Jason Todd The former Robin and adopted son comes back from the dead to get revenge on Batman for not killing the Joker. He beats Batman by using the moves he learned from him.
Robin Surpassed His Father Years Ago - And Batman Knows it. Batman has trained many Robins and other sidekicks over the years but only one has managed to surpass him in several ways.
Needless to say both of them have some special abilities to combat crime. While Batman is known for Genius-level intelligence, detective skills, Master escapologist, Peak human physical condition, Martial arts master and a technically balanced character Robin is also a master at all these in addition to being a hacker.
Dick Grayson HAS temporarily replaced Batman before. He is the most experienced out of the Robins and is even more acrobatic than Batman himself because of his upbringing with the Flying Graysons before they died.
In Batman vs. Robin #3 by DC Comics, The Dark Knight takes on Nightwing and reveals that Dick Grayson is the toughest hero he's ever raised, as the former Robin is the most challenging matchup among his former sidekicks.
The former Robin and adopted son comes back from the dead to get revenge on Batman for not killing the Joker. He beats Batman by using the moves he learned from him.
In the final analysis, it was Tim Drake who proved himself to be the best Robin of all time. He did this by showcasing his cleverness and a head for strategy that rivaled Batman himself.
Tim Drake can rival Batman's skills as a detective, and even exceed them. He proved his keen analytical mind when he deduced Batman and Robin's true identities based on context clues alone. More than that, Tim is the only Robin to volunteer for the position without personal loss as his motivation.
Nightwing has surpassed his former teacher and shown, once and for all, that he can beat Batman in combat. Check out Batman #138, available now from DC Comics!
Tim's detective skills far overshadow that of the other Robins, both previous and future. Even Batman himself has called Tim the “true world's greatest detective”.
Although Robin's access to the financial and technological resources of Bruce Wayne's company gives him a formidable edge in preparing for any battle, they pale in comparison to those of the Black Panther.
In Joker: Last Laugh #6, Nightwing is tricked into believing that the Joker fed Tim Drake to Killer Croc. Enraged at the (supposed) death of his surrogate brother, Nightwing beats the Joker to death.
However, it's Tim Drake who is arguably more intelligent than his mentor, and DC needs to do more to admit it. First appearing in Batman #436 back in 1989, Tim Drake didn't officially take on the role of Robin until Batman #457 in December of 1990.
Electrocutioner managed to zap Batman so hard in their battle that the Dark Knight's heart actually stopped. Luckily for him, Robin arrived soon after in an insulated suit, beating the villain into submission. More than just that, Robin got him to restart Batman's heart as well.
Three huge changes showed readers that Nightwing was better than Batman — his stint as Batman, Grayson and its follow-up Nightwing series, and Taylor and Redondo's turn on the book. DC has apparently embraced the fact that Nightwing is better than Batman.
Dick Grayson is the first name that comes to mind not just during a topic about the best Robin, but in the very idea of a classic sidekick. His Robin is the most popular for being the first to add in the mento-student dynamic for Batman, adding in a softer side to the Caped Crusader when he adopts Dick as his son.
Alfred's death was a tragedy for the Bat Family. However, Alfred was secretly a billionaire, and he left all of his money to Nightwing, making Dick Grayson richer than his mentor overnight.
Not only is it likely that Wolverine would be able to outfight Nightwing in an honorable battle among heroes, but it's equally as likely that Logan could be pushed into a berserker rage and win the fight with claws instead.
If it's a hand to hand fight Nightwing's going to win no doubt. He just has the experience, better fitness, fighter ability and typically better read on people. Nightwing would destroy Red Robin easily if there was no holding back.
Robin the Boy Wonder was actually Dick Grayson, the youngest of a family of circus aerialists, who witnessed his mother and father plunging to their deaths from a sabotaged trapeze. This murder was also observed by wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne.
Matthew McGinnis was created for the television series Batman Beyond. In the DC Animated Universe Matthew was the younger brother of Terry who is also the protector of Gotham City. Later, Matthew was revealed to be the next Robin, nicknamed Robin Beyond who aids his brother in the future as his side kick.
Dick Grayson remains the strongest and most skilled Robin (proven in Battle for the Cowl), but he has grown so much as a character. He has become his own man, taking up the mantle of Nightwing to distance himself from Batman.
That title would probably go to Dick Grayson, seeing as he remains the cream of the crop Robin. He'd be on his feet for about 4 minutes longer than his closest runner-up: Tim Drake, who'd be in it for 16 minutes at best until his mentor takes him down. Not long after that, Dick would lose as well.
