Binker
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Here's an idea that I was thinking about; okay, so we all know the No-Robin rule from Nolan on his Batman films, but has he or anyone else ever considered maybe not using that identity but the character(s)'s later identities? Like instead of Robin, Dick Grayson as Nightwing instead; or, Jason Todd appears as the Red Hood; Tim Drake as Red Robin, etc. Hell, Barbara Gordon as Oracle too, to add.
If this was done, I believe it would've work and made sense in Noan's world, and have a theme onto itself; a focus more on other people trying to be like Batman, but in their own way. Grayson was 12 when his parents died, but let's say he couldn't believe it was an accident for many years because he saw Zucco arguing with the manager, and like Gotham's Falcone, he couldn't prove Zucco was responsible, and if he did, it would go away and be left with nothing. Inspired by Batman, he became Nightwing (a "grown up" version of his Robin show from The Flying Graysons) and went on to fight mob criminal Zucco, for revenge.
For Red Hood: Jason Todd, like Bruce Wayne, hated the crime-ridden Gotham City that took his parents as well, leaving him as an orphan living on his own. And inspired by Batman, and maybe/maybe not because Batman was gone between TDK and TDKR; Jason, having a different opinion and approach on what had to be done, became the Red Hood. You could do the same to Tim Drake from Grayson, only make him a fan who is a better person and state of mind than the Sons of Batman group from The Dark Knight. And Barbara Gordon; she would've been Gordon's first child, before James, Jr., in Nolan's world, but she's paralyzed (maybe because she acted naive in regards to her father being a cop) and rebuilt herself into becoming a powerful ally for both Batman and her father; known, but never seen. Think Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, then again you can used that partnership as a perfect real world take on Batman with a partner (not just Catwoman in TDKR).
Before I sign off, there is an alternative I also thought about if the "No-Robin/Only Batman" rule still applies to the examples above; taking an influence from The Battle of the Cowl; these characters can be their own version of Batman. You can still have these characters (one or all), and their personalities reflected into their dual identities, but still keeping only one costumed hero, Batman, with the interest of seeing someone else's POV of the concept with their personal desires. Hell, this could also work as a way of "continue the legend" if the rumor is true and Batman is going to die in TDKR, and also making this Sons of Batman more literal, y'know?
I'm done, for now. Your thoughts?
If this was done, I believe it would've work and made sense in Noan's world, and have a theme onto itself; a focus more on other people trying to be like Batman, but in their own way. Grayson was 12 when his parents died, but let's say he couldn't believe it was an accident for many years because he saw Zucco arguing with the manager, and like Gotham's Falcone, he couldn't prove Zucco was responsible, and if he did, it would go away and be left with nothing. Inspired by Batman, he became Nightwing (a "grown up" version of his Robin show from The Flying Graysons) and went on to fight mob criminal Zucco, for revenge.
For Red Hood: Jason Todd, like Bruce Wayne, hated the crime-ridden Gotham City that took his parents as well, leaving him as an orphan living on his own. And inspired by Batman, and maybe/maybe not because Batman was gone between TDK and TDKR; Jason, having a different opinion and approach on what had to be done, became the Red Hood. You could do the same to Tim Drake from Grayson, only make him a fan who is a better person and state of mind than the Sons of Batman group from The Dark Knight. And Barbara Gordon; she would've been Gordon's first child, before James, Jr., in Nolan's world, but she's paralyzed (maybe because she acted naive in regards to her father being a cop) and rebuilt herself into becoming a powerful ally for both Batman and her father; known, but never seen. Think Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, then again you can used that partnership as a perfect real world take on Batman with a partner (not just Catwoman in TDKR).
Before I sign off, there is an alternative I also thought about if the "No-Robin/Only Batman" rule still applies to the examples above; taking an influence from The Battle of the Cowl; these characters can be their own version of Batman. You can still have these characters (one or all), and their personalities reflected into their dual identities, but still keeping only one costumed hero, Batman, with the interest of seeing someone else's POV of the concept with their personal desires. Hell, this could also work as a way of "continue the legend" if the rumor is true and Batman is going to die in TDKR, and also making this Sons of Batman more literal, y'know?
I'm done, for now. Your thoughts?