Nightwing (Titans)/Relationships

The relationships of Dick Grayson aka Nightwing from HBO Max's and DC Universe's Titans. 
== Family==
===Mary and John Grayson===
===Bruce Wayne/Batman===
Dick has a complicated relationship with his adoptive father. Shortly after  his parents were killed by Tony Zucco because Mr. Haly refused to pay money protection to the criminal, Bruce, who had been in the audience when the accident happened, adopted Dick as his son. Raised by Batman, Dick became his crime-fighting partner Robin, training him how to fight and also forcing him to read classic literature. Dick completely used to idolize Batman, at one point in his life and thought his adoptive father was doing the right thing as a superhero. However, Dick grew tired of Bruce's brutal methods of crime fighting, calling him a "borderline psychopath." Eventually, he decided to leave Gotham and moved to Detroit because of the way he fought. Even though Dick said Bruce had "weaponized" his childhood, he admitted that Bruce used the crime-fighting training as a distraction to channel whatever anger he had towards Tony Zucco.
Despite Dick leaving, he and Bruce had some form of contact. In Season 2 premiere, the father and son duo make amends. He allowed Dick to reform the Titans, on the ground that Jason Todd became a member as well and later, helped his adoptive son in how to deal with Rose Wilson, noting it wasn't easy when Dick came to live with him. However, Dick was haunted by visions of Bruce until he admitted the true the reason behind Jericho's death. Apart from their struggles, Dick and Bruce eventually started making amends. However, Bruce may have had some forms of regret at how he handled raising Dick, which led him to realize he couldn't make the same mistakes with Jason. This led Bruce to come up with the decision to relieve Jason of his duties as Robin but ultimately led to Jason's own demise. After Jason's murder as the hands of the joker, Dick noticed his father acting strange. When Barbara shared her disgust in how Bruce raised Dick during their small get together in 'Barbara Gordon', Dick tries to stop their fight from escalating but this ultimately fails. Eventually looking through the archive files on Bruce's computers about a recruit for a new Robin, Dick was immediately disgusted by Bruce's need to replace Jason already. Old feelings from Season 1 emerged from Dick, refusing to let Bruce take on another kid and trying to ruin other children's lives and cruelly (but rightfully) refusing to become Robin again. After killing the Joker to avenge Jason, Bruce later appears to Dick and wakes him up and implores him to be a better Batman than he was. However, at the end of Season 3, Dick finds a way to make amends with his stepfather before leaving for a return to San Francisco.   
===Jason Todd===
Jason is Dick's adoptive brother, and they have different views on becoming Robin. Dick noticed Jason's recklessness and is violent nature to sadistically beast up criminals and authoritative figures. At first, Dick was not happy with the face that Jason was already Robin, despite both of them holding the title. However, as the series progresses, Dick slowly accepts that he is no longer Robin and that Jason is the current holder of the title. By the beginning of Season 2, both Jason and Dick have become less antagonistic towards one another and Dick gradually gets used to becoming a mentor towards the boy. In Season 3, Dick was greatly affected by Jason's death and he, along with Barbara were disgusted by Bruce already trying to find another Robin after their recent loss. In Season 3, when Jason becomes the Red Hood, Dick is shocked and realizes he is a full-time enemy who must be stopped. This hatred between the two further escalated when Jason tricked Dawn to pull the trigger that set off a bond strapped to Hank, killing him. However, during Dick's journey in the Lazarus Pit, he realizes Jason can still be saved despite the bad blood between them. Despite Dick saying Jason can never become a Titan again but he can help them fight Crane. At the end of "Purple Rain" (series finale of Season 3), they make amends but Jason decides to leave Gotham after he feeling remorseful of his past actions as the Red Hood and against Dick. This allows the brothers to reconcile and Dick to tell Barbara that they made peace with each other.
==Love Interests==
===Koriand'r===
Kory is one of Dick's teammates and close friends. For the most part, both Dick and Kory are very close. They teamed up together to help protect Rachel from the radical group known as the Organization, after meeting each other in the episode "Origins." Despite some levels of affection towards each other, and having shared a bed at least once, the two remained friends. In episode "Together", Dick revealed himself to be Robin to Kory, as well as Rachel and Gar, showing his trust in all of them. According to Donna, Dick is attracted to dangerous women, which also interactively refers to Kory. It was later discovered in the episode "Donna Troy" that Kori was sent to earth to destroy The Raven, which turned out to be Rachel, which ultimately shocks Dick and the rest of the team. She revealed herself as Princess Starfire of Tamaran and her mission to prevent Trigon's return. Despite the recent fact coming to light, a remorseful Starfire stands by her promise to help Rachel and Dick.
It is hinted that the two of them have a romantic attraction to each other. However, as of now, Dick and Koriand'r haven't acted on said feelings. They also fight extremely well together, even briefly battling Deathstroke with her. Some individuals have noted they're romantic attraction towards each other, namely Dick's best friend Donna Troy and Kory's sister Blackfire when they first met Dick and Kory
They usually act as the "mother and father" of the Titans, with Koriand'r usually being the defacto leader of the Titans whenever he isn't around. 
===Barbara Gordon===
Barbara is one of Batman's proteges, meaning she and Dick knew each other. They once faced the adversary Lady Vic and her partner Bivens which ended in the death of Vic's partner and leading her to vow vengeance on the duo. However, their romantic relationship came to an end when Dick left Gotham City and went to Detroit. The last time Barbara and Dick had met was during Alfred Pennyworth's funeral, which happened sometime in between Seasons 2 and 3, in light Jason's murder at the hands of the Joker Barbara and Dick are reunited. Like Dick, Barbara has also grown disillusioned with Batman's methods and in a way blames him for weaponizing both Dick's and Jason's upbringing, which means that Barbara detests the way that Dick was treated when growing up. During Season 3, they appear to to reawaken romantic feelings for each other. After Dick landed in the hospital and Jason called the ambulance to help him, Barbara stayed there all through the night to make sure he would be alright. In "Purple Rain," Barbara and Dick end their second romance due to her duties as the police commissioner and Dick's responsibility to lead the Titans. However, the duo are both leaving but each other but on mutual terms. 
 
=== Dawn Granger ===
With the exception of Koriand'r and Barbara, Dawn is the only woman who Dick Grayson liked because of her kindness. However, their relationship would not last due to their different personalities and Dawn's lingering feelings for Hank. Because of a past relationship, this causes friction between Dick, Hank and Dawn for a relationship that happened in the past. After comforting Dawn when Hank was killed by Jason Todd, Dawn told Dick she was retiring from the team, thus parting ways for good this time. 
== Friends ==
=== Rachel Roth ===
Because of their shared sense of lonliness, both Raven and Dick are considered close. Before they officially met, Rachel had prophetic nightmares that related to Dick Grayson. At first Dick wanted nothing to do with her, just thinking of her as another runaway kid. However, after her capture from the acolyte, Dick went to rescue her and ultimately, Rachel killed her enemy before he killed Dick.   In "Doom Patrol", Dick decided to protect Rachel from the Organization, a group of her father Trigon's fanatic followers. In episode "Together", Dick revealed himself to be Robin to Rachel and the rest of the Titans, Gar and Kori, showing his trust in them.Like Kory and Gar, Rachel was shocked to learn Dick's secret, but she was the only one who knew immediately recognized him. Usually, people could never put two and two together. 
When Raven learned her biological mother was still alive, she wanted to rescue her, but Dick refuses to let her in the fear that she will get caught. Unfortunately, Rachel and Gar disobey Dick and Kory to rescue her mother and all four Titans are unfortunately captured in the process.  She has even confided in Dick that it feels good whenever she unleashes her inner darkness and that it frightens her.   When Dick was possessed by Trigon, that was when Rachel was truly terrified of her father and feared for her true father figure's life. As time goes by, Dick becomes a mentor to Rachel, perhaps even as a relationship that resembles a father-daughter one or a sibling type of relationship. Most of the time, Rachel will often tease Dick in a younger sister way. In Season 3, Rachel was horrified to learn Dick was attacked and killed by Red Hood supporters. both she and Gar in desperation to save their friend, throw him into the Lazarus Pit that ultimately revives him.
