Batman and Ra's go in search of the fountain, leaving Tim, Damian, Nightwing, Alfred, and Talia to battle the Sensei. Damian Wayne. 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. It is not directly revealed what was in the note, but it makes Superboy realize that wherever Damian is, they won't find him. After this, Batman uses the Chaos Shard on his son's corpse, which has been infused with Darkseid's Omega Sanction. [22] At this point, Alfred declared them to be the Super Sons. [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. I'll call him Alfred. The ensuing melee was abruptly averted when Jon used his Freeze Breath to separate the two sides and allow him to explain the situation to his father. References in current continuity have been made to the future of Bruce and Talia's son. This is discovered by Oracle, who ejects the girl and takes control of the Batmobile, intent on taking Damian home. He'll probably be heavier than Jason, and taller than Bruce in his prime. When the Heretic arrives and knocks Nightwing out, Damian bravely fights him. Morrison, Grant. 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]. Altieri, Kevin, director. He was the optimum man You and your detective will yield the ultimate child. 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. It's not often that something takes Batman by surprise. 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. After Dick Grayson officially sanctioned Damian's role as Robin, while a standard Robin tunic was retained, the bodysuit was replaced with a black survival suit, the grayish cape with a yellow "para-cape" which grants him a gliding capability, the black mask with a green one, a bulkier utility belt to carry more weapons and gadgetry, a black hood, and green gloves and flexible boots. He encouraged Robin's darker side and tried to take him as an apprentice. Batman is also unwilling to accept his son's death, and begins seeking the means to resurrect Damian at the cost of his relationships with his friends and allies, and keeps his death a secret from the public in anticipation that his resurrection would succeed. I'm light-years ahead of all the past Robins in skill and training. 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. 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. During a case in which Gizmo nearly detonates a nuclear device, Robin uses the ring to which Djinn is bound to grant her the use of her full powers to avert the crisis, and returns it afterwards, refusing to assume mastery over her. Damian Wayne, the fourth Robin and . I'm light-years ahead of all the past Robins in skill and training. Angered, Batman once again vows to retrieve his son's corpse. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. [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. 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. 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. Nightwing. Damian, as a preadolescent, was left by his mother in the care of his father, who had been unaware of his existence. [10], Batman and Robin began working together against Damian's mother Talia al Ghul, revealed as the head of Leviathan. 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. [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 solicitation for Truth and Justice mentions a birthday party for him, but all of that is irrevelant because the story is out of continuity. Ra's even sent the clone to murder his own daughter. [14] Bruce revealed that he has seen Damian's future, as told through "Batman in Bethlehem". Batman has experienced a life changing event, and Gotham City will never be the same. As the Dynamic Duo, they faced new threats such as Doctor Hurt, Professor Pyg and Flamingo.[2]. [83] Changes made to Jon's character make the future of this team uncertain. Batman and the others manage to save him, and Talia takes her son and escapes. [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. "You have no intention of giving up your power to another, Father. He dies an absolute hero".[55][56]. A Bizarro counterpart of Robin, named Robzarro, first appeared in the four-part story "Boyzarro Re-Death". With Batman facing two choices of whether to resurrect Damian or his parents, he chooses his son, granting Damian's true resurrection. Upon entering Wayne Manor, Damian attempts to relay to Tim Drake the fact that Ra's has returned. Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. And their genetically perfect child We'll found a dynasty that will rule the planet for a thousand years. Damian Wayne succeeds Drake as Robin in the 2009 story arc "Battle for the . Writer Joshua Williamson prepares to pit Damian Wayne against DC's deadliest warriors in Robin #1. However, as soon as the conference started, Ra's was immediately shot by a sniper wearing a Deathstroke-looking costume, who also threw a bomb that turned his body to ashes to insure that there would be nothing left of him that can be resurrected through the Lazarus Pit. By Justin Epps. 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. That is now proven beyond any doubt. 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. "Tim Drake. 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. 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]. They were both targeted by a super-villain named Nobody. "You fell in love with the Detective that day, of course. 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]. The child from Son of the Demon was used as a backup character in various stories before appearing as Damian Wayne. 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. Batman agreed and granted Damian the mantle of Robin, his fourth ward to use the name. A subsequent conversation between Tim and Alfred implies that Batman has carried out a DNA test on Damian. At that moment, a revived Deathstroke attacks the Titans and Batman with the intent to kill them all. [24] In the Elliot S! Paternity test/documentation via source material, proof of biological relation and established name of the character provided in last panels of comic book. [15] Batman Incorporated fought Leviathan in the streets, while Damian was forced to stay inside. [6] Robin angrily left the Batcave to work with Nobody, who asked him to execute a criminal. Eventually, Batman confronts Talia to confirm Damian's true identity, but both Talia and Damian are soon caught in an explosion. Talia al Ghul to Batman. Tim, suspicious of Damian's intentions, does not believe his story and begins a fistfight. He does his job as Robin. 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. Damian aided in fighting the Dark Knights upon their invasion, forming the Gotham Resistance with Green Arrow, Killer Croc, Nightwing and Harley Quinn. 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. [65], Later, Godfrey's reason for coming to Earth is revealed; to retrieve the Chaos Shard, a powerful crystal that once belonged to Darkseid which Ra's revealed was hidden inside the sarcophagus he crafted for Damian. While the Pre-Flashpoint Damian did not meet his mother until he was eight. "Your admirable mind has reasoned all save the obvious that my darling Talia loves you! Talia fixes Damian's spine but puts in a monitor connected to his brain allowing her to control his every movement. 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. [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. Damian Wayne is the fifth character to assume the role of Robin, Batman's vigilante partner. He was also trained in the disciplines of forensics, acrobatics, criminology, disguise and escapology. 