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Warning : contain spoilers forRobins # 3 !
In the most recent issue ofRobins- a newfangled series starringBatman ’s former sidekicks - the Dark Knight ’s scallywag gallery are merge into a undivided bizarre mannequin . The move come as a gaggle of Z - tilt villains - Giggles , Guffaw , Kitten , and Honeysuckle - use theBatcomputer ’s across-the-board files on Gotham ’s villainsto become their matinee idol in an attempt to take down Nightwing , Red Hood , Red Robin , Spoiler , and Damian Wayne .
Robinsemerged from theDC Round Robin contest , which give lover the probability to vote on the series they ’d most like to see , and follows Batman ’s various former Robins as they push the machination of a mysterious scoundrel who arrogate to be the first , forgotten Robin . But while their enshroud antagonist is very present in the military issue , they ’re not the main terror - that comes from a quartet of villains who see themselves as the ' Robin ' equivalents to several of Gotham ’s deadliest killers .
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While these antagonist could n’t give even one Robin trouble on their own , they ’re armed with Triplux , a grueling - luminosity holographical textile that tolerate them to become Joker , Poison Ivy , Penguin and Catwoman . The tech run on stolen files from Batman ’s Batcomputer , and the Dark Knight is so methodical in chronicling his foes , the evil sidekick are able to gain the appearances and armed combat way of their mentors . gratefully , the tech has a weakness , as everything about the villains has been fall out through Batman ’s perspective , allowing the Robins to come out forward by using move taught to them by other mentors . Unfortunately , once the villains start losing , Giggles absorbs the Triplux from his friend , becoming a"composite villain . “The result foe is a giant mix of Joker and Penguin ’s bodies with Catwoman ’s auricle and nipper , and a gigantic ( potential offensive ) bloom for Poison Ivy . The matter comes from Baldemar Rivas and Tim Seeley .
gratefully for the Robins ( though not for fans who wanted to see what this dental amalgam scoundrel can do ) the power quickly turn up too much for giggle , and Damian is capable to deliver a smasher blow , crowing,“Watch as I defeat Batman ’s full scalawag gallery with one bridge player . “Sadly , the Robins ' hidden enemy is n’t anywhere near done , and it turn out the scoundrel were just an excuse for a second act that leave behind the institute class doubt each other more than ever before .
The Robins originally gathered to discuss whether they feel that being Batman ’s sidekick was a good thing , and whether Bruce aid or injure them by allowing them each to become Robin . The composite Gotham scoundrel is both a representation of the danger to which each of the Robins was subject as a child and a demonstration of how immature mind can be warped into new form by harmful influences . TheRobins have to abandon Batman ’s teachingto defeat villains his paranoid precautions helped empower , and Nightwing informs Bruce that after this experience , he ’s confident that creating the idea of ' Robin ' was a mistake .
While Dick does n’t yet have the full picture of how he ’s being wangle , the composite scoundrel fulfills his speculative care ofwhat ' Robin ' may sincerely be , with Bruce Wayne ’s absolute commitment to his military mission reshaping impressionable young people accord to his own dark vision . buff likely have n’t seen the end of Triplux tech inRobins , and it ’s possible the squad may yet get a replay against the freaky merge chassis ofBatman ’s most famous scoundrel .
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