at least .
Years after Damian supercede Tim as Robin , their roles were reversed when Damian take leave the Robin role and hazard out into the world to find himself . Tim was more than ready to re - assume his sometime moniker , create a fresh new conflict between Tim and Damian . After a forgetful sabbatic , Damian take back and became Robin again , set up the two at betting odds , though they never physically fought over their shared identity . However , during “ Gotham War”,Tim did n’t hold back from point out that he ’s the Robin who always make unnecessary Batman .
The Two Robins' New Enemy Proves They’ve Grown Past Their Rivalry
A team as large as the Bat - Family is bound to have some level of interpersonal conflict . Even Tim and Damian are n’t the first Robins to have a contention that ’s resulted in forcible affray ( lest anyone forget about Dick Grayson and Jason Todd ’s history ) . Tim and Damian ’s conflict for the most part stems from the fact that the latter , who had been raised as Batman ’s ‘ true ’ legacy , was jealous of Tim , who ’d been officially adopted as Batman ’s son . Tim , in turn , was angry that the identicalness he worked so hard to earn was just given to Damian .
But their splendid teamwork present just how much the two Robins have grown since that first battle in the Batcave .
But asBatman # 148shows , whatever negative feelings they two have had for one another are all in the past . After all , out of all the people who could have hold out to save Damian , it ’s Tim instead of someone much closer to Damian ( say Nightwing , his erstwhile wise man ) . Despite insulting him , Damian tries to monish Tim before Zur - En - Arrh ’s Robin attack the older submarine . Tim is also smart enough to realize that he ca n’t beat up Bruce ’s dead ringer alone and frees Damianso the two Robins can work together to nonplus their opponent .
The fight view is straightaway , especially once Tim and Damian start work out together . But their excellent teamwork shows just how much the two Robins have grown since that first competitiveness in the Batcave . There ’s no arguing or yelling . It ’s just two heroes working together to defeat a common enemy . They even have a bit of playful banter after , something that ’s incredibly hard to conceive of back when the two first met each other . surely , they might not be skillful booster , but it’ssafe to say Tim and Damian ’s Robin rivalry is pretty much over .
What’s Ahead for DC’s Two Robins Now?
While Damian ’s always in all probability proceed to give off a little attitude toward Tim , the two have uprise to the percentage point where they make an excellent squad . Perhaps lover will see them working together more often now that their vivid disfavour has simmer down substantially . Or possibly they ’ll just stick to their own beats and only work together when the office requires it . Either way , Tim Drake and Damian Wayne are last at a detail where they can coexist peacefully with little - to - noRobindrama .
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Batman # 148 ( 2024 )
