"Your brain waves will be purged as mine are implanted in their place. Damian Wayne is the fifth character to assume the role of Robin, Batman's vigilante partner. 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. Raised to be an assassin, after being crowned Robin by Richard Grayson, Damian would show tendancies for lethal force. After having his own dedicated story arc in 2021, entitled "Demon or Detective",[86] Damian starred in the ongoing "Robin" series written by Joshua Williamson and centered around Damian going on a solo journey to discover the mysterious League of Lazarus through competing in the Lazarus tournament with Ravager, Connor Hawke and Flatline, an apprentice of one of his father's enemies who he develps a romantic relationship with. The two are stopped by Dick Grayson as Batman, who chastises them both for fighting in front of the theater where Batman was born. His teammates are also unaware that he is working with Jason Todd, who goes by the alias Outlaw. 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. 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. [5] They were kidnapped by Nobody, who tried to show Batman that his no-kill methods were ineffective. [53] Unwilling to kill his father, Damian chooses death, but the Joker kills Batman before he can deal a fatal blow. [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. 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. I'm not like Tim, or Jason, or even Dick. On his 13th birthday Damian was sent a package by his grandfather Ra's al Ghul, which contained a dead robin. Upon the start of Batman: Battle for the Cowl, it appears that Damian is now residing in Gotham, and living under the command of Nightwing (to an extent). However, the Dark Knight does care for his lost progeny. It also allows Damian to naturally age instead of grown in a lab, as he was born when Bruce was 29. 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. "You have no intention of giving up your power to another, Father. R. Rachel Webb. 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. March 5th, 2013. Damian also leaves a note for the Teen Titans, which contains a set of coordinates leading them into a meeting with Nightwing. [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. These events cause Hush to escape, causing Damian to grow a further hatred for the criminal. Talia then used the League's extensive scientific resources to inorganically speed up the child's aging - giving him the physiology of a ten year old in less than five years. It has also been shown that Ra's al Ghul has begun to engineer more clones of Damian. 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]. [27] With the prospect of moving to Metropolis on his mind, Jon eventually ran off and headed to Gotham to speak with Damian in the Batcave. Damian is shown to have highly advanced engineering skills, as he was able to complete his father's plans of building a flying Bat-mobile, the construction of which Alfred described as "being an endless source of frustration to Damian's father". [47], When Blackbat, Stephanie Brown's predecessor, returns to Gotham, she and Damian are partnered together during a stake-out to catch the Architect, a new villain obsessed with destroying Gotham landmarks. Deadman then possesses and leaves Damian's body, subsequently passing his knowledge of the attack of the Black Lanterns onto him. On the way to the cave, Dick's body is possessed by Deadman, at whom Damian lashes out in confusion. 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. -- Damian Wayne (Prime Earth) I'm not like Tim, or Jason, or even Dick. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Teen Titans members" category. Angered, Batman once again vows to retrieve his son's corpse. 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. Bruce was unaware of the child's conception and returned to crime fighting for years. However, due to Damian's snide remarks and goading, Jon lost his temper and another brawl broke out between them. Narration by Damian Wayne via introductory pages of the comic book. 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 . 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. [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]. 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. 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. 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. As Batman's official heir, Damian has a lot to live up to. Talia al Ghul to Batman. After defeating Damian's half-aquatic clones with Aquaman, Batman seeks Wonder Woman's help in chasing Ra's to Themyscira. Talia is able to save her son from his fate at the last minute. And Damian was probably alone when he turned 14 in main continuity. Batman forbade Robin to go crime-fighting for a week while Superboy was forced to do his chores without using his superpowers. Minutes after Damian's death, Batman arrives and sees Damian's dead body. 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. 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. Batman and Ra's go in search of the fountain, leaving Tim, Damian, Nightwing, Alfred, and Talia to battle the Sensei. [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). Mother Wayne decided to create an evil, adult clone of Damian named The Heretic, designed to kill Bruce Wayne. This resulted in another argument and a short fight, before Alfred arrived. 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. Damian possessed superpowers similar to that of Superman following his resurrection, though this was short-lived. Lobdell, Scott (w), Woods, Pete (a), Peteri, Troy (let), Marie Javins, Rob Levin (ed). A dark experience shows that underneath it all, even Robin can be shaken to his core. He carried a pair of brass knuckles, which he incorporated as part of this costume, and would also carry a sword. During the fight, Kalibak beats the team nearly to death, when suddenly Damian knocks out Kalibak with a powerful uppercut; discovering that due to the Chaos Shard he has gained superhuman abilities. He dies an absolute hero".