Dick Grayson

* Nightwing
* Richard Grayson

Aresia Prince, Cassandra Cain, Athanasia al Ghul, Helena Wayne (Adopted Sisters)
Mar'i Grayson (Daughter)
John Grayson (Son)
William Cobb, Amelia Crowne (Ancestors)

### Marital Status

Married (Barbara Gordon, Wife)
Formerly Engaged (Koriand'r, Ex Fiancée)

### Affiliation

Bat Family (Member)
Batman Incorporated (Member)
The Team (Co-Founder, Co-Leader)
Titans (Co-Founder, Mentor, Former Leader)
Justice League (Member, Inactive)
BPD (Member)

## Biographical Information

### Residence

Gotham Clocktower
1800 Pollack Drive
Fashion District
Downtown, Gotham, NJ

### Education

Master's Degree, Law & Bachelor's in Business Management (Gotham University)

## Background

### 1988 - 1998: Dick Grayson

Richard was born on the first day of spring to John & Mary Grayson. Born to a family of acrobats, Dick Grayson began his life with an exciting childhood growing up in the circus. Along with his parents, they formed "The Flying Graysons," famed trapeze artists & acrobats. Dick himself became a regular part of the act when he was just eight years old. They were one of, if not the most famous act of Haly's Circus, a traveling circus company.

The Haly's Circus eventually came to Gotham during the early spring of 1998. Local & well-feared mobster, Tony Zucco, decided to target the circus & even threatened the circus owner, Jack Haly, to pay him insurance for the safety of his performers. The whole ordeal was caught by a young Dick, who thought nothing of us after Haley refused to pay. Unfortunately, Zucco decides to use the headlining act an ad example, which happened to be The Flying Graysons.

That same night, Dick would watch the high wire snap, sending his parents to their deaths while hundreds of spectators watch in horror. Among them was the billionaire Bruce Wayne & his girlfriend Silver St. Cloud. Left an orphan to the system due to no family wanting him, Dick ended up in a local juvenile system before being placed in Wayne Care Center. Bruce began visiting the boy, feeling empathy for the boy's loss. He soon took in as his legal ward, at the urging of Silver. While Bruce had swore vengeance over his parents' deaths, he decided to help Dick find justice so he could better cope with the death better then Bruce did.

Their relationship did not start off the best as Dick felt that Bruce was trying to replace his parents though he did get along well with the butler, Alfred Pennyworth. Bruce created some distance, allowing Dick to set up the relationship that he wanted for them. Feeling like he didn't belong, Dick tried to run away many times but Batman, the local vigilante, always found him & brought him home.

After living in Wayne Manor for some months, he finally put the pieces together that his legal guardian Bruce was the infamous Batman. He pleaded to become his partner, wanting to take down guys who were like Tony Zucco & Joe Chill. Bruce was hesitant but after some talks with Alfred & Silver, he realized that he didn't have to be alone in his crusade & allowed Dick to become his partner. Taking from the nickname his mom gave him, Dick became Batman's full-fledged partner in crime-fighting: Robin, the Boy Wonder.

### 1998 - 2005: Robin

Accepting Bruce's offer to become his partner, Dick trained for the next six months until Bruce let him out on patrol for the first time. Things didn't go [particularly well after Dick disobeyed Bruce's orders to stay out of harm's way by taking down a thug he was fired. He was then suspended, who made the decision he no longer needed a partner but he later changed his mind. After that incident, Bruce came to respect Dick's point of view & the two fought crime flawlessly, rarely having to say words as the other already knew what the other was thinking. He enjoyed this time together & felt that this helped them bond as a family. Despite Batman's influence on Robin, his demeanor was quite the opposite from his cold & serious mentor. He was naturally a lighthearted individual who seemed to take joy in nearly everything that he did, reflected in his bright red & yellow costume.

After several months of being Robin, Bruce's girlfriend Silver was kidnapped by one of Bruce's associates. Not wanting Dick involved, he had him sit this one out but of course, he didn't listened. He followed Bruce but stayed close behind in case he needed back up. Instead, he watched as the man slit Silver's throat as he said "sssssslit." Just like Dick, Bruce realized that the man was Onomatopoeia. He saw Bruce beat the man to a pulp then rush to over to Silver's now almost dead body. Dick immediately returned home but Bruce could tell that he already knew based on the boy's face. While Silver wasn't his mother, she had been good to him for the last year & she was about to be an official part of the family.

