While Batman and Robin are inseparable from each other, and Batman has always done everything to protect his young sidekick, there have been times when the Dark Knight has behaved particularly badly with Robin. The proof is in these 6 examples, these 6 horrible actions of Batman towards Robin...
6) He fired Dick Grayson without further ado
Dick Grayson was ejected from the Robin costume without further ado. Without any real discussion, Batman decided to remove Dick from the role of Robin and immediately replace him with Jason Todd. A decision that really impacted Dick's mental health, who lost confidence in himself and in the figure of Batman. Deeply wounded, Dick decided to continue his vigilante work by becoming Nightwing. Even today, the relationship between Bruce and Dick is not always good.
5) Forcing Robin to dig his own grave
In World's Finest 195 released in 1970, Batman infiltrates the Gotham mafia. Except that things get complicated when Bruce Wayne loses his memory after a violent blow to the head. He wakes up from his accident convinced that he is really a mafia boss. Batman then decides to attack Jimmy Olsen and Robin (Dick Grayson at the time). At one point in the story, Batman, who thinks he's the mobster Karl Lukaz, forces Jimmy Olsen and Robin to dig their own graves. Nice atmosphere...
4) The death of Jason Todd
Yes, we know, Batman is not directly responsible for the death of Jason Todd. It is indeed the Joker who murders the second Robin in cold blood. But, Batman is Robin's mentor, and his protector. And in A Death in the Family, Batman lets Jason Todd go on a mission alone. As a result, Robin is captured and murdered by Joker.
3) Eating rats and bats
In All Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder, the writers revisit the origins of Dick Grayson and tell how he became Robin. Bruce Wayne attends Dick Grayson's parents' circus show. They are murdered by a masked thief. Batman tracks him down and turns him over to the police. At the same time, he takes Dick in. Well, maybe "collect" isn't the right word, because in reality, he kidnaps Dick from the authorities and locks him in his Batcave. While Dick has just lost both of his parents, Batman is already thinking about making him his sidekick. Batman leaves Dick alone in the Batcave and suggests he eat rats and bats if he ever gets hungry...
2) Damian Wayne's Secret
Damian Wayne is the latest Robin. He is Bruce's biological son, whom he had with the terrible Talia al Ghul (played by Marion Cotillard in The Dark Knight Rises). For years, Bruce kept Damian's existence a secret and didn't reveal to anyone that he was his son. Bruce Wayne, clearly not the dad of the year...
1) The slap
It's become an international meme. In World Finest #153, Batman is convinced that Superboy is responsible for the death of his parents. Batman then tells Robin about his plan to take down Superman and Superboy. Dick Grayson then tries to convince him to back down, convinced that Superboy is not responsible for the death of Bruce Wayne's parents. Faced with Robin's advice, Batman reacts in a particularly brutal manner and slaps him in the face, giving rise to one of the most iconic memes in modern pop culture.
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