Robin probably SHOULD have the "axe crazy" look a lot of the time, it would be the best way to disconcert the bad guys who are three feet taller and outweigh him by four hundred pounds.
"Geez, it is obvious to even the most unobservant of mooks, a number amongst which I do not ordinarily count myself, that it would be possible for me to squeeze this kids head like a pimple, and yet he is still coming towards me with a most malicious, and some might even say malevolent, smile on his face. This is most disconcerting and could indeed be being of some hazard to my wellbeing." *
(*Todays mobster talk is brought to you courtesy of Damon Runyon)