Dick began to keep more to himself, not getting attached to anyone new as he felt that they would always leave him in some aspect. Bruce only made appearances as Batman for awhile, which was fine for Dick as well. It was just the two of them for about a year before Batgirl joined as a member towards the end of the next year, giving them a much needed boost in morale. Though he & Barbara had feelings for the other (and both were likely aware of the other's feelings), the relationship never became official. However, in their civilian identities, they were best friends as the both attended Gotham Academy & Bruce was an associate of Barbara's father, Commissioner Gordon.

In early 2002, the Justice League was then formed by his mentor Batman & six other superheroes. Dick, along with some other sidekicks were quite eager to join as well but were denied by the grown-ups due to their young age. Wanting to start their own team to distinguish from his mentor, he started the Titans with Batgirl, Aqualad, Kid Flash & Miss Martian at the end of the next year.

Despite being quite juvenile, he was more experienced than his fellow sidekicks leading to him becoming the team leader. Though leader of the Titans, his experience & strong working relationship with Batman led him to mistakenly assume that the other members would understand & follow his plans without him explaining them. This unfortunately caused problems on one of their first missions against Bane. As a way to settle this, both he & Aqualad shared the role of leader. As a Titan, he was finally able to move out of Batman's shadow.

Leading his own team also brought many arguments between him & Batman but nothing would compare to their fight following the break in at Cadmus Labs that released Match A1. After the two eventually came to blows & Dick learned that Bruce had adopted another son, Dick left the Bat Family. Uncertain of what to do, Dick ended up turning to Superman for advice. He told him of a story about a man who was cast out by his family & dreamed of a world ruled by justice, setting out to protect the helpless of Krypton. His true identity was never revealed but the locals knew him as Nightwing. Dick soon took on the name of the folk hero as his own.

Though he started off still investigating crimes in Gotham, one brought him to their northern neighbor called Blüdhaven. He quickly noted that the city was just as bad, if not worse, than Gotham. With no one to protect Blüdhaven, he decided to relocate there to fulfill his need to forge his own path as a hero. It was the beginning of a long, uphill battle for the crimefighter.

### 2005 - 2010: Nightwing

Dick did well for himself, operating as the main vigilante of Blüdhaven. Despite him & Bruce's strained relationship, he still nominated Dick to join the Justice League that year. While alone in a new city, it didn't take Bruce long to find a new partner in his new son, Jason. If anything, Dick felt bad for the kid but he was so distracted with a certain redhead alien that he wasn't able to make as much time for him as he wanted to. However, Jason really looked up to him which led to Dick blaming himself when Jason was killed at the hands of the Joker the next year. Dick wanted to go after the Joker & make him pay. However, the restrictions from the UN placed on the Titans wouldn't allow him to take any action. In the aftermath, Nightwing explained to Batman that he's tired of being a reactionary hero & wished to make his team proactive crimefighters.

Some months later, Dick resigned from the Titans & formed "The Team" alongside Oracle, Cyborg & Fury. They would operate a covert ops teams that would go on missions that Justice League & Titans couldn't do because of the UN restrictions. He also joined the Blüdhaven Police Department in an attempt to get rid of the corruption of the city from within, working on both sides of the law as Nightwing & an officer. Though many questioned his hesitancy to use his weapon, they remained extremely impressed by all of his knowledge of the law. Seeing Dick take his own path, Bruce stated his approval & praise for Dick's initiative which became the first step of them rekindling their relationship.

Dick spent most of his following time focusing on missions as he felt that should be top priority. Of course, he had things he did on the side (like a fling with Huntress) but they never distracted him from his ultimate goal. Plus, he had gotten back with Kori for the second time around. But when the Cataclysm took place, he had to put on his best game. He had to up the effort after Bruce decided to leave the Batman mantle to Dick while he went to advocate as Bruce on the city's behalf. When Bruce returned weeks later, he returned to Nightwing.

