During a fight in a meat factory, Damian converted to vegetarianism and adopted a pet cow who he named Bat-Cow. Nobody decided to torture Robin, continuing his personal vendetta against Batman. But next week's Batman #106 - and I You're not a king. [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. Before he can effectively relay his news, he is attacked by Tim, who perceives Damian's attempt to help a tripping Alfred as an attack, and renews their battle. 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. A new variant cover for Tim Drake: Robin #4 is shining an unfortunate light on an ongoing issue for DC. Spaulding, Ethan, director. 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. 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. Damian Wayne, the fourth Robin and . Damian attempts to kill KGBeast, but only succeeds in cutting off his left arm before the Titans intervene and stop him. 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]. Alfred? They survive the explosion. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Batman Family members" category. Alfred says Bruce intended to tell him the results when the time was right. I'm light-years ahead of all the past Robins in skill and training. Red Arrow is injured and Deathstroke escapes. Another column in "Detective Comics #494" stated that Batman's birthday was now February 19. 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. His teammates are also unaware that he is working with Jason Todd, who goes by the alias Outlaw. After the events of Justice League: No Justice, the Titans disband. 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. 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. [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]. Damian Wayne succeeds Drake as Robin in the 2009 story arc "Battle for the . Victor Zsasz defeats Robin and rescues Black Mask while Dick takes down Firefly. 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. And Damian was probably alone when he turned 14 in main continuity. 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. For the first Robin, see Dick Grayson. 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. [64] The resurrections fail, leaving Ra's to realize his arrogance for allowing the Heretic to kill his grandson and regret allowing Talia to clone Damian. Ace has appeared in every issue of Batman and Robin. Lobdell, Scott (w), Woods, Pete (a), Peteri, Troy (let), Marie Javins, Rob Levin (ed). DCComics.com: Welcome to the Official Site for DC. Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. 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. But against his father's wishes, he escapes, donning a new costume under the name of Redbird.[54]. [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. [5] They were kidnapped by Nobody, who tried to show Batman that his no-kill methods were ineffective. Ra's captures the two and tells Batman that he will use one of them for his own body. At the height of his anger and frustration, Damian rips the Robin insignia off his chest and gives it to Batman. Behind cover, the two briefly reminisce about their time together as Batman and Robin before resuming the defense. While helping the Teen Titans battle the super criminals Mammoth and Shimmer, Superboy discovers a note from Damian to him. [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. exceptional martial artist, trained assassin, brilliant deductive skills, intelligence, gymnastic ability. Because of the deaths of his parents at Ra's's hands, Tallant has completed following his father's tragic path as Batman. He encouraged Robin's darker side and tried to take him as an apprentice. The two young adults fell for each other and, after a brief fling, they conceived a child. 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. [38], Talia begins to clone Damian as she realizes that her son has completely sided with Dick Grayson and the Bat-Family. 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. -Talia al Ghul to Batman. Ra's refuses the offer, feeling that he needs someone of a younger age. In the past year, Damian Wayne has been through a lot - witnessing Alfred Pennyworth's death . By Dashiel Reaves Oct 7, 2022. 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. Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. Nobody swore that he would return and kill their friends, so Damian killed him with a move Nobody had taught him. 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. [40], After Grayson's confidant, Oberon Sexton is revealed to be the Joker in disguise, Damian tortures the villain by savagely beating him with a crowbar to get information, considering it to be self-defense since the Joker planned to attack him. Due to the extreme training from his mother and grandfather has, Damian has the skills and stealth of that of an extremely trained assassin. They, too, have chosen targets that they must hunt down to ascend to the League. 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. This character is or was an incarnation of or an ally of Batman, and a member of the Batman Family. Angered, he and a revived Nightwing battle the Heretic, but are eventually forced to retreat with Red Robin and Damian's body. Writer Grant Morrison introduced . He particularly clashes with Tim Drake, who he wants to replace as. 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 spends time reading tweets. After defeating Damian's half-aquatic clones with Aquaman, Batman seeks Wonder Woman's help in chasing Ra's to Themyscira. ", "DC Comics & Robin #14 Spoilers & Review: Fake Deathstroke Unmasked with Ties to Batman in Shadow War Part 7! 