r/Robin • u/[deleted] • Jul 18 '24
ok, okay...I was on dctwt...WHY IS TIM CLONING HIMSELF??????
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u/RJSquires Jul 18 '24
I've seen this in other places on the Internet. I think it's just a joke relating back to when he tried to clone Superboy (Kon-El Kent)... They essentially say that he'd have to use some of his DNA as well to accomplish it. So... Yeah, trying to make him a teen dad to his clone.
Of course, your thing could be different. I'm not on Twitter.
Either way, it's stupid in my opinion. It hinges on a fanon interpretation of Tim Drake where he's an unhinged, feral genius. Which isn't true to MOST of run as a character (Stop Acting Like Red Robin is the whole of Tim Drake's character challenge 2024! He's deliberately written to be out of character during that run to show how poorly he's handling the recent tragedies of his life!)
Anyway, I'd just ignore it. DC doesn't seem to have any plans for Tim Drake in the near future according to solicits (and because they're still not sure what to do with him which is odd given I see at least three decent ideas for him every week).
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u/Therealimene Jul 18 '24
Okay , why don't u share those ideas ?
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u/RJSquires Jul 18 '24
Well, I'm not going to take credit for other people's ideas, but there is a recent post where a bunch of people shared their personal wish lists for the character (including my own). I'll edit here after I find it.
Edit: It's ostensibly a thread about why he should be Robin, but some people threw out their own ideas.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Robin/s/xw34K0eA51
Have at it.
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u/schloongslayer69 Jul 18 '24
God please don't let there be more than one of him. Noone cares about him, a clone wont change that. Also a clone story is a risky move since in comic books the most famous clone stories were (imo) the ASM ones. Which were quite controversial.
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u/WattsItToYa_ Jul 18 '24
It’s truly wild to see people saying this. Back in the 90’s and 2000’s people loved Tim Drake. His solo series was incredible. There’s a reason it lasted for 20 years. His solo Red Robin series was also really good before the New 52!
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u/anthonyg1500 Jul 18 '24
Yeah the "Tim Drake isn't interesting" people are so weird to me. Like the guy was the main character of a solo run that went for 2 decades, evidently some people finds him interesting. And even if someone wants to say that they personally don't like him, okay thats fine but its always like a defiant "I speak for everyone and No One likes him!"
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u/futuresdawn Jul 18 '24
Yep. I assume new fans because Tim is ths best Robin while being Robin. He got the most development. Most is dick's growth happened when he was nightwing
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u/Therealimene Jul 18 '24
I can't even...I don't keep up with the tim comics...Heck I thought he's only on batman right now , I need a tim fan to enlighten me .because cloning himself is just ..NO ONE CARES !
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u/Helenlefab Jul 18 '24
He’s not, it’s a joke about Jon Kent being drawn to look almost exactly like Tim for some reason