Poll: Does Batman really need Robin?

[Kaymish]

i dont like robin at all
i do remember seeing somewhere that robin was Batman's boyfriend and was supposed to convey homosexual messages to the audience back before homosexuality was de-criminalised or something

and besides i think the current style of batmad does not need a spunky girl side kick or even any side kick what so ever i did fine with just oracle in Arkham Asylum

 

[Joe Matsuda]

If Robin is done right, then hell yes!

Question to OP, have you ever read the comics much? Because he's certainly not there to make things family friendly.

Plus Dick became one of my favorite DC heroes, Nightwing. So if it led to eventual movie potential for Nightwing, then HELl to the YEAH!

I have a feeling you and I could become good friends (nice avatar, by the way)

if they were to continue in the direction they are going, they'd use Jason Todd Robin if they were to have a Robin...

but I still think they could pull off Dick Grayson (maybe skipping his short-short days and going right into Nightwing)

Thanks, figured you might like this avatar even more

This makes me want to see a Nightwing film!

haha, the Blue and the Gold

while he isn't Ted, I think it's safe to say Jaime is a worthy successor...

and a Nightwing movie would be badass! Hollywood, you listening?

 

[chozo_hybrid]

If Robin is done right, then hell yes!

Question to OP, have you ever read the comics much? Because he's certainly not there to make things family friendly.

Plus Dick became one of my favorite DC heroes, Nightwing. So if it led to eventual movie potential for Nightwing, then HELl to the YEAH!

I have a feeling you and I could become good friends (nice avatar, by the way)

if they were to continue in the direction they are going, they'd use Jason Todd Robin if they were to have a Robin...

but I still think they could pull off Dick Grayson (maybe skipping his short-short days and going right into Nightwing)

Thanks, figured you might like this avatar even more

This makes me want to see a Nightwing film!

haha, the Blue and the Gold

while he isn't Ted, I think it's safe to say Jaime is a worthy successor...

and a Nightwing movie would be badass! Hollywood, you listening?

Well, Ted did say he was proud to call him a successor

Have his origin in the next Batman film, then have a movie set years later. It could work well.

 

[Julianking93]

No, Robin doesn't ever do shit and Batman's awesome enough.

If anything, add Batgirl!

 

[ezeroast]

Don't see why not, as long as he fits the new kick ass batman they are making these days. If it doesn't work just kill him off.

 

[mr_pants66]

well i don't really know i mean my 2 favourite bat man movies are the dark night and Batman forever. in dark night there was no robin but in batman forever there was a robin and they both worked great. but personally i would like to see the next batman (don't kid yourself you know it is coming) to have robin in it (just not played by Shia LaBeouf)

 

[Marsell]

Batman is the least iteresting thing hes in, unless burton is the director
Joker FTW

 

[sephiroth1991]

If they have Robin it will be played by the guy from twilight, or the guy from the highschool musical or even the guy from Transformers.

Imagine the horror!!

 

[Sylocat]

I don't care if Robin is useful to Batman or if he's a hindrance, I don't care if he's portrayed as complex and tragic in his own way, what I care about is whether he fits thematically with the story.

See, I think Robin is just an unnecessary character in the Batman mythos. I think he was just introduced because every superhero at that time needed a boy sidekick for the kids to relate to, and that he is not needed to add a "human element," a good writer can add the human element without him. Having some kid tagging along on Batman's adventures even though one of Batman's main themes is that he's alone, it's a cheap shortcut for the "human element." Robin can be as "human" as the writers want, making him just a spectator as this dark impenetrable figure known as Batman goes head to head with the colorful cast of bad guys.
The reason the new movies are good is because they make Batman into a human, not needing some obnoxious kid to do it.

It's not a testament to Robin's worth in the few occasions when he's tolerable, it's a testament to how good some writers are at reimagining characters.

 

[diddykonger]

if written and cast write Robin can work, adding Chris O'Donnell was horrible casting choice for Dick Grayson/Robin.

