While the Pre-Flashpoint Damian did not meet his mother until he was eight. -Talia al Ghul to Batman. Ra's captures the two and tells Batman that he will use one of them for his own body. Talia then shows Damian a cloned version of himself, whom she sees as Damian's younger brother. Damian became the fifth Robin, working alongside his father as Batman. From - Nightwing Vol. Nevertheless, Grayson would be awarded for redeeming Damian. 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. Talia al Ghul to Batman. Prior to the start of Grant Morrison's "Batman R.I.P." As the Dynamic Duo, they faced new threats such as Doctor Hurt, Professor Pyg and Flamingo.[2]. [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]. 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. Ace has appeared in every issue of Batman and Robin. This is discovered by Oracle, who ejects the girl and takes control of the Batmobile, intent on taking Damian home. 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. story arc in Batman #675, Damian senses that someone is out to get Batman. Dick Grayson was returned to his previous role as Nightwing, and Damian still serves as his father's vigilante partner Robin. Batman continues his pursuit out of his distrust towards Ra's. Angered, he and a revived Nightwing battle the Heretic, but are eventually forced to retreat with Red Robin and Damian's body. 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. Damian finally stands up for his Robin mantle, telling Talia that being Robin was the best thing that he had ever done, and Talia does not need to save him from something he chooses to be. 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. While in a simulation created by Batman where no one became Robin, Damian practiced Buddhism. On his 13th birthday Damian is sent a package by his grandfather Ra's al Ghul, which contains a dead robin. Batman Arkham. Damian has declared himself a vegetarian. After Bruce's skull was taken from his grave, Damian and Dick decide to bring the rest of his skeleton, along with those of Damian's paternal grandparents, to their base beneath Wayne Tower. I had to satisfy myself that you are a worthy successor to me!" During the "Leviathan" story arc, when his mother Talia puts a price on his head and is targeted by the most dangerous and skilled assassins, Bruce faked Damian's death and secluded him in the Batcave to protect him while he goes undercover to confront Talia and her minions. seemingly killed by Darkseid during a massive invasion, 573 Appearances of Damian Wayne (Prime Earth), 426 Images featuring Damian Wayne (Prime Earth), 76 Quotations by or about Damian Wayne (Prime Earth), Character Gallery: Damian Wayne (Prime Earth). 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. Damian Wayne is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul. [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. Damian is also a major player in the Robin War event, where he, Agent 37 (Dick Grayson), Red Hood, and Red Robin organize a street gang called "Robins" to defeat the Court of Owls with reluctant aid from Jim Gordon, who is now Batman. With Superman's and Batman's permission, the two boys would be allowed to go on their own, provided that they would do so together. Damian also leaves a note for the Teen Titans, which contains a set of coordinates leading them into a meeting with Nightwing. The villain intends to use Damian and Dick in his fight against their common enemies: the Black Glove. Batman And Robin. Talia and Bruce's son joins the Brotherhood in his father's costume, to destroy it from within.[23]. 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. "Tim Drake. It also allows Damian to naturally age instead of grown in a lab, as he was born when Bruce was 29. This earns him Djinn's trust, which gradually begins to turn into a mutual romantic attraction. Dick does join to save Damian and end the war. Warning! He's now 19. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. I would have thought he'd call it a stupid and useless past time. However, due to Damian's snide remarks and goading, Jon lost his temper and another brawl broke out between them. Angered, Batman once again vows to retrieve his son's corpse. In terms of the movies in the Nolanverse Batman Begins depicts Bruce's 30th birthday. Raised to be an assassin, after being crowned Robin by Richard Grayson, Damian would show tendancies for lethal force. Despite his bravery and refusal to give up, Damian was impaled through the chest and killed. 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. Damian Wayne. 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 . Although he is the only blood-related child of Bruce, he still needs to work on his family skills. 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. 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. After the events of Batman R.I.P. [8] When Batman discovered their location, he beat Nobody mercilessly and came close to killing him, but stopped when he realized Damian was watching the fight. The Kingdom: Son of the Bat shows flashbacks that shed new insights into Ibn al Xu'ffasch's history: that he was reared by Ra's al Ghul to be the heir to his empire, that he eventually murdered his grandfather (cutting off his head to prevent yet another regeneration), and that he sought therapy from psychiatrist Dr. Gibson. 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. Dick and Damian take the entire army down and begin to form a brotherly relationship. Red Arrow is injured and Deathstroke escapes. While helping the Teen Titans battle the super criminals Mammoth and Shimmer, Superboy discovers a note from Damian to him. Damien Wayne Wayne Kostyal: Billed height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Billed weight: 220 lb (100 kg) Billed from: Hampton, Virginia: Trained by: Phil Brown Preston Quinn Tully Blanchard: Debut: August 10, 2002: Damien Wayne Kostyal (born December 18, 1971), better known by his ring name Damien Wayne, is an American professional wrestler. Beginning of comic. The new Dark Knight desires justice for his parents along with trying to stop his grandfather while having to battle his father's murderous double. "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." 