Damian Wayne

Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, raised as part of the League of Assassins. He's ten years old when he becomes the fifth person to take up the Robin identity. He temporarily died in post-Flashpoint continuity, but he was eventually resurrected with temporary superpowers. In DC Rebirth, he leads the Teen Titans (in the 2016 vol. 6 run) and teams up with Jon Kent (in a Super Sons run).
==Canon background==
=== Race and whitewashing ===
* Depiction of Arab characters
* Whitewashing and Eurocentrism
** When half of DC's characters are lean white guys with short black hair it sure is hard to tell them apart outside of costumes
** Criticism of skin color "accuracy" and PSA: Cassandra Cain and Damian Wayne Are White Characters. by 50percentkatonk (2021)
=== Interactions with fandoms of other characters ===
* Tim Drake and Cassandra Cain
** GASP!!! It’s Official That Damian Wayne is Renouncing Robin. Apparently, Tim Drake Really *is* Robin Again! by thattimdrakeguy
** This is such great news for damian fans. It's so relieving that they're not going to further villainise him or butcher his character I mean so far this is looking good by arabian-batboy
== Fanon ==
Damian often carries swords, expresses himself only with the short sound “Tt”, and is called “Demon Spawn” by others.
The Spanish-language fandom affectionately refers to Damian by the tongue-in-cheek moniker la bolita de ódio ("little ball of hate").
== Relationships ==
Damian has a close connection to his first partner (and adoptive brother) Dick Grayson, which is often written as platonic but could also be written as romantic, perhaps as futurefic. Familial or gen fic also often highlights his familial relationships: Jason Todd & Damian Wayne, Tim Drake & Damian Wayne, and Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne.
He had a slightly antagonistic/bantering friendship with pre-Flashpoint Batgirl Stephanie Brown. 
In DC Rebirth, new Superboy Jon Kent was introduced. Damian and Jon shared a series called Super Sons and their ship (DamiJon) became popular in comics fandom. They bantered at first, then became best friends. As of February 2023, they are each other's most popular slash pairing on AO3. Damian is also commonly paired romantically with Marinette DuPain-Cheng, in crossovers with the animated TV show Miraculous Ladybug.
=== Other Relationships === 
As of March 2023 popularity on AO3, third to fifth romantic relationships:
* Tim Drake/Damian Wayne
* Dick Grayson/Damian Wayne
* Raven/Damian Wayne, a teammate from Teen Titans
==Fan works==
===Meta===
===Fanfic===
* Kodokuna Shojo: A Lonely Girl by C.R. Scott, 30k. (2012-2013) (Ignores the DCnU reboot) A tale of two Robins wrapped up in an Asian-style horror story. Tim Drake goes to Japan for business, both for Wayne Enterprises and Batman Incorporated. However, when he returns to Gotham City, it's Damian Wayne who discovers he brought along more from his trip overseas than just his luggage and mission report.
* Future AU (series) by ShariDeschain, 7k total. (2017-2020) Coming of age genre, re Damian reaching the cusp of adulthood and coping with the threat of Ra's al Ghul using his body as a vessel.
===Fanart===
* 1년이 다 되어가는 2월 데미묶음 motion GIF by whffu (20 Nov 2013)
* dont be afraid youre already dead by kata-009 (Jan 2015)
* Damian Wayne by Haining-art (Apr 2016)
* Damian Wayne / Robin by mavkr (July 2017)
* Damian angst panels by brucewaynehomeforangrychildren (April 2019)
* Prompt cartoon by mr-doctor-felicia (Sept 2020) Dick: I told Damian his ears turn red when he lies and now I can tell if he’s really lying.
* Damian being hugged/bonding with his siblings (and pseudo-sibling) bc he deserves to be loved by itsmespicaa (Feb 2021)
* Damian Wayne Demon Suit (Color) by DianaCano18 (March 2021)
* Damian Wayne Robin by Hero-Wham32 (May 2021)
* Robin by DraganD (June 2021)
* Damian does get to keep some puppies by tarantula-hawk-wasp (Oct 2021)
=== Zines ===
* Superkiddos! - also focusing on Jon Kent and Colin Wilkes
==Example Art Gallery==
File:Damian Wayne by longjunt.jpg|Damian Wayne by longjunt (2011)
File:Dd pic by stariver00.png|Old Dd pic with Dick as Batman and Damian as Robin by stariver00 (2014)
File:DSC 2015-06-15 Damian Wayne.png|DSC 2015-06-15 Damian Wayne by theEYZmaster (2015)
File:Damian Wayne by lightningstrikes-art.jpeg|Damian Wayne by lightning strikes (2017)
File:Damian Wayne by arashi-matoi.jpg|Damian Wayne by Arashi-Matoi (2020)
File:2022-01-23 redinthesea Damian Wayne.jpg|Just a little creature. by redinthesea (2022)
==Online fan archives and communities==
=== Archives ===
* Damian Wayne works at AO3
* Damian Wayne works at FFN
:Communities on FFN:
:* Damian Wayne Community
:* Full Circle, a community for “stories involving the relationship between Dick Grayson, the original Robin, and Damian Wayne, the latest Robin.”
===Tumblr===
* Tumblr tags: damian wayne
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* Deconstructing DamianArchived
* Daily Damian WayneArchived
===LJ Communities===
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===Other===
* Damian wayne robin appreciation 2022 thread on Comic Book Resources
==Resources==
* Damian Wayne at Wikipedia
* Damian Wayne at DC Database
* Damian Wayne on Comic Vine.GameSpot.com
* Character of the Month profile at r/DCcomics
==References==
Category:DC Comics Characters
Category:Batman Characters