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Batman Au Guide

Battle for the cowl au:

Part 1

Part 2

Extra 1

Extra 2

Extra 3

Extra 4

Extra 5

Extra 6

Final part

Reverse Batkids Au:

Part 1: Duke

Part 2: Damian

Part 3: Cassandra

Part 3.5

Part 4: Steph and Tim

Part 5: Jason

Part 5.5

Part 5.9: sad

Part 6:Dick

Part 6.1: fun times all round

Extra 1

Part 6.2: Batman and Robin

Part 6.4 Robin made a friend

Part 6.6 resurrection

Part 6.9

Part 7

(superhero names / costumes)

Vampire au:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Extra 1

Part 4

Part 5

Extra 2

Robin! Jason & Teen! Nightwing:

Part 1

Part 5

Part 2

Part 4

Part 3

Billy & Jason friendship:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Baby Bruce au (Role swap):

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Extra 1

Extra 2

Lanterns au:

Part 1: Jason

Part 2: Dick

Part 3: Damian

Part 4: Duke

Baby Damian au:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

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I love the idea that Jason and Roy are married. It doesn’t necessarily have to be romantic though. Did they need to do it for an undercover job once and were too lazy to undo it? Maybe. Drunk night in Vegas? It’s possible. Married purely for tax benefits? Sounds like something they would do. Are they genuinely in love and got married out of pure devotion to one another? I could see it. Regardless of the reason, I like to think that they are married, and that no one else quite knows the reason. Neither of them will give a straight answer, and Lian changes the story every time she’s asked.

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Batkids Hobby Headcanons

Dick - Gymnastics is the most obvious one. When he was younger, Bruce initially didn't want him to compete in competitions, or even join a team, because Dick would have an "unfair advantage". However, he eventually gave in and allowed him to join the school's team. Another hobby he has is baking. In most cases, he is forbid from the kitchen, however he is a fantastic baker. He is also very good at making fantastic stews, which Alfred has even claimed to be better than his own.

Jason - He's a literature nerd, with a particular love for the classics; Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte are his favorite authors. However, we all know Jason is a theater kid at heart. He did every school play at Gotham Academy, and though he hasn't acted in anything since his resurrection, he still goes to local theaters with Alfred fairly often. He's also a fantastic cook, and the only person in Wayne Manor (other than Alfred) to never receive any sort of kitchen ban.

Tim - Photography is Tim's favorite hobby. His first camera was one of the most meaningful presents from his parents when he was younger, winning several photography competitions. He hasn't indulged as often since becoming a vigilante. Barbara still keeps him on-call as her blackmail collector though, which he does happily. He's also into skateboarding, finding skate parks to be a nice escape when he needs time alone. Many of his photo shoots occurred at the skate parks, for very emotionally charged urban photography. Other than those, he likes disassembling things to see how they work. This destructive hobby was punished and frowned upon when he was younger, but when Bruce discovered that Tim enjoyed taking things apart, would start leaving things around for him to play with, like old microwaves, or failed bat-projects. Tim also loves comic books, of which he has an impressive collection.

Damian - Art is something Ra's looked down upon, calling it "weak" and "insubstantial in society". However, it was still something Damian enjoyed, so he had to keep his hobby a secret. He was terrified Bruce would kick him out, when he found the sketchbooks hidden in Damian's room, however Bruce just asked if there were any supplies Damian wanted. He's still a bit self conscious of his art, but he is more open, giving paintings to his family as gifts, and even entering in an art show. He still has a fascination with knives from his time with the League of Assassins, and enjoys collecting ones that interest him, particularly vintage knives, and unique knives made out of unconventional materials, or those with intricate designs. Jon was the one to get him into video games, which he denies enjoying, but the hours he's put into Cheese Viking would say otherwise.