Following the Cataclysm, Gotham had somewhat of a power vacuum situation as many gangs' territorial lines had shifted. After a series of mini turf wars, the gang leaders decided to meet to discuss their desginated territories to prevent further bloodshed. One room, over a dozen gangs & vast amount of weapons. It was clearly a bad idea from the start. Who fired the first shot is unknown but a massive shootout is what followed, leading to the deaths of many members & full-out gang war. Batman splits the family up across the city, having Nightwing deal with the Odessa Mob & the Maroni Crime Family. As the Bats work to keep casulaties to a minimum, the GCPD is ordered to shoot all capes on site. Nightwing ends up being one of the ones hit, though he was luckily just hit in the leg. In the aftermath, most of the gang leaders are either sent to Arkham or able to come to some sort of agreement with their "neighbors."

But there was one particular figure that Batman could not get to go with the program. The man, donning a grey mask with red X across his face, had been causing some problems for not just the heroes but the criminals as well. In addition to taunting the Bat family (especially Tim), he had started a war against Black Mask just as Batman was getting Gotham's gangs back on track. As Dick was recovering at the time, he lended a helping hand to Babs to discover the man's identity & goal but the two came up short. Eventually, Batman ended up in battle with him, leading to an unmasking on both sides. In the end, Bruce came face to face with his believed to be dead son, Jason Todd.

After Bruce broke the news to Dick, the two of them went on search around the world while leaving Alfred & Barbara in charge of the Bat family. For weeks, they searched around the globe & couldn't find a trace. After the first month, Bruce brought them back home & continued their search from Gotham as to not raise any suspicions. As the two continued looking for Jason, they contniued to heal their strained relationship with Dick feeling that they were at their best in years. After a months long search, they finally caught a break & found Jason at Nanda Parbat. It took some convincing from them but Jason returned to Gotham toting a new moniker, the Red Hood.

### 2010 - 2012: Nightwing

Despite getting his adopted brother back, Dick began to suffer mentally. Though he had won many battles on his own, with Batman & with his respective teams, he felt that he never won the war of crime. The city & many losses he suffered took their toll on Nightwing, leading him to eventually adopt a grimmer outlook on being a hero. It also led to the end of his relationship with Kori, who left Earth shortly after to go on a spiritual journey to deal with the heartbreak.

To help distract himself, Nightwing decided to split his time between Gotham & Blüdhaven, seeing as Bats need more help than he let on in keeping the city in control following the earthquake. His time in Gotham brought him across a woman who had lost three husbands to freak accidents in seven years time. To solve the case, he approached her as Dick Grayson & began dating her. Using his good ole charm, he wooed her & proposed to her all within a matter of months. Emily was hesitant but accepted his proposal after seeing how well he was with her son. After faking a wedding ceremony (unbeknowst to Emily), Dick was attacked by Emily's best friend (and former lover) Annelise. Annelise was trying to get revenge for her father, who was arrested after Emily's father spoke to the police. With the killer caught, Dick was forced to tell Emily the truth. While Dick had spent the last few months in a fake relationship, he did find himself back in the arms of his first love, Barbara.

### 2012 - 2015: Nightwing

Dick continued to using his expertise to lend a helping hand not only to the city of Gotham but the Justice League as well. When Aquaman's brother led a coup & attempted to assasinate Queen Mera, Dick was one of heroes to respond to the cause. A few months later, two Kryptonian war criminals broke out of the Phantom Zone & caused quite the stir across the bay in Metropolis. The next year, he responded to the "all hands on deck" call from the League when a Star City businessman caused a demon attack from none other than Trigon. Then the past came back to haunt him when Tim's former girlfriend Darla Aquista (who was killed during Gotham's gang war) decided to kill said ex boyfriend. Dick arrived to help as Batman due to Bruce being called away on a long assignment with the League. To top the year off, his ex girlfriend Kori returned back to Earth after a three year absence with Dick's daughter in tow. Over come with emotion, Dick offered to make a life with the two of them so they picked up where they left off before.

Looking back, having Kori around was quite beneficial as Earth had some extraterrestrial visitors called The Reach. They quickly gained the public's trust after their leader, Ambassador L'Marr introduced himself to the United Nations. But Kori made Dick aware of her suspicions, knowing the species' former past as conquestors before the Guardians of the Universe forced them to sign a peace treaty. Unfortunately, Dick could not use Kori's word alone. He kept a close eye on them, teling Bruce & the other members of the League about his suspicions. Kori would be proven right months later, with the entirety of the hero community going after the Reach. Luckily, the Guardians became involved & escorted the Reach off of Earth with no further damage.

