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BruTim
BruTim is the family ship between Bruce Wayne and Tim Drake

Canon
Unlike the other Robins that have fought beside Batman before going off on their own under a new title, Tim didn't start off as one of Bruce's wards as he still had his parents for a few good years before tragedy struck his family and became an orphan, like Dick and Jason before him. This has Bruce taking Tim in as his third son, turning their mentor and mentee relationship to one of father and son. There have also been other versions and universes that have Tim being orphaned at a young age, before he meets Batman and has Bruce adopting him when Tim is still a kid. Due to Jason's death, however, Bruce didn't want to train another Robin until he realised that Batman needs a Robin, as much as Robin needs Batman. So to ensure that Tim doesn't get killed like his predecessor, Bruce doesn't let Tim join him on the field until he is fully trained. Noticing the dark change in Batman when Jason "disappeared" was what got Tim to build a case to uncover his identity, in hopes that he'll be able to help the Dark Knight. Tim continues to home his skills of obsession, along with improving his tech skills rather than focusing on brute force like Batman. A choice Bruce does not discourage, as he had tried to drill powers of obsession into his previous Robins for the detective side of the mission.

Comics
In the Main Prime universe, Tim was there when Bruce had met his first Robin and didn't try to contact him, until the Dark Knight had lost his second Robin years later. Tim took it upon himself to do something when he noticed the dark way Batman was acting when Robin stopped showing up.

DC Animated Universe
Before Time and Batman meet, Tim had found one of his dissuaded baterangs and kept it to help defend himself when he was felt on his own by his father. Tim had even stuck up photos of Batman in his home apartment, showing that he admired the Dark Knight like other children his age do. When Tim got captured by Two-Face and his thugs who were about to kill him, Batman's arrival allows Tim to make his escape but stayed close when he noticed that Batman was injured and needed his help, as Tim had tried to warn Batman of the thug who hit him and then later did his best to keep him from drowning. This led to Tim being brought to the Batcave, he had imagined seeing many times. As Alfred tends to Batman, he asks the butler about the boy he brought back with him, caring about him more than himself. Tim wondering up steers when the two were distracted was what got Tim to discover that Bruce Wayne is Batman, before Batgirl shows up and shows the two the items Tim tried to steal. Tim reassures them that he can keep a secret and then tries to help when discover what Two-Face is up to. Batman had a check on Tim's father when Tim came down and heard he and Batgirl mention the body that was found. While Batgirl tired to sugar coat it for Tim, Batman went with honesty from knowing the pain of losing one's parents. Even though Batman wanted to keep Tim in the safety of the cave with Alfred, seeing the Robin suite in its glass case was what got Tim to aid Batman and Batgirl as the new Robin. Despite not being too pleased with Tim's stunt and how cocky he was during the battle, as it had allowed Two-Face and his thugs to get the jump on him, he allows Tim to continue on as Robin and trains him up under his rules. Along with him adopting Tim as his ward, like Dick before him.

Games
Batman Arkham Series

Tim's first appearance in the series was in Arkham City, when he showed up to aid Batman. He wanted to continue helping him, but Batman tells him to leave and that he can handle things on his own. When Batman gets captured by Harley Quinn in the Harley Quinn's Revenge DLC, Tim makes it his mission to find and rescue him. After Tim found and freed him, the two begin to work together to fight Harley's thugs.

Fanon
This family-ship is mostly focused on the Batman: The Animated Series, from how it had Bruce adopt Tim as a kid while the comics had Tim living with his parents before and after he became Robin. Until they got killed and had Bruce making teenage Tim an official member of his makeshift family. Along with there being fans who prefer to have Batman work beside a young Robin than an adult Robin. Hence why some people had moved onto Damian when he became the next child to become Robin.

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Trivia

 * One of the good endings of the interaction movie version of Under the Red Hood, Batman: Death in the Family, a young Tim becomes Batkid than the third Robin. As one of the options that viewers can make in the interaction film has Bruce die in Jason's place, preventing Bruce and Tim from meeting, and since he was the one who helps Jason remember his adoptive father's final words, he has Tim undergoing a bat theme persona, to honour Bruce's memory and want Batman stood for.
 * Tim was the Robin who used his own detective skills to uncover who Batman is, while Dick and Jason were told who he was from Bruce himself.

