Despite the fact that Nightwing could have a modern new costume designed, partly by his greatest pal, The Flash, it has one main design flaw that Wally West ought to by no means have allowed. In a current problem of Nightwing, Wally presents Dick Grayson with an upgraded look that may assist defend him within the discipline whereas trying nice. However Nightwing’s new bulletproof go well with does nothing to guard his head, regardless of Dick’s historical past with near-fatal head accidents.
Dick Grayson—as Robin, Nightwing, and even Batman—has all the time wanted a versatile costume design, given his pure skills as an acrobat. Dick’s costume decisions have all the time been “trendy,” too; take his traditional “Discowing” look, and even the newly-returned fingerstripes, which had been a staple of his costume for years and have now seen a triumphant return with Nightwing’s new Flash-provided go well with. However in Batman #55 by Tom King, Tony S. Daniel, Danny Miki, Tomeu Morey and Clayton Cowles, the contract killer KGBeast shoots Nightwing within the head. Dick Grayson proceeds to lose his reminiscences of his outdated life as each Dick and Nightwing, a lot to the extraordinary disappointment of his household and pals. Although Dick finally regained his reminiscences—and shed the moniker “Ric” Grayson—few will overlook how this damage severely impacted Nightwing’s life and well-being.
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Few had been as distraught about Dick’s damage and amnesia as Dick’s greatest pal, Wally West—the present Flash. Dick and Wally have been shut since their Teen Titans days, and in Nightwing #88 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas, and Andworld Designs, Wally helps his greatest pal by offering a brand new and improved go well with, co-designed by one in all DC’s smartest heroes, Mr. Terrific. The brand new go well with is versatile, skinny (to suit underneath civilian garments), and protects in opposition to each bullets and stabbings. It is a vital new software in Nightwing’s crimefighting life, all because of the Flash and Mr. Terrific.
Regardless of these options, one main flaw within the go well with stays—it does not present safety for Nightwing’s head. Dick will nonetheless be combating crime in a domino masks and not using a cowl or helmet. After Dick’s life-changing head damage, Wally ought to have tried to construct in additional head safety, particularly since he is nonetheless intensely indignant about KGBeast’s try on Dick’s life and Dick’s subsequent stint as “Ric Grayson.” Mr. Terrific additionally co-designed the brand new go well with, and he is one of many smartest heroes alive. Even when Dick eschewed head safety for his typical fashion, it is unusual that neither the Flash nor Mr. Terrific insisted on offering choices with cranium safety.
The Flash is, for sure, Nightwing’s greatest pal, and it is odd that he designed Dick a brand new go well with with such a significant flaw. Hopefully readers will not see the return of Ric Grayson and Dick’s head trauma—and it does seem to be Dick’s amnesia is much in his rearview mirror. His pals and allies are nonetheless frightened for him, although, and it is touching to see Wally West as the Flash design a brand new bulletproof go well with for Nightwing—even when it does lack a cushioned helmet.