Mat
08-22-2007, 03:58 PM
So my favorite character in DC is a sidekick. So sue me. My favorite Marvel character is Moon Knight, so it should be pretty clear I always bet the black horse. ;)
For those of you who like the Batverse, you should be familiar with Tim, the current Robin and heir-apparent to the Batman throne. Like Bruce, he's a brilliant detective and effective hand-to-hand combatant. But unlike Mr. Wayne Tim seems better at coping with the things the world (or DC writers) throw at him.
But honestly, in the last few years or so things are borderline ridiculous for the boy wonder. During War Games he lost his longtime girlfriend Stephanie Brown (who was very well-written likeable character) and his friend Darla. Then they decide to gear up for Infinite Crisis by killing his father. And then of course IC comes along and, hey, why not kill his best friend Superboy? Add on the latest death of Bart Allen and that makes it:
1 girlfriend
1 friends
2 best friends
1 parent
all in the span of a couple of years. Oh yeah, and they blew up Bludhaven, which he was defending for a time.
Yet somehow Tim hasn't spiralled into darkness. Taking a page out of Nightwing's book, he's managed to forge close relationships with several heroes of the DCU, demonstrating his effective leadership as a member of the Teen Titans while still finding time to have a 'non-relationship' with Wonder Girl.
There's few characters that I care about so much and it's probably strange to like a character like Tim. But the reason I like him so much can probably be summed-up in one scene of the Titans Tomorrow storyline (where the Teen Titans face darker future versions of themselves who've basically become evil vigilantes).
Tim - "You have more experience, you may have learned some new tricks..."
<punches Batman Tim>
Tim - "But we have one thing you don't."
Batman Tim - "What's that, Boy Wonder?"
<As he uppercuts Batman Tim with a staff>
"We're still HEROES."
For those of you who like the Batverse, you should be familiar with Tim, the current Robin and heir-apparent to the Batman throne. Like Bruce, he's a brilliant detective and effective hand-to-hand combatant. But unlike Mr. Wayne Tim seems better at coping with the things the world (or DC writers) throw at him.
But honestly, in the last few years or so things are borderline ridiculous for the boy wonder. During War Games he lost his longtime girlfriend Stephanie Brown (who was very well-written likeable character) and his friend Darla. Then they decide to gear up for Infinite Crisis by killing his father. And then of course IC comes along and, hey, why not kill his best friend Superboy? Add on the latest death of Bart Allen and that makes it:
1 girlfriend
1 friends
2 best friends
1 parent
all in the span of a couple of years. Oh yeah, and they blew up Bludhaven, which he was defending for a time.
Yet somehow Tim hasn't spiralled into darkness. Taking a page out of Nightwing's book, he's managed to forge close relationships with several heroes of the DCU, demonstrating his effective leadership as a member of the Teen Titans while still finding time to have a 'non-relationship' with Wonder Girl.
There's few characters that I care about so much and it's probably strange to like a character like Tim. But the reason I like him so much can probably be summed-up in one scene of the Titans Tomorrow storyline (where the Teen Titans face darker future versions of themselves who've basically become evil vigilantes).
Tim - "You have more experience, you may have learned some new tricks..."
<punches Batman Tim>
Tim - "But we have one thing you don't."
Batman Tim - "What's that, Boy Wonder?"
<As he uppercuts Batman Tim with a staff>
"We're still HEROES."