[55][56]. He encouraged Robin's darker side and tried to take him as an apprentice. How could you not? He is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul,and thus, the grandson of Batman villain Ra's al Ghul, the great grandson of Sensei and the nephew of Nyssa Raatko. "You fell in love with the Detective that day, of course. But thats exactly what happened when he learned that he had not only fathered a son with famed assassin Talia al Ghul (the daughter of Ras al Ghul, one of his longtime adversaries), but shed been raising the child in secret within the League of Assassins. He retains his old black and yellow cape and green domino mask. [50] During the battle, Robin destroys one of Prime's evil Superboy doppelgngers by using a Kryptonite blade.[51]. [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. Ours is a love story remember? Damian passes out from Joker venom and Batman is revealed to be a fake; as Damian recovers from the toxin, the Joker presents him with a cloche. However their lack of teamwork and animosity toward each other caused them to fail every challenge. [13] This allowed him to team up with Jason Todd, who was using the Wingman identity. [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. Tucker, James, director. Alfred Pennyworth got him a cat to take care of, who he also named Alfred. I'll call him Alfred. "Who else in this world is like us, Bruce Wayne? After meeting with his mother Talia, he discovered that it was a warning from his cousin Mara al Ghul, who had chosen him as her prey as part of an initiation ritual she must undertake in order to properly join the League of Assassins. On his 13th birthday Damian is sent a package by his grandfather Ra's al Ghul, which contains a dead robin. [82] Together, they form the Super Sons. It's been an interesting few years for the Batman sidekicks. 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. 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. [25] Thanks to the arrival of Lex Luthor and aid from Reggie's super-powered sister Sara, Kid Amazo was taken down. Damian is a built kid. . End of the comic. 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. At that moment, a revived Deathstroke attacks the Titans and Batman with the intent to kill them all. As Dick and Damian go through various events together, such as against the Black Mask, the Blackest Night, and a rogue Batman clone-corpse, the two bond, even more, prompting Talia to give over control of the monitor to Deathstroke who tries to use it to kill Dick. . Altieri, Kevin, director. He's got an above average height, and a good, lean ass - I mean weight. 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. Damian Wayne is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul. Prior to the start of Grant Morrison's "Batman R.I.P." How ironic that your company and holdings will fund my new empire." The gauntlets and boots are more armored and he has knee pads now. Damian's second year as Robin begins when he initiates a fight against his predecessor Red Robin. 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. 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. This makes him an heir to the world's greatest crime-fighter, and its greatest super-villain Ra's al Ghul. I would have thought he'd call it a stupid and useless past time. [48] Afterwards, the two work together to stop the bomber from destroying a massive bridge, saving dozens of lives in the process. Nearly a month ago, the world said goodbye to Damian Wayne - son of Batman and the latest character to hold the mantle of Robin. I'm light-years ahead of all the past Robins in skill and training. They later encounter Darkseid's elite member Glorious Godfrey, setting in motion the Robin Rises story arc. Its not often that something takes Batman by surprise. In the aftermath, Damian is tested by Batman on how to control his new power abilities before Damian returns to the role as Robin. But against his father's wishes, he escapes, donning a new costume under the name of Redbird.[54]. The choices are Tim or Damian. 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. While searching for a tree for Christmas,[20] Jonathan Samuel Kent accidentally torched some woodlands near a swamp in Hamilton. Ace has appeared in every issue of Batman and Robin. Except you want a modern-day, of 95 years of age, to be the local crime fighter. Tim Drake. Is Selina Kyle older than Bruce Wayne? Jon later awakened in the Batcave and found out that Robin had been keeping him under surveillance for a long time. "Tim Drake. But next week's Batman #106 - and I [80] Djinn defeats him by altering his memory, and proceeds to do so with the other criminals Damian captures, giving them new, harmless identities. [81], In this book, Robin teams up with Superman's ten-year-old son Jonathan Kent, who he befriended previously during a test facilitated by Batman and Superman. He was subsequently rescued by Maya Ducard, the daughter of the villain Nobody, and Damian's pet dragon-bat Goliath. 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. Morrison, Grant. 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. April 7: Birthday of Bruce Wayne (golden age Batman) [Earth-2 version; February 19 for Earth-1 Bruce Wayne] April 8: Birthday of Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's butler April 9: Birthday of John Sargent (Sargon the Sorcerer) April 10: Birthday of Dinah Drake Lance (golden age Black Canary) April 11: "Birthday" of Linda Danvers (Supergirl). The Joker is eventually defeated by Batman, but the trust between Batman and the Batman Family is shattered. A new variant cover for Tim Drake: Robin #4 is shining an unfortunate light on an ongoing issue for DC. The later storyline, Requiem, deals with the aftermath of Damian's death and Batman's thirst for revenge against Talia as well as his own increasingly unbalanced mental state resulting from this loss. [36] After raiding the Army Reserve National Guard Armory, Dick, Damian, and the arriving Tim Drake, are able to save Commissioner Gordon, Oracle, and the surviving police officers at Gotham Central from the reanimated versions of the original Dark Knight's deceased rogues gallery members. I shall return to Gotham in your stead, bringing with me proof, both written and genetic, that I am the long-forgotten son of Bruce and Talia. [22] At this point, Alfred declared them to be the Super Sons. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Batman Family members" category. 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. Seeley, Tim. Still, it is highly doubtful that anyone expected literal gods to show up and abduct Damian in the middle of the celebration. 