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In comic books published by DC Comics, Richard John "Dick" Grayson is Batman's first ward (later adopted son), and the first person to fight crime with him using the superheroic identity of Robin. Years later, with his emancipation, he adopted the name of Nightwing after hearing Superman's tale about a Kryptonian hero of old.

The character of Dick Grayson was created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson in 1940, while the Nightwing persona was created by Marv Wolfman and George Perez in 1984. Since then the latter alias has also been used for short stints by other people such as Superman and Jason Todd, but Dick Grayson has always remained the most notable Nightwing.

Character History

Origin

For many years, Dick was Batman's sidekick Robin. He was introduced in Detective Comics #38 (1940) by Batman creators Bill Finger and Bob Kane as Robin. The sidekick debuted only a year after Batman and was part of an effort to soften the character of his mentor, originally a dubious, nightstalking vigilante. DC Comics also thought a teenaged superhero would appeal to young readers, being an effective audience surrogate.

The name "Robin, the Boy Wonder" and the medieval look of the original costume were inspired by the legendary hero Robin Hood, as well as the red-breasted American Robin, which continued the "flying animal" motif of Batman.

Young Dick Grayson was born on the first day of spring. His mother nicknamed him "little Robin". Little did she know how prophetic this term of endearment would be in her son's life.

He was an eight year-old half-romany circus acrobat, the youngest of a family act called the "Flying Graysons" of the Haly's Circus. Dick joined the act at a very young age, having been trained in acrobatics from birth. Before one appearance in Gotham City, in which the Flying Graysons were the main attraction, they were asked to pose for a photo opportunity with the Drake Family, including their young son Tim Drake. From that time on, Tim's one and only hero in the world was Dick.

While on tour in Gotham, he overheard "boss" Tony Zucco, a well-known and feared crime-lord, threaten the performers unless the circus's owner paid extortion money. The owner refused, and that night Dick watched in horror as his parents' high wire snapped, sending them hurtling to their deaths, all while many of Gotham's elite watched on. Young Grayson felt responsible, because he didn't warn his parents in time.

Shortly after the tragedy, the millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne rescued Dick from an uncaring juvenile services system. Frustrated by the lack of attention from his new guardian and the mystery still surrounding his parents' death, Grayson sneaked out of Wayne Manor one evening to solve the crime on his own - only to stumble into Batman, who was also investigating the murder. They succeed in revealing Zucco´s complicity, but he died of a heart attack before his arrest.

Seeing a reflection of himself in Dick; first as a prodigious athlete with keen detective skills, and most importantly, that young Grayson could temper compassion with a thirst for justice, Batman not only revealed his identity as Bruce Wayne to the boy, but also made the young orphan the offer of a lifetime: the chance to become his crime-fighting partner. Dick chose the name Robin, and his training began.

Robin's origin had a typological connection to Batman's in that both witnessed the crime-related deaths of their parents, creating an urge to battle the criminal underworld. This provided an inseparable bond and understanding between the two.

Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, DC Comics portrayed Batman and Robin as a team, deeming them the "Dynamic Duo", and rarely published a Batman story without his sidekick, although stories entirely devoted to Robin appeared in Star-Spangled Comics from 1947 through 1952.

Bruce taught Dick fighting techniques and detective skills for a grueling six months. Finally, he had to pass a final test: "The Gauntlet". Dick had to elude the Dark Knight on the streets of Gotham for one night (from sundown to sunrise) without any outside help. He succeeded, simultaneously bringing Gotham gangster Joe Minette to justice. Grayson took to the streets as Batman's full-fledged partner in crime-fighting: Robin, the Boy Wonder.

Dick enjoyed his first year as Robin, regarding the job as an adventure until a confrontation with Harvey "Two-Face" Dent served as a rude awakening for the young hero. The villain had captured the new District Attorney and Batman, and had each suspended from a hangman's noose in a "double gallows death-trap". Robin, in trying to save the D.A., used a batarang to cut the rope of the noose. It worked, but he didn't account for Dent's obsession with the number two: it was a two-fold trap, and the floor gave way, dropping the D.A. into the water, where the man drowned. Robin was unable to prevent his death, and received a beating at the hands of Two-Face; a beating witnessed by Batman, still tied up on the platform trying to free himself. Eventually, Batman was able to free himself and apprehend the villain. This event, however, scarred the young crime-fighter, and haunts him even today. Rather than see Dick be further endangered, Batman "fires" his partner, sidelining the Boy Wonder for a time.

