Why Gotham Knights' Robin Had To Be Tim Drake
Tim Drake being Robin in Gotham Knights is important for telling the story WB Games Montreal wants to tell with this game. Despite the game not taking place in the Arkhamverse, Gotham Knights still seeks to address how the Bat Family moves forward in the wake of Batman's death. In this respect, Tim's backstory and reason for becoming Robin in the first place are good thematic undercurrents for the story — if Batman does indeed need a Robin, what is Robin without Batman?
Tim Drake was first introduced in the pages of Batman #426 in 1989, later becoming the new Robin in Batman #457 in 1990. What set the character apart from past Robins was his ability to intellectually keep up with Batman, walking right into the Batcave after deducing Bruce's secret identity on his own. While the Batman: Arkham games would completely overthink Tim as a character, WB Games Montreal appears to have a more streamlined vision of the character in line with the comics.
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In an interview with Gamespot, Gotham Knights narrative director Ann Lemay explains that the team decided to go with Tim because his backstory and motivation for being Robin fits more with the kind of story Gotham Knights will be telling. Batman is gone, and the rest of the Bat Family needs to learn how to move on. So having a Robin that — more than the other three — exists in direct relation to Batman helps reinforce that narrative. Now that just leaves the question of what will be done with Tim.
It may not be a sequel to Arkham Knight, but Bruce Wayne is dead all the same in Gotham Knights, and every member of the Bat Family will have to deal with that in their own way throughout the game's narrative. Considering
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