Cass - Ballet was one of the first things she fell in love with after being adopted. It was so similar to how she was raised-people talking with their bodies-but without the violence she so loathed. She easily convinced Bruce to sign her up for classes, and for once, it was something she could do, to communicate with people in a way she knew well. Another interest she picked up was astrology. It was something fun that she didn't necessarily believe in, but was a comfortable guidance. Damian hand painted her a custom tarot deck, and she has a small collection of crystals she finds pretty. Zatanna has offered to enchant some of them for her, but Cass declined the offer, saying that giving them actual magic enchantments removes the aspect of belief that she found comforting. She understood that the black tourmaline necklace Bruce bought her wouldn't actually keep her safe, but it gave her comfort, and a sense of safety, especially because it was a gift from her dad. (author's note: I don't actually know that much about astrology, tarot, and crystals, so if anyone wants to add to this and give a more realistic description of how it works, I would love to see it)

Steph - similar to Dick, she is a gymnast, though not quite at Dick's level. She is also into martial arts and has taken a few classes in Taekwondo and Boxing, and whatever other free classes were being offered at the community center. Cartoons and anime are pretty big interests, as well as video games. She often jumps around from hobby to hobby, and has several miscellaneous skills in a little bit of everything. (author's note: a lot of Steph I based off of myself. She's a character I relate a lot to, so a lot of myself is projected into her. Her height and weight being one of them. However, that was also because DC doesn't seem to know what a human woman looks like, because most of the female characters in the Batfamily are 5'4" or 5'5", and around 120 lbs, including Steph. So I just borrowed by height and weight from highschool, when I was at peak physical fitness, at the gym 4 times a week, and doing 2 sports, once meeting 2 times a week and the other meeting 3 times a week. That would place her at 5'8" and 155lbs, which is far more reasonable for an active vigilante. rant over). She also feels like the kind of person who would be into scrapbooking. Most of her pictures are stolen from Tim, and the pages are brightly colored with fun stickers and glitter.

Duke - he gives off the vibe of a soccer player. However, because of his focus on school and crime fighting, he just plays for the rec team. It's a fun activity that he can enjoy when he was time, and also use to explain away his fitness level and injuries. He's also a huge movie buff, enjoying to analyze every aspect of the film, from the characters, to the camera work, to the framing of each scene. He isn't as interested in making his own movies, but gets very into it when he does. Quentin Tarantino is his favorite filmaker, however Damian has stared getting him into foreign films as well.

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Here’s my Batfamily designs in full, with a height chart! I’ll do the rest of the batfam at some point, but I have the main crew for now. Also, just a small little reminder that these are my designs, that adhere vision of each character. You are allowed to have your own opinions on how they look, please just be respectful of mine. I am open to criticism and feedback though, as long as it’s genuinely constructive. Feel free to ask questions too if you’re curious about my choices!

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Hey Guys! So recently I’ve seen a few things regarding Romani Dick Grayson, and how his comic portrayal is lowkey racist and a bit problematic. In this universe Im creating, I would like to keep his hematite as Roma/Romani, however I want to go about it in a positive way that can serve to accurately portray the culture, or at least a small portion of it, in a representative way. I want a character that people can see themselves reflected in, rather than a caricature of the culture. That being said, I am still a white American and google can only get me so far, so if anyone knows of any good resources I can look into, or anyone that would be willing to work with me on this, that would be fantastic.

(This is also not limited to just Dick Grayson, if there are any other characters you want to see accurately represented, feel free to reach out to me about those too. I don’t have Duke’s experience as a black man, or Barbara’s in a wheelchair, but these characters all mean so much to me and I want to show them off as the badasses they are, while not taking away from the things that make them unique. I want diversity in stories, but not just for the sake of diversity. Kids and adults deserve to have characters they can see themselves in. Not everyone is a straight white man. Steph is someone I relate a lot to, so most of my characterization of her is me projecting a bit, and I want to give other people that opportunity as well. Sorry for the rant, but I hope this reaches the right people.)

