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Richard John Grayson
20. Hero.
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20. Hero.
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ALIAS(ES): Nightwing, Dick.
BIRTHDAY: December 1st, 1996.
BIRTHPLACE: Seeing that he traveled with the circus, it could be anywhere.
CURRENT: He currently resides in Blüdhaven, and can be found in Gotham at times
FAMILY:
• Mother: Mary Grayson, deceased.
• Father: John Grayson, deceased.
• Uncle: Richard Grayson, age unknown.
• Aunt: Karla Grayson, deceased.
• Cousin: John Grayson, deceased.
• Adoptive Brother: Jason Todd, 18.
• Adoptive Brother: Tim Drake, 15.
ALLIANCE: The Team.
RANK: Leader (on leave).
WEAPON: Holographic computer, eskrima stick, handcuffs, binoculars, wrist-watch computer, wing-dings, and so on. Given that he does not have powers, as many other heroes do, he requires more weapons than said others.
POWER: No powers.
BLOOD TYPE: O-
ORIENTATION: Straight.
MENTOR: Batman.
SCARS AND MARKINGS: He has had some rough battles over the years, and, of course, they leave scars. He has his fair share, but there are none that stand out more than another. He wears them with pride, he knows that these were earned while he was saving a citizen, or more importantly, protecting his friends.
COLOR(S): Blue, black, and gray!
UNIFORM: Nightwing has an interesting uniform, to say the least. This uniform consists of a black unitard, black shoulder pads, boots, and gloves, all for more protection. The chest area displays a blue bird, which is outstretching its wings, while his abdomen area is colored in a lighter gray. He also wears a functional, leather utility belt, completely serviceable for all of his weapons. It even includes a holster for his eskrima stick, which is located on the side of his right leg. The only thing missing, in comparison to other popular superheroes, is a cape. This is simply because Dick doesn't like wearing one.
DESCRIPTION: Nightwing stands at 5' 10", while still weighing only 175 lbs. He has deep blue eyes, as well as black hair, which comes down almost to his eyes in some points. He's considered handsome in almost every perspective, since he has a not-so-bad taste in clothing, as well as natural good looks.
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Fear: Dick Grayson has a deep fear of losing the ones he loves. It has happened numerous times in the past, and he swears he can't let it happen again. He knows that he doesn't have control over this, which scares him all the more. He fears the day that another life close to him is lost, which he hopes won't happen again. He wills it not to.
Desire: His biggest desire is to keep his loved ones safe, especially his close friends. Deep down, though, he just wants peace on earth and a pretty girlfriend.
HABITS: Dick Grayson has a terrible habit of ''lightening the mood," in situations that shouldn't be... Lightened. When he gets upset, he tends to joke around a lot more than usual, and sometimes it's at the expense of his friends. It's been getting better since he's gotten older, but he's not completely over it just yet. That is, unless the situation is insanely troubling to Grayson, then he simply shuts down, brushes people off, and decides to be alone. He can barely speak to anyone when that's the case, and when he does, he keeps it short, and doesn't say much. He also annoys Batman at extreme levels when he absentmindedly cuts his toenails... At the table. Yes, it eventually became a habit.
PET PEEVE: People seeing him as the next Batman, or even if they see him as a back-up Batman. He's proud of his own independence, and he can't stand it when people diminish it like that. The older he gets, he's noticed it's almost infuriating to be compared to another, rather than being accepted as your own. He also secretly can't stand when people chew loudly, and with their mouths open.
STRENGTHS:
• Speed.
• Endurance.
• He can easily laugh things off, instead of getting mad.
• Encouragement- He has the ability to encourage others, especially teammates.
• Strength is most definitely a strength
• His skills in martial arts.
• Experience- He's spent the past 12 years training, he's got a few tricks up his sleeve.
• He's an escape artist.
• He's a computer genius.
• He is fantastic at mathematics.
• He's definitely a peak human level athlete. He's been trained in nearly everything. He has no powers, but these things are most considerably super. Mastering in over 6 types of martial arts, Dick Grayson is a phenomenal fighter, and a genuinely SUPER hero. Not only is he trained in the martial arts, but he's a professional acrobat, seeing as he grew up in the circus. He has detective skills that are more than worth mentioning, and he is also quite the tactician. Despite not having powers, he is better trained than most other heroes and villains, and has overcome more obstacles with his abilities as well.
WEAKNESSES:
• Lack of power- He faces many villains who have at least one superpower, and he has to fight without them. He overcomes it greatly, but there's so much more he could do with them.
• Emotions- People can get to him, and they know it, especially when they know his past. It can manipulate him, as well as drive him to do things he knows he shouldn't.
TRAITS: He has many traits; Determination, courage, humor, wit, as well as many others. He receives these traits from every single person he crosses paths with, especially those he loves.
• Determination; He got this one from Batman. He will not give up on anything, unless he is absolutely sure it's impossible to finish. He will drive himself forward in each and every situation and strive to do better. Self-improvement comes with this. If he decides he wants to do something, he goes for it. He doesn't let things stop him, simply because, as far as he can see, nothing can. He stays focused so that nothing gets in the way of that.
• Courage; He's from a family of acrobats, he has to have courage. There isn't an obstacle in the world that he would be afraid to over come. He's more than willing to work his best in all situations, and not give up. This is how his parents set an example, they were always courageous. He wouldn't want to be anything less than that.
