Editing Robin (character) (section)

==Fictional character biography==
The following fictional characters have assumed the Robin role at various times in the main {{DC Universe}} [[Continuity (fiction)|continuity]]:

===Dick Grayson===
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[[File:Robin (Dick Grayson).png|thumb|upright|[[Dick Grayson]] as Robin on the cover of ''Detective Comics'' #48 (February 1941), art by [[Bob Kane]]]]
In the comics, Dick Grayson was an 8-year-old [[Acrobatics|acrobat]] and the youngest of a family act called the "Flying Graysons". A gangster named [[Tony Zucco|Boss Zucco]], loosely based on actor [[Edward G. Robinson]]'s ''[[Little Caesar (film)|Little Caesar]]'' character, had been extorting money from the circus and killed Grayson's parents, John and Mary, by sabotaging their [[trapeze]] equipment as a warning against defiance. Batman investigated the crime and, as his alter ego billionaire Bruce Wayne, had Dick put under his custody as a legal ward. Together they investigated Zucco and collected the evidence needed to bring him to justice. From his debut appearance in 1940 through 1969, Robin was known as the Boy Wonder. Batman creates a costume for Dick, consisting of a red tunic, yellow cape, green gloves, green boots, green spandex briefs, and a utility belt. As he grew older, graduated from high school, and enrolled in [[Hudson University (comics)|Hudson University]], Robin continued his career as the Teen Wonder, from 1970 into the early 1980s.

The character was rediscovered by a new generation of fans during the 1980s because of the success of ''[[Teen Titans|The New Teen Titans]]'', in which he left Batman's shadow entirely to assume the identity of [[Nightwing]]. He aids Batman throughout the later storyline regarding the several conflicts with Jason Todd until he makes his final return as the "Red Hood". Grayson temporarily took over as Batman (while Wayne was traveling through time), using the aid of Damian Wayne, making his newish appearance as "Robin", to defeat and imprison Todd.<ref>{{cite web | last=Phillips | first=Dan | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/05/22/grant-morrisons-new-batman-and-robin | title=Grant Morrison's New Batman and Robin | work=[[IGN]] | date=May 22, 2009 | access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Interview">{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/11/grant-morrison-discusses-batman-robin | last=George | first=Richard | title=Grant Morrison Discusses Batman and Robin | work=IGN | date=March 11, 2009|access-date=December 15, 2021}}</ref> With Bruce Wayne's return, Grayson went back to being Nightwing.

===Jason Todd===
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[[File:Robin's (Jason Todd) death.jpg|thumb|upright|Cover art of ''Batman'' #428 (December 1988) from the storyline ''[[Batman: A Death in the Family|A Death in the Family]]'', art by Mike Mignola]]
DC was initially hesitant to turn Grayson into [[Nightwing]] and to replace him with a new Robin.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=writer |first=Joshua Lapin-Bertone Contributing |date=2023-01-09 |title=Looking back at Jason Todd’s forgotten, red-headed beginnings with his creator Gerry Conway |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/jason-todd-robin-red-hood-gerry-conway-batman |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Popverse |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Peterson |first=John |date=2020-07-02 |title=Batman: Jason Todd Was A Total Copy of Dick Grayson |url=https://screenrant.com/batman-robin-jason-todd-copy-dick-grayson/ |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> To minimize the change, they made the new Robin, Jason Todd, who first appeared in ''Batman'' #357 (1983), similar to a young Grayson. Like Dick Grayson, Jason Todd was the son of circus acrobats murdered by a criminal (this time the Batman adversary [[Killer Croc]]), and then adopted by Bruce Wayne.<ref name=":1" /> In this incarnation, he was originally red-haired and unfailingly cheerful, and wore his circus costume to fight crime until Dick Grayson presented him with a Robin suit of his own. At that point, he dyed his hair black.<ref name=":0" />

After the miniseries ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'', much of the [[DC Universe|DC Comics continuity]] was redone. Dick Grayson's origin, years with Batman, and growth into Nightwing remained mostly unchanged; but Todd's character was completely revised. He was now a black-haired street orphan who first encountered Batman when he attempted to steal tires from the [[Batmobile]]. Batman saw to it that he was placed in a school for troubled youths. Weeks later, after Dick Grayson became Nightwing and Todd proved his crime-fighting worth by helping Batman catch a gang of robbers, Batman offered Todd the position as Robin.

