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* [[{{Delinquents}} Delinquent]]: She just doesn't care any more. She casually skips class and rarely pays attention in class.

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* [[{{Delinquents}} Delinquent]]: She just doesn't care any more. She casually skips class and rarely pays attention in class. That said, she's not a ''horrible'' student, just apathetic, as she managed to be a tutor to Heathcliff.
* FamedInStory: Rumors are constantly being spread about her, very few of them flattering.



!!Pomeline Fritch
* AlphaBitch: One of the cool kids and absolutely hates Olive at first. She gets better with time, even helping Olive on several occasions.
* CharacterDevelopment: Starts out loathing Olive, but later on becomes one of her closest friends (not that she'll admit it). This is best seen when she offers to do an entire project for her after Olive's ordeal with Killer Croc and Batman, when in previous issues she wouldn't give her the time of day.
* {{Cult}}: Revealed to be part of a bat-themed cult along with Heathcliff in the third issue.



* CoolShades: Wears them everywhere.



!!Heathcliff
* BookDumb: Implied since he needed Olive as a tutor.
* {{Cult}}: Revealed to be part of some kind of bat-themed cult at the end of the third issue.



He appears at the end of the sixth issue to [[spoiler: steal Millie Jane Cobblepot's diary.]] He currently has no real plot relevance, but what he has done may foreshadow far greater things in the future.

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He appears at the end of the sixth issue to [[spoiler: steal Millie Jane Cobblepot's diary.]] He currently has no real plot relevance, relevance otherwise, only appearing as part of the seventh issue's one-off story, but what he has done may foreshadow far greater things in the future.
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'''Macpherson:''' ''[sees Damian and Maps holding hands]'' I should snap a wee photae!

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'''Macpherson:''' -->'''Macpherson:''' ''[sees Damian and Maps holding hands]'' I should snap a wee photae!

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* SternTeacher: When he's not the above, he's this.

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* SternTeacher: When he's not the above, he's this. He expects the rules to be followed to the letter and won't tolerate deviation.



The Dark Knight may not be in the main role but he still has a part to play in the story. He's first seen in his public guise as Bruce Wayne giving a speech to the students of the Academy.



* TheDreaded: Not only criminals this time, but for Olive as well. She blames him for tearing her family apart and getting her mother thrown into Arkham. [[spoiler: For the same reason she defends Killer Croc by setting an entire building ablaze.]]

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* TheDreaded: Not only criminals this time, but for Olive as well. She blames him for tearing her family apart and getting her mother thrown into Arkham. [[spoiler: For the same reason she defends Killer Croc by setting an entire building ablaze.]]]] This has gotten to the point that she has hallucinations of Batman when Bruce Wayne approaches.
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* ChainedHeat: With Maps. See StickySituation.

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* CreepyGood: He's clearly trying to keep Olive safe when they cross paths, but she's so perturbed by him that she won't cooperate. He's also the page image, so there's that too.

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* CreepyGood: He's clearly trying to keep Olive safe when they cross paths, but she's so perturbed by him that she won't cooperate. He's also the page image, so there's that too.


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* StealthHiBye: The TropeNamer.

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* EmbarassingNickname: Hammerhead by Maps. He's particularly annoyed by it and tells her to refer to him as [[InsistentTerminology headmaster.]]

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* EmbarassingNickname: InSeriesNickname: Hammerhead by Maps. He's particularly annoyed by it and tells her to refer to him as [[InsistentTerminology headmaster.]]


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* SternTeacher: When he's not the above, he's this.

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* EmbarassingNickname: Hammerhead by Maps. He's particularly annoyed by it and tells her to refer to him as [[InsistentTerminology headmaster.]]



* BigFriendlyDog: Has one named Ham who appears to be a German Shepherd.




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* ScottishEnglish: Her accent pops up here and there and she mentions that she grew up in Scotland.
'''Macpherson:''' ''[sees Damian and Maps holding hands]'' I should snap a wee photae!



