Dick Grayson

## Nightwing

* Nightwing
* Robin

### Marital Status

Engaged (Fiancée; Koriand'r)Ex-Girlfriends (Zatanna Zatara, Barbara Gordon, Kara In-Ze)

## [Biography]

### [1989-1997] Early Childhood

Born on the spring date of 1989, Richard Grayson was the eldest son of Richard and Mary Grayson, born to a family of professional acrobats, better known as the "Flying Graysons" When he turned 6 his parents would train him in acrobatics, the feeling of soaring through the air left an impression on the boy as he would train tirelessly to perfect the stunts that his parents taught him. Seeing his determination Jack Haly wanted Dick to become a regular part of the act, his parents initially declined but with a bit of persuading they eventually agreed.

As a child he would usually be quite the troublemaker using his acrobatic nature to prank and harass the adults around him. That's when his cousin Chris would usually step up and scold him, this behavior of his would die down a bit after his younger sister Hayley was born. Formerly the only child of the family, he was usually jealous of the attention that his younger sister was getting, he would eventually warm up to her and even gave her the nickname of "Robin" for her interest in birdwatching.

### [1997-1999] Early Years

Haly's Circus would tour and eventually visit Gotham City, under the sponsorship of Bruce Wayne during the "elect Dent Campaign", with the Flying Graysons as the main attraction. After a successful performance, Dick would wander around the set looking for his younger sister, where he would overhear a conversation between Mr. Haly, his father, and a group of other performers talking with a man named Tony Zucco. He was offering them some "protection money" for the duration of their stay in Gotham, however everyone refused, and with John Grayson and Jack Haly even telling the mobster to back off or they will call the cops. Dick proceeded to tell this to his sister and cousin and both of them became terrified. Knowing the possible dangers, Mr. Haly and the adults in the Grayson family all agreed to keep the kids from participating in the next routine, with the kids agreeing to this arrangement, this warning unfortunately comes into fruition as the young Dick Grayson watched in horror as the high wire snapped causing everyone to fall to their deaths, all the while many of Gotham's elite watched on. Riddled with fear, Dick quickly ran back to his tent to check on his cousin and younger sister, only to arrive to see that his former home had been lit on fire. Assuming the worst, he could only watch and stare as the fire consumed everything around him. Chris and Hayley's bodies were never recovered.

Shortly after the tragedy, Dick was placed in an uncaring juvenile services system, as he and his family were not registered Gotham citizens and social services was full at the time. He got beaten up by a number of the juvenile inmates, and he was later sent to a Catholic orphanage. He would be rescued by Bruce Wayne, by adopting him as his ward.

Dick's relationship with Bruce had a pretty rocky start, as the boy was feeling like Bruce was trying to replace himself as his new father

## [Trivia & Notes]

### Trivia:

* After finding out that the bodies of Hayley and Chris were never found, he still searches for any signs of their possible whereabouts secretly in the Batcave
* Even though he is one of the youngest out of everyone in his friend group, everyone can agree that he always acts like the older brother of the group

### Notes:

* Dick's family members are scattered from all across the different interpretations of the character
	+ Chris Grayson was the name of his brother for the novelization of *Batman Forever*
	+ Haley Grayson is an original character created for this version of the character, she does not exist in any dc property that I know of (this could change...)