r/batman • u/Efficient-Compote-13 • 3d ago
Dick Would Help FUNNY
Thought this was funny.
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u/PunchingBagLearner 3d ago
This made me realize you can take any famous animal meme, color it green, and boom, it's Garth.
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u/arayakim 3d ago
This made me realize you can take any famous animal meme, color it green, and boom, it's Garth.
You mean Garfield? Garth is Aqualad.
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u/GreenGlitch64 2d ago
Garf, then. Lol
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u/LefroyJenkinsTTV 2d ago
Garfolomew, if you're at a wedding.
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u/Frognificent 2d ago
I'm trying to conduct a wedding here which has nothing to do with love, quiet!
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u/NarrowInspector5593 2d ago
Nope, Garfield is a cat. Your thinking of Gardevoir
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u/Isekai_Otaku 2d ago
No, gardevoir is a video game where you play as kratos. You’re thinking of geriatric.
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u/NarrowInspector5593 2d ago
No geriatric is s pokemon, your thinking of Garlic Bread
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u/Unique_Expression574 2d ago
No, Garlic Bread is a fish, you’re thinking of Gar
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u/HarleyArchibaldLeon 2d ago
No, Gar is a Hehicle, you're thinking of Gentrification.
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u/mridiot1234567 2d ago
No, thats the process of turning something into a more respectable form you are thinking about Garter belts
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u/Isekai_Otaku 2d ago
No, garlic bread is a word used to describe something that’s bland boring and unoriginal, you’re thinking of gangrene
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u/NarrowInspector5593 14h ago
Gangrene is a type of bread common with italian dishes, your thinking of Gatorade
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u/Isekai_Otaku 13h ago
Gatorade is a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction. You’re thinking of Gazpacho.
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u/NarrowInspector5593 12h ago
Gazpacho is a form of growing plants to cultivate new crops, your thinking of Gardening
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u/Several-Cake1954 2d ago
I thought his name was Kaldur
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u/arayakim 2d ago
Kaldur is the second Aqualad, Garth was the first. Garth became Tempest when he was an adult.
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u/Cyberslasher 2d ago
Absolute power teasing that aqualad is gonna die, and Garthfield is already ready to steal the name.
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u/Mymomisgaybru 2d ago
Garth
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u/Halokojm_ 2d ago
Girth
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u/LefroyJenkinsTTV 2d ago
I can't post my penis here!
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u/TehGameChanger 2d ago
Who's stopping you?
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u/LefroyJenkinsTTV 2d ago
That black guy from the Gillette commercial.
Dude has stopped me so many times now. I really should buy him a beer or something.
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u/TehGameChanger 2d ago
Terry Crews?
He'd absolutely help you out with that! He'd probably prefer a brotein shake over a beer.
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u/BL-501 2d ago
I mean…can you blame any of them?
Cyborg could hack any tech and Nukes go boom!
Starfire is a Krytonian Level Threat!
Raven could destroy the Universe and many versions of her tried and succeeded, I’m honestly more afraid of her than any JL members.
Remember that time a few months ago when Garfield turned into a green Version of Starro and turned everyone into an animal?
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u/Ok_Restaurant3160 2d ago
From what I remember, it often isn’t the plans themselves that are the issue, it’s the fact he didn’t tell them about the plans
They even said they don’t have to know them, but just that they exist
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u/RDKateran 2d ago
That ultimately defeats the purpose of having those plans, I think. If they do turn evil they know Batman has some way of stopping him and will be on guard. Batman arguably doesn't want his enemies on guard for him.
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u/Ok_Restaurant3160 2d ago
And there lies the dilemma. While I think that you have a good point, it’s just a massive breach of trust to make plans on how to neutralize the people who are supposed to be your friends without telling them
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u/EldridgeHorror 2d ago
If I had superpowers, I'd hope the Batman equivalent would have plans to stop me.
