How to Write: Batman

How to Write: Nightwing

Batman's adopted son and the first Robin, Nightwing is beloved for fans of the Batman mythos for a long while. And for good reason. One of the main reasons I think he stands out among thearge assortment of characters is because of his enthusiasm. In just about any Batman story, there are inevitably going to be darker elements. That's because Batman and his character roster all portray a naturally dark theme. Gotham is a dark setting. In a setting like this, the one positive light on things is bound to stand out amongst the rest. However, it's important to note that he isn't necessarily comic relief. But he does make light of situations. Think of Spider-Man for a second. He likes to make fun and light of certain situations or people, but he isn't a joke and he doesn't make everything around him a joke. It's a similar case with Nightwing. However, despite usually making light of situations, he understands when a situation is too serious to joke about.

Another reason why he stands out is his independence. Though he enjoyed his time as Robin, Dick Grayson would grow up and understand that he no longer relied kn Batman. There are several other reasons for his continued independence. For one, he disagrees with Bruce on morals. While both agree that they should not kill people, Batman still takes out his rage kn them and can resort to physical torture and brutal beatdowns. Dick Grayson didn't agree with this form of hero work. Also, he dislikes the way Batman treats his children. Dick Grayson has been set aside several times and lied to by his father about serious topics revolving around his past. It's important to note, however, that Nightwing does not despise his father. There are issues to their father-son relationship, sure, but he's still fine with occasionally working alongside Batman and talking with him. However, he'd prefer to do it as an equal rather than a sidekick. In fact, Nightwing has even moved to Gotham's sister city Blüdhaven in order to give himself more room for his crime-fighting without intervening with Batman's methods. The two can respect each other to a certain degree, but Nightwing has placed certain emotion barriers. Part of this respect is due to their shared pasts, having both lost their parents at a young age and blaming themselves for it. To the rest of the Batfamily, Nightwing is a sort of "older brother" to most of the other members. This especially goes for the likes of Jason Todd, Tim Drake, and Dian Wayne. As far as powerscaling goes, if you are interested in details like that in your Batman story, Nightwing is certainly known as being the more acrobatic of the Robins. He's also a very adept fighter(ranging from nearing Batman's prowess to surpassing him) and an experienced detective. To me, Nightwing is partially symbolic of the things Batman could have been had he chosen to fight for hope instead of fear. Nightwing likes to inspire good in people rather than scare the evil out of them, which is an interesting contrast if you were to bring Nightwing into the story. Another thing to note, if you would like to use this in your story, is that Nightwing has suffered memory loss one or two times in the past. This could help aid in your storytelling were you wanting to give Nightwing any more trauma. Nightwing was the first and one kf the most successful Robin's who grew into his own hero in his own right. You could say he "spread his wings and flew". But what about the bird to fell?