I’ve mentioned before that I thought Tim putting on a Bat-costume to stop Jason, in HIS Bat-costume, was a complicated scheme to convince Dick to become Batman. I figured this was me reading a little to much into things.
Here is a direct quote from Tim’s thoughts in Battle for the Cowl #1 (2009):
But Dick is against taking on the mantle. The point of contention being that he believes no one should take Batman’s place. But look at what’s happened to Gotham without the Dark Knight. He was much more than just a crime fighter. He was Gotham’s protector. Her guardian angel.
And Gotham needs that back. At any cost.
Including Dick’s friendship.
So that sounds like a dude with a plan. And since his next activity is flying around as a tiny Bat getting into trouble he needs to be rescued from…
Scan under the cut.









