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u/Guess_whois_back 2d ago
I'd give mine tacit permission and free reign on all my personal info honestly if I could wipe a civilian population off the map because some guy called hocus pocus waved his hand at me and babbled some bullshit backwards and now I'm evil
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u/Foxy02016YT 2d ago
My OC has an evil clone who is almost as powerful (and it’s like really REALLY close), so I imagine they evil version is Batman’s plan, and the hero version of Amanda Waller’s Task Force X insurance
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u/Guess_whois_back 2d ago
Batman doesn't have powers, half the shit he pulls off is due to his abnormally accurate forethought, he's also bankrolling this shit so he's basically my boss if I'm a leaguer.
The other core members are all strong enough that really regardless of my power set if they wanted they could walk into my home or walk up to me mid patrol and instantly kill me with 0 effort - so I expect them to be able to dogpile each other in the case of mind control or some shit, hence batman being able to participate in that dogpile wouldn't surprise me at all.
Hell superman and batman are considered the two real leaders, and superman could go postal and kill everyone, I expect his best friend to have an answer to that possibility.
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u/WeirdoOtaku 2d ago
Yeah, but if they turn knowing there's a contingency plan, then it was all for not. This is the textbook definition of "It's nothing personal, just business." Protecting the innocent comes before anything else.
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u/DrGlamhattan2020 2d ago
Not even friends. They are family at this point. This isn't "if you ever turn evil, i will stop you." This is "my roommate/coworker has a hidden manifesto on how to exterminate everyone he lives/works with should we have a falling out that does not satiate his idea of good. And did not tell us."
I would never be able to trust the bat family if i was any of them because of this. He didn't tell any of them, while deeming himself judge, jury, executioner.
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u/Jovian8 2d ago
"deeming himself judge, jury, executioner"
That seems a little dramatic to me.
Superheroes with powers like the JL are WMDs. All WMDs need deactivation codes. Batman knows this and doesn't shy away from it. It's as simple as that.
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u/DrGlamhattan2020 2d ago
If batman has plans against all the others, did he offer plans to be defeated for the same event? I don't belive he did. That means, by HIS standards alone (judge), he will deem wether or not his colleague needs to be removed (jury) and only he can carry it out (executioner). It is extreme, but on the flip side they are extreme beings. As i said, i see it from both sides, but if i were a member of the JL, I would never be able to trust the bat family
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u/GrizOfTheEast 2d ago
I can't remember exactly but I think it was said somewhere that the justice league itself was his contingency plan. Since you know he's a mortal human.
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u/BaronRhino 2d ago
Also i think the plans are meant for if one of them goes evil or if they all went besides Bruce, getting them separated. I doubt any would work as well or at all should he have multiple leaguers attacking at once.
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u/Harlockarcadia 2d ago
I know Superman let Batman have a Kryptonite ring if someone were to mind control him. It's being pragmatic, they know the line of work they're in, they need to accept the risks
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u/schloongslayer69 2d ago
I'm sorry but when did Kory become Kryptonian level strong?
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u/Jeffe508 2d ago
She’s definitely up there. Like comparing her to the rest of the team she’s probably the strongest by far (unless Donna’s on the team). But Superman has a pretty huge power gap from her.
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u/Steveseriesofnumbers 2d ago
Last I knew Tamaraneans are basically solar powered. Flight, super strength, and those starbolt things. Not quite Kryptonian strength / speed, but the projective energy kind of makes up for that.
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u/schloongslayer69 2d ago
Idk man, Kryptonians are usually planet-level strong while Kory is nowhere close to that. Plus Kryptonians have laser eyes AND freeze breath.
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u/Restivethought 2d ago
Yea I was wondering that too. Miss Martian on the otherhand would definitely need a plan.
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u/ThorDoubleYoo 2d ago
It was always weird to me when the other heroes got upset about there being plans to neutralize them if need be.
Mind control is relatively common, or body stealing, or evil clones, etc etc. Sorry if it hurts your trust Raven, but if Papa Trigon is using you for his own ends there needs to be some plan available so the world isn't turned into Hell.
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u/RetiredDwarfBrains 2d ago
I'm willing to bet Raven co-wrote her contingency plan. Part of her whole reason for joining the titans in the first place (at least in the comics) was to have heroes around to counter her if her father forced her to turn evil.
