Would the Drake have worked better as a joke character?
I wasn't a fan of Tim becoming the Drake for many reasons but I've thought about this for a while and I feel like it would have gone better if The Drake was a joke character. Like during a tussle with Manbat or what have you Time gets caught up in a explosion and wakes up to find he's turned into a humanoid duck like a parady of Darkwing Duck. I just love this idea as it would have made the concept more openly humorotus especially if Tim was being melodramatic about it going all phantom of the opera hiding from his old friends not wanting them to see his new look saying "I'm hideous!" all the while running into characters like Harley who react like "Awe he's so cute!"
I also think this would have been a better direction as it'd be a good way to bring back golden age villains that are more silly as I can see Tim's skills being severely affected by such a transformation in a negative way. Also I just love the idea of him in such a state having Condiment King as a recurring villain and Penguin for a arch nemesis wanting to add him to his bird collection. Like while searching for a cure he takes odd jobs that put him up against lots of vandalism and misdemeanor type criminals.
