Dick Grayson

## History

Dick was born to John and Mary Grayson, two circus acrobats working at the traveling Haly’s Circus. He was trained by his parents to become a skilled acrobat just like them, and he became one of the Flying Graysons at the young age of 9. Eventually, the circus was invited to perform in Gotham City. During the tour, young Dick overheard crime boss Tony Zucco’s conversations of threats and extortions for protection money with the circus owner Jack Haly, to which he refused to pay.

On the night of their performance, the Haly’s Circus’ opening act happened to be the Flying Graysons. While performing, the trapeze ropes of Dick’s parents snapped, as their equipment had been sabotaged by Tony Zucco prior to the performance. Dick, alongside the hundreds of spectators, watched in horror as John and Mary Grayson were sent to their deaths.

Fending for himself in the streets at first, Dick was eventually placed in an unkind juvenile services system. After Bruce Wayne, one of the witnesses of the Graysons’ murder, found out about this, he decided to transfer him to the Wayne Care Center. After growing quite close with the boy, and with the approval of the closest people around him, Bruce decided to adopt Dick as his ward.

At first, Dick didn’t have that much of a close relationship with his new guardian, but he did grow close to the butler Alfred. One day, when Bruce and Dick had a heated argument, Dick accidentally discovered the secret entrance to the Bat-Cave, prompting Bruce to reveal to Dick that he was Batman. He was then offered the chance to train alongside Bruce and become his crime-fighting partner. Choosing the name **Robin**, he became the first of Bruce’s many sidekicks, and became a founding member of the Titans early in his crime-fighting career.

In 2005, he decided to quit being Batman’s sidekick to form his own identity. Coincidentally, during this time, Bruce had adopted another kid, meaning Batman didn’t really have a problem with Dick abandoning the Robin identity. With this in mind, Dick only had one problem left: his new identity. Turning to Superman for advice, he told Dick stories of the Kryptonian folk hero named “Nightwing”. Dick then moved to Blüdhaven and took the name of the Kryptonian hero.

## Powers and Abilities

### Abilities

* **Peak-Human Condition:** Through years of extensive and intensive training, Dick has achieved the peak of human perfection both mentally and physically. He has displayed peak human strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes, and endurance because of his dedication of extensive training which began even at a young age.
* **Hand-to-Hand/Martial Arts:** Being put through years of Batman's training regime, Dick has become a master martial artist, capable of going toe-to-toe with and defeating other deadly fighters.
	+ **Stick-Fighting:** Dick’s fighting specialty is the Eskrima, a fighting style he frequently employs when wielding his signature dual batons. He is also a master of Bojutsu, a stick-based martial art that uses a bo staff, being taught this fighting style by Batman as part of his training.
* **Acrobatics:** Grayson is a prodigious natural athlete and master acrobat, possessing a peak human level of agility/acrobatic skills. He is regarded as one of the greatest acrobats in the world. He is one of three people in the world who can pull off a quadruple flip.
* **Genius-Level Intellect:** Dick has vast knowledge of different fields, often showing this in use alongside his detective skills.
	+ **Multilingualism:** Dick has been taught to fluently speak and understand around 10+ languages, such as English, Spanish, Japanese, German, Russian, French, and many, many more. He is even known to understand alien languages such as Kryptonese and Tamaranean.
* **Leadership:** Dick is also a brilliant and experienced leader with superlative team skills, serving as leader to both the Titans and the Outsiders.
* **Weaponry**
	+ **Firearms:** As part of his training with Batman, as well as his police training, Grayson is also skilled with firearms.
	+ **Throwing**
	+ **Swordsmanship**
* **Stealth:** Nightwing is a master of stealth, capable of disappearing and reappearing without anyone noticing. He is capable of breaching very high-security facilities without being detected. He has even snuck up on Batman himself on several occasions.

### Equipment

* **Nightwing Suit:** Nightwing's current costume is made of a Nomex fire-resistant, triple-weave Kevlar-lined material. It is an excellent protection against damage, and is also electrically insulated. The current costume is a stylized blue "wing" across his shoulders and extending to his hands, coloring his two middle fingers, over a black torso and legs. Nightwing's costume is tailored specifically to his unique style of crime-fighting. As such, his costume has fewer body-armor inlays, anticipating a decreased need for shock-absorption and an increased capacity for motion.