WARNING: Contains Spoilers for BATMAN #160 (2025)!

DC has been teasing that Batman’s pool of sidekicks, past and present, was about to shrink, with many assuming the publisher would choose one Boy Wonder to kill off. However, as DC moves closer to delivering on that tease, the latest Batman issue promises something even more shocking: the deaths of not one, but three Robins, and we already know which ones.

Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee are deep into their Hush sequel, with Batman #160 delivering another mind-bending, heart-racing chapter. In this issue, fans watch as Batman continues his hunt for Thomas “Hush” Elliot, who has made a dramatic return and is now targeting Bruce’s family, whether through manipulation or outright violence.

Issue #160 confirms what Loeb has been hinting at in interviews about the sequel: the Dark Knight’s circle of sidekicks is about to get much smaller. And now, it looks like Dick “Nightwing” Grayson, Jason “Red Hood” Todd, and Damian “Robin” Wayne are the three Robins Hush has vowed to kill.

“Three Robins Die Tonight": DC Teases the Deaths of Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, and Damian Wayne

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The war against Batman #160, as the Bat-Family realizes he has enacted a plan to target their loved ones. This strategy effectively splits up the heroes and sends them straight into carefully laid traps. Batgirl rushes to save her father, Commissioner Gordon, while Nightwing hurries to protect his brother, Red Hood. Meanwhile, Damian Wayne’s Robin races to assist Batman. However, this is exactly the response Hush intended to provoke, which becomes painfully clear when Dick and Jason find themselves held at gunpoint by the Joker, and Damian is trapped at knifepoint by Hush himself.

The issue’s final shows a drop of blood tracing down Damian’s throat as Hush faces off with Batman and delivers a chilling message to the Dark Knight: “It’s a shame you can’t be in two places at once. You have other knights in jeopardy. Any way you play this, Bruce… Three Robins die tonight.” With Nightwing, Red Hood, and Robin all shown to be in immediate peril, it is clear they are the three Robins Hush has vowed to kill. Whether this fate will come to remains to be seen, but based on recent comments from writer Jeph Loeb, DC may actually be serious about killing off Batman’s Robins.

It’s True: Jeph Loeb Already Teased Hush 2 Will Fix Batman’s "Robin Problem"

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Loeb and Lee recently sat down with DC for a Q&A, where they answered some of fans’ burning questions about Hush 2. During the interview, Loeb made several references to fixing DC’s “Robin Problem,” a term referring to Bruce having a surplus of sidekicks, past and present, running around Gotham. Loeb ominously stated that he has plans to fix this problem, which strongly suggests that fans will see at least one Robin die by the end of his run. If DC truly goes through with killing a Robin, or perhaps even more than one as Batman #160 teases, it would mark the most consequential deaths to shake the Bat-Family to date.

BATMAN #160 is available now from DC Comics!

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  Batman

  Alias

  Bruce Wayne

  FIRST APP

  Detective Comics #27 (1939)

  Created By

  Bob Kane, Bill Finger

  Franchise

  D.C.

  Race

  Human

  First Appearance

  Detective Comics

  One of DC's most iconic heroes, Batman is the vigilante superhero persona of billionaire Bruce Wayne. Forged by tragedy with the death of his parents, Bruce dedicated his life to becoming the world's leading martial artist, detective, and tactician. Recruiting an entire family of allies and sidekicks, Bruce wages war on evil as the dark knight of his hometown, Gotham City.

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  Nightwing

  Alias

  Dick Grayson

  Created By

  Edmond Hamilton, Curt Swan, Marv Wolfman, George Perez

  Franchise

  D.C.

  Race

  Human

  Alliance

  Teen Titans, Titans, Outsiders, Justice League, Batman Inc., Birds of Prey, Young Justice

  Nightwing is the superhero moniker taken up by Dick Grayson, upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own. Inspired by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name, Grayson has risen to comic book immortality with the identity, earning respect as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe.

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  Red Hood

  Jason Todd is a complex figure known for his tumultuous journey as Batman's second Robin. Initially impulsive and rebellious, he's resurrected after a tragic death, becoming the vigilante Red Hood. Armed with intense combat skills and a moral ambiguity, he challenges Batman's methods, navigating a path between heroism and anti-heroism in Gotham's unforgiving streets.

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