=== Donna Troy ===
Donna was Dick's childhood best friend growing up. She usually acted as an older sister towards him. However, Donna cut off tied with Dick after she grew angry with his secretive nature and his lies of Jericho's death. She didn't even help Kory and Rachel in their effort to break Dick out of prison, but only knew he would be able to break himself out of jail.  Despite their anger towards each other, Donna the other girls of the Titans realized that without Dick, they would surely fall apart. Like their friends, Donna and the other women were shocked when he emerged as Nightwing. Dick was saddened by her death through the first time, and was seen holding her body and attending her funeral. After Donna was resurrected in "Souls," she and Dick began making amends. After he went to say goodbye to Barbara in "Purple Rain", Dick told Donna that with her, he is never alone. This does show that they both value each other, reconciled since then and have become best friends again. Donna leaves for Washington, DC to visit Dawn and her sister but not before departing and saying goodbye to Dick.
=== Tim Drake ===
Tim feels sympathy for Dick because he was one of the audience members who witnessed the deaths of the Flying Graysons, who were Dick's parents. He strives to be the third Robin, even though Dick sees that is just a fantasy on Tim's part. However, he still treats him like a member of the Titans and later offers to train him to be Robin at the end of Season 3.
=== Gar Logan ===
Gar is one of Dick's friends and though they aren't close as Dick and Rachel are, they still are good friends and a part of the same team. The former values Dick’s leadership and has become a member of the Titans under Dick's command. In turn, Dick has accepted the Beast Boy and a valued teammate and good friend. They first met in "Doom Patrol" when Dick and Starfire were looking for Rachel and Gar departed with them. During this time, in the next episode "Together", Dick revealed himself to be Robin to the whole team, showing his trust in all of them. During season 2, Gar was also the only one of the Titans who remained with Dick when it was revealed that he played a much larger role in Jericho's death than he originally claimed. However, he was soon sent away. Dick was also one of the Titans who was concerned for both Gar and Conner when they were under Cadmus Laboratories' control.
Dick trains Gar like the rest of the younger Titans, sometimes sitting in the sidelines and watching him fight, as he taught him how to handle a sword this way. In Season 3, with the loss of Hank, the departure of Dawn and the resurrection and corruption of Jason (whose past actions in "Hawk and Dove" led to the team losing Hank and Dawn), the family began to slowly fall apart. In "Lady Vic," Dick was shot by a sniper from a mission he kept secret from the rest of his teammates. Gar grows angry for him continuously keeping secrets, going behind their backs and nearly getting killed in the process for the secret mission. Based on losing at least three friends he considers family, deep down Garfield doesn't want himself out the team to lose Dick as they lost Dawn and Hank. In "Prodigal," Gar and Rachel were desperate to save Dick when he was killed by the fear toxin induced citizens of Gotham. Gar and Rachel took him to the Lazarus Pit below Arkham Asylum to revive him. Rachel could also sense most of Gar's fears when they awaited for Dick to emerge from the Lazarus Pit. She could feel the pain Gar felt when they saw Dick's body and then realizes the bats came to them when they found their fallen friend. Among other thoughts, Rachelcould sense the familial love Gar has towards Dick as the bats had done. After Jason reformed, Dick sent him to help Gar fighting off Crane's minions. To return the favor, Gar helped all Nightwing, Jason and Tim Drake to raiding Wayne Manor and confronting Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow.
==Rivals==
===Hank Hall/Hawk===
Despite their animosity for each other, Hank reluctantly helped Dick assisting in Raven, due to his past experiences and soft spot for runaway children. After the loss of Donna, Hank and Dawn, Dick begin to keep secrets from the rest of the team in fear of losing them as well. 
 
== Enemies ==
===Trigon===
Trigon targeted Dick out of all the other Titans, possibly due to his connection towards his daughter, Rachel to turn her. He trapped him within a dark fantasy world so Dick can embrace the darkness and get to his daughter. To say the least the experience with Trigon led Dick to move past his inner darkness and led to his reconciliation with Bruce.
===Deathstroke===
Out of all the Titans, Deathstroke has a personal vendetta against Dick because of his "role" in his son's Jericho's demise. However, it was Slade who had accidentally killed his son when Jericho sacrificed himself to either protect Dick or either stop his father from doing something drastic. The two swore to keep the incident between them, at least until the Titans reformed. Despite Slade's attempts to break the Titans, Dick found the courage to stand up against him and eventually embrace the title of Nightwing. To say the least, without Slade, Grayson would never have become the current vigilante he is today and had assisted in Deathstroke's own demise by helping Rose defeat him once and for all.