Why were Robin's parents killed?

In The New 52 (a reboot of DC Universe's continuity), a young Dick Grayson sees Tony Zucco threatening C.C. Haly for protection money. When Haly refuses to pay, Zucco sabotages the trapeze, which causes John and Mary Grayson to fall to their deaths.

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Which Robin's parents died in a circus?

Dick Grayson was a circus boy who lost his parents to a circus accident. Bruce taken him in to be his first Robin. When Dick was first given the role of Robin, he was surprised, mostly about the cape.

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Who killed Robin parent?

Zucco kills Grayson's parents to show he means business but goes underground shortly after the killings. He is found by Batman and Dick Grayson (before he would become Robin) where Grayson chased Zucco down.

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Why does Robin have no parents?

Dick Grayson, the first Robin, had trapeze artists John and Mary Grayson for parents, until they were killed when a rope was sabotaged and broke, and they fell to their deaths. Dick was then adopted by Bruce, and the rest, as they say, is history.

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Why didn t Robin want kids?

Her Infertility

This is probably because she sees it as one of the many unfortunate things that keep happening to her. Or maybe she feels that she might change her mind one day and decide to have kids but she won't be able to. In her own words, she says: "It's one thing to not want something.

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Origin Story of First Robin

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What is the secret identity of Robin?

Robin the Boy Wonder was actually Dick Grayson, the youngest of a family of circus aerialists, who witnessed his mother and father plunging to their deaths from a sabotaged trapeze. This murder was also observed by wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne.

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How did Robin become evil?

Robin is an orphan who has been forced by Reverend Darkk, the series' main villain, into becoming a thief and a murderer. He meets Batman when Darkk assigns Robin to kill him. Batman survives the attack and in return shows Robin what kind of a man Darkk really is.

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Which Robin turns evil?

Dick Grayson, formerly known as Robin, later known as the New Joker, is the main antagonist of Frank Miller's comic miniseries The Dark Knight Strikes Again. He was the former Robin, who turned into a murderous psychopath, because of Batman's actions to him as a child.

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Who killed Nightwing?

Damian Wayne killed Nightwing in the comic book Injustice: God Among Us, where Superman goes insane when Joker manipulates him to kill his pregnant wife, Lois Lane. This tragedy prompts Superman to “police” everyone and ensures no crime is ever committed.

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Do Nightwing and Starfire have kids?

Nightstar (Mar'i Grayson) is a fictional character in DC Comics, the daughter of Starfire and Dick Grayson/Nightwing in an alternate universe.

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Who killed Bruce Wayne's parents?

Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, the character first appeared in Detective Comics #33 (November 1939). Batman: Three Jokers #1 (August 2020). In Batman's origin story, Joe Chill is the mugger who murders young Bruce Wayne's parents, Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne.

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Who was the Robin that was tortured?

Jason Todd was a street orphan until he met Batman after he had saved him from The Joker. Jason was trained by Batman and later became the second Robin, but he was beaten and tortured by the Joker, who sent Batman a video of the event and lied by telling him that Jason was dead.

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Which Robin killed the Joker?

14 Jason Todd Kills A Joker

At the start of DC's Rebirth era, a new plot point was added to the Batman mythos.

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Which Robin killed Grayson?

Damian Wayne, son of Bruce Wayne, inherited his father's temper and lack of tolerance. Joining the One Earth regime, Damian accidentally killed Dick Grayson and later adopted his Nightwing persona.

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Has Nightwing ever killed the Joker?

Killed the Joker

In Joker: Last Laugh #6, Nightwing is tricked into believing that the Joker fed Tim Drake to Killer Croc. Enraged at the (supposed) death of his surrogate brother, Nightwing beats the Joker to death.

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Who is the most powerful Robin?

Batman has trained many young heroes as Robin, and while they have all been impressive on their own, DC just confirmed that one stands above the others in terms of power: Damian Wayne is the most powerful Robin.

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Who is the hated Robin?

Jason Todd

Jason Todd's notoriety precedes him. This version of Robin was so unanimously disliked that when audiences were given a chance to save him or let him die, they chose to kill him.

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Who is the weakest Robin?

Also, I'm assuming you mean weakest in physical strength. If we go for the main 4 Robins, Tim Drake has the least amount of physical strength, but don't be mistaken, he is still VERY strong. You mentioned Jason Todd, he is actually the Strongest Robin both as Robin and as Red Hood.

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Who betrayed Robin?

In Robin Hood's Death, Robin travels to Kirklees Priory, but is betrayed by his cousin, the prioress.

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Which Robin leads the Titans?

Richard "Dick" Grayson, mostly known as Robin, is one of main protagonists of the 2003 animated series Teen Titans. He is the leader and one of the five founding members of the Teen Titans.

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Who replaced Nightwing as Robin?

Though Dick Grayson was the first, and arguably, most well known of Batman's sidekicks, the Robin moniker became a legacy title passed on to other heroes. Jason Todd wore the mantle, as did Tim Drake and Damian Wayne.

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Who did Robin have a crush on?

Robin awkwardly tells him that while she really likes him as a friend, her romantic feelings belong to a fellow female classmate named Tammy Thompson.

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Why does Robin hide his face?

Robin states that by hiding his true identity, he was able to keep the other villains from spotting him, putting him and the Titans in danger.

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Who has crush on Robin?

Robin has a crush on Vickie but isn't sure whether she's gay, although Steve seems certain she is due to the time stamp she left Fast Times at Ridgemont High on when she returned it to the video store. If you've seen the scene where Steve tries to convince Robin, you'll remember it.

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Why did Batman not save Jason?

Though he never voiced it, Batman did privately admit that he didn't go searching for Jason because he was afraid of what he would find. He knew Jason was killing people, and Batman couldn't live with the shame of knowing that he had unintentionally created a deadlier version of Joe Chill.

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