Sweet Jeebus, Robin Might Be In Injustice: Gods Among Us After All!
Thank you to nationarticulation for the tip. We finally have the first hints that Robin will be a playable character in the upcoming DC superhero fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us!
It’s not an official announcement or screenshot, though, so we don’t know for sure. But here is the cover of the May issue of the Injustice tie-in comic book! I can’t believe I missed this!
I’m a blind fool
That’s Damian Wayne up there in a cool new Robin costume. It definitely looks like one of the upgraded, more badass Injustice costume designs. As far as I know, the tie-in comic is supposed to be canon. DC is definitely working with NetherRealm to get this whole shebang put together. So Robin definitely exists in the Injustice universe. But could he be in the actual game?
Here’s the synopsis of that issue:
Based on the upcoming DC fighting game from NetherRealm Studios, creators of Mortal Kombat! Batman has two allies: Damian and Dick Grayson. One is with him, while the other has joined Superman’s cause. The conflict between The Dark Knight and The Man of Steel is about to turn very personal. Plus: The Flash travels to Australia and ponders his own allegiances.
So it looks like, based on that cover, Damian is joining Superman’s side in the whole conflict. At least Nightwing is sticking with Batman. Plus this would add further fuel to the idea that a Batman vs. Robin fight would be the highlight of this game! Putting them on opposite sides of the conflict would lead into that exact kind of match up! Brilliant! I’m glad to hear that NetherRealm think like me.
Not convinced about Robin joining the game based on that comic book? What about the game’s Collector’s Edition? Personally, I wouldn’t be caught dead buying one of these things. All that money for just a bunch of promotional material? No thank you! But as you can see in this picture of the Collector’s Edition, the Robin logo appears in a book of stickers!
Seriously, stickers?
Anyway, this was another clue I missed months ago. But still! A Robin sticker would seem to indicate that Robin is in the game! Why else even include such a sticker?
Oh man, I’m definitely excited now. I will stay with this story all night if I have to!
Posted on February 19, 2013, in DC, Robin, Video Games and tagged Damian Wayne, Injustice: Gods Among Us. Bookmark the permalink. 11 Comments.
Henchman-4-Hire 
Ha, looks like I was wrong, still, I wonder what the developers will do to to make him different from the others gadget/batman characters, that cannot be an easy task, also I hope that they make him at least 17, because beating on a 10-14 kid cannot end good.
Damian’s got a lot of good, brutal fighting skills. I’m sure he’ll be easy to work something up for.
17 characters have been confirmed. Hawkgirl was in the trailer and the guy shooting ice at the Flash in the very first trailer is probably Cpt. Cold. I think I saw some art for Doomsday and Raven and Black Adam are rumored to be in the game. Based on what we saw of Hal Jordan in the trailer, I’m going to guess Sinestro as well. And now Robin! I’m hoping for at least one more character from the Flash or Green Lantern families. Maybe some more Teen Titans as well. I would love to play as Beast Boy!
I’d be down for someone like Atrocitus or Star Sapphire.
Larfleeze?
Absolutely! Maybe as an unlockable character. Or DLC.
Thanks for the shout out! If Robin isn’t in the initial release roster (which is crazy!) i can definitely see them release him as DLC down the line. After i saw this solicitation though i am 85% convinced he’s in there.
He’s gotta be! Batman vs. Robin is too good a thing to pass up!
It’s too bad that they’re not using Tim Drake, I never could stand Damian, but it’s nice to have Robin, even if it is the wrong face under the mask.
I hear ya. But at this point, I’ll take what I can get.
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