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Why Tim’s new vigilante codename should be Crow

We all agree that Tim needs a new codename. And we all agree that “Drake” is just plain shitty. Red Robin was swiped from Jason and it was only supposed to be a temporary identity anyways. While the Red Robin yuuumm puns are funny, it is acknowledged by many fans, and even characters in the comics, that Tim needs to move on and stop clinging so hard to the past. Which is why I nominate a new codename: Crow.

Reason #1

It sticks with the bird theme, which keeps his connection to the family without being a copycat or staying stuck in the past

#2

Crows are extremely intelligent birds. Hell, they’re one of the most intelligent animals. Tim’s whole shtick is that he’s the smartest member of the smartest family on earth.

#3

Crows have excellent memories and remember human faces, which is a little nudge at Tim being a secret identity cracker. He figured out Robin and Batman’s identities when he was 9. And figured out Impulse’s the first day they met.

#4

Crows are seen as bad omens and that ties into the whole Bat fear aspect

#5

Ever heard of the story of the Rainbow Crow? Queer Tim rights.

Also the story symbolizes the value of selflessness and service, which is what Tim starting up as Robin 3 was all about

#6

Personally I think Black Bat and Crow would be amazing partners, they’d be equals in a way that Batman and Robin could never truly be

Also they’d be way scarier, Gotham rouges beware

#7

They hold funerals for their dead