Characters who appear in Red Robin other than Tim Drake include Gotham City reporter Vicki Vale and one of Bruce Wayne's longtime enemies, Ra's al Ghul.

[3] In October 2010, Red Robin tied in indirectly to the Azrael comic by using Ra's al Ghul, who tested those involved with Bruce Wayne to become his ultimate warrior.

The two eventually tied in the overarching "Gotham Shall Be Judged" storyline when Red Robin would have faced Azrael's Angels of Death.

Soon after, Red Robin comes into contact with Ra's Al Ghul, who is interested to learn what has happened to Bruce Wayne.

Red Robin #3 begins when Drake attempts to steal what appears to be a fossilized Batarang while consulting with Ra's Al Ghul.

Another flashback is shown, with Drake standing in front of Bruce Wayne's grave when Wonder Girl approaches to console him and persuade him to return home.

The last issue of the first arc alternates between Red Robin and Batman fighting each other and Drake's discovery of Bruce Wayne's cave painting at the end of Final Crisis.

The third story arc, entitled Collision, sees Red Robin enlisting the help of the new Batman (Dick Grayson), Robin (Damian Wayne), and Batgirl (Stephanie Brown), to stop Ra's al Ghul from destroying the Wayne Family legacy, in which Drake succeeds.

Drake is nearly killed by Ra's al Ghul when he confronts him, who, after seeing that his plan has failed, addresses Red Robin as "detective", a title of respect that he had reserved for Bruce Wayne alone.

In the end, it is revealed that in revenge for destroying the base of the League of Assassins, Ra's al Ghul was manipulating Azrael to get him to face off with Red Robin.