#both figured out batmans identity. neither were trained to fight from birth

[mattiebluebird]

something something Duke started his training arc right before Tim died, meaning for most of that year he & Bruce were both grieving; Bruce having completely lost his son (there wasn't even a body) and Duke having functionally lost his parents (they're there but they're not there)

#love duke so much wish literally anyone gave a shit abt him #& its crazy bc i think he & tim might have the most in common out of the batfam re: their origin story #both were 'adopted'/trained while their parents were still very much alive & both r the 'geniuses' of their groups #both figured out batmans identity. neither were trained to fight from birth #i should make a post just abt dukes parallels in the batfam tbh #dc #duke thomas #dc comics #batfam #(im actually not completely sure when tim's 'death' happened relative to dukes story but like it's somewhere in there) #tim drake