I have to admit Waid put a lot of thought into the Magical Weapons that Damian selects for each Robin.
all real established items in DC canon!!
Damian gave Dick the Sword of Sin.
If that sounded vaguely familiar to you, you might be an Azrael fan because that is his preferred blade to use. What is so special about this sword??? It’s ability: The Sword of Sin can be ignited with the mind of the wielder, if the person is powerful enough. The sword has the ability to conjure in the mind of its victims all of the sins for which they are guilty or have not atoned for.
Super effective against Bruce whose guilt complex is bigger than Texas.
I can absolutely see why Damian would give Dick this weapon here, as he’s known Bruce the longest. I can easily see what part in this story Dick is going to be playing as he clearly has the most directly effective weapon against Batman. Damian’s favoritism here is both sweet and a little cruel if you think about the context much.
Stephanie’s weapon, the Coup-Stick of Black Bison (A DC Super Villain.)
The mystical power of the coup-stick can animate material objects and in so doing, command these objects to do its bidding. This power cannot affect living biological material, but can affect non-living organic tissue. Black Bison once used the coup-stick to re-animate the stuffed remains of a white stallion (as well as other animals). Black Bison has also used the coup-stick to control the weather, such as summoning a strong wind to deflect attackers.
Damian gave Stephanie a weapon that will allow her to call on back-up, and COMMAND her own creations, a weapon that allows her to be a leader. Also, it sounds like it has the power to control the weather.
Damian gave Jason’s dramatic ass the actual Trident of Poseidon, which is an unbreakable weapon that that serves as an extension of the wielder’s own power.
Not only a King’s weapon, but a godly weapon. So Jason just absolutely gonna power-house his way through whatever gets in his way.
Damian gave Tim the Cloak of Cagliostro. The Cloak of Cagliostro is a magical item which allows the wearer to teleport, and to become intangible, and invisible.
Tim was the only one Damian gave a defensive weapon, and not an offensive weapon to. And that makes sense, because Tim is a defensive fighter.
Instead of giving him a weapon to swing around, Damian gave him something that Tim could use to protect himself, and actively use to make ALL of his skillsets stronger, not just his fighting power.
Playing to Tim’s strengths.
A cloak that straight up is like a cheat-code of meta-powers that would suit Tim SO WELL, because he knows Tim will be able to use those abilities to bullshit levels of effectiveness!!
It genuinely looks like thought went into what weapons each of the Robins were given.
I can't wait to see what the do with these. Mostly been ignoring BvR [no interest in seeing Bruce and Damian fight again]