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bruce has incredibly detailed contingency plans for himself incase he ever is mind controlled or cloned or whatever. the contingency plans for his kids however are

•give dick ice cream. he wil forget his lactose medication and be otherwise indisposed for the next several hours (idk where the dick is lactose intolerant headcanon came from but i love it lmao)

•dog-ear a corner of jasons favorite book

•tell tim there was an emergency at wanye enterprises

•legally adopt steph and she will be too emotionally distraught to commence whatever evil plans she had

•ask cass nicely to not be evil please

•give damian find a litter of kittens and “grant him permission” to take care of them. he will be busy for the next several days/months

• tell duke that he forgot alfred’s birthday party plasn and watch him scramble and throw a suprise party, ensuring he will preoccupied for several hours

I agree with all of those, except I think there’s a good chance his plan for Jason would backfire spectacularly and instead send Jason on a murder spree

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Tim Drake, to me personally, is a selective genius. More accurately, he’s just an insanely fast learner when something even mildly interests him (typically something mentioned by Batman and/or Robin). Unfortunately this leads to weird and inconsistent gaps in his knowledge.

Like, for example, and referencing a post about him being unable to work computers I’ve made in the past, Tim learned all about PC hardware because Batman mentioned upgrading the Batcomputers specs once, which was then plastered across forums with the title of like “BATMAN SEEMS TO HAVE THE BUDGET OF NASA, IS THIS WHERE OUR TAX PAYER DOLLARS ARE REALLY GOING?” and Tim wanted to harness the power of the sun to create something similar. This led him down a rabbit hole, and now he can create a super computer from someone’s spare junk drawer. However, when it comes to installing software and actually using the PC beyond its basic functions? Uninteresting. The only reason he learned later on in his Robin career was because Barbra found his lack of ability to hack deeply concerning and decided to remedy it. She provided the proper motivation.

Other weird ass conversations include:

- Was able to deduce the strain of fear toxin that Damian was under, synthesize an antidote, and track Crane down to his warehouse at the Docks district within a three hour time period. (Bruce offhandedly mentioned that they should start writing down the effects of different fear toxins so that they could eventually identify which was which to make antidote administration easier, knowing it’d be an insane and labor intensive task that no one would really do because they were doing just fine currently. Tim promptly created a spreadsheet, copped the cowl footage, and got to work. He learned advanced chemistry for this, promptly bringing his barely passing grade up to an A within two months.)

- Once was able to list the entirety of Haley’s Circus lineup over the years, correctly identifying which performers had been kidnapped by the Court of Owls, yet couldn’t name a single United States president before the year of 2012. (Got embarrassingly into circus performances because y’know, Dick is his hero and so he memorized the entire history of Haley’s Circus so he’d always know who/where/what Dick was talking about when he referenced his time there)

- Word for Word reciting an obscure peace treaty for an ALIEN NATION, but wasn’t able to tell Dick what the Fibonacci sequence was. (Starfire is Tamaranian and Tim assumed that she and Dick would get married one day and he didn’t want to be insensitive so he hacked into the Green Lantern files that all the Earth Lanterns update and got to work researching. Even the stuff that only tangentially mentioned the planet and people)

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Damning facts about the Batfamily- Batcomputer version

Dick- Sometimes, when mad at Bruce, he just saves a ton of random photos onto the bat-computer desktop. Like hundreds of them. He will walk in and see Bruce moving all of the new files into a new folder one-by-one. Thinks it is hilarious because he doesn't understand why Bruce doesn't just highlight and move them all at once

Jason- has never used his own log-in, somehow has everyone's passwords and changes who he logs in under everytime. No one knows how he gets the passwords as they are updated weekly

Cass- her account is the administrator one. Bruce does not know.

Tim- writes his password on a sticky note under the keyboard

Stephanie- got a gamer chair for it with purple cat ears. Claimed they were bat ears and "on theme" to convince Bruce to keep it. He did

Duke- knows how Jason gets everyone's passwords, but is NOT willing to discuss

Damian- regularly changes the wallpaper to his latest pet to try and win affection to get more pets

Bruce- Gets so annoyed when Dick saves all of his files on the bat computer. Never says anything because he genuinely believes Dick doesn't know how to save files appropriately

Alfred- Unwilling to stop Dick from annoying Bruce with jpeg bombs because he also finds it hilarious

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Bruce being so done with life because none of his kids treat their medical files on the batcomputer with the importance it deserves. And the worst part is, he can't tell if it's on purpose or if they're all Just Like That.

Dick:

He loves his eldest son but for some reason, he refuses to do anything but put down estimated recovery times in his injuries folder. It's usually in the range of "2 weeks" to "48 hours" but that just leaves Bruce worrying about what happened.

One time, he put down 3 months and he nearly had a heart attack till his son called and told him Kor'i had dumped him and that this was how long he was going to be wallowing.

Jason:

Is nice enough to tell him what happened but doesn't add the degree of injury.

So he'll put down "stabbed" but won't elaborate on whether it was a flesh wound or worse. Bruce goes grey very, very early after Jason is on the field.

Tim:

Gives him just the location of the injury and leaves him to guess what happened.

Could say "arm" or "back of the head" or, on one memorable occasion, "spleen", but won't say what the heck happened to any of those parts.

Was he stabbed?? Shot at?? Who knows. Certainly not Bruce.

Damian:

Only mentions the retribution he got for any injuries he received.

"It's been handled", "he'll never be able to get the drop on me again" and more often than not, just the word "avenged".

Bruce is surprised he has any of his original hair colour left at all.

Duke:

By far the worst one. He writes down injuries in terms of his own pain scale.

Could write "OW!" or "Not Gucci" or "Better than that time Jason hit me in the face with a TV remote".

Once wrote "Non-fatal" which sent Bruce into a spiral because "holy shit Duke?? What do you mean non-fatal?? Yeah I sure hope your injuries weren't lethal?!"

Cass:

Has never been injured on patrol. Often leaves him question marks in her file which...yeah, fair enough.

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"HIS KNOWLEDGE IS MORE THAN EARTH-BASED, THOUGH. HE SPENT YEARS IN SELF-IMPOSED EXILE ON ANOTHER PLANET..."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on Thaddeus B. Sivana, a.k.a., Captain Marvel/Shazam's greatest antagonist, from the "Justice" (2005-'07) maxi-series published by DC Comics. Artwork by Doug Braithwaite (pencils) & Alex Ross (sketch art/paints).

ORIGIN: "Thaddeus B. Sivana has fought Captain Marvel more often than any of the World's Mightiest Mortal's enemies. Just as the Joker, who mocks death and revels in the suffering and losses of others, is my antithesis, Sivana is opposite of Captain Marvel. While Captain Marvel is a being of magic, Sivana knows only the secrets of science, only what the intelligence of man can discover. He has been widowed twice, and the pain of those losses led to his becoming twisted and embittered against the very humanity he once invented and created for.

His knowledge is more than earth-based, though. He spent years in self-imposed exile on another planet, studying a race of creatures there, becoming adept in the secrets of that world. Perhaps his time there further twisted him into what he is. He has no physical power of strength, but he has developed a means to walk through walls by speaking a scientific formula of sorts.

More magic words, even if they are clothed in science. I wonder if Sivana is even aware how affected he is by forces beyond his control."

-- BATMAN, from Bruce Wayne's Private Files in the Batcomputer (script by Jim Krueger & Alex Ross)

Source: www.zipcomic.com/justice-2005-issue-9.

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Batman keeps journals with every interaction, right? In what comics can I see this? Do you have any panels? Why does he do that? Very happy for answers :)

I know that there are issues where we specifically see Bruce filling out reports and information on interactions he’s had, but I honestly consider it such a regular thing that those panels never stood out to me enough to take note of them.

We know that Bruce does this because it’s referenced fairly often.

In JLA: Tower of Babel, we see the fallout that results from Bruce’s files being hacked.  Specifically, his files that have his plans for taking out all the major members of the Justice League.

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There was the “Bruce Wayne’s private files in the Batcomputer” mini-series, a set of posters printed on the back of comic issues in 2007.  These had Bruce’s personal notes on Justice Leaguers.

Then there’s The Batman Files, which is literally just a transcription of Bruce’s journals.  It includes information on all of the people he meets, his personal thoughts on them, and details of their interaction.

These are just a few instances.

As for why Bruce does it, it’s partly because no reasonable person can be expected to remember every minute detail of every day.  Bruce consults his own records on the Batcomputer often while working a case.

He also creates these records for those who follow him (whoever replaces Batman, which historically is Dick Grayson, though Alfred puts the files to use too.  His database is a contingency for his own death, so that his replacement doesn’t have to start under-prepared.

It’s also available for his partners (mostly Robin, though Oracle uses it too).

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From Bruce Wayne’s Private Files in the Batcomputer

A series of inserts in DC comics during 2007

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small little Bruce Wayne headcanon

I don't think Bruce quite has a split personality, but he is so good at compartmentalizing that he struggles between personalities and can't always "drop the act" so to say.

Batman - Focused on the mission above all else. Comes off as cold and unforgiving, but to him it is a necessity in this line of work. While in the cape and cowl, the Robins are his partners, not his sons, because he knows if he acted as a father rather than a mentor in the field, he would be throwing himself into danger, and potentially risking his kids as well. That's why when Dick was fired as Robin the second time, it came across the way it did, driving a rift between Dick and Bruce. Bruce didn't want to loose his son, but Batman couldn't handle a liability like that in the field. (Dick himself isn't a liability, but Bruce knows that if Dick died while out as Robin, the Batman facade would shatter, like what happened after Jason's death)

Brucie Wayne - The public persona is loud, lazy, and a bit dumb. No one expects much from him, which allows him to slide under the radar and remove suspicion off of him potentially being Batman. He is exactly what everyone expects of a rich socialite raised without parental supervision. Brucie also allows Bruce to "let go" sometimes and just have fun without needing to worry about anything. He doesn't need to be the strong imposing figure of Batman. He can insult people he doesn't like (who don't know about Brucie and Batman) without it making it seem like he's insulting them on purpose. I'm kinda thinking about the ending to the Secret Identity Compromised side mission in Gotham Knights. There was a strategic reason for him to strip down and grind on a statue in the Iceberg Lounge, but there also could have been a thousand other cover stories he could have come up with, yet he decided on personally pissing off the Penguin which is honestly valid.

Dad Bruce - The most "real" version of Bruce is when he's around his kids. Dad Bruce is a combination of the best parts of Batman and Brucie. He is stern and commanding, but also soft and fun. This version also tends to blur together with "eternally tired".

I like to think that these personas will occasionally accidentally blend together for some very funny moments. Things like Batman giving the disappointed "dad sigh" to the Justice League, suddenly making Hal and Barry very guilty for no reason, or Dad Bruce very confidently calling Clark's chickens "small feathered cows" and sheep "fluffy cows" before realizing his mistake but at that point he's committed.

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More character drawings for y’all! Tried to get a red theme going with this character trio. Lowkey wish I saved Jason for this one lol but it’s fine

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Canon things that we should not let fall into obscurity:

• Dick was an excellent basketball player and played on the school team

• Dick plays both the guitar AND the accordion

• Jason had a pet dog when he was itty bitty. The dog's name was Sparky

• Tim is a skater. He skateboards and is pretty damn good at it, both as Tim and Robin

• Tim and Bruce both like The Clash. Alfred is Britishly Offended by their music

•Jason loved books as a kid. To support this, Bruce had a mini library built right in his bedroom

•Alfred and Bruce collected first edition books ever since Bruce was a little kid. It's implied this tradition was also carried on with Bruce and Jason

•Damian steals items from his brothers. He's stolen a helmet from Jason, escrima sticks from Dick, possibly one of Tim's bo staffs and I'm 75% sure he's stolen one of his father's cowls

•Barry Allen's real name for a time was Barrence Allen.

