Warning! Contains spoilers for Batman and Robin No. 12!
Summary
- DC reveals that Alfred Pennyworth, not Batman, gave Damian Wayne his first Robin suit in
Batman and Robin
#12. - Alfred’s support was crucial to Damian Wayne’s transformation into a hero.
- The relationship between Alfred and Damian was crucial and Damian continues to honor Alfred’s memory.
No matter how much training someone goes through, he is never really Robin until they get their first official Robin suit. Often this is a gift from Batman himself, but in a heartbreaking retcon, DC has just revealed who actually gave it Damian Wayne his first Robin suit.
DC reveals the origin of Damian’s Robin suit in Batman and Robin #12 by Joshua Williamson and Juan Ferreyra. This story is about Robin confronting Bane after Alfred Pennyworth’s death to seek revenge. As Damian hunts Bane, readers learn some important memories Damian has of Alfred.
One of the most important and heartbreaking memories shown to readers takes place during the time when Batman was presumed dead after the events of Last crisis. Here is Alfred Pennyworth gives Damian his very first Robin outfitIt’s a touching moment that proves that Damian had finally found the redemption he’d been searching for since his introduction to Batman’s world – and a back continuity that makes Alfred’s death all the more painful for Damian and readers.
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Damian Wayne had a lot of trouble fitting into the Bat-Family when he first appeared. Batman had to come to terms with the fact that he suddenly had a biological child that he knew nothing about. Dick Grayson was away in Blüdhaven as Nightwing and didn’t meet Damian for a while, and Damian Wayne and Tim Drake’s first meeting didn’t go well. As a result, Damian had very few friends in the Bat-Family, and although Damian claims he doesn’t care if anyone likes him, He found an important ally in Alfred Pennyworth. While everyone else dismissed Damian as a potential monster and definitely a murderer, Alfred did not.
Although all the other members of the Bat-Family learned to appreciate and care for Damian in their own way, no one accepted him as quickly or consistently as Alfred.
In the course of their shared history Alfred Pennyworth was always one of the few friends Damian had. While all the other members of the Bat-Family would appreciate and care for Damian in their own way, none accepted him as quickly or consistently as Alfred. Because of this relationship, it makes perfect sense that Alfred gave him his very first Robin suit. When Damian first showed up in Gotham, he declared himself Robin, beat Tim half to death, and then murdered a criminal on his first night. When Alfred gave him the suit years later, it showed that he had finally earned it.
Damian Wayne became a hero thanks to Alfred’s support
So that Damian will continue to honour Alfred’s memory
Even years after his death, Alfred’s influence is still felt in every single member of the Bat Family. Alfred is the one who inspired Nightwing and gave him the means to save Blüdhaven in a new way. Alfred is also the one who set Damian on a truly heroic path. Without Alfred’s unconditional love and support, Damian might have returned to his mother Talia and become the villainous leader of the League of Assassins after the Bat Family’s rejection. Thankfully, Alfred was able to give Damian Wayne a new destiny as Robin.
Batman and Robin #12 is now available from DC Comics!
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