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Few comic book heroes met as grizzly an end as Jason Todd did in his last days asRobin . During the iconic “ decease in the Family ” plot line , Jason was beaten by the Joker with a crowbar and then trapped in an explode construction . The event shook the Bat - Family for years and to this twenty-four hour period rest one of the most ill-famed killings in comics . However , whileJason Todd ’s destiny was doubtlessly horrific , it ’s not the only awful thing to happen to one of Batman ’s partners . Across the DC multiverse , there are plenty of dark fates forpeople who served in the Robin role .
10Dick Grayson’s Identity Was Revealed Before Being ‘Killed’
Forever Evil #1, Geoff Johns, David Finch
The DC Universe came under fire when the Earth was invaded by the Crime Syndicate , who emaciate no time in lead a unfriendly takeover . The Syndicate charter Nightwing surety and as a show of their power , unmasked Nightwing in front of the intact world . While imprisoned by the Syndicate , Nightwing was assure to a dud that could n’t be disarmed as long as Dick was alive . Lex Luthor killed and revived Nightwing to free him , but the terms had been done . With his identity exposed , Nightwing abandon his costumed lifeand begin a short - term life history with the secret intelligence agency web Spyral .
9Batman Completely Gave Up on His First Robin
Robins #6, Tim Seeley, Baldemar Rivas
InRobins , the five the great unwashed who served as Batman ’s sidekicks discover that before any of them served in the function , Batman had another partner . Anita Jean was the adopted girl of Cormac Dodge , the Escape Artist . Batman convert Anita to run with him in interchange for taking Dodge down . However , the young missy kill Dodge after he threaten to expose Batman ’s identity . Batman rejected Anita and refused to work with her , buckle the girl ’s psyche . Anita faked her end and later turn back as the evil Jenny Wren , quick to break Batman and everyonehe deemed suitable of working with him .
8Dick Grayson Became A Vampire King
DC vs. Vampires, James Tynion IV, Matthew Rosenberg, Otto Schmidt
The DC Universe fell to a wafture of vampirism inDC vs. Vampiresand those who were n’t turned were all wonder how the undead were spreading so tight . It turned out thatNightwing was the first hero to become infectedand was secretly pass the vampire ’s crusade against the world . Tie - in material elaborate on Dick ’s transformation , which unveil he was converted to vampirism by a vampire named Pandora to destroy the vampire queen . Nightwing don control condition of the undead host and sprain on his protagonist and allies . He even personally consume Batman out of the picture by plug him through the chest .
7Batman Who Laughs Army of Jokerized Robins
The Batman Who Laughs #1, James Tynion IV, Riley Rossmo
On the bad world in the Dark Multiverse , the Joker tried drive Batman insane by recreating the Wayne murder . The baddie pour down numerous parent and infect their children with Joker venom . Enraged , Batman shoot Joker ’s neck , killing him , only to be poison by Joker Venom . This Earth ’s Bruce Wayne became the Batman Who Laughs and after he fully transformed into his bad self , he took the Jokerized children andturned them into his Robins . All of them were mindless and savage , save for his Damian , who willingly became the Batman Who Laughs ’ mad Boy Wonder .
6Several Robins Became Zombies Before Dying
DCeased #1, Tom Taylor, James Harren, Trevor Hairsine
InDCeased , the Anti - Life Equation turned the existence upside down by turning wedge and opposition likewise into zombies . One of the first few to turn was several members of the Bat - Family , namely Dick and Tim . The two heroes attack Batman and manage to infect him . Though not shown , Nightwing and Robin were put down by Batmanin order to protect the uninfected Alfred . unluckily , Alfred was charged with the job of killing Batman when the Anti - Life virus claimed him . In one fell slide , several Bat - Family member met their silvertip ends .
5Dinesh Babar’s Mind Was Fractured to Believe He Was Damian Wayne
Nightwing #18, Tim Seeley, Javi Fernandez, Minkyu Jung
Dinesh Babar was never an official Robin , but being the Boy Wonder was all the minor commend after Professor Pyg surgically change him and gave him Damian Wayne ’s retentiveness . Despite not being a ‘ tangible ’ Robin , he tried assist Damian and Dick take down the human being who corrupted him . Unfortunately , Dinesh was killed by Deathwing , one of Professor Pyg ’s Dollotrons who erroneously believed it was the veridical Nightwing . While Dick and Damian bring Pyg to DoJ , this other Robin life endedbefore he ever really had a opportunity to be .
4Jason Todd’s Other Death Was Just as Violent
The Dark Knight Returns: The Last Crusade #1, Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello, John Romita, Jr., Peter Steigerwald
Interestingly enough , before Jason Todd was killed in the Prime DC Universe , he was kill in another cosmos a few years earlier . The Dark Knight Returnsmentions that Jason was Batman ’s last Robin before Bruce retired . The circumstances behind Jason ’s death were n’t enlarge on untilThe Dark Knight Returns : The Last Crusade # 1 . Jason went out one Nox to prove that he had what it took to supersede Batman by finding a recently get by Joker . unluckily , Jason Todd was overwhelmed and beaten to deathby the Joker ’s henchmen . It ’s not as famous as “ Death in the Family ” , but it ’s arguably just as brutal .
3Damian Wayne Was Murdered by His Own Clone
Batman Incorporated #8, Grant Morrison, Chris Burnham
When Damian Wayne chose to side with his father , Talia al Ghul did n’t take it well . Using advance applied science she cloned and artificially aged a copy called the Heretic to serve as her elite attack dog . In a spectacular struggle against Talia ’s terrorist organisation Leviathan , Damian fought the Heretic head - on . But Damian ’s clone - pal was much too brawny for the Boy Wonder and hestabbed Robin in the catgut with a sword . Though Batman managed to defeat the misbeliever , he was too later to deliver his Logos , who give in to his injuries . Damian did come back to animation , but it was a excruciating experience all the same .
2Stephanie Brown Got Tortured While Trying to Prove Herself
Batman #633, Bill Willingham, Kinsun Loh
Stephanie Brown had the shortest tenure of any Robin and her career ended as horrifically as one could imagine . Steph came in to replace Tim Drake , who had been benched . Batman fit to take on Stephanie as his new crony , but he held her to a much high-pitched banner than his previous robin redbreast . Steph was heroic to examine she was up to the chore and hold out after Black Mask to show she had what it took . Unfortunately , Stephanie Brown only got herself excruciate . Stephanie falsify her death and got away to recuperate , but the pain she endured from Black Mask was all too genuine .
1Joker Executed Robin in Front of the World
JLA: The Nail #1, Alan Davis
As violent as Jason Todd ’s death was , it ’s nothing compared to what occur to Robin and Batgirl inJLA : The Nail . In this universe , there was never a Superman and the universe is much darker for it . Nothing showed how bleak this realness was more than the second when Joker leads an outbreak at Arkham Asylum . Using a pair of powerful gauntlets , Joker trap Batman and force him to watch asJoker executes Robin and Batgirl on live goggle box . The result breaks Bruce completely , causing him to down the Joker and nearly ruin his and the Justice League ’s simulacrum .
There ’s no doubt that Jason Todd ’s fate is one of the bad in the chronicle of comic . But these 10 termination for the variousRobinsare just bad , if not worse , than Jason ’s ultimate fate .
