Batman continues his pursuit out of his distrust towards Ra's. Writer Joshua Williamson prepares to pit Damian Wayne against DC's deadliest warriors in Robin #1. When Elliot asked why Damian is visiting him behind the Bat-family's back, Damian shrugs it off as a desire to keep Elliot company. Nevertheless, Grayson would be awarded for redeeming Damian. Talia is unaware that White Ghost, a former servant of Ra's, plans to use him to resurrect Ra's, which would kill him in the process. Warning! He works as a double agent for Batman in Luthor's organization, and thus aligned with his father instead of his maternal grandfather. I'm light-years ahead of all the past Robins in skill and training. Kept away from Gotham City and his father until his adolescence, Damian Wayne exploded into the Dark Knights world in a flurry of violence, tossing the entire Batman Family into disarray. The gauntlets and boots are more armored and he has knee pads now. After the death of Alfred Pennyworth and Dick Grayson losing his memories thanks to the villain KGBeast, Damian began to see his father's view of justice versus fear as not enough. By Justin Epps. Damian pursues Deathstroke and attempts to kill him, but the Titans again intervene. He also has been trained in numerous weapons as shown in the Blackest Night event. [22] At this point, Alfred declared them to be the Super Sons. In the comic, Damian is fighting hordes of Leviathan henchmen in the lobby of Wayne Tower when Nightwing comes to rescue him. Despite his bravery and refusal to give up, Damian was impaled through the chest and killed. But thats exactly what happened when he learned that he had not only fathered a son with famed assassin Talia al Ghul (the daughter of Ras al Ghul, one of his longtime adversaries), but shed been raising the child in secret within the League of Assassins. Talia fixes Damian's spine but puts in a monitor connected to his brain allowing her to control his every movement. A dark king for a new age." However, they then find themselves in a horrific encounter with the parents of Dick Grayson and Tim Drake reanimated as Black Lanterns. "Outlaw, Part One", Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi(w),Patrick Gleason, Doug Mahnke(p). [80] Djinn defeats him by altering his memory, and proceeds to do so with the other criminals Damian captures, giving them new, harmless identities. Damian then escapes, dons a variant Robin costume made of Jason Todd's old tunic and mask and assorted League of Assassin gear, and fights and kills the villainous Spook. DCComics.com: Welcome to the Official Site for DC. From - Nightwing Vol. But against his father's wishes, he escapes, donning a new costume under the name of Redbird.[54]. However, as soon as the conference started, Ra's was immediately shot by a sniper wearing a Deathstroke-looking costume, who also threw a bomb that turned his body to ashes to insure that there would be nothing left of him that can be resurrected through the Lazarus Pit. After having his own dedicated story arc in 2021, entitled "Demon or Detective",[86] Damian starred in the ongoing "Robin" series written by Joshua Williamson and centered around Damian going on a solo journey to discover the mysterious League of Lazarus through competing in the Lazarus tournament with Ravager, Connor Hawke and Flatline, an apprentice of one of his father's enemies who he develps a romantic relationship with. Though he sometimes struggles with his past and the legacy of his mother and grandfather, Damian now wants nothing more than to be a hero to the people of Gotham, just like his father. They were later joined by Batman and Superman, and worked out their differences. An adult version of Damian Wayne appears in, Damian Wayne makes his television debut in the, Damian is the current Robin in the adult animated series, A Feudal Japan version of Robin appears in the anime film, Damian Wayne makes a non-speaking appearance in, Damian Wayne makes his final appearance in the, Damian Wayne appears in one of the alternate storylines of the, Damian Wayne appears in the animated film, Damian Wayne will appear as Robin in the live-action, Damian Wayne appears as a summonable character in, Damian Wayne appears as a playable character in, Damian Wayne was supposed to make his debut in the, Damian also appears as a playable character in, This page was last edited on 18 February 2023, at 20:37. Damian is killed battling a brutal enemy, the Heretic (an adult Damian clone) in issue number 8 of the second volume of the Batman, Inc. comic book, which went on sale February 27, 2013. Working together, Dick and Damian manage to stop Deathstroke. [15] Batman Incorporated fought Leviathan in the streets, while