Damian and Dick then attack Firefly, who is attempting to kill Black Mask. [deleted] 2 yr. ago [removed] [deleted] 2 yr. ago 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. He encouraged Robin's darker side and tried to take him as an apprentice. [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. [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. [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. His cape is now black on the outside with the cape and hood having a yellow trim. ", "DC Comics & Deathstroke Inc. #8 Spoilers & Review: Why Does Batman Pick a Side He Doesn't Want to in Shadow War Part 3?! Damian, who is driving, knocks an ambulance off a bridge without any sign of remorse or even concern. You're not a king. As Dick cares little for the financial problems of Wayne Enterprises, despite inheriting it from Bruce along with Tim, Damian decides to involve himself and manages to impress the board of directors. Damian Wayne. 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. [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. [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. 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 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. By Justin Epps. Damian flees and encounters Alfred. 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]. This makes him an heir to the world's greatest crime-fighter, and its greatest super-villain Ra's al Ghul. Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. Near the end of the comic book. Damian is willing to betray Tim at any moment for his own safety. He retains his old black and yellow cape and green domino mask. Following this, various alternate universe stories dealt with the character's life, giving him various names. That is now proven beyond any doubt. "Did he do a paternity test on Damian? [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. In terms of the movies in the Nolanverse Batman Begins depicts Bruce's 30th birthday. While Damian fights Kalibak, Batman remotely controls the Batwing and sends it crashing into Kalibak, sending him back through the Boom Tube and then closes the portal. In Super Sons, it was a running joke that he was frequently mistaken as younger than ten-year-old Jon Kent. Nightwing explains that Damian encouraged him to have the remaining members of the Titans and Teen Titans work together in spite of the Justice League's disapproval. Morrison, Grant. That I was groomed to be a new body for my grandfather so that he may sidestep death and continue his mission to reduce the swollen population of the Earth." After Tim leaves, Damian starts engaging in chess games with Hush, visiting him secretly against Dick's orders. After detecting a trace signature of the shard coming from inside Damian's body, Godfrey escapes with Damian's corpse back to Apokolips, despite assistance from the Justice League. Batman offers his own body instead. Warning! From - Nightwing Vol. When Damian regained consciousness, they talked about how difficult it is for Damian to adjust from the life of an assassin. 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. But thats exactly what happened when he learned that he had not only fathered a son with famed assassin Talia al Ghul (the daughter of Ras al Ghul, one of his longtime adversaries), but shed been raising the child in secret within the League of Assassins. In the climax, the Court manipulates Damian into joining them so they can use him to recruit Agent 37. Nightwing. Despite their differences, they played ball with Titus and began to enjoy spending more time together as father and son. 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. Elaborating his plan in transferring his consciousness into Bruce's. 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. 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. 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. After the events of Justice League: No Justice, the Titans disband. Batgirl. In Batman and Robin vol. Damian, as a preadolescent, was left by his mother in the care of his father, who had been unaware of his existence. 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. 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. & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Damian_Wayne&oldid=1140173963, DC Comics characters with accelerated healing, Fictional genetically engineered characters, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles in need of updating from August 2017, All Wikipedia articles in need of updating, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Trained computer scientist and security hacker, Uses high-tech equipment and weapons (similar to, Damian Wayne is also featured in the prequel comic to the game. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Batman Family members" category. He is buried next to Bruce Wayne's parents, Damian's paternal grandparents. Alfred says Bruce intended to tell him the results when the time was right. Damian has also been a member of the Batman Family and the Teen Titans, and the best friend of Superman's son, Jonathan Samuel Kent . Spoilers ahead for Robin #5 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. How DC's Other Robin Death Broke Batman Worse Than Jason's Murder. Posted: Mar 19, 2013 8:10 pm. "Assassins plan to take over Ra's' organization led by a man who Father believes could be his successor, until my father became aware of you." Talia al Ghul to Batman. [4] Bruce bought Damian a dog named Titus. "Genetically perfected, and grown in an artificial womb, Damian was engineered to kill and replace his famous father," Narrator. Coupled by his innate talent for the art and his lineage, Damian became a respected member of the League. 