ROBIN VI (Damian Wayne/Ibn al Xu'fassch)
Created By: Grant Morrison & Andy Kubert
First Appearance: Batman #657 (Nov. 2006)
Role: The Sidekick, Asshole Kid
Group Affiliations: The Teen Titans
PL 8 (155)
STRENGTH 2 STAMINA 3 AGILITY 6
FIGHTING 13 DEXTERITY 5
INTELLIGENCE 4 AWARENESS 3 PRESENCE 0
Skills:
Acrobatics 8 (+14)
Athletics 9 (+11)
Deception 10 (+10)
Expertise (Streetwise) 2 (+6)
Expertise (Science) 3 (+7)
Expertise (Business) 5 (+9)
Insight 2 (+5)
Investigation 4 (+7)
Perception 5 (+8)
Ranged Combat (Batarangs) 5 (+13)
Stealth 5 (+11)
Technology 8 (+12)
Vehicles 4 (+9)
Advantages:
Accurate Attack, Agile Feint, Beginner's Luck, Defensive Attack, Equipment 12 (Staff +2, Bat-cycle, Utility Belt), Evasion, Fast Grab, Grappling Finesse, Improved Critical (Unarmed), Improved Critical (Staff), Improved Defense, Improved Disarm, Improved Initiative, Improved Smash, Improved Trip, Languages 1 (Various), Power Attack, Precise Attack (Close/Concealment), Ranged Attack 4, Skill Mastery (Acrobatics), Takedown, Tracking, Uncanny Dodge
Equipment:
"Bat-cycle" Motorcycle (Medium, Strenght 1, Speed 6- 120 mph, Defense 10, Toughness 8, Remote Control (11)
"Utility Belt"
Camera, CommLink, Audio Recorder, Handcuffs, Binoculars, Mini-Tracer, Night Vision Goggles, Flashlight, Gas Mask, Multi-Tool, Rebreather, Cutting Torch (12)
"Grapple Gun" Movement 1 (Swinging) (2)
"Choking Gas" Affliction 6 (Fort; Dazed & Vulnerable/Defenseless & Stunned/Incapacitated) (Extras: Area- 30ft. Cloud +2, Ranged, Extra Condition) (Diminished Range -1) (29) -- (32)
- AE: "Batarangs" Blast 3 (Feats: Homing, Ricochet) (Extras: Multiattack) (Diminished Range -1) (10)
- AE: "Smoke Pellets" Concealment (Visuals) 2 (Extras: Attack, Area- 30ft. Cloud +2) (10)
Offense:
Unarmed +13 (+2 Damage, DC 17)
Staff +12 (+4 Damage, DC 19)
Batarangs +13 (+3 Damage, DC 18)
Choking Gas +6 Area (+6 Affliction, DC 16)
Initiative +9
Defenses:
Dodge +13 (DC 23), Parry +13 (DC 23), Toughness +3, Fortitude +5, Will +6
Complications:
Relationship (Batman & Talia)- Damian is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul.
Enemy (The Joker, The Pengiun, etc.)- All of Batman's Rogues also want The Boy Wonder dead.
Reputation (Ass)- Every other superhero alive dislikes and mistrusts Damian, finding him at-best humorously annoying.
Total: Abilities: 72 / Skills: 70--35 / Advantages: 37 / Powers: 0 / Defenses: 11 (155)
-UGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH I thought I already DID a bio for this character! I didn't think I was going to have to write a whole NEW one! At least it's not as bad as writing unneeded new bios for both Black Brigade and Michael Pointer, but still- LAME.
-Damian Wayne is the controversial "Creators Pet" character of Grant Morrison, based off an old tryst Batman had with Talia al Ghul way, way back in a 1987 Batman: Son of the Demon story that was all "HOLY SHIT BAT-BABY!" but was largely treated like it may or may not have counted- other stories would also use him in "Elseworlds" tales, like Kingdom Come (where he's a handsome behind-the-scenes manipulator who later hooks up with Dick & Starfire's daughter Nightstar). Instead, Morrison decided that the little boy WAS Batman's son, and grew up as kind of an arrogant, entitled ass, trained by the Leauge of Assassins. This makes Damian the FIFTH in-canon Robin (sixth, if you count Earth-Two's Golden Age Robin), which is in and of itself controversial, as it seems ludicrous to have so many.
-Damian was initially originated as a rape-baby, but Morrison kept changing his mind (initially it was a caonical research error on his part, assuming that Talia had drugged Bruce and jumped his bones; but he'd flip-flop over it)- finally they revealed that it was consensual, and Bruce just regretted it. He finally became the proper Robin when DICK took the cowl of Batman, when Bruce was thought-dead, as I guess they wanted something even MORE different while Bruce was gone, and Tim was busy being upgraded to "Red Robin".
-The kid is eager and tries hard, but is a giant, arrogant ass, and is treated as such by nearly every character, most of whom spend their time lecturing, rolling their eyes, or yelling at him. This produces some pretty funny comics in the few appearances I've read of the kid- while it seems that many/most long-time Bat-readers hate him, I've found him a bit amusing, in that he produces all these conflicts and is constantly screamed at. His wild, over-the-top arrogance and insistence on "murder first" is silly, but funny. And... it's important that characters like this actually GET THEIR COMEUPPANCE. This is something that Marv "Danny Chase" Wolfman never understood, and a few other writers have done by accident as well- while Damian's an ass, he's TREATED like an ass, and his appearances are chock FULL of his failures- he bombs out on missions, frequently needs saving, and Tim Drake once beat seven shades of piss out of him for needling him over not being chosen as the new Robin.
-Damian continues on as Robin, joining the Teen Titans for a brief spell (Dick felt that Damian needed superhero friends, and that being part of a team would be good for him)- he quits when Tim Drake re-joins them. Since Grant Morrison had the pull to refuse the Enforced Reboot of DC's "New 52", his Pet Character thus was saved from changing at all. After another year or so, Damian actually dies- killed by an adult-aged clone of him called The Heretic. Thus Morrison writes a bunch of stories about how this affects Bruce and the others, even though there's been like two Robin deaths that "shattered Batman" already... and Damian returns the VERY NEXT YEAR anyhow. Damian is resurrected with a "Cosmic Shard" Macguffin, after Bruce is given the option to save either Damian or his parents. Which, to be fair, seems like a pretty good "Sophie's Choice" kind of a thing, though this seems like it's an entire year's worth of stories to get to that point.
-"DC Rebirth" featured him leading his own version of the Teen Titans, as well as teaming up with the son of Superman in the Super Sons book.
-Damian stats up pretty much like the PL 8 Tim Drake Robin did, minus some Presence (because he's more disagreeable than your everyday internet forum poster), but with more book-smarts (he's a good enough engineer to complete designs on a flying Batmobile that befuddled Bruce), and a bit more viciousness in his "play style", including being trained in more styles of weapons (so a higher base Fighting score).