Teen Titans

In 1964, The Brave and the Bold #54 introduced a junior version of the Justice League of America; an all-star superhero team of which Batman was a part. This team was lead by Robin and included other teenaged sidekicks, such as Aqualad (sidekick of Aquaman) and Kid Flash (sidekick of The Flash). Together, they stopped the menace of Mr. Twister.

Later, the three sidekicks joined forces with Speedy and Wonder Girl in order to free their mentors in the JLA from mind-controlled thrall. They decided to become a real team: the Teen Titans. By virtue of the tactical skills gleaned from Batman, Robin is swiftly recognized as leader before the Titans disbanded some years later.

In 1969, writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams returned Batman to his darker roots. One part of this effort was writing Robin out of the series by sending Dick Grayson to the Hudson University and into a separate strip in the back of Detective Comics. The Boy Wonder appeared only sporadically in Batman stories of the 1970s.

In 1980, Grayson once again took up the mantle of Robin as the leader of the Teen Titans, now featured in the monthly series The New Teen Titans, which became one of DC Comics' most beloved series of the era.

Emancipation

Dick continued his adventures with Batman, and began attending college at Hudson University. Robin started to take on solo missions as well, and found himself to be a capable crime-fighter. Shortly afterward, the mysterious Raven summoned Dick Grayson, and several other young heroes, to form a new group of Titans. Robin resumed leadership, and moved out of the shadow of the Batman.

Dick realized at that point that he had grown up: he no longer relied on Batman, and he and the Dark Knight disagreed on crime-fighting methodology. Robin's newfound independence and Titans' duties in New York left less time for his former commitments in Gotham. He also dropped out of Hudson after only one semester.

Dick also rediscovered his self-worth among the Titans. Batman, however, was less than pleased. He informed Grayson that if he no longer wanted to be his partner, then Dick would have to retire as Robin. Furious, hurt, resigned, and confused, 18-year-old Dick Grayson left Wayne Manor. Helping him through this difficult time were his fellow Titans, including Starfire, a beautiful alien Dick had fallen in love with. He handed over leadership of The Titans to Wonder Girl, and took a brief leave of absence from the team.

Nightwing Begins

In Pre-Crisis continuity, "Nightwing" was an alias used by Clark Kent in adventures shared with Jimmy Olsen in the city of Kandor, a Kryptonian city that had been shrunken and preserved in a bottle. In Kandor, Superman had no powers and was branded an outlaw due to a misunderstanding. To protect themselves, Superman and Jimmy created vigilante identities inspired by Batman and Robin; however, as neither bats nor robins existed on Krypton, Superman chose the names of two native avian species: Nightwing (for himself) and Flamebird (for Jimmy).

Following the reboot of the DC Universe in Crisis on Infinite Earths, Grayson was for a time regarded as the one and only Nightwing there had ever been, as the classic version of Kandor was no longer held to have ever existed, and although in Post-Crisis continuity Grayson's Nightwing costume was partially inspired by his father (who at one time wore circus performer garments that were a variant of colleague Boston Brand's Deadman attire), the Kryptonian origins of Nightwing would be later partially restored.

Nightwing: Secret Files & Origins #1 and Nightwing: Year One tells the full Post-Crisis version of how Dick Grayson gave up his identity as Robin and was inspired by Superman's tales of an ancient Kryptonian hero named Nightwing. This tale retroactively erases the notion that Superman and Jimmy Olsen or anyone else before Grayson and Bette Kane ever held the titles of Nightwing and Flamebird, except for the birds and the legendary figures named after them. In this story, Dick, uncertain to what to do with his new-found independence, turned to someone he knew would understand: Superman. Briefly, Grayson had considered giving up fighting crime; but he couldn't imagine his life any other way. Asked what Dick should be, if he could not be Robin, Superman told a tale of long ago on Krypton, about a man who was cast out of his family, just like Dick had been. He dreamed of a world ruled by justice, and set out to protect the helpless of Krypton. His true identity was never revealed; he was known only as Nightwing. Dick then decided to honor the legendary Kryptonian by renaming himself Nightwing. The direct association between Superman and the role of Nightwing was restored in 2001's The Man of Steel #111, wherein Superman and Lois Lane travel to the Kryptonian past to assume the names of Nightwing and Flamebird themselves.

