Bruce tried teaching Damian, still a cold-hearted assassin, about the sanctity of life, but had trouble relating with his son. "You have no intention of giving up your power to another, Father. After running away from Batman, Damian gets a brand new Robin suit in his solo series. Another column in "Detective Comics #494" stated that Batman's birthday was now February 19. Ra's captures the two and tells Batman that he will use one of them for his own body. How could you not? Except you want a modern-day, of 95 years of age, to be the local crime fighter. During the "Leviathan" story arc, when his mother Talia puts a price on his head and is targeted by the most dangerous and skilled assassins, Bruce faked Damian's death and secluded him in the Batcave to protect him while he goes undercover to confront Talia and her minions. 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. Help arrives in the form of the original Batman. During a fight in a meat factory, Damian converted to vegetarianism and adopted a pet cow who he named Bat-Cow. Deadman later revives the former Boy Wonders. Justice Society of America vol. 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". 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). Dick does join to save Damian and end the war. As the Dynamic Duo, they faced new threats such as Doctor Hurt, Professor Pyg and Flamingo.[2]. Biography: (Written by Oracle) [] Damian Wayne: 2001 - 2015 []. Red Arrow is injured and Deathstroke escapes. Damian's second year as Robin begins when he initiates a fight against his predecessor Red Robin. He is violent, self-important, and was trained by the League of Assassins, learning to kill at a young age, which troubles the relationship with his father who refuses to kill. As Batman's official heir, Damian has a lot to live up to. [80] Djinn defeats him by altering his memory, and proceeds to do so with the other criminals Damian captures, giving them new, harmless identities. Damian Wayne is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul. The boys finally managed to put aside their differences and worked together in order to save their fathers from an apparent threat in the Batcave, but this later turns out to be a ruse. It differs greatly from most Robin suits. He particularly clashes with Tim Drake, who he wants to replace as. & 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. 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 . [62] Though Ra's attempts to resurrect Damian alongside Talia in what he thought was a Lazarus Pit in the island, in addition, to brainwash his grandson into joining him afterward, instead Ra's discovers that it is a portal to a Netherworld in the Pit's former location, of which both Wonder Woman and Batman were already aware. If Damian did not retire, his actions would lead to a plague that would force the President to nuke Gotham. Damian Wayne spends time reading tweets. Batman has experienced a life changing event, and Gotham City will never be the same. In the past year, Damian Wayne has been through a lot - witnessing Alfred Pennyworth's death . While their fathers were discussing the lab tests that Damian had performed on Jon, the two boys went off to look at Damian's pets. DC is home to the "World's Greatest Super Heroes," including SUPERMAN, BATMAN, WONDER WOMAN, GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH, AQUAMAN and more. Morrison, Grant. [52] However, despite Bruce's attempts to build a relationship with his son, Damian remains distant from his father, which Alfred worries about. However in the current Batman Vs Robin comic, he is shown to have magic abilities. 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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. Despite their differences, they played ball with Titus and began to enjoy spending more time together as father and son. Ours is a love story remember? -Talia al Ghul to Batman. -- Damian Wayne (Prime Earth) This is the second time you've run from me. They, too, have chosen targets that they must hunt down to ascend to the League. Damian also leaves a note for the Teen Titans, which contains a set of coordinates leading them into a meeting with Nightwing. [16][17] A prototype of the character originally appeared as an unnamed infant in the 1987 story Batman: Son of the Demon,[18][19] which at the time was not considered canon. Damian is also a capable businessman despite his young age, being involved with Wayne Enterprises and its board members. I'd say like 6'6", 260+. On the other hand, Damian has teamed-up with his father, who wasn't fully convinced that it was the real Deathstroke that killed Ra's al Ghul, to investigate the murder and find out who was really behind it. 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. 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 would have thought he'd call it a stupid and useless past time. One of Darkseid's minions stole his body and took him to Apokolips, and Batman, determined to revive his son, followed. O'Neil, Dennis. The two young adults fell for each other and, after a brief fling, they conceived a child. 