10 Exact Moments That Made Batman Fans Rage Quit
4. Everything Batman Did To Tim Drake Via Stephanie Brown
Batman has always had something of a tumultuous relationship with whichever kid he has running around in tights calling themselves Robin. Tim Drake was no exception, and when Drake's dad learned of his superhero antics, the Boy Wonder had to hang up his tights, leaving a gap in Batman's Dynamic Duo.
Tim's girlfriend, Stephanie Brown, broke into the Batcave in an attempt to become his replacement, and it works! Bats hires her on the spot despite the fact that Batman felt she "lacks the skills and talent" of her predecessor. It then becomes clear that Batman hired Stephanie to lure Tim back into the Batcave.
She only manages to last for a couple of issues before Batman fires her for disobeying his orders. Undeterred, she tries to get her job back by launching a massive operation Batman had been developing, which was intended on uniting all of Gotham's gangs under the leadership of Matches Malone - one of his aliases.
It didn't work, and everything went to hell as Gotham became embroiled in a gang war. Stephanie ends up being captured and killed by the Black Mask, and numerous others die in the carnage. After the chaos subsides, Tim returns to his role as Robin, so in a roundabout - and horrific way - Batman's plan worked.