• Humor; Kid Flash helped a lot with this one. As kids, they both had a naturally goofy way of looking at life, and they loved it. But the encouragement that Wally gave him helped shape him into the fun-loving kid he became.
• Wit; He can be quite witty at times, and it's easily contagious.
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HISTORY:
Dick Grayson came from a past that is nothing less than troubled. At the age of nine, he and his family were preparing for one of their numerous circus performances, when he overheard an argument between some members of the mafia and the owner of the circus. The mafia gangsters wanted protection money, something in which the owner would not give them. In turn, the gangsters sabotaged the trapeze wires with acid.
During the next performance, one in which Dick wasn't allowed to be in, the trapeze supporting the Grayson family snapped, sending them down from their heights, and all but one, straight to their deaths. Dick, having witnessed the entire ordeal, wants to go to the police, but before he can, he is stopped by Batman, who carries information that can save young Grayson's life.
Apparently, the two gangsters work for Tony Zucco, a very powerful crime boss, who could easily kill him for going to the police. After Batman recounts the death of his own parents, Dick asks to be by his side and, after much training, becomes Robin.
They work together to destroy Tony Zucco, starting with his gambling and extortion rackets, and then later managing to capture him. This was only the start of the duo, as Bruce and Dick grew as close as father and son. They went through much more after this, and, at the age of thirteen, the young hero became a part of Young Justice, eventually becoming leader, and starting a new journey for all.
July 2010
Main article: Robin in July 2010
Robin eagerly expected to become a member of the Justice League, alongside Speedy, Aqualad, and Kid Flash. However, when it became clear that that wasn't happening, he, Aqualad and Kid Flash went to investigate Cadmus Labs. There, they discovered the Genomorph project and Superboy,[2] whom they liberated. The four youths stood up to their mentors and declared they were ready to prove themselves as heroes. They formed a covert ops team and were given their own headquarters in Mount Justice by Batman, and were introduced to Miss Martian.[15]
The next day, Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad set off on an unsanctioned mission to protect CEO Selena Gonzalez from the League of Shadows, but despite their best efforts, Gonzalez still vanished.[26][27]
Robin, Aqualad and Kid Flash asked Speedy to join the Team but were rebuffed. The Team grew restless from the lack of missions, but tried to get to know each other better. They fought Mister Twister, eventually defeating him, which renewed their faith in the Team.[6] The Team later went on a campout where they shared the stories of how they became heroes.[28][1]
The Team's first official mission was to investigate the stoppage of Venom production in Santa Prisca. While Robin initially took the lead, the Team eventually agreed Aqualad was their natural leader.[4] The Team was then sent to stop a plutonium robbery. They defeated Psycho-Pirate and Atomic Skull, capturing the former.[24]
August 2010
Main article: Robin in August 2010
Robin, along with the rest of the Team, began taking training sessions with Black Canary. The Team were assigned to guard shipments of the disassembled Amazo. Professor Ivo was able to retrieve and reassemble the robot, but the Team defeated Amazo and captured Ivo.[12]
Artemis joined the Team just before they were assigned a mission by Red Arrow: to protect Serling Roquette from the League of Shadows while she worked on a counter-weapon to the Fog she developed. After Serling completed her counter-weapon, Robin uploaded it to the Fog, neutralizing it.[14]
The Team took a class in espionage from Captain Atom. When the lecture proved boring, Captain Atom assigned them a cold case mission–to determine whether or not Air Force captain Nathaniel Adams was framed for the murder of his superior during the Vietnam War. The Team was ultimately successful in determining Adams' innocence.[29][30]
Robin worked with Batman to prevent the League of Shadows hijacking a satellite launch. Two days later, Robin and the Team attended Kent Nelson's funeral.[31]
Later, Batman ordered the Team to track Clayface through Gotham City while he worked on a way to defeat him.[32] The Team engaged Clayface against Batman's orders–the Team was soundly defeated, but saved by Batman at the last moment.[33] Robin resented Batman talking to Aqualad alone about the incident, but a one-on-one game of basketball with Bruce smoothed things over.[21]
September 2010
Main article: Robin in September 2010
Batman sent the Team to Bialya, where they encountered Psimon, who blocked their memories of the prior six months. Miss Martian was able to restore their memories.[16]
Batman and Robin attempted to stop the abduction of Jason Burr, but failed. Teaming up with Flash, Kid Flash, Green Arrow and Artemis, they discovered he was captured by the Cult of the Kobra[34] to be used in a ritual to turn Kobra into a god. They successfully undid the ritual, but Kobra evaded capture.[35]
Robin and Artemis arrived at the Cave following their first day of school to find it had been invaded by Red Torpedo and Red Inferno. They were eventually successful in disabling the robots and freeing their captive teammates. Like the rest of the Team, he was rendered unconscious by Red Tornado, who fled with his "siblings".[10] Robin, like the rest of the Team, was furious to discover Aqualad had withheld information about a possible mole on the Team. Batman assigned the Team to investigate reports of gorilla attacks in India. After defeating the Brain and freeing his Kobra-Venom-enhanced animal slaves, Robin was satisfied with Aqualad's reasons for keeping the secret.[36]
The Team was then sent to investigate reports of another Kobra-Venom operation in Bwunda. The Team were ambushed and captured by the Brain's gorillas, but eventually freed themselves and helped the gorillas stage a rebellion against their captors.[37][38]
October 2010
Main article: Robin in October 2010
