Damian is willing to betray Tim at any moment for his own safety. While searching for a tree for Christmas,[20] Jonathan Samuel Kent accidentally torched some woodlands near a swamp in Hamilton. 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. [41] However, the Clown Prince of Crime's apparent helplessness is revealed to be another ruse and he incapacitates Damian with his hidden Joker venom. Despite their differences, they played ball with Titus and began to enjoy spending more time together as father and son. 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. While he does not file a lawsuit against Dick, due to Grayson not being named the heir of Wayne Enterprises, but rather a high-ranking member, he does against Tim, who was named the heir to Wayne Enterprises.[35]. He was subsequently rescued by Maya Ducard, the daughter of the villain Nobody, and Damian's pet dragon-bat Goliath. ", "DC Comics & Robin #14 Spoilers & Review: Fake Deathstroke Unmasked with Ties to Batman in Shadow War Part 7! Nearly a month ago, the world said goodbye to Damian Wayne - son of Batman and the latest character to hold the mantle of Robin. Paternity test/documentation via source material, proof of biological relation and established name of the character provided in last panels of comic book. After defeating Damian's half-aquatic clones with Aquaman, Batman seeks Wonder Woman's help in chasing Ra's to Themyscira. Lobdell, Scott (w), Woods, Pete (a), Peteri, Troy (let), Marie Javins, Rob Levin (ed). Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Rot in Purgatory 1.2 Leviathan In a tribute to a classic comic book cover, the publisher accidentally showcased the precarious situation involving its two current Robins, Tim Drake and Damian Wayne. [37] Dick and Tim send Damian with the Gordons to their underground base while they battle the Black Lanterns. 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. 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 Wayne, the fourth Robin and . They, too, have chosen targets that they must hunt down to ascend to the League. Spaulding, Ethan, director. Talia al Ghul Near the end of the comic. End of the comic. Ra's refuses the offer, feeling that he needs someone of a younger age. [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. Batman continues his pursuit out of his distrust towards Ra's. Damian is present when Dick is inducted into the JLA, upon hearing, Damian demands to be inducted along with Dick, but his demands are promptly ignored. Before he can effectively relay his news, he is attacked by Tim, who perceives Damian's attempt to help a tripping Alfred as an attack, and renews their battle. Damian possessed superpowers similar to that of Superman following his resurrection, though this was short-lived. 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. In his subsequent struggle with organized crime in Gotham and a mysterious crime lord known as The Other, Damian assembles a new team of Titans, consisting of Kid Flash (the only old team member to join), Kid Flash's friend and kid genius Roundhouse, Red Arrow, Lobo's daughter Crush, and the immortal spirit creature Djinn. 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. Morrison, Grant. Damian was genetically perfected and grown in an artificial womb to be the perfect warrior. Minutes after Damian's death, Batman arrives and sees Damian's dead body. [83] Changes made to Jon's character make the future of this team uncertain. 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 . Bruce goes so far as to conceal the event from Dick and Tim, leading Alfred to comment to Bruce that he has become "quite the overprotective parent". Freeze's gun. [30] Damian is saved by Nightwing who ends up being cornered by Black Mask's men until a murderous figure appears stating that he is Batman (later revealed to be Jason Todd). Joker accuses Damian and the other members of Batman's family of being a burden that prevents Batman from being the best foe for Joker. 2, #15, Damian defies his father's orders to remain in the Batcave and investigates Alfred's kidnapping. He does his job as Robin. Although he is the only blood-related child of Bruce, he still needs to work on his family skills. [16] Damian refused to stay home while his allies were dying, and Alfred allowed him to leave knowing he could not be stopped. However, the father and son were not active together very long before Bruce was seemingly killed by Darkseid during a massive invasion. [49], Robin and a group of other ex-Titans later head to Titans Tower to help the team during a battle against Superboy-Prime and the Legion of Doom. In the climax, the Court manipulates Damian into joining them so they can use him to recruit Agent 37. [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 Wayne Was Never Heartless, & Batman's Death Proves It. Damian Wayne, born Damian Al Ghul is the only biological son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul with Damian's parents having been married before his birth around the time of Bruce's training with the League of Shadows however before Damian was born Bruce had departed shortly after while Bruce wasn't aware of Talia's pregnancy while . However, Batman explains that the temporary defeat of the League will not stop a larger force to attack later and destroy the city, so he came to the extreme decision that the only solution possible is for Damian to return to his mother, a decision that caused an emotional reaction on Damian like never before. [15] Batman Incorporated fought Leviathan in the streets, while Damian was forced to stay inside. In the comic, Damian is fighting hordes of Leviathan henchmen in the lobby of Wayne Tower when Nightwing comes to rescue him. They later encounter Darkseid's elite member Glorious Godfrey, setting in motion the Robin Rises story arc. 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). Deadman then possesses and leaves Damian's body, subsequently passing his knowledge of the attack of the Black Lanterns onto him. [84] Despite the book's cancellation, the characters have subsequently appeared as a team in other series.[85]. [24] In the Elliot S! Near the end of the episode. 