Costume Rating 13: Kingdom Come Red Robin

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Today we looks at the Elseworlds Kingdom Come Red Robin costume:

[BentonGrey]

5: I love it!  This is my second favorite Robin costume, all things considered.  It's a great, classic looking costume, and it looks like a rational progression for Dick Grayson, fittingly blending his Robin identity with the Bat legacy.  The cape, gauntlets, and cowl all evoke Batman, yet the tunic, symbol, and belts all evoke Robin.  It's a great fusion of the two, visually interesting, distinct, and yet it fits well into the costume landscape.  I wonder if it might benefit from a two-tone cape, but I'm not sure.  While the name isn't perfect, this always struck me as a logical grown-up identity for Dick.

[Cyber Burn]

I like it, but I really can't say that I love it.

It's a great, classic looking costume, and it looks like a rational progression for Dick Grayson, fittingly blending his Robin identity with the Bat legacy.  The cape, gauntlets, and cowl all evoke Batman, yet the tunic, symbol, and belts all evoke Robin.

I can agree with most of this, it is generally a nice costume, and it does blend well between the Robin identity and the Batman identity. However, there is still something that just doesn't mesh right with the costume, there's something missing that I just can't put my finger on.

In the end though, I'll give it a 4, but I think there's still room for improvement.

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I decided on Like it. It's a decent look, good colours and design elements, but I do have some reservations. I don't love the cowl, and I find a little busy for a Bat character with the belt and straps and cape.
Still good costume. I might like the Tim Drake update better.

[BentonGrey]

I think the updated version makes the belts a bit smaller, which does look nice.

[Tomato]

I gave it a 4. There's nothing overtly wrong with it (though I agree the straps make it a bit busy) I just like the pre-n52 redesign a bit more than this one: It's a bit more streamlined, but not so much so that it's no longer the character.

[bat1987]

Would give it a 3.5, but as it is, it's a 4.

It is a nice evolution of Robin's look, I prefer the later Tim Drake take on the suit though. Never was a fan of the name, but the costume design works.