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. Damian Wayne, the fourth Robin and . ", "DC Comics & Deathstroke Inc. #8 Spoilers & Review: Why Does Batman Pick a Side He Doesn't Want to in Shadow War Part 3?! [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. The two heroes then prepare for the Black Lanterns' assault on Gotham. 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. Coupled by his innate talent for the art and his lineage, Damian became a respected member of the League. Bruce was unaware of the child's conception and returned to crime fighting for years. Ra's refuses the offer, feeling that he needs someone of a younger age. 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. In Batman and Robin vol. How ironic that your company and holdings will fund my new empire." 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. [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. 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. 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). 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. As Damian and Batman embrace, Batman collapses from exhaustion. They too had chosen targets that they must hunt down in order to ascend to the League. The two then enter into a grudging truce for the remainder of Damian's appearances in the series. Damian Wayne may have had problems with empathy in his early days as Robin, but now he's one of the best gift-givers in the whole DC Universe. 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. Damian Wayne will make his live-action debut in the film The Brave and the Bold, produced by DC Studios.[22]. Damian Wayne is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul. The villain intends to use Damian and Dick in his fight against their common enemies: the Black Glove. "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. Batman forbade Robin to go crime-fighting for a week while Superboy was forced to do his chores without using his superpowers. [22] At this point, Alfred declared them to be the Super Sons. In the climax, the Court manipulates Damian into joining them so they can use him to recruit Agent 37. Damian defiantly replies that he hopes to be a worthy one. 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. 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. However, Batman told Damian he had to quit crime-fighting altogether. R. Rachel Webb. However, due to Damian's snide remarks and goading, Jon lost his temper and another brawl broke out between them. 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]. 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. [17] He flew his exo-skeleton into the center of the battle, where Leviathan had taken over Wayne Tower. End of the comic. 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. 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. Although shot by Todd, Damian recovers and saves Tim Drake from falling to death inside Jason's Batcave. It's not often that something takes Batman by surprise. Kept away from Gotham City and his father until his adolescence, Damian Wayne exploded into the Dark Knights world in a flurry of violence, tossing the entire Batman Family into disarray. He was believed dead when he was shot in the head by an assassin named Goatboy. To avoid the bounty Talia placed on his head, he began using the name Redbird and switched to a new costume. Damian is a built kid. Angered, he and a revived Nightwing battle the Heretic, but are eventually forced to retreat with Red Robin and Damian's body. O'Neil, Dennis. "Your brain waves will be purged as mine are implanted in their place. The boys finally managed to put aside their differences and worked together in order to save their fathers from an apparent threat in the Batcave, but this later turns out to be a ruse. Another column in "Detective Comics #494" stated that Batman's birthday was now February 19. Damian would be 5going by this insanity. A Bizarro counterpart of Robin, named Robzarro, first appeared in the four-part story "Boyzarro Re-Death". Batman agreed and granted Damian the mantle of Robin, his fourth ward to use the name. al Xu'ffasch reappears in Waid's 1999 sequel The Kingdom. Priest, Christopher. According to the story's writer, Grant Morrison: "He saves the world. 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. The child was born and given the name Damian. 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. [16] Damian refused to stay home while his allies were dying, and Alfred allowed him to leave knowing he could not be stopped. 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. 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[52] However, despite Bruce's attempts to build a relationship with his son, Damian remains distant from his father, which Alfred worries about. When Elliot asked why Damian is visiting him behind the Bat-family's back, Damian shrugs it off as a desire to keep Elliot company. 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. Nearly a month ago, the world said goodbye to Damian Wayne - son of Batman and the latest character to hold the mantle of Robin. He neutralized the child soldiers, and teamed up with Dick Grayson to take down the remaining assassins. Morrison, Grant. [80] Djinn defeats him by altering his memory, and proceeds to do so with the other criminals Damian captures, giving them new, harmless identities. [70] With help from the Justice League, Batman discovers that Damian's new powers do not last, and he eventually relies on his natural abilities once more. You're not a king. I would have thought he'd call it a stupid and useless past time. Near the end of the comic. Damian berates Black bat and mocks her for being sent to Hong Kong by his father, but she ultimately saves his life by rescuing him from the exploding Iceberg Lounge. 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. Damian (as Robin) is then seen teaming up with Dick and Alfred to begin their own search for Bruce Wayne. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. In the comic, Damian is fighting hordes of Leviathan henchmen in the lobby of Wayne Tower when Nightwing comes to rescue him. 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[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. He also has been trained in numerous weapons as shown in the Blackest Night event. I'm light-years ahead of all the past Robins in skill and training. Posted: Mar 19, 2013 8:10 pm. Near the end of the comic book. [23] He was later unwillingly recruited by Damian to help him investigate a series of break-ins at LexCorp. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. I had to satisfy myself that you are a worthy successor to me!" Damian is brutal, egotistical, overly confident, selfish, reckless, and spoiled a pain in Batman and the Bat Family's butt. While he does not file a lawsuit against Dick, due to Grayson not being named the heir of Wayne Enterprises, but rather a high-ranking member, he does against Tim, who was named the heir to Wayne Enterprises.[35]. In an act of defiance, Damian decides to make the Robin mantle independent from that of Batman and decides to stop Dr. Phosphorus from breaking into Project Cadmus, but fails miserably and is saved by Dick. Damian has declared himself a vegetarian. However their lack of teamwork and animosity toward each other caused them to fail every challenge. 