8 Times Robin Outsmarted Batman

5. Dick Grayson Kills Batman - Titans

Jason Todd
Warner Bros.

It may have been a twisted fantasy dreamed up by the demonic Trigon, but the the first season of Titans concluded with Dick Grayson having to use all of his skill and intelligence to permanently take down Batman.

As the show skips ahead five years, we see the Caped Crusader finally reaching his breaking point. Deciding that the only way he can properly stop The Joker is to kill him, Batman embarks on a murderous rampage that includes the death of the Clown Prince of Crime and every other person held at Arkham Asylum.

With no choice, it's Dick who's forced to confront his mentor and put a stop to his bloodthirsty ways. And put a stop to them, Grayson does.

Using his smarts, Robin decides that the best way to flush Batman out is to reveal the Dark Knight's secret identity to the police. That doesn't work out all that well, for the ensuing ambush on Wayne Manor sees Starfire and a slew of FBI agents added to the body count amassed by the World's Greatest Detective.

Having blown up Wayne Manor, Dick finds the fallen Bat and puts him out of his misery.

This, as said, would all be the creation of Trigon as he tried to get Dick Grayson to embrace the darkness - but it was yet another example of a Robin outwitting Batman.

In this post: 
robin
 
Posted On: 
Senior Writer
Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main dayjob, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg.