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Quote1 She fights with so much heart. She's as powerful as a hundred Nightwings. She's the superhero. A real superhero. Quote2
Ric Grayson src

Beatrice "Bea" Bennett, also known as Captain Blüd[2], is the leader of The Hold and the owner of the "Prodigal Bar" in Bludhaven. She became Ric Grayson's girlfriend after she allowed him to live in her building.

Bea grew up homeless. When she was thirteen years old, she stole a billionaire's superyacht single-handed and tried to sail it to the Caribbean. Halfway there it was raided by the Crew of the Crossed Keys lead by their captain, Ruben Blüd. Ruben was impressed by Bea and both recruited and adopted her. He chose her as his successor over his biological son Dirk Blüd, who was a ruthless criminal, a decision some members of the Hold were not happy with. Bea worked hard to make the Crew of the Crossed Keys into a force for good in Bludhaven.[3][1]

Ric was given a mysterious envelope by someone who claimed to have known him as a child. He refused to open it as it was intended for Dick Grayson, his pre-amnesia self. He asked Bea if she knew anywhere where it would be safe until if and when he regained his memories. Bea put him in touch with The Hold, who promised to hold it for him under the name "Nightwing". Dick broke up with Bea when he regained his memories and disappeared to protect her, unaware of who she really was.

Two years later, Heartless and Tony Zucco attempted to rob the Hold and murdered Ruben, who was now the Quartermaster of the Hold, in the process, but found that it had disappeared. Bea sent three men disguised as paramedics to retrieve Ruben's body, and Nightwing followed the ambulance to the harbour where Bea and her crew were waiting.[2]

Bea knew that Nightwing was Dick Grayson and recruited him to help her capture Dirk and hand him over to the authorities, as she knew there were elements in the Hold who would prefer to make him captain. She told Dick that she would give him his mystery parcel once Dirk was behind bars. She also made him hand over his mask, that contained a communication link to Oracle.[3]

Bea took Dick to the Crew of the Crossed Keys' hidden island, but when they went to enter her home, known as the Crow's Nest, the found Dirk and his men waiting for them. Bea and Nightwing fought Dirk's henchmen, and when he seemed to flee into the house she chased after him. However, this was in fact a trap; Dirk ran Bea through with his sword and pushed her off a cliff.[4]

Nightwing dove down into the water below and saved her. He took her to an isolated shack on the island and was able to sew up her wound as Dirk missed all her vital organs and blood vessels. He told her that Dirk had declared himself Captain, taken her ship and imprisoned the crew. She realised Dirk was going after the Hold and she needed to beat him to it. She released Dick from his debt, promising to return his box when she had reached the Hold, but Dick said he wasn't going to walk away from her again. She flew them to the Hold's secret location and on the journey told Dick that she understood why some in the Crew would prefer Ruben as Captain because he was Ruben's son; but he replied that she was Ruben's real daughter. As they landed, she noticed that he was still feeling his mysterious bursts of fear.

The reached the old whaling ship and met Amanda, the new Quartermaster. Amanda and the guards, who had been told she was dead, acknowledged her as their Captain. When Dirk arrived in her fishing ship, Dick fought him and his henchmen as a distraction while she snuck on and went below decks to free her crew. They burst up on deck and ordered Dirk to surrender. His henchmen did immediately, but Dirk would only stand down when Bea held her sword to his throat. She punched Dirk out and handed him over to the Norwegian authorities, as that was the country where he was facing the most jail time.

Bea gave Dick the contents of his box, which turned out to be a disc. They played it and it was revealed to be the missing security footage from the night his parents died, proving that Tony Zucco sabotaged their trapeze and killed them. He said he needed to get back to Bludhaven and bring Zucco to justice, and Bea told him that her people would be searching for Zucco and Heartless too.[1]

Personality and Traits

Bennett is a kind-hearted and generous woman. She lobbies for the continued public support of a local homeless shelter, not wanting to ignore the troubles of the people around her, which gives her and Grayson a mutual understanding. On a more personal level, she supported a struggling Grayson in many ways, from buying him breakfast to giving him a smartphone so he can stay in touch.[5]


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Weapons

  • Sword: Bea's sword can slice through a handgun.[4]

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