10 Worst Things Batman Has Done To Robin

There's no denying Batman and Robin are the most iconic duo that comics have ever produced. The grim, brooding hero needs a sidekick to bring a little lightness to the comics, and remind us that Batman is still just another human - a human at peak mental and physical condition teaching a child to beat people up, sure, but still a human.

However, there is a downside to this team up. The pair are defined by their friendship, but as with most friendships, they fight, hurt, and disagree repeatedly. It's proven to be a constant source of drama in the comics, so much so that writers find themselves revisiting it time and again.

While many of the collective Robins' have done damage to the hero - with Jason Todd even outright trying to kill him for a time - Batman himself has done some pretty awful stuff to his proteges over the years, and not all of them have been explained away with mind control or hallucinations.

Between torture, needless violence and actually blowing him up one time, it's pretty clear to see that all the Robins have shared some pretty horrendous ordeals at the hands of their mentor...

Initially, it's difficult to see how Batman saving his son is anything but a classic example of superhero badassery. While bringing Damian back to life is a heroic move, and fighting Darkseid to be able to do so is uniquely compelling, there's something undeniably spooky about the process.

In trying to bring back his son, Batman basically risks the lives of the whole of Earth by angering Darkseid, who is still one of the most powerful villains in the DC universe. More importantly, he clearly doesn't know how the chaos shard used to bring Damien back works, and had no idea about its side effects, meaning there was a decent chance the whole plan could have failed, or even done awful things to his zombie son.

Batman also lies to, experiments on, and actually betrays the Justice League in order to carry out said plan. Luckily, this is somehow completely forgiven, as otherwise Damian could have found himself brought back to life just to be JLA public enemy number one.

When Frankenstein himself tells you not to bring someone back, it might be time to move on.