In an adventure in which all of his Titans teammates were captured by Deathstroke the Terminator, and delivered to the H.I.V.E., Dick revealed his new identity of Nightwing and helped to free them with the help of Jericho. Nightwing had finally moved out of the shadow of the Bat, and would lead the Titans through some hard times. He endured brainwashing at the hands of Brother Blood, his relationship with Starfire would suffer due to her marriage of state, he would be deeply affected by the fact that Batman trained a new Robin (Jason Todd) only for him to be killed at the hands of the Joker (See also: Batman: A Death in the Family).

Feeling hurt and betrayed, Bruce and Dick would remain at odds with each other, never fully sorting out their strained relationship. While serving with the New Titans, he was searched out by an older Tim Drake, who had only one goal on his mind, for Nightwing to return to Robin. It was Dick's refusal to return to the role that started Tim down the road toward becoming the new Robin. After weeks of persuading and proving his potential, Grayson then returned to the Batman to plead Tim's case, with help from Alfred. Due to their arguments and the realization that the Batman needs a Robin, Tim Drake becomes the third Boy Wonder.

Titans Hunt and Prodigal

Various members of the Titans were abducted by a rogue Jericho and the Wildebeest Society. This adventure affected the team immensely. The group entered into tumultuous times, where members came and went, longtime friends were maimed or destroyed; although Dick persevered through it all, and remained the heart and center of the team. After these events, Nightwing adopted his second costume.

However, his relationship with Starfire became strained, and problems in Gotham demanded Nightwing's attention. Impulsively, he proposed marriage to her. The two wed, but the ceremony was interrupted by Raven, now reborn as an evil avatar of her father, Trigon. Her brutal attack on Starfire triggered changes in Dick and Kory's relationship. She was implanted with a demon "seed" which caused her to leave Earth and go on a spiritual journey.

Meanwhile, in Gotham, Bruce Wayne had left the mantle of Batman to the unstable Jean Paul Valley (Azrael). Dick intervened with new Robin Tim Drake, and when Bruce returned to Gotham, he brought Valley down and reassumed the mantle of Batman. When Grayson returned to the Titans, he found there to be changes. The government interceded, placing Arsenal, the former Speedy, as leader of the team. Nightwing stepped aside and left the Titans, concentrating on problems in Gotham City.

Still recovering from his broken back, Bruce asked Dick to substitute for him as Batman for a time. He accepted. During this time, Dick was able to confront Two-Face and lay some demons to rest. He also established a wonderful partnership with Tim. Bruce eventually returned to Gotham to reclaim his role as Batman. For the first time in a long time, Bruce and Dick began to heal their strained relationship. Bruce's respect for Grayson was at last obvious.

A Knight in Blüdhaven

In 1996, DC launched a monthly solo series featuring Nightwing, in which he patrols Gotham City's neighboring municipality of Blüdhaven. The series continues, as of 2006, and has been collected in nine graphic novels so far.

At Batman´s request, Dick journeys to this former whaling town-turned-industrial center to ferret out the true culprit behind murders linked to Gotham City gangster Black Mask. Instead, he finds a city racked by police corruption and in the grips of organized crime consolidated by Roland Desmond, the gargantuan genius Blockbuster. With a defenseless city to call his own, Nightwing decides to remain in Blüdhaven until Blockbuster´s cartel is broken. He took a job as a bartender to keep his ear to the ground and worked closely with Barbara Gordon, the former Batgirl, now the information broker known as Oracle) in an effort to clean up the crime-ridden town.

Blockbuster places a sizable contract on Nightwing´s head shortly thereafter, while Grayson begins plying unscrupulous Blüdhaven Police Inspector Dudley Soames for information on the kingpin´s dealings.

Titans Reunited and No Man's Land

After Nightwing settled in Blüdhaven, a galactic threat came to earth, reuniting former members of the Titans together to save their former member, Victor Stone (Cyborg), and prevent him from putting the earth in jeopardy. They came into conflict with their mentors and friends in the Justice League, but were eventually able to come to a truce and save Cyborg while preserving the safety of the planet. After this adventure, the group decided to re-form, with Nightwing returning to the role of leader.