!!Sybil Silverlock
* AxCrazy: Implied to be this when she wasn't on her medications.
* GoodParents: Olive certainly sees her this way. Olive constantly defends her against insults and is on poor terms with Batman as a result of him putting her away. There are also a number of pictures of the two smiling together.
* NotQuiteDead: Mentioned to be in a coma on life support after the collapse of Arkham Asylum. She has [[BigSleep little to no chance of recovery.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Like her daughter, her eyes seem to glow red when surrounded by fire.



* CreepyGood: He's clearly trying to keep Olive safe when they cross paths, but she's so perturbed by him that she won't cooperate. He's also the page image, so there's that too.



* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He wasn't ugly (usually) per say in the comics but he was often portrayed with a scrunched up, babyish, round face under Gleason and Morrison to the point of {{Gonk}}. Here he very much resembles his father, with a chiseled chin, broad shoulders, and striking blue eyes.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: He's more chatty and uses his "ttt" less often. While still arrogant, he's more empathetic to the thoughts of others and even defends Maps in class.

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He wasn't ugly (usually) per say in the comics but he was often portrayed with a scrunched up, babyish, round face under Gleason and Morrison to the point of {{Gonk}}. Here he very much resembles his father, with a chiseled chin, broad shoulders, and striking blue eyes.
eyes, and a nicely tanned complexion.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: He's more chatty and uses his "ttt" less often. While still arrogant, he's more empathetic to the thoughts of others and even defends Maps in class. His threats and insults have a lot less bite to them too, being no worse than "Don't make me hurt you." rather than, "I'll kill you."

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: We don't know what her ancestry is, buy she appears to be a dark-skinned albino of some kind. Her mother has a much lighter skin tone and blond hair while her dad seems to be completely absent, leaving Olive's origins in the dark.

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: We don't know what her ancestry is, buy she appears to be a dark-skinned albino of some kind. Her mother has a much lighter skin tone and blond hair in a picture before turning albino later on while her dad seems to be completely absent, leaving Olive's origins in the dark.



* PlayingWithFire: Implied to have this power in the flashback where she's surrounded by flames.



* {{Tomboy}}: Very much so. She dresses in boyish clothes, loves video games and fantasy stories, and goes on little escapades all the time.



!!Batman
* BadassNormal: He's '''''[[TropeCodifier Batman]]'''''. Enough said.
* TheDreaded: Not only criminals this time, but for Olive as well. She blames him for tearing her family apart and getting her mother thrown into Arkham. [[spoiler: For the same reason she defends Killer Croc by setting an entire building ablaze.]]
* WealthyPhilanthropist: Provides much of the funding for Gotham Academy and visits the place to give speeches quite frequently in his public identity as Bruce Wayne.



* AdaptationPersonalityChange: He's also more chatty and uses his "ttt" less often. While still arrogant, he's more empathetic to the thoughts of others and even defends Maps in class.

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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: He's also more chatty and uses his "ttt" less often. While still arrogant, he's more empathetic to the thoughts of others and even defends Maps in class.



* OhCrap: His expression when the headmaster places his hands on Damian's shoulders.

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* OhCrap: His expression when the headmaster places his hands on Damian's shoulders.catches him.
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* GenkiGirl: Seriously, you'd think this girl is high on crack 99% of the time. She a complete MotorMouth, rarely stops talking, and is enthusiastic about everything that isn't related to class.

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* GenkiGirl: Seriously, you'd think this girl is high on crack 99% of the time. She a complete MotorMouth, rarely stops talking, moving, and is enthusiastic about everything that isn't related to class.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He wasn't ugly (usually) per say in the comics but he was often portrayed with a scrunched up, babyish, round face under Tomasi and Morrison to the point of {{Gonk}}. Here he very much resembles his father, with a chiseled chin, broad shoulders, and striking blue eyes.

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He wasn't ugly (usually) per say in the comics but he was often portrayed with a scrunched up, babyish, round face under Tomasi Gleason and Morrison to the point of {{Gonk}}. Here he very much resembles his father, with a chiseled chin, broad shoulders, and striking blue eyes.

