#also the clear disadvantage for Nightwing and Dick is that they’re very reluctant to harm Jason

[ghost-bxrd]

That idea about Dick and NW vs Jason and RH fight?

Imagine Jason challenges Tim to a trial by combat. Before he has seen Red Robin.

Jason...might have overestimated the size of a two year old dragon.

Maybe Red Robin belongs to a breed of dragon that takes longer than usual to mature, or Jason plain didn't know how dragon maturity works since dragons are rarely shown in public when they are small and vulnerable.

Since everyone knows Red Robin Vs Red Hood will be less 'Trial by Combat' and more 'Breakfast for Red Hood', Dick and Nightwing volunteers as Tim's champions.

Still a mismatch, given the size, but at least there's a fighting chance, given how fast and agile Nightwing is.

Let's say Bruce can't take part, maybe some rule about the king not being directly part of trial by combat (I love the angst where Bruce has to watch helplessly...)

Jason, arriving for the combat, is caught between 'WTF, that's Red Robin and replacement!? I challenged a toddler on a gecko?!" and "Dick is fighting ME for HIM?"

Jason might have considered backing off at this point, but Red is all fired up for the fight, and the betrayal issue is smarting hard for Jason (though logically he knows Dick couldn't have let that baby dragon fight...) so the feedback loop makes him too messed up to yield.

And Dick can't yield, because if he does that will mean death for Tim...

First of all, the gecko part absolutely sent me 😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

But hooo boy that would be a messed up situation, but also a less bloody option than immediate all out war. Two dragons fighting each other is still better than two dragons burning the opposing army and killing thousands in the process.

But in a one on one battle… I fear Nightwing wouldn’t have a chance of coming out on top. His feathers can’t burn, but they provide frightfully little protection against physical attacks like claws or teeth. The only real option Dick has would be to try and go straight for Red’s rider…