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In the far future of DC Comics , a version of Batman ’s iconic sidekick , Robin , is still fighting the expert battle in a Gotham City ruled by a hostile exotic force hellbent on making its citizens bend the articulatio genus . After this era ’s Batman is killed in the line of duty , thisfuturistic Boy Wonder rises to the challenge of protecting the innocent , equipping himself with a gross offensive weapon that would make the original Dark Knight jealous .
A reinvention of Robin seen in the two - issueElseworlds tale titledRobin 3000 , this level stars Thomas Wayne — a removed extremity of the Wayne family — as he becomes Gotham ’s terminal savior and rebel leader after his uncle , the competently named Bruce Wayne , aka Batman , martyrs himself during a skirmish with the alien race sleep with as the Skulp , leaving Tom alone .
During his journeying as a solo act , Robin larn the perfect power upgrade : a cyborg hand that gives him a multitude of unique power , serve him to carry on the fight his uncle charged him with .
The relationship between Batman and Damian Wayne ’s Robin go on to germinate , as their late mission brings them closer together as Fatherhood and son .
DC’s Future Robin Used A Cybernetic Hand To Fight Crime In Gotham City
Robin 3000- 1993 (Byron Preiss and P. Craig Russell)
More of a Luke Skywalker - like space adventurer than a traditional Boy Wonder — especially after Tom learn his Luke - esque cybernetic hand — Tom vow to empty the Wayne family name after the Skulp immobilise an unforgivable sinning on their centuries - farseeing legacy , yet before Tom can meet his mission , he crash lands on a far-off major planet called Bolivar . Needing to cut off Tom ’s hand after the crash , a Skulp - affiliate doctor performs parking brake surgery on him andoutfits Tom with a weaponized fist equip with “ communications , perception , and justificatory capabilities ” and even a laser that shoots from his finger !
An upgraded hand that ’s eerily similar to the one Batman received inChip Zdarksy ’s spat lead onBatman , Robin ’s prosthetic also allow him to sense chemic agent in the atmosphere , pick magnetic lock , weld with precision , habituate as a sore mike , literary hack information processing system , and more , essentially acting as a usefulness belt that Tom can apply at will . curiously not having a finger’s breadth capable of shooting out heater like what Batman ’s robotic helping hand can do , Tom also does n’t seem to have any extra strength in his unexampled bridge player , another enhanced feature Batman is privy to in current persistence among many others .
Robin 3000Upgraded The Boy Wonder’s Abilities With Advanced Sci-Fi Tech
Also piloting a customized freighter spaceship that puts Batman ’s Batmobile to shame , this imaginative take on Robin was short - lived but did a praiseworthy job of make this sci - fi reimagining of the character something worth ante up attention to , especially where his nifty cybernetic hand is concerned . So while this variant ofRobinhasn’t been seen since this story , withElseworlds make a comebackin the laughable space and DC ’s sprawl multiverse ensuring even the unearthly var. of Batman and his Bat - Family are alive and well , Tom Wayne and his fist of power could reelect sooner than rooter think .
Robin 3000is available from DC Comics .
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