Richard Grayson (The Batman TV Series)

Dick Grayson was an acrobat in Haly's Circus with his parents. One day, a gangster named Tony Zucco and his brothers threatened the circus and its performers. When the Grayson resisted them, Zucco promised revenge and Batman arrived. The following day, on the night of their performance, Tony Zucco came before the show and removed two vital lugnuts for the trapeze. When Grayson's parents were doing their stunt, the trapeze gave out and they fell to their deaths.

Dick was taken in by Bruce Wayne, who wanted to make a difference in his life. Grayson soon found out Wayne's secret of being Batman and wanted to work as a superhero as well. He wore an altered version of his original acrobat costume, going under the alias "Robin". Robin was trained and quickly began to tag along with Batman on his missions. Robin and Batman's first sidekick Batgirl originally did not get along but, after a few missions, they came to stand each other. He and Barbara banter both in and out of costume; she spends New Year's Eve with him and Bruce.

In a potential future, Dick begins going under the codename Nightwing.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

Master Acrobat: Because of his upbringing within Haly's Circus, Robin has extensive knowledge of acrobatic tricks.
- Gymnastics
Aviation
Driving
Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
Adept at Throwing: Robin is capable of throwing a batarang with extreme accuracy.
Stick Fighting
Gadgetry
Peak Human Condition

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Utility Belt
- Grappling Hook
- Birdarangs
- Hand-Held Gas Mask^[1]
- Ice Pellets: Ice pellets that produce mild incapacitating ice and freeze various objects.
- Decryption key: A versatile key that unlocks electronic doors.

Transportation

Robin's Motorcycle
Robin's Jetpack

Weapons

Robin's Battle Staff

Notes

This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series The Batman, related film, and the tie-in comic The Batman Strikes!. It is an adaptation of Dick Grayson/Robin. The original character was created by Jerry Robinson, Bob Kane, and Bill Finger and first appeared in Detective Comics #38.
Dick Grayson was voiced by Evan Sabara. In two episodes, an older version of the character using the Nightwing alias was voiced by Jerry O'Connell.

Trivia

Unlike the comics and most other media, Dick was not Batman's first sidekick in this continuity; the distinction is instead held by Barbara Gordon, the Batgirl.

Richard Grayson (The Batman TV Series)

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