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nrth-wind-a · 2 years

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Combat Stats - Tim Drake

empty star: ☆

filled star: ★

i. general:

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ — strength

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ — offense

★★★★★★★☆☆☆ — defense

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ — speed

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ — durability

★★★★★★★★☆☆ — accuracy

★★★★★★★★☆☆ — agility

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ — stamina

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ — teamwork (depends on the team, this feels like his average)

★★★★★★★★★☆ — stealth (he’s a bat)

ii. specifics:

★★★★★★★☆☆☆ — close combat

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ — bladed weapons

★★★★★★★★☆☆ — blunt weapons

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ — ranged weapons

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ — superpowers / abilities

★★★★★★★★★★ — traps / setups

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ — medic

iii. lasting injuries:

Does his missing spleen count?

Additionally, while Rebirth has its issues, I do think Tim taking that massive drone hit is fairly in character for him (if Bruce would have done it, Tim would do it, too, is typically the approach I take with Tim and self-sacrifice)—and I do not think that he was conveniently stolen away before he got hit at all, mostly because we see him as the attack begins on the page, so I think that he most definitely took some bullets to some extremely vulnerable parts of the body (not to mention the broken ribs and other bullet wounds in his leg that he’d gotten before that). That said, since Oz/Jor-El didn’t want Tim dying, his recovery was non-negotiable.

Anyway, all of this is to say, I don’t think that every injury he sustained that day healed right, since we can’t be sure what kind of treatment he actually got. I think everything ended up healing in the right place, but there is a high chance that he could have taken some nerve damage from the bullet wounds. The headcanon I have (especially since Tim frequently fights with kicks/kicking), is that the infrapatellar branch of his saphenous nerve got damaged, meaning that while he can’t feel pain there, it also sometimes causes the knee to be weak or to make bending it painful in other areas. This is particularly rough on Tim since, as I said above, he favors his legs while fighting (I realize this is likely because it’s a more interesting action shot for comic artists, but I swear every image of Tim on comic covers is him in the air with one or both knees bent). At any rate, if your muse is resourceful and might reasonably notice that Tim fights with his left leg bent more often, because bending his right knee is a toss-up for him on whether it’ll twinge in pain or not, this could be something they can use to their advantage.

iv. scars:

I would do a scar map for Timmy but to be honest, it would take forever. He’s got many scars, as I imagine all of the Bats do. A noticeable one would be from his splenectomy. Self-harm TW for this next part: I also think he has a few self-harm scars on his arms and thighs. It’s not a habit he had very long, because becoming a vigilante and getting hurt against your own choices tends to break the habit of wanting to feel more pain, but they’re there.

Finally, there might be various clusters of bullet-wounds, again from that drone strike, before he was transported out.

commander / duelist / honorable / dishonorable / would have others do their fighting / stealthy / long - ranged / mid - ranged / melee / technological / sorcery / superhuman abilities / has fought in a tourney (I don’t think he has, but it’s possible I’ve missed a comic or two by the wayside) / a lover of fighting (only sometimes) / a hater of fighting / cowardly / reckless / strategic / uses underhanded tricks / renowned for their skill (is he?) / trained / untrained / keeps skills a secret / won a battle / lost a battle / ruthless / merciful

v. fight style:

(bold, applies; italicize, sort of applies; strike, doesn’t apply)

Tagged by: @brokentoys (thank you!)

Tagging: @archaeval, @messymusehub (any or all muses of your choice), @flamekeeperbellroc, aaaand anyone else who wants to do this can tag me (pls tag me! I wanna see it!)

#tw: self harm mention #[i need it to be clear i do not fw the batman of tomorrow storyline bc it's bad.]#[however]#[the one ic thing for tim from that run IS his self sacrifice so i'll keep that and ignore what comes after]#[like a true d c fan lol]#[anyway sorry this is so long but y'all ask me to write meta on tim and i will talk ur ears off and then some so... lskjdfls oops]#{i always make such expensive mistakes}#{musings}#{headcanons}#{dash games}

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