The Team was sent to destroy the central control system being used by the Injustice League to attack a number of cities worldwide with giant plants. They successfully destroyed the control plant, and the subsequent arrival of the Justice League was enough to force their enemies to surrender.[39]
The Team was introduced to Zatanna, who Robin showed immediate interest in. They went on an unauthorized mission to find Red Tornado. They discovered the robot had not betrayed them and, together with Red Inferno and Red Torpedo, they were able to destroy Red Volcano and prevent the Yellowstone supervolcano from devastating the planet.[40]
Robin and the rest of the Team took part in a telepathic training simulation run by Martian Manhunter. It went wrong when Artemis's "death" caused Miss Martian to take control, causing them to forget it was not real. Robin took over as leader after Aqualad sacrificed his "life", sending himself and his remaining teammates on a suicide mission. When the simulation was ended, Robin, like the others, was left devastated.[11] The Team was given therapy by Black Canary. Robin realized he wasn't capable of sacrificing everything for the mission the way Batman can.[17]
On Halloween, Robin discussed the possibility of a mole on the Team with Batman, Aqualad, Red Tornado and Red Arrow.[25]
November 2010
Main article: Robin in November 2010
After all the adults in the world disappeared, Robin and the Team worked with Zatanna to find the cause. With help from Captain Marvel they were able to communicate with the adults in their own separate dimension and coordinate an attack on Klarion and his group of sorcerers, merging the dimensions back into one.[41]
Later, Robin attended Kid Flash's "surprise" birthday party at the Cave. He then joined the joint League-Team mission to disable the ice fortresses freezing North America.[42]
Robin lead a mission to Qurac to discover why the nation's leader decided to allow Bialya to absorb Qurac. They saved Marie Logan and her son from Bialyan tanks, though Gar was injured during a reprisal attack. The Team went on to the capital, where they successfully defeated Psimon, who was controlling Harjavti.[43]
December 2010
Main article: Robin in December 2010
Robin celebrated his fourteenth birthday on the first of the month. He received a kiss from Zatanna in the afternoon,[5] and held a (civilian) party at Wayne Manor in the evening.[44]
A few weeks later, Robin took several Team members on a personal undercover mission to investigate tech robberies linked to Haly's Circus, though he claimed Batman gave them the mission. They were able to capture Parasite and prevent him using the stolen tech to create a black hole.[3]
Robin and the rest of the Team, now including Rocket, responded to an alert that Cheshire had been spotted. They found they had been lured into a trap, but were nonetheless successful in defeating their enemies and capturing the case that had eluded them previously. Realizing the trap meant there must really be a mole, Superboy, Artemis and Miss Martian revealed their secret links to their enemies to the rest of the Team, and found acceptance. The Team ambushed Lex Luthor, Queen Bee and their allies on Santa Prisca and captured several villains, though Luthor and Bee escaped.[45]
Robin and the others returned to the Cave triumphant, but were shocked to find Batman waiting to tell them the mole was Red Arrow. Robin, Kid Flash, Zatanna and Rocket investigated Red Tornado's mysterious shutdown while the others left to find Roy. Upon reactivating Tornado and handling an attack from Black Canary, they abandoned the Cave to rendezvous with the others to compare notes. The team infiltrated the Watchtower and freed the League from the Light's control.[46]
January 2011
The Watchtower
January 1, post-00:00 EST
As the New Year dawned, Zatanna pulled Robin over to kiss him, a New Year's tradition. He later joined the round table discussion about the location of the real Roy Harper, and the mystery of the six leaguers who were unaccounted for sixteen hours.[46]
2011-2015
Forging a plan
Aqualad and Nightwing forge a plan.
Some time after October 26, 2012,[47] Dick adopted the name Nightwing. The title of Robin passed to Jason Todd. Jason unfortunately, died under unknown circumstances, and was in turn succeeded by a third Robin, Tim Drake.[48]
Dick also became the leader of the Team[19] around March 2015.[49]
Some point after the death of Aquagirl on a mission, Aqualad and Nightwing devised a plot in which Kaldur would "betray" the Team and work for his father Black Manta, to learn more about the Light and their new Partner.[49] This deep cover mission was done in absolute secrecy, and they made sure that no-one but them knew of it in order to minimize the danger of discovery.[50] Aquaman was not informed.[51]
September 2015
Mount Justice
September 27, 04:16 EDT
While reviewing his old case notes, Nightwing reminisced about a case in Bwunda five years earlier. He remarked that they never realized how easy they had it.[38]
December 2015
Main article: Nightwing in December 2015
On his nineteenth birthday, Nightwing led Alpha Squad to El Paso to recruit a new Team member.[5] Following the Collector of Worlds and Kylstar's simultaneous attacks, Alpha moved to Metropolis,[44] where they boarded the Collector's ship[52] and were eventually able to persuade him to break off his operation.[53]
January 2016
Mount Justice
January 1, 18:18 EST
Nightwing won a sparring match against Lagoon Boy, just before Delta Squad arrived home. Robin reported that they apprehended Clayface, and sent him back to Arkham Asylum. Captain Atom then contacted the Team that the UN building was under attack, Nightwing replied that the Beta Squad was close by. Mal Duncan sent them in.[19]
The Watchtower
January 3, 17:08 EST
Nightwing attended a briefing held by the Justice League about the alien attack on the UN. John Stewart explained their real problem was not Lobo, but his target, a Krolotean. Adam Strange explained about the Kroloteans, and his adventure on Rann. After he told that six members of the Justice League were wanted criminals on that planet, Nightwing reminded Batman of the missing sixteen hours from five years earlier. Nightwing offered that the Team would handle the mission, since the Justice League was not welcome. Captain Atom agreed.