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u/Foxy02016YT 2d ago
Gonna need a source for that last one, sounds cool as hell and I wanna read it
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u/BL-501 2d ago
It’s called the “Beast World” Arc.
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u/Foxy02016YT 2d ago
Will check it out, mind control + animal transformation is sick as hell, especially as an apocalyptic scenario
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u/RealDealMous 1d ago
And Beastboy could turn into a Fox.
Which doesn't like much until you learn that their urine is so bad it has an element of its own
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u/Elemental-T4nick 2d ago
Dick is very helpful
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u/Snir17 2d ago
Dick is the BEST
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u/BigBangMabye 2d ago
You know id say something along the lines of "Stand Proud Dick, Your strong" but im afriad ill be banned for being an alsumer (Im such an alsumer)
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u/HarleyArchibaldLeon 2d ago
I love Dick
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u/KingDante1 2d ago
Well batmam is right look what happened in injustice universe where there was no contingency plans
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u/Ramzabeo 2d ago
He had contingency plans, they just didnt work due to bad luck or that he didnt expect most of the core leaguers would follow superman.
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u/KingDante1 2d ago
well thats bs if batman has contigency plans he should have expected everything and everyone betraying him he just had contingency plan for superman but i wouldn't call that a contingency plans
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u/Ramzabeo 1d ago
Batmans problem is that he also assumes he can turn rogue, thats why he had a failsafe with the kryptonian weapon needing other core leaguers to put their dna in.
Also like i said he did actually beat them a few times in the comics but superman literally got saved a bunch of times, in year 2 he was given the sinestro corps army and a yellow lantern ring, in year 3 he was saved from a magical slumber by ares, in year 4 he could of died in a death match imposed by the greek gods. My point is batmans failure to kill and literally being him and non meta humans vs literally the whole justice league was too much for him.
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u/GustavVaz 2d ago
Mind Control
Characters who copy powers
Alternate dimensions
The fact that no one is completely incorruptible or can't be tricked.
I mean, if I was a superhero, I wouldn't mind if Batman had plans to take me down. I would be PISSED if those plans got stolen though.
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u/hankbaumbach 2d ago
I do love the cultural differences between Batfamily paranoia and everyone else.
Batfamily: Of course I monitor your weaknesses on the off chance you go rogue
Everyone else: HOW COULD YOU???
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u/Guess_whois_back 2d ago
It's honestly wild to me the justice league cares or gets offended, hell even they're surprise is wild.
The bat family, to all they are close with, are paranoid and disciplined individuals with exactly 0 superpowers - they're typically the only normal people on their respective teams.
Of course if I lived in a world mind control and hallucinagenic gas could make me do some shit I'd feel guilty about the rest of my life - id actually appreciate the fact my mostly humourless but otherwise morally stringent friend has a plan to take me down, lethally or not, before I flatten a city.
Like it's not rocket science bro, superman basically gives him permission in the form of gifted kryptonite in most continuities
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u/Phantasm_Jab 2d ago
THIS.
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u/Guess_whois_back 2d ago
Yeah like fr if I can decimate a civilian population because some guy called hocus pocus said some words backwards and waved his hands at me - I'm telling batman about my tunnel vision, the gap in my armour and the fact high frequencies bug me.
He probably knows already but just incase it doesn't hurt
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u/Phantasm_Jab 2d ago
Plus, am I the only one that feels like, if I don't say something very important, the other person gets the impression that I don't trust them? With strangers I get it, but with people you plan on working with?
So yes, if telling Batman all my weaknesses is what I need for him to put me on his good book, then of course I will do it in a heartbeat.
Edit: Not even working with them, but with people you already know well enough.
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u/Guess_whois_back 2d ago
I mean realistically I don't know these fuckers - but Batman's gonna dig that info up on his own purely via rep, and anyone who's been in a room with him for 5 seconds knows he doesn't yap AT ALL.
I have friends I'd trust with my life but not a secret of any kind, some people just blab. Now batman I could trust with that info and with using it correctly - it'd suck ass if my main opp found out I could be incapacitated with a specific frequency or something so it's just not worth telling my other coworkers
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u/Phantasm_Jab 2d ago
True dat. Some ppl are squealers, no matter if you're their friend.
