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theerurishipper · 3 days

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I feel like people really underestimate the importance of Dick being the first Robin. Like, reverse Robin AUs are interesting and such, but I just hope people realize that in the context of canon, they would never work. The reason Batman and Robin ever works is because the first Robin was Dick Grayson specifically. Because Bruce would never have taken in any child if Dick's tragedy hadn't specifically happened to mirror his own experience. Dick Grayson was the only one Bruce truly saw himself in first, because the fundamental event that defines them is the same. And he sees the opportunity to help someone the way he was never helped, to make sure that Dick didn't go down the dark path he did. So, my point here is that the only one Bruce actually made the choice to take in, the only one who could kickstart it all, is Dick Grayson, because he is the only one with whom Bruce could immediately empathize and connect with.

This never happened with any other Robin. He took in Jason because he missed Dick, he took in Tim because Tim forced himself into the role, he took in Steph because he was trying to make Tim come back to being Robin, and Dick made Damian Robin. Of course, he loved all of them, and they all have their unique relationships with Bruce that are very important and inform their characters, and he does need them too. But he specifically formed this connection with Dick that made Dick the only person he ever considered taking in. It took a very specific set of circumstances in Dick's backstory that made Bruce commit an impulse adoption that just isn't really present in any other Robin's story. And the reason Jason or Tim or Steph or Damian or anyone else whom Bruce has taken under his wing even got that chance is because of the work Dick Grayson put into Bruce Wayne.

Before Dick, Bruce was reckless and didn't care at all about himself, to the point of almost being borderline suicidal. He was more brutal, more violent, etc. The reason all this changed, is because of Dick Grayson specifically. He was the one with whom Bruce opened up, with whom Bruce was forced to grow up, to take responsibility and learn to take care of both Dick and himself. Dick, to Bruce was the one who brought "color to their [his and Alfred's] monochrome lives." Dick Grayson's specific brand of happiness and joy changed Bruce for the better. Dick gave Bruce hope. This is true for other Robins too, but only because they followed the precedent that Dick Grayson set, only because they slid into his role (they have their own interesting relationships with Bruce, but this specifically is from Dick that other Robins carried on. A legacy, if you will). Dick Grayson turned Bruce into the kind of man who would become a serial adopter.

Without his influence, without his precedent, there would be no Batfamily, because Bruce would never have gotten to the point where he would be able or willing to take in someone else and care for them properly (It took living through his trauma again to get him to take Dick in lmao). Hell, there would be no Batman because Bruce would have gotten himself killed a long time ago if Dick hadn't helped him learn self-care. Dick knows Bruce best, because he understands him on a fundamentally deeper level than anyone else in the world. And he's the only one who can make Bruce open up at his rawest, most downtrodden state. He is the only one who can give Bruce at his lowest that kind of hope. There is no Robin without Dick Grayson. It's literally a tribute to his parents, using their colors and the name his mother called him. He created that identity as a symbol of hope. He helped Bruce become the kind of man who could and would let other people that he had to care for into his life. Without Dick Grayson, you can simply forget about any other Robin or the Batfamily as a concept even existing.

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quotidian-oblivion · 8 months

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It's funny how easy it is to push Dick away as a happy-go-lucky sunshine and rainbows and unicorns man when he's really the angriest member of the whole Batfam.

Like, it took Jason 15 years and a reasonable cause.

Dickie was ready to murder a bitch at 8.

This boy arrived at the manor with nothing but a simple suitcase, a toy elephant, sass, and 500 pounds of spiteful anger.

And the only thing that's changed now is the suitcase.

@sardonic-sprite

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cherih3 · 8 months

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having the same bike since he was 9 :'(

#dick grayson #richard grayson #nightwing #dc comics #batman #robin i

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jakeybakey123 · 4 months

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*a year or two after Dick became Robin*

Dick: Look at how many friends I have!

Dick, holds up a picture of him, Roy, and Wally: Three whole friends!

Bruce: One of them is you.

Dick: You better believe I love me like a friend.

#dick grayson #bruce wayne #roy harper #wally west #robin #robin i #batman #speedy #kid flash #incorrect quotes

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im-totally-not-an-alien-2 · 1 year

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Mm. Pain.

Project R au where Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, and Tim Drake have a kinda sorta custody battle (more like argument) about who should take in Danny.

The twist? None of them want to take Danny in and are trying to force him onto the others. Each has valid reasons not to take Danny in, Jason is a crime lord, Dick has had paparazzi trailing him around lately, Tim is still a minor and can't take in anyone, ect. Theres a million reasons for each of them. Unfortunately no one realized Danny was overhearing all of this from another room.

Danny had spent so much time building his dads up in his mind, thinking that when he finally found them everything would be great. He never even considered his dads wouldn't want him. Heck, how was he supposed to know his dads were adopted brothers? He kinda understands how this was weird but...what about him? He didn't really have anywhere to go but...should he just leave?

