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Nightwing

Real Name: Richard "Dick" John Grayson
Occupation: Landlord, Circus Owner, Police Academy graduate
Base Of Operations: Blüdhaven
Group Affiliations: Titans
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: John and Mary Grayson (parents, deceased), Bruce Wayne (adoptive father), Jason Todd (adoptive brother, deceased)
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
First Appearance: as Robin Detective Comics #38 (April 1940); as Nightwing Tales Of The Teen Titans #44 (August 1984)

Tid-Bits

  • Mask is equipped with Starlite nightvision lenses.
  • Detective, martial arts and acrobatic skill.
  • Costume made from a special weave of Nomex fire-resistant and Kevlar bulletproof materials.
  • Employs monofilament decel jumplines and grapnels, customized Batarang, gas capsules, rebreather, and other devices, stored in utility belt.
  • Prefers the use of Escrima fighting sticks in close combat.

    Biography

  • Comics
    As the Batman's first and most distinguished partner, Dick Grayson channeled his desire for vengeance against the criminal who murdered his circus aerialist parents into a successful crimefighting career. First as Robin, half of Gotham's so-called Dynamic Duo, then later as a Teen Titan, Grayson entered into the fray a punning one-two punch. Much later, Grayson would strike out on his own as Nightwing, retiring Robin's cape and cowl, and proving to his mentor and himself that he was his own man, yet never too far from the needs of the Dark Knight or Gotham.
    For a time, Grayson assumed the role of Batman, allowing Bruce Wayne to attend to matters he would not disclose. For Dick, the costume was an easy fit, but the mindset proved to be another matter entirely. Grayson willingly returned the mantle of the Bat to Bruce Wayne upon his return to Gotham. Once again assuming the costume and identity of Nightwing, Grayson journeyed at the behest of Batman to uncover a murder mystery in the neighboring Blüdhaven, a city as dark and corrupt as Gotham. There he has remained, confident that he can be everything to Blüdhaven that Batman is to Gotham — making a difference in a city that has never known a dark knight avenger...until now.

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