After the briefing, Zatanna and Rocket talked to Nightwing, Miss Martian and Superboy, and reminded them they still had an open invitation to join the League. In unison, they stated they were fine where they were.[19]
Mount Justice
January 4, 20:00 EST
Nightwing briefed the Team the mission to track down Kroloteans on Earth, and assigned the squads. He and Wonder Girl were Alpha Squad. Lagoon Boy, Blue Beetle and Robin were Gamma Squad; Nightwing gave Robin the position as leader, much to Robin's disagreement. Nightwing told him he was ready for the experience, but jokingly warned him not to die.[19]
Philadelphia
January 4, 22:55 EST
Nightwing with Wonder Girl traveled to Philadelphia on the Super-Cycle, but their targets got away.[19]
New Orleans
January 4, post-21:59 CST
After Gamma Squad found the Krolotean base and saved their hostages, the Team and Justice League arrived to help. Nightwing congratulated them for their success.[19]
Taos
January 6, 09:58 MST
Nightwing was present at the return of Zeta Squad, and handled the debriefing.[51]
South Pacific
January 6, 20:32 HAST
Nightwing flew the Bio-Ship with a strike force to Malina Island, the Kroloteans' last base. After dropping off Aquaman and Lagoon Boy, Batman and his protégés broke into the base at ground level.
Nightwing cleaned the Manta Troopers off the top walkways. They were noticed by Manta, who ordered his men to attack the infiltrators. Nightwing was still on the walkways when Manta lost his helmet and revealed his true identity to Aquaman. He tried to reason with his old friend, assuring him that Tula's death was not their fault, but it was to no avail. Kaldur'ahm escaped to a lower level, where Nightwing and Superboy intercepted him. Kaldur had no plans to fight, and instead pointed them at a bomb that was primed to blow up in two minutes.
Unable to disarm the bomb, Nightwing called for a full evacuation. They regrouped at the Bio-Ship, and only narrowly escaped the bomb's blast radius. Nightwing debriefed Batman that the bomb was of alien, but not Krolotean origin. Batman felt finding out who planted it would be a responsibility of the Team.[51]
Mount Justice
January 26, 00:10 EST
Nightwing said his goodbyes to Batman, who left for Rimbor to stand trial for their actions under the Light's mind control, along with the other accused Justice Leaguers. Batman thought Nightwing had the harder of the two tasks.[51]
February 2016
Nightwing took a day off from the Team for personal business: trying to persuade Red Arrow to clean his act up. With Green Arrow, Black Canary, Jim Harper and Wally West, he confronted his old friend on a rooftop. Wally and Dick dismissed Roy's comments that he was just a copy, and not their concern; they argued that the cloned Roy was the only Roy they knew. They never met the original. Unfortunately, their appeal was to deaf ears. Roy ignored them, and went back to his hide out.[54]
Mount Justice
February 19, 12:06 EST
Nightwing wanted to investigate boom tube activity in Bialya. To counter Queen Bee's control over men, he assigned all female members to Alpha Squad: Miss Martian, Bumblebee, Batgirl and Wonder Girl. He briefed them while they were on their way in the Bio-Ship. Batgirl asked if an all-male Squad would have required an explanation, when an all-female Squad does. Knowing he had been beaten, Nightwing decided to admit defeat and sign out.[55]
Mount Justice
February 20, 03:24 EST
With Alpha Squad back home safe and sound, Nightwing debriefed them. He informed them that they faced Psimon because he had managed to elude his doctors. The mission answered some questions, but many still remained unanswered, to Wonder Girl's disappointment. He reassured her that unanswered questions were not a bad thing, as they kept the investigation going. He congratulated them all on the mission.[55]
The Watchtower
post-February 20, 03:24 EST
Nigthwing was present when Batgirl presented Doctor Fate with recordings of an ancient temple she and other Team members had found in Bialya. Fate translated the hieroglyphics, revealing an ancient ritual to cleanse a scarab.[56]
Mount Justice
February 28, 10:07 EST
Nightwing was working on the translation of the Krolotean intel from Malina Island. Most of it could be deciphered, except for one word. The closest English equivalent was "Meta-Gene". He discussed it with Beast Boy and Robin, but their conversation was cut short when the computer detected an energy impulse.
In a ball of lightning, a small pod arrived in the Mission Room, and a boy jumped out. Beast Boy quipped that this was the impulse they detected, and as a response, the boy took Impulse as his name. As he ran off, Nightwing sent the two junior members after him.
Impulse took care of the younger members, but Nightwing outsmarted him. He lined the hallway to the Mission Room with marbles. Impulse avoided them, but it allowed Nightwing the opportunity to flank him. He subdued the speedster, and cuffed him on his wrists and ankles.