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 In the New 52, Damian won the right to learn of his father's identity when he finally bested his mother in combat on his 10th birthday, and this canon age for him seems to be a holdover from Morrison's introduction of Damian Wayne.In 2010's Batgirl Volume 3 #7, Morrison's Damian is fighting alongside Stephanie Brown as Batgirl and he is, of course, being a total brat to her in the field. Because of the deaths of his parents at Ra's's hands, Tallant has completed following his father's tragic path as Batman. 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. However, Talia later kills the Heretic for his failure to kill Batman and challenges Batman to a duel to the death in the Batcave. 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. The two young adults fell for each other and, after a brief fling, they conceived a child. Batman has experienced a life changing event, and Gotham City will never be the same. Elliot surmises that Damian is rather using the resemblance to Bruce to "spend time with [his] old man". I'll call him Alfred. Due to the extreme training from his mother and grandfather has, Damian has the skills and stealth of that of an extremely trained assassin. He ends up captured by Ra's and is nearly killed. 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. [24] In the Elliot S! 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. [14] Bruce revealed that he has seen Damian's future, as told through "Batman in Bethlehem". Lobdell, Scott (w), Woods, Pete (a), Peteri, Troy (let), Marie Javins, Rob Levin (ed). I know you've been searching for ways to survive when the Lazarus Pits run dry." 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. The car is blindsided by Killer Croc and Poison Ivy, who prepares to kill Damian. And because my precious daughter loves you." Help arrives in the form of the original Batman. Dick and Damian then encounter a villain called Professor Pyg, who has created an army called Dollotrons. 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. [76] Due to a miscommunication, Damian can no longer trust him, which ultimately leads them to cut ties. During his adventure, he met Ra's' daughter Talia al Ghul. [7] Robin revealed that he was lying, and refused to betray his father. 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. He is buried next to Bruce Wayne's parents, Damian's paternal grandparents. During the battle, Tallant discovers that his grandfather is the one who murdered his father and then cloned him. 18 followers. Batman, despite desiring to kill his son's murderer more than anything and Nightwing making no attempts of stopping his mentor, spares the villain's life after seeing his resemblance to Damian, realizing the clone is what is left of his son. [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. 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. Is Selina Kyle older than Bruce Wayne? However in the current Batman Vs Robin comic, he is shown to have magic abilities. Of all the Robins, only Damian Wayne is actually related to Billionaire Bat. Alfred says Bruce intended to tell him the results when the time was 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. 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[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. He neutralized the child soldiers, and teamed up with Dick Grayson to take down the remaining assassins. [deleted] 2 yr. ago Probably his 14 year old birthday. ", "DC Comics & Deathstroke Inc. #8 Spoilers & Review: Why Does Batman Pick a Side He Doesn't Want to in Shadow War Part 3?! During this time, Damian was raised by Talia and trained by the League of Assassins; Damian became a skilled assassin by an early age. 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. 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. 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. Damian defiantly replies that he hopes to be a worthy one. Ra's to Talia. ", "DC Comics & Robin #14 Spoilers & Review: Fake Deathstroke Unmasked with Ties to Batman in Shadow War Part 7! Batman tries to convince Robin to come home with him, but Damian attacks him, declaring that Wayne Manor is a coffin and that Batman's views are not enough to save Gotham. He is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul,[3][4][5][6] and thus the grandson of Batman villain Ra's al Ghul and the potential inheritor of Wayne Enterprises. 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. 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. A subsequent conversation between Tim and Alfred implies that Batman has carried out a DNA test on Damian. 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. Joker tells Damian that his and Batman's greatest fear is being responsible for the other's death. [84] Despite the book's cancellation, the characters have subsequently appeared as a team in other series.[85]. But wait, didn't that happen just a few weeks ago? For the first Robin, see Dick Grayson. 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. DCComics.com: Welcome to the Official Site for DC. However, the father and son were not active together very long before Bruce was seemingly killed by Darkseid during a massive invasion. Batman then arrives, having learned of his son's actions, declaring that the Teen Titans are finished. Ra's is still able to return, but as a rotting, undead corpse, still needing Damian to stabilize his form. Trained by the League of Assassins all his life, Damian joined his father's side in the war against crime by becoming the fifth Robin. 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. Trained by the League of Assassins all his life, Damian joined his father's side in the war against crime by becoming the fifth Robin. 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. 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. They, too, have chosen targets that they must hunt down to ascend to the League. Seeley, Tim. The child was born and given the name Damian. He retains his old black and yellow cape and green domino mask. 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. 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. 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. 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 . A Bizarro counterpart of Robin, named Robzarro, first appeared in the four-part story "Boyzarro Re-Death". Damian became the fifth Robin, working alongside his father as Batman. 