Batman: One Year Later

One year after the death of Super boy, Batman and Robin returned to Gotham City. Also upon their return, Bruce adopted Tim as his son. Shortly afterword Talia arrived in Gotham with a boy whom Talia claimed was their son. The young boy's name was Damian, and he was a violent and spoiled child who made it difficult for Bruce and Tim to deal with him at first. However, despite his attitude, he wanted to become the next Robin and fought with his "brother". Tim was the better fighter of the two, but unfortunately Tim did not treat Damian as a true opponent, and the younger Wayne used this opportunity to incapacitate Tim. Batman and Talia battled each other only to have Talia launch a missile at the submarine that Batman, Talia, and their "son" are on. Batman had only found Damian's cape after the explosion.

Father and son
Talia and Damian were revealed to have survived the missile strike, and after awhile learned that Damian's purpose was to serve as the vessel for Ra's Al Ghul's resurrection. Damian was bred in an artificial embryo which allowed him to grow up with genetic perfection, and to kill and replace his father. From the moment of his birth Damian was trained to kill by the Murder Society, to be the warrior king of a new medieval age. But he rebelled... compelled by guilt, he decided to followed his conscience. Though not a constant in the Bat-family, Damian is very much a dysfunctional member. He has made it very obvious that he hates the roles Tim Drake and Dick Grayson play in his fathers life. However, he has shown a high level of respect to Alfred, as Alfred seems to have accepted Damian for who he is.