When you think of a superhero, you usually think of one who has awesome superpowers that can kick the villain’s butt. You might think of Superman, Wonder Woman, or even Batman, even though the latter does not have powers. However, he and his first companion made an impact in the comic book world๊ by becoming superheroes without h🧜aving to be born with powers. That partner was the first Robin named Dick Grayson, who later became Nightwing once he went solo.
Nightwing is truly remarkable for his contriꦜbution in DC Comics. As the first Robin, he fought alongside Batman and was orphaned by him when his parents’ lives ended too soon. U𓃲nder Bruce Wayne’s household, Dick Grayson became his adoptive son and the two remain as one of the greatest partnerships in pop culture. When he wanted to go solo, that was when Nightwing was born.
He is very similar to Batman, but instead of being broody, cold, and calculating, Nightwing is funny, witty, and lighthearted. Even so, he can handle fighting on his own with his well-known escrima sticks, variety of martial arts, and incredible agility. It is no wonder why Nightwing is so popular due to his personality and capability of being an amazing superhero.𓆉 Guys love him for being so cool and awesome in combat, and ladies love him for his good looks and nice humor.
Are you ready for some interesting trivia? Here are twenty surprising facts you probably do not kno⛦w about the first Robin, Nightwing!
20 Quite The Genius 𓄧
Now Nightwing is mostly known for his skill in combat, detective capabilities, and fantastic agility, but as Dick Grayson, he is pretty smart. Since he has been under Bruce Wayne’s wing due to being adopted by him, Dick was able to attend Gotham Academy, at least in the critically acclaimed cartoon Young Justice, and earn good grades.
Bruce more than likely also hired tutors in foreign langua꧑ges, since Dick would have some great benefits to be multilingual whenever he goes to a far-off country. In the old times as Robin, Dick was seen more as a comical idiot, but thankfully today, the writers made Dick an amazing character and very intelligent.
When you are traineওd under Batman, it is more than likely that you would have what Nightwing’s havܫing.
19 🎃 🅷 Trained A Surprising Protege
Say that you are fighting against one of your enemies, and then out of the blue, they asked you to train their ꩵkid. That is what happened with Nightwing! You see after Batgirl defeated Ravager, Deathstroke gave Nightwing permission to train his daughter, Rose Wilson.
Talk about a strange deal he made.
However, Deathstroke did something terrible: he replaced Ravager’s eye with a kryptonite and forced Nightwing and Ravager to fight against Superman. Since kryptonite is Superman’s weakness, Ravager tried to eliminate Superman with the kryptonite, but Nightwing stopped her since it would end up sl🐈owly taking her life a𒆙nd end it painfully.
Unlike her father, Nightwing was more compassionate and understanding♌. It was surprising since it was Deathstroke’s daughter, but Nightwing has shown to be a great mentor.
18 Live-♍Action Hype!
Ever since the DC Extended Universe arrived with Man of Steel, there 🌜were high hopes for a Nightwing movie to come out. Lo and behold, for a live-action movie ღof Nightwing was greenlit!
Plus, it is being directed by Chris McKay!
With a great director on the project, everything for the live-action movie seems to be going in the right direction. Not to me🐓ntion, McKay is a huge fan of Nightwing too! There are many great choices for actors to take up the role of Nightwing. Some say that Joseph Gordin-Levitt would be perfect, while others say that Dylan O’Brien or Kit Harrington should become💃 Nightwing.
Whenever the casting has been made, we will either be amazed or worried about the choice, but if they can pull it off, then we will hav💦e an amazing portrayal of Nightwing!
17 🍸 Martial Arts King 💖
It has been stated many times that Nightwing is an amazing fighter, but the fact that he knows a lot of martiaꦆl arts shows that you do not want to pick a fight with him. Due to an extensive period of training under Batman, Dick learned so much that it eventually made him stronger and durable.
Wꦯhen it comes to martial arts, he knows Karate, Ninjutsu, Kung Fu, Judo, and so much more. With that much skill, Nightwing is easily one of the top martial artists in DC Comics history. Along with his great stamina🌸, willpower, strength, and speed, Dick would blow your mind if he happened to be your martial arts teacher. Again, it would be unwise to pick a fight with Batman’s first partner in crime.