But his relationship with Starfire became strained when the world was hit with a surge of metahuman trafficking following the Reach's departure, which demanded Dick's attention. Impulsively (& irrationally), Dick proposed marriage to Starfire. The two almost wed but Dick realized he was only doing this to have the "perfect" family, leading to the wedding & relationship being called off.

The year of 2015 was an another doosy for Dick. He receieved a new brother Damian, this one being the biological son of Bruce & his former lover Talia. Apparently the two had some rendezvous after crossing paths (read: Talia tracked him down) in Bulgravia back in 2004. Though it was usually Bruce's job to reign in the new members, he recognized that Dick was the better man for the job so Damian accompanied Dick on his patrols in Blüdhaven. It kind of worked out for Dick as he needed a distraction after ended his relationship with Kori for the upteenth time so. Though Dick did find distractions in other places as he juggled multiple flings, one night stands & affairs for the next six months until Barbara let him back into her life.

## Romantic Relationships

* Bette Kane: One Night Stand (2007)
* Helena Bertinelli: Fling (2008); Kissed (2008)
* Zatanna Zatara: Dated (2007 - 2008)
* Shawn Tsang: Girlfriend (2011); Fling (2015)
* Emily Washburn: "Girlfriend" (2011); "Wife" (2011)
* Catalina Flores: Girlfriend (2012 - 2013); Fling (2015)
* Kate Spencer: One Night Stand (2013)
* Terri Bergstrom: Dated (2013)
* Daphne Pennyworth: Dated (2015)
* Koriand'r: Girlfriend (2006 - 2007), (2008 - 2010), (2013 - 2015); Fiancée (2015)
* Barbara Gordon: On & Off (2003 - 2006), (2012); Girlfriend (2015 - 2017); Fiancée (2017 - 2018); Wife (2018 - )

## Personality

In his early days as Robin, he was more experienced than his fellow sidekicks.  Despite Batman's influence on Robin, the two have very contrasting personalities. While his mentor was cold & very serious, Robin's demeanor was quite the opposite & was naturally a very lighthearted individual who seemed to take joy in nearly everything that he did. Despite his immaturity, he could get along very well with people who were older than him & tended to act more maturely whenever he was tasked with a certain level of responsibility.

When simply interacting with his friends, Robin behaved in a jovial & oftentimes "little brother" like role, in which he joked freely about his teammates & even made fun of them when they made mistakes. Despite his child like behavior at times, Robin was a natural tactical thinker, often coming up with plans on the fly & figuring out complex situations faster than many of his teammates.

Over the years, Dick has matured considerably & is more driven & focused as Nightwing, just like his mentor. He continues in the wisecracks but has become much more somber and serious.