Believing that readers never truly bonded with Todd, DC Comics made the controversial decision in 1988 to poll readers using a [[1-900]] number as to whether or not Todd should be killed. The event received more attention in the mainstream media than any other comic book event before it. Readers voted "yes" by a small margin (5,343 to 5,271) and Todd was subsequently murdered by the [[Joker (character)|Joker]] in the storyline, ''[[Batman: A Death in the Family|A Death in the Family]]'', in which the psychopath beat the youngster severely with a crowbar, and left him to die in a warehouse rigged with a bomb.

Jason Todd later returned as the new [[Red Hood]] (the original alias of the Joker) when he was brought back to life due to reality being altered.<ref>{{Cite web |last=RADFORD |first=BILL |date=2010-07-05 |title=Red Hood storyline revisited with animated feature |url=https://gazette.com/news/red-hood-storyline-revisited-with-animated-feature/article_9724af54-657f-5f7c-8331-0faa6be1aaec.html |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}</ref> After the continuity changes following [[the New 52]] DC Comics relaunch, Jason becomes a leader of the Outlaws, a superhero team that includes [[Starfire (Teen Titans)|Starfire]] and [[Roy Harper (character)|Arsenal]] who had spent years with Grayson in the Titans.

===Tim Drake===
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[[File:Robin (Tim Drake - circa 1990).png|thumb|left|upright|[[Tim Drake]] in ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #457 (December 1990), showcasing a redesigned Robin costume, art by [[Norm Breyfogle]]]]
DC Comics was left uncertain about readers' decision to have Jason Todd killed, wondering if readers preferred Batman as a lone vigilante, disliked Todd specifically, or just wanted to see if DC would actually kill off the character. In addition, the [[1989 in film|1989]] ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' film did not feature Robin, giving DC a reason to keep him out of the comic book series for marketing purposes. Regardless, Batman editor [[Dennis O'Neil]] introduced a new Robin. The third Robin, Timothy Drake, first appeared in a flashback in ''Batman'' #436 (1989) as a preadolescent boy, introduced by writer [[Marv Wolfman]], interior penciler [[Pat Broderick]], and inker [[John Beatty (illustrator)|John Beatty]]. Drake's first name was a nod to [[Tim Burton]], director of the 1989 ''Batman'' film. The character first donned the Robin costume, and became associated with the third version of Robin, in the acclaimed "A Lonely Place of Dying" sequel storyline, which culminated in issue #442, written by Marv Wolfman with cover art by [[George Pérez]], storyline interior pencils by Pérez, [[Tom Grummett]], as well as [[Jim Aparo]], and inks by [[Mike DeCarlo]]. In addition to establishing Tim Drake as a principal character in ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' and ''[[Detective Comics]]'', Lauren R. O'Connor argues that "A Lonely Place of Dying" served as the denouement of a transition from [[Dick Grayson]]'s "absent sexuality," which earlier incited reader [[Homosexuality in the Batman franchise|interpretations of homosexuality]], to definitive heterosexual presence as a maturation narrative. O'Connor offers multiple examples from this 1989 storyline, such as Drake's encounter with [[Starfire (Teen Titans)|Starfire]] and Grayson's heeding of Drake's concerns over Batman's psychology, to substantiate the notion of a heterosexual ''[[bildungsroman]]'' [[subplot]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=O'Connor |first1=Lauren R. |title=Robin and the Making of American Adolescence |date=2021 |publisher=Rutgers University Press |location=New Brunswick |isbn=9781978819795 |pages=50–54}}</ref>