Meanwhile, Dick had joined the Blüdhaven Police Department force in efforts to rid the city of its corruption from the inside. On the personal side, Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon's once flirtatious Robin-Batgirl relationship threatened to blossom into something more. When Gotham was quarantined from the rest of the United States and became a virtual No Man's Land, Nightwing was sent to secure Blackgate Prison. Exhausted and injured from his experience at the prison, Dick recuperated at Barbara's clock tower, and the two grew even closer. Finally expressing their feelings for each other, Dick and Barbara entered into a romantic relationship.

Graduation Day and the Outsiders

For several years, Nightwing led various incarnations of the Titans and became the most respected former sidekick in the DC Universe. He was even chosen by a believed-dead Batman to lead the Justice League when it once appeared that the Leaguers had died in battle.

When a rogue Superman android killed Lilith and Donna Troy (Troia), it tore apart both Young Justice and the Titans. At Troia's funeral, Dick declared to Arsenal that he was tired of seeing friends die and he disbanded the team. The Titans were officially over. A few months later, Arsenal persuaded the reluctant Nightwing to join a new pro-active crime-fighting team: the Outsiders, a new group that would hunt villains, acting as co-workers rather than an extended family. He reluctantly accepted.

Hero no More

Meanwhile, Blockbuster's vengeance campaign escalated as he wrongfully blamed Nightwing for the death of his mother. Now knowing his secret identity, the criminal kingpin bombed Dick Grayson's apartment complex, killing most of its residents. Still shocked, Nightwing enlisted the help of Blüdhaven's newest vigilante: the amoral female Tarantula (Catalina Flores). Dick's relationship with Barbara also dissolved after she grew increasingly concerned about how far the driven hero had been pushing himself.

Blockbuster had beaten down Grayson both physically and emotionally. When an exhausted Nightwing confronted Blockbuster, he was at his lowest ebb. He threatened Dick with killing all the people that he cared about, even the strangers who approached him in the street. The timely arrival of Tarantula turned the tide; she shot Blockbuster dead at point blank range as Nightwing didn't want to stop her when he could. Suffering a panic attack, Dick fled to the rooftop, where he broke down, begging for Bruce's forgiveness. Catalina offered him a shoulder (and the rest of her body) to cry on. Nightwing's inaction has became a source of tremendous guilt for the young hero. But Blockbuster's demise ended his stranglehold over Blüdhaven once and for all.

After the War Games (a conflict between the gangs of Gotham City), Nightwing captured Tarantula and took her to confess their parts in Blockbuster´s murder.

Even when he has destroyed the police corruption and removed the greater part of organized crime from this city, it seems that Nightwing has left the role of Blüdhaven vigilante for good, with Robin and Batgirl as his new replacements.

Homeless, Grayson moved to New York, where the Outsiders were located. While he was the leader of the team, he refused to have any other kind of relation with his teammates (except for his friend Arsenal). Many began to worry about Nightwing's attitude, when he only was frustrated of "sending friends to their deaths". After a confrontation with the Fearsome Five, where Thunder was nearly killed, Nightwing received all the blame for "not caring about his team". Furious, Arsenal told Nightwing that he had become like Batman: an emotionless loner. They finally came to blows, but were soon separated by Jade, who was elected as the new leader. However, knowing that she wasn't the one who was calling the shots, Jade requested Starfire to join the team in the hopes that she would temper Nightwing. After an event in which "insiders" threatened both the Outsiders and the newest incarnation of Teen Titans, Dick deemed that the teams had gotten "too personal" and quit.

Infinite Crisis

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As of the current events surrounding the Infinite Crisis storyline, Nightwing adopted a new villainous persona of Renegade in order to infiltrate Lex Luthor's Society of Super Villains. He began training Deathstroke's daughter Rose, the newest Ravager. Under Dick's guidance, she came to understand the mission of "heroes". Slade, who had suspected Grayson's true allegiances from the beginning, considered killing him but thought it would alienate Rose. The two men came to a deal: Grayson would stay away from Rose and Deathstroke would keep the Society´s hands away from Blüdhaven.

In Infinite Crisis #4, Deathstroke betrayed Nightwing when Blüdhaven was destroyed by the Society. They dropped the supervillain Chemo on the city, killing 100,000 people. Dick tried to rescue survivors but was overcome by radiation poisoning, only to be rescued himself by Batman. Nightwing confided that he let Blockbuster die and Batman told him that he has to move beyond that. Inspired by his former mentor, he proposed to Barbara Gordon, who accepted with a kiss.

