We all know about the Justice League believing Batman is some sort of cryptid—like a humanoid creature of the night that fights crime and world-ending threats.
So obviously, when Batman finally introduced Robin, everyone in the League just assumed the acrobatic, energetic kid was also a cryptid. Because no normal child could do the things Robin does. But here’s the thing: nobody ever dared to bring up their suspicions in front of Batman or Robin.
At least… not until Dick retired as Robin, and Jason showed up.
When Jason became Robin, the League was very confused to see Robin suddenly de-aged into a younger kid. Did he… rejuvenate? No, that couldn’t be it. This one’s skin tone was way lighter than before.
Jason, being way more curious than Dick, started snooping (not maliciously) and overheard the League speculating about the weird change. He quickly started theorizing that maybe this Robin had died and Batman just got another one. And Jason “Being Robin Gives Me Magic” Todd was not about to let the League think his older brother was dead. So, knowing exactly what everyone believed, Jason just went:
“I’m the same Robin.”
Scared the life out of them. But he didn’t stop there.
“I just got tired of my old shell and went into a chrysalis stage to regenerate a new body.”
And then he left.
That was enough to confirm every single suspicion the League had that neither Robin nor Batman were actually human.
When Jason died and Tim took up the mantle, he carried on the rumor—because obviously Tim “Mr. Stalker” Drake had overheard Jason saying something similar to Batman one night.
So Tim just greeted everyone casually, and the League went, “Oh, Robin got tired of his last form and changed again.”
Stephanie’s time as Robin was short, and she never got to properly meet the League. But that didn’t stop her from making sure they knew she existed. When Tim returned as Robin and went to the Watchtower, he casually showed Flash and Green Lantern some photos of Stephanie as Robin.
“That form was unstable. I had to return to this one to avoid dying.”
And he left.
Then came Damian. Now, Damian didn’t refuse to play along out of pride—it was just complicated, because there was no way the League wouldn’t notice that Red Robin was literally the same Robin as before.
The solution?
“Molecular division,” they both said at the same time. “More efficiency for working with Batman by existing as two halves of the same being.”
Nobody objected. In fact, Green Arrow didn’t say a word, because watching two Robins speak at once made him think of the twins from The Shining.
And Bruce… Bruce just let it happen. Because honestly? He enjoyed watching his kids spend hours sharing all their Robin adventures just to keep the “shapeshifter Robin” lore consistent.
