Upon returning to Gotham, Damian tells Dick that even though he had been brought to the Titans to find friends, he did not need to, as he already had one, Grayson himself. 3. Damian also leaves a note for the Teen Titans, which contains a set of coordinates leading them into a meeting with Nightwing. 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[63], After Batman and Frankenstein locate Ra's and the bodies, they are too late as Ra's has successfully had them placed in a Lazarus Pit, leaving Batman in dread of Damian's fate. Damian became the fifth Robin, working alongside his father as Batman. But against his father's wishes, he escapes, donning a new costume under the name of Redbird.[54]. 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. [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. They, too, have chosen targets that they must hunt down to ascend to the League. At the height of his anger and frustration, Damian rips the Robin insignia off his chest and gives it to Batman. Damian Wayne may have had problems with empathy in his early days as Robin, but now he's one of the best gift-givers in the whole DC Universe. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Teen Titans members" category. 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. [44] Although Wonder Girl objects to this decision, Grayson convinces her to let Damian stay on the team as he needs Damian to learn that he can trust others not to betray him, only for his temper to jeopardize his first mission with the team when he attacks an opponent just after Raven had convinced him to calm down, provoking their new foe into starting his wave of destruction again. Near the end of the comic book. [80] Djinn defeats him by altering his memory, and proceeds to do so with the other criminals Damian captures, giving them new, harmless identities. Elaborating his plan in transferring his consciousness into Bruce's. In League of Batmen (2001), the sequel to Brotherhood of the Bat, Tallant leads his own team of variant Batmen to combat the plague that was al Ghul's legacy. 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. During the battle, Tallant discovers that his grandfather is the one who murdered his father and then cloned him. Because of the deaths of his parents at Ra's's hands, Tallant has completed following his father's tragic path as Batman. Declaring himself free, Damian leaves for parts unknown. He also has been trained in numerous weapons as shown in the Blackest Night event. This decision, coupled with his recent actions with holding criminals against their will and wiping their memories, leads to Djinn leaving the Teen Titans, while Kid Flash, Red Arrow, Crush, and Roundhouse turn against him. However, due to Damian's snide remarks and goading, Jon lost his temper and another brawl broke out between them. He was believed dead when he was shot in the head by an assassin named Goatboy. However, the father and son were not active together very long before Bruce was seemingly killed by Darkseid during a massive invasion. I had to satisfy myself that you are a worthy successor to me!" Dick eventually orders Damian through their comm-links to send one of his Wingers with Mr. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Rot in Purgatory 1.2 Leviathan 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. I'll call him Alfred. 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. Happy 13th Birthday, Damian Wayne :) Bunny Cherry. Of all the Robins, only Damian Wayne is actually related to Billionaire Bat. After a meeting with his mother Talia, he discovers that it is a warning from his cousin Mara al Ghul, who has chosen him as her prey as part of an initiation ritual that she must undertake to properly join the League of Assassins. Pets he has owned include. [64] The resurrections fail, leaving Ra's to realize his arrogance for allowing the Heretic to kill his grandson and regret allowing Talia to clone Damian. 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. Ace has appeared in every issue of Batman and Robin. Batman then arrives, having learned of his son's actions, declaring that the Teen Titans are finished. Damian Wayne is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman. I'm not like Tim, or Jason, or even Dick. In Super Sons, it was a running joke that he was frequently mistaken as younger than ten-year-old Jon Kent. 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. "Genetically perfected, and grown in an artificial womb, Damian was engineered to kill and replace his famous father," Narrator. Brotherhood of the Bat features a future in which Ra's al Ghul discovers the Batcave following Bruce Wayne's death, and outfits the League of Assassins in variant Batman costumes based on Wayne's rejected designs. Along with the mysterious Wingman and most of the Bat-family, Damian manages to rescue his father and defeat most of the League of Shadows. 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. 