Raphael vs Robin

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Originally Posted by Leo656

Some things I just don't get. HOW can anyone love Damien? Like really, he's just such a piece of sh*t on purpose. It's not "edgy" or "bad-ass"; when kids in real life act like exactly the entitled little snot-rocket he acts, we as adults generally admit we would like to put them (or their parents) through a window.

Stick a cape on him, though, "Best Character EVAR!" I sincerely don't get it. I would f*cking shoot that kid in the face until I was out of bullets, reload, and start over.

*Damian

Because he's a colorful, whimsical comic-book character in a colorful, whimsical comic-book world. Because he's a subversion of the Robin-Batman role after 70-some years of uniformity? Have you read Tomasi's run with him, or the end of Morrison's? He's not supposed to be "edgy" or "bad-ass," except for possessing those qualities in the most superficial way (which the audience sees through). He's a fun character.

Basically,

If Damien was YOUR kid, and he talked to you the way he talks to his own FATHER, who happens to be BATMAN of all people, you'd tan his hide with every belt in your closet. Don't lie. We live in an era where the comments section of almost every single news article is full of comments by adults bemoaning what entitled little c*nts kids are nowadays, and here we get that taken to the Nth degree, played straight, and he's a HERO?

I think we part ways on the idea that he's played remotely straight, save for a few emotional beats in the runs mentioned above.

As for the thread topic: Who cares? You know who would win? Ambush Bug.