Damian Wayne is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman. Dick notes that his name is not on the list and Tim asserts it is because Dick is the only one who Tim trusts implicitly. Nevertheless, Grayson would be awarded for redeeming Damian. Damian is quite shaken by the sight of the bones of his family. [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. Precocious, spoiled, and violent, Damian battles Tim Drake, whom he wants to replace as Robin, and sucker punches Tim off the stuffed Tyrannosaurus in the Batcave when Tim stops fighting to help him. But wait, didn't that happen just a few weeks ago? 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. Damian, as a preadolescent, was left by his mother in the care of his father, who had been unaware of his existence. However, the Dark Knight does care for his lost progeny. Mara has been made leader of a group known as the Demon's Fist, which was originally supposed to be led by Damian, but became hers when he chose to leave the League. Ra's to Talia. Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. By Justin Epps. [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. Bruce returns to Gotham in 2004 (Detective Comics #0). [17] He flew his exo-skeleton into the center of the battle, where Leviathan had taken over Wayne Tower. 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). 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. 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. 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. Jon later awakened in the Batcave and found out that Robin had been keeping him under surveillance for a long time. In a tribute to a classic comic book cover, the publisher accidentally showcased the precarious situation involving its two current Robins, Tim Drake and Damian Wayne. Where before Damian portrayed an arrogant and vicious personality, it appears the "death" of his father has regressed him to a more childlike mindset, as demonstrated when he takes the Batmobile joy-riding with an older girl. [13] This allowed him to team up with Jason Todd, who was using the Wingman identity. DC is home to the "World's Greatest Super Heroes," including SUPERMAN, BATMAN, WONDER WOMAN, GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH, AQUAMAN and more. Batman then arrives, having learned of his son's actions, declaring that the Teen Titans are finished. How could you not? He does his job as Robin. [3] Damian began showing restraint, which Bruce commended, although Alfred still criticized him for not being supportive enough. Talia and Bruce's son joins the Brotherhood in his father's costume, to destroy it from within.[23]. 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). He is violent, self-important, and was trained by the League of Assassins, learning to kill at a young age, which troubles the relationship with his father who refuses to kill. A Bizarro counterpart of Robin, named Robzarro, first appeared in the four-part story "Boyzarro Re-Death". And Damian was probably alone when he turned 14 in main continuity. How DC's Other Robin Death Broke Batman Worse Than Jason's Murder. Narration by Damian Wayne via introductory pages of the comic book. Batman and Ra's go in search of the fountain, leaving Tim, Damian, Nightwing, Alfred, and Talia to battle the Sensei. 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. Paternity test/documentation via source material, proof of biological relation and established name of the character provided in last panels of comic book. When Damian regained consciousness, they talked about how difficult it is for Damian to adjust from the life of an assassin. Alfred Pennyworth got him a cat to take care of, who he also named Alfred. 4 #16. DC Database is a FANDOM Comics Community. 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. 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. After meeting with his mother Talia, he discovered that it was a warning from his cousin Mara al Ghul, who had chosen him as her prey as part of an initiation ritual she must undertake in order to properly join the League of Assassins. The child from Son of the Demon was used as a backup character in various stories before appearing as Damian Wayne. Except you want a modern-day, of 95 years of age, to be the local crime fighter. 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. [74] However, what Damian does not tell his teammates is that a deep cellar of the Titans' headquarters, a former juvenile detention facility, serves him as a secret dungeon to lock away the most dangerous criminals he captures for good, including Deathstroke, Gizmo, Brother Blood, Black Mask, and Atomic Skull.[75]. Batman offers a third alternative: the "Fountain of Essence" which contains the qualities of a Lazarus Pit. Damian then reunites with his father and his family team. They lost Croc, the Teen Titans and the Suicide Squad, but they defeated Mister Freeze, Riddler and Damian's evil Earth -22 self and made the discovery that beings from the Dark Multiverse can be killed by Nth Metal. Batman continues his pursuit out of his distrust towards Ra's. I'm light-years ahead of all the past Robins in skill and training. Dick then begins to train Damian as to how to properly become the new Robin and the two develop their own unique crime-fighting style. Damian (as Robin) is then seen teaming up with Dick and Alfred to begin their own search for Bruce Wayne. How old is Starfire? 