Nevertheless, Grayson would be awarded for redeeming Damian. Biography: (Written by Oracle) [] Damian Wayne: 2001 - 2015 []. While helping the Teen Titans battle the super criminals Mammoth and Shimmer, Superboy discovers a note from Damian to him. However their lack of teamwork and animosity toward each other caused them to fail every challenge. Batman has experienced a life changing event, and Gotham City will never be the same. The two young adults fell for each other and, after a brief fling, they conceived a child. [37] Dick and Tim send Damian with the Gordons to their underground base while they battle the Black Lanterns. And their genetically perfect child We'll found a dynasty that will rule the planet for a thousand years. With Batman facing two choices of whether to resurrect Damian or his parents, he chooses his son, granting Damian's true resurrection. [36] After raiding the Army Reserve National Guard Armory, Dick, Damian, and the arriving Tim Drake, are able to save Commissioner Gordon, Oracle, and the surviving police officers at Gotham Central from the reanimated versions of the original Dark Knight's deceased rogues gallery members. Although shot by Todd, Damian recovers and saves Tim Drake from falling to death inside Jason's Batcave. 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. 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. It's been an interesting few years for the Batman sidekicks. How ironic that your company and holdings will fund my new empire." In the first volume, Damian and Jon team against Kid Amazo, a child affected by a virus which grants powers to ordinary humans. Seeley, Tim. "Your brain waves will be purged as mine are implanted in their place. During a fight in a meat factory, Damian converted to vegetarianism and adopted a pet cow who he named Bat-Cow. Named after the Shakespeare character, Titus is Damian Wayne's pet, a Great Dane, given to him by his father, Bruce. Damian Wayne, otherwise known to the world as Robin, the Boy Wonder, was the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. This is discovered by Oracle, who ejects the girl and takes control of the Batmobile, intent on taking Damian home. Damian's second year as Robin begins when he initiates a fight against his predecessor Red Robin. Despite his intense training to become a remorseless assassin, Damian was sympathetic to his father's vigilantism in Gotham and volunteered to become his next sidekick. Damian Wayne. Damian is violent and self-important, and was trained by the League of Assassins, learning to kill at a young age. Damian then reunites with his father and his family team. This troubles his relationship with Batman, who vows never to kill. [71], After the events of Batman: Endgame that resulted in Bruce Wayne's disappearance, Damian, as Robin, sets out on a globe-spanning journey to forge his own destiny and make amends for all of his wrongdoings in his own series, titled Robin: Son of Batman. The older girl (Damian's companion) is later eaten by Killer Croc. While searching for a tree for Christmas,[20] Jonathan Samuel Kent accidentally torched some woodlands near a swamp in Hamilton. Deadman later revives the former Boy Wonders. At this, Tim realizes that Damian is indeed Bruce's son, and exclaims "The son of Satan is my brother?"[29]. It has also been shown that Ra's al Ghul has begun to engineer more clones of Damian. 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). Alfred? He is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul,[3][4][5][6] and thus the grandson of Batman villain Ra's al Ghul and the potential inheritor of Wayne Enterprises. 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. Damian makes a full recovery.[28]. 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. 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. Mara had 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. He dies an absolute hero".[55][56]. 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]. If Damian did not retire, his actions would lead to a plague that would force the President to nuke Gotham. This earns him Djinn's trust, which gradually begins to turn into a mutual romantic attraction. Concerning the character's artificial gestation in respect to the al Ghuls' notable idealization of Bruce Wayne as the optimal specimen in leading the League of Assassins, Damian Wayne is warranted to be notably depicted in bearing a stark resemblance to his father. Talia is able to save her son from his fate at the last minute. 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. Bruce returns to Gotham in 2004 (Detective Comics #0). 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. Ra's al Ghul, while in Talia's body, to Bruce Wayne. More of a court jester. "Your admirable mind has reasoned all save the obvious that my darling Talia loves you! In his subsequent struggle with organized crime in Gotham and a mysterious crime lord known as The Other, Damian assembles a new team of Titans, consisting of Kid Flash (the only old team member to join), Kid Flash's friend and kid genius Roundhouse, Red Arrow, Lobo's daughter Crush, and the immortal spirit creature Djinn. Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. In another Elseworlds story, Kingdom Come (1996) by Mark Waid and Alex Ross, which functioned as a possible future to the canon of the time, the child of Batman and Talia is named Ibn al Xu'ffasch (Arabic: ), literally "Son of the Bat", and is a member of Lex Luthor's inner circle. After the events of Justice League: No Justice, the Titans disband. [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. Ace has been reintroduced in the Batman books, as a German Shepard/Great Dane mix bought by Bruce Wayne for his son Damian. [38], Talia begins to clone Damian as she realizes that her son has completely sided with Dick Grayson and the Bat-Family. During his adventure, he met Ra's' daughter Talia al Ghul. Altieri, Kevin, director. Damian flees and encounters Alfred. [9], Though deeply shaken by the killing, Bruce reacted with compassion rather than anger. After this, Batman uses the Chaos Shard on his son's corpse, which has been infused with Darkseid's Omega Sanction. 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. 