The ensuing [[Tim Drake]] storylines, authored by [[Alan Grant (writer)|Alan Grant]] and penciled by [[Norm Breyfogle]], coupled with the 1989 release of Burton's ''Batman'', spurred sales of both comic book titles ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' and ''[[Detective Comics]]''. For the latter, Grant attested in 2007 that "when the ''Batman'' movie came out, the sales went up, if I recall correctly, from around 75,000 to about 675,000." 1989–90 was indeed the "Year of the Bat:" Capital and Diamond City Distributors reported that the ''[[Batman: Year One|Year One]]''-inspired ''[[Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight]]'' dominated four out of the five spots for preorders (''not'' total sales and second printings). The only exception was the third preorder spot, snagged by ''Batman'' #442, the conclusion to Tim Drake's "A Lonely Place of Dying" storyline.<ref>{{cite web |title=Comichron: 1989 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops |url=https://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/1989.html |website= comichron.com}}</ref> The "Year of the Bat" continued into the first half of 1990. Preorders for ''Batman'' and ''Detective Comics'' issues featuring a revived [[Joker (character)|Joker]] and [[Penguin (character)|Penguin]] began to compete with, and even edged out, the last three parts of [[Grant Morrison]]'s and [[Klaus Janson]]'s ''[[Batman: Gothic|Gothic]]'' storyline in ''Legends''. [[Todd McFarlane]]'s ''Spider-Man'' arrived in the second half of 1990, inaugurating six months of Spidermania (or Mcfarlamania, depending on the reader).<ref>{{cite web |title=Comichron: 1990 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops |url= https://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/1990.html |website= comichron.com}}</ref> DC closed out 1990 with vendors under-ordering issues, prompting the publisher to push ''Batman'' #457 and the first part of the ''Robin'' mini-series into second and then third printings. The next year, 1991, witnessed the ascension of [[Chris Claremont]]'s, [[Jim Lee]]'s, and [[Scott Williams (comics)|Scott Williams]]'s ''X-Men'' against [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]], as well as [[Fabian Nicieza]]'s and [[Rob Liefeld]]'s ''[[X-Force (comic book)|X-Force]]'', into the top of the preorder rankings. The only exception to this X-mania was, again, Tim Drake and the sequel to the ''Robin'' miniseries, the first variant issue of which garnered the third spot, firmly wedged between variant issues of ''X-Force'' and ''X-Men''. The mini-series pitted solo Robin against the Joker, in response to fan demands for a matchup since "A Death in the Family." The 1990s comic booming bust had begun.<ref>{{cite web |title=Comichron: 1991 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops |url=https://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/1991.html |website= comichron.com}}</ref> In a supplemental interview with Daniel Best, Alan Grant added that "every issue from about that time [after the 'Year of the Bat'] that featured Robin sales went up because Robin did have his own fans." Although both Grant and Breyfogle initially believed that their ''[[Anarky]]'' character could potentially become the third version of Robin, they were quick to support the editorial decision to focus on Drake. The [[Social anarchism|social anarchist]] duo adopted the character as their [[Anarchist economics|own]] in the early 1990s, during Grant's shift to [[libertarian socialism]] but before his late 1990s emphasis on [[Frank R. Wallace|Neo Tech]]. Breyfogle agreed that "it was a big thing to bring in the new Robin, yes. I know my fans often point specifically to that double page splash where his costume first appears as a big event for them as fans and I usually have to point out to them that [[Neal Adams]] was the one who designed the costume. The 'R' symbol and the staff were all that was really mine." In the "Rite of Passage" storyline for ''[[Detective Comics]]'', Grant and Breyfogle intertwined 1) Drake matching wits with [[Anarky]]; 2) a criminal and anthropological investigation into an apocryphal [[Haitian Vodou|Haitian ''vodou'']] cult (revealed by Batman, asserting anthropological and investigative authority, as a front for extortion and [[crony capitalism]]); 3) the murder of Drake's mother by vilified cult leaders; 4) the beginning of Drake's [[nightmare disorder|recurrent nightmares]] and [[psychological trauma|trauma]]; as well as 5) the perspective of a child of one of the cult's Haitian followers, unknowingly and inadvertently orphaned by Batman at the end of the four-issue arc.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Irving |first1=Christopher |title= Gotham City's Other Dynamic Duo |journal=Back Issue |date=June 2007 |volume=1 |issue=22 |pages=18–20 (with Daniel Best interview notes)}}</ref>

