History ComicBook / Nightwing

** After re-establishing himself as an independent hero away from Gotham & the rest of the Bat Family, Nightwing [[spoiler:is promptly unmasked by the Crime Syndicate]] in ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil''. However, rather than having the ''Nightwing'' series tie-in to the story, the story is instead told in the main ''Forever Evil'' series & the ''Justice League'' tie-ins, with ''Nightwing'' instead telling a completely unrelated tale that solicits are hyping as taking place in the final days before ''Forever Evil'' began. That's right, the story with major developments for the character has been hijacked ''from'' the book altogether.

* GondorCallsForAid: Nightwing has led the ComicBook/TeenTitans, the Outsiders, and the Franchise/{{Justice League|of America}}. If he has a problem that's too big for him, he can call help from anywhere from [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Metropolis]] to [[GreenLanternCorps Oa]] to ''Heaven or Hell''.

*** Green Arrow is expressly in-universe [[FollowTheLeader copying Batman]], and comes along a couple of years later, notably already being somewhat experienced when Arrow is the first new member of the JusticeLeague. Green Arrow is also canonically over 40, despite also being canonically younger than Batman.

* {{Foil}}: To [[ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws Red Hood]]. Dick became a {{Batman}}-expy identity formerly held by ComicBook/{{Superman}}, while Jason became the former identity of ComicBook/TheJoker.

* ChickMagnet: [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Starfire, Raven]], [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Barbara Gordon, Bette Kane]], [[ComicBook/{{Huntress}} Helena Bertinelli]], and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} are just a few of the many that are drawn to Nightwing. ComicBook/PowerGirl and ComicBook/BlackCanary seem to prefer him even over Batman, and the latter comments that he could "raise a pulse in a department store mannequin". And that doesn't include the seemingly endless parade of civilians who are attracted to him.

* PlatonicLifePartners: With Donna Troy. Considering his status as MrFanservice and that she's the twin sister of WonderWoman, this is pretty surprising.

With the company wide ComicBook/{{New 52}} relaunch in 2011, Dick returned to being Nightwing and had another solo title, and moved to Chicago following ''ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily''. Following ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'', his solo series ended. A new series titled ''ComicBook/{{Grayson}}'' began in July, which with the character as a SecretAgent of [[ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsBatman Spyral]] alongside another famous FakingTheDead character: [[ComicBook/{{Huntress}} Helena Bertinelli]]. ComicBook/DCRebirth returned him to the ''ComicBook/NightwingRebirth'' title.

* BelligerentSexualTension: With [[ComicBook/{{Huntress}} Helena Bertinelli]], after they had already slept together. And in Comicbook/{{New52}}, with [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl2011}} Barbara Gordon]], sometimes.

** ShockAndAwe: They're electrified in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''. Incorporated into the DC Universe following the ComicBook/{{New 52}} reboot, and carried over to ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs''.

*** Before the ComicBook/New52, Dick is one of the founding members of the TeenTitans, which means each of the other five founding members (Aqualad/Tempest, Kid Flash/Flash/Wally West I, Speedy/Arsenal/Red Arrow/Roy Harper, and Donna Troy/Wonder Girl/Troia) are around his age. This is especially problematic, as Donna Troy's ongoing ContinuitySnarl also means she and Wonder Woman debuted far more recently in the storyline than this would allow. Retconned by New52, however.

* ''Nightwing'' (TBA). The hero is set to make his live-action movie debut headlining his own movie in the ''Film/DCExtendedUniverse''. Other than being helmed by Chris McKay (of ''Film/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'' fame), nothing else is currently known about the movie.

* ''Nightwing'' (TBA) (The hero is set to make his live-action movie debut headlining his own movie in the Film/DCExtendedUniverse. Other than being directed by [[Film/TheLEGOBatmanMovie Chris McKay]], nothing else is currently known about the movie)

** [-1. Save the world.-]
** [-2. Kick supervillain butt.-]
** [-3. Go over to best friend’s apartment and pretend to hurl.-]
** [-4. Save the world again.-]

* CuddleBug: Relatively speaking, compared to the generally grim and gritty Batman cast. However, when he's stacked against the Teen Titans, or even some Justice Leaguers, he's often played as a lesser Batman: more of a leader and people person, but no less determined, driven, and perfectionist.

* HeroesPreferRedheads: And how! He admits it himself. Between Barbara Gordon, Cheyenne Freemont, Starfire, and Raya Vestri, he should probably start going to addiction counseling. It's even lampshaded in the third issue of his 2011 series when Barbara turns up after he's hooked up with Raya.

* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: "Bludhaven" isn't exactly the world's nicest name for a city.

* {{Foil}}: To ComicBook/RedHood. Dick became a {{Batman}}-expy identity formerly held by ComicBook/{{Superman}}, while Jason became the former identity of ComicBook/TheJoker.

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* ''Nightwing'' (TBA) (The titular hero is set to make his live-action movie debut headlining his own movie in the Film/DCExtendedUniverse. Other than being directed by [[Film/TheLEGOBatmanMovie Chris McKay]], nothing else is currently known about the movie.