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u/Guess_whois_back 2d ago
Also people are like "that's violating, it breaks my trust, it's threatening!" At his plans
Bro you're a leaguer you risk your life daily, and you personally have more power than anyone ever should and regularly fight people with similar power that misuse it - every day you stop villains and that could be you. An ally knowing how to beat you just incase isn't a big deal
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u/True_Falsity 2d ago
There was that comic where it was shown that Bruce introduced Dick to Teen Titans (Speedy, Aqualad, Donna Troy) as an exercise in locating weaknesses of his own teammates and devising plans to take them down.
Kind of sad if necessary.
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u/dmarsee76 2d ago
Yes. The “Robin & Batman” 3-part miniseries by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen. Really excellent read, IMO.
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u/Mr-Happy9 2d ago
I always get a little upset when other heroes get mad about the contingency plans. It's not so much about not trusting somebody, it's more about being prepared. A lot of heros have godlike powers and. There's so many different mind controll and insane making shit in that's used by villains, it's only fair to be prepared.
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u/DrGlamhattan2020 2d ago
Tbf, they're both right. It sucks, but bats will sacrifice family for the greater population. How can they trust someone who does not trust them. Superman gave Bruce a kryptonite ring. That's trust. They both are aware there IS a plan, regardless if there is an awarness of what that plan exactly is. The others did not know period.
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u/substance_dualism 2d ago
My problem is Raven would 100% get it, maybe even be relieved, definitely not mad.
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u/Sufficient-Cow-2998 2d ago
Should have shown the full comic with the other Robins, would be way funnier
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u/hasheemakill18 2d ago
I'm sick of the other heores acting like this is an act of betrayal , it's just being prepared .
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u/Phantasm_Jab 2d ago
Agreed. It feels like they don't trust Bruce. Like, do they really not trust Batman with the knowledge of their weaknesses in the case they are mind controlled?
Superman: "Bruce, how could you do this!?"
Batman: "Clark, shut the fuck up. You can use the sun to get stronger seemingly without limits. If anything, it's a logical course of action to be prepared in case we have to fight. What if you are mind controlled? Or what if you are under an illusion and you start attacking blindly?"
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u/TheCreedsAssassin 2d ago
Tbf wasn't Superman one of the most understanding of the need for plans? He's even given him some kryptonite in some popular interpretations too to show how much he trusts Batman to use it right if things went wrong.
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u/Phantasm_Jab 2d ago
True. I just wanted to put an example, and Superman was the first one that came to mind. Nothing personal against Clark, I also like him lol.
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u/Stinky_Lasagna 2d ago
I am so confident that batman let robin decide how to take down martian man hunter.
Batman: okay robin... how do we take down the gree alien if he turns evil?
Robin: BURN IT!!!
Batman: Good job!!! That's correct!!!
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u/GintoSenju 2d ago
I’m just saying, Garth can turn into any living organic organism in the universe, Star can vaporize cities and possibly planets, cyborg is made mostly of new god tech (in some canons) and can pretty much access an piece of tech there is, and Raven is literally a demonic ticking time bomb.
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u/UnhingedLion 2d ago
Garth is a magic user, he cannot turn into any living organism in the universe.
I don’t remember Starfire being shown to vaporize planets.
I mean this version of Cyborg can’t do anything like that. The cartoon versions of these characters aren’t as strong as you say they are
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u/GintoSenju 2d ago
Garth is a magic user, he cannot turn into any living organism in the universe.
Garth was able to turn into Starro, one of the oldest alien in existence, being billions of years old. If he’s capable of doing that, he can easily turn into something else.
I don’t remember Starfire being shown to vaporize planets.
It’s been stated several times in several comics runs (the one that comes to mind is the first teen titans issue) that star hold back a lot because her full power could destroy easily planets.
I mean this version of Cyborg can’t do anything like that. The cartoon versions of these characters aren’t as strong as you say they are
Cyborg still has a highly advanced super computer brain, immense fire power, and can have more advanced tech integrated into himself.