Batman has entrusted Nightwing with the mission to alert other heroes about the danger posed in the Infinite Crisis. Dick flew to Titans Tower but unfortunately, nearly all of his fellow heroes were preoccupied by the backlash caused by the Crisis, and the only hero who answered his call was Superboy (Conner Kent), who had recently been given what looks to be a Crystal which will help the pair locate and hopefully defeat Alexander Luthor.

One Year Later

In Nightwing #118, One Year after the Infinite Crisis, Dick Grayson is still Nightwing. He has relocated to New York City and seems to be starting a new life. It is unclear what happened during the previous year, but apparently Dick and Barbara Gordon have split following the events of the Crisis. All that is known about his romantic life is that he had a one night stand after he first arrived to the city (see Personal Life below). Moreover, Dick alludes to the fact that he's just now getting back to being Nightwing, implying that he may have taken time off or that he was injured in some way and has now recovered.

In an effort to set up a base in New York, Dick rents a loft, touches base with his old friend Clancy, and starts his nightly patrols as Nightwing. Complicating matters, however, is a second "Nightwing" in New York, one that has no problem killing the city's criminals. It is, in fact, Jason Todd, the second Robin who recently masqueraded as the Red Hood in Gotham City. By the end of the issue, the two finally meet. Dropped from the top of a building by New York crime lord Barry Pierce, Dick is caught by Jason (who is waiting on a fire escape below) before hitting the ground. It is at this point when the two "Nightwings" finally come face to face. The story is still ongoing. Template:Endspoilers

Personal life

Dick's personal life has always been subordinated to his duty. He has several good friends, like his fellow Titans Arsenal, Tempest, Flash and Troia, and has acted as a older brother figure to the third Robin, Tim Drake. Having been in the capes-and-tights game since childhood, he has either befriended, led, or made acquaintance with nearly every costumed hero in the DC Universe.

His relationship with his adoptive father Batman has been a rocky journey, often seeming to hit bad patches more often than good ones, but in crucial moments, it is always clear that Dick's loyalties lie with Batman and vice versa, and there is a deep respect between the two. Nightwing was quite devastated when he thought Bruce had died fighting Azrael.

Dick's good looks and sensitive nature have always made him prolific in matters involving women. As a teenager, he maintained a tenuous friendship with Flamebird (Bette Kane), despite her unrequited feelings for him. Donna Troy, the original Wonder Girl, has also known him since childhood, and the two are particularly close and not afraid to admit that they love each other (though they seem to be careful to keep their relationship on the platonic side). While living at Blüdhaven, he dated Bridget Clancy, an Irish girl from his neighborhood. For a time, he also had a brief affair with the Huntress, Helena Bertinelli and a controversial encounter with the femme fatale, Tarantula

However, Dick's longest romantic relationship was with the alien princess Starfire; they were a couple for several years and were even engaged to marry, but due to their teammate Raven's sinister transformation, their relationship dissolved. Recently, Grayson briefly rekindled his affair with Kory, spending a night with her after leaving the Outsiders. In the Titans of Tomorrow storyline, the future Batwoman told Starfire that she would have a wonderful future with Nightwing.

Despite all of this, Dick has always had strong romantic feelings for Barbara Gordon (Oracle, this world's first Batgirl), whom he has also known since he was a child. After years of flirting, they finally started dating, but the relationship fell apart due to Nightwing's obsession in defeating Blockbuster. The two remained close friends with instances of lingering romantic tension. Recently, Grayson and Barbara Gordon reconciled, and Dick punctuated the moment by dropping to one knee and proposing to Barbara. She slipped the ring on her finger and gave him a tearful kiss.

However, following the One Year Later storyline, Dick has ended up in New York and the two have apparently separated. This is made all the more clear by a scene in which Dick wakes up (after his first night in the city) with Cheyenne Freemont, a famous fashion designer with an equally famous reputation for her romantic liasions.