Tim Drake eventually transitioned from late preadolescence to adolescence, becoming the third Robin over the course of the storylines "Rite of Passage"<ref>''Detective Comics'' #618–621 (July–Sept. 1990)</ref> and "Identity Crisis",<ref>''Batman'' #455–457, (Oct.–Dec. 1990)</ref> with all issues scripted by Alan Grant and penciled by Norm Breyfogle. Story arcs that included Drake only in [[subplot]]s or featured his training in criminal investigation, such as "Crimesmith"<ref>''Batman'' #443–444 (Jan.–Feb. 1990)</ref> and "The Penguin Affair,"<ref>''Detective Comics'' #615 and ''Batman'' #448–49</ref> were either written or co-written by Grant and Wolfman, with pencils by Breyfogle, Aparo, and [[M. D. Bright]]. Immediately afterwards, the character starred in the five-issue miniseries ''Robin,''<ref>''Robin'' #1–5 (Jan.–May 1991)</ref> written by [[Chuck Dixon]], with interior pencils by [[Tom Lyle]] and cover art by [[Brian Bolland]]. The new Batman and Robin team went on their first official mission together in the story "Debut",<ref>''Batman'' #465</ref> again written by Grant and penciled by Breyfogle. Lauren R. O'Connor contends that, in early Tim Drake appearances, writers such as Grant and [[Chuck Dixon]] "had a lexicon of teenage behavior from which to draw, unlike when Dick Grayson was introduced and the concept of the teenager was still nascent. They wisely mobilized the expected adolescent behaviors of parental conflict, hormonal urges, and identity formation to give Tim emotional depth and complexity, making him a relatable character with boundaries between his two selves." In the ''Robin'' ongoing series, when Drake had fully transitioned into an adolescent character, Chuck Dixon depicted him as engaging in adolescent intimacy, yet still stopped short at overt heterosexual consummation. This narrative benchmark maintained Robin's "estrangement from sex" that began in the Grayson years.<ref>{{cite book |last1=O'Connor |first1=Lauren R. |title=Robin and the Making of American Adolescence |date=2021 |publisher= Rutgers University Press |location=New Brunswick |isbn=9781978819795 |page=54}}</ref> Erica McCrystal likewise observes that Alan Grant, prior to Dixon's series, connected Drake to Batman's philosophy of [[hero]]ic or [[Antihero|anti-heroic]] "[[vigilantism]]" as "therapeutic for children of trauma. But this kind of therapy has a delicate integration process." The overcoming of trauma entailed distinct identity intersections and emotional restraint, as well as a "complete understanding" of symbol and self. Bruce Wayne, a former child of trauma, guided "other trauma victims down a path of righteousness." Tim Drake, for example, endured trauma and "emotional duress" as a result of the death of his mother (father in a coma and on a ventilator). Drake contemplated the idea of fear, and overcoming it, in both the "Rite of Passage" and "Identity Crisis" storylines. Grant and Breyfogle subjected Drake to [[nightmare disorder|recurrent nightmares]], from hauntings by a ghoulish Batman to the disquieting lullaby (or informal nursery rhyme), "My Mummy's dead...My Mummy's Dead...I can't get it through my head," echoing across a cemetery for deceased parents. Drake ultimately defeated his own preadolescent fears "somewhat distant from Bruce Wayne" and "not as an orphan." By the end of "Identity Crisis", an adolescent Drake had "proven himself as capable of being a vigilante" by deducing the role of fear in instigating a series of violent crimes.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McCrystal |first1=Erica |title=Gotham City Living: The Social Dynamics in the Batman Comics and Media |date=2021 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |location=London, UK |isbn=9781350148895 |pages=36–46}}</ref>

In the comics, Tim Drake was a late preadolescent boy who had followed the adventures of Batman and Robin ever since witnessing the murder of the Flying Graysons. This served to connect Drake to Grayson, establishing a link that DC hoped would help readers accept this new Robin. Drake surmised their secret identities with his amateur but instinctive detective skills and followed their careers closely. Tim stated on numerous occasions that he wishes to become "The World's Greatest Detective", a title currently belonging to the Dark Knight. Batman himself stated that one day Drake will surpass him as a detective. Despite his combat skills not being the match of Grayson's (although there are some similarities, in that they are far superior to Todd's when he was Robin), his detective skills more than make up for this. In addition, Batman supplied him with a new armored costume for his transition to the adolescent Robin.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |title=The Essential Batman Encyclopedia |date=2008 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=9780345501066 |pages=119–122}}</ref>