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. 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. Dick and Damian take the entire army down and begin to form a brotherly relationship. . 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). As Damian and Batman embrace, Batman collapses from exhaustion. [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. Paternity test/documentation via source material, proof of biological relation and established name of the character provided in last panels of comic book. Dick and Damian then encounter a villain called Professor Pyg, who has created an army called Dollotrons. [deleted] 2 yr. ago Probably his 14 year old birthday. Batman and Superman construct an underwater base for the Super Sons, which Jon refers to as the "Fortress of Attitude," much to Damian's chagrin. The boys were subsequently punished by their respective parents. In DC Rebirth, Damian's suit is modified. At this, Tim realizes that Damian is indeed Bruce's son, and exclaims "The son of Satan is my brother?"[29]. Bruce's first protg Dick Grayson took over the mantle of Batman, and Damian, not giving up on his father's missions, agreed to continue on as Grayson's Robin. March 5th, 2013. Mother Wayne decided to create an evil, adult clone of Damian named The Heretic, designed to kill Bruce Wayne. 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. Ra's is still able to return, but as a rotting, undead corpse, still needing Damian to stabilize his form. [deleted] 2 yr. ago [removed] [deleted] 2 yr. ago 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. Damian aided in fighting the Dark Knights upon their invasion, forming the Gotham Resistance with Green Arrow, Killer Croc, Nightwing and Harley Quinn. "Assassins plan to take over Ra's' organization led by a man who Father believes could be his successor, until my father became aware of you." Since then however in issues of the Morrison penned Batman Incorporated, the drugging is reaffirmed and is once again part of Damian's origin. [5] They were kidnapped by Nobody, who tried to show Batman that his no-kill methods were ineffective. It's not often that something takes Batman by surprise. After Tim leaves, Damian starts engaging in chess games with Hush, visiting him secretly against Dick's orders. I'm light-years ahead of all the past Robins in skill and training. Ra's to Batman. [69], However, before the team can celebrate, the Boom Tube used to return to Earth was not closed and Darkseid's son Kalibak arrives and attacks the team. The ensuing melee was abruptly averted when Jon used his Freeze Breath to separate the two sides and allow him to explain the situation to his father. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "League of Assassins members" category. Damian is also a major player in the Robin War event, where he, Agent 37 (Dick Grayson), Red Hood, and Red Robin organize a street gang called "Robins" to defeat the Court of Owls with reluctant aid from Jim Gordon, who is now Batman. "There is no Child in the world like Damian Wayne" -Batman/Bruce Wayne[src] Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul and the grandson of Ra's al Ghul, the founder and former leader of the League of Assassins. But it seems there are rites, whereby consciousness can survive death by migrating to more vigorous flesh? With Batman facing two choices of whether to resurrect Damian or his parents, he chooses his son, granting Damian's true resurrection. Upon entering Wayne Manor, Damian attempts to relay to Tim Drake the fact that Ra's has returned. [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. The final issue of 52 (2008) designates the Kingdom Come alternate universe as Earth-22, thus making the Ibn al Xu'ffasch version part of the DC Multiverse. In response to this, Talia begins formulating a plan involving Commissioner James Gordon, whom Talia and Damian rescue from a booby-trapped Wayne Manor while in search of Batman, who is insane and has gone missing. Damian Wayne is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman. Since Talia is the daughter of Ras al Ghul, the leader of the League of Assassins and one of the Dark Knight's greatest enemies, there have always been tensions between her and Batman, despite their romantic feelings for one another. [16] Damian refused to stay home while his allies were dying, and Alfred allowed him to leave knowing he could not be stopped. ", "DC Comics & Deathstroke Inc. #8 Spoilers & Review: Why Does Batman Pick a Side He Doesn't Want to in Shadow War Part 3?! Ra's al Ghul, while in Talia's body, to Bruce Wayne. He was eventually recruited by Rip Hunter to try to stop a madman named Gog from altering his history. Nobody decided to torture Robin, continuing his personal vendetta against Batman. "Tim Drake. It is unknown if Damian was actually Buddhist or if this was just creativity on behalf of his father. The two initially did not get along, and