Whereas Nightwing is presently characterised by his huge coronary heart and unbreakable connections to others heroes, one story from the comics reveals a completely completely different facet to his character. For whereas Dick Grayson has had many love pursuits all through the years, he’s solely tied the knot as soon as (not less than within the mainstream canon), and it was for causes which might be doubtful at greatest.
Nightwing is definitely not wanting for love pursuits. Ever since he got here of age, Dick Grayson has had many romantic dalliances within the DCU. The basic pairing most followers know is Grayson and the unique Batgirl, Barbara Gordon, who’ve an extended “will they/will not they” dynamic than any sitcom couple. He even virtually married his Titans teammate Starfire after a long-running relationship between her and Nightwing within the pre-New 52 continuity, however the ceremony was interrupted on the final minute by an evil, possessed Raven. Within the ensuing years, Grayson has additionally had relationships with fellow vigilante Huntress, his former landlord Bridget Clancy, former villain the Defacer, and metahuman Cheyenne Freemont, who briefly crammed in as Nightwing in Grayson’s stead.
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But the one girl to efficiently stroll down the aisle with Grayson (exterior his marriage to Batgirl forward of Dark Nights: Dying Metallic’s actuality rewrite), was socialite Emily Washburn, as depicted in Nightwing vol. 2, Annual #1, by Devin Grayson and Greg Land. The story opens with Nightwing’s family and friends receiving fairly the shock once they get a marriage invitation. Former Titans teammates of Nightwing’s like Donna Troy and Wally West are stumped: what’s it concerning the younger girl that is satisfied Grayson to cool down? It seems that it is all a part of an investigation – Emily has been married 3 times beforehand, with all her earlier husbands dying underneath mysterious circumstances and leaving Emily fairly rich thereafter. Grayson is suspicious, and goes to excessive lengths to unravel the case. Issues are difficult by Emily’s younger son Dennis, who develops a bond with Grayson. He additionally begins feeling sorry for the unhappy, lonely Emily, who he doubts might ever commit homicide.
Grayson in the end figures out – with a little bit assist from former Batgirl Oracle – that Emily wasn’t chargeable for the deaths of her earlier husbands. The true assassin is revealed as her shut good friend Annelise Schubert, who’s making an attempt to get again at Emily for a enterprise deal that went south between their fathers and resulted within the elder Schubert serving out a life sentence in jail. Emily’s first husband’s demise was really an accident, but it surely gave Annelise the concept to homicide everybody else her childhood good friend tied the knot with. Annelise tries the identical factor with Grayson, however her murderous plans do not work as properly when enacted towards a superhero.
Given the character of his deception, the previous Robin sleeps on the sofa for the complete period of the wedding, all the time with the excuse that he’s “working late” and would not wish to wake his new bride. Grayson additionally destroys the wedding certificates earlier than it may be filed on the courthouse, that means that he and Emily are by no means formally wed within the eyes of the legislation. Regardless of these steps, it is nonetheless a deceitful act, made all of the extra questionable since Grayson lives with Emily and Dennis for a time, pretending to be a husband and stepfather and permitting actual bonds to kind.
Nightwing has lengthy been handled as a more healthy model of Batman – somebody who was helped by means of his personal trauma and emerged as a well-adjusted hero. Nonetheless, in so cavalierly manipulating the emotions of somebody who he invited to belief him, Dick proved he is prepared to danger the rights and well-being of others if it permits him to combat crime on his personal phrases. Followers of continuity might even see this as the journey that made Dick a greater man, since on the conclusion of the case, Nightwing provides to marry Emily for actual, however she rejects him – understandably not desirous to spend the remainder of her life with somebody who is simply appearing out of obligation.