Nightwing
Real Name
Richard John Grayson
Current Alias
Aliases
- Batman
- Nightwing
- Robin
- Dick
- Master Richard
- Bluebird
- Richard
- Birdman
- The Boy Wonder
- The Teen Wonder
- Red Robin
- Renegade
- The Bat
- Crutches
- Batboy
- The Dark Knight
- The Disciple of the Batman
- The Aerial Avenger
Identity
Alignment
Affiliation
Relatives
Biological family
- Mar'i Grayson (daughter)
- John Grayson (father)
- Mary Grayson (mother)
- In-law family
- Kory Grayson (Wife)
Adoptive family
- Wayne Family
- Bruce Wayne (adoptive father)
- Jason Todd (adoptive brother)
- Tim Drake (adoptive brother)
- Cassandra Cain (adoptive sister)
Universe
Base Of Operations
Characteristics
Height
Weight
Eyes
Hair
Status
Citizenship
Race
Marital Status
Occupation
Vigilante and Lawyer;
former Circus Acrobat
Education
High school graduate, one semester of college.
Origin
Origin
Creators
First appearance
Unknown
History
History of character is unknown.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
None known.
Abilities
- Acrobatics: Grayson is a prodigious natural athlete and acrobat, possessing a peak human level of agility/acrobatic skills. He is regarded as the greatest human acrobat in the DC universe.
- Disguise
- Driving
- Escapology
- Intimidation
- Investigation
- Leadership: He is also a brilliant and experienced leader with superlative team skills, having served as leader to the Titans, the Outsiders, and even the Justice League. Additionally, Dick's efforts to remain in contact with other heroes makes him a master at rallying, unifying, and inspiring the superhero community, a skill in which he has surpassed his mentor.
- Martial Arts: As Nightwing, Grayson is a master of dozens of martial arts disciplines, with an emphasis on Aikido and Escrima, taught to him by Batman.
- Aikido
- Boxing
- Capoeira
- Escrima
- Hapkido
- Judo
- Ninjitsu
- Savate
- Taijiquan
- Wing Chun
- Multilingualism: Having had the finest education as Bruce Wayne's ward, he speaks with fluency in English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, German, Swahili, Mandarin, Cantonese, and is possibly fluent in other languages. He has some knowledge of the alien language of Tamaran.
- Stealth: He is capable of breaching high security facilities without being detected. He can even sneak up on Batman himself on occasion.
- Throwing
- Tracking
Strength level
Dick Grayson possesses the peak human strength of a man that has intense physical workouts at the height and weight of 5'10" 175 lbs. He is able to lift at least twice his own body weight; enabling to press lift 350 lbs, and he once supported nearly 1000 pounds of rubble.
Weaknesses
None known.
Paraphernalia
Equipment:
- Utility Belt
Transportation:
- Batcycle
Weapons:
- Wing Dings
- Eskrima Sticks
- Batarangs
Notes
- No special notes.
Trivia
- Grayson took the name 'Nightwing' after being inspired by Kryptonian legends of "Nightwing and Flamebird" relayed to him by Superman.
- Dick is the superhero who started his career with far younger.
- His birthday is on March 21. He is known to be born in the first day of spring.
- Dick is the youngest founding member of the titans.
- Dick is the best friend of Wally West.
- Dick is 19 years old.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- None.
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