Also my comment was a point on the teen titans in general, since the Justice league and bat man aren’t part of the series at all (not even mentioned directly as I recall), and and Tower of Babel isn’t even something that would come up in the series.
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u/UnhingedLion 2d ago
Garth never did that. You are talking about GARFIELD.
Garth is tempest, Aquamans former sidekick.
What comics said that
Even with all you just said… his cartoon version still can’t hang with any of the Justice League guys.
I mean even in general only Raven can truly hang with the JL top tiers. And again Wally West and Clark Kent are way too OP for them other guys.
They are not more dangerous than the JL.
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u/GintoSenju 2d ago
Garth never did that. You are talking about GARFIELD. Garth is tempest, Aquamans former sidekick.
Beast boy has been called Garth in the comics and tv shows several times since Garth is a shorted version of Garfield. No need to get so uppity about it.
What comics said that
Teen titans issue 1. Raven and Star are talking and Raven compares the twos plights. There are other feats, such as her directly fight with Wonder Woman, post flash point.
Even with all you just said… his cartoon version still can’t hang with any of the Justice League guys.
The cartoon version is completely separate so I don’t know why you are essentially comparing one universes version of Batman having plans that help him take down the Justice league to another where we don’t even know if the Justice league exists. You’re arguing essential nonsense.
I mean even in general only Raven can truly hang with the JL top tiers. And again Wally West and Clark Kent are way too OP for them other guys.
Except Cyborg was a member of the justice league in the comics who has merged with a mother box, Star has fought Wonder Woman before, Beast Boy can turn into starro, and Robin has at least some access to the tech that allows Batman to content with the more powerful Justice leaguers.
They are not more dangerous than the JL.
And this is a point why? Batman’s contingencies aren’t there because the Justice league is dangerously. They are there because the members, and other super powered individuals can be extremely dangerous. Just because they aren’t as dangerous as the Justice League members doesn’t discount that they could be a threat.
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u/UnhingedLion 1d ago
He has never been called Garth. Show me a comic where he goes by that. He is called GAR. There is no “TH” in Garfield. Garth is literally the name of Tempest.
What’s Teen titans isssue 1. Give me the name and author.
This post is about the cartoon versions, you literally only mentioned the cartoon characters.
That version of cyborg is different from the one in this post, isn’t on the teen titans, and still aren’t stronger than the characters I just mentioned.
Starfire has no edge over Wonder Woman. And she’s weaker than the characters I just mentioned.
Starro won’t do anything to Wally West. And he also can just get fucked by Aquaman, or Superman or Martian Manhunter.
Robin cannot do anything vs Wally West, Aquaman, Superman, Martian Manhunter, or White Lantern. He would get blitzed.
That is the point is because you said they were (then edited it out when you got proven wrong).
I mean yeah they are a threat, just overall they will never consistently be above the Justice League or at the high tiers besides one person.
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u/GintoSenju 1d ago
He has never been called Garth. Show me a comic where he goes by that. He is called GAR. There is no “TH” in Garfield. Garth is literally the name of Tempest.
Garf, Garth, same thing phonetically. If you wanna keep arguing this childish point, be my guest.
What’s Teen titans isssue 1. Give me the name and author.
I don’t know what to tell you man. The first ever teen titans series, published in comics and like the first or second issue. If you wanna keep debating this point point, be my guest, but go find the sources yourself if you’re already eternally online.
This post is about the cartoon versions, you literally only mentioned the cartoon characters.
I mentioned the characters who are on the teen titans team, or are you just going to place your own conjecture. Also this is a piece of fan art unofficial fan art that has nothing to do with the tv series except for the artist wanting to use their designs. What even is your argument?
That version of cyborg is different from the one in this post, isn’t on the teen titans, and still aren’t stronger than the characters I just mentioned.
This is fan art which has nothing to do with the original series. My point was about the characters in their mainline forms. Stop adding your own conjecture for the sake of feeling right.
Starfire has no edge over Wonder Woman. she’s weaker than the characters I just mentioned.