Robin and Beast Boy heard Impulse out, but did not believe his "future tourist" explanation. Nightwing supposedly wanted his DNA, and tried to trick the boy into giving it up. Impulse happily complied. He also revealed the secret identities of everyone in the room.
When Mal arrived at the Cave, Impulse took the opportunity to escape. Beast Boy attempted to pursue, but Robin and Nightwing doubted if he could keep up with him. Fortunately Nightwing had taken the precaution of planting a subcutaneous tracker which he had put in the water glass Bart drank from, and traced it to Central City. He made a couple of calls to inform the Flash family.[57]
Mount Justice
February 28, post-13:03 EST
Nightwing tested the DNA sample, and Impulse was right, he really was Flash's grandson. Impulse claimed he was ready to go back to his own time, but the time machine didn't work.[57]
March 2016
Main article: Nightwing in March 2016
Nightwing participated in a mission to protect the launch of a satellite, which was used to fake Artemis's death at the hands of Aqualad. Though the satellite was destroyed, the rest of the Team was convinced of Artemis's death. He later met up with Artemis, Wally and Aqualad at Blüdhaven, where he gave Artemis a Glamour Charm to allow her to go undercover with Kaldur.[49]
Nightwing was at the Cave when Aqualad led a team to infiltrate the base. Blue Beetle, Beast Boy and Impulse were captured, and Mount Justice was destroyed, but Aqualad was able to pass along vital intelligence to Nightwing while securing his reputation with the Light. Afterwards, at the Hall of Justice, Nightwing tried to justify the extreme measures he and Aqualad were taking to Wally.[18]
Nightwing used the intelligence Kaldur provided to have the Team find and infiltrate the Light's partner's base and rescue their captive teammates and some teenage abductees being experimented upon. In order to escape, most of the Team had to fight Black Beetle, but Nightwing was locked away from the fight on the Bio-Ship. Once everyone was aboard, Nightwing piloted the Bio-Ship away from the Reach vessel.[58]
April 2016
Blüdhaven
April 1, 21:15 EDT
Nightwing showed Mal, Superboy, Miss Martian and Wolf the warehouse he had arranged to temporarily house them. When Mal decided to go the Hall of Justice to make other arrangements, Nightwing encouraged Conner and M'gann to go as well to collect their belongings that had been salvaged from the ruins of Mount Justice.[59]
Blüdhaven
April 1, post-21:24 EDT
Nightwing watched G. Gordon Godfrey's report on the events at the warehouse with Superboy, Mal, Lagoon Boy, and Beast Boy. He informed the others that M'gann had decided on alternate accommodations.[59]
Taos
April 2, post-21:08 CDT
Nightwing attended a meeting with Captain Atom and Black Canary at an office in STAR Labs to discuss the Reach situation and Canary's findings about the abductees. They were interrupted by Blue Beetle who demanded his Scarab be removed to prevent him from betraying humanity.[59]
Blüdhaven
April 8, 09:02 EDT
Nightwing was at the warehouse with Superboy, Mal Duncan, Lagoon Boy, Robin, Blue Beetle, Impulse and Arsenal, watching recent footage of G. Gordon Godfrey's TV broadcast, in which he discussed LexCorp Farms, a new venture between the Reach and Lex Luthor. Nightwing said he wanted a squad to investigate, assigning Robin as team leader of Alpha Squad and Blue Beetle, Impulse and Arsenal as squad members. When Beetle expressed concern about the prophecy Impulse mentioned, Nightwing reminded Beetle that the Scarab had not taken control despite Beetle being on a number of missions. When Arsenal inquired as to why the Team couldn't use the Watchtower as headquarters, Nightwing told him only Justice League and senior Team members were allowed on the Watchtower.[60]
Smallville
April 8, post-23:13 CDT
After Alpha Squad completed its mission, Nightwing spoke with Green Beetle, who the squad members had encountered during the mission. He said Green Beetle would stay at Jonathan Kent's farm until the Justice League had verified Beetle's story about why he came to Earth. He then spoke with Robin about the mission, who said Arsenal still needed experience on covert missions, then turned over a sample of an additive he had acquired from the Reach laboratory.[60]
Taos
April 9, 00:20 MDT
Nightwing was with Alpha Squad, Superboy, Miss Martian, Lagoon Boy, Adam Strange and Green Beetle at STAR Labs. Green Beetle had indicated a willingness to allow M'gann to read his mind to confirm his background but M'gann was hesitant. Nightwing said this was the only way to confirm Green Beetle was who he said he was, so M'gann ultimately agreed. She eventually confirmed Green Beetle's story.
Green Beetle then discussed the beverage the Reach and LexCorp were marketing, saying the additive to the drink addicts the population to the beverage and makes people placid. Nightwing said the Atom and Flash had come to the same conclusion. Green Beetle then added the additive allows the Reach to track people who have the Meta-Gene and Nightwing realized that would allow the Reach an easier task of weaponizing the Meta-Gene. He dismissed everyone, then asked Green Beetle if he needed a place to say. Green Beetle, transforming into human form, said he would find a place in Taos.[61]
Chicago
April 9, 6:20 CDT
M'gann and Lagoon Boy were attacked by Deathstroke and Tigress, promoting Lagoon Boy to contact Nightwing for backup. By the time Nightwing and Superboy arrived via Zeta-Tube, Deathstroke and Tigress had taken M'gann prisoner and Lagoon Boy was injured.