4 #16. Upon entering Wayne Manor, Damian attempts to relay to Tim Drake the fact that Ra's has returned. They later encounter Darkseid's elite member Glorious Godfrey, setting in motion the Robin Rises story arc. 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). Damian passes out from Joker venom and Batman is revealed to be a fake; as Damian recovers from the toxin, the Joker presents him with a cloche. Altieri, Kevin, director. 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. 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. "Outlaw, Part One", Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi(w),Patrick Gleason, Doug Mahnke(p). ", "DC Comics & Robin #14 Spoilers & Review: Fake Deathstroke Unmasked with Ties to Batman in Shadow War Part 7! 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. While helping the Teen Titans battle the super criminals Mammoth and Shimmer, Superboy discovers a note from Damian to him. 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. Spoilers ahead for Robin #5 The older girl (Damian's companion) is later eaten by Killer Croc. [15] Batman Incorporated fought Leviathan in the streets, while Damian was forced to stay inside. This misadventure was further complicated with the appearance of Lex Luthor, who tried to capture them both. 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. [14] Bruce revealed that he has seen Damian's future, as told through "Batman in Bethlehem". 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. Their collaboration is hindered by their very different philosophies of battle. 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. [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. Batman offers his own body instead. Damian's birth was a bit messy, and so is his claim to the Wayne Dynasty. Damian and Tim fight side by side against Ra's and his minions. -Talia al Ghul to Batman. 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. 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 and Dick then attack Firefly, who is attempting to kill Black Mask. Bruce tried teaching Damian, still a cold-hearted assassin, about the sanctity of life, but had trouble relating with his son. [7] Robin revealed that he was lying, and refused to betray his father. [84] Despite the book's cancellation, the characters have subsequently appeared as a team in other series.[85]. 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. In the aftermath, Robin forms an unlikely partnership with his mother Talia. while at the Tropic of Cancer, Damian's mother, Talia al Ghul, drugged Bruce Wayne and, several months later, Damian was born. A dark experience shows that underneath it all, even Robin can be shaken to his core. Elaborating his plan in transferring his consciousness into Bruce's. Ra's is still able to return, but as a rotting, undead corpse, still needing Damian to stabilize his form. "I need a man to assume my position when I'm gone Because you are most worthy. Morrison, Grant. Damian possessed superpowers similar to that of Superman following his resurrection, though this was short-lived. How old is Starfire? [53] Unwilling to kill his father, Damian chooses death, but the Joker kills Batman before he can deal a fatal blow. And their genetically perfect child We'll found a dynasty that will rule the planet for a thousand years. I'll call him Alfred. Damian was genetically perfected and grown in an artificial womb to be the perfect warrior. For the first Robin, see Dick Grayson. Justice Society of America vol. Damian has a strong love for animals. When the Heretic arrives and knocks Nightwing out, Damian bravely fights him. 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. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! And Damian was probably alone when he turned 14 in main continuity. I know you've been searching for ways to survive when the Lazarus Pits run dry." Alfred says Bruce intended to tell him the results when the time was right. Tim Drake. 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. Damian pursues Deathstroke and attempts to kill him, but the Titans again intervene. 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. Named after the Shakespeare character, Titus is Damian Wayne's pet, a Great Dane, given to him by his father, Bruce. Jon later awakened in the Batcave and found out that Robin had been keeping him under surveillance for a long time. Teen Titans", "Christina Ricci, Miguel Ferrer Join Voice Cast of 'Teen Titans' Animated Movie (Exclusive)", "DC's 'Injustice' Sets Cast for Animated Movie (Exclusive)", https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/james-gunn-unveils-dc-slate-batman-superman-1235314176/, "Alleged Concept Art from Damian Wayne Batman Game Surfaces", "R/Xboxone - A few pieces of concept art from WB Montreal's cancelled Damian Wayne Arkham Game", "New Injustice Footage Contains MAJOR Spoiler for Nightwing", The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go! Damian Wayne is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul. The Heretic flew Grayson aside, and challenged Damian to a sword-fight. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Damian decided to collect the other Demon's Fist members' targets in order to form the new Teen Titans; comprised of Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven and Kid Flash. Bruce Wayne was first born on April 7, in his early debuts back in the 1930s. Victor Zsasz defeats Robin and rescues Black Mask while Dick takes down Firefly. At this, Tim realizes that Damian is indeed Bruce's son, and exclaims "The son of Satan is my brother?"[29]. 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. [3] Damian began showing restraint, which Bruce commended, although Alfred still criticized him for not being supportive enough. [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. 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. Elliot surmises that Damian is rather using the resemblance to Bruce to "spend time with [his] old man". [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. The Joker is eventually defeated by Batman, but the trust between Batman and the Batman Family is shattered. Damian Wayne, born Damian Al Ghul is the only biological son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul with Damian's parents having been married before his birth around the time of Bruce's training with the League of Shadows however before Damian was born Bruce had departed shortly after while Bruce wasn't aware of Talia's pregnancy while . 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. 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. and Batman: Battle for the Cowl, Damian has taken up the identity of Robin, becoming the fifth and current person to use the Boy Wonder's identity. Around fifteen minutes into the film. Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. [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. He carried a pair of brass knuckles, which he incorporated as part of this costume, and would also carry a sword. [9], Though deeply shaken by the killing, Bruce reacted with compassion rather than anger. [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.
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