Tim Drake: Robin, Red Robin, Appreciation 2022

[James Cameron]

Nope. No Hoods, Nights, Reds or Wings in Tim's name, please.

Grayson's name was inspired by Superman.

Jason's name was inspired by Joker.

Tim's name...seems to be constant source of struggle.

What about Captain Boomerang?

[scary harpy]

What about Captain Boomerang?

so, Tim should become...Captain Batarang??

[ZuLuLu]

Nope. No Hoods, Nights, Reds or Wings in Tim's name, please.

Grayson's name was inspired by Superman.

Jason's name was inspired by Joker.

Tim's name...seems to be constant source of struggle.

On the main DC forum Factor came up with the name Radar Tim Drake aka Radar: expert detective using tech to enhance his senses. I think that both the name and the concept works for Tim.

If Tim is to be inspired by someone in the DC universe, it has to be Ted Kord, since outside of Batman and Robin, I think it was said that he was someone Tim admired.

[James Cameron]

so, Tim should become...Captain Batarang??

Hell yeah!!!

[Digifiend]

What about Captain Boomerang?

Seriously? Name himself after his father's murderer?

[SixSpeedSamurai]

On the main DC forum Factor came up with the name Radar Tim Drake aka Radar: expert detective using tech to enhance his senses. I think that both the name and the concept works for Tim.

If Tim is to be inspired by someone in the DC universe, it has to be Ted Kord, since outside of Batman and Robin, I think it was said that he was someone Tim admired.

That just makes me think of M.A.S.H.

[James Cameron]

Seriously? Name himself after his father's murderer?

I'm just spitballing here

[godisawesome]

Rook, as in the bird and the chess piece, still feels like a good choice to me.

[ZeroBG82]

Nope. No Hoods, Nights, Reds or Wings in Tim's name, please.

Grayson's name was inspired by Superman.

Jason's name was inspired by Joker.

Tim's name...seems to be constant source of struggle.

I've long thought about reviving the Animated Series Gray Ghost as an ID for Tim. Save for the fact that I'm pretty sure a Confederate leader went by that moniker, and it's probably toxic as all heck. Oh well.

[scary harpy]

On the main DC forum Factor came up with the name Radar Tim Drake aka Radar: expert detective using tech to enhance his senses. I think that both the name and the concept works for Tim.

If Tim is to be inspired by someone in the DC universe, it has to be Ted Kord, since outside of Batman and Robin, I think it was said that he was someone Tim admired.

That just makes me think of M.A.S.H.

Yeah, I thought that too.

But those with memories of a 50-year-old television show are going becoming less as the years roll on.

Plus, Tim taking a name Not inspired by someone else fits him. In several ways, Tim was the Reverse Robin. Batman did not rescue him; Tim rescued Batman. Tim is more a man-of-thought while Richard and Jason were men-of-action.

Tim calling himself The Drake was a false start to put it kindly, but it fits that the reverse Robin would find inspiration within himself and not another.

Rook, as in the bird and the chess piece, still feels like a good choice to me.

I like it too.

Someone should post soon stating Rook cannot be used because some other character somewhere already had that name.

To that poster, Please Research the Golden Age of Comics; Almost Every Name Has Already Been Used...Twice!

I've long thought about reviving the Animated Series Gray Ghost as an ID for Tim. Save for the fact that I'm pretty sure a Confederate leader went by that moniker, and it's probably toxic as all heck. Oh well.

The Gray Ghost (TV series), a 1950s American historical television series about John S. Mosby (1833–1916), Confederate cavalryman and partisan who fought during the American Civil War.

[skyvolt2000]

Someone should post soon stating Rook cannot be used because some other character somewhere already had that name. To that poster, Please Research the Golden Age of Comics; Almost Every Name Has Already Been Used...Twice!

Well in that case why not have him take a name of a GA hero and write that into the story.

Tim discovers Diamond Jack or Wildfire or Falconer.

[scary harpy]

Well in that case why not have him take a name of a GA hero and write that into the story.

Tim discovers Diamond Jack or Wildfire or Falconer.

Wildfire is a LSH member.

Diamond Jack is in the public domain.

Falconer is a Hawkman foe; another is an ally of Katana.

but, Hey, if the golden-age name fits Tim, then why not?

[Factor]

My other idea for Tim other than Radar is Sonar, but then the GL villain would need to become something else.
Both would lean into Tim’s detective abilities and would have him use tech to augment his senses and help solving crimes. I think that should be his niche.
Of course Bruce will always be seen as the greatest detective, but he has so much else to take care of that I think the franchise could use someone more “specialised”. I can see Tim becoming a bigger player in the DCU with this new role too.

[Mantis-Ray]

Okay I'm reading Knightfall, and as you know Tim has a fairly major role in the story especially since his father's kidnapping is what spurned Bruce and Alfred to go on that international adventure to rescue him.

Is Tim's dad Jack still alive or is he dead?

[SixSpeedSamurai]

Okay I'm reading Knightfall, and as you know Tim has a fairly major role in the story especially since his father's kidnapping is what spurned Bruce and Alfred to go on that international adventure to rescue him.

Is Tim's dad Jack still alive or is he dead?

Pretty sure Tim is back to his pre-New 52 origin, so Jack would be dead.