Lycurgo is more than ready to step in as the Dark Knight’s brilliant new sidekick, Tim Drake.Lycurgo has appeared in major television shows like HBO Max’s I May Destroy You and an Amazon short titled Father of The Bride, he has established himself as an experienced actor when it comes to dramatic roles and his experience will aid him in portraying Tim Drake. In Season 3, Jason Todd is set to adopt his villainous alter-ego, Red Hood, while the first Robin, Dick Grayson ( Brenton Thwaites) is settling into his new role as Nightwing, and perhaps even considering taking on the mantle of Batman. It’s possible that the show will follow Tim’s comic book origin story closely, with Tim seeking to step into Robin’s shoes after deducing Batman and Robin’s true identities. So far, Titans has been faithful to the Robins’ origin stories, even if the origins have mostly taken place off-screen. When Lycurgo finally gets in costume, he will be the first actor of color to play the superhero Robin in a live-action property. Traditionally, Tim Drake has always been drawn as a Caucasian character within the pages of the comics, but the Titans showrunners continue to expand representation on the show by selecting an actor of color to play the character. In fact, much of the first Robin’s costume on the show borrowed heavily from Tim Drake’s comic book look. The same weapon has been adopted by Javicia Leslie’s Ryan Wilder on Batwoman and Dick Grayson’s Robin also used the staff on Titans. He was the first Robin to employ a Bo staff as his trusty weapon. Along with his intellect, deduction skills and computer abilities, Tim is also a skilled martial artist and fighter. Tim is considered to have the best traits of all the Robins. All this is evident in Tim’s earliest comic book appearances, especially the 1993 crossover event, Batman: Knightfall, which saw the Bat-family reckoning with Bruce Wayne's broken back at the hands of Bane. In Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying, one of the main reasons Tim insisted Batman needs a Robin is to keep up the façade that these superheroes are unkillable – that way they can continue to keep the criminal element in Gotham in check. Tim is both the brains and the heart of the Bat-family. But Dick did agree with Tim Batman needed a Robin, and who better than the young man who had proven to have detective skills that rivaled The Dark Knight? Tim went on to save Batman and Nightwing on his very first mission. Unfortunately, Dick was an adult by then and had left Batman’s shadow – he didn’t want to give up his independent superhero gig as Nightwing. He searched for Dick Grayson and pleaded with him to become Batman’s sidekick again. Despite being only 13 years old, Tim knew that Batman needed a Robin by his side. The newspapers didn’t know that Robin had died, but Jason’s death was publicized. Batman swooped in to save Dick, but Tim, who witnessed everything, was left traumatized for years.įollowing Jason’s death, Batman became violent and erratic in the field. Tim was mesmerized by Dick Grayson’s gymnastic skills, but unfortunately, those happy memories were destroyed when Tony Zucco murdered the Grayson parents in front of an adoring audience. Tim revealed to Dick that he and his parents visited Haly’s Circus and even took a picture of themselves with the famed Flying Graysons. Tim was properly introduced as a main character in the storyline Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying when he found Dick Grayson. That was also the night Tim’s fascination with superheroes began. In his 1989 debut, Tim’s parents Jack and Janet Drake took him to visit Haly’s Circus, unfortunately on the same night the first Robin’s parents were killed. Tim, on the other hand, came from an affluent, stable home. When Dick grew older and left to start his own team, Bruce adopted Jason Todd, a thief whose father had disappeared and whose mother had died from an overdose. Dick’s parents were killed in front of him, and he was taken in by Bruce Wayne as his ward. Tim Drake was different from his comic book predecessors, Dick Grayson and Jason Todd. RELATED: New 'Titans' Season 3 Trailer and Poster Unveils Red Hood as Gotham's Newest Protector
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