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. It's not often that something takes Batman by surprise. [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. 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. And because my precious daughter loves you." They worked together with Batman Incorporated to take down the League of Assassins' top killers. Contents 1 Background 1.1 History Talia admits to Damian, that even though she loves him, she is too much of a perfectionist to admire him for choosing a path that defies her this blatantly, and he is therefore no longer welcome and will be considered an enemy of the House of al Ghul. Damian is also a major player in the Robin War event, where he, Agent 37 (Dick Grayson), Red Hood, and Red Robin organize a street gang called "Robins" to defeat the Court of Owls with reluctant aid from Jim Gordon, who is now Batman. League of Assassins memberThis character is or was a member of the League of Assassins, a international organization of the world's greatest killers, operating both for hire and their own agenda, in any of its various incarnations. Except you want a modern-day, of 95 years of age, to be the local crime fighter. Ra's flees with the bodies afterward. He is raised by his mother Talia al Ghul and the League of Assassins. As they fight, members of the League of Assassins approach the manor with the intention of killing everyone within and bringing Damian back to Ra's alive. Tucker, James, director. He particularly clashes with Tim Drake, who he wants to replace as. In Nightwing #153 (2009), Damian is shown being left in Alfred's care and trained by Dick Grayson (alias Nightwing). He ends up captured by Ra's and is nearly killed. Dick eventually orders Damian through their comm-links to send one of his Wingers with Mr. [11] It was revealed that Talia had created another clone as his replacement, the obedient fully-grown Heretic. 4 #16. [12] Robin was shown to have faked his death, and is confined to the Batcave at Batman's orders. But wait, didn't that happen just a few weeks ago? While the Pre-Flashpoint Damian did not meet his mother until he was eight. After the events of Batman R.I.P. Of all the Robins, only Damian Wayne is actually related to Billionaire Bat. Damian Wayne is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul. They later encounter Darkseid's elite member Glorious Godfrey, setting in motion the Robin Rises story arc. Nearly a month ago, the world said goodbye to Damian Wayne - son of Batman and the latest character to hold the mantle of Robin. After reading the letter written by his father from an alternate timeline, the Dark Knight decides that it is time to take steps to put his past behind him. 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. "Who else in this world is like us, Bruce Wayne? 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. 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. According to the story's writer, Grant Morrison: "He saves the world. Near the end of the episode. "You fell in love with the Detective that day, of course. "Tim Drake. 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. Talia on the other hand, taking advantage of the hero's impressive genes, believed their child to be a perfect heir. exceptional martial artist, trained assassin, brilliant deductive skills, intelligence, gymnastic ability. [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. It has yet to be seen if he will become "Bat-Hound", but Bruce has implied he puts police dogs to . [22] At this point, Alfred declared them to be the Super Sons. In Super Sons, it was a running joke that he was frequently mistaken as younger than ten-year-old Jon Kent. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Teen Titans members" category. [83] Changes made to Jon's character make the future of this team uncertain. With Superman's and Batman's permission, the two boys would be allowed to go on their own, provided that they would do so together. Jonathan was paid a visit by Robin, posing as both his school's bus driver and his substitute teacher. Declaring himself free, Damian leaves for parts unknown. 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. Though the two were originally contentious of one another, they bonded closely, forming a brotherly relationship. 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. 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. [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]. Instead, Damian decides to begin killing criminals to invoke true fear in his enemies. In response to this, Talia begins formulating a plan involving Commissioner James Gordon, whom Talia and Damian rescue from a booby-trapped Wayne Manor while in search of Batman, who is insane and has gone missing. Along with the mysterious Wingman and most of the Bat-family, Damian manages to rescue his father and defeat most of the League of Shadows. Talia then shows Damian a cloned version of himself, whom she sees as Damian's younger brother. To avoid the bounty Talia placed on his head, he began using the name Redbird and switched to a new costume. The ensuing melee was abruptly averted when Jon used his Freeze Breath to separate the two sides and allow him to explain the situation to his father. They survive the explosion. "Genetically perfected, and grown in an artificial womb, Damian was engineered to kill and replace his famous father," Narrator. Although misguided, Damian seems to genuinely want to aid Bruce's war on crime as he is Bruce's son and wants his approval. In terms of the movies in the Nolanverse Batman Begins depicts Bruce's 30th birthday. March 5th, 2013. -- Damian Wayne (Prime Earth) This is the second time you've run from me. 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. Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. Alfred Pennyworth got him a cat to take care of, who he also named Alfred. Coupled by his innate talent for the art and his lineage, Damian became a respected member of the League. 