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Dark Nights: Death Metal Robin King Vol 1 1

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"The Robin Who Would Be King": '

Quote1 Heh. I know, I know. You want to be a bird, but that's because you're still young. You want to inspire others to follow you. But it never works, son. Good, evil, there is no higher calling. And in the end, what you learn is that there is no winning them over, there is only winning over them. Quote2
— The Batman Who Laughs

Dark Nights: Death Metal Robin King #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of December, 2020. It was published on October 20, 2020.

Synopsis for "The Robin Who Would Be King"

' ' The Robin King's original Earth

On the day of his parents funeral, which he killed himself, Bruce Wayne was inspired by a creature: Alfred thought about bats, flying in dark caves like the mind of Bruce himself, but he was wrong. Bruce was inspired by a Robin: no one knows the Robin is Gotham's symbolic bird, and also that Robins, while looking cute and singing in the air, are one of the most cruel species in the sky. They nest everywhere, especially where there was devastation, and they conquer space: they are one of the most populous species in the States.

Naming himself Robin King, he was the scourge of the heroes on his world, killing them for fun and in the cruelest of ways, and trying to make his generation see what they should become: a flock of deady Robins, ready to kill the world. But soon, a man found him: it was the Batman who Laughs, who made him understand a powerful truth. His world was just a dark reflection of reality, but by following this man, he could access a world where the screams, the blood he took from his victims were real. Where he could truly be a king.

So the Batman who Laughs brought him to his own world, where now he created a factory of Dark Knights, taking dark version of Batman from all over the Dark Multiverse, and then testing them to see if they have what it takes. But the Robin King never wanted to be a bat, and even if this Batman who Laughs wanted him to, he refuses. So, the man transforms him into one of his Groblins, Robins without mind or will, because, from his point of view, Robins are a weak illusion of youth. But the Robin King thinks differently: he will be a Robin, followed by his flock. He will find his followers. So, he takes a pill he wanted to use on Martian Manhunter for himself, so that he could store his identity in a secret part of his mind. Transformed, the Robin King still had a chance to be a Robin in the Batman who Laughs own dominion.

Now. Earth-0. The Metalverse

And so, when the Batman who Laughs was reborn into the Darkest Knight, he felt the identity of the Robin King hidden in his mind, and liked his initiative. He freed him once again, making him his King of Pain. And stepping up to the plate, he starts killing left and right, brutally butchering Red Tornado, Animal Man and Blue Beetle. And now he is ready for the final showdown: he will kill the Trinity, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. With the battle against them, they will follow him, they will see they can do this, too, just like him. That's all he wants: for his Robins to take the old men and strip them of their flesh.

But then the Darkest Knight stops him: he tells him playtime's over, and then transports him into another world, his original one. The Robin King is sure: the Darkest Knight wants to cage him again. But that's not the case: he reveals to the Robin King that after he took the pill to store a piece of himself in his mind, the Robin Pit in his planet changed, allowing all his Groblins to retain a little bit of free will. The Darkest Knight decided to let the Pit retain this effect, so that he could demonstrate to the Robin King that the Groblins, free will or not, would have kept on crowing for the Darkest Knight. But when he came back, he found out they started making another sound: they cheered! They cheered for the one, true, only Robin King. And now, he has his planet to rule, and his forces to command. He has his flock...

Appearing in "The Robin Who Would Be King"

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Other Characters:

  • Alfred Pennyworth of Robin King's Earth (Dark Multiverse) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • Anti-Living of Robin King's Earth (Dark Multiverse) (First appearance)
    • Cliff Baker (Single appearance) (Zombified)
    • Ellen Baker (Single appearance) (Zombified)
    • Maxine Baker (Single appearance) (Zombified)
  • Batmen of the Dark Multiverse (Flashback only) (Cameo)
    • Batwoman (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Dies in flashback) (Cameo)
  • Gargoyles (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • Martha Wayne of Robin King's Earth (Dark Multiverse) (Grave) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • Mister Mxyzptlk/"Bottled Imp" (Dark Multiverse) (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • Thomas Wayne of Robin King's Earth (Dark Multiverse) (Grave) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • Cliff Baker (Mentioned only)
  • Dark Knights (Dark Multiverse) (Mentioned only)
  • Ellen Baker (Mentioned only)
  • Hephaestus of Robin King's Earth (Dark Multiverse) (Mentioned only)
  • Imps (Fifth Dimension) (Mentioned only)
  • James Gordon of Robin King's Earth (Dark Multiverse) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
  • Jason Rusch of Robin King's Earth (Dark Multiverse) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
  • Joe Chill of Robin King's Earth (Dark Multiverse) (Mentioned only)
  • Lobo of Robin King's Earth (Dark Multiverse) (Mentioned only)
  • Martian Manhunter of Robin King's Earth (Dark Multiverse) (Mentioned only)
  • Maxine Baker (Mentioned only)
  • Ragman of Robin King's Earth (Dark Multiverse) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
  • Sgt. Rock of Robin King's Earth (Dark Multiverse) (Mentioned only)
  • Superman of Robin King's Earth (Dark Multiverse) (Mentioned only)
  • Wayne Enterprises of Robin King's Earth (Dark Multiverse) (Mentioned only)
  • Wonder Woman of Robin King's Earth (Dark Multiverse) (Mentioned only)
  • Zeus of Robin King's Earth (Dark Multiverse) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)

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  • Fokker Dr.I (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Destroyed)
  • Steve Savage's Helicopter (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Destroyed)

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Synopsis for "The Quiet Ones"


Appearing in "The Quiet Ones"

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Notes

Trivia

  • The Joker Toxin from Robin King's Earth is called Smilex which is the toothpaste from the 1989 Batman movie.


See Also


Links and References

  1. ↑ Dark Nights: Death Metal #6
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