Tim Drake's first Robin costume had a red torso, yellow stitching and belt, black boots, and green short sleeves, gloves, pants, and [[domino mask]]. He wore a cape that was black on the outside and yellow on the inside. This costume had an armored tunic and [[gorget]], an emergency "R" [[shuriken]] on his chest in addition to the traditional [[batarang]]s and a collapsible bo staff as his primary weapon, which Tim Drake continues to use as the superhero [[Red Robin (comics)|Red Robin]]. [[Neal Adams]] redesigned the entire costume with the exception of the "R" shuriken logo, first sketched by Norm Breyfogle.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sawyer |first1=James |title=Robin Relics: Designing Tim Drake's Robin Costume... |url=http://www.1989batman.com/2014/07/robin-relics-desigining-tim-drakes.html?m=1 |language=en}}</ref>

Tim Drake is the first Robin to have his own comic book series, where he fought crime on his own. Tim Drake, as Robin, co-founded the superhero team [[Young Justice]] in the absence of the [[Teen Titans]] of Dick Grayson's generation, but would then later re-form the Teen Titans after Young Justice disbanded following a massive ''sidekick crossover'' during which [[Donna Troy]] was killed. Tim served as leader of this version of the Titans until 2009, at which point he quit due to the events of ''[[Batman R.I.P]].''

Following ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' and ''52'', Tim Drake modified his costume to favor a mostly red and black color scheme in tribute to his best friend, [[Superboy (Kon-El)]], who died fighting Earth-Prime [[Superman-Prime|Superboy]]. This Robin costume had a red torso, long sleeves, and pants. It also included black gloves and boots, yellow stitching and belt, and a black and yellow cape. Tim Drake continued the motif of a red and black costume when he assumed the role of Red Robin before and during the events of ''[[The New 52]]''.

Tim Drake assumes the identity of the Red Robin after Batman's disappearance following the events of ''[[Final Crisis]]'' and "[[Batman: Battle for the Cowl|Battle for the Cowl]]" and Damian Wayne becoming Grayson's Robin. Following 2011's continuity changes resulting from ''The New 52'' DC Comics relaunch, history was altered such that Tim Drake never took up the Robin mantle after Jason Todd's death, feeling that it would be inappropriate. Instead, he served as Batman's sidekick under the name of the [[Red Robin (comics)|Red Robin]]. However, in DC's ''[[DC Rebirth|Rebirth]]'' relaunch, his original origin was restored.

In 2020s comics tying in with DC's ''[[Infinite Frontier]]'' era, Drake returns to the Robin mantle as Batman's primary crime-fighting partner when Damian goes on a soul-searching journey. Meanwhile, in his solo adventures, he goes on his own soul-searching journey, and reconnects with his old friend Bernard Dowd, whom he begins to date. Tim later [[coming out|comes out]] to Batman and is accepted. His solo series ''Tim Drake: Robin'' explores a young adult Tim living alone at the marina, developing a closer relationship with Bernard, and adopting his own crime-fighting partner in the form of Sparrow (Darcy Thomas), a former member of the ''[[We Are Robin]]'' movement.

===Stephanie Brown===
[[File:Robin (Stephanie Brown).jpg|right|thumb|upright|Stephanie Brown on the cover of ''Robin 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular'' #1 (March 2020), art by Derrick Chew]]
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Stephanie Brown, [[Tim Drake]]'s girlfriend and the costumed adventurer previously known as the Spoiler, volunteered for the role of Robin upon Tim's resignation. Batman fired the Girl Wonder for not obeying his orders to the letter on two occasions. Stephanie then stole one of Batman's incomplete plans to control Gotham's crime and executed it. Trying to prove her worthiness, Brown inadvertently set off a gang war on the streets of Gotham. While trying to help end the war, Brown was captured and tortured by the lunatic crime boss [[Black Mask (comics)|Black Mask]]. She managed to escape, but apparently died shortly afterwards due to the severity of her injuries. Tim Drake keeps a memorial for her in his cave hideout underneath [[Titans Tower]] in [[San Francisco]]. She appeared alive and stalking Tim, after his return from traveling around the globe with his mentor.<ref>''Robin'' (vol. 2) #172</ref> It turned out that [[Dr. Leslie Thompkins]] had faked Stephanie's death in an effort to protect her.<ref>''Robin'' (vol. 2) #174</ref> For years she operated on and off as the Spoiler, but was then recruited as [[Barbara Gordon]]'s replacement as Batgirl. She had her own series, as well as making appearances throughout various Batman and Batman spin-off series. Her time as the Spoiler, Robin, and Batgirl was retconned to have never occurred after the ''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]'' event, with her being reintroduced having just become the Spoiler in ''[[Batman Eternal]]''. However, her history as Robin was later restored.<ref>''Young Justice'' (vol. 3) #5</ref>