Later, Nightwing and Superboy were with Lagoon Boy at a hospital. Lagoon Boy was insistent that he go after M'gann, saying he didn't want her in the hands of Kaldur and Tigress. To settle Lagoon Boy down, Nightwing revealed that Kaldur was working in deep cover, that they faked Artemis' death and that Tigress was really Artemis. Lagoon Boy was still upset but Superboy told him there must have been a reason why Nightwing kept that information secret. As the two departed Lagoon Boy's hospital room, Nightwing thanked Superboy for backing him up, but Superboy told him he wasn't left much of a choice. He then revealed to Nightwing that, because M'gann didn't know about Nightwing's secrets, she had fried Kaldur's mind, which shocked Nightwing. Superboy then said that, because Nightwing had kept that information a secret, he had endangered the lives of Kadlur, M'gann and Artemis.[61]
May 2016
El Paso
May 13, 20:52 MDT
Jaime received a phone call from Nightwing, who assigned him to track down the former Reach captives that had escaped from STAR Labs. Jaime was reluctant since one of them was a friend, but Nightwing said he was counting on that to help Jaime convince them to return to STAR.
Later, Nightwing called Jaime again. Jaime pretended not to have found the runaways, but Nightwing was calling to give Jaime a new mission; to stop Red Volcano from stealing Amazo from STAR Labs.[62]
The Watchtower
May 23, 21:21 EDT
Captain Atom briefed Nightwing, Black Canary, Aquaman and Superboy on an approaching object detected by the Watchtower. Nightwing realized that the object was huge, passing behind Rhea rather than in front of it.[63]
Taos
May 23, 20:30 MDT
Nightwing and Captain Atom joined Green Beetle and Adam Strange at the Erdel Initiative, where they listened to Green Beetle's intelligence on the Warworld and its commander, Mongul.[63]
The Watchtower
May 26, 06:59 EDT
Nightwing stood by as Captain Atom attempted negotiations with Mongul, to no avail. Following the League's successful defense against Mongul's first strike, Nightwing reported the distraction had enabled the Team to board the Warworld, and confirmed that its security systems had been successfully bypassed. Later, Aquaman told him about the Watchtower's effectiveness estimates on the defense against Mongul's saturation bombardment attack.[63]
The Watchtower
May 26, post-07:40 EDT
Nightwing congratulated on the Team on successfully stopping Mongul, and ordered them to regroup and return home.[63]
The Warworld
May 27, 06:04 UTC
Nightwing met with Captain Atom, Doctor Fate, Blue Beetle and Green Beetle on the Warworld, wanting to know what happened to the Team. Blue Beetle said, after the Team had successfully subdued Mongul, that a boom tube opened underneath them and he was the only one who able to get away from it. He added Impulse had the crystal key. Nightwing scanned the area and detected trace signatures of a boom tube. Blue Beetle said he wanted to stay and help the Justice League prevent anyone from activating the satellite but Nightwing told him to go home and get some sleep.[64]
The Warworld
May 27, post-06:04 UTC
Nightwing was walking around the entry port, searching for evidence of what happened, and noticed some dents in the floor. He then he came upon one of Robin's Birdarangs, which he deduced had scratched Blue Beetle's armor. He then examined the entry hatch and noticed the control had been pierced, raising his suspicion.[64]
Blüdhaven
May 28, 20:04 EDT
Nightwing was at the warehouse that served as the Team's headquarters, watching footage from GBS of the Reach ambassador holding a press conference to introduce the individual he said was responsible for shutting down the Warworld, the Blue Beetle. Beetle thanked the ambassador for the welcome and the Reach for giving him his powers. Nightwing, who was holding Robin's Birdarang, snapped it in two and his eyes narrowed, realizing Beetle was now an agent of the Reach.[64]
The Warworld
May 30, 03:36 UTC
Nightwing piloted the Bio-Ship and Miss Martian telepathically scanned for the other Team members but could not track them down given the Warworld's size. Nightwing suggested she take a break, given the length of her search, and that they restart the investigation from the spot where the Team first disappeared.
In the docking bay, Nightwing blamed himself for missing evidence of Blue Beetle's defection. Miss Martian replied it was her fault because she didn't probe Green Beetle's mind adequately. Nightwing replied that was because of her mental assault on Aqualad, which would not have happened had he trusted her with the plan about Aqualad's deep cover mission. Miss Martian told Nightwing they both needed to get past their mistakes and rescue the Team and Blue Beetle. She then reminded him of what he was fond of saying when he was 13 years old: "That's just what we do." The two hear a loud clang, followed by a familiar series of bleeps, and they opened the lock for Sphere.
Using Sphere to track Superboy, Nightwing and Miss Martian confronted a squad of Reach soldiers and took them down. At that point, a door to another chamber opened, revealing the Team members, who had been rescued by Arsenal and the four teens the Reach had abducted. Nightwing inquired about the Team and the key to the Warworld, but Arsenal recommended a retreat before any further de-briefing, given that Black Beetle and Mongul were occupied with one another.
