Richard Grayson

Nightwing by Greg Land

### Relatives

John Grayson (father, deceased), Mary Grayson (mother, deceased), Debbie Grayson (aunt), Mark Grayson (cousin), Nolan Grayson (uncle), Bruce Wayne (adoptive father), Damian Wayne (adoptive brother), Jason Todd (adoptive brother), Tim Drake (adoptive Tim)

### Enemies

Blockbuster, Deathstroke, Major Force, William Cobb

### Base of Operations

Blüdhaven, Doom Manor
Formerly: Titans Tower, Gotham City

## Characeristics

### Abilities

Near peak human physical condition, acrobatics, years of crime fighting experience, leadership

## Debut

### First Appearance

Flashpoint: Onset (2020)

 —Nightwing, Superman: Darkest Knight

Dick Grayson is a Blüdhaven based vigilante, the first of Batman's long lineage of partners and proteges, and is the originator of the Robin identity. He is succeeded by Jason Todd and Tim Drake, as Robin. After years of working alongside Batman, Dick decided to step out of his shadow. Inspired by a story told to him by Superman, of a legendary Kryptonian hero, he adopted the alias of *Nightwing.*

## History

### Early Life (1998 - 2014)

Richard John Grayson was born to John and Mary Grayson in 1998. He was raised by his parents in Haly's Circus. His parents' act, the "Flying Graysons" was known for the extra element of danger in their trapeeze act, which was that they operated without the safety of a net. Being trained by his parents from birth, Dick's acrobatic and athletic ability was already almost on-par with world class acrobats and gymnasts by the time he was 12. On his twelfth birthday, he joined the Flying Graysons act.

### Robin (2014 - 2018)

Following the murder of his parents, Dick had no relatives to take care of him; his aunt Debbie Grayson was not very close with the family, and had never met Dick. Luckily for him, Bruce Wayne witnessed his parents death and as an act of compassion, offered Dick to stay with him. Unbeknownst to Dick, Bruce spent his nights lurking in the shadows and hunting the criminals of Gotham City as Batman.

Dick's rage at his parents' killer would take over, and drive him to the streets of Gotham City, to hunt for Tony Zucco. Batman would find Dick and attempted to take Dick back to Wayne Manor, but Dick retaliated, insisting that Batman help him bring Tony Zucco to justice. Batman reluctantly agreed, and apprehended Zucco with minor assistance from Dick.

Soon thereafter, Batman revealed his true identity to Dick, and appointed him as his sidekick and partner in crime fighting. Dick trained for 3 years before Batman finally allowed him to finally accompany him on patrol. He would be the first to assume the mantle of Robin.

When Dick graduated from Gotham High School, he began attending Gotham University. Concurrently, he was patrolling with the Teen Titans. During this period in his life, tensions began to build between Bruce and Dick, which ultimately resulted in Dick leaving behind the Robin identity, and moving to Blüdhaven in pursuit of a life without Batman.

### Nightwing (2019 - Present)

He would drop out of university after 1 year, due to lack of motivation and focus. He would soon discover that the city of Blüdhaven was a frequent hideaway for Gotham City criminals. Blüdhaven was a perfect refuge for criminals, due to it's poor law enforcement, and lack of a local hero or vigilante. Unable continue being passive towards criminal activity, Dick returned to crime fighting.

Dick donned a blue and gold bodysuit, sans cape and utility belt, to further accommodate for his agility and speed. He adopted the moniker of Nightwing, which Dick took from a story that Superman once told him, of a legendary Kryptonian crime-fighter.

## Equipment

### Escrima Sticks

Escrima/Kali is a weapon-based fighting style traditionally practised with blades. Although, the use of escrima sticks are employed during training. Nightwing's escrima sticks can also shock an enemy with up to 50,000 volts.

Dick's preferred fighting style when wielding his twin weapons is sinawali (a subsection of escrima). Sinawali techniques utilise quick weaving/flourishing patterns to overwhelm the enemy with a high-paced flurry of strikes.

Nightwing's escrima sticks are constructed out of light-weight titanium; the tips of which, are weighted to increase the speed and power behind each strike.

### Grappling hook

Not unlike Batman, Nightwing's preferred method of local traversal is the grappling hook. The sole difference is that Dick's grappling hook is integrated into his forearm compartments.

### Wing-Dings

Aerodynamically shaped aircraft-grade aluminium projectiles. Nightwing is equipped with both dull and sharp variations, for maximum versatility.

### T-Communicator

Each member of the Titans are issued a T-Comm for easy communication between teammates.

### Wings

Nightwing's retractable wings attach to his sides and arms, much like a wingsuit, when deployed/extended, allowing him to glide short distances.