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 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. [13] This allowed him to team up with Jason Todd, who was using the Wingman identity. 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]. exceptional martial artist, trained assassin, brilliant deductive skills, intelligence, gymnastic ability. Batman forbade Robin to go crime-fighting for a week while Superboy was forced to do his chores without using his superpowers. [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. Damian and Tim fight side by side against Ra's and his minions. [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]. [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. 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. 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. Batman agreed and granted Damian the mantle of Robin, his fourth ward to use the name. Bruce tried teaching Damian, still a cold-hearted assassin, about the sanctity of life, but had trouble relating with his son. 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. At the height of his anger and frustration, Damian rips the Robin insignia off his chest and gives it to Batman. [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. Seeley, Tim. 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. Justice Society of America vol. 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. [87] At the conclusion of the first arc, both Damian's mother and grandfather arrive to aid him in defeating Ruh and in the aftermath of this arc, he returns to live with them in their palace up until the events of "Shadow War. Around fifteen minutes into the film. I'm light-years ahead of all the past Robins in skill and training. "Tim Drake. This troubles his relationship with Batman, who vows never to kill. In Nightwing #153 (2009), Damian is shown being left in Alfred's care and trained by Dick Grayson (alias Nightwing). And their genetically perfect child We'll found a dynasty that will rule the planet for a thousand years. [6] Robin angrily left the Batcave to work with Nobody, who asked him to execute a criminal. [7] Robin revealed that he was lying, and refused to betray his father. Damian decides to collect the other Demon's Fist's targets to form the new Teen Titans; this includes Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven and Kid Flash. [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). 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. The two heroes then prepare for the Black Lanterns' assault on Gotham. 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The villain intends to use Damian and Dick in his fight against their common enemies: the Black Glove. Blood may be thicker than water, but trust goes a long way, and he has barely scratched the surface in comparison to many of his Bat siblings. 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. Where before Damian portrayed an arrogant and vicious personality, it appears the "death" of his father has regressed him to a more childlike mindset, as demonstrated when he takes the Batmobile joy-riding with an older girl. 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]. [24] The two boys managed to escape Luthor and followed a lead to a home in Providence, Rhode Island, where they encountered a family who still retained their powers from the Amazo Virus. Along his journey, he crosses paths with Ra's and Talia al Ghul, Deathstroke, and a new character named Maya Ducard, daughter of the late villain, Nobody. 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. 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. Joker tells Damian that his and Batman's greatest fear is being responsible for the other's death. While helping the Teen Titans battle the super criminals Mammoth and Shimmer, Superboy discovers a note from Damian to him. A dark experience shows that underneath it all, even Robin can be shaken to his core. Talia fixes Damian's spine but puts in a monitor connected to his brain allowing her to control his every movement. He was trained since birth by the League but was later forced to flee with his mother to Gotham City after his grandfather was . Damian was genetically perfected and grown in an artificial womb to be the perfect warrior. March 5th, 2013. Morrison, Grant. They too had chosen targets that they must hunt down in order to ascend to the League. Bruce Wayne was first born on April 7, in his early debuts back in the 1930s. The Joker is eventually defeated by Batman, but the trust between Batman and the Batman Family is shattered. The child was born and given the name Damian. R. Rachel Webb. 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. Its not often that something takes Batman by surprise. Damian possessed superpowers similar to that of Superman following his resurrection, though this was short-lived. [93] Despite his age, Damian has taken on and bested trained fighters like Talia Al Ghul, Red Hood (Jason Todd), Red Robin (Tim Drake), and the Joker, amongst others. Damian is killed battling a brutal enemy, the Heretic (an adult Damian clone) in issue number 8 of the second volume of the Batman, Inc. comic book, which went on sale February 27, 2013. I'm light-years ahead of all the past Robins in skill and training. However, Batman told Damian he had to quit crime-fighting altogether. Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. Altieri, Kevin, director. Damian Wayne, the fourth Robin and . The Robin logo is red with a black R. Paternity test/documentation via source material, proof of biological relation and established name of the character provided in last panels of comic book. Batman was surprised to learn he had a secret son with a supervillain but sought to learn more about the boy anyway. 