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. Mara had been made leader of a group known as the Demon's Fist, which was originally supposed to be led by Damian but became hers when he chose to leave the League. Damian aided in fighting the Dark Knights upon their invasion, forming the Gotham Resistance with Green Arrow, Killer Croc, Nightwing and Harley Quinn. "Outlaw, Part One", Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi(w),Patrick Gleason, Doug Mahnke(p). . Alfred says Bruce intended to tell him the results when the time was right. Damian was genetically perfected and grown in an artificial womb to be the perfect warrior. Morrison, Grant. He had also stolen the Amazo Armor from LexCorp and had planned to use it and the abilities of the Super Sons to lure the Justice League into a trap. seemingly killed by Darkseid during a massive invasion, 573 Appearances of Damian Wayne (Prime Earth), 426 Images featuring Damian Wayne (Prime Earth), 76 Quotations by or about Damian Wayne (Prime Earth), Character Gallery: Damian Wayne (Prime Earth). Tucker, James, director. With Batman facing two choices of whether to resurrect Damian or his parents, he chooses his son, granting Damian's true resurrection. [78] When the other Titans find out, and when Red Arrow kills Deathstroke,[79] conflict erupts within the team until Lobo, looking for Crush, crashes in. It has also been shown that Ra's al Ghul has begun to engineer more clones of Damian. During a case in which Gizmo nearly detonates a nuclear device, Robin uses the ring to which Djinn is bound to grant her the use of her full powers to avert the crisis, and returns it afterwards, refusing to assume mastery over her. Writer Joshua Williamson prepares to pit Damian Wayne against DC's deadliest warriors in Robin #1. Damian is quite shaken by the sight of the bones of his family. Lobdell, Scott (w), Woods, Pete (a), Peteri, Troy (let), Marie Javins, Rob Levin (ed). Nobody swore that he would return and kill their friends, so Damian killed him with a move Nobody had taught him. He carried a pair of brass knuckles, which he incorporated as part of this costume, and would also carry a sword. The billionaire vigilante's son who made his official DC Comics debut in Batman #655 in September 2006, despite initially appearing as an infant in 1987's Batman: Son of the Demon was conceived. Jon later awakened in the Batcave and found out that Robin had been keeping him under surveillance for a long time. This character has been a member of the Justice League of America, or the Justice League in any of its various incarnations, sworn by a duty to act as guardians of America and the world by using their skills and/or superpowers to protect Earth from the clutches of both interstellar and domestic threats.This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Justice League of America members" category. Published May 26, 2022. 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". 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. And because my precious daughter loves you." The choices are Tim or Damian. They were both targeted by a super-villain named Nobody. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early Childhood 1.2 Becoming Robin 1.3 New 52 1.3.1 Born to Kill 1.3.2 Batman Incorporated 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. 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. On the way to the cave, Dick's body is possessed by Deadman, at whom Damian lashes out in confusion. Damian leaves his mother and Tim to an unknown fate, while he goes off to be with his father. 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! During a fight in a meat factory, Damian converted to vegetarianism and adopted a pet cow who he named Bat-Cow. But wait, didn't that happen just a few weeks ago? [73] This new team faces initial difficulties because of Red Arrow's criticism and the individualistic tendencies of several members. As Dick cares little for the financial problems of Wayne Enterprises, despite inheriting it from Bruce along with Tim, Damian decides to involve himself and manages to impress the board of directors. [84] Despite the book's cancellation, the characters have subsequently appeared as a team in other series.[85]. Damian would be 5going by this insanity. 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. [53] Unwilling to kill his father, Damian chooses death, but the Joker kills Batman before he can deal a fatal blow. As the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, Damian Wayne has never been a typical kid, so any birthday he celebrates was bound to be something out of the ordinary. Damian and Alfred race to aid Batman against the Black Glove in a commandeered Batmobile. Nightwing explains that Damian encouraged him to have the remaining members of the Titans and Teen Titans work together in spite of the Justice League's disapproval. While helping the Teen Titans battle the super criminals Mammoth and Shimmer, Superboy discovers a note from Damian to him. In DC Rebirth, Damian's suit is modified. They were later joined by Batman and Superman, and worked out their differences. Bruce tried teaching Damian, still a cold-hearted assassin, about the sanctity of life, but had trouble relating with his son. Batman And Robin. 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.