Been on motorcycle tiktok… thinking about these two f-ing around on their motorcycles…
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Duke: There’s a cop
Jason: Just drive away it’s fine
Duke: No s*** I’m already on the other side of the city
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Bruce: We’re on the same side of the police, even if they’re corrupt we’re all for justice
Duke, a Robin during the Robin War, a motorcyclist, and a black teenager: Uh huh. Of course
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Dick: There’s a motorcyclist going 200 in Crime Alley
Jason: Damn, that’s me
Dick: Sick, do a wheelie
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The idea that Duke is the super well-behaved and rule-following kid is really funny to me cause like, have you read Robin War? His bit in that book opens with him being arrested for wearing red shoes (long story, just know he was also wearing a red hoodie that apparently wasn't a problem) and he explains step by step to the cop exactly how he plans on escaping before executing that escape perfectly by jumping off a bridge. He fought an armored Jim Gordon, the Court of Owls, and Damian who had been manipulated into joining the Court. Duke managed to talk Damian down while getting his ass kicked and then kinda befriended the kid after. He also has defied Batman several times and was proven to be right. All with a healthy dose of sass.
But also I do like lil rule-following sweetheart Duke so I have a proposal. Duke Thomas who follows the rules he agrees with. Most of the time, he's the sweet little angel in the manor. He's polite, he's well-mannered, he's kind, and he does what he's told. However that's only because everything aligns with what he believes to be the right path. The moment Bruce makes a bad call or order, Duke takes it to 11 and becomes more impossible to order around than Jason. Chaotic Good Duke.
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Tim was Dukes Robin.
Sure Jason would have been Robin when he was a little kid, but if we do our math Duke is about 2 years younger than Tim, placing him at about 11 when Tim became Robin meaning that Duke would have been 9 when Jason died.
At age 9, Duke, being a fully normal civilian for the most part, would never have fully connected with Jason’s Robin, he would have connected with the idea of Robin, but not any specific person behind the mask.
Then comes Robin 3. He’s different, at least thats what everyone is saying. But Duke doesn’t care. There was a new Robin, one who was smart and used his head to fight people *just like Duke*.
A lot of things change in Dukes life but Robin was constant.
He was crushed when a new Robin took over, but he adjusted. (He was a little ashamed to admit he was happy when his Robin came back)
Then Batman “died” and Robin disappeared and Duke lead We Are Robin and then he became signal blah blah blah.
After he joins the batfam, he is more than a little shocked to find out that his Robin is such a wet cat of a man (/aff) and so whenever people ask him who his favorite Robin was, he always says We Are Robin.
The rest of the bats never find out and Duke never tells Tim.
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I love the concept of the “street kids” of the batfamily being close and i js dont get why dc refuses to explore them together!!! Duke and steph both grew up as lower middle class, decided to be heroes on their own to fix injustices that no one else would, they had mothers who they couldn’t rely on for a really long time and recently have regained the opportunity to rebuild a relationship with. Jason and steph had mothers struggling with addiction, lived at park row, became robins and died tragically under batman’s care (leading them to develop a hard relationship with him) and developed some sort of violent streak/murderous impulse even as kids. Duke and jason became homeless when their parents went missing and/or died suddenly, they felt very strongly abt crime but didn’t have any ways to solve the problems of the world and ended up with a lot of bottled up anger that they learned to canalize through vigilantism
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Damian & Duke Bonding? There are not enough of those in the world. Maybe this planet would be a better place if there was.
Duke: I'm heading out.
Bruce: Where?
Duke: Just hanging out at the museum with my friends.
Bruce: Good, then you can take Damian.
Duke: What? Why?
Damian: I have a paper due on Friday.
Duke: Ugh, fine.
Bruce: And remember, Duke, you're older so it's your responsibility to keep him safe.
Duke: Whatever.
[at the museum entrance]
Duke: You know the deal. Just stay out of my way.
Damian: Not to worry, I don't need anyone to supervise me.
Damian: *snatches his ticket and walks away*
Duke: That's a relief.
[dinosaur exhibit]
Duke: ...Yeah, then the principal said—
Duke: *sees Damian climbing a T-Rex skeleton*
Duke: Hey, look over there!
His friends: *look the other way*
Duke: *flips over the dinosaur and grabs Damian*
Duke: *puts Damian down and runs back to his friends*
Duke: Whoops, thought I saw something. Guess I was mistaken.
[solar system exhibit]
Dre, snickering: Uranus. Get it?
Riko: Oh yeah. Hilarious.
Duke: *sees Damian dangling upside-down from a planet on the ceiling*
Duke: I'm getting a phone call, one sec.
Duke: *grabs a ladder and meets Damian*
Damian: Can I help you?
Duke: *sighs and slings Damian over his shoulder*
[biodiversity exhibit]
Izzy: ...So I told my brother that, but still...
Damian: *leans over a railing*
Duke: *slips away and pulls Damian back before he falls*
Duke: You're lucky that shark's not real.
Duke: *goes back to his friends*
Damian: I would have simply adopted it.
[engineering exhibit]
Dax: Guys, check it out.
Dax: *launches a baseball catapult*
Duke: *catches the ball before it hits Damian*
[bathrooms]
Duke: *leaves the bathroom*
Duke: *sees Damian entering an exhibit under construction*
Duke: This kid just can't quit.
Duke: *tackles Damian away from a falling beam*
Duke, annoyed: You're welcome.
Damian: Tt.
[food court]
Duke: I'll take a ham sandwich and a cookie.
Steph, the cashier: Here you go.
Duke: *sits down by his friends*
Steph: Next!
Damian: I will have a vegan burger, apple juice, and cookie.
Steph: Sorry, kiddo, we just sold our last cookie.
Damian, disappointed: Oh, alright. I'll just take the burger and juice.
Duke, to his friends: I'll be right back.
Duke: *hands Damian the cookie*
Duke: How's the paper coming?
Damian: I believe I've gathered what I needed.
Duke, ruffling Damian's hair: Cool, just stay out of any more trouble.
Damian: Tt.
Duke: *goes back to his table*
Damian: *pulls out his notebook*
Damian, writing: Of the many things at the Gotham Museum, the one that stood out the most is my big brother...
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