Hello CBM users, Hybrid here with another written editorial. This editorial is about something that's been bothering me since I saw The Dark Knight Rises, specifically John Blake's first name being Robin. I greatly disliked that and believe it should have been Terry John Blake, Terrence John Blake, or maybe have McGinnis be his mom's maiden name....and here's why
1) It Would Connect With The Dark Knight More:
When John Blake revealed his father was shot, sending him to a home for boys, they could have made the Joker (or his thugs) responsible for the murder, similar to the original story. This could then give Blake a true thirst for ridding Gotham of criminals like Bruce has and also give an example of the effects of Joker's activities in The Dark Knight, besides the Dent Act.
2) It Fits The Character of John Blake More:
During The Dark Knight Rises, Blake was shown to be a hothead, deeply caring for others (like the orphan), and a street-brawler level combatant. Those 2 qualities fit Terry McGinnis very well, especially before he became Batman.
3) It Would Truly Continue The Legend Of Batman:
At the end of The Dark Knight Rises, we saw the bat-signal fixed, the people's faith in Batman restored, Bruce telling Blake Batman could be anyone, Blake finding the batcave, etc. By having Blake really be Robin, Nolan really limits Blake to become Robin or Nightwing. Having Terry though, fits in smoothly and also allows for more bat-gadgets and other supplies/tools to be shown from WayneTech R&D, like maybe a new high-tech batsuit?
Sidenote: The symbol that kid drew in The Dark Knight Rises looked similar to Terry's batsymbol, or maybe I'm looking too much into it.
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