Bernard Dowd is a love interest of Tim Drake, the third Robin who later took up the name and mantle Red Robin from the Batman comics. He is not a costumed hero, but has many theories about those which populate his city. He first met Tim in high school, when Tim was dating Stephanie Brown. After Tim and Steph amicably split their romantic relationship Tim started dating Bernard.
Biography[]
Bernard first approached and met Tim after Tim was forced to transfer schools after his father Jack went bankrupt. While he quickly befriended Tim they lost touch after Stephanie was presumed murdered in a gang war and Tim's father Jack was murdered in quick succession. When Bernard got back in touch with Tim it was with something a little more serious than a friendly acquaintanceship in mind for their relationship going forward and he asked Tim out. Tim accepted.