the situation was further complicated when Batman and Superman arrived, blaming each other for the conflict. During his adventure, he met Ra's' daughter Talia al Ghul. He may be the most violent Robin, but even Damian Wayne has moments of humanity that shine . He does his job as Robin. [46] Tim Drake eventually comes to the Titans for help after a robotic duplicate of the Calculator attempts to murder his close friend, Tam Fox, and decides to rejoin the team once the mission is completed. Dick Grayson was returned to his previous role as Nightwing, and Damian still serves as his father's vigilante partner Robin. This earns him Djinn's trust, which gradually begins to turn into a mutual romantic attraction. This leads to a new version of the Titans forming, consisting of Nightwing, Cyborg, Raven, Starfire, Beast Boy, Troia, Crush, Roundhouse, Red Arrow, and Kid Flash. Batman continues his pursuit out of his distrust towards Ra's. And Damian was probably alone when he turned 14 in main continuity. ", "DC Comics & Robin #14 Spoilers & Review: Fake Deathstroke Unmasked with Ties to Batman in Shadow War Part 7! Ra's flees with the bodies afterward. After this, Batman uses the Chaos Shard on his son's corpse, which has been infused with Darkseid's Omega Sanction. Writer Grant Morrison introduced . They survive the explosion. With Superman's and Batman's permission, the two boys would be allowed to go on their own, provided that they would do so together. -- Damian Wayne (Prime Earth) I'm not like Tim, or Jason, or even Dick. Talia and Bruce's son joins the Brotherhood in his father's costume, to destroy it from within.[23]. In the first volume, Damian and Jon team against Kid Amazo, a child affected by a virus which grants powers to ordinary humans. After Dick Grayson officially sanctioned Damian's role as Robin, while a standard Robin tunic was retained, the bodysuit was replaced with a black survival suit, the grayish cape with a yellow "para-cape" which grants him a gliding capability, the black mask with a green one, a bulkier utility belt to carry more weapons and gadgetry, a black hood, and green gloves and flexible boots. DCComics.com: Welcome to the Official Site for DC. At the height of his anger and frustration, Damian rips the Robin insignia off his chest and gives it to Batman. Damian is willing to betray Tim at any moment for his own safety. During a stakeout mission, Damian severs Tim's line, causing him to fall from a great height. 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. Trained by the League of Assassins all his life, Damian joined his father's side in the war against crime by becoming the fifth Robin. [4] Bruce bought Damian a dog named Titus. He works as a double agent for Batman in Luthor's organization, and thus aligned with his father instead of his maternal grandfather. Talia then shows Damian a cloned version of himself, whom she sees as Damian's younger brother. A dark king for a new age." A subsequent conversation between Tim and Alfred implies that Batman has carried out a DNA test on Damian. More of a court jester. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Rot in Purgatory 1.2 Leviathan 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. [24] The two boys managed to escape Luthor and followed a lead to a home in Providence, Rhode Island, where they encountered a family who still retained their powers from the Amazo Virus. Damian Wayne, the fourth Robin and . In 2006, the character was reinterpreted as Damian Wayne by Grant Morrison, and introduced into the main continuity in Batman #655, the first issue of the "Batman and Son" story arc. 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. His tunic is longer and has a yellow trim as well. The Kingdom: Son of the Bat shows flashbacks that shed new insights into Ibn al Xu'ffasch's history: that he was reared by Ra's al Ghul to be the heir to his empire, that he eventually murdered his grandfather (cutting off his head to prevent yet another regeneration), and that he sought therapy from psychiatrist Dr. Gibson. 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. [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. "You fell in love with the Detective that day, of course. Damian Wayne is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul. Tucker, James, director. 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. You're not a king. While searching for a tree for Christmas,[20] Jonathan Samuel Kent accidentally torched some woodlands near a swamp in Hamilton. Ra's to Talia. Talia admits to Damian, that even though she loves him, she is too much of a perfectionist to admire him for choosing a path that defies her this blatantly, and he is therefore no longer welcome and will be considered an enemy of the House of al Ghul. 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. Batman and the others manage to save him, and Talia takes her son and escapes. It also allows Damian to naturally age instead of grown in a lab, as he was born when Bruce was 29. Damian Wayne.