Famous pairs

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Batman & Robin


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What is a famous pair?What is a famous pair?We know famous pairs or couples for We know famous pairs or couples for

their amazing performances and their amazing performances and partnerships. partnerships. Batman & Robin Batman & Robin are are names that we are always going to take names that we are always going to take together in a single breath!together in a single breath!

Let’s know more about them!!Let’s know more about them!!


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Who are Batman & Robin?Who are Batman & Robin?

They are fictional They are fictional characters, comic books characters, comic books heroes, who appeared in heroes, who appeared in DC comicsDC comics. We know them . We know them as the as the Dynamic DuoDynamic Duo. They . They attempt to prevent Gothan attempt to prevent Gothan City to be attacked by City to be attacked by common criminals and common criminals and outlandish villains. They outlandish villains. They wear costumes to disguise wear costumes to disguise their appearance and to their appearance and to frighten criminals. frighten criminals.


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BatmanBatman Batman’s real name is Bruce Wayne. Batman’s real name is Bruce Wayne.

He’s an American billionaire, He’s an American billionaire, industrialist, and philanthropist. He industrialist, and philanthropist. He witnessed his parents’ murder when witnessed his parents’ murder when he was a child and he swore revenge he was a child and he swore revenge on criminals. on criminals.

He has the ideal of justice. Wayne He has the ideal of justice. Wayne trains himself both physically and trains himself both physically and mentally to reach his ideal. mentally to reach his ideal.

He wears a bath-themed costume in He wears a bath-themed costume in order to fight crime.order to fight crime.

Alfred Pennyworth Alfred Pennyworth is his butler and is his butler and assistant and the man who took care assistant and the man who took care of him when their parents died. of him when their parents died.

He has not got any especial powers. He has not got any especial powers. He relies on his own scientific He relies on his own scientific knowledge, detective skills, and knowledge, detective skills, and athletic skills. athletic skills.


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BatmanBatman Batman uses a large arsenal of Batman uses a large arsenal of

gadgets in his war against crime, gadgets in his war against crime, which design usually share a bat which design usually share a bat motif. He keeps most of his motif. He keeps most of his equipment in a utility belt. equipment in a utility belt.

When people in Gotham City needs When people in Gotham City needs Batman, the police activate a Batman, the police activate a searchlight with a bat-shaped searchlight with a bat-shaped insignia over the lens called the insignia over the lens called the Bat-Signal, which shines into the Bat-Signal, which shines into the night sky, creating a bat-symbol on night sky, creating a bat-symbol on it. it.

His secret headquarters is the His secret headquarters is the Batcave. It is a series of Batcave. It is a series of subterranean caves under his subterranean caves under his mansion.mansion.

He travels in his Batmobile but he He travels in his Batmobile but he uses other vehicles, too: the uses other vehicles, too: the batplane, Batboat, and Batcycle.batplane, Batboat, and Batcycle.


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RobinRobin He is a real boy. His real name is Dick He is a real boy. His real name is Dick

Grayson. We know him as Batman’s Grayson. We know him as Batman’s partner. He is also called ‘the boy partner. He is also called ‘the boy wonder’. wonder’.

He wears a especial costume with a He wears a especial costume with a medieval look inspired in medieval look inspired in The Adventures The Adventures of Robin Hoodof Robin Hood and a robin bird. and a robin bird.

He belonged to an acrobat family. A He belonged to an acrobat family. A criminal killed his parents when he was a criminal killed his parents when he was a child by sabotaging their trapeze. child by sabotaging their trapeze.

Batman created Robin’s costume for him. Batman created Robin’s costume for him. He aids Batman against super villains He aids Batman against super villains and criminals.and criminals.

He has not got especial powers but he He has not got especial powers but he has excellent and instinctive detective has excellent and instinctive detective and combat skills.and combat skills.


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BATMAN & ROBINBATMAN & ROBIN

Batman and Robin are Batman and Robin are one of the most famous one of the most famous couples of all times. couples of all times.

They are awesome. They They are awesome. They can fight. They have got can fight. They have got bat-gadgets for every bat-gadgets for every bat-occasion, and they bat-occasion, and they are excellent detectives. are excellent detectives.

If you think about famous If you think about famous super couples, you must super couples, you must think in Batman & Robin!think in Batman & Robin!


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What do you know about What do you know about Batman & Batman & RobinRobin??

BATMAN & ROBIN QUIZBATMAN & ROBIN QUIZ Where do Batman & Robin live?Where do Batman & Robin live?

A. Miami City B. Chicago City C. Gotham CityA. Miami City B. Chicago City C. Gotham City What’s Batman & Robin car name?What’s Batman & Robin car name?

A. The Ectomobile B. The Batmobile C. The mobileA. The Ectomobile B. The Batmobile C. The mobile What’s the name of one of Batman & Robin arch-What’s the name of one of Batman & Robin arch-

enemies?enemies?

A. The Joker B. The Master C. Dr. NoA. The Joker B. The Master C. Dr. No What’s Batman’s real name?What’s Batman’s real name?

A. Dick Grayson B. Bruce Wayne C. Alfred Pennyworth A. Dick Grayson B. Bruce Wayne C. Alfred Pennyworth Batman lives in...Batman lives in...

A. A mansion B. A cave C. A hotelA. A mansion B. A cave C. A hotel


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