 Powers & Abilities

* **Peak Human Condition:** Due to his training with Batman, Dick's body is at the peak of human condition. He is also classified as one of the finest human athletes. He has displayed peak human strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes & endurance because to his dedication of extensive training at a young age.
	+ ***Acrobatics*:** Grayson is a prodigious natural athlete & master acrobat, possessing a peak human level of agility/acrobatic skills. He is regarded as the greatest human acrobat in the world. He is one of three people in the world who can pull off a quadruple flip. Even before meeting Bruce, he was quite skilled due to being part of the Flying Graysons.
	+ ***Hand to Hand Combat/Martial Arts*:** He is a hand to hand combat fighter & master of several martial arts. His fighting style has an emphasis on Aikido & Eskrima. He has taken down Ra's al Ghul, Red Hood & has stalemated the likes of Cassandra Cain, Cheshire & Deathstroke.
	+ ***Stealth*:** He is capable of breaching very high-security facilities without being detected. He can even sneak up on Batman himself on occasion. Grayson is also skilled enough to even sneak away & keep hidden from speedsters.
* **High Level Intellect:**  He has vast knowledge of different fields. He often shows this when in use with his Detective skills. He was intelligent enough to build his own "Nightcar", build & program a Tech Glider, & also mentioned he can fool a polygraph.
	+ ***Computer Operation*:** He is skilled enough to hack into the JLA emergency override codes & an alien Terminal with the use of the Tameranean language he learn from Starfire.
	+ ***Disguise*:** Trained by Alfred Pennyworth, Dick is proficient in the art of disguise.
	+ ***Escapology*:** Due to his training with Batman, he possess extreme skill in escapology. He was able to escape a maze before the Flash could.
	+ ***Indomitable Will***: Like his mentor, Grayson has a very strong will. He is able to resist Scarecrow's potent fear toxins, as well as resist & overcome mind control from Brother Blood. He was even a candidate to succeed the Green Lantern, Abin Sur.
	+ ***Intimidation*:** He is skilled enough to get Scarecrow, who only fears Batman.
	+ ***Investigation*:** Grayson is a master detective & has been said to be second to Batman, though he may be third now behind Tim. He once able to solve a riddle by the Riddler before Batman himself even figured it out & has been shown to solve mysteries & cases in a speed that even impresses his mentor. Barbara even commented that he was able to solve 4 cases in "America's Most Wanted" in a single morning & solved a homicide case in Blüdhaven that went unsolved for 14 years.
	+ ***Leadership*:** He is a brilliant & experienced leader with superlative team skills, having served as leader to the Titans & the Team. Additionally, Dick's efforts to remain in contact with other heroes makes him a master at rallying, unifying & inspiring the superhero community.
	+ ***Mechanical Aptitude*:** Grayson built his car mostly on his own. The only help he needed was to find the most appropriate motorhead.
	+ ***Multilingualism*:** Dick is of Romany descent & was raised to speak the language. Having had the finest education as Bruce's son, he can speak fluent English, Spanish, Japanese, German, Russian, Farsi, French, Swahili, Mandarin, Kikuyu, Italian, & Cantonese. He can also understand American Sign Language & has some knowledge of the alien language of Tamaran.
	+ ***Tactical Analysis*:** Dick is a capable tactician due to his training from Batman. He is also skilled in reading the body motions of others, allowing him to to anticipate the actions of multiple armed opponents & even Batman.
* **Weaponry:** He has displayed high expertise with various weapons including Shuriken (Wing-Dings & Batarangs), throwing knives, paired staves & swords.
	+ ***Firearms*:** He is also skilled with firearms, as he was trained by Batman to do so.
	+ ***Swordsmanship*:** Grayson once bested the master swordsman, Ra's al Ghul, in a sword duel.
	+ ***Throwing*:** He is skilled in throwing modified Shuriken (Wing-Dings) to hit thugs at a great distance with his eyes closed, despite occasionally giving them head-starts & even disarm others with his wingdings.
* **Nightwing Suit**: As Nightwing, his suit is tailored specifically to his unique style of crime-fighting. It is made up of sturdy but flexible material that not only suits his strength, speed & acrobatics but also is durable enough to withstand gunfire. His suit houses various hidden compartments for his gadgetry such as smoke pellets, fire extinguishing pellets, wing-dings, & small bombs. The fingertips of the suit also enable him to use lock picks & a needle which can give chemical analysis.
	+ ***Domino Mask***: As Nightwing, Dick's domino mask is shaped just like his wing-dings. It has various capabilities such as being able to track the GPS coordinates of a cellphone, thermal vision, detect radio waves & is capable of giving detailed analysis of scenes & fights.
	+ ***Gauntlets***: Hidden within secret compartments lies Nightwing's gadgetry, in which a great majority seems to be hidden. He has various gadgetry in his gauntlets such as binoculars & they are occasionally used to store his Escrima Sticks. His gauntlets can also shoot remote bombs, a sonic device with his ear dampeners & a grapple line.
	+ ***Electric Shock***: Dick's entire suit is wired to deliver a 150-thousand-volt shock through the gloves of the suit, however it only has enough power for a one-time charge.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Strength:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Speed:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Range:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Strategy:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Combat:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **TOTAL:** 160 - Threat Level 4 / Moderate Threat

