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"Metal Eddie" Hwang was an enemy of Nightwing.

Eddie was a small time gang leader, mostly to better himself: he was a power junkie who wanted superpowers. His girlfriend Liu was his loyal lieutenant. He surrounded himself with addicts and other lost souls under the guise of a martial arts self help dojo. But underneath, he built a team of masked enforcers he called the 21 Tigers. He acquired the formula H.I.V.E. used on Ravager, but as it was still unstable, he only used it on his Tigers.[1] At his dojo, he started his recruits with the simple narrative of haves versus have-nots, and sent them on simple tasks of vandalism. This slowly escalated so they became desensitized to the gravity of their crimes against against large corporations.[2] His gang was conditioned to be completely loyal to him, to the point they could endure interrogation and torture.[3]

When Dick Grayson left Wayne Manor shortly before his 17th birthday, he was introduced to Eddie for sleeping arrangements.[4] Eddie and Liu immediately saw this big score: through Dick, they could get to Wayne Enterprises. Eddie convinced him to join his 21 Tigers, but Dick had already deduced they were grooming him for his connections. Their gang was stopped by Batman and Robin when they tried to break into Wayne Enterprises.[2]

Both Eddie and Liu went to jail, and once they were out, set up their old operation again, claiming they had gone legit. They targeted Dick again.[4] Eddie's plan was still focused on the H.I.V.E. formula, and he needed to perfect it.[1] They used Dick's genetic material to gain access to a Wayne Medical facility.[5]

Nightwing and the new Vigilante, who were working together, intervened. During the fight, Liu was stabbed. In the commotion, Eddie got away with their loot. He promised to come back for her and did, having his Tigers abduct her from the hospital.[1]

Nightwing didn't investigate them any further, but Vigilante did. Months later, he found both Eddie and Liu murdered by a rival gang, staged to look like a lover's quarrel.[6]


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