Damian was forced to stay inside. As Dick cares little for the financial problems of Wayne Enterprises, despite inheriting it from Bruce along with Tim, Damian decides to involve himself and manages to impress the board of directors. [27] With the prospect of moving to Metropolis on his mind, Jon eventually ran off and headed to Gotham to speak with Damian in the Batcave. Teen Titans", "Christina Ricci, Miguel Ferrer Join Voice Cast of 'Teen Titans' Animated Movie (Exclusive)", "DC's 'Injustice' Sets Cast for Animated Movie (Exclusive)", https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/james-gunn-unveils-dc-slate-batman-superman-1235314176/, "Alleged Concept Art from Damian Wayne Batman Game Surfaces", "R/Xboxone - A few pieces of concept art from WB Montreal's cancelled Damian Wayne Arkham Game", "New Injustice Footage Contains MAJOR Spoiler for Nightwing", The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go! In her grief, she gathered all the members of the League of Assassins and put a hit on Deathstroke as well as all of his associates in revenge for killing her father. At the height of his anger and frustration, Damian rips the Robin insignia off his chest and gives it to Batman. Ra's to Batman. In the Elseworlds story, The Brotherhood of the Bat (1995), a version named Tallant Wayne appears, who crusades against his grandfather Ra's al Ghul. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "League of Assassins members" category. Damian became the fifth Robin, working alongside his father as Batman. [90], This incident has deeply hurt both Damian and his mother, Talia, who had to watch her father get murdered even though he finally made the right choice for the first time in his life and was willing to turn a new leaf for his family's sake. ", "DC Comics & Robin #14 Spoilers & Review: Fake Deathstroke Unmasked with Ties to Batman in Shadow War Part 7! Its not often that something takes Batman by surprise. Damian then reunites with his father and his family team. During his adventure, he met Ra's' daughter Talia al Ghul. Elaborating his plan in transferring his consciousness into Bruce's. While the Pre-Flashpoint Damian did not meet his mother until he was eight. Nightwing explains that Damian encouraged him to have the remaining members of the Titans and Teen Titans work together in spite of the Justice League's disapproval. [61], After being preoccupied with a series of cases in Gotham, Batman begins his attempt to reclaim Damian's body despite Ra's claim that he wishes to resurrect his daughter and grandson. [20] After the events of Batman R.I.P. The solicitation for Truth and Justice mentions a birthday party for him, but all of that is irrevelant because the story is out of continuity. Damian aided in fighting the Dark Knights upon their invasion, forming the Gotham Resistance with Green Arrow, Killer Croc, Nightwing and Harley Quinn. I had to satisfy myself that you are a worthy successor to me!" [87] At the conclusion of the first arc, both Damian's mother and grandfather arrive to aid him in defeating Ruh and in the aftermath of this arc, he returns to live with them in their palace up until the events of "Shadow War. Damian plays a particular role in Batman and Robin Eternal when the Bat-Family is pitted against Mother, a ruthless woman who believes that she can make her 'children' stronger by putting them through intense trauma. While their fathers were discussing the lab tests that Damian had performed on Jon, the two boys went off to look at Damian's pets. Dick suggests changing the hit list password to Cousin Oliver, as Damian has little to no interest in pop culture references and would never guess it. Near the end of the episode. Because of the deaths of his parents at Ra's's hands, Tallant has completed following his father's tragic path as Batman. Named after the Shakespeare character, Titus is Damian Wayne's pet, a Great Dane, given to him by his father, Bruce. Damian leaves his mother and Tim to an unknown fate, while he goes off to be with his father. story arc in Batman #675, Damian senses that someone is out to get Batman. The two young adults fell for each other and, after a brief fling, they conceived a child. Damian possessed superpowers similar to that of Superman following his resurrection, though this was short-lived. The century's greatest crimefighter, the daughter of its greatest crimelord. This troubles his relationship with Batman, who vows never to kill. How could you not? Batman forbade Robin to go crime-fighting for a week while Superboy was forced to do his chores without using his superpowers. Sasha, now dubbed Scarlet by Todd, returns and attacks Robin, as Jason attacks Dick, the two duos battle