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Richard John "Dick" Grayson, mostly known as Robin, is one of the five titular main protagonists of the 2013 animated series Teen Titans Go! and the main protagonist of its 2018 movie Teen Titans Go! To the Movies. As the team leader of the Teen Titans, Robin unsuccessfully tries to keep his teammates focused on their duties.
He is voiced by Scott Menville, who also voiced Robin from the original Teen Titans series, and Jake Armstrong from Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters.
As a young boy, Dick Grayson was orphaned by the tragic murder of his parents during a circus performance. The young orphan was adopted by Bruce Wayne, a millionaire business owner who lived a double life as the infamous crime fighter Batman. Bruce had also witnessed both of his own parent's murder, so the two became very close.
When he grew older, Dick became Batman's sidekick Robin and spent many years helping him clean up the crime-filled streets of Gotham City. One day, Robin decided to strike out on his own and become a solo hero. Robin decided to become the defender of Jump City. On one occasion Robin along with four other teenage superheroes, worked together to save the city. Because they worked so well together, they formed the Teen Titans, and Robin became the leader.
Personality[]
Robin enjoys being the team leader and is willing to do anything to ensure his position remains the same, such as in Money Grandma where he runs a smear campaign against the others to ensure he is voted leader again. He can be very bossy and is often too obsessed over his work. He is easily angered if the other Titans ignore or even question his orders. However, he can still be fun-loving and silly at times, although he is not very funny and tells really terrible jokes.
Robin is shown to be rather emotionally unstable throughout the series. He has often approached the other Titans in a frantic and troubled manner when he simply needed a ride somewhere in Driver's Ed. He sometimes borders on multiple personality disorder, as he became furious, then very upset in Staff Meeting after the other Titans broke his beloved staff and called it a stick, which he can hear talking to him in his head.
In "Uncle Jokes", Robin is shown as having a need for the status quo in the Titans' relationships to remain. The change in the group dynamic causes Robin to go off kilter and develop split personalities based on his teammates.
He has an overwhelming crush on Starfire, which seems to border on obsessive at times. Robin usually feels overshadowed by his friends because they have powers which makes everything easier for them, leaving him to feel insecure. This was first shown in Driver's Ed when his friends were trying to warn him, and he thought they were trying to nag on him about how he can't drive and doesn't have powers. This was mostly noted in the episodes Super Robin and No Power where he complains to the team how it isn't fair how they use their powers to their own advantage, while he has to do more work and feels useless in comparison.
Even in the beginning of Starfire the Terrible, he proclaims that on Monday, the Titans will only be allowed to fight the villains using motorcycles but because he's the only one who actually has one, he probably made the rule so he could the one to take down the bad guys with his strength without his friends taking his limelight. But after taking down Cinderblock, and also getting powers in Super Robin, he became arrogant off of his own pride, but admits that he only wishes to be accepted as a hero. Robin has been shown to forget about morals to get want he wants, like in The Date when he kidnapped Speedy so he could date Starfire, and in Artful Dodgers when Robin decided to cheat to win without feeling guilty.
Despite his unstable emotions and selfish moments, Robin still comes through as a smart, strong, driven, and confident leader.
Comparison with 2003 Animated Incarnation[]
As with his fellow Titans in the 2013 series, Robin is prone to behaving in ways that are out of character compared to his 2003 counterpart due to the show's silly format, to the point of making him an outright unlikable character, with the extent of how bad it is depending on the episode.
Whereas 2003 Robin was mainly portrayed as self-less, confident, stern-headed leader, 2013 Robin is noticeably less mature due to at times being whiny, egotistical, and worse, can become an obnoxious psycho with an inferiority complex. 2013 Robin is also noticeably more selfish, narcissistic, and prone to indiscriminately beating bad guys just to get credit as hero or fun (even when the said villain may have had no interest to do evil nor pose a threat to innocent people) while less concerned with his friends' safety. Not only that, 2013 Robin is less capable of maintaining his cool and not always as competent as his 2003 counterpart to the point of being prone to panic attacks and mental breakdowns over the most minuscule things. Even so, many negative aspects of 2013 Robin's personality are meant to be played for comedy rather than actual, serious malice.
All in all, out of all of the Titans, 2013 Robin is the most prone to acting drastically different and out of character in comparison to his respective original counterpart. There are times where he does villainous actions.
Quotes[]
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Titans, Go!
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~ Robin throughout the series
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Ahahaha, and so I kicked another dirt monster into a furnace, and then I was all like: "I bet that really burns you up!" It didn't hear me though. It was on fire.
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~ Robin in "Legendary Sandwich"
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Some people prefer swords or like lasers, but I like to use this staff, see? Just crack! Crack! Ka-kow! Right on the head! The knee! Crack! Clavicle! Whatever! Really gets the job done.
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~ Robin in "Legendary Sandwich"
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What? Not expensive enough for you fancy pants? You know, I like to think it's the thought that counts.
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~ Robin in "Pie Bros"
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Nope, I knew. That's why I'm not warning you about the demon.
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~ Robin to Ed in "Driver's Ed"
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Did I just step in gum? Look at that calf, it could cut diamonds.
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~ Robin in "Matched"
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I moved in, it's the ultimate merging of our powers.
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~ Robin in "Power Moves"
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I just wanted to feel accepted, to be a real hero.
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~ Robin in "No Power"
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Titans GO.... in peace.
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~ Robin in "Breakfast Cheese"
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Hey, Beast Boy, is your face hurting? 'Cause it's killing me! BOOM!
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~ Robin to Beast Boy in "Uncle Jokes"
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Magic!
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~ Robin in "Real Magic".
