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* CorruptedCharacterCopy: The Metaleks seems to be the cast of ''WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder'' if the cast of Bob The Builder were not construction workers, their sapient tools and talking vehicles but [[HostileTerraforming hostile terraformers]] with an [[IrrationalHatred inexplicable hatred]] of The British Ilse. However, when Superman is ambushed by a [[EarthShatteringKaboom planet destroying]] fifth dimensional imp while on a Mission To Mars, The Metaleks [[EnemyMine come to his aide]], as they [[EvenEvilHasStandards hate]] planet ''[[PragmaticVillainy destroying]]'' in general and only started "xenoforming" after this particular imp [[FreudianExcuse destroyed their origin world]].

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* CorruptedCharacterCopy: The Metaleks seems to be the cast of ''WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder'' if the cast of Bob The Builder ''Bob the Builder'' were not construction workers, their sapient tools and talking vehicles but [[HostileTerraforming hostile terraformers]] with an [[IrrationalHatred inexplicable hatred]] of The the British Ilse.Isles. However, when Superman is ambushed by a [[EarthShatteringKaboom planet destroying]] fifth dimensional imp while on a Mission To Mars, The Metaleks [[EnemyMine come to his aide]], as they [[EvenEvilHasStandards hate]] planet ''[[PragmaticVillainy destroying]]'' in general and only started "xenoforming" after this particular imp [[FreudianExcuse destroyed their origin world]].
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* CorruptedCharacterCopy: The Metaleks seems to be the cast of ''WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder'' if the cast of Bob The Builder were not construction workers, their sapient tools and talking vehicles but [[HostileTerraforming hostile terraformers]] with an [[IrrationalHatred inexplicable hatred]] of The British Ilse. However, when Superman is ambushed by a [[EarthShatteringKaboom planet destroying]] fifth dimensional imp while on a Mission To Mars, The Metaleks [[EnemyMine come to his aide]], as they [[EvenEvilHasStandards hate]] planet ''[[PragmaticVillainy destroying]]'' in general and only started "xenoforming" after this particular imp [[FreudianExcuse destroyed their origin world]].

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%%* DistaffCounterpart: Scarlet to Robin.

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%%* * DistaffCounterpart: Red Hood's sidekick Scarlet is essentially a female counterpart to Robin.



* MadArtist: The Man Who Laughs, the Joker's French equivalent, is both the son of one and one himself. His father was inspired by Creator/VictorHugo's ''Literature/TheManWhoLaughs'' to carve a smile on his son's face, with the son later mutilating his father and keeping his dismembered parts alive as one of his creations in addition to getting a bunch of people killed for the sake of his art.



* PracticallyJoker: The final issue has Batman, Robin and Nightunner confronting the Man Who Laughs, who for all intents and purposes is a French analogue to the Joker.



%%* PromotionToParent: Dick to Damian.

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%%* * PromotionToParent: Dick serves as a paternal figure to Damian.Damian in Bruce's absence.



%%* TheRival: Red Hood and Scarlet to Batman and Robin.

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%%* * TheRival: Red Hood and Scarlet to butt heads with Batman and Robin.Robin over whether it's better to use lethal force on the villains..

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* BeYourself: Dick's first outing as Batman doesn't go great, especially when he still feels he's under Bruce's shadow. Alfred encourages him to see Batman as just a role to play not unlike Franchise/JamesBond or any Shakespearean protagonist; freely use the foundations of the role but build upon it using his own strengths.



* ContinuityNod: Gordon remarks that he hates Pyg's hideout. It's because it's implied to be the same amusement park where the Joker kidnapped him and tried to torture him in ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke''.



* HeadbuttingHeroes: Dick and Damian in the first arc.

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* HeadbuttingHeroes: Dick and Damian in the first arc. They eventually bond enough for Damian to genuinely worry about no longer being partners with Dick when a chance to bring back Bruce Wayne is discovered.



* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Bruce apparently towered over Dick, since some cops remark that Dick as Batman seems shorter.
* KidHeroAllGrownUp: Gotham's police find themselves weirdly quick to trust Dick, not entirely realizing that it's because it's Robin having taken over the mantle and a lot of the cops have known him since childhood.



* SwappedRoles: A big difference between this Batman and Robin and previous incarnations is the introduction of a friendlier, more light-hearted Batman who is paired up with a serious but otherwise smug Robin.



* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Oberon Sexton is The Joker.]]



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%%* BigBrotherMentor: Dick to Damian.

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%%* * BigBrotherMentor: Dick to Damian.Damian. As the Batman to Damian's Robin, Dick takes an active role in guiding Damian from an assassin to a hero, training him in detective work and crime fighting.
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Set after Battle for the Cowl, Grant Morrison's pre-flashpoint ''Batman and Robin'' series followed [[Characters/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] and [[Characters/{{Robin}} Damian Wayne]] as they attempted to keep Gotham in one piece after Bruce's apparent death.

From the first arc, the story begins building up the Batman and Robin Must Die arc, which does not culminate until volume three. In between, the new dynamic duo have to deal with [[Characters/{{Robin}} Jason Todd]] and his new sidekick Scarlet, a zombie Batman, and Damian's mess of a relationship with his mother.

The series ran from 2009 to 2011, ending due to the start of the [[ContinuityReboot New 52]]. The New 52 series reset the status quo somewhat, returning the mantle of the Batman to Bruce Wayne, with Dick Grayson returning to his former role as Nightwing.


