Tim Drake Application for Rekindleme

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OOC Information
Player Name: Redbird
Player Age: 32
Player Contact: AIM: Herc061881. Plurk: Redbird13 or just PM my journal
Player/Character HMD: Here
Other characters in game: N/a

IC Information
Character Name: Tim Drake
Character Canon: OU
Character Age: 16 (DCAU canon is sketchy, as Tim's 13 when he becomes Robin and is older when he guest-stars in the Static Shock episodes The Big Leagues, Future Shock and the movie Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman.) One of the pictures in the link for Tim's history labels him as being 16 years old.

Character Gender: Male
Canon Point: Before events transpire in Batman Beyond: Return of The Joker
Character Canon History: Here

Tim Drake entered into The Batman's world willingly, as a teenager who had grown up idolizing the Dark Knight's exploits. In the beginning, Tim's life wasn't easy-he lived with his dad, Stephen "Shifty" Drake and did so up until Two-Face wanted him dead; from then on, Tim mostly lived on his own while doing whatever was necessary to stay alive. However, Two-Face still wanted to find Tim's dad and figured the best way was through his son. Enter Batman.

The Dark Knight saved Tim's life and took him to the Batcave, where he met Alfred. Tim discovered who Batman was by sneaking up the stairs to the main manor, walking around-and taking a few belongings-which led to him discovering a portrait of Bruce and his parents. That's when Tim met Batgirl, who promptly took him back to the Batcave and he was relieved of said stolen belongings. Tim was told by Batman himself that his father had already been found dead; Tim was notably upset by this news but knew that his father would never have come back for him anyway. It was during Batman's next encounter with Two-Face that Tim would make a bold decision-becoming the next Robin! Initially, Batman wasn't pleased with this decision but figured if Tim really wanted it that badly, he was going to make him work for it.

Since then, Tim has always tried to follow Batman's rules-otherwise known as his maxims of battle:
Never take, sacrifice, fail to aid, or in any way endanger another human life.
Never give up on a friend, ally, mission, case, or worthy cause.
Never go into battle without careful planning or hesitate to extract yourself from battle if additional planning is needed.
Never tell anyone you love them. They might die.
(The last one is an add-on from Batman's eight-year-old self, a rule which he himself might not be consciously aware of.)
Tim was also given three rules to follow: to give Bruce everything he's got, to give him more and that Bruce makes the rules.

Tim's adventures as Robin were eventful and memorable ones. When Robin first encountered Clayface, he met him through his 'eyes'-Annie, a girl who appeared to be around his age but was only created by Clayface long enough to find out if it was safe for him to make a reappearance. Robin had told himself-and Annie-that he would protect her no matter what, but Annie ultimately sacrificed her freedom by saving his life and merging back with Clayface. In an instant, Robin furiously attacked his foe, demanding that Clayface bring her back. When told that she was gone, Robin continued attacking until Batman arrived and got him to safety.

Tim was eventually told the story-by Dick Grayson himself, otherwise known as Nightwing-of how the original Batman and Robin team split apart after Nightwing had helped Robin out when it came to arresting some robbers. Tim looks up to Dick as a role model since he was the first Robin prior to his appearance; he looks up to Bruce as well, but since Bruce rarely ever shows emotion it's hard for Tim to collaborate with his mentor except for when they're on the job.

Robin didn't just get to hang out with Batman, Nightwing and Batgirl-when Bruce had gone missing for an unknown amount of time, he met Superman who had to pose as Batman since the criminals were running rampant; Nightwing and Batgirl had gone to Romania to track down Ra's al Ghul, but Robin couldn't pronounce his name fully when he explained to Superman where they'd gone-he'd said it was 'Ghoul-something.' Naturally until Superman came in, this left Tim alone to protect the city during a major crime wave. Tim eventually met Static in Dakota City during another mission that involved the Joker. Robin and Static clicked right away but it took some time before the latter would be accepted by Batman. During another mission that involved Static working together with Batman, he'd asked where Robin was at. Batman's response: "With the Titans. You'll meet them someday." Tim also helped Batman out concerning the identity of Batwoman, a vigilante who seemed like she was a force for good but disregarded any concern for human life.

Sadly, Tim's adventures as Robin came to an unexpected and tragic end during Batman's final encounter with the Joker. During a routine patrol, Robin responded to a call for help not knowing that he'd been led into a trap. The Joker kidnapped, tortured and brainwashed Tim for 2-3 weeks; he'd held on for a very long time but eventually Tim had been forced to reveal Batman's secrets and then was transformed into 'Joker Junior.' Despite being put through all that trauma, Robin's loyalty was ultimately to Batman and the mission as he was the one to finally kill the Joker. It had taken Leslie Thompkins, a psychiatrist and close friend of Bruce's, about a year but she was able to bring Tim back to sanity.

Bruce forbade Tim from ever being Robin again, blaming himself for what had happened. Tim left soon enough afterward, determined to make it on his own. 40-50 years passed since then, and Tim had readjusted to civilian life rather well-he'd gotten married, became a top communications engineer and had a couple of kids. A part of Tim had hoped, during his youth, that he would eventually succeed Bruce and become Batman but that wasn't meant to be. When Tim had finally met the new Batman, Terry McGinnis, he told him that he'd given it his all but it just 'hadn't been enough for the old man.' That wasn't the last time Tim would see Terry, however.

What none of them had ever found out, at least not until Terry confronted Tim in an abandoned candy factory, was this: back when Tim had been captured by the Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime had used cutting-edge genetics technology and placed his consciousness and DNA on a microchip; he then implanted it into Tim's brain during that time. The Joker had remained dormant for the 40-50 years Tim had been a civilian, needing time to adjust to his body. Whenever the Joker would take control of Tim's body the latter would just contribute anything that was done to bad dreams. Eventually the Joker would be strong enough to inhabit Tim's body permanently. Thanks to Terry destroying the microchip that ultimately put an end to the Joker once and for all.

