Damian Wayne (aka Robin) is a character in Harley Quinn. He is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul and the fourth known Robin.
He is also a member of the Teen Titans.
Appearance[]
Damian is a 12-year-old boy with light skin and black hair. He is typically seen wearing his classic "Robin" costume, which includes a black mask covering his eyes, green gloves, and a black and yellow cape.
Biography[]
Background[]
Raised by The League of Shadows until the age of four, Damian joins his father Batman in crime-fighting. He is a member of the Teen Titans, and upon finding out that all of them already have a nemesis, Robin sets out to get one of his own.
Season 1[]
"Finding Mr. Right"[]
- Main article: Finding Mr. Right
Robin "battles" Harley Quinn
While Harley Quinn was aiming to make Batman her arch-nemesis by stealing the Batmobile, she ended up finding Robin instead. Harley refused to fight him since he was a kid and walked away. The next day on the Tawny Young show, Damian tells a story about how he fought and beat Harley, who then asked him to be her nemesis, much to her fury. Harley tries to kidnap Lois Lane to attract Superman, who does come, but he lets Robin handle the situation once he comes in. However, once Superman leaves, Harley has no interest in fighting Robin and walks away from the whole thing.
Eventually, Harley plans to make Robin confess that they aren't arch-nemeses. He gets hung by a rope over a tank of water, where King Shark would try to scare him into confessing that they aren't enemies. Robin talks to Harley about how, as the "sweet potato pie" of Gotham, everyone believes everything he says, but the newscasters secretly recorded and aired this confession. Damian is angry at this trick but soon gives up. However, his nosebleed, a problem he had shown throughout the episode, soon drips blood into King Shark's tank, driving him into a violent rampage.
Feeling like she has no other option, Harley jumps to save Robin from the tank, but King Shark breaks the glass and soon goes after Robin, who calls out for his father, Batman, to save him. Once he finally arrives, Batman sprays King Shark with the shark repellant, knocking him out. Batman starts battling Harley for endangering Robin, which gets the attention of the Joker, who doesn't want to share Batman with Harley. He eventually gets his attention by kidnapping Robin. After saving him, they return to the Batcave to talk, and Batman opens up about not having a nemesis until his late 20s.
Season 2[]
"New Gotham"[]
- Main article: New Gotham
With Batman missing, Robin steals his outfit and attempts to "take up the mantle" of Batman, only for Jim Gordon to mock and dissuade him. Nevertheless, he informs Gordon of Batman's disappearance and confirms that he is not responding to his texts (although he refuses to share the contact info with Gordon).
Season 3[]
"There's No Ivy In Team"[]
- Main article: There's No Ivy In Team
"Give me that!"
Robin was in the Batcave, playing video games, when Nightwing returned. Nightwing was surprised to see him in the Robin costume, as well as the fact that he was no longer 4 years old, to which Robin replied: "That's how time works, Dickwad". When the Bat Family were later alerted that Firefly was attacking the Gotham Corn Factory, Nightwing called shotgun for the Batmobile, but Robin was already sitting there, flipping him off. After Nightwing blew their cover at the fire scene, Robin helped Alfred and Batman throw water buckets at the flames. When the building exploded as Batgirl and Nightwing could not catch Firefly, Robin was covered in the sea of popcorn. As he filled his mouth with it, he asked if they were still getting pizza, but Batman just told him to stop, and he spit the popcorn out.
- ❝ You forgot 'giant dickhead', dickhead. ❞
- — Robin to Nightwing
Later, Batgirl took the entire team to an escape room to foster camaraderie. Still, they soon discovered it was a deathtrap set up by the Riddler as the rooms shifted, putting Robin, Batman, and Alfred in the same room as Clayface and King Shark (who were also their with their crew to work on their team) with only a few minutes to solve the puzzle or they would die. As they searched for clues, Robin wondered if they were gonna die, at which point Shark King offered to "save [him] the trouble" of dying a painful death by eating him, so Robin took a few steps back. Later, Robin got bored as Batman began talking at length about the death of his parents and took up his hand-held game console. Batman eventually solved the puzzle, and they returned to the Batcave, where Robin and Batman played cards. After calling Nightwing a "dickhead", the Batfamily headed out to stop Firefly again.
"Batman Begins Forever"[]
- Main article: Batman Begins Forever
Bat kids to the rescue
After Bruce Wayne was kidnapped by Harley's Crew, who wanted to enter his mind to find out where he was keeping Frank the Plant (whom he had kidnapped), Robin, Nightwing, and Batgirl threw a sleep-inducing smoke bomb through a window of Catwoman's Apartment. After the crew had passed out, the Bat-family tied them up and took them to Wayne Manor.
