Dick Grayson (New Earth)

"*You know how a lot of people wished they could fly? Well I gotta say, I love falling.*"
―Dick Grayson[src]
**Richard John "Dick" Grayson** is a former vigilante that operated in Gotham City. With his parents, he was a member of the iconic Flying Graysons at Haly's Circus, after his parents were murdered, he was adopted by billionaire Bruce Wayne, who revealed his true identity to him.

He then became the first one to don the **Robin** moniker. Trained by the Dark Knight himself, he became a formidable fighter at a young age and an intelligent detective.

For much of Batman's career as vigilante he has fought by his side, until Batman gave him the opportunity to be independent and lead his own team, dubbed the Teen Titans. At one point he passed down the mantle of Robin to Jason Todd and became **Nightwing**.

## Biography

### Early life

"*Wow, you're really good at this parkour thing."
"Yeah, I was a circus performer.*"
―Beast Boy and Dick Grayson[src]
Dick Grayson was born to John Grayson and Mary Grayson in Gotham. His parents were the Flying Graysons, famous performers at Haly's Circus. When he was young he became the newest member and started performing with his parents, gaining popularity.

### Red Hood's Campaign

A mysterious vigilante by the name of Red Hood appeared in Gotham and began eliminating criminals, drawing attention to the Bat and himself.

### Attending Barry Allen and Iris West's funeral

Dick attends the funerals of Barry Allen and Iris West, and to comfort his friend Wally West

## Abilities

* **Master Acrobat**: Through years of training and experience during his time at the circus have made him an extremely skilled acrobat, gymnast, and aerialist. He could already do several agile flips as a child. He is highly skilled with parkour and free-running and able to quickly move over rooftops and climb buildings.
* **Master Martial Artist**: Being trained by the likes of Batman and Dinah Lance, Dick lives and breathes martial arts.
* **Master Equilibrium**: Grayson's sense of balance is nigh-superhuman, giving him excellent equilibrium, coordination, dexterity, and agility, resulting in high levels of acrobatic and gymnastic ability.
* **Leadership**:
* **Gifted Intellect**: Dick is highly intelligent with advanced knowledge in various fields and is one of the most resilient and brilliant crime fighters in the world.
	+ **Investigation**:
* **Tactical Analysis**:
	+ **Multilingualism**:
	+ **Tracking**:
	+ **Chemistry**:
* **Espionage**:
* **Indomitable Will**:

## Equipment

* **Robin suits**: Being the first Robin, he owned a suit made by Batman. Ever since retiring and becoming Nightwing, he keeps his Robin suit displayed at the Batcave.
* **Nightwing suit**:
* **Utility belt**:
* **Grapple gun**:

### Weapons

* **Escrima Sticks**:
* **Batarangs**:

## Relationships

	+ John Grayson - father
	+ Mary Grayson - mother
* Batman Vigilante Family
	+ Bruce Wayne/Batman - adoptive father and mentor
	+ Alfred Pennyworth - butler and mentor
	+ Jason Todd/Red Hood - adoptive brother and former enemy
	+ Tim Drake/Robin/Red Robin - adoptive brother
	+ Cassandra Cain/Orphan/Black Bat - adoptive sister
	+ Damian Wayne/Robin - adoptive brother
* Koriand'r/Starfire - wife
* Mar'i Grayson - daughter

Allies* Haly's Circus
* Titans
	+ Raven
	+ Donna Troy
	+ Garfield Logan/Beast Boy
	+ Victor Stone/Cyborg
	+ Roy Harper/Speedy/Red Arrow
	+ Wally West/Kid Flash/Flash - best friend
	+ Cassie Sandsmark/Wonder Girl
	+ Superboy
	+ Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle
* Batman Vigilante Family
	+ Barbara Gordon/Batgirl/Oracle - ex-girlfriend
	+ Stephanie Brown/Spoiler/Batgirl
	+ Helena Bertinelli/Huntress
* Gotham City Police Department
	+ James Gordon
	+ Harvey Bullock
	+ Renee Montoya
* Doom Patrol
	+ Crazy Jane
	+ Rita Farr/Elasti-Woman
	+ Cliff Steele/Robotman
	+ Larry Trainor/Negative Man
* Justice League
* Slade Wilson/Deathstroke - former archenemy
* Insurgency
* Justice League Dark
	+ John Constantine
	+ Zatanna
	+ Etrigan
* Harley Quinn
* Black Mask's criminal organization
	+ Black Mask
* Court of Owls
	+ Talon
* H.I.V.E.
	+ Ravager
	+ Cheshire
	+ Jinx
	+ Gizmo
	+ Doctor Light
* GRID
* Brotherhood of Evil
	+ Brain
	+ Madame Rouge
	+ Monsieur Mallah
* Riddler
* Scarecrow
* Mister Freeze
* Anarky
* Darkseid's Elite
	+ Darkseid
	+ Intergang
	+ Regime
	+ Grail
	+ Parademons
* Trigon

## External links

* Dick Grayson (New Earth) on DC Database
* Robin on DC Extended Universe Wiki
* Dick Grayson (New Earth) on Wikipedia