"You're impossible to embarrass.”
— Barbara Gordon
The sidekicks hold their annual "Challenge of Champions" Tournament.
Tropes
- Anything but That!: Stephanie shrieks this over the loser having to wear the Discowing costume.
- Big "NO!": Played for Laughs; Cassandra screams, "No!" when Barbara reveals the punishment for losing the competition — having to wear Dick's disco-style Nightwing costume.
- Blackmail: According to Barbara as she opens the tournament, the punishment for failing to abide by the outcome of the contest as pledged is "blackmail and embarrassment".
- Faux Horrific: When Barbara unveils what the loser has to do upon losing their friendly competition, we get three completely horrified reaction shots... to Nightwing's old "Discowing" costume.
- Freeze-Frame Bonus: A look at the panel as the games commence shows the Bats' usernames.
- Graceful Loser: Though she looks grumpy in the post-tournament photo, Steph took her punishment of wearing the Riddler's costume for a month from losing last year pretty well, noting that she "rocked that bowler hat".
- Humiliating Wager: Last place in the tournament is subjected to this. Last year was wear the Riddler's costume for a month, this year they have to wear Dick's old "Discowing" costume on patrol for two weeks. The stakes are high.
- I Was Quite a Fashion Victim: Dick might not find it embarrassing, but his old costume is punishment for a reason.
- Persona Non Grata: Dick is banned from the Challenge of Champions. In a twist, this is not because he misbehaved in any fashion but because his habit of carrying off potentially embarrassing things with aplomb means he isn't properly affected by the Humiliating Wager.
- Scary Shiny Glasses: Barbara's glasses go opaque, and she flashes a Slasher Smile before revealing the "special" punishment for the five-year tournament.
- Shout-Out:
- The premise features Cass, Steph, Tim and Jason playing a Mario Kart Expy.
- The shot of Damian and Duke undertaking Lessons in Sophistication is a reference to a similar scene in The Princess Diaries.
- Training from Hell: Etiquette training. While we're only shown one panel of Duke and Damian getting a refresher, it involves them being seated at a fancily furnished table while tied to chairs with handkerchiefs. They both look bored to death, and Tim says doing it last year was not fun.
- Too Kinky to Torture: A G-rated example, as Dick is apparently impossible to embarrass. He actually thinks that his infamous "Discowing" costume should be a prize and not a punishment. Barbara says that this is why he's not allowed to compete in the tournament anymore.
- You Monster!: Played for Laughs when said by Jason, after Barbara reveals the loser of the video game match has to wear Dick's old disco-themed Nightwing costume for two weeks.
