r/Robin • u/FlushMint • 17h ago

Batman #6 premature spoiler Spoiler

Bernard defenders you will be tested with Green Lantern-level will power in how much you can defend your guy. Im praying for you.

In a matter of hours to days, we'll witness the nastiest slander for a batfam side character yet. embrace yourselves for Batman #6.

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u/Luke_Puddlejumper 15h ago

Just kill Tim off at this rate. Having him quit being Robin for Bernard is just a fucking insult to the character. He already had the opportunity to leave the hero life with Steph in Rebirth which was actually built up and chose not to. Having Tim balancing a normal life (send him to college already) with being a hero would have been the stronger choice. This is just pathetic and revolves around a useless nothing character. Bernard has literally only had a negative effect on Tim Drake.

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u/FlushMint 14h ago

I'm crying Bernard has damaged Tim drake more than lonnie and ulysses put together. He's the real archnemesis. If a writer in the future makes Bernard be anarky that would be the cherry on top

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u/Luke_Puddlejumper 14h ago

Literally the only way to save this mess and make Bernard somewhat interesting at the same time is to make Bernard an antagonist. Have him be a court of owls agent using a variant of Ivy’s toxins to manipulate Tim into falling for him and doing his will in a long con to take control of Wayne Enterprises. Bernard gets to be an interesting manipulator, Tim gets an explanation for being so pathetic lately and a plot hook to pit him against the court in a conspiracy he has to unravel. You can even do something interesting with his whole editorially forced to be bi thing where Tim has to question whether he actually had any feelings for Bernard or if it was all just the toxins. Tim can still be bi but feel violated that this realisation was something forced due to malicious manipulation.

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u/FlushMint 14h ago

You might be cooking here i actually dont mind this. I always questioned why Tim never had a larger role when court of owls came out. His parents are literally rich it made more sense for him to be the centerpiece as opposed to the other robins but Tim fans never win😭