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It ’s been disclose whyBatmanfired the femaleRobin , Stephanie Brown . The at-bat family ’s first lady friend wonder did n’t stick around for long , and now there ’s in conclusion some stop to her departure as the Dark Knight ’s signature sidekick .
At one sentence , Steph AKA Spoiler was the girl of Tim Drake AKA Robin . When she became Robin herself , it matte up like a longtime come as she put back Tim . The daughter of the baddie have sex as ‘ Cluemaster ’ already had a few conflicts of interest , but they were n’t the ground that Batman prefer to part ways with Steph . The exact reasons for Batman firing her have generally been left unidentified , and have been chalked up to him wanting to protect her . There was clarification for the Dark Knight ’s abstract thought inRobins # 2,written by Joshua Williamson with art by Gleb Melnikov .
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While it ’s hinted that Batman never in truth look at Stephanie Brownto be a genuine Robin , he eventually fired her for fail the formula . Bruce knew that it was only a thing of time before she compromised the mission again by make her own call . Although she was a competent vigilante , she was n’t dynamic yoke material . Bruce also think she had been lashing out at Tim , total to the sense that she was never a true girl wonderment . InRobins # 2 , Batman points out that unlike the various other Robins of the past , she was n’t embark on a social reformer to get DoJ for her parents . or else , Steph was trying to get revenge on her own felonious father , Cluemaster .
Steph ’s contrast motivations arguably made hera more interesting Robin , but she wreak just as well as her initial alter ego , Spoiler . As devotee know , Bruce go onto accept the help of another female Robin in Carrie Kelley , who prove herself a suitable heir to the title duringThe Dark Knight Returns . However , she similarly was n’t fighting for her parent ’ memory . She also did n’t become Robin to get back at her parent . Instead , Carrie was fueled fully by inspiration , count to the example prepare by Dick Grayson and Jason Todd , who were the only Robins in cartoon strip at the time .
In retrospect , Steph ’s firing off makes Batman appear both less harsh and less sentimental . Bruce had a bond withDick , Jason , and Tim , but he would n’t have allowed them to repeatedly break the cricket bat family codification either . smell out something off in Steph asRobin , it ’s hard to contend withBatman’slogic to lease her go her own elbow room .
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