"Climax at Jazzapajizza"[]
- Main article: Climax at Jazzapajizza
Robin is playing on his hand-held console in the Batcave when Batman tries to introduce him to his newly partly revived zombie grandparants. Robin kept playing his game, got up, and walked out of the Batcave. When Batgirl asked if she wanted to know what was happening there, Robin just shook his head and left.
"The Horse and the Sparrow"[]
- Main article: The Horse and the Sparrow
After his father was arrested, Robin was at the rooftop alongside Batgirl and Nightwing when Harley joined the Bat Family. After welcoming Harley, the batkids jumped off the roof, swinging away with their grappling hooks.
Season 4[]
"Gotham's Hottest Hotties"[]
- Main article: Gotham's Hottest Hotties
Damien accompanies Alfred to Blackgate Penitentiary to visit his father.
"B.I.T.C.H."[]
- Main article: B.I.T.C.H.
Robin was present, and Nightwing and Bat Girl berated Harley for killing Professor Pyg.
"The First Person to Come Back From a Business Conference Without Chlamydia"[]
Damien fights Jonas with a binder
When Talia came to confiscate all the Bat Family equipment, she also gave Robin a silver rattle as a late birthday present, not understanding that it had no value to a 12-year-old. Robin had a hard time adjusting now that the Bat-family was no longer being funded by Wayne Enterprises between worrying that he would have to go to school and constantly getting papercuts from coupons. Harley then began training Robin and the others to fight without fancy gadgets, which came in handy when a couple they rented out rooms to went crazy and tried to rob them. After this, Harley could buy the Bat Family their gear back by selling some of Ivy's stuff. When Robin and Batgirl went to bed, they missed Harley sleepwalking and breaking stuff.
"Getting Ice Dick, Don't Wait Up"[]
- Main article: Getting Ice Dick, Don't Wait Up
When Batgirl goes missing, Harley tells Nightwing Robin is with Talia.
"Metamorphosis"[]
- Main article: Metamorphosis
Following Nightwing's funeral and an attack from Toyman, Harley, Batgirl, and Robin split up, reducing their chances of being killed. Later, at Wayne Enterprises, Talia has some Ninjas pick up her son.
"The Most Culturally Impactful Film Franchise of All Time"[]
- Main article: The Most Culturally Impactful Film Franchise of All Time
Evil Adult Robin
Harley and Ivy time traveled to a post-apocalyptic future, where an adult Robin is an evil dictator who rules Gotham with an iron fist. In this timeline, Robin is an out-of-shape dork who relies on his robot minions to do his dirty work. He tries to add Harley and Ivy to his collection of cryogenically frozen heroes and villains (Which includes his father), but King Baby disables his equipment. After Cheryl and Neytiri are defeated, Robin tries to stop Harley and Ivy from escaping himself, but he collapses due to relying on his hover chair for so long.
"Killer's Block"[]
- Main article: Killer's Block
Damien was by his mother's side when she used the Lazarus Pit power to resurrect Nightwing. She warned him that his friend would be a bit different, and the two watched as he rose from the pit, angrily asking where Harley was.
Episode Appearances[]
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
- "There's No Ivy in Team"
- "Batman Begins Forever" (cameo)
- "Climax at Jazzapajizza" (cameo)
- "The Horse and the Sparrow" (cameo)
The Real Sidekicks of New Gotham
Season 4
- "Gotham's Hottest Hotties"
- "B.I.T.C.H."
- "The First Person to Come Back From a Business Conference Without Chlamydia"
- "Getting Ice Dick, Don't Wait Up"
- "Metamorphosis"
- "The Most Culturally Impactful Film Franchise of All Time" (future version only)
- "Killer's Block" (cameo)
Trivia[]
- This version of Damian seems not to be as prepared for crime-fighting as the main continuity version since he was calling for help immediately after he realized he was in danger. He also seems not to care much about his secret identity since he calls Batman "Father" and "Dad" in front of TV cameras. However, it's possible that he accidentally said that since he was in a panic and too worried for his father to think straight.
- Also, unlike his original counterpart, he is shown to be quite childish rather than stern and serious. He is also shown to be still curious about some topics, such as when he will start having sex (which makes his own father embarrassed to answer).
- His favorite sandwich has the Robin symbol written in either mustard or ketchup, but it's unknown what the sandwich has.
- Season 4 confirms he is still only 12 years old, just as he was in his debut in "Finding Mr. Right," which was released almost 4 years prior, implying that characters do not age on this show.
- His appearance resembles that of Dick Grayson in the Teen Titans cartoon series.
- In "The First Person to Come Back From a Business Conference Without Chlamydia", it is confirmed that Robin has a girlfriend.
- His appearance in the dystopian future resembles his grandfather Ra's Al Ghul, but less in shape.
Gallery[]
- See also: All images of Robin
