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Together with his parents, Dick Grayson was a circus performer for Haley's Circus. After Haley refused to pay protection money to Tony Zucco, the mobster sabotaged the rig the Flying Graysons were about to use. Dick, and the entire crowd with him, watched as the line broke and his parents fell to their deaths. Dick was taken in by Bruce Wayne, who was present during the fatal show. It wasn't long before Dick struck out in order to find Zucco. In the process, he also found out his guardian was in fact Batman. He became the Dark Knight's sidekick, Robin.

The adventures the two had put a strain on his emotions, however. He became more and more frustrated by the stubbornness of his partner. This culminated in Robin resigning after he found out his girlfriend, Barbara, was Batgirl, and Batman had known for some time. Grayson left Gotham to travel the world on his own, much like Bruce Wayne did in the years before he became Batman. While living abroad, Dick studied many different crime fighting techniques and re-examined his feelings about taking up the role of Robin again when he returned to Gotham. He eventually realized he had outgrown the role of Batman's trusted kid sidekick Robin, and set about developing a new heroic identity all his own.

When Dick returned to Gotham, he moved out of Wayne manor and into a downtown loft above an abandoned warehouse. Money from a generous trust fund set up years before by Haley's Circus enabled Dick to buy the building and he has turned its top two floors into his own high-tech urban headquarters. Though Dick's fortune is small compared to the Wayne billions, but he's got enough cash to keep his crime fighting alter-ego in state of the art weaponry for years. Though Dick still teams up with his one-time mentor, he often finds that despite their many differences, they are very much alike.

Even after Nightwing established himself in Gotham City as a powerful and mysterious force for good, he further showed his independence by moving to Gotham's sister city, Bludhaven.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Abilities

Master Detective: Grayson is a world class detective, second only to the likes of Batman.

Master Acrobat: Grayson is a prodigious natural athlete, possessing a peak human level of agility/acrobatic skills because of his training as a trapeeze artist.

Master Martial Artist: Trained by Batman, Grayson is a master of many martial arts disciplines. After retiring as Robin, Dick traveled the world to learn new fighting techniues and strengthen his fighting prowess. His main fighting style combines Capoeira, Judo, Savate, Aikido, Tai Chi, and Boxing

Master of Stealth: His training has made him a master at stealth capable of easily breaching high security facilities without being detected.

Strength level

Dick Grayson possesses the strength level of a man his age, size and weight who engages in intensive regular exercise. His strength, speed, stamina, reflexes, agility and coordination are at peak human perfection.

ParaphernaliaEdit

Transportation

Nightcycle: A modified Batcycle.

Weapons

Batarangs: Grayson used Batarangs in his time as Robin, and as Nightwing he uses customized versions shaped like a bird.

TriviaEdit

Nightwing made a cameo appearance as a figure on top of a building overlooking the highway in Bludhaven that Black Canary and Huntress were traveling on in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Grudge Match".

LinksEdit

Nightwing at the DC Animated Universe Wikia

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