Yes
No
Depends
Back in the Gotham Knights run in 'Tec they had a way out, where he was planning to retire and go to Ivy University. They could just go back to that, I mean Harper retired without being killed off, and still appears occasionally as civilian support.
Huh, probably both. I could see her getting younger in both, or just being kept as a 20=something from now on.
I don't really mind either way - but it's somewhat telling of things when she was originally in her 30s and refused to join Batman, but now she's in her 20s and following his orders to do investigations etc.
I'd have to re-watch that bit, but I'm quite sure they said she was medically discharged for having a break-down of some kind - which directly replaces the DADT backstory.
No you asked about what Tim the character wants and his motivation taking into account his full history.
So the fact that Dick was Nightwing at the time doesn't matter since Dick was ready to come back and be by Bruce's side at that difficult time.
What bruce did was shitty but more to the point since Tim's whole argument was that the presence of Robin would stop bruce from getting darker. If it wasn't working and he still stayed in the role then it's because he wanted to be robin.
So again i believe that Tim wants to be Robin. heck he even tell Alfred that that is all he wanted to be
Carrie redefined Robin not just because of her gender but by having Robin not be an Orphan. The usual dynamic between batman and Robin was also different since Carrie was living at home with her parents.
You might not need a female Robin but you really can't speak for everyone. We have plenty of female representation and I like that we have both genders and different races represented under the Robin mantle.
Remember my comment was in response to @Gregpersons ask How many Robins I would have and who would I pick
You don't have to agree with my choices and are free to post your choices.
I remember Tim saying that.
What would change Tim's motivation about being Robin?
Gaining superpowers (as in 'with great power comes great responsibility')?
If gains powers and can now do what other Gotham vigilantes cannot, then wouldn't he aspire to be more than Robin?
I guess he could always be "The Secret" .
To me, Tim just outgrew what the Robin role needs to be and I rather he just move on and find a new niche.
He should have stayed as Red Robin.Changing his identity was dumb as hell
I wasn't a huge fan of the Red Robin name but I like it way more than Drake, and way more than him becoming Robin again.
Just make him go back to Red Robin. And put him back in his New 52 outfit while you're at it. I know this is kind of an unpopular opinion but I always thought that was his best look.
I don't have the Wondrcon interview but here are some links to interviews where Snyder touches the subject of Talking with Johns
[the 1st CBR link is the most detailed advice from Geoff info covering the need for something new not a copy of an existing character or taking an existing identity] and finding a unique role for Duke's unlike anything else in Gotham to give him legs.
being a Robin has stretched and moved from what it used to over the years . Robin doesn't necessarily mean that you partner with batman anymore.
All the Robins have grown and become their own thing
Sometimes Robin can be too close to batman, They wanted someone like nightwing who was is his own character. They didn't want another Nightwing-lite or something that came before. They wanted a character that could add something new/unique to the long legacy of characters
he expands on the WAR idea. Essentially Bermego make Robin more like Batgirl. Inspired by Batman, not a sidekick and someone who saw the state of things and decided to do something independently. Batman is on the Gargoyle Robin is on the street.
He also did want Duke and at one point Harper to become the official Robin even at the start of Rebirth
https://thegww.com/interview-dc-comi...-event-comics/
https://www.comicsbeat.com/building-...o-global-hero/
https://www.cbr.com/all-star-batmans...ust-different/
https://www.cbr.com/interview-snyder-all-star-batman/
It seemed that way because TDKR wasn't a long running series and the focus was tightly focused on Bruce.
The important thing is that the setup is there for a Robin who was living at home with folks and with another life.
The same can be said for Tim. He may as well have been an Orphan. He spent a good deal of time on his own or away from home at a boarding school.
There was little parental supervision that Tim was able to get away with spending much of his time at the cave training and was able to conduct his nighttime activities as Robin with out his folks ever noticing.