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. "[88][89], After observing how happy both his daughter and grandson are while living a peaceful life without killing, the now reformed Ra's al Ghul decides that he wants to turn himself in to the authority to atone for all the crimes he committed as well as publicly share all the secrets he kept hidden over the centuries, this decision has sparked a huge interest in both the superhero community and the villain community due the amount of knowledge the immortal Demon's Head has about the world, so all eyes were on him during a press conference he held before his incarceration. [25] However, Batman and Talia's tryst was later shown as consensual in Peter J. Tomasi's Batman and Robin, thus the circumstances of Damian's conception can vary depending on the writers.[26][27]. Following the "Flashpoint" story arc, Bruce Wayne was returned by writers as being the only Batman in 2011's the New 52 relaunch of DC Comics. After Bruce's skull was taken from his grave, Damian and Dick decide to bring the rest of his skeleton, along with those of Damian's paternal grandparents, to their base beneath Wayne Tower. Ra's even sent the clone to murder his own daughter. Upon the start of Batman: Battle for the Cowl, it appears that Damian is now residing in Gotham, and living under the command of Nightwing (to an extent). The new Dark Knight desires justice for his parents along with trying to stop his grandfather while having to battle his father's murderous double. Instead, Damian decides to begin killing criminals to invoke true fear in his enemies. Talia then shows Damian a cloned version of himself, whom she sees as Damian's younger brother. Damian and Bruce arrive shortly soon and help Talia defeat Geo-Force, with Damian managing to convince his mother to not kill Geo-Force afterward because his grandfather believed that their family could be better than this. As part of the DC Rebirth, Damian is featured in three titles: Teen Titans, where he becomes the team's leader to defeat Ra's al Ghul and succeed Red Robin (Tim Drake) as leader, Super Sons, co-starring with Jonathan Kent, the son of Superman and the new Superboy and Nightwing, where he has a supporting role. Batman, despite desiring to kill his son's murderer more than anything and Nightwing making no attempts of stopping his mentor, spares the villain's life after seeing his resemblance to Damian, realizing the clone is what is left of his son. and Batman: Battle for the Cowl, he takes the role of Robin at ten years of age,[21] becoming the fifth person to use the Robin persona. After Tim leaves, Damian starts engaging in chess games with Hush, visiting him secretly against Dick's orders. Sometime after Batman became a public hero, he fought Ra's al Ghul and the League of Assassins. Ra's captures the two and tells Batman that he will use one of them for his own body. Damian flees to alert Batman but is pursued by his evil grandfather. Damian is also a capable businessman despite his young age, being involved with Wayne Enterprises and its board members. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. Beginning of comic. [73] This new team faces initial difficulties because of Red Arrow's criticism and the individualistic tendencies of several members. Damian Wayne, also known as Damian al Ghul (Arabic: ), is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, created by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert, commonly in association with Batman. Morrison, Grant. Nobody decided to torture Robin, continuing his personal vendetta against Batman. 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. & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Damian_Wayne&oldid=1140173963, DC Comics characters with accelerated healing, Fictional genetically engineered characters, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles in need of updating from August 2017, All Wikipedia articles in need of updating, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Trained computer scientist and security hacker, Uses high-tech equipment and weapons (similar to, Damian Wayne is also featured in the prequel comic to the game. [7] Robin revealed that he was lying, and refused to betray his father. He is violent, self-important, and was trained by the League of Assassins, learning to kill at a young age, which troubles the relationship with his father who refuses to kill. story arc in Batman #675, Damian senses that someone is out to get Batman. 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. The older girl (Damian's companion) is later eaten by Killer Croc. 