Damian Wayne (Ibn al Xu'ffasch)

# Damian Wayne

## Damian Wayne

Robin

*Description here ~ Tal*

## History

### Early Life

Born of the Dark Knight detective and the Daughter of the Demon, Talia Al Ghul, Damian Wayne lived all his life in the heights of the Himalayas. A secret fortress called Nanda Parbat, home to the League of Shadows. Subject to brutal training by some of the world's foremost assassins, the young boy became a master to many martial art forms even at his young age.

Having been brought along on several Shadows missions, Damian was subject to and attuned to the casual slaughter of those whom Ra's would deem to be deserving of death. As a result, he never owned a firm moral compass in regards to the slaughter of evildoers, a matter that would go on to haunt him for the rest of his life. In addition, having projected to have Damian succeed the throne of Ra's upon his death, Talia raised her child in a manner befitting a young emperor. To have slaves respond to his every command. A young lord among his conquered domains.

Unfortunately, the Immortal would have other plans for the child. Demanding that Talia should send him away to Gotham City to spend several years with his father in study. And it was on such a ultimatum that the Daughter of the Demon begrudgingly flew Damian to America, and right up to Wayne Manor. Upon greeting the billionaire, Talia explained the identity of the child, and mentioned briefly that she would be back - after which Damian's mother made a swift departure.

The next few months proved to be extremely tumultuous between newly minted father and son, as they spent time trying to attune themselves to each other - and for Damian, adjusting to life in America and away from his mother. A most trying time for one so young. What he knew, regardless, was that he must study all he could from his father in order for his mother to return. And the lonelier he felt, the more he pressured his father to impart all that he could - forcing his way into Batman's initially quiet and solitary world as the Dark Knight's very new sidekick, Robin. Named after Robin of Loxley, a tale that Alfred had told him before sleep.

This loose and hesitant partnership carried on with all its bumps, in spite of Robin's oft reckless ways, till the day Robin defied Batman's orders and almost got himself shot. Finally slamming his foot down on this deal, Bruce forbade Robin to ever make another appearance. Defiant, Damian still made repeated attempts to carry on his vigilante work till Bruce decided to bar the windows to his room to prevent his son from breaking out.

Enraged by this arrangement, Damian spent several days working on an escape till he finally found a way to turn down the alarms from his position, and unhitch the window to flee to freedom. That night, he roamed the streets as Robin, with no home or nowhere to belong to - putting up at an empty warehouse till he bumped into a Detective Grayson by chance. Noting that the boy had been sleeping in a dour location, the detective opened up his heart to him, and offered him a place in his apartment. One that Damian eventually took up.

This partnership grew in strength as both mentor and mentee sponged off each other's personalities - with Richard, having been disenfranchised by the many limitations of the law, eventually took up his own vigilante persona. And in turn, Damian learned to mellow himself to a certain extent, capable of playing sidekick to Richard's Nightwing.

Unfortunately it was on a private outing on his own that Damian slipped on a rooftop during the pursuit of a criminal, and fell three storeys into an alleyway, thereby fracturing his ankle. After calling Grayson on the phone, his mentor was rife with concern - following up on a suspicion that Bruce Wayne might not be just a wealthy donor to the G.C.P.D, and in particular his unit, but Damian's true father. He notified the billionaire of the accident, expecting the man to show if his suspicions proved to be true. As predicted, billionaire Bruce Wayne arrived before long and admitted to the long played out ruse. Explaining to Grayson of the complications surrounding Damian's birth and arrival in his life. He informed him of all the struggles both father and son went through till the day Damian fled, and Batman trailed a distance behind, opting not to approach should he worsen the already tense situation. Not till Damian was taken into Richard's home did he finally relinquish his son's safety into the hands of the reputable officer. Going on to subtly employ him and fund his endeavors under the guise of Batman. Richard was not impressed, but at least he'd finally learned the truth. He encouraged father and son to reunite, but Damian said he wasn't ready. Opting to remain with Richard for the time being. And such an arrangement ensued.

Months later, news arrived of Batman's close shave with death, when he thwarted the publicly telecasted hostage taking of Mayor Cobblepot from the hands of the Joker and his assistant Harley Quinn.. Fallen into a brief coma, only to wake up to great physical anguish, Bruce saw no other choice but to hand the cape and cowl over to Azrael to play the role of Batman. Seeing his father under such circumstances shook Damian to the core. He realised that he no longer felt the anger he once did against his father. In spite of all their differences. Richard offered to drive Bruce home when he felt a little better, and he agreed - making a second plea to Damian to return home with him. Almost dying had set Bruce's priorities straight. If there was one thing he longed for then, it was to be a better father. Moved by his father's sincerity, Damian finally said yes.

For a time, Batman and Robin became known as the dynamic duo. Working together side by side. And in turn, Bruce learned to trust his son. Granting him full access to all his most sensitive data. Alas... little did he know that Damian's birth-mother Talia Al Ghul, still had influence on the boy. It was on a specific day after Damian had been contacted from Nanda Parbat, that he was coerced to place a bug into the computers in the Batcave, which then granted Talia, and in turn Ra's Al Ghul, full access to the Batman's files.

Ironically this was what set into motion the siege on Gotham. And though Damian was promised at birth the throne of Ra's when Ra's failing health would finally send the man into retirement, both he and Talia had not known that Ra's had intended for Damian to be the vessel for which Ra's himself would be reborn. Repulsed by the Immortal's plans, the League of Shadows suffered a split - sending Talia, Slade, Rose and Nyssa on their own way, and Damian back to Grayson and to his father. Tail between his legs. Trying to seek forgiveness from them and from himself as he attempts to now search for a new direction in life that isn't charted by the League of Shadows, and not necessarily by his biological father as well.

## Powers and Skills

### Skills

* **Martial Artist**
* **Multilingual**