When everyone reached the Bio-Ship, Nightwing spoke with Virgil, Tye, Ed and Sam, noting their success in helping the Team despite no training and that they might have a place on the Team. Before they boarded, Arsenal brought up Blue Beetle's betrayal, but Bumblebee cut him off, admonishing him for opening an airlock without warning and putting the Team's lives at risk. Arsenal retorted that the move allowed his escape to liberate the Team and he should be thanked.
Nightwing thanked Arsenal, but then told him he was off the Team, given that it was not the first time he endangered the team to further his own agenda or guard against his own personal demons. He said he would not be part of the Team until he proved he could be a team player. The four runaways disagreed with Nightwing's decision and offered Arsenal a spot on their team. Sam then activated the Father Box she had, prompting Nightwing to inquire about it, but the five disappeared through a boom tube.[65]
Blüdhaven
May 30, 06:21 EDT
After Nightwing and the rest of the Team returned in the Bio-Ship to their makeshift headquarters, Impulse told Nightwing the Team needed to focus on rescuing Blue Beetle. Nightwing turned on the TV which aired footage of the UN Secretary-General planning to honor Beetle for saving the Earth. Impulse replied that Jaime was as much a prisoner of the Reach as the Team was and must be freed before it was too late.[56]
June 2016
Blüdhaven
June 14, 00:03 EDT
After Team and Justice League members successfully freed Jaime Reyes and B'arzz O'oomm from Reach control, Batgirl informed Nightwing about the success of the mission. At that point, M'gann and Lagoon Boy arrived at headquarters and Nightwing informed them of the successful mission. M'gann asked about Conner's whereabouts and Nightwing replied he was out with Wendy Harris.[56]
Santa Prisca
June 19, 00:00 ECT
Along with Kid Flash and Batgirl, Nightwing shadowed the Light-Reach summit held in an underground cavern. After Aqualad's betrayal was discovered, the Team sprung their trap, and Nightwing's squad sealed off the entrance used by the Light. During the ensuing melee, he used his eskrima sticks and martial arts to fend off the League of Shadows agents who were ordered to kill the Team, defeating Shadow after Shadow. The battle ended with the heroes victorious, with the capture of the Reach ambassador, Black Manta, the Brain, and Monsieur Mallah.
Nightwing congratulated the architect of the night's events, Aqualad, on a job well done. Kaldur remained pensive over the escape of Vandal Savage, Klarion, Black Beetle, and the chief Reach scientist, but Nightwing and Kid Flash reassured him that this was their most successful outing ever since their very first at Project Cadmus.[66]
The Watchtower
June 19, 05:24 EDT
Nightwing officially returned command of the Team to Aqualad, who was now garbed in his superhero outfit. Aqualad tried to decline—Nightwing had done brilliant work under trying circumstances. But Nightwing was adamant—he wanted the burden off his back. A boom tube suddenly appeared, expelling unconscious bodies of Captain Marvel, Black Canary, and Black Lightning, who were guarding the Warworld's crystal key chamber. The Warworld suddenly activated, and left Earth orbit. It rapidly moved off into space, and Nightwing mused whether this development was a good thing or not.
New York City
June 20, 06:16 EDT
Along with Beast Boy, Lagoon Boy, and Guardian, Nightwing infest the docking bay of the Reach flagship. The squad dispatches the Reach soldiers present with their brute force.[9]
The Watchtower
June 20, 07:16 EDT
Nightwing joined the briefing held by Blue Beetle explaining the cause of natural disasters suddenly enveloping the globe. The Reach has decided to destroy the Earth by planting magnetic field disruptors in various locations. If the disruptors are allowed to enter chrysalis mode, the Earth would be ripped apart. Lex Luthor interrupted the meeting to offer the heroes a solution: a computer virus specifically engineered by LexCorp to counteract the Reach disruptors.
Metropolis
June 20, 08:16 EDT
Nightwing joined 39 other heroes of Earth in a briefing in Metropolis. The heroes would Lex Luthor's virus to safely disable the disruptors. The heroes were paired off with another into twenty squads: one member would run interference against weapons guarding the disruptors, allowing the other to get close enough to plant the virus.[9] Nightwing was assigned to Epsilon Squad, and worked alongside B'arzz O'oomm.[67]
Within thirty minutes, all squads had succeeded in their mission.[9]
Mount Justice
June 20, 23:16 EDT
At the ruins of Mount Justice, Nightwing joined the Team in welcoming the Justice League back to Earth.[9]
July 2016
The Watchtower
July 4, 21:16 EDT
Nightwing informed Aqualad that he needed to take a leave of absence after Kid Flash's death. If Aqualad needed any help, Batgirl could easily provide him with it. Aqualad agreed to this. Nightwing watched as Aqualad conducted his first briefing of the Team from the Watchtower, and mused that it was "business as usual" departing.
(Copied from youngjustice.wikia.com/wiki/Nightwing full credit goes to this site, except for the part before July 2010).
Since the fall of The Reach and Wally's death, Nightwing has faced many obstacles, more so mentally than anything. Even with his many attempts to move past everything that has happened, his heart has always stayed in the same place. The first six months were purely insane. He couldn't wrap his mind around the fact that his friend was gone.
By the seventh month, he decided it was time to move on. He wanted to get his life back on track. Things would never go back to normal, and he knew it, but he needed a new normal.
Taking up his independent act as Nightwing, he started defending the cities again, happy to be riding solo. He also started dating again, enjoying the few dates he went on, even though they never really went anywhere.