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. 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, as a preadolescent, was left by his mother in the care of his father, who had been unaware of his existence. 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. Lobdell, Scott (w), Woods, Pete (a), Peteri, Troy (let), Marie Javins, Rob Levin (ed). 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 Wayne. Dick suggests changing the hit list password to Cousin Oliver, as Damian has little to no interest in pop culture references and would never guess it. And because my precious daughter loves you." To avoid the bounty Talia placed on his head, he began using the name Redbird and switched to a new costume. The gauntlets and boots are more armored and he has knee pads now. 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]. 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. [39], During a confrontation with a returned minor villain the Getaway Genius, Damian is initially angry that Grayson failed to capture the foe as well as the implication that his father failed as well during the Genius' original run back when Grayson was Robin but when Dick explains to him that Bruce let the Genius go because he discovered that the Genius' robberies were only him stealing medicines that he needed so that he could live long enough to see his daughter grow up, Damian realizes that he never really knew his father as a person, and admits that there was more to him than Batman. Beginning of comic. However, because of his possible paternity to Damian, Batman, on some levels, is optimistic about the chance of fatherhood. 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 terms of the movies in the Nolanverse Batman Begins depicts Bruce's 30th birthday. Damian defiantly replies that he hopes to be a worthy one. [7] With the al Ghuls citing Bruce Wayne as the optimal successor to their empire,[8][9][10][11] after faking a miscarriage to his father and calling off their marriage,[12] Talia has kept his existence hidden from Batman until Batman #656 (2006). Coupled by his innate talent for the art and his lineage, Damian became a respected member of the League. "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. In the Elseworlds story, The Brotherhood of the Bat (1995), a version named Tallant Wayne appears, who crusades against his grandfather Ra's al Ghul. His cape is now black on the outside with the cape and hood having a yellow trim. Near the end of the comic. I know you've been searching for ways to survive when the Lazarus Pits run dry." His teammates are also unaware that he is working with Jason Todd, who goes by the alias Outlaw. 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. Damian Wayne will make his live-action debut in the film The Brave and the Bold, produced by DC Studios.[22]. 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. Ra's to Talia. 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. "It's true that I was gestated in a laboratory. Jon later awakened in the Batcave and found out that Robin had been keeping him under surveillance for a long time. Instead, Damian decides to begin killing criminals to invoke true fear in his enemies. In the aftermath, Damian is tested by Batman on how to control his new power abilities before Damian returns to the role as Robin. Dick then begins to train Damian as to how to properly become the new Robin and the two develop their own unique crime-fighting style. Priest, Christopher. [62] Though Ra's attempts to resurrect Damian alongside Talia in what he thought was a Lazarus Pit in the island, in addition, to brainwash his grandson into joining him afterward, instead Ra's discovers that it is a portal to a Netherworld in the Pit's former location, of which both Wonder Woman and Batman were already aware. The two initially did not get along, and the situation was further complicated when Batman and Superman arrived, blaming each other for the conflict. He had to, right? 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. Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. 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. Talia then shows Damian a cloned version of himself, whom she sees as Damian's younger brother. [20] After the events of Batman R.I.P. Tim, who has been keeping a hit list of criminals and tasks, attracts Damian's fury when the latter hacks the hit list and discovers a hidden layer of allies to the bat family considered potential threats by Tim, including Damian. "[88][89], After observing how happy both his daughter and grandson are while living a peaceful life without killing, the now reformed Ra's al Ghul decides that he wants to turn himself in to the authority to atone for all the crimes he committed as well as publicly share all the secrets he kept hidden over the centuries, this decision has sparked a huge interest in both the superhero community and the villain community due the amount of knowledge the immortal Demon's Head has about the world, so all eyes were on him during a press conference he held before his incarceration. 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. Dick notes that his name is not on the list and Tim asserts it is because Dick is the only one who Tim trusts implicitly. DC is home to the "World's Greatest Super Heroes," including SUPERMAN, BATMAN, WONDER WOMAN, GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH, AQUAMAN and more. 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. However, they then find themselves in a horrific encounter with the parents of Dick Grayson and Tim Drake reanimated as Black Lanterns. Damian would be 5going by this insanity. Minutes after Damian's death, Batman arrives and sees Damian's dead body. Damian became the fifth Robin, working alongside his father as Batman. Narration by Damian Wayne via introductory pages of the comic book. Deadman then possesses and leaves Damian's body, subsequently passing his knowledge of the attack of the Black Lanterns onto him. Who is the 4th Robin? 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. It's been an interesting few years for the Batman sidekicks. Another column in "Detective Comics #494" stated that Batman's birthday was now February 19. During this time, Damian was raised by Talia and trained by the League of Assassins; Damian became a skilled assassin by an early age. O'Neil, Dennis. 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]. Joker tells Damian that his and Batman's greatest fear is being responsible for the other's death. This character is or was primarily a member of the younger superhero team known as the Teen Titans, in any of its various incarnations. Dick Grayson was returned to his previous role as Nightwing, and Damian still serves as his father's vigilante partner Robin. [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]. [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. 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. "Outlaw, Part One", Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi(w),Patrick Gleason, Doug Mahnke(p). 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 has also been a member of the Batman Family and the Teen Titans, and the best friend of Superman's son, Jonathan Samuel Kent . [63], After Batman and Frankenstein locate Ra's and the bodies, they are too late as Ra's has successfully had them placed in a Lazarus Pit, leaving Batman in dread of Damian's fate.