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. [3] Damian began showing restraint, which Bruce commended, although Alfred still criticized him for not being supportive enough. 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. Joker then presents Damian with Batman in Joker makeup, and states that Damian must kill Batman before Batman kills him. 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. He does his job as Robin. In his subsequent struggle with organized crime in Gotham and a mysterious crime lord known as The Other, Damian assembles a new team of Titans, consisting of Kid Flash (the only old team member to join), Kid Flash's friend and kid genius Roundhouse, Red Arrow, Lobo's daughter Crush, and the immortal spirit creature Djinn. Batman agreed and granted Damian the mantle of Robin, his fourth ward to use the name. [67] He then activates the Boom Tube to Darkseid's homeworld, Apokolips, to retrieve Damian's corpse. Damian and Bruce arrive shortly soon and help Talia defeat Geo-Force, with Damian managing to convince his mother to not kill Geo-Force afterward because his grandfather believed that their family could be better than this. But next week's Batman #106 - and I When Damian regained consciousness, they talked about how difficult it is for Damian to adjust from the life of an assassin. Damian Wayne. "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. Biography: (Written by Oracle) [] Damian Wayne: 2001 - 2015 []. Posted: Mar 19, 2013 8:10 pm. [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 makes a full recovery.[28]. Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. Morrison, Grant. [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]. [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. [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]. 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. 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. The investigation leads to Gotham Zoo where Damian is captured by Joker. How old is Starfire? Batman forbade Robin to go crime-fighting for a week while Superboy was forced to do his chores without using his superpowers. This makes him an heir to the world's greatest crime-fighter, and its greatest super-villain Ra's al Ghul. [15] Batman Incorporated fought Leviathan in the streets, while Damian was forced to stay inside. Mother Wayne decided to create an evil, adult clone of Damian named The Heretic, designed to kill Bruce Wayne. Talia on the other hand, taking advantage of the hero's impressive genes, believed their child to be a perfect heir. Dick Grayson . And Damian was probably alone when he turned 14 in main continuity. Damian Wayne Was Never Heartless, & Batman's Death Proves It. In another Elseworlds story, Kingdom Come (1996) by Mark Waid and Alex Ross, which functioned as a possible future to the canon of the time, the child of Batman and Talia is named Ibn al Xu'ffasch (Arabic: ), literally "Son of the Bat", and is a member of Lex Luthor's inner circle. Joker accuses Damian and the other members of Batman's family of being a burden that prevents Batman from being the best foe for Joker. 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 was genetically perfected and grown in an artificial womb to be the perfect warrior. Damian has a strong love for animals. In order to properly discipline their sons and teach them the value of working together, Superman and Batman had them undergo a series of challenges. He particularly clashes with Tim Drake, who he wants to replace as. This was also put down quickly as Batman and Superman looked down on them in furious silence.[21]. 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. However, they then find themselves in a horrific encounter with the parents of Dick Grayson and Tim Drake reanimated as Black Lanterns. On his 13th birthday Damian was sent a package by his grandfather Ra's al Ghul, which contained a dead robin. [48] Afterwards, the two work together to stop the bomber from destroying a massive bridge, saving dozens of lives in the process. "Your admirable mind has reasoned all save the obvious that my darling Talia loves you! The Heretic got in a battle with Damian, and killed him. Elaborating his plan in transferring his consciousness into Bruce's. Nobody decided to torture Robin, continuing his personal vendetta against Batman. Around fifteen minutes into the film. [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). He was eventually recruited by Rip Hunter to try to stop a madman named Gog from altering his history. [5] They were kidnapped by Nobody, who tried to show Batman that his no-kill methods were ineffective. [57][58] Damian's absence has also been causing a conflict between his father and his acting instructor, Carrie Kelley, who is determined to find out what has happened to him, leading her to realize that the Waynes are harboring a secret. Batgirl. This troubles his relationship with Batman, who vows never to kill. They defeat him and Damian decides to train Jon, but Jon's desire to join the Teen Titans against Damian's wishes creates ongoing conflict between the boys. He carried a pair of brass knuckles, which he incorporated as part of this costume, and would also carry a sword. Batman offers a third alternative: the "Fountain of Essence" which contains the qualities of a Lazarus Pit. 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. al Xu'ffasch reappears in Waid's 1999 sequel The Kingdom. In Nightwing #153 (2009), Damian is shown being left in Alfred's care and trained by Dick Grayson (alias Nightwing). Altieri, Kevin, director. Morrison, Grant. Damian's second year as Robin begins when he initiates a fight against his predecessor Red Robin. [42] Despite Bruce's parental responsibilities to Damian, he decides that he prefers Damian to continue working with Dick (who maintains the Batman mantle and whom Bruce sees as a positive role model for his son) rather than being with himself primarily, due to his plans with Batman Inc.[43], Damian joins the Teen Titans when Dick Grayson concludes that the team needs a Robin, while also feeling that Damian would benefit from the friendship of other heroes, having progressed to the point where he can be trusted not to kill if left 'unsupervised'.
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