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. Elliot surmises that Damian is rather using the resemblance to Bruce to "spend time with [his] old man". The century's greatest crimefighter, the daughter of its greatest crimelord. He becomes a talented martial artist before his teenage years, at which time Talia reveals Damian's existence to Bruce Wayne and leaves him in his custody in an effort to disrupt his work. However, Talia later kills the Heretic for his failure to kill Batman and challenges Batman to a duel to the death in the Batcave. Damian Wayne's new look has been shown off in the new Robin series launching from DC Comics Infinite Frontier in May. He survives, and Tim pulls Damian into an all-out brawl that begins with their quarry escaping and ends in front of the theater where Bruce Wayne's parents were killed. In her grief, she gathered all the members of the League of Assassins and put a hit on Deathstroke as well as all of his associates in revenge for killing her father. In the comic, Damian is fighting hordes of Leviathan henchmen in the lobby of Wayne Tower when Nightwing comes to rescue him. 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 . [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. A subsequent conversation between Tim and Alfred implies that Batman has carried out a DNA test on Damian. & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Damian_Wayne&oldid=1140173963, DC Comics characters with accelerated healing, Fictional genetically engineered characters, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles in need of updating from August 2017, All Wikipedia articles in need of updating, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Trained computer scientist and security hacker, Uses high-tech equipment and weapons (similar to, Damian Wayne is also featured in the prequel comic to the game. [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 flees and encounters Alfred. [6] Robin angrily left the Batcave to work with Nobody, who asked him to execute a criminal. Of all the Robins, only Damian Wayne is actually related to Billionaire Bat. Bruce tried teaching Damian, still a cold-hearted assassin, about the sanctity of life, but had trouble relating with his son. [76] Due to a miscommunication, Damian can no longer trust him, which ultimately leads them to cut ties. 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]. They too had chosen targets that they must hunt down in order to ascend to the League. 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. They, too, have chosen targets that they must hunt down to ascend to the League. Ra's refuses the offer, feeling that he needs someone of a younger age. [16] Damian refused to stay home while his allies were dying, and Alfred allowed him to leave knowing he could not be stopped. By Justin Epps. 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. Batman then arrives, having learned of his son's actions, declaring that the Teen Titans are finished. DC is home to the "World's Greatest Super Heroes," including SUPERMAN, BATMAN, WONDER WOMAN, GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH, AQUAMAN and more. Near the end of the episode. He was also trained in the disciplines of forensics, acrobatics, criminology, disguise and escapology. [18], After various trials and tribulations involving his corpse, mainly revolving around Ra's al Ghul and Apokolips, Batman managed to rescue his son's body and, through using the Omega Sanction infused within a Chaos Crystal shard, brought Damian back to life within the Batcave.[19]. 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. "I need a man to assume my position when I'm gone Because you are most worthy. 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With Batman facing two choices of whether to resurrect Damian or his parents, he chooses his son, granting Damian's true resurrection. 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. During his adventure, he met Ra's' daughter Talia al Ghul. [67] He then activates the Boom Tube to Darkseid's homeworld, Apokolips, to retrieve Damian's corpse. Damian, as a preadolescent, was left by his mother in the care of his father, who had been unaware of his existence. Deadman later revives the former Boy Wonders. Just because Damian is tough doesn't mean he's completely cold. Behind cover, the two briefly reminisce about their time together as Batman and Robin before resuming the defense. 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. I'm either your partner in this or I'm not. Batman continues his pursuit out of his distrust towards Ra's. You're not a king. Talia then shows Damian a cloned version of himself, whom she sees as Damian's younger brother. Damian Wayne. Teen Titans", "Christina Ricci, Miguel Ferrer Join Voice Cast of 'Teen Titans' Animated Movie (Exclusive)", "DC's 'Injustice' Sets Cast for Animated Movie (Exclusive)", https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/james-gunn-unveils-dc-slate-batman-superman-1235314176/, "Alleged Concept Art from Damian Wayne Batman Game Surfaces", "R/Xboxone - A few pieces of concept art from WB Montreal's cancelled Damian Wayne Arkham Game", "New Injustice Footage Contains MAJOR Spoiler for Nightwing", The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go! Damian Wayne succeeds Drake as Robin in the 2009 story arc "Battle for the . If Damian did not retire, his actions would lead to a plague that would force the President to nuke Gotham. [14] Bruce revealed that he has seen Damian's future, as told through "Batman in Bethlehem". Damian attempts to kill KGBeast, but only succeeds in cutting off his left arm before the Titans intervene and stop him. [11] It was revealed that Talia had created another clone as his replacement, the obedient fully-grown Heretic. 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. Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. Although Damian eventually kills Nobody in front of Bruce, they are able to work through the incident by beginning to actively understand and respect one another as father and son. Damian and Alfred race to aid Batman against the Black Glove in a commandeered Batmobile. [24] In the Elliot S! Bruce returns to Gotham in 2004 (Detective Comics #0). [7] Robin revealed that he was lying, and refused to betray his father. 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. He was trained since birth by the League but was later forced to flee with his mother to Gotham City after his grandfather was . I'd say like 6'6", 260+.