Aliases : Richard John Grayson
Base of Operations : Blüdhaven, NJ
Tag : nightwing, dick grayson, robin i
Important Plots : None.
Journal(s) : aflyinggrayson
Status : Played

Powers and Abilities : Nightwing is an exceptional acrobat and martial artist, master of half a dozen fighting styles. His preferred weapons are escrima sticks. He has also been trained as a detective by the Batman, and possesses considerable skill in that area as well.

History : Dick Grayson was the youngest member of the acrobatic family known as the Flying Graysons, performers in Haly's Circus. The circus owner ran afoul of Gotham mobster Tony Zucco, and the Flying Graysons paid the price - Zucco's men sabotaged the trapeze equipment, causing Dick's parents to fall to their deaths. Bruce Wayne was in the audience that night at the circus and, moved by the tragedy so similar to his own, arranged to adopt Dick as his ward. The young acrobat's skill would ultimately be put to use fighting crime as Batman's sidekick, Robin.

For many years, Robin was Batman's loyal ally and aide, but as Dick grew older, he tired of being in the Batman's shadow. He had begun forming his own connections to the superhero community, primarily through his friends in the Teen Titans. Deciding to set out and be his own man, he developed the costumed identity of Nightwing, loosely based on a legendary Kryptonian hero he'd learned of from Superman.

As Nightwing, Dick established himself as an independent superhero, though he continued to occasionally work with Batman when the situation called for it, and even maintained an on-again, off-again romance with Barbara Gordon, AKA the first Batgirl, though he also dated his Teen Titans teammate Starfire for many years. He remained involved with most of the incarnations of the Titans teams, and currently is the nominal leader of the Titans East team in Philadelphia.

Other Sources :

• Nightwing at the DC Database Project
• Nightwing at Wikipedia

Divergences : Until a recent continuity change, Dick was married to Barbara Gordon (Oracle). The original Nightwing player wrote up a long, fantastic history of the character on that basis, and I have preserved that in a text-file attachment to this entry. The current version of Watchtower history puts Dick back as a bachelor, occasionally involved with Barbara, and with no children.

Dick's published history diverges from Watchtower around the time of Devin Grayson's run on his title. Blockbuster was in fact arrested and tried for his crimes. Tarantula was killed by Shiva for shooting Lady Vic. Blüdhaven was not decimated by Chemo. Currently leads Titans East, based out of Philadelphia.

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