Batman and Robin have one of the most iconic partnerships in pop culture history, but what happens when one half of the dynamic duo wants to fly solo?

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Brenton Thwaites' Dick Grayson (left) faces off with Curran Walters' Jason Todd (right) in DC Universe's Titans.

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DC Universe's Titans sees the original Robin, Dick Grayson, trying to escape the Shadow of the Bat and strike out on his own, and judging by the trailer that was released at Comic-Con (and one particularly memorable line that Dick mutters about his mentor ), it's safe to assume that things are a little strained between the Boy Wonder and the Dark Knight when the series kicks off.And that rift is likely to widen once Dick comes face to face with his replacement, Jason Todd (Curran Walters), who IGN can exclusively reveal in costume in our first look images below.This is Jason's first live-action appearance (and thus Dick and Jason's first live-action encounter) in any DC property, which is a pretty momentous development for fans of the Bat-Family; and if their body language is any indication, this isn't a particularly friendly meeting. (Which isn't surprising, since it looks like - just as in the comics - Batman has given his second Robin a pretty much identical costume to his prodigal son's. Ouch.)IGN caught up with Titans showrunner Greg Walker for some insight into the relationship between the dueling Robins when they eventually come face to face."What I really love about [Jason] as a character is the unbridled sense of self that he has - there’s a lack of... maybe self-awareness, but for sure self-consciousness in terms of how he comports himself and how he moves through the world," Walker explained. "He’s completely seemingly unaffected by darkness - he kind of embraces it or walks right through it. He’s a breath of fresh air and that’s what I love about him, he’s got a punk rock, no-holds-barred attitude that’s massively unburdened. There’s a lot of energy that comes with that."For Dick, that attitude probably adds insult to injury, which may be what contributes to the apparent antagonism between the two in our photos. "It’s kind of like one of those classic covers of the books, original versus number 2, and in many ways, you really see that [in the photos]. This encapsulates the tension, the energy between these two guys. It's like running into your ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend, minus the sexual tension," Walker laughed. "You get to watch Dick Grayson struggle when he sees another Robin and how that Robin is different and has a different relationship with 'dad.' And the second child gets away with stuff the first child would never get away with in a family, and ours is really a family show."Rest assured, you can expect to see both Robins in action on Titans, which will emphasize the differences between Dick and Jason - and how each of them relates to Bruce. "The whole thing is a study in contrasts between the two Robins and the the ways that they were raised, or how the shadow - or lack of shadow - hangs over the two of them individually," Walker teased. "It’s so frustrating to see someone who isn’t bothered by someone else the way you are... like, 'how are you not bothered by that? Why doesn’t that screw you up?' There’s something confusing and challenging and unsettling about that for Dick."But how did Dick get to this place of estrangement from Bruce in the first place? In several iterations of their split, Batman unceremoniously fired his sidekick, but it sounds as if Titans will make Dick's distance more self-imposed. "Dick Grayson is in exile, trying to figure out who Dick Grayson is and who Robin is, and how both of them or either of them or neither of them relate to Batman," Walker said. "In many ways, like a lot of us have to deal with branching out on our own to set the course towards adulthood, he’s dealing with that and trying to understand the darkness that came with him - is it nature or nurture? Is it due to the horrible circumstances that drew him to be Bruce Wayne’s ward, or is it because of the actual raising and upbringing? So a lot of the story’s about that, and a lot of the trajectory of the character has to do with that struggle."As for whether we'll ever see the Caped Crusader in the flesh on Titans, Walker would only say, "Bruce looms large in our show - both Bruce and Batman, if you want to separate them, and the show does to some degree. We’re not a Batman show, and that’s for a number of reasons, but I think we definitely want to show the relationship between Bruce and Dick just simply as an origin story. If the show does anything, it sets up Dick’s thesis about who Bruce/Batman is and then attempts to question it along the way... Just as you or I might have a version of our parents and somebody comes along, a spouse or a friend, and says, 'from the outside, I’m not so sure you’re right,' we want to function that way too."And while some fans may have been shocked to see Dick's aggression during the fight scenes in the Titans trailer (which was always more of a Jason trait), Walker promised that the show will stay true to his character as he struggles to reconcile who he is as a hero without Batman."There’s only so much internal pressure a character can hold before he or she has to release, and he’s a kid dealing with trauma and grief and issues that need to have an external release, otherwise you’re having the kind of mopey, dark antihero that I certainly, as an audience member, have seen a lot of and am tired of," Walker explained. "I think we push the limits of where you go with that character, but he still plays by the same rules that Robin has played by in the past, which is that it’s justice-related. [It] certainly at times edges towards irrational and unexamined, but it’s an expression of that side of his struggle, the darkness inside him he’s trying to figure out how to deal with, and to not show it would be pulling punches and would be disingenuous."For more on what we think Jason Todd's inclusion could be, check out our speculation on what this could mean for Titans Titans premieres October 12 on DC Universe. What do you think of Jason's addition to the live-action DC roster? Share your reactions and predictions in the comments!

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Laura Prudom is the Executive TV Editor at IGN. You can talk to her on Twitter at @LauinLA