Timothy Drake was the only son of Jack and Janet Drake and was raised in a wealthy household.Īs a small boy, Tim was taken to Haly's Circus, where he met Dick Grayson and the Flying Graysons, the same day as their deaths, which he witnessed and would never forget. Main article: Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying 1.24 Search for a Hero and Battle for the Cowl.1.22 Damian and the Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul.Knowing Jason is still in touch with Dick is heart-warming-Jason had lost faith in his brother, his team, and his father, but he’s regained some of it now. He’s still a vigilante, but he’s also working with Barbara Gordon, marost likely in a clandestine fashion. He’s become a beloved character in the comics and the show wouldn’t have felt right without closure for his arc. Seeing Jason as irreverent as ever, but also calm and nurturing is great growth for the character. That’s saying a lot for a character who once felt that his identity as Robin was all that mattered. And to prove how much Jason has changed, he assures Dick, over the phone, that Tim will be a better Robin than himself. He’s been in touch with Jason and had specially requested him to train Tim as Robin. As one can guess by this point, Venta doesn’t exist and was a ploy by Dick to get Tim to Gotham. Tim leaves (or rather, is kicked out by Jason), only after being with a gorgeous bike, and that’s when we learn the truth about this whole Venta mission. That’s what a few rounds in Jason’s lair have taught Tim. As Robin, he has to rely on his combat skills, his awareness of everything around him and needs the ability to turn anything and everything into a weapon if needed, even if that weapon happens to be a busted dustbuster and Jason’s laptop. Tim is ambushed once again, this time by Shimmer’s goons, but thanks to Jason’s training sparring, Tim is able to hold his own. Very fishy indeed, but Tim, who doesn’t know Jason, as well as us viewers do, does not see anything concerning regarding Jason’s behavior. He doesn’t stop their sparring session till Tim’s had a few wins. The two continue to spar and Jason keeps on beating Tim but always picks him back up again. That’s not like Jason, he likes to win and show people up. We know something’s off when Jason wins the first round and immediately offers to go for a second round. The mysterious Venta continues to be elusive, so Jason challenges Tim to a sparring session. It’s just who he is, but what’s good to see is that Jason’s channeling his darker tendencies for the good of Gotham. In Season 1, we see him unnecessarily attack and brutally beat up cops simply because he had a history of being ill-treated by them. He loved being Robin because he had carte blanche to do what he wanted. This isn’t completely surprising given that Jason isn’t altruistic by nature. But Jason, unlike his father, isn’t a vigilante working for free. So, it appears that Jason’s operations as Red Hood are conducted with the GCPD’s, or at least Babs’ blessing, quite like how, throughout Batman comics and adaptations, Commissioner Jim Gordon allowed Batman to patrol Gotham without a badge. We also hear Jason tell Babs that he’ll take his ‘usual percentage’ for sharing this information. He immediately shares Tim’s answer with Babs over the phone Babs is none other than Commissioner Barbara Gordon/Oracle ( Savannah Welch), who worked closely with the Titans in Season 3. That’s because Jason had the code wrong, which Tim quickly fixes.įor a guy who says he doesn’t work in teams, Jason makes it clear that he’s not working solo either. He does, however, have his own mission-he’s tracking the villain Shimmer, who briefly appeared in Season 2, and has been leaving clues he’s unable to decipher yet. It’s obvious that Jason is a lot less temperamental now. Though he’s not interested in helping Tim, Jason isn’t overly vicious about Tim sticking around either, which is a nice change. Jason has not heard of Dick’s informant, and when Tim asks if they can team up to find Venta, Jason explains that he doesn’t ‘team’ anymore. Jason has a full setup in his place, complete with a command center filled with monitors, a mini gym, a jukebox, and what passes for nourishment for a vigilante. Jason brings Tim to his hideout-it’s a rundown, abandoned building with security controlled by a red laptop in the lobby.
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