Tim Drake: Robin, Red Robin, Drake Appreciation 2021

[Fergus]

Why though? Everything he's done and accomplished should count. That would be like us comparing say.. Tim or Jason to Bruce, and saying they are far younger and inexperienced than him(which they are) that we don't count what they have gained through their own individual journeys. The same can be applied to Damian. I don't see why we'd disregard what he has achieved to this point simply because of his age. It's not like he's been incompetent on the job, quite the opposite.

Fully agree. I'd rather be shown than be told what each individual excels at through the line of a story. Unfortunately we don't always get that.

Well the way I see it, if at 10 Damian is performing at a level that he's able to compete with any of the other Robins [who are 17, 20+ and 20+ ] then clearly he out classes all of them. If Damian achievements are comparable at 10 to Tim's at 17 then there is no question who is smarter or excel.

Tim at 10 wasn't anywhere near where Damian was at 10 so it invalidates any comparison while also undermining Tim's own achievements.

Likewise Comparing Tim a 17 to Bruce a 30+ year old doesn't make Bruce look very well if Tim is performing a on a similar level to Bruce.

Which he [Tim] isn't. The problem is that that is not the case with Damian.

Damian's hyper-competency at a young age is the problem.

[KrustyKid]

Well the way I see it, if at 10 Damian is performing at a level that he's able to compete with any of the other Robins [who are 17, 20+ and 20+ ] then clearly he out classes all of them. If Damian achievements are comparable at 10 to Tim's at 17 then there is no question who is smarter or excel.

Tim at 10 wasn't anywhere near where Damian was at 10 so it invalidates any comparison while also undermining Tim's own achievements.

Likewise Comparing Tim a 17 to Bruce a 30+ year old doesn't make Bruce look very well if Tim is performing a on a similar level to Bruce.

Which he [Tim] isn't. The problem is that that is not the case with Damian.

Damian's hyper-competency at a young age is the problem.

It doesn't undermine Tim or anyone else. Damian is simply that talented. It doesn't take away from anything Tim or anyone else has done just because they weren't as brilliant as Damian was at his age. Besides Damian was being trained from birth for greatness so it makes sense he'd have an edge over anyone in the Bat Fam at that age. He's doing stuff comparable to Bruce, does that undermine his accomplishments as well? I certainly don't feel that way. This is something I have to disagree on.