•Tim was a boarding school kid. He spent the first half of his life in boarding schools and didn't go to a semi normal school until he moved in with Bruce and went to Gotham Academy.

•Tim did not drop out of high school, he was kicked out because his father did not pay the Brentwood boarding school tuition (because posh boarding schools don't let you attend if you have no means of paying or aren't there on scholarship). It's unclear if Tim ever finished high school or if he just got a GED.

•Correction!: After Brentwood, Tim did go back to a local high school. Unfortunately, he had to drop out again after Bruce died and Tim went on his infamous search. (Thanks everyone who pointed this out!)

•Cass is teaching herself how to read and gets very frustrated with it, but is stubbornly pushing through. We're very proud of her

•Duke has a Nest. He has his very own base of operations and it is stellar

•Steph's father was friends with Edward Nigma. The Riddler spent some time living in Steph's house with their family. They probably had to share a bathroom. (Imagine that chaos)

•Baby Steph dressed up in a cape and Super shirt and pretended to be Superman

•There are four members of the Dead Robin club: Jason, Damian, Steph, and Dick. He was once dead for about five minutes, killed by Lex Luthor before being rescusitated. Likewise, Steph's heart stopped before Leslie was able to revive her before squirrelling her away to Africa. Cass's nomination is up in the air as she has died but was not a Robin.

•Only Tim is member of the Thought Dead But Not Really Robin club

•Dick and Steph are members of both clubs and are considering getting punch cards.

•Duke is the lucky bastard to be part of neither club. He lives in terror of the day he gets a membership

•Damian tried to kill Victor Zsasz. He really thought he succeeded. But Victor survived and no one's really sure how, and the fact that Damian did his best to kill him is never mentioned again

•Steph can speak Swahili

•Roy Harper's original vice was heroin addiction due to being undercover. In New52 it was retconned into an alcohol addiction.

•Talia. Is. A. Good. Person. And. Morrison. Fucked. Her. Over.

•For a time, it was believed that Lady Shiva was Jason's birth mother

•It is unclear if Two Face has been disbarred from practicing law or not

Update: Sorry for any mistakes I made.

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An expansion on my sex positive Dick Grayson headcanon:

First off, this is a headcanon, and not fully reflective of canon events and characterizations. That being said, I am taking inspiration from canon and trying to find ways to weave my headcanons in with canon events.

I envision Dick as pansexual because of what an open and loving person he is. I don’t think gender (or race for that matter, he’s dated aliens before) is a factor for him when considering potential romantic partners. However, I don’t think he is a casual or serial dater. He is someone who is reluctant to date unless it feels like a relationship he is committed to.

As for being a sex positive icon, I am aware that he has been sexually assaulted and harassed, as well as victim blamed several times in canon and I have taken that into account. I feel like he is someone who is willing to have casual, platonic sex outside of romantic relationships, but it still has to be with someone he loves and trusts. He views sex as an intimate sharing of mutual trust, but not necessarily a declaration of romantic love. For example, he’s not going to go to a bar and bring a stranger home for the night, however I do headcanon that the Titans have all slept with each other (platonically) at least once.

My idea behind this is that I want to see more sex positivity in the world, where it isn’t a taboo topic, or something that should be shared exclusively between romantic partners. I think it is something that can be fun, or stress relieving, and Dick being such an open and loving person is a perfect candidate to project this onto.

However, being sex positive does not mean that he enjoys being sexualized. I think that because of his past experiences, he definitely has a boatload of trauma. While he enjoys sex as an act, he avoids it due to extreme paranoia that his partner is just using him or objectifying him in some way. Sex is a very intimate display of mutual trust, and having that trust violated so many times definitely causes some lasting issues.

I have so many more headcanons like this that I would love to take a deep dive in so lmk if you’d like to see any more!