Richard Grayson

## Nightwing

**Richard J.** "**Dick**" **Grayson**, also known as "**Nightwing**", is both a fictional character and protagonist of the *MDC's* *Captain Batman* series created by Joe Simon and Bob Kane. He is .

"*Don't let the pretty boy looks fool you. Nightwing here is tougher than he looks.*"

—Nightwing, to thungs.

## Appearance & Biography

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### Biography

Dick Grayson is a natural leader, an optimist, and the most charismatic of the Bat Family. He grew up in an unorthodox but loving circus family, so he values close personal bonds. Dick believes that, for the fight to be worth it, there must be something real to fight for; and that something has always been other people. He was Batman's first protégé before becoming a hero in his own right. Dick boasts about his mastery in acrobatics and is an expert at taking down enemies with his signature dual escrima sticks.

Dick Grayson was part of a circus family, dubbed the "Flying Graysons" for their death-defying stunts and acrobatics. After a performance that Bruce Wayne was in attendance to, as was Tim Drake, Dick was left as an orphan by the hands of the mob. Feeling sympathy for the child, Wayne decided to take the boy in as his own and treat him as family.

Eventually, Batman gained enough respect and trust for Grayson that he bestowed upon him the great secret, even going as far as to train the acrobat and develop a new sidekick, Robin. Through hard work of training and exercising, the duet was almost unstoppable. Tim Drake watched them and put together the facts that Batman and Robin were very close, and Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson were very close. He put together the conclusion of Dick being the same person as Robin. After years of partnership, Dick grew tired of Bruce's power over him and his strict personality.

Once Grayson was through with putting up with it, he left the Bat to fight crime on his own, and developed a new alias, Nightwing, a Kryptonian god (being that Dick always looked up to Superman). Though being his own superhero, he continued to occasionally fight crime with the Dark Knight .

### Appearance

Dick is a tall young man with mid-length black hair and blue eyes.

#### As Dick Grayson

In his casual attire, Dick wears a brown jacket over a gray shirt with dark brown pants and boots.

#### As Nightwing

As Nightwing, Dick had a blue/black suit. Nightwing wore his hair in a longer style, and a domino mask. Nightwing also had outlines throughout his suit.

* Hair Color: Black
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Blue
* Age: Not Known
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: 6'0"
* Weight: 220lbs

## Personality

Often lighthearted and upbeat, Nightwing was a stark contrast to his stoic and serious mentor. He would often even make jokes while battling his enemies. His sarcastic demeanour, however, hid more pain than Nightwing would let on, especially regarding his parents accidental deaths which he witnessed as a child. A flaw Nightwing did possess aside his cocky nature was he could be occasionally reckless and overconfident, not thoroughly scanning an environment or underestimating the danger of a situation which led to his capture at Penguin's hands.

This happened again after finishing a group of thugs with the help of Batman, he was overpowered and held at gunpoint by Penguin despite being relatively smaller in stature and less skilled. Nightwing, at times could develop a cruel sense of humour regarding his enemies. For example after Penguin was about to escape GCPD, he asks Lucius Fox to cut off the lights in the elevator which he was trapped within, having previously learnt that he was afraid of the dark.

He does this again where atop the GCPD, pretends to be one of Penguin's henchman claiming they had defeated Nightwing and allows him to walk outside, thinking himself free only to be imprisoned yet again.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Batman America Faction
	+ Captain America
	+ Batman
	+ Oracle
	+ Alfred Pennyworth
	+ Red Robin
	+ Robin
* Lucius Fox
	+ Luke Fox
* GCPD
	+ James Gordon
	+ Renee Montoya
* Watch
	+ Madame Palomares
	+ Charlotte
	+ David
	+ Oscar
* Justice Avengers
	+ Superman
* Lois Lane
* Young Justice Avengers
	+ Superboy
	+ Kid Flash
	+ Wonder Girl
* Teen Titans
	+ Starfire
	+ Cyborg

### Family

* Mary Grayson (mother; deceased)
* John Grayson (father; deceased)
* Bruce Wayne (adoptive father)
* Jason Todd (adoptive brother)
* Timothy Drake (adoptive brother)
* Damian Wayne (adoptive brother)
* Alfred Pennyworth (surrogate grandfather)
* Thomas Wayne (adoptive grandfather; deceased)
* Martha Wayne (adoptive grandmother; deceased)

### Neutral

* Mr. Freeze
	+ Regulators

### Enemies

* Joker's Gang
	+ Joker (deceased)
	+ Harley Quinn
* Freaks
* The Mob
* Bane
* TYGER Security
	+ Hugo Strange (deceased)
* Killer Croc
* Penguin
* Two-Face
* Black Mask (possibly deceased)
* Deathstroke
* Clayface
	+ Clayface's Gang
* Court of Owls
	+ Voice of the Court
	+ Talons
* League of Assassins
	+ Talia al Ghul
	+ Ra's al Ghul (Deceased)

## Abilities and Powers

Nightwing was taken under the wing of Bruce Wayne and was given the mantle of Robin the Boy Wonder. To do so, he had to be trained by the Dark Knight himself. He was trained to physical and mental peak, being almost as trained as Batman. His strength is beyond most humans, barely falling under uncanny.

He lacks a cape and any other gliding mechanism built into his suit. As such, unlike Batman and obin, he cannot glide. Instead, replacing their "Glide Kick" manouvers, he uses a "Pounce Attack," similar to Catwoman's. If the enemy is a rough distance away, instead of gliding, Nightwing will jump off the Vantage Point and pounce onto the enemy, leaving them groggy and ready for a Ground Takedown on the floor.

### Weapons

His gadgetry includes wrist darts, a stealthy way of taking down enemies. He only carries three darts at a time , and they do not appear to regenerate over time. This is used in a first-person view. He also uses advanced offensive weaponry; He uses two electric eskrima sticks, one for each hand. These are his trademark weapons. They can be thrown at opponents as a projectile weapon which ricochet up to hit the enemy, even around corners. He also has a Batclaw, the Line Launcher, the Disruptor, Wing-Dings (stylized shurikens, essentially personalized batarangs), and Electric Blasts. These are similar to Explosive Gel, only quicker.

* **Wing-Ding** - Similar to Batman's Batarang, close in size and shape.
* **Grapple Hook** - Used in the same way Batman uses it, only to grapple to Vantage Points and ledges.
* **Electrical Blast** - Two electrical escrima sticks Nightwing uses to pounce on or near enemies, making them groggy and open for a Takedown.
* **Wrist Darts** - When used, the player's view goes into first person mode, seeing Nightwing's right hand aiming from his wrist. When shot, Nightwing fires a small dart into the desired enemy location on the body, stunning the enemy and sometimes eventually fully knocking them out. The player can also zoom in their view when using this gadget.
* **Escrima Sticks** - Used for most of Nightwing's combat. Also can be used for most Takedowns and Special Combat moves. Nightwing can use these to ricochet off the walls and onto enemies, groggying them for Takedowns.
* **Batclaw** - The same as Batman's; used the same and appears the same.
* **Line Launcher** - The same as Batman's; used the same and appears the same.
* **Disruptor** - The same as Batman's; used the same and appears the same.
* **Night Vision** - The same purposes as Batman's Detective Mode, yet it appears in an orange corner-curved frame with a radar on the top-right corner. This radar only shows enemies who are in very close proximity to Nightwing

## External links

* Nightwing *Wikipedia*
* Nightwing *Batman Wiki*
* Nightwing *DC Database*
* Nightwing *DC Universe Online Wiki*