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. As Damian and Batman embrace, Batman collapses from exhaustion. 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. 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. Priest, Christopher. Damian is violent and self-important, and was trained by the League of Assassins, learning to kill at a young age. A dark king for a new age." 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. 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. [9], Though deeply shaken by the killing, Bruce reacted with compassion rather than anger. 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. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! After running away from Batman, Damian gets a brand new Robin suit in his solo series. The Heretic flew Grayson aside, and challenged Damian to a sword-fight. [66], Batman enters and accesses the Justice League Watchtower to use his unstable exosuit known as the Hellbat armor designed by Batman himself and the Justice League members to engage large scale threats. [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]. This troubles his relationship with Batman, who vows never to kill. Dick and Damian then encounter a villain called Professor Pyg, who has created an army called Dollotrons. 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. 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. [10], Batman and Robin began working together against Damian's mother Talia al Ghul, revealed as the head of Leviathan. The boys were subsequently punished by their respective parents. [45] Robin eventually begins to develop a friendship with Ravager, who initially reaches out to Damian due to their similar upbringings (Ravager's father being the notorious assassin, Deathstroke). Near the end of the episode. However, because of his possible paternity to Damian, Batman, on some levels, is optimistic about the chance of fatherhood. It also allows Damian to naturally age instead of grown in a lab, as he was born when Bruce was 29. 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. Near the end of the comic. It's not often that something takes Batman by surprise. In Nightwing #153 (2009), Damian is shown being left in Alfred's care and trained by Dick Grayson (alias Nightwing). Its entirely black and gray with a red trim around the knees, chest, and collar. Damian is once again saved by Dick, with the assistance of Azrael, after a man named Amon tries to sacrifice him. As the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, Damian Wayne has never been a typical kid, so any birthday he celebrates was bound to be something out of the ordinary. Upon entering Wayne Manor, Damian attempts to relay to Tim Drake the fact that Ra's has returned. Damian and Tim fight side by side against Ra's and his minions. [41] However, the Clown Prince of Crime's apparent helplessness is revealed to be another ruse and he incapacitates Damian with his hidden Joker venom. His size makes perfect sense with his acrobatic background. [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]. 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 the climax, the Court manipulates Damian into joining them so they can use him to recruit Agent 37. 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. It is unknown if Damian was actually Buddhist or if this was just creativity on behalf of his father. 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. 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. [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. This is discovered by Oracle, who ejects the girl and takes control of the Batmobile, intent on taking Damian home. DC is home to the "World's Greatest Super Heroes," including SUPERMAN, BATMAN, WONDER WOMAN, GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH, AQUAMAN and more. As of age 13, Damian was short for his age and had few other markers of impending puberty. Prior to the start of Grant Morrison's "Batman R.I.P." Who is the 4th Robin? 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. 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). Through his father he has two half-brothers, Matthew . 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. In terms of the movies in the Nolanverse Batman Begins depicts Bruce's 30th birthday. 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 . Ra's is still able to return, but as a rotting, undead corpse, still needing Damian to stabilize his form. "You have no intention of giving up your power to another, Father. Ra's to Talia. "Your brain waves will be purged as mine are implanted in their place. Though the two were originally contentious of one another, they bonded closely, forming a brotherly relationship. As Batman's official heir, Damian has a lot to live up to. The gauntlets and boots are more armored and he has knee pads now. Declaring himself free, Damian leaves for parts unknown. Except you want a modern-day, of 95 years of age, to be the local crime fighter. After the events of Batman R.I.P. Dick eventually orders Damian through their comm-links to send one of his Wingers with Mr. Their collaboration is hindered by their very different philosophies of battle. Seeley, Tim. "I need a man to assume my position when I'm gone Because you are most worthy. This makes him an heir to the world's greatest crime-fighter, and its greatest super-villain Ra's al Ghul. "Tim Drake. Help arrives in the form of the original Batman. "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. 