Name/Alias: Dick Grayson / Nightwing
Age (Teenager unless villain): 19
Back story:
Dick Grayson was the youngest member of his family's circus show,
The Flying Grayson! When Dick's parents died in an mishap on the trapeze, he found himself led to believe that the "accident" had actually been a work of sabotage. After a while, Dick was contacted by Millionaire Bruce Wayne, who took him in like a sun. What Bruce hadn't told the young Grayson was that he was secretly the masked avenger of the night that most people called "Batman".
After his secret was known to Dick, Wayne trained him in hand to hand combat and stealth tactics, attempting to channel the boy's acrobatic talents. When Wayne felt him ready for the task, Dick dawned the costume of Batman's sidekick and apprentice - "Robin". Over the years, the dynamic duo fought countless villains, including Two-Face, The Penguin, Clayface, and others. The most formidable of their opponents was called "The Joker". A man of unknown origins, the Joker's mind was dark and twisted.
In his later teenage years, Dick joined the Teen Titans, and helped rid Jump City of crime and evil. But when the Titans departed and become merely legend, Dick was not satisfied. He dawned a new persona - the mysterious "Nightwing". His elite training from Batman and his years of experience made him a formidable crime fighter, and he succeeded for about a year on his own.
However, Dick began to see young heroes emerge from the ashes, and a vision grew in his head - he would band the teens together as there leader, help them hone their skills and become dangerous fighters. Together, with Nightwing at the head, the would become the next
Teen Titans!
Powers/Abilities/Skills/Equipment: No Powers, but uses varying weapons and skills
- Attachable and Detachable Electrified Escrima sticks
- Throwing Birds (Akin to Batarangs)
- Grapple Gun
- Smoke Bombs/Poison Darts
- Expert Hand-to-hand combat
- Superb Acrobatic skills
- Expert Hacking Skills (Learned from Batman)
- Motorcycle
- Access to Batman's arsenal of vehicles and other transportation
Weaknesses: Nightwing is a non Meta-Human, so he has no powers. He is subject to the normal vulnerabilities and weaknesses of other humans, although his endurance, strength, tolerance, and toxin resistances are higher than any normal person.
Nightwing is like Batman in several ways - One of which being his social abilities - or lack thereof. He unwillingly adopted Wayne's anti-social behavior and is a borderline sociopath.