As he was recovering in the hospital, Commissioner Barbara Gordon told Tim that he was completely innocent in whatever the Joker had done while he was in control of his body so they would be able to cover it up. Tim told Terry that if there had to be one person who could wear the Mantle of the Bat, it would have to be Terry himself. Moments later, Bruce had shown up; as Terry left to patrol the city Tim, Barbara and Bruce would finally mend fences.

This Boy Wonder hasn't yet gone through the aforementioned events involving The Joker.

Character Personality: Tim's personality is similar to Bruce and Dick's but in different ways. As Robin he's always focused on whatever he's working on, enjoys life-and the mission-as only a 13-year old can and is generally a good person. He can get mad if you push his buttons too hard but he'd apologize if he realizes that he's in the wrong. Tim has a rebellious streak that unfortunately, tends to land him in a bit of trouble.

When he doesn't have the mask on, Tim is more or less a regular kid: he's a responsible student who does his homework -unless he disagrees with certain subjects as he once failed a Civics test; from watching Bruce, he noticed that Batman doesn't follow the law of 'due process.'- and genuinely has fun with life. He's somewhat mischievous, as he used skill and cunning to avoid being arrested by a patrolman in his debut episode, and was seen in Bruce's office spinning on his chair to Bruce's chagrin. Tim also likes reading comic books and enjoys playing video games whenever he can. Before, Tim was adamant about doing things himself when he worked solo but during situations where Nightwing and Superman he learned that it didn't always hurt to have someone watching your back. In Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman Tim is elated when one of Bruce's co-workers helps him get past a super-hard level and thanks her for helping him out, stating that 'The guys are gonna freak!' before realizing that Alfred was waiting out in the car for him.

Tim wouldn't outwardly show it, which shows how much Bruce has rubbed off on him, but he does care for his family ever since they've taken him in. Though he'll occasionally clash with Batman on certain views, Tim does have respect for Bruce and looks up to him. He hopes to one day succeed Bruce and become the next Batman. However, since Bruce rarely ever shows emotion it's hard for Tim to collaborate with his mentor except for when they're on the job. Tim looks up to Dick as a role model since he was the first Robin prior to his appearance. When the two of them are hanging out, their relationship is like two brothers. Tim and Barbara's relationship would be like that of an older sister, and like Bruce, Barbara and Dick, Tim cares for Alfred in the same manner. Tim views Alfred much like Bruce and Dick do, as more than a butler and would do whatever was necessary to protect him. That still won't stop him from disregarding orders when he deems it necessary.

Tim doesn't have any respect whatsoever for his true father, as he ran on the wrong side of the tracks and left him alone quite often. The only thing he did that was even remotely responsible -yet, even that was tarnished as he was depending on his son to safeguard an item without his knowledge of it- was when he left him a key to a locker somewhere in Gotham. Even though he didn't respect his father, Tim did love him in some way as he shedded tears once discovering that he had died outside of Gotham. He knew that his father would've never come back for him as he was too scared of Two-Face, or as he calls him 'Puke-Face.'

Character Abilities: Robin's been trained in crime-fighting styles that Bruce and Dick were taught in their earlier days. Though he also knows the more recent styles too, especially when it comes to cuffing someone; since working with Batman, Robin has gone through extensive training on that particular subject, having had to cuff someone's hands and legs together while blindfolded and with one hand behind his back! Like his mentors, he won't take a life by any means. He also knows things that he had learned on the streets prior to being taken in by Batman-math on the racetracks, chemistry in a methane lab and reading at the post office-making sure that his father and his friends weren't on the Most Wanted list.

Tim also shows surprising knowledge and skills for detective work, which has only grown stronger since being trained by Batman. He's very adept at working with computers if he has to, learning from the Batfamily's other computer whiz Barbara as shown in one of the Batman: Gotham Adventures comics featuring the DCAU Batfamily.

Character Inventory: Aside from his costume, Robin's utility belt has compartments which like Batman's can hold several items which change according to proper needs. The more usual items are Batarangs, grappling hooks, flash grenades and knockout gas.

Interaction Sample: Here

Third Person Sample: Out of all the enemies Tim could've expected to discover in this part of the city, he never thought it would be him...! There was no time to waste then; he had to be found quickly, before any other people could be hurt or...have to endure what Annie had. First, discover how he got in to begin with and thanks to Tim's abilities on the computer it didn't take too long even if he had to search most of the map's grid and eliminate all possibilities one by one until discovering the most random way that would suit his style.

"One of the city's sewage pipes? Not original, but crafty way to sneak in." came his response while suiting up in preparation to confront him. Next came discovering his recent location. That was fairly more difficult to pinpoint but any current activity would make it easier to flesh him out. So to speak. And sure enough, one of the banks had been robbed not even 25 minutes ago. Eyewitnesses claimed to see certain parts of his arms change shape -the ones who were still conscious, anyway.

The last part, catching up to him before he could get away. The previously mentioned bank was 4-5 blocks away, and since Tim headed out the moment he was ready he was confident he would catch him. Before long, Robin emerged from the shadows as Clayface screamed in anger due to the Boy Wonder's tactic: throw some Batarangs into the bag holding the cash and when the bag ripped, the money fluttered out. That scream turned into a gasp of surprise once seeing who dared to face him.

Robin. The Boy Wonder.

"...You! The kid."

"Yeah, me. Grown up a little since we first met, but I'll never forget you."