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* YouLeaveHimAlone: To Batman when he tries to detain [[spoiler: Killer Croc. She sets the entire building on fire with fireworks to make her point.]]



* PaletteSwap: Seriously, he looks like a blond haired Riddler wearing brown instead of green minus a question mark. Damian even speculates that he is the Riddler.
--> '''Damian:''' These children are right to rebel against the teaching of useless drivel, Scarlet. If that's even your '''''real'''''' name.

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* PaletteSwap: Seriously, he looks like a blond haired Riddler wearing brown instead of green minus a question mark. Damian even speculates that he is the Riddler.
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--> '''Damian:''' These children are right to rebel against the teaching of useless drivel, Scarlet. If that's even your '''''real'''''' '''''real''''' name.




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!!Killer Croc
One of Batman's rogues who escaped from Arkham after its collapse. He had gotten to know Olive's mother well over the course of his internment and bonded with her.
* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler: Normally portrayed as a misanthropic cannibalistic creature that's more animal than human, here he's decidedly more kind and nurturing, protecting Olive from the falling debris and giving her safe passage to shore before slinking back into the depths.]]
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler: Sybil's mother had her fits, but she was ultimately a calming influence on Croc, leading him to bond with Olive in turn.]]
* {{Mutant}}: His origin story.
* GentleGiant: [[spoiler: To Olive. He's willing to risk harm to protect her and the feelings of companionship are mutual.]]
* NighInvulnerable: Doesn't even flinch when he's [[spoiler: shielding Olive from falling, burning debris.]]
* SuperStrength: As per comic version.

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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: He's also more chatty and uses his "ttt" less often. While still arrogant, he's more empathetic to the thoughts of others and even defends Maps in class.



* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: A ten-twelve year old boy able to hang on to the ledge with one hand while a girl his age and size hangs on to his other hand, meaning he's lifting his own weight with one arm. At ''ten!''

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* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: A ten-twelve ten to twelve year old boy able to hang on to the ledge with one hand while a girl his age and size hangs on to his other hand, meaning he's lifting his own weight with one arm. At ''ten!''


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* WhenHeSmiles: Gives his first genuine smile of the comic after bailing Maps out at his own expense. It looks pretty good on him.
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* LargeHam: When in acting mode, he surprises Olive by reciting the lines of the first apparition from {[Macbeth}}.

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* LargeHam: When in acting mode, he surprises Olive by reciting the lines of the first apparition from {[Macbeth}}.{{Macbeth}}.

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!!Headmaster Hammer
* SadistTeacher: Enjoys watching students squirm and has a particular bone to pick with the Waynes for an unexplained reason.
* SkunkStripe: Inverted, white hair with a single black stripe on either side.

!! Professor Macpherson
* HotTeacher: The prettiest teacher Olive has and reasonably endowed as well.
* {{Meganekko}}: Has glasses, is cute, is a reasonable and supportive teacher.
* RandomSmokingScene: Seen smoking without any prior hints to her habit (granted she's a teacher) at the athletics field, where Olive is coincidentally watching Kyle and moping.

!! Professor Scarlet
* {{Bookworm}}: Loves literature to the point of being able to recite entire soliloquys and poems off the top of his head. He's also the head of the drama department.
* LargeHam: When in acting mode, he surprises Olive by reciting the lines of the first apparition from {[Macbeth}}.
* PaletteSwap: Seriously, he looks like a blond haired Riddler wearing brown instead of green minus a question mark. Damian even speculates that he is the Riddler.
--> '''Damian:''' These children are right to rebel against the teaching of useless drivel, Scarlet. If that's even your '''''real'''''' name.
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* LastMinuteWordSwap: Forgets that he's not in costume for a second at the end and nearly declares his father to be Batman.

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* LastMinuteWordSwap: LastSecondWordSwap: Forgets that he's not in costume for a second minute at the end and nearly declares his father to be Batman.

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* GrievousHarmWithABody: Used Maps to kick her brother in the gut to incapacitate him (all the other students were under some kind of mind control that rendered them aggressive and incapable of rational thought).

