Damian - 13 Gordon - 57 Alfred - 70 This makes more sense to me as the new canon ages, and is very similar to the Pre-Flashpoint storyline, which it seems DC Rebirth is trying to do. They worked together with Batman Incorporated to take down the League of Assassins' top killers. ", "DC Comics & Deathstroke Inc. #8 Spoilers & Review: Why Does Batman Pick a Side He Doesn't Want to in Shadow War Part 3?! In Batman-related issues of the New 52 taking place after Batman issue #14 (the Joker's return to comics), Damian was portrayed as being very interested in fighting his father's arch-foe. I'm not like Tim, or Jason, or even Dick. Although he is the only blood-related child of Bruce, he still needs to work on his family skills. Talia fixes Damian's spine but puts in a monitor connected to his brain allowing her to control his every movement. If Damian did not retire, his actions would lead to a plague that would force the President to nuke Gotham. His size makes perfect sense with his acrobatic background. They defeat him and Damian decides to train Jon, but Jon's desire to join the Teen Titans against Damian's wishes creates ongoing conflict between the boys. Batman and Superman construct an underwater base for the Super Sons, which Jon refers to as the "Fortress of Attitude," much to Damian's chagrin. He was the optimum man You and your detective will yield the ultimate child. Damian has declared himself a vegetarian. However, because of his possible paternity to Damian, Batman, on some levels, is optimistic about the chance of fatherhood. More of a court jester. Although Damian eventually kills Nobody in front of Bruce, they are able to work through the incident by beginning to actively understand and respect one another as father and son. Batman forbade Robin to go crime-fighting for a week while Superboy was forced to do his chores without using his superpowers. Morrison, Grant. To avoid the bounty Talia placed on his head, he began using the name Redbird and switched to a new costume. [30] Damian is saved by Nightwing who ends up being cornered by Black Mask's men until a murderous figure appears stating that he is Batman (later revealed to be Jason Todd). Near the end of the episode. 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. [59], When Batman and Nightwing finally re-confront Heretic, they overpower him, and the clone suffers a brutal beating from both in retaliation for Damian's death. It also allows Damian to naturally age instead of grown in a lab, as he was born when Bruce was 29. Dick is probably the most normally built person in the Bat-Fam. Writer Joshua Williamson prepares to pit Damian Wayne against DC's deadliest warriors in Robin #1. "Outlaw, Part One", Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi(w),Patrick Gleason, Doug Mahnke(p). [16][17] A prototype of the character originally appeared as an unnamed infant in the 1987 story Batman: Son of the Demon,[18][19] which at the time was not considered canon. How DC's Other Robin Death Broke Batman Worse Than Jason's Murder. Talia on the other hand, taking advantage of the hero's impressive genes, believed their child to be a perfect heir. You're not a king. "There is no Child in the world like Damian Wayne" -Batman/Bruce Wayne[src] Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul and the grandson of Ra's al Ghul, the founder and former leader of the League of Assassins. [78] When the other Titans find out, and when Red Arrow kills Deathstroke,[79] conflict erupts within the team until Lobo, looking for Crush, crashes in. His tunic is longer and has a yellow trim as well. Upon entering Wayne Manor, Damian attempts to relay to Tim Drake the fact that Ra's has returned. Eventually, Bruce returned from the dead, having been travelling through time the entire time, and Bruce and Damian returned to patrolling together as Batman and Robin, father and son. "Your admirable mind has reasoned all save the obvious that my darling Talia loves you! Damian became the fifth Robin, working alongside his father as Batman. Ra's is still able to return, but as a rotting, undead corpse, still needing Damian to stabilize his form. Its entirely black and gray with a red trim around the knees, chest, and collar. Eventually, when Talia deemed that Damian was ready, she allowed him to go to Gotham and meet his father - the Batman. During the "Leviathan" story arc, when his mother Talia puts a price on his head and is targeted by the most dangerous and skilled assassins, Bruce faked Damian's death and secluded him in the Batcave to protect him while he goes undercover to confront Talia and her minions. Bruce returns to Gotham in 2004 (Detective Comics #0). March 5th, 2013. [deleted] 2 yr. ago Probably his 14 year old birthday. 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. Dick Grayson . 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. Despite becoming Robin to Grayson's Batman, Damian reveals that he cares little for his older brother and has no respect for him as Batman and that the latter would have to earn it. Damian Wayne, otherwise known to the world as Robin, the Boy Wonder, was the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. He dies an absolute hero".