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Jan 29, 2010 14:21

Character's name: Dick Grayson/Nightwing
Character's canon: DC Comics

Brief (around 300 words) personality outline of your character:
Dick is the outgoing, personable member of the Batfamily. He's the first son, Batman's heir who remembers when the Batman's mission wasn't all about darkness. He grew up learning how to balance Dick Grayson against Robin and managed to find an easy medium for himself. This kept up into his adulthood when he struck out on his own, so that neither is a mask that he wears. He is Dick Grayson and he is Nightwing and entirely comfortable as either.

A former circus brat, Dick's never quite lost the taste for performing. He can't go out in front of a crowd and do the tricks his parents taught him, but it doesn't stop him from showing off just the slightest bit (okay, a lot) when working. He's a genuinely likable guy who believes in justice and doing what is right, but there are lines that the good guys just don't cross. He doesn't shy away from confrontation and is always willing to be there to back up friends and family who need him. And most of his oldest friends ARE part of his family (whether Bruce likes it or not). Dick is probably the most well-liked hero in his world amongst his peers and is one of a very small number that many of them would follow without question.

There are, of course, downsides. Dick tends to care a little too much. He doesn't hold himself apart from others well, which feeds into a tendency to blame himself for things that happen on his watch. He blames himself when people end up hurt under his leadership and he has a bad tendency to either quit or disband groups when it gets to be too much for him to handle. He can never stay away for long, though, because most of the people he's worked with on teams are old, old friends that he would never turn away from. Though that closeness can and has led to him overlooking problems simply because he sees what he expects to see. (That's the only reason I can come up with for Batman's apprentice missing things like Roy being addicted to heroin, at least.) He also has a daredevil streak a mile wide and two miles deep. It gets him in trouble, even though he does tend to think before he acts.

Brief (around 500 words) history and background of your character OR link to a really good wiki page with their history. In either case, explain where they cut off from the timeline:
http://www.titanstower.com/source/whoswho/nightwing.html <-- Nightwing's history at Titans Tower
http://www.batmanytb.com/bios/heroes/nightwing/index.php <-- Profile at Batman: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Dick cuts off from canon around Infinite Crisis, just after Blüdhaven falls.

If the character has magic, mutant, or otherwise metahuman abilities, please explain what they are and outline EXACTLY how they function, as their powers may not work due to the nature of the ship or may need to be limited somehow: N/A.

Non-superhuman special abilities of note (Is your character a master ventriloquist? A naturally-occurring super-genius? The best martial artist in the world? Say so here): Dick is considered to be the greatest human acrobat in the world. He is the only person on Earth who can do the quadruple somersault. He's also considered to be the second greatest detective in his world, with his detective and martial arts skills nearly at the same level as Batman's. He speaks English, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin and Cantonese (though cannot read the latter three), American Sign Language and knows some Romany and Tamaran. Dick also has very good communication and interpersonal skills, which helps to make him an excellent strategist and leader.

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