Warning ! Spoilers for From the DC Vault : decease in the Family - Robin hold out ! # 4!Bruce Wayne ca n’t be Batman forever , and when he finally needs to recede or is n’t uncommitted for the role , he turn toNightwing . Dick Grayson has " played " Batman a few dissimilar times , but he ’s never managed to get a Batsuit that really contemplate his own sensory faculty of style - until now .

Jason Todd ’s death was a major event that exchange the lives of pretty much everyone in the Bat - Family , and latterly DC explored what would have happen if Robin had never die at the hands of the Joker . The series concludes withFrom the DC Vault : Death in the Family - Robin Lives!#4by J.M. DeMatteis , Rick Leonardi , Rico Renzi , and Taylor Esposito , in whichDick Grayson take over as Batman with a Nightwing - invigorate Batsuit .

One of the most significant alteration in this timeline was that Bruce Wayne retire from the theatrical role ofBatman . Unwilling to leave Gotham City without a Batman , Bruce passes the drapery to Dick Grayson , who not only becomes Gotham ’s newest protector but get by to get an awesome new version of the Batsuit with a Nightwing - like blue base .

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Dick Grayson has taken over for Batmana few time , most notably during the event of theProdigalevent and during the time Batman was make bold dead afterFinal Crisisby Grant Morrison and J.G. Jones . Both times Dick was n’t really able to make the suit his own , just tire a classic black-market and gray rig , much the same as what Bruce tire out during his time under the bonnet . While there have been a few suit variations in alternating universes , such as one suit that had a dreary bat symbol on it to signify it was Nightwing , he ’s really get to make the suit unfeignedly his own in this benighted timeline .

There are a few major rules that Batman expect every member of the Bat - Family to hold out by , and Nightwing just disclose a major one to preserve the existence .

think that Bruce Wayne fully designate to entirely stop the use of Batman in this existence , this gives Nightwing the exemption to customize his Batsuit however he require . alternatively of the dreary gray and calamitous that ’s need to keep up the appearance of Batman , Dick customizes it with an overall blue color strategy , as well as a fantastic fun on the Bat - symbol that attaches to his ness . Not only that , but the " mask " part of the cowling is styled as a bat symbolization , mime the face mask thatDick wore as Nightwing . It ’s a beautiful cause and one that truly feels like Dick has made Batman his own indistinguishability .

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Passing down a mantelpiece is a slippery thing . Often , writer and artist need to balance making certain the somebody in the costume is visually distinct from their herald , but they also still have to await standardised enough to be placeable . Dick pretend as Batman for several twelvemonth in DC ’s master persistence , and during that time , he was almost indistinguishable from how Bruce wait . While that play for the main universe , it ’s nice to see what it would look like ifNightwingfully run into becoming Batman .

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Nightwing is the superhero sobriquet taken up by Dick Grayson , upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own . inhale by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name , Grayson has risen to laughable Christian Bible immortality with the identity operator , earning respect as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe .

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Comic book page: a collage of Dick Grayson’s life as Batman, including a new blue Batsuit.

Nightwing is the superhero moniker taken up by Dick Grayson, upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own. Inspired by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name, Grayson has risen to comic book immortality with the identity, earning respect as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe.

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Nightwing is the superhero moniker taken up by Dick Grayson, upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own. Inspired by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name, Grayson has risen to comic book immortality with the identity, earning respect as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe.

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