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. The only occupant of the ambulance was the Joker. Dick eventually orders Damian through their comm-links to send one of his Wingers with Mr. Damian has also been a member of the Batman Family and the Teen Titans, and the best friend of Superman's son, Jonathan Samuel Kent . They were both targeted by a super-villain named Nobody. By Dashiel Reaves Oct 7, 2022. Batman is also unwilling to accept his son's death, and begins seeking the means to resurrect Damian at the cost of his relationships with his friends and allies, and keeps his death a secret from the public in anticipation that his resurrection would succeed. Who is the 4th Robin? A subsequent conversation between Tim and Alfred implies that Batman has carried out a DNA test on Damian. After Damian left the Teen Titans, they, along with members of the Bat family and Superboy, tried to find him, but Damian was able to evade their efforts. Angered, he and a revived Nightwing battle the Heretic, but are eventually forced to retreat with Red Robin and Damian's body. Damian Wayne's new look has been shown off in the new Robin series launching from DC Comics Infinite Frontier in May. Damian was genetically perfected and grown in an artificial womb to be the perfect warrior. Damian, as a preadolescent, was left by his mother in the care of his father, who had been unaware of his existence. It is unknown if Damian was actually Buddhist or if this was just creativity on behalf of his father. 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. Damian has declared himself a vegetarian. But it seems there are rites, whereby consciousness can survive death by migrating to more vigorous flesh? Help arrives in the form of the original Batman. 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. [18], After various trials and tribulations involving his corpse, mainly revolving around Ra's al Ghul and Apokolips, Batman managed to rescue his son's body and, through using the Omega Sanction infused within a Chaos Crystal shard, brought Damian back to life within the Batcave.[19]. This was also put down quickly as Batman and Superman looked down on them in furious silence.[21]. The gauntlets and boots are more armored and he has knee pads now. Ra's al Ghul, while in Talia's body, to Bruce Wayne. 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. 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. He ends up captured by Ra's and is nearly killed. [10], Batman and Robin began working together against Damian's mother Talia al Ghul, revealed as the head of Leviathan. 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. 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." I shall return to Gotham in your stead, bringing with me proof, both written and genetic, that I am the long-forgotten son of Bruce and Talia. Damian is skilled in mimicking voices and speech patterns of others accurately, as he was able to imitate his father's and Tim Drake's voices to bypass the Batcave's voice-recognition security systems.[20]. Angered, Batman once again vows to retrieve his son's corpse. I'm not like Tim, or Jason, or even Dick. "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. Ace has appeared in every issue of Batman and Robin. "Who else in this world is like us, Bruce Wayne? Declaring himself free, Damian leaves for parts unknown. This earns him Djinn's trust, which gradually begins to turn into a mutual romantic attraction. He carried a pair of brass knuckles, which he incorporated as part of this costume, and would also carry a sword. [5] They were kidnapped by Nobody, who tried to show Batman that his no-kill methods were ineffective. 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He works with several other heroes of his generation Kid Flash, the daughter of the Flash (Wally West); Nightstar and Offspring, the son of Plastic Man. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Rot in Purgatory 1.2 Leviathan ", "DC Comics & Robin #14 Spoilers & Review: Fake Deathstroke Unmasked with Ties to Batman in Shadow War Part 7! However in the current Batman Vs Robin comic, he is shown to have magic abilities. Damian blames himself for being unable to save a single Dollotron, a girl named Sasha, but unbeknownst to him, the girl is taken in by Jason Todd, who had shot Damian,[33] thereby becoming the new Robin's opposite number in Red Hood's no-holds-barred war against crime (Red Hood's maxim is "let the punishment fit the crime").[34]. 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. [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. [67] He then activates the Boom Tube to Darkseid's homeworld, Apokolips, to retrieve Damian's corpse. On the way to the cave, Dick's body is possessed by Deadman, at whom Damian lashes out in confusion. In the past year, Damian Wayne has been through a lot - witnessing Alfred Pennyworth's death . During a stakeout mission, Damian severs Tim's line, causing him to fall from a great height. His teammates are also unaware that he is working with Jason Todd, who goes by the alias Outlaw. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Batman Family members" category. According to the story's writer, Grant Morrison: "He saves the world. After the events of Batman R.I.P. Over the course of his more than eight decades of serving the people of Gotham, Bruce Wayne has adopted many young men into not only his battle against the villains of Gotham but also . Batman Arkham. Dick Grayson was returned to his previous role as Nightwing, and Damian still serves as his father's vigilante partner Robin. Talia on the other hand, taking advantage of the hero's impressive genes, believed their child to be a perfect heir. He neutralized the child soldiers, and teamed up with Dick Grayson to take down the remaining assassins. Jonathan was paid a visit by Robin, posing as both his school's bus driver and his substitute teacher. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early Childhood 1.2 Becoming Robin 1.3 New 52 1.3.1 Born to Kill 1.3.2 Batman Incorporated It is not directly revealed what was in the note, but it makes Superboy realize that wherever Damian is, they won't find him. Damian's second year as Robin begins when he initiates a fight against his predecessor Red Robin. [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. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "League of Assassins members" category. I know you've been searching for ways to survive when the Lazarus Pits run dry." [4] Bruce bought Damian a dog named Titus. In Batman and Robin vol. Damian's origin was unknown to Batman. [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. The later storyline, Requiem, deals with the aftermath of Damian's death and Batman's thirst for revenge against Talia as well as his own increasingly unbalanced mental state resulting from this loss. -Talia al Ghul to Batman. Dick Grayson . 18 followers. 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. He survives, and Tim pulls Damian into an all-out brawl that begins with their quarry escaping and ends in front of the theater where Bruce Wayne's parents were killed. Upon entering Wayne Manor, Damian attempts to relay to Tim Drake the fact that Ra's has returned. At this, Tim realizes that Damian is indeed Bruce's son, and exclaims "The son of Satan is my brother?"[29]. The two are stopped by Dick Grayson as Batman, who chastises them both for fighting in front of the theater where Batman was born. Grayson uses the weapon to cryogenically suspend himself and Tim, forcing the Black Lanterns to retreat as they are unable to read any sign of life of them. How could you not? Damian defiantly replies that he hopes to be a worthy one. To avoid the bounty Talia placed on his head, he began using the name Redbird and switched to a new costume. 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. Ra's refuses the offer, feeling that he needs someone of a younger age. Mother Wayne decided to create an evil, adult clone of Damian named The Heretic, designed to kill Bruce Wayne. "You fell in love with the Detective that day, of course. In League of Batmen (2001), the sequel to Brotherhood of the Bat, Tallant leads his own team of variant Batmen to combat the plague that was al Ghul's legacy. Bruce Wayne was first born on April 7, in his early debuts back in the 1930s. 3. [44] Although Wonder Girl objects to this decision, Grayson convinces her to let Damian stay on the team as he needs Damian to learn that he can trust others not to betray him, only for his temper to jeopardize his first mission with the team when he attacks an opponent just after Raven had convinced him to calm down, provoking their new foe into starting his wave of destruction again. However, their absences from their respective homes did not go unnoticed as they encountered both Lois Lane and Alfred Pennyworth while trying to sneak into Jon's home.[26]. 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. After running away from Batman, Damian gets a brand new Robin suit in his solo series. Beginning in Batman Annual #26 ("Head of the Demon"), Talia takes Damian to the Australian Outback, where he is tutored in the secret history of his grandfather Ra's al Ghul. During a fight in a meat factory, Damian converted to vegetarianism and adopted a pet cow who he named Bat-Cow. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Teen Titans members" category. The Joker is eventually defeated by Batman, but the trust between Batman and the Batman Family is shattered. [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. [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 their fathers were discussing the lab tests that Damian had performed on Jon, the two boys went off to look at Damian's pets. This character has been a member of the Justice League of America, or the Justice League in any of its various incarnations, sworn by a duty to act as guardians of America and the world by using their skills and/or superpowers to protect Earth from the clutches of both interstellar and domestic threats.This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Justice League of America members" category.
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