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* GrievousHarmWithABody: Used Maps to kick her brother in the gut to incapacitate him (all the other students were under some kind of mind control said to be an avian affliction or curse that rendered them aggressive and incapable of rational thought).thought).
* LastMinuteWordSwap: Forgets that he's not in costume for a second at the end and nearly declares his father to be Batman.
--> '''Damian:''' Just as I thought. A simply affliction, as my fa- I mean '''''Batman''''' discovered years ago.


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* OhCrap: His expression when the headmaster places his hands on Damian's shoulders.
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* GrievousHarmWithABody: Used Maps to kick her brother in the gut to incapacitate him (he was under some kind of mind control).

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* GrievousHarmWithABody: Used Maps to kick her brother in the gut to incapacitate him (he was (all the other students were under some kind of mind control).control that rendered them aggressive and incapable of rational thought).
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* StevenUlyssesPerhero: Gee, I wonder what her hair color [[CaptainObvious is?]]
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He wasn't ugly persay in the comics but he was often portrayed with a scrunched up, babyish face under Tomasi and Morrison to the point of {{Gonk}}. Here he very much resembles his father, with a chiseled chin, broad shoulders, and striking blue eyes.

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He wasn't ugly persay (usually) per say in the comics but he was often portrayed with a scrunched up, babyish babyish, round face under Tomasi and Morrison to the point of {{Gonk}}. Here he very much resembles his father, with a chiseled chin, broad shoulders, and striking blue eyes.
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* CatchPhrase: Whenever she's excited, shocked, surprised, or anything in between she spouts:
--> '''Maps:''' Oh my crap!


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* SirSwearsALot: Says "crap" more than anyone else in the series to the point that its part of her CatchPhrase.
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* [[Delinquents Delinquent]]: Even worse than Olive with his fireworks smuggling and regular defiance of school rules.

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* [[Delinquents [[{{Delinquents}} Delinquent]]: Even worse than Olive with his fireworks smuggling and regular defiance of school rules.

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* {{Squee}}: Loves anything and everything that is not "normal". This makes her a rabid fangirl for Batman paraphernalia to the point that she fantasizes over grapple guns and becomes ecstatic when she sees (and is later given) a Batarang.



* StuffBlowsUp: He's a fireworks dealer.

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* StuffBlowsUp: StuffBlowingUp: He's a fireworks dealer.
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* GreivousHarmWithABody: Used Maps to kick her brother in the gut to incapacitate him (he was under some kind of mind control).

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* GreviousHarmwithABody: Used Maps to kick her brother in the gut to incapacitate him (he was under some kind of mind control).

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* GreviousHarmWithABody: Used Maps to kick her brother in the gut to incapacitate him (he was under some kind of mind control).

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* VerbalTic: Retains his well known "ttt" from the original comics.

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: We don't know what her ancestry is, buy she appears to be a dark-skinned albino of some kind. Her mother has a much lighter skin tone and blond hair while her dad seems to be completely absent, leaving Olive's origins in the dark.
* TheCynic: Her defining characteristic. You will rarely find a single positive word in any of her lines. Given what she's been through, it's hard to blame her. Apparently she wasn't always like this, as commentary from the other characters indicated that she was "normal" the year before.
-->'''Olive:''' Trouble. This is my life.
* [[{{Delinquents}} Delinquent]]: She just doesn't care any more. She casually skips class and rarely pays attention in class.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's not really a jerk, but her aloofness and depressed "don't-care" attitude lead others to ostracize her and call her "creepshow". However, she's shown a surprising amount of empathy to others who are willing to spend time with her, even risking her life on several occasions for those she cares about.
* [[MommasBoy Momma's Girl]]: She associates with her mother far more than her father (who is never directly mentioned) and she blatantly narrates the fact at the end of the second issue.
-->'''Olive:''' After all, I am my mother's daughter.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: She normally has reddish eyes but they really become disturbing when she's surrounded with fire.
* TheWoobie: To put it bluntly, her life sucks. Her mom was confined to Arkham before being put on life support after part of the building collapsed, no one in her school understands her (leaving her feeling like an outcast), and she might very well be part of some sort of dark plot involving witchcraft. We don't even know what her dad is like but if her lines about not having anywhere else to go are taken seriously, he isn't very pleasant either.