16 Working With The Force ꦛ
After Dick wanted to move on and go solo, he moved to Blüdhaven and became the superhero we know and love. He was ready to start a new life without Batman’s help. However, the way the city han🧸dles crime was completely different, and there were not ꦏany vigilantes helping out the police, so what does Dick do?
He became a police officer, of course.
It was interesting on his part because not 𝓀only would he be able to stop crime in a fashionable manner, but also take care of the crooke𓃲d workers in the force as well. Thanks to Batman, he would not have been able to endure all that led up to the path he chose. After all of that, he would later use his secret identity to stop crime in the new city.
15 Deep Hatred 🧜🌞
When it comes to being Batman’s sidekick, they are most likely going to cross paths with Joker. The latter is one of the greatest villains in comic book history ꧟for his complex background, traits, and giving people a reason to fear clowns. As Robin, Nightwing never feared Joker and managed to kick his butt alongside Batman. That is probably why Joker hates Dick the most a𒉰s Robin.
That is because out of everyone in the Bat family, Dick is the only one to not be tr🌠aumatized by the Joker. He managed to corrupt Jason, paralyze Barbara, and even managed to scar Bruce whenever he gets the chance. It is amaz📖ing for Dick to have amazing willpower and keep on going despite facing against a terrifying villain.
14 🌳 ꦑ Owner Of A Forgotten Place
Ever since Dick lost his parents after performing at Haly’s Circus๊, his life changed forever. He would not have been adopted by Bruce Wayne, he would not have become the first Robin to team up with Batman, and he would not have been able to become Nightwing. If that fateful day did not happen🌱, we would not have witnessed an amazing DC Comics character.
The thought of the circus might have brought sad memories for Dick, but as he gets older, he eventually overcomes his grief and🔯 looks forward to life. When the owner of the circus, Mr. Haly sold it, Dick paid a visit to the place that changed his life.
Dick was fortunate enough to buy Haly’s Circus and become a co-o🍸wner to help keep the business going. Even when that place took his parents away, it was stil𝔉l an important place for him.
13 🅠 Loaded Without Batman's Help 🥀
Being under they Wayne family name has its perks. Even though Bruc♔e lost his parents at a young age, the family fortune helped him and Alfred stay financially secure and provided him a future. Dick is in the same boat since he was able to get what he needed for beneficiary reasons.
Even though he had no intentions of succeeding Batman, Nightwing still managed to handle his financial concerns with ease. He was never in debt, but thanks to Bruce and the helpful advice he has received, he can stand on his own without needing to ask for money from Bruce. In fact, Nightwing is loaded without the help of Batman. Normally a rich kid would just act spoiled and ♑rely on their parents for money, but Dick is more grounded and responsible in handling his own needs.
12 Almost 💎Written Off For Good
Nightwing is a very popular character in the DC Universe, and without him, the atmosphere and storyline in current c🌠omics would not be the same without him. However, there is one person who just could not stand Nightwing, and that man is named Dan DiDio. He was the executive editor at DC Comics at the time, but for some reason, he could not find what makes Nightwing so great. Since he did not care about Nightwing…
In Infinite Crisis, . Instead, DiDio wanted Jason Todd to be the new Nightwing, but that just does not sound right. Tha🍰nkfully, the writing staff knew what they were doing and down voted the idea to a T. You just cannot remove a character🔯 so important in DC Comics.
11 That's 𝓀Not Nightwing?
Say you were playing the first Injustice game made by Netherrealm Studios, the development team behind Mortal Kombat. Nightwing is a playable🅷 character in the game, but when you get his arcade ending and play through the story mode, you might notic💞e something… off about Nightwing.
That is because that Nightwing is not Dick Grayson.
Instead, it is Damian Wayne, one of the Robins. Why is that? That is because, in an alternate timeline where Superman ends the Joker’s life, many lives were lost too, includinꩵg Dick Grayson’s. Damian is responsible for taking his life, which made his father disown him.
That is messed up is it not? Despite all that happened, Damian took the man🌠tle as Nightwing, and we were surprised to see t♌hat it was a different Nightwing.