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Set after Battle for the Cowl, Grant Morrison's Creator/GrantMorrison's pre-flashpoint ''Batman and Robin'' series followed [[Characters/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] and [[Characters/{{Robin}} Damian Wayne]] as they attempted to keep Gotham in one piece after Bruce's apparent death.

From the first arc, the story begins building up the Batman ''Batman and Robin Must Die Die'' arc, which does not culminate until volume three. In between, the new dynamic duo have to deal with [[Characters/{{Robin}} [[ComicBook/RedHood Jason Todd]] and his new sidekick Scarlet, a zombie Batman, Franchise/{{Batman}}, and Damian's mess of a relationship with his mother.

mother, ComicBook/TaliaAlGhul.

The series ran from 2009 to 2011, ending due to the start of the [[ContinuityReboot New 52]]. The New 52 ComicBook/New52 series reset the status quo somewhat, returning the mantle of the Batman to Bruce Wayne, with Dick Grayson returning to his former role as Nightwing.ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}.




* BadassAndChildDuo: As usual, Batman and Robin.
** Downplayed with Red Hood and Scarlet. He refers to her as being from a different generation to him, but the age difference between them can't be that great as she's a teenager and he's only in his early twenties.

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* BadassAndChildDuo: As usual, Batman and Robin.
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Robin. Downplayed with Red Hood and Scarlet. He refers to her as being from a different generation to him, but the age difference between them can't be that great as she's a teenager and he's only in his early twenties.



* BigBrotherMentor: Dick to Damian.

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* %%* BigBrotherMentor: Dick to Damian.



* DistaffCounterpart: Scarlet to Robin.

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* %%* DistaffCounterpart: Scarlet to Robin.



* PromotionToParent: Dick to Damian.

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* %%* PromotionToParent: Dick to Damian.



* TheRival: Red Hood and Scarlet to Batman and Robin.

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* %%* TheRival: Red Hood and Scarlet to Batman and Robin.Robin.

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* BadassAndChildDuo: As usual, Batman and Robin.
** Downplayed with Red Hood and Scarlet. He refers to her as being from a different generation to him, but the age difference between them can't be that great as she's a teenager and he's only in his early twenties.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Dick is NOT happy when Talia takes control of Damian.
* BigBrotherMentor: Dick to Damian.



* DistaffCounterpart: Scarlet to Robin.
* HeadbuttingHeroes: Dick and Damian in the first arc.



* LeeroyJenkins: In the first arc, Damian rushes in alone against Professor Pyg.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In the first arc, Dick shocks Comissioner Gordon by dragging a villain through the streets to get him to tell him where Damian has been taken. It clues the reader in as to how worried he is about him.



* PromotionToParent: Dick to Damian.

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* PromotionToParent: Dick to Damian.Damian.
* {{Revenge}}: Scarlet sees letting Flamingo shoot Damian's spine to pieces as this.
* TheRival: Red Hood and Scarlet to Batman and Robin.

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From the first arc, the story begins building up the Batman and Robin Must Due arc, which does not culminate until volume three. In between, the new dynamic duo have to deal with [[Characters/{{Robin}} Jason Todd]] and his new sidekick Scarlet, a zombie Batman, and Damian's mess of a relationship with his mother.

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From the first arc, the story begins building up the Batman and Robin Must Due Die arc, which does not culminate until volume three. In between, the new dynamic duo have to deal with [[Characters/{{Robin}} Jason Todd]] and his new sidekick Scarlet, a zombie Batman, and Damian's mess of a relationship with his mother.



* CharacterDevelopment: This is the series that really turns Damian into a hero.
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* AbusiveParents: When Talia has Damian's spine fixed, she has a device implanted in it that allows her to control him.
* CharacterDevelopment: This is the series that really turns starts to turn Damian from a bratty little assassin into a hero.
* HiddenDepths:HiddenDepths: Whilst Damian is certainly not a pleasant person in the first arc, he is determined to save Sasha and heartbroken when he fails.
* LegacyCharacter: Dick is the third Batman and Damian is the fifth Robin.
* NurtureOverNature: Damian fits this trope to a T. Whilst Talia raised him to kill, living with Dick and Alfred slowly turns him into a more compassionate person. His determination to save Sasha early on implies that he is naturally heroic, but he was raised to be a villain.
* ThePerfectionist: Talia claims that this is the reason why she can't accept Damian choosing his own path.
* PromotionToParent: Dick to Damian.
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Set after Battle for the Cowl, Grant Morrison's pre-flashpoint ''Batman and Robin'' series followed [[Characters/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] and [[Characters/{{Robin}} Damian Wayne]] as they attempted to keep Gotham in one piece after Bruce's apparent death.

From the first arc, the story begins building up the Batman and Robin Must Due arc, which does not culminate until volume three. In between, the new dynamic duo have to deal with [[Characters/{{Robin}} Jason Todd]] and his new sidekick Scarlet, a zombie Batman, and Damian's mess of a relationship with his mother.

The series ran from 2009 to 2011, ending due to the start of the [[ContinuityReboot New 52]]. The New 52 series reset the status quo somewhat, returning the mantle of the Batman to Bruce Wayne, with Dick Grayson returning to his former role as Nightwing.


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* CharacterDevelopment: This is the series that really turns Damian into a hero.
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