Variations

 * Batfamily refers to the ship between Bruce, Tim, Selina Kyle, Alfred Pennyworth, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Stephanie Brown, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, Lucius Fox, and the other sidekicks of Batman

BWDG
BWDG is the family ship between Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson

Canon
Dick is the first of Bruce's wards that came into both sides of his life, as he helps Batman keep Gotham safe as the boy wonder, Robin. Bruce was there when Dick watched his parents die in front of him, and since he too had watched his parents die right before his eyes, Bruce decided to take him in. Like he was seeing his child self in Dick. Because Bruce hadn't raised a child and had forgotten what it was like to be one, he had treated Dick as a solider. This is what got Alfred to step in and give Bruce parent advice, along with helping to keep the peace between Bruce and Dick on bad days. At first Dick had wanted to become like his adoptive father, but as time past he realised that he wanted to be his own person that is nothing like Batman. Feeling that he was trapped in Batman's shadow was one of the reasons he felt the need to become Nightwing and go out on his own. The two didn't talk until they were able to form a truce between them, that allows Batman and Nightwing to work together like the old days. When Bruce started to take in other young boys who became the next Robin, before they too went out on their own, Dick acknowledges them as his brothers and has served as their "Batman whisperer" whenever they are having trouble with him; knowing from experience that the mission tends to get in the way of father and son bonding. There have even been times when Bruce has turned to Dick for advice or when he needs someone to trust, besides Alfred. As Dick being the first Robin has also made him Bruce second-in command of sorts; depending on the universe.

Games
Batman Arkham Series

Moments
Teen Titans
 * After Robin says that he already has a father when Slade left, there was a brief moment when the scene showed a group of bats flying into the night. Showcasing that Robin does see Batman as his father.

Fanon
BWDG is one of the top Batfamily ships that regards to Bruce and his wards who became both his partners and sons. Even though many have questioned Bruce's choice of parenting, from the way he had treated Dick as a solider than a child, fans are drawn to the moments when the two are able to have a father and son relationship. From the rare occasions Dick has Bruce express emotion, has served as Bruce's light in the darkness he has reside himself to, along with Dick helping the Robins who came after him so they and Batman can work well together. Some fans think that the two are the most closes in Young Justice, due to the BWDG-like moments that were shown in the series.

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Variations

 * Batfamily refers to the ship between Bruce, Dick, Selina Kyle, Alfred Pennyworth, Jason Todd, Stephanie Brown, Tim Drake, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, Lucius Fox, and the other sidekicks of Batman

DamiMar'iJon
DamiMar'iJon is the polyship between Damian Wayne, Mar'i Grayson and Jonathan Kent.

Canon
Damian Wayne is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul. This makes him an heir to the world's greatest crime-fighter, and its greatest super-villain Ra's al Ghul. Damian became the fifth Robin, working alongside his father as Batman.

Mar'i Grayson, Nightstar, is the daughter of Teen Titans Robin and Starfire in the not too distant future. Her mother died from a circulatory illness when she was young. This happened despite Bruce Wayne's best efforts to help Starfire. Her relationship with her father was somewhat strained due to them being on opposite sides of the conflict. By contrast, she shared a close relationship with Bruce Wayne whom she called Gramps. However, as she grew older, she realized that the world was not the one her parents knew. As such, she devolved into a vigilante, striking out at other metahumans for little or no reason.

Jonathan "Jon" Kent is the firstborn son of Kryptonian superhero Superman and news reporter Lois Lane. He fought crime alongside his father as the young hero Superboy. After growing up in a short period of time, Jon went to the future and joined the Legion of Super-Heroes before returning to the present just in time to pick up the mantle of Superman.

Fanon
Even though they haven't met fans often ship them because of their similarities such as tragic past, family issues, etc. In the DC comics, Damian and Jon have met in a series of comics called "Super Sons" and Damian and Mar'i have met in the "Kingdome Come" comic series, thus they make individual ships : DamiJon and Demonfire.

Writers portray Mar'i and Jon a bubbly personality and they mostly bond over the fact that they are hybrids, i.e. Mar'i being half Tamaranean and Jon being a half Kryptonian. Both of them thoroughly enjoy troubling Damian.

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Variations

 * Demonfire refer to the ship between Damian and Mar'i
 * DamiJon refer to the ship between Damian and Jon

TimBerKon
TimBerKon is the ship between Tim Drake, Bernard Dowd and Kon-El.

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Variations

 * Konnard refers to the ship between Kon and Bernard
 * Timber refers to the ship between Tim and Bernard
 * TimKon refers to the ship between Tim and Kon