Maybe that would be for the best...

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alana93mugi · 4 months

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Tim: How was the honeymoon?

Dick : Jason got drunk and tried to destroy our marriage certificate.

Dick : He said, “good luck trying to return me without the receipt”.

Dick : I love him.

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discowingneckline · 10 months

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share this poll so we can get a fair fight all around homies.

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slightly-depressed-sloth · 1 year

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Robin Redesigns; Dick Grayson!

Decided to redesign the robins for fun! Currently working on the others so be on the look out for them

(Yes I put way too much effort into this, I just like character design okay… so enjoy 20 development sketches)

COMMISSIONS OPEN

Part 2

Text ID for the sketch page (in case it’s hard to read);

[Image 1: (Banned from swearing and decided to be a little shit about it), R!Dick: Holy Expletive, Batman! Batman: Just say fuck.]

[Small drawing: Arrow pointing to it saying filled with violence]

[Image 2: How I imagine the creation of robin went: Batman: I'll make you a superhero if you stop trying to kill Tony Zucco, Dick: Do I get to design my own costume? Batman: if I say yes will you keep the attempted murder to a minimum]

[Image 3; panel 1 - R!Dick: what do you call a cat that gets caught by law enforcement? Panel 2 - R!Dick: The PURR-PAW-traitor, Catwoman: Okay, I like the kid]

[Image 4/mini comic: panel 1 - R!Dick: can we keep it, B?, batman: No. Panel 2 - R!Dick: Gee, okay... It's just, my parents would've got me it. My dead parents. Who I saw falls to their deaths. I had a name picked out and everything but if we don't have enough space for it anywhere on the miles long estate and large manor that's fine. I wouldn't wanna be a bother. Panel 3 - Batman (internally); don't give in, don't give in, don't give in, don't give in. No text on panel 4, panel 5 - Later, in the batcave:]

#dick grayson #richard grayson #robin I #Robin 1 #batfamily #batman fanart #batman #sorry if my handwriting is hard to read #dc robin #dc comcis #dc #batfam #character design #nightwing #digital art #batdad #dc comics #slightlysloth robin redesigns #slightlyslothdraws

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horsechestnut · 20 days

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Batfamily Chronological Reading List

Here it is, a massive list of Batfamily comics all sorted by issue release date so you can read them in the order they were originally intended to be read in, or easily reference back to what happened when. Do you want to know what Dick was up to during A Death in the Family? Need to know if Cass was around yet when Steph had her baby for your fan fic? Just a completion-ist with too much time on your hands like me? Then this is the list for you!

About six months ago I was trying to read my way through some old comics and getting insanely frustrated trying to figure out the order they went in. There are lots of reading lists online, but none of them gave me what I truly wanted: the order of individual issues rather than comic runs or collections. I also couldn't find any that featured all of the Batkids. So I took all of the reading lists I was using, found the On-Sale-Date for each of the issues mentioned, found a few other lists to fill in some gaps, and complied them into chronological order.

This list features what I consider to be the main 8 Batfamily members: Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, and Duke Thomas. It is by no means every appearance of these characters, but it is hopefully all of the important ones and then some. By no means do I suggest reading all of these (unless you're slightly insane like me), it's more of a reference guide than a read list.

Some Disclaimers:

This is still a work in progress. You'll notice that the first third of the list is much more detailed than the more recent entries. That's because I haven't read them yet. As of now I've only reached Batgirl 2000 #15, but will continue updating as I go through (I'm hoping to finish sometime within the next 12 months).

This is not a Batman list. I have included some issues about Bruce that I feel are important to the overall story, but if I were to include all of his important issues it would make the list unusable. You should still be able to follow his character arcs through his role in the comics listed here.

I needed to cut off somewhere, so anything released after December 31, 2023 was not included. I may go back and change this later, but not any time soon.

I do not want to discredit any of the Batfamily members not included here (ie Kate, Helena, Jean Paul). They are all important to Bruce and Gotham in their own way, but again I needed to cut it off somewhere or I never would have found an end.

For any edits you wish to suggest, please do so through this form. Any suggestions given not through this form will not be considered, and as it says in the form, I also will not consider any that don't have an explanation.

Finally I need to say thank you and give credit to the people who's reading lists I used to create this:

cazzam - New and Improved Cassandra Cain Reading Guide Comic Book Herald - I used both their Complete Robin and Complete Batgirl Read Order Lists. The Comic Book Treasury - I used both their Robin Reading Order and their Duke Thomas Reading Order Comic Book Wire - The Signal Reading Order Daily Jason Todd - Jason Todd's Reading List Stephanie Brown Wiki Chronology Page

The Unoffical Guide to the DC Universe was also an incredible help with sorting out timelines, and all of my On-Sale-Date information comes from Grand Comics Database (GCD).