 

[Treblaine]

He needs Robin like peanut butter needs jam.

What happened to the fun batman? The serious one sucks and is uninteresting.

So he would be happier with chocolate then?

but +1 for batman being too serious, I mean he is sworn never to kill yet he speaks in a voice so over the top if it came out of the mouth of leather-face people would call if over the top.

I was talking about sandwiches not reeses D=

in the UK we have a different type of sandwich, not peanut butter and jelly (you can't find much of "jelly" as in fruit conserve without the seeds) but rather peanut butter and chocolat spread, something like nutella.

yet we don't have Reeses Pieces : /

 

[Zeromaeus]

Batman certainly doesn't need Robin. I voted that if they add Robin I will stop watching Batman films, because judging from any on-screen depiction of Robin so far, they will most likely fuck-it-up again.

Of course there is always a very very small chance awesomeness will ensue by re-introducing Robin to Batman films, but I highly doubt it.

They've proved they can improve and write well for a lot of characters, why not Robin?

Spoiler: Two-Face

Old Two-face:

New Two_face:

Spoiler: Joker

Old Joker/New Joker:

You have to admit. They were utter crap before.

 

[Beartrucci]

While adding Robin to the series would be a shit decision, I would still end up watching it. There's a chance that they could make it work as well.

 

[The Warden]

Fuck Robin. He'll only serve to make Batman suck. Besides, kids and teenagers mostly can't act for shit.

 

[Lord Freya]

From just the title of your thread, yes Batman "needs" Robin in some of his story-lines because Robin keeps him slightly human.

Also from the flashback scene in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker... Robin actually made things more dark and demented and set Batman off big time on the Joker.

But in these new movies, I think Batman can do absolutely fine without Robin, unless they come up with a really interesting way to add him in to the movie... then I just can't imagine Robin helping the movie in any form.

 

[Joe Matsuda]

If Robin is done right, then hell yes!

Question to OP, have you ever read the comics much? Because he's certainly not there to make things family friendly.

Plus Dick became one of my favorite DC heroes, Nightwing. So if it led to eventual movie potential for Nightwing, then HELl to the YEAH!

I have a feeling you and I could become good friends (nice avatar, by the way)

if they were to continue in the direction they are going, they'd use Jason Todd Robin if they were to have a Robin...

but I still think they could pull off Dick Grayson (maybe skipping his short-short days and going right into Nightwing)

Thanks, figured you might like this avatar even more

This makes me want to see a Nightwing film!

haha, the Blue and the Gold

while he isn't Ted, I think it's safe to say Jaime is a worthy successor...

and a Nightwing movie would be badass! Hollywood, you listening?

Well, Ted did say he was proud to call him a successor

Have his origin in the next Batman film, then have a movie set years later. It could work well.

"We're five grown men dressed in bright colors inside a clear plastic bubble set against a rainbow background, Jaime. They saw us."

...sorry, I just love that quote...

But Batman needs a Robin...or else these Nolan films are gonna end with Bats dead or in Arkham...

 

[havass]

Nightwing - Yes
Robin - No
Batgirl - HELL YES

 

[TheTaco007]

The Batman SERIES needs Robin.
Batman himself could do perfectly well without him.

 

[AWDMANOUT]

Movie Bob said something during his review of The Losers that made me cringe: he actually proposed that the current Batman movie series should have Robin. I don't think that Batman needs Robin. Robin makes him less dark and brooding. Robin makes Batman family friendly. Batman is crazy, determined, and kinda sadistic. Robin waters him down, makes him less awesome. Do you want Batman to have Robin? Would you still watch the current Batman movies if they introduced Robin? No flaming, no trolling, just polite debate. Go.

did you describe Batman as sadistic? I thought he was the good guy...

 

[Twilight_guy]

Robin would make thing less dark, but is that really a bad thing? Isn't Batman supposed to have some emotion besides wanting to make criminal bleed? Whatever... apparently Nobody knows that Robin can be baddass too since he's basically a miniature Batman...