Nightwing Dick Grayson , or alias Nightwing , is an ally of . He was originally introduced in 2006 in the set 7785 Arkham Asylum . Nightwing would remain exclusive to that set for seven years before he reappeared as a microfigure in 50003 Batman , which was never made due to discontinuation of LEGO Games . He made another full appearance as a minifigure based on the " New 52 " in during January 2014 . Description . The first Nightwing minifigure ' s black hairpiece is wild , spiky , and reused from the Exo - Force theme . He wears a mask that slants downwards from the sides , curves upwards from the bottom , spikes upward at the nose , and both up and down at the sides . His eyes are white and ovular and he has a smile . His torso is black with his blue " v " logo on the chest . Dark blue and grey lines are used to give the sense of his suit ' s muscular cut against his body . His arms are coloured blue , continuing from the " v , " and his hands and legs are coloured black . He is armed with two transparent light blue escrima sticks . Nightwing reappeared in 2014 with a minifigure based on his appearance in " The New 52 " . The minifigure reflects newer design standards , including more detailed chest muscles and animated expressions : a grin and a scowl . The logo on his chest has been changed considerably . It is larger , red rather than blue , and dips back up in a centered point before slanting downwards again . Light grey lines representing armour seams are also visible . His mask has also been updated , and is now less angular , has red lenses , and a nose - piece . Nightwing ' s hairpiece has also been updated from the Exo - Force wig to Part 98385 . This time around , he also has back printing which includes the wrap - around of his logo , shaped like a " v " , as well as a continuation of the seams . Microfigure . In 2013 , a Nightwing microfigure was included in 50003 Batman . He has a blue base . He is designed similarly to his " Batman " counterpart , but with an angry expression and hair printed directly onto his head . In the video games . In " " , Nightwing has his appearance from 7785 Arkham Asylum . In " " he was slightly updated with backprinting . Some promotional images for the downloadable content also show him with the serious , smirking expression used by the modern Robin minifigure and Hawkeye . In " LEGO Batman " , Nightwing armed with his escrima sticks and is able to use Robin ' s super suits which will change his appearance and give him extra abilities on top of his basic ones ; grapple , a batarang , and acrobatics ( which allow him to walk on tight ropes faster than all other characters , except for Ra ' s Al Ghul ) . The water suit gives Nightwing blue legs , a yellow oxygen tank , black flippers , and a black helmet with a red visor so that he can dive underwater and can use freeze batarangs once the upgrade is purchased . The magnet suit colours his legs and arms dark grey , attaches grey magnets to his feet , and a large , red magnet to his back . This suit allows Nightwing to walk up certain walls and the speed is increased once it is upgraded . When using the technology suit , Nightwing ' s legs and arms are coloured silver and two green antennas and a blinking green light are on his back . This suit allows him to activate special panels and leave behind " Nightwing " decoys after it is upgraded . Lastly , the attraction suit has Nightwing ' s normal costume , but with a yellow and red canister attached to the back that counts the number of loose , red , yellow , or green pieces he has picked up with the matching hose . When upgraded , this suit attracts the pieces faster and gives directions to where pieces are hidden . Nightwing ' s escrima sticks , grapple , and batarang abilities return in " LEGO Batman 2 " and he is described as having an acrobatic fighting style . Robin ' s super suits return , and Nightwing is still able to use them , though it changes him into Robin in that respective suit . On the portable versions , he also has the stealth ability . Background . As a child , Dick Grayson was part of a circus act known as " The Flying Graysons " . One night , his parents were murdered during the act . Dick was then adopted by Bruce Wayne , the better known as , who recruited Dick to become his crime - fighting sidekick Robin . After years of serving as Robin and working with Batman and Batgirl , Dick grew tired of being overshadowed and chose to strike out on his own . Around this time , he formed the Teen Titans with other sidekicks and young heroes , such as Kid Flash , Wonder Girl , Cyborg , Raven , Beast Boy , Starfire among others and fought villains such as Deathstroke , Brother Blood , and even Trigon the Terrible . His responsibility as leader of the Titans reached a point where he wasn ' t able to dedicate time to his other role as Batman ' s sidekick . After talking with Superman , he learned of the Kryptonian legend of Nightwing , who was a vigilante shunned by his family . Dick adopted the name and retired his Robin mantle , which would be used by Jason Todd later , therefore dedicating himself to be the Titans ' leader full - time . He returned to Gotham for a time where he restarted his working relationships with Batman , though they became rocky since Bruce and Dick had a difficult working relationship , and Barbara was jealous of his short - lived relationship with Huntress . However , Bruce and Dick eventually made amends , and he eventually worked with the new Robin Tim Drake . Nightwing is a member of the Bat - family which primarily consists of Batman , Robin , Red Hood , Red Robin , Alfred Pennyworth , Batgirl , and Commissioner Gordon . He has joined several incarnations of the Justice League and the Outsiders , as well as occasionally assisting the Birds of Prey and newer line - ups of Teen Titans . Dick Grayson has also taken on the mantle of Batman when Bruce Wayne was lost in time . This all happened before the " New 52 " started and it soon ended once Bruce came back to get the mantle back in his ownership . In the " New 52 " when the Crime Syndicate came from their Earth , they exposed Nightwing ' s identity . Unable to return to being Nightwing , he became a secret agent working for Spyral . As of 2016 , Dick Grayson has returned to the mantle of Nightwing . Young Justice . In Season 2 of Young Justice , Dick Grayson ascends to the mantle of Nightwing . In another tie to his comic counterpart , he left the team for personal reasons at the end of the series , while still promising to help them in the future . In " LEGO Batman : The Videogame " . In " LEGO Batman : The Video Game " , Nightwing can be purchased on consoles for 125 , 000 studs , making him the third most expensive character in the game behind Hush and Ra ' s Al Ghul . Nightwing played no role on console versions of the game , but in Free Play served as an alternate Robin , the only difference being Nightwing walks faster on tight ropes and has different attacks . In " LEGO Batman 2 : DC Super Heroes " . Nightwing reappears in " " with downloadable content on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 . He also appears in the hand - held versions of the game , and is available for purchase after finding the second minikit in the seventh level , " The Batcave " . He costs 300 , 000 studs . In " LEGO Batman 3 : Beyond Gotham " . Nightwing appears in a post - credit scene with other minor heroes of the Justice League appear through the Watchtower ' s teleportation doorway , " Marvel Avengers " - style . He hangs from the top in a Spider - Man like fashion . In the character list , he is also portrayed with his own 1966 Batman theme . His Robin variation is often mistaken as Tim Drake .