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. [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]. [91], This event concludes with Shadow War between The League of Assassins and Deathstroke Inc, which ends with Talia killing Slade in a one-on-one battle, but shortly afterward the Deathstroke imposter reveals himself to be Geo-Force, who plotted this whole war in hope of having both Slade and Talia killing each other. [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'. ", "WowThx guys!More than 1 of you(Across all my social media) suggested BOYZARRO should be his name.I LOVE IT!The fans", "DC Universe's 'Harley Quinn' Starring Kaley Cuoco Eyes New Perspectives on Familiar Caped Crusaders TCA", "Roll Call: Meet the Cast of Justice League vs. [81], In this book, Robin teams up with Superman's ten-year-old son Jonathan Kent, who he befriended previously during a test facilitated by Batman and Superman. [20] After the events of Batman R.I.P. Damian Wayne will make his live-action debut in the film The Brave and the Bold, produced by DC Studios.[22]. How DC's Other Robin Death Broke Batman Worse Than Jason's Murder. The billionaire vigilante's son who made his official DC Comics debut in Batman #655 in September 2006, despite initially appearing as an infant in 1987's Batman: Son of the Demon was conceived. You're not a king. Angered, he and a revived Nightwing battle the Heretic, but are eventually forced to retreat with Red Robin and Damian's body. While in a simulation created by Batman where no one became Robin, Damian practiced Buddhism. [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). 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. "You fell in love with the Detective that day, of course. Elliot surmises that Damian is rather using the resemblance to Bruce to "spend time with [his] old man". The two are stopped by Dick Grayson as Batman, who chastises them both for fighting in front of the theater where Batman was born. Dick is probably the most normally built person in the Bat-Fam. [17] He flew his exo-skeleton into the center of the battle, where Leviathan had taken over Wayne Tower. However, Batman told Damian he had to quit crime-fighting altogether. On his 13th birthday Damian is sent a package by his grandfather Ra's al Ghul, which contains a dead robin. However, Damian's badly injured body requires transplants of harvested organs, which his mother orders her physicians to carry out. Damian attempts to kill KGBeast, but only succeeds in cutting off his left arm before the Titans intervene and stop him. Damian's birth was a bit messy, and so is his claim to the Wayne Dynasty. Spoilers ahead for Robin #5 Dick and Damian take the entire army down and begin to form a brotherly relationship. A dark king for a new age." This resulted in another argument and a short fight, before Alfred arrived. Nightwing. 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. Damian chooses to leave the team upon Drake's return, reasoning that the Teen Titans do not need two Robins, and realizing that his teammates prefer to work with Tim. In turn, the character is revealed to have originally been intended to "kill and replace his famous father,"[13] as well as serving as a host body for Ra's al Ghul,[14][15] thus, in theory, unifying the Wayne and Demon factions as intended by the al Ghuls. He's now 19. He'll probably be heavier than Jason, and taller than Bruce in his prime. After running away from Batman, Damian gets a brand new Robin suit in his solo series. 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. 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]. Damian defiantly replies that he hopes to be a worthy one. Published May 26, 2022. 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. When the Heretic arrives and knocks Nightwing out, Damian bravely fights him. Damian is once again saved by Dick, with the assistance of Azrael, after a man named Amon tries to sacrifice him. Ra's is still able to return, but as a rotting, undead corpse, still needing Damian to stabilize his form. Minutes after Damian's death, Batman arrives and sees Damian's dead body. Ra's captures the two and tells Batman that he will use one of them for his own body. Just because Damian is tough doesn't mean he's completely cold. 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. 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. DCComics.com: Welcome to the Official Site for DC. 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. Damian has declared himself a vegetarian. [8] When Batman discovered their location, he beat Nobody mercilessly and came close to killing him, but stopped when he realized Damian was watching the fight. The Heretic got in a battle with Damian, and killed him. I'm either your partner in this or I'm not. -- Damian Wayne (Prime Earth) I'm not like Tim, or Jason, or even Dick. 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). [10], Batman and Robin began working together against Damian's mother Talia al Ghul, revealed as the head of Leviathan. Damian, who is driving, knocks an ambulance off a bridge without any sign of remorse or even concern. In the past year, Damian Wayne has been through a lot - witnessing Alfred Pennyworth's death . 3. Batman and the others manage to save him, and Talia takes her son and escapes. This makes him an heir to the world's greatest crime-fighter, and its greatest super-villain Ra's al Ghul. Damian finally stands up for his Robin mantle, telling Talia that being Robin was the best thing that he had ever done, and Talia does not need to save him from something he chooses to be. Bruce's first protg Dick Grayson took over the mantle of Batman, and Damian, not giving up on his father's missions, agreed to continue on as Grayson's Robin. 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. At that moment, a revived Deathstroke attacks the Titans and Batman with the intent to kill them all. In the aftermath, Damian is tested by Batman on how to control his new power abilities before Damian returns to the role as Robin. He retains his old black and yellow cape and green domino mask. Damian Wayne. 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. Damian, as a preadolescent, was left by his mother in the care of his father, who had been unaware of his existence. He was subsequently rescued by Maya Ducard, the daughter of the villain Nobody, and Damian's pet dragon-bat Goliath. Dick and Damian then encounter a villain called Professor Pyg, who has created an army called Dollotrons. [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. Talia al Ghul Near the end of the comic. 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.
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