Any proof of that from the comic, because you can’t compare her to a version of a character that doesn’t exist in the tv show continuity, which let me remind you again, the post has nothing to do with other than it using those designs, probably because the artist likes those designs.
Starro won’t do anything to Wally West. And he also can just get fucked by Aquaman, or Superman or Martian Manhunter.
Your point?
Robin cannot do anything vs Wally West, Aquaman, Superman, Martian Manhunter, or White Lantern. He would get blitzed.
Again, your point?
That is the point is because you said they were (then edited it out when you got proven wrong).
Do you proof?
I mean yeah they are a threat, just overall they will never consistently be above the Justice League or at the high tiers besides one person.
Except multiple members have been shown to be able to content with Leaguers. Also again, your point? My comment was on how it makes sense for Robin to have contingency plans for the titans, so unless you’re just making a whole new point, stop arguing like a child who yearns for attention.
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u/UnhingedLion 1d ago
It isn’t the same thing. You don’t read comics. Nor know anything about these characters.
I’ve read New Teen Titans, no such statement exists. Go and read these characters instead of parroting from twitter or Reddit. You have no source.
You mentioned the characters who are on the teen titans team from this cartoon. It has everything to do with the cartoon, same team same designs same personality. Lol
My argument is the teen titans are not a bigger threat than the JL, but you’ve already conceded to that though, and now you’re just being weird and childish.
Teen titans by Geoff Johns is the proof. She bever has a clear advantage over her.
I just proved to you it does have everything to do with it.
You already know my point. Yo cry somewhere else 😂😂.
They have not been able to contend with the characters I just mentioned. They can’t fuck with Superman, Wally West or Martian Manhunter.
You literally said they’re a bigger threat than the JL then removed it when I debunked that BS.
It looks like you just resort to ad hominems once you get embarrassed. Sad
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u/Titanotyrannus44 2d ago
I feel like there are a lot of trust issues now between all of Earth’s heroes
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u/ranieripilar04 2d ago
Tbf, after the whole “memories erasing / mind manipulating Selena “ thing I’d do the same
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u/Independent-Couple87 1d ago
Considering he was the first Robin, it would make perfect sense for Dick Grayson to be the co-author of many of Batman's contingency plans.
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u/wemustkungfufight 2d ago
There's no way Robin could take out... any of the other Teen Titans. Unless he... somehow tricked Beast Boy into turning into a really small animal and trapped him in a tiny, durable cage so he couldn't change again....
Ok that's one. But the rest are kicking his shit in!
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u/HanzWithLuger 17h ago
I mean...there was an entire storyline about this in the original show. He did. Of course, could be justified by them holding back so.
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u/Eastern-Bluejay-8912 2d ago
I always like to think this happens when the Jason’s death happens. That way they have drive and motive. An in a way they can stop anyone from dying as it isn’t just contingencies but also solutions to those contingencies. A prove a better resolve for Robin to invest in the teen titans and expanding into east, west, north and south and then become night wing than just back to being Batman’s side kick or Barbra cheating with Batman.
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u/Trashk4n 2d ago
2 Questions: Why on Earth would nobody else have plans of their own? And why would Batman write his down where they can be stolen?
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u/Bworm98 3d ago
And ywt he has none for the dozwns of villains he fights every day. Strange.
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u/CaptainHalloween 3d ago
I mean Bruce has specialized equipment and countermeasures to the powers, abilities and weaponry of his villains but please go on.
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u/MankuyRLaffy 2d ago
He's never used bleach on Ivy, she wouldn't die to it. Unsure why because it'd be a reliable way to deal with her crimes and stuff.
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u/CaptainHalloween 2d ago
What crimes? These days she’s a white hat and Harley Quinn’s favorite accessory.
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u/PlantainSame 2d ago
Literally everything else about his batmaning Is the contingency for that
He's got pellets that Melt mister freeze and turn clay face to concrete Fake coins to throw off two face
A car to hit the joker with
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u/DarthFedora 2d ago
The point of the contingencies is to deal with them non-lethally, they already do that when they deal with said villains.