[55][56]. However, Batman told Damian he had to quit crime-fighting altogether. Damian is willing to betray Tim at any moment for his own safety. Damian is brutal, egotistical, overly confident, selfish, reckless, and spoiled a pain in Batman and the Bat Family's butt. [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. According to the story's writer, Grant Morrison: "He saves the world. [68] Batman successfully retrieve his son's corpse as he and his family team return to Earth via the Boom Tube directly to the Batcave after successfully escaping the clutches of Darkseid and his Parademons. while at the Tropic of Cancer, Damian's mother, Talia al Ghul, drugged Bruce Wayne and, several months later, Damian was born. The two heroes then prepare for the Black Lanterns' assault on Gotham. Justice Society of America vol. When the Heretic arrives and knocks Nightwing out, Damian bravely fights him. Damian also leaves a note for the Teen Titans, which contains a set of coordinates leading them into a meeting with Nightwing. Damian Wayne, the fourth Robin and . Narration by Damian Wayne via introductory pages of the comic book. 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. He had also stolen the Amazo Armor from LexCorp and had planned to use it and the abilities of the Super Sons to lure the Justice League into a trap. Damian then reunites with his father and his family team. 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. [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]. Returning to assist his fellow Robins as the crisis reaches its conclusion, Damian helps Dick, Jason and Tim regain confidence in themselves after Mother decimates their initial efforts against her by recalling a conversation he had with Bruce where Bruce noted that he is proud of how all three of the other Robins have different strengths, Bruce wanting his partners to find their own paths rather than blindly follow his own example.[72]. Eventually, Batman confronts Talia to confirm Damian's true identity, but both Talia and Damian are soon caught in an explosion. Damian is born in 1999 (Batman & Robin #0) somehow even though Bruce Wayne would only be 14 and doesn't leave Gotham until 2000 (Batman #0). Angered, Batman once again vows to retrieve his son's corpse. In Batman and Robin vol. By Justin Epps. Damian then begins to mock Tim Drake for not being chosen as Robin, causing Tim to severely beat Damian, only to be stopped by Dick. Damian and Dick then attack Firefly, who is attempting to kill Black Mask. He becomes a talented martial artist before his teenage years, at which time Talia reveals Damian's existence to Bruce Wayne and leaves him in his custody in an effort to disrupt his work. 4 #16. They were later joined by Batman and Superman, and worked out their differences. During the tournament, he discovers that the host of the tournament is his paternal great grandmother, Ruh al Ghul, who was imprisoned on this island by her son, Ra's al Ghul. It differs greatly from most Robin suits. [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. Damian has a strong love for animals. 3. [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'. 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. The two are stopped by Dick Grayson as Batman, who chastises them both for fighting in front of the theater where Batman was born. Biography: (Written by Oracle) [] Damian Wayne: 2001 - 2015 []. He was created by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert, and first appeared in Batman: Son of the Demon in 1987 as an infant, but was introduced in Batman #655 in September of 2006. Batman offers his own body instead. 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. [63], After Batman and Frankenstein locate Ra's and the bodies, they are too late as Ra's has successfully had them placed in a Lazarus Pit, leaving Batman in dread of Damian's fate. Batman then arrives, having learned of his son's actions, declaring that the Teen Titans are finished. And their genetically perfect child We'll found a dynasty that will rule the planet for a thousand years. [60] But Talia is killed following the duel by Kathy Webb, and it is later revealed that Damian's body was stolen from the Manor cemetery by the League of Assassins along with Talia's for plans against Batman in addition to making their resurrections. Eventually, Kid Flash discovers the secret prison,[77] and Crush, who has fallen for Djinn, kisses her, showing her the kind of genuine affection which Damian in his grimness never really did. But it seems there are rites, whereby consciousness can survive death by migrating to more vigorous flesh? 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. "It's true that I was gestated in a laboratory. However, they then find themselves in a horrific encounter with the parents of Dick Grayson and Tim Drake reanimated as Black Lanterns. Brotherhood of the Bat features a future in which Ra's al Ghul discovers the Batcave following Bruce Wayne's death, and outfits the League of Assassins in variant Batman costumes based on Wayne's rejected designs. seemingly killed by Darkseid during a massive invasion, 573 Appearances of Damian Wayne (Prime Earth), 426 Images featuring Damian Wayne (Prime Earth), 76 Quotations by or about Damian Wayne (Prime Earth), Character Gallery: Damian Wayne (Prime Earth). This makes him an heir to the world's greatest crime-fighter, and its greatest super-villain Ra's al Ghul. 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. The team returned in The Adventures of the Super-Sons, where they spend their summer pursuing justice against Rex Luthor, an alien child who imitates Lex Luthor and attempts to assemble his own team of child-villains modeled after famous Earth ones. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. [83] Changes made to Jon's character make the future of this team uncertain. A dark king for a new age." 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