Batman and Nightwing typically have a troublesome relationship, in spite of everything, it may be laborious for an orphan to get near their adopted father when stated father is so emotionally shut off. It will also be laborious for a father to point out like to his adopted son when he is beforehand misplaced the one household he is ever recognized. However when Nightwing thought he was going to die, he was capable of inform Bruce precisely what he wanted to listen to.
Within the Perpetually Evil occasion, Nightwing discovered himself strapped to a bomb that solely shuts off when his coronary heart stops beating. Naturally, Batman guarantees he can disarm it, that he can save Nightwing and will not abandon him. Nightwing, nonetheless, absolutely believes he must die, that it is the solely strategy to save Batman and everybody else within the room, and being the hero that he’s, is completely okay with that.
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In Perpetually Evil #6 written by Geoff Johns with paintings by David Finch, Batman tells Nightwing that he will not abandon him and that he’ll disarm the bomb. Realizing how Batman reacts to grief, Nightwing provides the proper response to Bruce’s claims that he will not abandon his first son, “You are not, Bruce. And also you by no means have.” When Nightwing misplaced his mother and father Bruce was there, when Nightwing wanted steerage or assist, Bruce was there. There’s a multitude of examples of Batman coming to avoid wasting Nightwing every time he has wanted it, for as rocky as their relationship could be at instances, Bruce by no means has and by no means will abandon his son.
Bruce is understood to have reacted very poorly when folks round him die, when his second son, Jason Todd died to the Joker, Bruce was so overcome with rage he tried to homicide the Joker in response, solely to be stopped by Superman as seen within the last problems with A Loss of life within the Household. When Damian Wayne was killed by Heretic, Bruce moved heaven and earth to avoid wasting him, starting from him capturing Frankenstein to preventing Darkseid in an effort to carry Damian again, which was seen within the pages of Batman & Robin #38. Nightwing is aware of full effectively what Batman would and has accomplished when he loses a son, that is solely additional confirmed when Lex Luthor stops the bomb by killing Nightwing, Batman instantly tries to kill Lex in response, having no regard for his one rule on the sight of the demise of his son.
Telling Batman that he hasn’t deserted him, lets Nightwing do his finest to consolation Batman, letting him know that he did the whole lot he presumably might to avoid wasting him. It would not probably change Batman’s response to issues, however given the state of affairs, there wasn’t something extra Nightwing might say. Luckily, for everybody, Lex Luthor had thought issues via and solely stopped Nightwing’s coronary heart, with out truly killing him, with the bomb subtle, Batman is ready to welcome his son again to the land of the residing. Nightwing surviving was good for everybody, particularly Lex Luthor, since as historical past has confirmed, when Bruce loses a son, that one rule of his goes proper out the window, together with whoever killed his son.