it out until the arrival of the Flamingo, who temporarily paralyzes Damian. [13] This allowed him to team up with Jason Todd, who was using the Wingman identity. Morrison, Grant. Grant Morrison's story titled Batman and Son (2006) expands upon the Son of the Demon storyline as part of a remodeling of Batman's personality after the events of Infinite Crisis. He had to, right? Alfred Pennyworth got him a cat to take care of, who he also named Alfred. Bruce tried teaching Damian, still a cold-hearted assassin, about the sanctity of life, but had trouble relating with his son. Upon returning to Gotham, Damian tells Dick that even though he had been brought to the Titans to find friends, he did not need to, as he already had one, Grayson himself. After running away from Batman, Damian gets a brand new Robin suit in his solo series. Although misguided, Damian seems to genuinely want to aid Bruce's war on crime as he is Bruce's son and wants his approval. 18 followers. However, Batman told Damian he had to quit crime-fighting altogether. Instead, Damian decides to begin killing criminals to invoke true fear in his enemies. This character is or was an incarnation of or an ally of Batman, and a member of the Batman Family. I would have thought he'd call it a stupid and useless past time. They, too, have chosen targets that they must hunt down to ascend to the League. Damian Wayne, the fourth Robin and . [39], During a confrontation with a returned minor villain the Getaway Genius, Damian is initially angry that Grayson failed to capture the foe as well as the implication that his father failed as well during the Genius' original run back when Grayson was Robin but when Dick explains to him that Bruce let the Genius go because he discovered that the Genius' robberies were only him stealing medicines that he needed so that he could live long enough to see his daughter grow up, Damian realizes that he never really knew his father as a person, and admits that there was more to him than Batman. The Joker is eventually defeated by Batman, but the trust between Batman and the Batman Family is shattered. [6] Robin angrily left the Batcave to work with Nobody, who asked him to execute a criminal. [11] It was revealed that Talia had created another clone as his replacement, the obedient fully-grown Heretic. Tim, who has been keeping a hit list of criminals and tasks, attracts Damian's fury when the latter hacks the hit list and discovers a hidden layer of allies to the bat family considered potential threats by Tim, including Damian. [47], When Blackbat, Stephanie Brown's predecessor, returns to Gotham, she and Damian are partnered together during a stake-out to catch the Architect, a new villain obsessed with destroying Gotham landmarks. [83] Changes made to Jon's character make the future of this team uncertain. Trained by the League of Assassins all his life, Damian joined his father's side in the war against crime by becoming the fifth Robin. [46] Tim Drake eventually comes to the Titans for help after a robotic duplicate of the Calculator attempts to murder his close friend, Tam Fox, and decides to rejoin the team once the mission is completed. [70] With help from the Justice League, Batman discovers that Damian's new powers do not last, and he eventually relies on his natural abilities once more. He carried a pair of brass knuckles, which he incorporated as part of this costume, and would also carry a sword. Damian has declared himself a vegetarian. 3 #22 (2009) reveals that he would eventually marry Nightstar with whom he would have a daughter and son, and his family has inherited the Wayne Estates after Batman's death. Damian's origin was unknown to Batman. Tim, suspicious of Damian's intentions, does not believe his story and begins a fistfight. After a meeting with his mother Talia, he discovers that it is a warning from his cousin Mara al Ghul, who has chosen him as her prey as part of an initiation ritual that she must undertake to properly join the League of Assassins. It is unknown if Damian was actually Buddhist or if this was just creativity on behalf of his father. [42] Despite Bruce's parental responsibilities to Damian, he decides that he prefers Damian to continue working with Dick (who maintains the Batman mantle and whom Bruce sees as a positive role model for his son) rather than being with himself primarily, due to his plans with Batman Inc.[43], Damian joins the Teen Titans when Dick Grayson concludes that the team needs a Robin, while also feeling that Damian would benefit from the friendship of other heroes, having progressed to the point where he can be trusted not to kill if left 'unsupervised'. This decision, coupled with his recent actions with holding criminals against their will and wiping their memories, leads to Djinn leaving the Teen Titans, while Kid Flash, Red Arrow, Crush, and Roundhouse turn against him. How old is Starfire? At this, Tim realizes that Damian is indeed Bruce's son, and exclaims "The son of Satan is my brother?"