Damian Wayne is formally reconciled with Batman, however he is nonetheless on his personal path. With Tim Drake returning as Robin, it is time for a brand new codename.
Warning: accommodates spoilers for Robin #15!
Damian Wayne is formally putting out on his personal, because the boy who as soon as declared himself the one true Robin reconciles with Batman whereas nonetheless confirming he is on a brand new path that is taking him about as removed from Gotham because it’s doable to get. With Tim Drake returning to the Dark Knight’s facet as Robin, it is the right time for Damian to relinquish the title, and but the best alternative is one which’s already being utilized by an current DC villain.
Damian Wayne is the organic son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, and as soon as thought of himself the inheritor to each the Batman mantle and the murderer syndicate referred to as the League of Shadows. Not too long ago, Damian participated within the Lazarus Match – a brutal collection of duels wherein the best younger fighters within the DC Universe fought to the loss of life. Now, Damian is on a mission to show Lazarus Island into a spot of therapeutic for younger killers like himself, and the Robin title can solely harm him in that mission.
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In Robin #15 (from Joshua Williamson and Roger Cruz), Damian Wayne formally tells his mom and father that he is on his personal path, and will not be following both of them anymore. Working with Connor Hawke – the son of Inexperienced Arrow – Damian desires to create a refuge for folks like him; a genius middle-ground between his two household legacies. Nonetheless, as a famously brutal crime-fighter, the ‘Robin’ title is unlikely to encourage a lot belief, and Damian has lengthy declared that the ‘Robin’ title belongs to the individual coaching to take over as Batman. Whereas he is but to declare any intention to vary his codename, it is smart that this may be his subsequent step, and there is one selection that instantly recommends itself: Shrike.
Batman’s former sidekicks have a protracted historical past of adopting avian names, together with Nightwing, Bluebird, Drake, Lark, Red Robin, the Eagle, Wingman, and Redbird. If Damian is planning to vary his title, it is smart that he’d keep on with this theme, given it might enable him to retain a connection to Batman and his different mentor Nightwing. Nonetheless, if Robin goes to draw broken folks to his island venture, he’ll probably must play up his gritty {qualifications} as a former killer. Given this and his longtime fondness for bladed weapons, the right new title for Damian is that of the notorious ‘butcher chicken,’ the shrike, which is understood for impaling its prey on sharp objects. Adopting this title can be a genius means for Damian to mix Batman and Talia’s legacies whereas remaining true to himself. The one downside is that the title is taken.
The main hurdle to Damian adopting this loaded codename is that it is at present being utilized by a DC murderer who loves blades nearly as a lot as he hates Batman and Nightwing, nevertheless this may probably solely make the moniker extra engaging. Bruce’s son has a protracted historical past of stealing names, from his unapproved Teen Titans workforce to the ‘Robin’ mantle itself – nearly killing Tim Drake to formalize changing him. Beating down an enemy who has incessantly focused Nightwing after which taking his codename can be a typical transfer for Damian.
It is probably that Damian Wayne will stay as Robin not less than up till the upcoming Batman vs Robin, but it surely’s doable this conflict could push him to formalize his new independence with a codename change. Sadly, the one impediment that could be unsurpassable is the model recognition of being referred to as Robin, however with Tim Drake again within the image and Damian on a brand new path, it is the right time for DC to provide Batman‘s son his personal, grownup codename like each Robin earlier than him – and Shrike is the one that may swimsuit DC’s sword-swinging antihero finest.
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Robert Wooden
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