Nightwing is set to headline his own solo live-action movie as part of the Film/DCExtendedUniverse, titled ''Nightwing''. It's planned release date isn't currently known.

* WritersCannotDoMath: The TropeCodefier for the DC Universe, as Dick Grayson's age pins down everyone else's in canon:
** Canonically, Dick Grayson becomes Robin at [[AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder age 12]], after his parents' deaths. This means Batman himself is around 10-15 years older, depending on the source material, such as how long Batman's training takes and how much time elapses between Batman's debut and Robin's.

*** Before New52, Dick is one of the founding members of the TeenTitans, which means each of the other five founding members (Aqualad/Tempest, Kid Flash/Flash/Wally West I, Speedy/Arsenal/Red Arrow/Roy Harper, and Donna Troy/Wonder Girl/Troia) are around his age. This is especially problematic, as Donna Troy's ongoing ContinuitySnarl also means she and Wonder Woman debuted far more recently in the storyline than this would allow. Retconned by New52, however.

* AudienceSurrogate

* AudienceSurrogate: Perhaps the greatest. One reason he's so popular is that fans want to ''be'' him.

*** Similarly, Green Arrow adopts Roy Harper as his sidekick, Speedy, who is also a little younger than Grayson but older than Jason Todd. Speedy then goes on to have a brief affair with Titans villain Chesire, producing their daughter, Lian Harper, who was canonically 8-10 at the time of [[CryForJustice her death]]. Since retconned away and back, this means that Cheshire and Harper would have to meet almost immediately following the founding of the Titans, and charitably when Roy was around 13 -- making [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale Cheshire a child molester]] as well as a terrorist.

* AccidentalPornomancer: This one is a case of DependingOnTheWriter, though. Dick is a ChivalrousPervert, but sometimes, he [[IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn isn't actively trying to seduce a woman]], but does so anyway. It's usually left for interpretation whether his confusion is sincere or if he's ObfuscatingStupidity.
** Him being a ChivalrousPervert at all is ''very'' [[DependingOnTheWriter Depending on the Writer]]. Much of the time, he's written as a [[UrbanLegendLoveLife Chaste Flirt]] more than anything else.
* AloofBigBrother: To Jason.
* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: He has a bird motif, although it is not as blatant as other examples of this trope.

* BeardOfSorrow: He sports one for a time during ''The New Teen Titans'' after an argument with Starfire (who had been in an ArrangedMarriage).

* CrazyPrepared: Bruce must have rubbed off on him.

* DarkerAndEdgier:
** Whilst serving as Batman following ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', Starfire noted the change in Dick's demeanour from his time as Nightwing; specifically pointing out that as Nightwing, Dick's fighting style was more graceful, acrobatic and almost as if he were dancing. Dick's response was "Batman doesn't dance."
** His portrayal in the ComicBook/{{New 52}} shows him as somewhat more violent than before, and his costume is now [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black]] instead of black and blue, although this ''does'' have the benefit of putting all four of the Robins in red.
** With his move to Chicago post-''ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily'', this has actually decreased a fair amount.

* HeartwarmingOrphan: It's commented in-universe multiple times that he brought joy and color into Wayne Manor after Bruce took him in. Alfred describes it as [[http://dynamic-duo-deposit.tumblr.com/post/27327013587/it-was-as-if-color-had-come-to-our-monochrome "as if color had come to our monochrome lives."]]

* IHaveManyNames: Robin, Nightwing, Renegade, Batman, and Agent 37.

* {{Jerkass}}: Bad writing often casts him as an egomaniac jerk.

* LegacyImmortality: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] this during his tenure as Batman.

* ReallyGetsAround: DependingOnTheWriter, he's either a regular [[TheCasanova Casanova]], or a flirt who means well and is looking for a serious relationship.

* YouHaveFailedMe: After his hired guns fail to kill Nightwing Blockbuster uses a variation on this theme by having them all take on his new pet assassin, he even tells Stallion he’ll give him a bonus if he can decapitate the new guy. In the end the existing criminals, save Lady Vic who gets some good shots in and Mouse and Giz who are not fighters anyway and take a pass, just end up getting in each other’s way which makes it easier for Shrike.

* AcceptableTargets: In-universe, the neo-Nazis that Dick beats up in one chapter. It was good exercise.

* CartwrightCurse: In the ComicBook/{{New 52}}, Dick's love interests haven't been very lucky. Two women that Dick has slept with have died (one within the same issue she was introduced). Another love interest was the target of an attempted assassination. And then there's [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl2011}} Barbara Gordon]], who has been going through a TraumaCongaLine in her own book.

* TheConsigliere: To Bruce, in the New 52.

** He was the third Batman. The others are Bruce Wayne, Jean Paul Valley, Damian Wayne (in the apocalyptic future of Batman #666), and [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Terry McGinnis]] (in another possible future).

* UnlimitedWardrobe: Since the New 52 reboot, the Nightwing costume has changed no less than four times in less than 20 issues.

* RedSkiesCrossover: The "Zero Year" tie-in.

%%* BigBad: Blockbuster