Batman 'Death of the Family': 5 Ways It Could Go Down

3. Joker Will Kill Tim Drake's Family

Thinking outside of the box a little here, but what if the recent 'retcon' of Tim Drake AKA Red Robin's origin story wasn't simply part of the New 52 continuity, but a set-up for Snyder and Capullo's latest arc. In pre-Flashpoint continuity, before the New 52 kicked off, Tim Drake was the son of Jack and Janet Drake and famously deduced that Batman was in fact Bruce Wayne. Before the New 52, Tim's parents divorced and, eventually, both died. In the recent Teen Titans #0, however, that continuity was changed. Tim and his family were taken into a witness protection program after he hacked into the Penguin's computer system, endangering them all. Tim is taken in by Bruce as Red Robin and given a new name - Tim Drake. He was never a Drake to begin with. So why change his origin? And why bring back Tim's parents? Maybe it's just a New 52 thing, but maybe it's not... Likelihood: 6/10
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