## Trivia

#### General

* While Dick himself is not extremely rich, he has access to an extensive amount as the son of Bruce Wayne. His parents also left him a trust fund that Lucius Fox turned into a small fortune.
* He enjoys creating back formations by taking away prefixes (i.e."aster," "traught," "whelmed").
* Dick completely supports Jason & Artemis relationship as it makes him happy to see his best friend & brother happy together.
* He is a very happy go lucky person, taking pleasure in almost everything. This was more present when he was in Robin. As Nightwing, he's more serious but still light hearted.
* Dick is a self proclaimed ladies' man. However everyone agrees with him, saying that he took after his adopted father.
* He is of Romani descent.
* According to his license, Dick is an organ donor.
* Dick has a weakness for redheads.
* His partner is Gannon Malloy. They report to Amy Rohrbach, the Captain of the Homicide Unit.
* His favorite breakfast is buckwheat pancakes.
* Dick has said that his super power was the ability to have relationships with multiple girls & still be on good terms with him.
* He broke up a fight between Stephanie Brown & Cassandra Sandsmark.
* Dick likes to volunteer at soup kitchens.

#### Hero Life

* Dick has had to pose as Batman various times when both Batman & Bruce had to be in the same place.
* He has noted that he's seen too much to be Robin, but still too optimistic to be Batman.
* His favorite Justice League member is Superman.
* At the end of 2015, he began investigating Intergang as some of their dealings had jumped across the pond. After tracking them for a few weeks, his trail led him back to Gotham, where he ended up working with Kate & Renee on the case. The latter two eventually took over the case, along with Question.

#### Relationships

* Though him & Bruce argue a lot, they have a lot of respect for each other. After years of fighting, Dick left the Bat Family. Yhey remained distant until working together to find Jason.
* When Jason entered the family, Dick was already in Blüdhaven working as Nightwing. Despite his & Bruce's strained relationship, he made it a point to visit Jason but they were never close. His death devastated Dick as he felt he failed him. After it was discovered Jason was alive, Dick worked with Bruce to return Jason to Gotham. Upon his return, he was cold to Dick as he still envied him from when they were kids.
* Dick was very protective of Tim when he became Robin because of Jason's death. When Tim was leading his first mission & asked for pointers, Dick only said "don't die."
* Despite Damian’s murderous tendencies & being a complete little shit, Dick absolutely adores him & Damian has come to respect him.
* Though Wally West is his best friend, he has said that Alfred is his best friend on multiple occasions.
* He met Wally when he started out as Kid Flash & the two later formed the Titans with the other sidekicks. They had a problem when he pursued Artemis despite knowing about Dick’s crush but easily moved passed it.
* Artemis Crock is his other best friend. Unknown to her, the two were friends as crimefighters & civilians due to attending the same school. To Artemis, both Dick & Robin were flirts that could occasionally be a good friend. They eventually became close, leading to Dick revealing his identity to her. They bonded over the fact that they were both without powers. He looks to her as a sibling among the many he already has.

#### Romance

* He had sex with Bette Kane on his 19th birthday.
* Dick had a crush on Artemis when she first joined but got over it after she began dating Wally.
* His former lovers either dislike each other (Zatanna & Helena), are best friends (Barbara & Helena) or are professional associates (Zatanna & Kori).
* During the Cataclysm, Dick visited Helena in the hospital when she was left for dead after her run in with the Joker. Despite dating Kori at the time, he kissed her upon realizing she was alive.
* While studying law at Gotham University, he met an undergrad student named Terri Bergstrom. They had a mutual teacher who thought Terri could benefit from studying with Dick. The two became study buddies soon but Dick's constant bailing led Terri to believe that he only said yes out of pity. After confronting him & telling him to just be up front, Dick denied her accusation & even revealed he was kind of attracted to her. The two went out ot dinner that night, which resulting in Terri accidently probing Dick's mind a few times to finish his sentences. Dick quickly got the idea that Terri was a psychic or metahuman so he arranged for her to meet Lilith. The two would discover they were twin sisters & began reconnecting.
* After he broke off his engagement with Kori, Dick began seeing Shawn, Catalina & Daphne. There was definitely some overlap between the three before he ended it all & began dating Barbara.

## Notes

* The back formations are a nod to *Young Justice.*
* On *Young Justice*, Dick jokingly told Tim to not die when Tim was leading a mission for the first time.
* To view the 2032 version of the character, click HERE.

## Links & References

* Character Gallery: Dick Grayson
* Love Interests of Dick Grayson