Nightwing

> "You survived until your birthday... you're going to regret that."
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**Nightwing** is a solid black pegasus stallion with dark wood-brown eyes.

**Nightwing** was a leader of Wind Herd in the flatlands, and was prophesied as one of the black foals of Anok. He was born to The Hundred Year Star and an unnamed mother, and lived as a member of Jungle Herd named **Nightflame**. On the day when The Hundred Year Star gave a moment where it shown as brightly as it could, he was born within the territory with his own dam barely suriving the entire birthing process. Unlike Star, he was not verbally or physically attacked for existing without his own dam but, there have been attempts on his emotional and physical wellbeing over the fact that he was apart of the prophecy.

During the time that Nightwing was a honorary member of Jungle Herd, his mind was going too slow when it comes to learning to be brave amongst the other steeds of Anok. He had a reputation for running away from all sorts of dangers and panicking at the sight of conflict. This was so severe that his cowardice consumed him and his friend, Hollyblaze died as a result.

Nightwing grew up to the age of a yearling, he had undergone his ceremony and received his share of the starfire. While the other pegasi don't know that day, the regret and anguish that was going through his mind consumed him in vengence and hatred. He attempted to murder as many pegasi as he could. He was successful until Spiderwing exiled him, thus earning the title of **The Destroyer**.

## History

### *Pre-Starfire*

Nightwing was born to Jungle Herd, with his mother surviving. He was born a dud, as all black foals are, and so he was teased like Star.

Although it was said that Nightwing was good and kind, with no one believing that he would ever be anything but be good, he seemed to have forcefully switched personality and taken revenge once he received the starfire, scorching Anok and wiping out much of the herds. It is unknown how, but Spiderwing, the legendary over-stallion of Jungle Herd, was able to stop Nightwing.

Four hundred years later, it is believed by some pegasi that Nightwing is hibernating on another continent to the west across the Great Sea, at the land of the Landwalkers (humans). This is proven true in the second book, *Stormbound*.

### *Starfire*

Nightwing is mentioned in this book. The main characters appear to not believe he's still alive but avoid talking about it. While looking for Star, Moriningleaf has a dream where she finds a black pegasus steed and thinks it's Star, but when she tries to get his attention she realizes that it's Nightwing!

### *Stormbound*

Nightwing makes his appearance at the end, killing Rockwing and challenging Star to a battle.

### *Landfall*

Nightwing cripples Star, but was chased away by the Ancestors. He kills the over-stallions who did not hide in the Trap and takes their herds, and puts them in the Blue Mountains. He says that whoever brings him Star's head would be able to rule Anok with him, and two armies are formed. Petalcloud forms "The Ice Warriors," and Frostfire forms "The Black Army." Nightwing attacks Star and the other herds that joined him and takes them, leaving Star alone.

### *Windborn*

Star and Nightwing have a battle in which Star comes out on top. Star offered Nightwing to join them, but Nightwing refuses. Star then killed Nightwing with Nightwing's own starfire.

## Detailed Description

Nightwing is a large, solid black pegasus stallion with a pair of solid black wings. He has short, sleek, and thick fur, medium mane, a medium tail, and dark, wood-brown eyes.

## Quotes

"You survived to your birthday...You're going to regret that." Nightwing menacingly warning Star in chapter seventeen of *Stormbound*: The Visit.

"Fly straight and find your rest, Star." Nightwing says after striking Star with his silver starfire.

## Trivia

### Interesting Facts

* Nightwing appears to be the antithesis of Star as he is somebody the latter would've been like had Star choose to use his Starfire for evil as well.
* Nightwing was around 400 years old, that means, two black foals were born before Starwing.
* He would of been described as having short, ragged, and thin fur if it weren't for Starwing enchanting Nightwing with his golden starfire.
* It is theorized that Nightwing was the over-stallion of the herd that left the Flatlands territory.
* Morningleaf mistook him for Star in her dream.