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. Joker then presents Damian with Batman in Joker makeup, and states that Damian must kill Batman before Batman kills him. 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. After defeating Ra's in combat, Batman reclaims Damian's body and threatens his son's maternal grandfather that if he steals his son's body again, he will kill him in retaliation. [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. 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. 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He first worked with Dick Grayson before going to work alongside his father, upon the original's return to the role of Batman. Mother Wayne decided to create an evil, adult clone of Damian named The Heretic, designed to kill Bruce Wayne. Damian is willing to betray Tim at any moment for his own safety. Maggin novelization of Kingdom Come, al Xu'ffasch tells Bruce that his mother Talia is still alive and working as a Mother Superior in Cairo, one of Mother Teresa's successors. The Heretic got in a battle with Damian, and killed him. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. [6] Robin angrily left the Batcave to work with Nobody, who asked him to execute a criminal. Dick and Damian take the entire army down and begin to form a brotherly relationship. A subsequent conversation between Tim and Alfred implies that Batman has carried out a DNA test on Damian. While searching for a tree for Christmas,[20] Jonathan Samuel Kent accidentally torched some woodlands near a swamp in Hamilton. He neutralized the child soldiers, and teamed up with Dick Grayson to take down the remaining assassins. "You fell in love with the Detective that day, of course. It is not directly revealed what was in the note, but it makes Superboy realize that wherever Damian is, they won't find him. This resulted in another argument and a short fight, before Alfred arrived. He had to, right? 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. Angered, Batman once again vows to retrieve his son's corpse. 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. 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. ", "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. But it seems there are rites, whereby consciousness can survive death by migrating to more vigorous flesh? [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. Happy 13th Birthday, Damian Wayne :) Bunny Cherry. Since then however in issues of the Morrison penned Batman Incorporated, the drugging is reaffirmed and is once again part of Damian's origin. 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. [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. 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. The two are stopped by Dick Grayson as Batman, who chastises them both for fighting in front of the theater where Batman was born. The Robin logo is red with a black R. He ends up captured by Ra's and is nearly killed. This earns him Djinn's trust, which gradually begins to turn into a mutual romantic attraction. The car is blindsided by Killer Croc and Poison Ivy, who prepares to kill Damian. After stealing Jason Todd's Robin tunic and mask from his memorial case, Damian's unofficial appearance as Robin was wearing them over his black and white League of Assassins bodysuit with a grayish hood and cape. He is raised by his mother Talia al Ghul and the League of Assassins. Of all the Robins, only Damian Wayne is actually related to Billionaire Bat. 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. However their lack of teamwork and animosity toward each other caused them to fail every challenge. However, one member by the name of Reggie Meyer was driven insane by the excessive use of his powers and took the alias of Kid Amazo. Damian Wayne. 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. With Batman facing two choices of whether to resurrect Damian or his parents, he chooses his son, granting Damian's true resurrection. He may be the most violent Robin, but even Damian Wayne has moments of humanity that shine . He'll probably be heavier than Jason, and taller than Bruce in his prime. 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. Damian's second year as Robin begins when he initiates a fight against his predecessor Red Robin. [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. In the comic, Damian is fighting hordes of Leviathan henchmen in the lobby of Wayne Tower when Nightwing comes to rescue him. Damian defiantly replies that he hopes to be a worthy one. Damian's origin was unknown to Batman. Instead, Damian decides to begin killing criminals to invoke true fear in his enemies. 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. [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. However, Batman explains that the temporary defeat of the League will not stop a larger force to attack later and destroy the city, so he came to the extreme decision that the only solution possible is for Damian to return to his mother, a decision that caused an emotional reaction on Damian like never before. 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. "Genetically perfected, and grown in an artificial womb, Damian was engineered to kill and replace his famous father," Narrator. Damian, as a preadolescent, was left by his mother in the care of his father, who had been unaware of his existence. . The child from Son of the Demon was used as a backup character in various stories before appearing as Damian Wayne.