===Damian Wayne===
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[[File:Robin (Damian Wayne - circa 2016).png|thumb|left|upright|Damian Wayne on the cover of ''Robin: Son of Batman'' (vol. 1) #8 (January 2016), art by Patrick Gleason]]
Damian Wayne was the child of [[Bruce Wayne (Batman)|Bruce Wayne]] and [[Talia al Ghul]], thus the grandson of the [[Immortality|immortal]] [[Ra's al Ghul]]. Batman was unaware of his son's existence for years until Talia left Damian in his care. Damian was violent and lacking in discipline and morality, and was trained by the [[League of Assassins]]. Learning to kill at a young age, Damian's murderous behavior created a troubled relationship with his father, who vowed never to take a life.

Conceived to become a host for his maternal grandfather's soul as well as a pawn against the Dark Knight, Batman saved his child from this fate, which forced Ra's to inhabit his own son's body, and thus, Damian was affectionate to his father. After Batman's apparent death during ''[[Final Crisis]]'', Talia left her son under [[Dick Grayson]] and [[Alfred Pennyworth]]'s care and Damian was deeply affected by his father's absence. In the first issue of "Battle for the Cowl", Damian was driving the Batmobile and was attacked by [[Poison Ivy (character)|Poison Ivy]] and [[Killer Croc]]. Damian was rescued by [[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]], who then tries to escape, but was shot down by Black Mask's men. Nightwing tried to fight the thugs, but the thugs were shot by Jason Todd. After a fight between Nightwing and Todd, Todd eventually shot Damian in the chest. In the final issue of the series, Alfred made Damian into Robin. Damian's first task as Robin was to rescue Tim. After "Battle for the Cowl", Grayson adopted the mantle of Batman, and instead of having Tim (whom he viewed as an equal rather than a protégé) remain as Robin, he gave the role to Damian, who he felt needed the training that his father would have given him.

Following the ''[[Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne]]'' and ''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]'' events, Bruce Wayne returned to his role as Batman, while Dick resumed as Nightwing. As of ''The New 52'', Damian continued to work with his father, but temporarily gave up being Robin (as his mother had put a price on his head), and went under the identity of Red Bird. Damian met his end at the hands of the Heretic, an aged clone of Damian working for [[Leviathan (DC Comics)|Leviathan]], bravely giving up his life.<ref>''Batman Incorporated'' #8</ref> Despite his status as deceased, Damian starred in his own miniseries, ''Damian: Son of Batman'', written and drawn by [[Andy Kubert]], set in a future where Damian is on the path to become Batman after his father fell victim to a trap set by the Joker. Batman eventually started a difficult quest to resurrect him, returning Damian to life with [[Darkseid]]'s Chaos Shard.<ref>''Batman and Robin'' (vol. 2) #37 (December 2014)</ref>

===Clone of Bruce Wayne===
[[Failsafe (comics)|Failsafe]] created a clone of Bruce Wayne to serve as his Robin of Zur-En-Arrh in retaliation for Damian Wayne rejecting him. To make sure the clone didn't turn against him, Failsafe made it start to rapidly age. Robin got away following Failsafe's defeat. With his memories awakeneing, Robin made his way to Crime Alley to attack any criminals that entered there. Batman and [[Mister Terrific (Michael Holt)|Mister Terrific]] arrived to confront him. When Robin reached Batman's age, he severed his right hand so that it can be transplanted onto Batman.{{efn|Batman previously lost his hand when fighting an alternate reality's version of Ghost-Breaker in ''Batman'' Vol. 3 #134 and got a cybernetic replacement in ''Batman'' Vol. 3 #135.}} When Robin became elderly, he was taken to see the graves to Thomas Wayne, Martha Wayne, and Alfred Pennyworth until he died peacefully in Batman's presence. Batman buried his clone on the property of Pennyworth Manor.<ref>''Batman'' Vol. 3 #147-149</ref>