I hope you guys enjoy and find this useful! I'm happy to answer any questions, and if something isn't clear feel free to let me know!

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bbyboi-jaybird · 9 months

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I have this mental image that after Jason's death, Dick feels immense guilt over their lack of proper bond. So, when he gets new siblings, he's very conscientious of establishing some kind of relationship with them. It gets to the point that he's basically asking them for the equivalent of a performance review that he can use on his Big Brother™ resume.

When Jason returns, Dick gives him his Big Brother™ application with all his little siblings for refences and, to fuck with him, Jason is just like "No, I think we'll be hiring someone else."

Dick is devastated.

#batbros #dick grayson #robin i #nightwing #jason todd #robin ii #red hood #headcanons #lmao #batfamily #batfam

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theerurishipper · 1 month

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Honestly, I do love Dick as Nightwing and Bruce and Dick's complicated relationship, but sometimes I like the old days when things were sweet and simple you know? When it was just them and Alfred and they all had fun with each other. Like when they blew off boring parties to go on patrol by using Dick's bedtime as an excuse. When Bruce let Dick go off on his own and said he was allowed "a little escapade" and ruffled his hair. When Alfred always brought coffee and "turkey sandwiches with Swiss cheese" to the Batcave while Dick and Bruce happily talked about their nightlife escapades. When Dick would make Bruce laugh regularly.

When they discussed Hamlet while riding in the Batmobile. When Alfred picked Dick up from school and dropped him off on dates and helped him go behind Bruce's back on cases. When Dick and Bruce would play fight with each other. When Dick made Batman's meetings with Gordon "more optimistic." When Bruce was being a helicopter parent and wanting to know why Dick would want to go to a public school. When Dick would sneak off with Clark when Bruce wanted him to stay back to finish his homework, and Clark did it for him before Bruce noticed. When Bruce teased Dick about his failed date, and they talked about it and their love lives. When Bruce apparently told stories about Joker to Dick during rides in the Batmobile. When Dick was actually the one who named the aforementioned Batmobile. When they would banter even in between a serious case. When Dick would cling onto Bruce to annoy him. When Dick was contemplating how alone he felt, and Bruce just showed up to catch him and do a routine on the trapeze with him. When Bruce would call Dick "kiddo." When Dick even called him stuff like "Bruce-ter." When Bruce used to call Dick "chum." I miss those days.

Yeah a lot of these are from Robin: Year One but that's just because it's the one I remember most. But there's a lot of them just having a good time and it doesn't feel like we see a lot of that anymore.

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quotidian-oblivion · 6 months

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Dick: Hey Jason, so I just dropped my cereal down the elevator shaft. Jason: L Dick: *with his kicked puppy pout* You think I'm a loser? Jason: No, I think you're a lunatic Dick: *immediately beams*

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mylifeingotham · 18 days

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vinnybox · 2 years

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Sentient bat shadow is Bruce being able to bond with his children while he's knocked out on all the painkillers/sleeping pills Alfred pumped him with after his last fight left him rekt

DSDSDFSGDH SORRY ITHIS IS ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT

#Batman #Shadow Batman AU #Shadow!Batman AU #Dick Grayson #Robin #Robin i #doodle #ask #ask vinny #ivy-in-the-raine #And his shadow is just chilling with his kid playing uno or something hGDSGH #NO COMMENT CAUSE LITERALLY ALL I CAN THINK OF IS BRUCE PASSED OUT FAMILY GUY DEATH POSE

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im-totally-not-an-alien-2 · 10 months

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Nightwing woke up in a cold unfamiliar room

Already a bad sign. His head throbbed from the blow that knocked him out and the cold tile beneath him left his body aching but he still managed to keep his breathing steady as he subtly checked for restrainsts.

He didn't find any restraints per say, but there was something curled into his side. Looking down he found a child, probably around 14 to 15. He was far to skinny and pale and Nightwing couldn't help but to think of his own little brothers.

Nightwing wasn't thinking straight, or at all really. He scooped up the kid-who didn't even stir from being manhandled- and just brought him home from the abandoned hospital. He wondered why is was so quiet only to realize he didn't have his com. Huh.

He later finds out that had been kidnapped by one of thier local crazies and a ransom message had been aired along with the typical bomb games thier rogues enjoyed.

Neither he or the assailant had been seen for three days and the assailant was still missing.

#dpxdc #fanfiction prompts #prompts #danny phantom #danny fenton #batman #nightwing #robin i #dick grayson #dick accidentally abducts a strange homeless child

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milkydraws8 · 3 months

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teeny boppers on a shit little mission/camping trips

ft. a proto kid-flash

#dc #teen titans #donna troy #wonder girl #aqualad #garth of shayeris #wendy west #kid flash #dick grayson #robin #robin i #roy harper #speedy #my art #earth 888

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