[29]. In the aftermath, Damian is tested by Batman on how to control his new power abilities before Damian returns to the role as Robin. Damian Wayne is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul. Jonathan was paid a visit by Robin, posing as both his school's bus driver and his substitute teacher. [24] In the Elliot S! Nightwing Explains Why Damian Wayne is The One Unique Robin By Kevin Erdmann Published Aug 29, 2021 In the latest issue of DC's Robin, Nightwing takes the time to point out that Damian Wayne's most unique feature as Robin isn't being Batman's son. Talia is able to save her son from his fate at the last minute. Damian Wayne is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul. Contents 1 Background 1.1 History Batman tries to convince Robin to come home with him, but Damian attacks him, declaring that Wayne Manor is a coffin and that Batman's views are not enough to save Gotham. April 7: Birthday of Bruce Wayne (golden age Batman) [Earth-2 version; February 19 for Earth-1 Bruce Wayne] April 8: Birthday of Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's butler April 9: Birthday of John Sargent (Sargon the Sorcerer) April 10: Birthday of Dinah Drake Lance (golden age Black Canary) April 11: "Birthday" of Linda Danvers (Supergirl). However, Damian's badly injured body requires transplants of harvested organs, which his mother orders her physicians to carry out. He may be the most violent Robin, but even Damian Wayne has moments of humanity that shine . Sometime after Batman became a public hero, he fought Ra's al Ghul and the League of Assassins. [49], Robin and a group of other ex-Titans later head to Titans Tower to help the team during a battle against Superboy-Prime and the Legion of Doom. As Damian and Batman embrace, Batman collapses from exhaustion. He was the optimum man You and your detective will yield the ultimate child. Batman then arrives, having learned of his son's actions, declaring that the Teen Titans are finished. Bruce returns to Gotham in 2004 (Detective Comics #0). Mother Wayne decided to create an evil, adult clone of Damian named The Heretic, designed to kill Bruce Wayne. Although this relationship is further strained when Damian seemingly leaves Wayne Manor to join the villain Nobody, it turns out this was a ruse by Damian to bring down Nobody. However, the Heretic eventually gains the upper hand and impales Damian through the chest, the sword piercing Damian's heart and resulting in Damian dying almost instantly. As of age 13, Damian was short for his age and had few other markers of impending puberty. While Damian fights Kalibak, Batman remotely controls the Batwing and sends it crashing into Kalibak, sending him back through the Boom Tube and then closes the portal. However, Talia later kills the Heretic for his failure to kill Batman and challenges Batman to a duel to the death in the Batcave. After Bruce Wayne helps Dick and Damian defeat the Black Glove and the Joker, Wayne accepts his son in addition to his role as Robin. This leads to a new version of the Titans forming, consisting of Nightwing, Cyborg, Raven, Starfire, Beast Boy, Troia, Crush, Roundhouse, Red Arrow, and Kid Flash. [67] He then activates the Boom Tube to Darkseid's homeworld, Apokolips, to retrieve Damian's corpse. He encouraged Robin's darker side and tried to take him as an apprentice. Published May 26, 2022. Despite their differences, they played ball with Titus and began to enjoy spending more time together as father and son. "Who else in this world is like us, Bruce Wayne? After Dick Grayson officially sanctioned Damian's role as Robin, while a standard Robin tunic was retained, the bodysuit was replaced with a black survival suit, the grayish cape with a yellow "para-cape" which grants him a gliding capability, the black mask with a green one, a bulkier utility belt to carry more weapons and gadgetry, a black hood, and green gloves and flexible boots. To avoid the bounty Talia placed on his head, he began using the name Redbird and switched to a new costume. I'm light-years ahead of all the past Robins in skill and training. He is raised by his mother Talia al Ghul and the League of Assassins. While in a simulation created by Batman where no one became Robin, Damian practiced Buddhism. Damian and Alfred race to aid Batman against the Black Glove in a commandeered Batmobile. Nobody decided to torture Robin, continuing his personal vendetta against Batman. He dies an absolute hero".