Skills and abilities

Nightwing's detective and martial arts skills are on par with Batman's, making him one of the greatest crime fighters alive. He is a master of a well over a dozen martial arts disciplines and well versed in all other forms of hand to hand/martial arts and weapons combat with an emphasis in Aikido, Escrima and Jeet Kune Do. Rigorously trained by Batman in everything from escape artistry to criminology, fencing, stealth, disguise, and numerous other combat/non-combat disciplines, Nightwing has also learned some Tamaranean, Amazonian and New Chronos fighting styles throught his relationship with Starfire and Troia

Nightwing is a prodigious natural athlete, possessing a peak human level of agility/acrobatic skills, and is the only person on Earth who can do the quadruple somersault (formerly one of three, the other two being his parents). Having had the finest education, he speaks with fluency in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin and Cantonese, and has some knowledge of Romany. He is a brilliant and experienced strategist with superlative leadership skills, having served as leader to the Teen Titans, the Outsiders, and even the Justice League.

Equipment

Nightwing's current costume is made of a version of the Nomex fire-resistant, triple-weave Kevlar-lined material. It is an excellent protection against damage, and is also light sensitive, darkening when there is more light in the area. The mask in the form of his symbol, is fixed in place with spirit gum and includes a built-in radio transmitter/receiver and Starlite night-vision lenses.

His gauntlets and boots each contain eight compartments in which he can store items. They have a self-destruct feature built into them, similar to the ones in Batman's utility belt, and, as another security measure (specially when the hero is unconscious), the suit contains a one-use-only taser charge, which automatically emits a low-amperage electrical shock when someone attempts to tamper with either the boots, gauntlets, or both. Each gauntlet's sections can contain a wide array of equipment, such as sonic or smoke pellets, modified batarangs (wingdings), knockout gas capsules and throwing tracers. Like the gauntlets, his boots could carry vital elements like flares, a rebreather as protection against any airborne noncontact toxins, a mini-computer equipped with fax, modem, GPS and a minidisk rewritable drive. Other items were lock picks, a first aid kit, a mini-cellphone, antitoxin assortment, signal flares, wireless listening devices and a small halogen flashlight.

He also carries a pair of escrima sticks made from an unbreakable polymer that were wielded as both offensive and defensive weapons, and can be thrown to knock out an enemy. Some depictions of the character have displayed this tool with the mechanism to shoot a grappling hook attached to a swing line (like Daredevil's billy clubs), while, in other instances, he is seen using a "line gun" like the one Batman currently uses.

With his coming to New York, after the One Year Later storyline, Nightwing has added to his basic costume design a black utility belt. This change, along with his new long haired look, gives him an appearance similar to that of his counterpart in the Teen Titans animated series. It is presently unknown why these costume changes have occured, though most likely they are done to distinguish between the Nightwing/Dick and Nightwing/Jason.

Grayson in other media

Actor Burt Ward played Robin in the 1960s Batman television series, which further made Robin an inseparable part of the Batman mythos.

Dick Grayson/Robin was played by actor Chris O'Donnell in the 1995 movie Batman Forever and its 1997 sequel Batman and Robin. In this continuity, Grayson's parents were murdered by Two-Face/Harvey Dent during a similar sabotage in the annual Gotham Circus. At one point in the movie, he even suggested Nightwing as his codename, though this was little more than an homage to the comics. Robin's costume in Batman and Robin is similar to that of Nightwing, except that it has a cape.

Nightwing's most notable TV appearances were on The New Batman Adventures where, as in the original series Batman: The Animated Series, Dick was voiced by actor Loren Lester. The emmy award winning Batman: The Animated Series episode "Robin's Reckoning" contains a origin story for Robin. Another episode, "Old Wounds", explained that Grayson (then still Robin) had come to blows with Batman over Batman's controlling nature and increasing ruthlessness, and that Dick had left Gotham as a result. He returned years later as Nightwing, and, though he worked with Batman several times over the course of the series, never fully reconciled with his former mentor. In this series, the Robin costume Grayson wears is identical to Tim Drake's original uniform. Batman Beyond, another TV series in the DC Animated Universe, implies that Grayson is still alive and bitter some fifty years later.

Nightwing has a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Grudge Match", apparently now having moved to Blüdhaven to start his own career. Dick Grayson has also made a cameo on the original Justice League series, appearing very briefly in the episode "The Savage Time" with alternate versions of Barbara Gordon, Tim Drake, and Cassandra Cain.

Nightwing also appeared briefly in the Teen Titans animated series in the episode "How Long is Forever?" as the future identity of Robin (another argument in favor of the theory that the animated Robin of the Titans continuity is really Grayson).

External links

• DC Comics - Nightwing
• DC Comics - Nightwing Secret Files & Origins
• DC Comics - Outsiders
• Titans Tower Biography
• Grayson´s Bibliography

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