!!Mia "Maps" Mizoguchi
* AsianAirhead: Not particularly bright but always vibrantly cheerful in contrast to Olivia's cynical and jaded mindset.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: In spades. She's always talking about Serpents and Dragons and rarely seems capable of reading the mood around her. She's also a rabid fangirl when it comes to anything paranormal or action related. Case in point, she falls in love with a ''grapple gun'', complete with a delusion of her caressing one in a bridal veil.
* GenkiGirl: Seriously, you'd think this girl is high on crack 99% of the time. She a complete MotorMouth, rarely stops talking, and is enthusiastic about everything that isn't related to class.
* TheGlomp: Delivers this to Olive after she is saved by [[spoiler: Killer Croc.]]
* YouthfulFreckles: She has them.

!!Kyle Mizoguchi
* TheAce: Good-looking and popular with good grades. He's also an excellent tennis player along with being Olive's ex-boyfriend, but he still looks out for her though.
* NiceGuy: One of the few people to be genuinely nice to her, but she always pushes him away due to her own personal issues.
* ShonenHair: [[FinalFantasyVII Cloud]] level spiky.

!!Colton Rivera
* [[Delinquents Delinquent]]: Even worse than Olive with his fireworks smuggling and regular defiance of school rules.
* ItAmusedMe: His motivation for almost everything he does.
* StuffBlowsUp: He's a fireworks dealer.

!!Eric
* NervousWreck: Jumps at the slightest provocation and is always jittery and afraid.
* ReclusiveArtist: A pretty good one from what little we've seen of him, but he always run away in terror whenever someone comes to look at it.



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!!Damian Wayne
He appears at the end of the sixth issue to [[spoiler: steal Millie Jane Cobblepot's diary.]] He currently has no real plot relevance, but what he has done may foreshadow far greater things in the future.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He wasn't ugly persay in the comics but he was often portrayed with a scrunched up, babyish face under Tomasi and Morrison to the point of {{Gonk}}. Here he very much resembles his father, with a chiseled chin, broad shoulders, and striking blue eyes.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Spends the entirety of his appearance in the comic sharply dressed in a blue dress shirt with matching grey blazer and dress pants.
* BadassNormal: Come on, he's '''[[TropeCodifier Batman's]]''' son.
* BlushSticker: Has this when Ms. Macpherson catches him holding Map's hand and immediately assumes it to be romantic.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: A ten-twelve year old boy able to hang on to the ledge with one hand while a girl his age and size hangs on to his other hand, meaning he's lifting his own weight with one arm. At ''ten!''
* CoversAlwaysLie: One cover had him for the seventh issue had him in a jersey while Maps rode on his back. This didn't happen.
* CrazyPrepared: Brought a bo staff, a grapple gun, and his Batarangs to school. The latter two end up saving him from two nasty predicaments.
* GreviousHarmWithABody: Used Maps to kick her brother in the gut to incapacitate him (he was under some kind of mind control).
* NervesOfSteel: Comes with his assassin training and being Robin. Even hanging from a window ledge with only one hand free while another girl his age hangs from the other does little to his self-confidence and tactical mind.
* ShipTease: With Maps. The magic spell that got them into their predicament was written as: Maps Mizoguchi + Damian Wayne.
* StealthHiBye: It runs in the family.
* StickySituation: For almost the entirety of the seventh issue his right's hand was stuck to Map's left hand due to a magic spell she accidentally used by writing with the headmaster's quill pen. [[ArbitrarySkepticism He doesn't believe it's actually magic though, despite fighting magical criminals before and meeting the Justice League.]]
* TakingTheHeat: Ends up doing this for Maps after the headmaster caught her with his quill pen. It gets him expelled (though the headmaster's apparent animosity with the Waynes made things worse).
* VerbalTic: Retains his well known "ttt" from the original comics.
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