[55][56]. In order to properly discipline their sons and teach them the value of working together, Superman and Batman had them undergo a series of challenges. [62] Though Ra's attempts to resurrect Damian alongside Talia in what he thought was a Lazarus Pit in the island, in addition, to brainwash his grandson into joining him afterward, instead Ra's discovers that it is a portal to a Netherworld in the Pit's former location, of which both Wonder Woman and Batman were already aware. Altieri, Kevin, director. In 2006, the character was reinterpreted as Damian Wayne by Grant Morrison, and introduced into the main continuity in Batman #655, the first issue of the "Batman and Son" story arc. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Talia and Bruce's son joins the Brotherhood in his father's costume, to destroy it from within.[23]. [31] When Grayson hangs up his Nightwing mantle to become the newest Batman, he chooses Damian to assume the mantle of Robin by his side.[32]. Alfred says Bruce intended to tell him the results when the time was right. In the New 52, Damian won the right to learn of his father's identity when he finally bested his mother in combat on his 10th birthday, and this canon age for him seems to be a holdover from Morrison's introduction of Damian Wayne.In 2010's Batgirl Volume 3 #7, Morrison's Damian is fighting alongside Stephanie Brown as Batgirl and he is, of course, being a total brat to her in the field. Batman and Ra's go in search of the fountain, leaving Tim, Damian, Nightwing, Alfred, and Talia to battle the Sensei. Morrison, Grant. This is discovered by Oracle, who ejects the girl and takes control of the Batmobile, intent on taking Damian home. [92], Having been trained by the League of Assassins since birth, Damian is already an expert in martial arts and wielding a wide range of weaponry. [38], Talia begins to clone Damian as she realizes that her son has completely sided with Dick Grayson and the Bat-Family. He is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul,and thus, the grandson of Batman villain Ra's al Ghul, the great grandson of Sensei and the nephew of Nyssa Raatko. Joker accuses Damian and the other members of Batman's family of being a burden that prevents Batman from being the best foe for Joker. -- Damian Wayne (Prime Earth) This is the second time you've run from me. In Morrison's version, the child Damian Wayne is the result of a tryst between Batman and Talia, during which the Dark Knight claims he was drugged when they were at the Tropic of Cancer, though Morrison later admitted the claim of drugging was a canonical error on their part. [69], However, before the team can celebrate, the Boom Tube used to return to Earth was not closed and Darkseid's son Kalibak arrives and attacks the team. Arrogant, cold and undeniably lethal, Damian found the transition from the unforgiving world of the League to Batmans staunch moral code to be a long and trying process, but a worthwhile one, as Damian ultimately proved himself worthy of becoming Robin at his fathers side. Damian is also a capable businessman despite his young age, being involved with Wayne Enterprises and its board members. He was the optimum man You and your detective will yield the ultimate child. Though the two were originally contentious of one another, they bonded closely, forming a brotherly relationship. That I was groomed to be a new body for my grandfather so that he may sidestep death and continue his mission to reduce the swollen population of the Earth." Damian is a built kid. The son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, Damian Wayne was born to a life of adventure, but he struggles daily against the lesser angels of his nature. During the fight, Kalibak beats the team nearly to death, when suddenly Damian knocks out Kalibak with a powerful uppercut; discovering that due to the Chaos Shard he has gained superhuman abilities. Damian's birth was a bit messy, and so is his claim to the Wayne Dynasty. In Nightwing #153 (2009), Damian is shown being left in Alfred's care and trained by Dick Grayson (alias Nightwing). How ironic that your company and holdings will fund my new empire." In an act of defiance, Damian decides to make the Robin mantle independent from that of Batman and decides to stop Dr. Phosphorus from breaking into Project Cadmus, but fails miserably and is saved by Dick. He retains his old black and yellow cape and green domino mask. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Batman Family members" category. His cape is now black on the outside with the cape and hood having a yellow trim.

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