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. Near the end of the episode. He's got an above average height, and a good, lean ass - I mean weight. Jon later awakened in the Batcave and found out that Robin had been keeping him under surveillance for a long time. [80] Djinn defeats him by altering his memory, and proceeds to do so with the other criminals Damian captures, giving them new, harmless identities. Is Selina Kyle older than Bruce Wayne? Damian Wayne is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman. [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]. I'd say like 6'6", 260+. Damian would be 5going by this insanity. Damian is brutal, egotistical, overly confident, selfish, reckless, and spoiled a pain in Batman and the Bat Family's butt. Ra's to Talia. After Bruce Wayne helps Dick and Damian defeat the Black Glove and the Joker, Wayne accepts his son in addition to his role as Robin. [5] They were kidnapped by Nobody, who tried to show Batman that his no-kill methods were ineffective. Eventually, when Talia deemed that Damian was ready, she allowed him to go to Gotham and meet his father - the Batman. Ra's captures the two and tells Batman that he will use one of them for his own body. Damian is once again saved by Dick, with the assistance of Azrael, after a man named Amon tries to sacrifice him. Dick eventually orders Damian through their comm-links to send one of his Wingers with Mr. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early Childhood 1.2 Becoming Robin 1.3 New 52 1.3.1 Born to Kill 1.3.2 Batman Incorporated -Talia al Ghul to Batman. Damian defiantly replies that he hopes to be a worthy one. They, too, have chosen targets that they must hunt down to ascend to the League. [84] Despite the book's cancellation, the characters have subsequently appeared as a team in other series.[85]. He's now 19. Alfred Pennyworth got him a cat to take care of, who he also named Alfred. Named after the Shakespeare character, Titus is Damian Wayne's pet, a Great Dane, given to him by his father, Bruce. A dark king for a new age." Nobody decided to torture Robin, continuing his personal vendetta against Batman. He seemed to always be eager to take on the Joker and repeatedly assumes that bad things happening in Gotham are related to the Joker in some way, in hopeful anticipation of an encounter with him. Eventually, Batman confronts Talia to confirm Damian's true identity, but both Talia and Damian are soon caught in an explosion. 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. The child from Son of the Demon was used as a backup character in various stories before appearing as Damian Wayne. He particularly clashes with Tim Drake, who he wants to replace as. He was eventually recruited by Rip Hunter to try to stop a madman named Gog from altering his history. He is raised by his mother Talia al Ghul and the League of Assassins. Alfred? Dick Grayson . [10], Batman and Robin began working together against Damian's mother Talia al Ghul, revealed as the head of Leviathan. During the battle, Tallant discovers that his grandfather is the one who murdered his father and then cloned him. How could you not? 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. Ra's to Batman. They survive the explosion. Batman then arrives, having learned of his son's actions, declaring that the Teen Titans are finished. [20] After the events of Batman R.I.P. Published Dec 13, 2019. 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. Still, it is highly doubtful that anyone expected literal gods to show up and abduct Damian in the middle of the celebration. 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. [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. However, the Heretic eventually gains the upper hand and impales Damian through the chest, the sword piercing Damian's heart and resulting in Damian dying almost instantly. [deleted] 2 yr. ago Probably his 14 year old birthday. As Dick and Damian go through various events together, such as against the Black Mask, the Blackest Night, and a rogue Batman clone-corpse, the two bond, even more, prompting Talia to give over control of the monitor to Deathstroke who tries to use it to kill Dick. However, Talia later kills the Heretic for his failure to kill Batman and challenges Batman to a duel to the death in the Batcave. Minutes after Damian's death, Batman arrives and sees Damian's dead body. 2, #15, Damian defies his father's orders to remain in the Batcave and investigates Alfred's kidnapping. More of a court jester. Damian is skilled in mimicking voices and speech patterns of others accurately, as he was able to imitate his father's and Tim Drake's voices to bypass the Batcave's voice-recognition security systems.[20]. 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. This misadventure was further complicated with the appearance of Lex Luthor, who tried to capture them both. 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. Unfortunately, because of how he was raised, Damian lacks any sort of common sense in regards to social behavior and believes that to be accepted by his father, he must kill any rivals, which included Tim Drake. 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. This was also put down quickly as Batman and Superman looked down on them in furious silence.[21]. Victor Zsasz defeats Robin and rescues Black Mask while Dick takes down Firefly. [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. But it seems there are rites, whereby consciousness can survive death by migrating to more vigorous flesh? [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].