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I am a magic god.
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~ Robin to Raven in "Real Magic"
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I wish they were more like my PUPPETS!
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~ Robin in "Puppets, Whaaaaat?"
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You can tap dance anywhere!
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~ Robin to Raven in "Serious Business"
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Titans Go.... clean yourselves up! I mean, come on.
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~ Robin in "Serious Business"
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There is good and there is evil, and the line between them is clear.
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~ Robin in "Let's Get Serious"
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Titans, GO! And no other words after "GO!" and if anyone tries to add another word after "GO!" THEY'RE A DUMMY! GO!
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~ Robin in "Cool School".
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Oh my, it seems I've ordered too much spaghetti!
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~ Robin to Starfire in "Rocks and Water"
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Titan test!
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~ Robin in "Terra-ized"
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More like Robin Party of FUN!
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~ Robin in "Campfire Stories"
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You know, my other staff talked, but never really out loud. It was only kind of in my head.
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~ Robin to the Universe Staff in "Staff Meeting"
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Learn a...lesson? That sounds like the M.O. of that black-hearted couch potato.
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~ Robin in "Friendship"
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I'm going to get the most signatures of anyone in any yearbook of all time.
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~ Robin in "Yearbook Madness"
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I wish I was your hand.
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~ Robin to Starfire in "More of the Same"
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Get away from that thing! I seen this before. It's an alien invasion pod. You're not going to lay your eggs in me!
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~ Robin in "Croissant"
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I'm going to be a cat and Starfire is going to love me and we are going to be together forever!
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~ Robin in "Cat's Fancy"
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Haven't you guys ever heard the saying "looks don't matter"?
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~ Robin in "Croissant"
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School isn't about what you feel on the inside its about dressing up outside so everyone knows who you are by looks alone.
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~ Robin in "Hey You, Don't Forget About Me in Your Memory"
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Operation tin man is a go!
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~ Robin in "Operation Tin Man"
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Pure Protein!
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~ Robin in "Nature"
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Too optimistic, basket case! Stick to your label.
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~ Robin to Raven in "Hey You, Don't Forget about Me in Your Memory"
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It's a long way down. I see, you've noticed my coffee breath. Hard to ignore, isn't it?
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~ Robin to Jinx in "Scary Figure Dance"
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Your resistance to social awkwardness is impressive, but tell me, how do you feel about eye contact?
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~ Robin to Jinx in "Scary Figure Dance"
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Teeth do not have hair! Brushing your teeth is the cornerstone of good oral hygiene.
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~ Robin in "Dignity of Teeth"
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Titans! Except for Cyborg go!
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~ Robin to the Titans in "40%, 40%, 20%"
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Titans! Bleh!
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~ Robin to the Titans in "Croissant"
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Robins Go!
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~ Robin to the Robins in "The Best Robin"
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Fine! The puns are yours, H.I.V.E., but justice will be ours! We won't let you destroy that candy factory!
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~ Robin in "Scary Figure Dance"
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Beast Boy's blood must have given us the power to turn into animals.
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~ Robin explaining after he transformed into a dog in "Animals, It's Just a Word!"
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Now, remember, Titans. We can be animals. We can't just become them.
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~ Robin adviced the Titans in "Animals, It's Just a Word!"
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That song is off-limits. We can't afford it.
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~ Robin stopping the Titans in singing the birthday song in"BBBDAY!"
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There's no castle! And I'm not a princess because this is not a dress!
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~ Robin screamed as the Ghost of Black Friday Past in "Black Friday"
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Special!
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~ Robin saying throughout the episode entitled "Two Parter"
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Well, it wasn't enough! I say we infliltrate Santa's workshop and take ourselves off the naughty list... by any means necessary.
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~ Robin planned to remove themselves off the naughty list in "The True Meaning of Christmas"
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(Sobs) Why? We're all supposed to be friends! (Muffled) Why me?
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~ Robin sad after Cyborg, Starfire and Raven hit him in "Squash and Stretch"
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I am not an elf!
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~ Robin screamed after the Titans said that he's an elf in "Garage Sale"
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We have to sell this trash and sell it fast. And remember, all sales are final. Titans, SELL!
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~ Robin said before the garage sale have started in "Garage Sale"
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Poor, simple Raven. Same room dibs only apply to TV remotes and computers. You can always call food dibs from the other room.
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~ Robin explained to Raven in "Secret Garden"
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The Titans are on the case. Let's split up and search for clues.
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~ Robin following Fred in "The Cruel Giggling Ghoul"
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I thought you said a bath would make him feel better, Beast Boy
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~ Robin in "How 'Bout Some Effort"
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Regardless of willies, screaming me-mes, jitters, shakes, and or shivers, we need to get those costumes.
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~ Robin in "Costume Contest"
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WILL YOU STOP THAT?!
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~ Robin in "The Self-Indulgent 200th Episode Spectacular!"
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Kids, ask your parents where babies come from!
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~ Robin in the end of "Teen Titans Go! To the Movies"
Trivia[]
Throughout the series, Robin's past has severely haunted him. With a life full of pain and regret, his time as Batman's sidekick has made him afraid of the Dark Knight's disapproval (as seen in "Sidekick" and "Thanksgiving") and of being called "The Boy Wonder".
Robin has an unquenchable thirst for Starfire's love in Teen Titans Go!, but she sometimes thinks of him as more than a friend. In the original series, their roles were a direct opposite; Starfire was interested in Robin, but sometimes, he noticed.
Despite the fact that according to the Titans, Robin is someone possessive and violent with them, they are no better either, because they constantly treat him badly for no apparent reason, and then they themselves say that because Robin is like that.