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 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. They defeat him and Damian decides to train Jon, but Jon's desire to join the Teen Titans against Damian's wishes creates ongoing conflict between the boys. The villain intends to use Damian and Dick in his fight against their common enemies: the Black Glove. [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. "You have no intention of giving up your power to another, Father. Talia al Ghul to Batman. This character is or was an incarnation of or an ally of Batman, and a member of the Batman Family. 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. 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. After the events of Justice League: No Justice, the Titans disband. Damian's birth was a bit messy, and so is his claim to the Wayne Dynasty. Damian aided in fighting the Dark Knights upon their invasion, forming the Gotham Resistance with Green Arrow, Killer Croc, Nightwing and Harley Quinn. He first worked with Dick Grayson before going to work alongside his father, upon the original's return to the role of Batman. He may be the most violent Robin, but even Damian Wayne has moments of humanity that shine . Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! This resulted in another argument and a short fight, before Alfred arrived. R. Rachel Webb. Tucker, James, director. [17] He flew his exo-skeleton into the center of the battle, where Leviathan had taken over Wayne Tower. Batman agreed and granted Damian the mantle of Robin, his fourth ward to use the name. 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. After the death of Alfred Pennyworth and Dick Grayson losing his memories thanks to the villain KGBeast, Damian began to see his father's view of justice versus fear as not enough. This troubles his relationship with Batman, who vows never to kill. 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 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. He is raised by his mother Talia al Ghul and the League of Assassins. [13] This allowed him to team up with Jason Todd, who was using the Wingman identity. Elliot surmises that Damian is rather using the resemblance to Bruce to "spend time with [his] old man". Upon entering Wayne Manor, Damian attempts to relay to Tim Drake the fact that Ra's has returned. "Tim Drake. On his 13th birthday Damian was sent a package by his grandfather Ra's al Ghul, which contained a dead robin. Damian became the fifth Robin, working alongside his father as Batman. 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. [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. A dark experience shows that underneath it all, even Robin can be shaken to his core. Eventually, Batman confronts Talia to confirm Damian's true identity, but both Talia and Damian are soon caught in an explosion. [39], During a confrontation with a returned minor villain the Getaway Genius, Damian is initially angry that Grayson failed to capture the foe as well as the implication that his father failed as well during the Genius' original run back when Grayson was Robin but when Dick explains to him that Bruce let the Genius go because he discovered that the Genius' robberies were only him stealing medicines that he needed so that he could live long enough to see his daughter grow up, Damian realizes that he never really knew his father as a person, and admits that there was more to him than Batman. [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. Near the end of the episode. Talia fixes Damian's spine but puts in a monitor connected to his brain allowing her to control his every movement. 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. [71], After the events of Batman: Endgame that resulted in Bruce Wayne's disappearance, Damian, as Robin, sets out on a globe-spanning journey to forge his own destiny and make amends for all of his wrongdoings in his own series, titled Robin: Son of Batman. Damian is violent and self-important, and was trained by the League of Assassins, learning to kill at a young age. Except you want a modern-day, of 95 years of age, to be the local crime fighter. Damian berates Black bat and mocks her for being sent to Hong Kong by his father, but she ultimately saves his life by rescuing him from the exploding Iceberg Lounge. [42] Despite Bruce's parental responsibilities to Damian, he decides that he prefers Damian to continue working with Dick (who maintains the Batman mantle and whom Bruce sees as a positive role model for his son) rather than being with himself primarily, due to his plans with Batman Inc.[43], Damian joins the Teen Titans when Dick Grayson concludes that the team needs a Robin, while also feeling that Damian would benefit from the friendship of other heroes, having progressed to the point where he can be trusted not to kill if left 'unsupervised'. 3 #22 (2009) reveals that he would eventually marry Nightstar with whom he would have a daughter and son, and his family has inherited the Wayne Estates after Batman's death. In Morrison's version, the child Damian Wayne is the result of a tryst between Batman and Talia, during which the Dark Knight claims he was drugged when they were at the Tropic of Cancer, though Morrison later admitted the claim of drugging was a canonical error on their part. [11] It was revealed that Talia had created another clone as his replacement, the obedient fully-grown Heretic. They worked together with Batman Incorporated to take down the League of Assassins' top killers. Ra's to Talia. "[88][89], After observing how happy both his daughter and grandson are while living a peaceful life without killing, the now reformed Ra's al Ghul decides that he wants to turn himself in to the authority to atone for all the crimes he committed as well as publicly share all the secrets he kept hidden over the centuries, this decision has sparked a huge interest in both the superhero community and the villain community due the amount of knowledge the immortal Demon's Head has about the world, so all eyes were on him during a press conference he held before his incarceration. . [3] Damian began showing restraint, which Bruce commended, although Alfred still criticized him for not being supportive enough. Near the end of the comic.