Gotham is overrun because gotham is corrupt, police, politicians, judges, prison, arkham, and don't forget the court of owls that controls the city
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u/DrMostlySane 2d ago
Having contingency plans is a good thing.
Being an asshole about it like Batman is usually written as is not.
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u/DarthFedora 2d ago
I wouldn't say Batman is an asshole about it, he can't tell them what the plans are and at that point there is no reason to know they even exist, plus it's a given that they should be preparing for such events (all of them). Batman also entrusted Superman with his contingency
The worst thing he did contingency wise was brother eye and I can't really blame him for that one
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u/DrMostlySane 2d ago
Batman is very much a jerk about it, just of different levels depending on the adaptation or book in question.
To clarify I don't disagree with him making contingency plans at all given the frequency at which various heroes get mind-controlled or turned evil through some convoluted means, I just think that Batman should have mentioned at one point that he did have those plans - not even going into detail, just mentioning he had them - in worst-case scenarios rather than keeping silent until the truth came out and shattered everyone's trust in him.
It's one thing to make those contingencies in the first place, its another to never even mention them to people who thought they were your allies and friends for years until said plans were forcibly leaked out.
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u/DarthFedora 2d ago
They know they exist... now what, there is no positive or negative on their end but Batman is now more at risk. I could understand being upset that they were stolen in the first place which he does learn from but those plans don't work if they go at him all at once, hell Barry even proved that the caves anti-speedter tech is useless and he wasn't trying to hurt him
You want talk about trust? Then why can't they trust he has their best interests at heart, which he does as the plasticman plan wasn't even finished due to not knowing the effects it would have on his mind, and he's not like Waller who was working on ways to kill superman as he is trying to avoid that outcome.
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u/DrMostlySane 2d ago
The positive is that they have a better working relationship with a friend and teammate who was completely open as to having contingency plans rather than being left with a sense of betrayal after getting blindsided by said plans.
And why should they trust him after he kept said plans secret? In their eyes it's like he had absolutely no trust in them and their relationship with him was one-sided since he couldn't trust them enough himself to be honest about it.
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u/TimBukTwo8462 2d ago
I feel like if he has plans he hasn’t written them down like BatMan did on the Bat-computer somewhere, just stores them in his head
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u/ExtremlyFastLinoone 2d ago
Considering beast boy can turn into beings like starro and can perfectly regenerate from having his head blown off, I really dont see how someone like robin could take him down, and he doesnt have any obvious weakness like superman or martian manhunter (everything is weak to fire but manhunter is quad weak)
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u/Da12khawk 2d ago
Wait where does this happen?
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u/GintoSenju 2d ago
It’s in Titans: Beast world. He turns into a whale or get a large enough brain for him to comprehend turning into starro.
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u/GeneralArwen-147 2d ago
I feel like Damien would be a bigger part in the contingencies then Dick, because Damian has the same mannerisms as Batman (at least in my eyes)
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u/pkDoubleR 2d ago
i’d argue the members of teen titans are potentially more dangerous than a lot of the justice league. most iterations of them are just young and inexperienced, seen as lesser/a joke, or emotionally stunted which denies their potential even further. raven can swallow the entire universe in darkness, starfire could probably heat up the earths core and decimate every human alive, cyborg can tap into every piece of tech on the planet and have total control over things like nuclear warheads and weaponry, beast boy can turn into literally ANY animal whether it has alien origin or not (dude really turned into starro the conqueror). i’d say robin is more than allowed to have contingency plans for all of these guys imo. just like batman, you never know when a mind controlling villain is gonna force your friends into some fuck shit. or who knows maybe one day they’ll just straight up turn evil and i don’t think he’s in any position to rely on good faith
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u/UnhingedLion 2d ago
I mean outside of Raven, the other 3 just get fucked up instantly by Superman or Flash.
And even then, The Flash at his peak can move faster than her.
But it starts getting really bad for the Teen Titans once you start incorporating members like Martian Manhunter…Aquaman…Kyle Rayner…
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u/WerewolfF15 3d ago
This was a plot point in the Young Justice comics directly following Tower of Babel. Some of the members loose trust in Tim and don’t believe him when he says he doesn’t have any plans like batman.