DC Extended Universe couldn't get any more grim, a minute detail from 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has hinted at the horrific way Robin died.
With whispers that the upcoming Snyder Cut of the director's Justice League could see this moment play out via flashback, fans had better cover their eyes.
It isn't going to be pretty.Although there have been several characters to take on the mantle of Robin in DC Comics, the DCEU picked up Batman's story with a battered and bruised Bruce Wayne living in a post-Robin world and mourning the loss of his former comrade.
In the comics, it was Jason Todd who died in the line of duty, and while this was later retconned, his "death" at the hands of the Joker remains a defining moment in DC.
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