Real Name - Richard (Dick) John Grayson
Occupation - Police Officer
Based in - Blüdhaven
Eye Colour - Blue
Hair Colour - Black
Height - 5 ft 11 in
Weight - 175 lb
First Appearance - Detective Comics #38 (April 1940)
Attributes
- Unparallelled acrobatic skills
- Trained to fight crime by Batman
- Expert martial artist
Arkham City Bio
Richard "Dick" grayson was the youngest in a family of acrobats known as the Flying Graysons. Their death-defying act was all that kept the circus where they performed in business. As the people of Gotham clamored for tickets to the show, the mob came looking for their cut. After the circus owner refused them, mobsters killed Dick's parents during a packed performance attended by Bruce Wayne.
Wanting to protect the devastated orphan, Bruce took Dick under his wing and became his legal guardian, eventually entrusting the boy with his greatest secret. Desperate to help his friend and mentor, Dick trained hard to become Robin, patrolling Gotham at Batman's side.
Now an adult, Dick fights crime on his own as the vigilante called Nightwing.
Additional Information
This young acrobat saw his parents plummet to their deaths after mobsters sabotaged the trapeze rigging. Bruce Wayne took him on as his ward (and later adopted him) and he soon became the Boy Wonder.
They worked together for years until, at 18, he quit being Batman's partner, started working with the New Teen Titans full-time and changed his costumed identity to Nightwing.
As Nightwing he really hit new heights, he had his own city (Blüdhaven) to protect and was generally looked up to by everyone in the DCU. Taking a job in the Bluüdhaven Police Department, Dick sought to root out the corruption from with and to clean up the city day and night.
Possible role in Arkham 3
The perfect back-up for Batman, they fight together 'like a well oiled machine'. Nightwing is an all-rounder, but he excels at parkour-like acrobatics. Perhaps a character exclusive free-running pursuit mission in the challenge rooms would be the best place for him?
Essential reading
Robin: Year One, Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet, Nightwing: A Knight in Blüdhaven, Batman: Black Mirror
Chances of appearing in Arkham3
9/10
