Robin II (DCAU)

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Robin II
Played by Matthew Valencia Eli Marienthal Appeared in First appearance Holiday Knights No. of appearances 15 episodes Two movies Current status Active Adapted from Robin III
Characteristics
Alter ego Timothy Drake Affiliations Batman Family
Created by
Marv Wolfman Pat Broderick

Robin (Tim Drake), a DC Comics supporting character of Batman, consistently appeared in Batman: The Animated Series, and several of the related series created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, played by Matthew Valencia and later by Eli Marienthal.

Contents 1 Appearances 1.1 Movies 1.2 Cameos 2 DC animated universe biography 3 Design 4 Action figures 5 See also

[edit] Appearances

1. Holiday Knights
2. Sins of the Father
3. Cold Comfort
4. Never Fear
5. Growing Pains
6. Over The Edge
7. The Demon Within
8. Critters
9. Animal Act
10. Old Wounds
11. Knight Time (Superman:The Animated Series)
12. Chemistry
13. Beware The Creeper
14. The Big Leagues (Static Shock)
15. Future Shock (Static Shock)

[edit] Movies

1. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
2. Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

[edit] Cameos

1. Hereafter (Justice League)

[edit] DC animated universe biography

Tim Drake appears in the DC Animated Universe as the second Robin, who joins after Dick Grayson leaves to become Nightwing. In The New Batman Adventures, he is the son of a small time criminal who worked for Two-Face, but tried to run away after he found out that Two-Face was attempting to use a chemical agent to hold the city hostage. Matt Valencia provides his voice in the The New Batman Adventures and Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. Eli Marienthal provides his voice in the Static Shock episode "The Big Leagues" and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman movie. Shane Sweet provides his voice on Static Shock episode "Future Shock". Dean Stockwell provides the voice of the middle age version of the character on Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.

Tim found himself a target of Two-Face's goons, trying to find out where his father had hidden the two parts of the poison, and was rescued by Batman, who was injured in the process. Tim ended up stealing a Robin suit in order to help Batman and Batgirl stop Two-Face. He continued serving as Robin until an incident where he was kidnapped and brainwashed by the Joker, an incident that ended in the Clown Prince of Crime's apparent death. After Tim recovered under the care of Dr. Leslie Thompkins, Bruce forbade him from being Robin. Tim set out on his own, but eventually retired from super-heroics, and lived a normal life, with being married and fathered two children. Forty years later, in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, it is discovered that the Joker had implanted a chip into Drake's brain containing his personality, consciousness, and genetic code. This caused Tim's body and mind to transform temporarily into a replica of the Joker. This new Joker tormented an aged Bruce Wayne and the new Batman many years later. Batman freed Drake from the Joker's influences after he defeated the Clown Prince of Crime and his gang of Jokerz. Afterward, Bruce and Tim reconcilled their relationship in a hospital room.

The animated version of the character is a composite of Jason Todd and Tim Drake, being more similar in character history to Jason and resembling earlier versions of Dick Grayson in personality. A non-costumed Tim briefly appears as part of the alternate Batman's resistance against Vandal Savage in the Justice League episode Savage Time (Part 1). He also appears attending Superman's funeral in Hereafter along with Alfred.

While out of canon, he helps the Justice League against Felix Faust in Justice League Adventures #32.

[edit] Design

Tim Drake/Robin was designed by Glen Murakami. In contrast with Grayson's costume, Drake's opted for less colors, taking off the green and using more black, and unlike his predecesor he was a very young robin who looked like a kid (just like in the early comics).

[edit] Action figures

Kenner produced a faithful Robin action figure of the character called Crime Fighter Robin and several variant with un relates themes to the series. The faithful version also comes in several four packs.

[edit] See also

Batman: The Animated Series characters
Heroes:	Batman | Alfred | Robin / Dick Grayson | Batgirl | Robin / Tim Drake
Villains:	The Joker | Harley Quinn | The Penguin | Catwoman | Two-face | Poison Ivy | Rupert Thorne | The Scarecrow | Ra's Al Ghul | Talia | The Mad Hatter | The Ventriloquist and Scarface | Clayface | Killer Croc | Mr. Freeze | The Riddler | The Phantasm | Bane | Man-bat | Firefly | The Ninja | The Clock King | Baby Doll | Roxy Rocket | Hugo Strange | Doctor Milo | Maxie Zeus | The Terrible Trio | Calendar Girl | H.A.R.D.A.C. | Red Claw | Roland Daggett
Supporting Characters:	James Gordon | Harvey Bullock | Summer Gleeson | Leslie Thompkins | Lucius Fox | Renee Montoya | Earl Cooper | Hamilton Hill | Andrea Beaumont | Carl Beaumont | Matthew Thorne | Thomas and Martha Wayne
Other heroes:	The Creeper | Etrigan the Demon | Jonah Hex | Zatanna | Supergirl | Batwoman | The Gray Ghost