He still wasn't okay with what happened, so he tried to deal with it by keeping busy. As far as he knew, this tactic was working. He found himself smiling at the simple things, forgetting about it all for a while. Usually, things would start looking up just before it hit him like a ton of bricks all over again, and the memories didn't seem to stop replaying in his mind. He tried his best to push these thoughts away, but failed greatly.
After an extreme battle with depression, ending in a mental breakdown, he realized he couldn't take this anymore. He had to do something, he couldn't accept the fact that Wally was gone, it simply couldn't happen.
It became his obsession to figure out some possible way that his greatest friend was still alive. Somewhere, somehow, he would.
Constant trial and error only drove him farther each and everyday. Research, more research, dead ends, new starts- everything. It was too much, and he knew he couldn't stop. Even the slightest possibility that Wally was alive gave him something he hadn't had in so long - Hope.
Sometime after the first few days of Spring, a few members of the Team tried to contact him, but he simply asked for space, stating that he didn't know if he would be coming back.
Later regretting his choice of words, he let them know that he didn't mean it, it wasn't a matter of if, it was a matter of when.
Since then he has kept to himself, doing everything alone. Occasionally he misses his friends, but he stays focused. His first priority is Wally.
His life as Nightwing simply consists of crime fighting, on a zero-contact bases with his former teammates.
His private life consists of quite a few friends, who he mostly just spends the weekend afternoons with, whenever he's not to busy.
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RP SAMPLE: Dick Grayson opened his eyes suddenly, and jolted upright in his bed, breathing heavily as he did. After everything that had happened, he still had nightmares from the events that took place in mere childhood.
He scratched his head, looking to his left. The room was pitch black. Even the accustomed light of his alarm clock had vanished from the room prior to his waking. Power outage? he wondered, before reaching over to try his lamp. The lamp didn't work either. Hmmm...
He sighed, moving the blankets to his right side, and climbing out of bed to check outside the window. He moved his curtains out of the way so that he could see. The dazzling city lights met his dark, blue eyes, dancing across them, illuminating even the emotion inside. Leaning to the side of the window, looking out, he realized something. He couldn't live like this, he didn't want to. He couldn't stand being apart from his friends.
He shook his head, as though he were clearing his mind, but he wasn't - he was changing it.
He released the curtain, letting it fall back into place as he immediately rushed into the kitchen, snatching his cell phone off the charger. He wasted no time turning it on, as he rested both arms on the counter, leaning over the phone eagerly. His heart was racing, and by now, so was his mind.
He bit his lip, hesitant to unlock the phone. How could he go back to his team like that? Leaving was for the best, anyway, and he was doing fine. They were better off without him. Okay, he thought. I won't. What was I thinking? He hit the sleep button, and slid the phone away from him. He didn't know what exactly he was thinking, but he missed his team. Not enough to go back per se, he'd made the right choice, and he knew that. He just couldn't shake the feeling that... They needed him? No. It wasn't that, it was much worse. He needs them.
He shook his head again, this time slower, as he stared at his Nightwing mask lying next to his phone. The only thing he could hear was a voice in his head telling him to choose. He drew in a deep breath and closed his eyes, thinking back to a moment he and his mother had shared.
He was only six, and it had been a rough day at the circus. He was sad because he had lost his favorite toy truck in the town they had just left.
His mother bent down to his level, holding out a handful of rainbow-colored candy. Dick just sniffled, rubbing his right eye with a small hand. "We'll get you another toy soon," his mother said.
"I want th-the one I-I had." He began to cry softly.
His mother pulled him into a hug as the bus stopped. "Come with me." She took his small hand and led him off of the bus, taking him into a nearby toy store.
They walked past the legos, the action figures, and the board games. They even walked past the toy train. They arrived at the next to the last aisle and she gave his hand a small squeeze before letting go, allowing him to walk in front of her.
He walked down the aisle, blue eyes wide as he stared up at the shelves in pure amazement. "Whoaaa..." he whispered, beaming. Trucks. Everywhere.
His mother folded her hands together, holding them to her chest, smiling.
After a few minutes of pulling things off of the shelf for him, she turned to him with a question. "Are there any you like?"
His small upper lip curled inward as he thought about it, soon coming to a conclusion. "I don't know..." he said quietly.
His mother didn't stop smiling, instead she got down to his level once again, squatting beside him. "You know something? You never have to make a choice on something you can't decide on. If you need to, though, choose what makes you happy. The rest will fall..." She reached into the pocket of her nice, brown jacket, hiding in her hand what she pulled out. "Into place." She revealed none other than his original toy truck, having only found it as they walked into the store.
His eyes grew wider and his smile shined with every bit of radiant joy a single person could feel. He grabbed the toy, but not without hugging his mom first. "Thanks! How'd you find it?"
"Oh, it was on the floor as we were leaving the circus, and I picked it up for you. I just forgot I had it." She gave him a quick wink and he giggled, before the two left the store, with both an old and a new one.
He opened his eyes, tears in them as he let out a shaky breath. "If you ever have to choose..." he said, through gritted teeth.
He grabbed his mask and the costume underneath it and went to the bathroom to change, leaving his phone on the counter. Afterwards, he left his apartment as Nightwing, slamming the door behind him.
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