Robins

Robins is the family ship between Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Stephanie Brown, Tim Drake and Damian Wayne from the DC Comics fandom.

Canon
What started out as a persona Dick Grayson created to get justice for his parents, ends up becoming a mantle that got passed down after he left Bruce's to become Nightwing. His time as Robin helped Dick to connect with his adopted brother and successor, Jason Todd. Who felt that he was being forced to be like Dick, who just wants Jason to be the best Robin he can be. Just as he supported Tim, who asked to be Robin after Jason was killed. When Jason was resurrected and returned as Red Hood, he wasn't very found of Tim replacing him the way he did. Tim's time as Robin led to him meeting Stephanie Brown, and forms a relationship with Spoiler. After Tim was forced to quite and Steph got the wrong impression that Tim was dating someone else, she asked Bruce if she can be Robin in Tim's place. Part of her knew that Bruce was using her to bring Tim back, but she enjoyed being Robin and was upset that she got fired from the title. Allowing Tim to pick the Robin mantle back up when he returned while Steph went back to being Spoiler. Sometime after Tim changed his title to Red Robin, Damian Wayne got placed in Bruce's care and meets his adopted brothers and their allies. When Bruce was believed to be dead, Dick named Damian his Robin to help him feel that he has a place in the Batfamily. Since then, even after Bruce returned, Damian seeks to make himself worthy of the Robin mantle and to be the superior Robin.

The Robin title and mantle has been referenced as the link that binds the five together, more than once. Making them a family than just allies who happen to share a title and colorful uniform. Dick being the first Robin has him moulding himself into a role model that the others can look up to. From wanting to keep this found family together as best he can.

Fanon
With Robin being the title that is shared among those who have served as Batman's iconic partner, has DC fans feel drawn to the five who have become family to one another through the Robin mantle. With each Robin being unique, as well as their reasons for becoming the Boy/Girl Wonder. Due to Jason and Damians' characters and Steph the Robin who didn't last long, people find themselves focusing on Dick and Tim's time as Robin the most, before they too changed their titles.

Because not many people knew about Steph's brief time as Robin, she isn't always included in official or fan made works of the Robins. Those who do feel that she should either be mentioned or for her to be reconsidered as a Robin among the Robins of the DC/Batman fandom. Fans of Steph and the Batman: Wayne Family Adventures web comic like the way that it had her be adopted by Bruce and becomes the Robinbrothers' sister, like Cass is in the mainstream universe. Despite her previous relationship with Tim, Steph's time as Robin has got a few people to view her as a sister to the other Robins.

Although there have been other Robins from elseword, distant future or hidden past stories. Like Carrie Kelley of The Dark Knight future universe, and a youth movement using the Robin legacy and R symbol to keep a Batman-less Gotham safe in the Robin War issue, comic and media fans will always be drawn to the five prime Robins. Or just simply the four Batbrothers, with people being more familiar with them.

Fandom

 * FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * Young Justice is the only adaptation that features all five Robins.
 * Damian is the only Robin to not be seen or mentioned in the Titans TV series.

Variations

 * Batfamily refers to the ship between the five and the rest of their Gotham city allies
 * BatKids refers to the ship between Cassandra Cain Dick, Jason, Tim, Stephanie and Damian
 * Young Bats refers to the ship between Barbara Gordon, Cassandra Cain, Dick, Jason, Stephanie, Tim and Damian