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Nightwing has struggled to realize a rogues’ gallery of his personal, free from Batman, however one bizarre pattern may very well be simply what Nightwing wants.
Warning! Spoilers for Nightwing #99 forward!Nightwing struck out from Batman a very long time in the past, and whereas he discovered his personal metropolis he has struggled to seek out his personal rogues’ gallery or a singular aspect to Blüdhaven in comparison with Gotham Metropolis, however an unsolved thriller may give Nightwing a completely new species of individuals to cope with.
In Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, and Geraldo Borges’ Nightwing #99, gangster Tony Zucco arrives in Blüdhaven and tries to rob a hidden financial institution, one thing identified solely as “The Maintain.” This financial institution is hidden beneath a lighthouse and is guarded by some method of secret society. Whereas Tony is ready to get previous the preliminary guard simply, he has to threaten the Quartermaster to retrieve the contents of one of many Maintain’s safes. After this he shoots the Quartermaster within the face. Whereas Zucco has no drawback killing folks—Zucco famously killed Nightwing’s dad and mom, in spite of everything—his try at killing the Quartermaster appears totally ineffective. Regardless of being shot within the face, the Quartermaster appears mildly aggravated at finest and most regarding mentions,”We’re older than this metropolis itself.”
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Blüdhaven Has A Dark Secret
One problem that Nightwing’s comics have needed to overcome all through the years is the truth that his metropolis Blüdhaven’s id is not almost as outlined as Gotham Metropolis. Whereas Nightwing has had villains with robust ties to him, corresponding to Deathstroke and Raptor, they’ve both outgrown Nightwing in reputation or been killed off. When that does not occur, Batman steals Nightwing’s villains, which does not go away Nightwing for a lot of distinctive enemies. Gotham Metropolis itself is without doubt one of the most well-known fictional cities in comics, however Blüdhaven has solely a barely outlined historical past as a former whaling city turned seaside Las Vegas. However one bizarre connection might show that the important thing to Nightwing’s id drawback lies in Blüdhaven’s sea.
After the Quartermaster is shot within the face he claims, “Blüdhaven is older than the town. We are older than the town.” It isn’t totally clear what meaning. When Tony Zucco tries to flee the Maintain, he’s almost stopped and killed by a gaggle of troopers who arrive from someplace out at sea by boat. Zucco drove his automotive to the place the Maintain is although, that means it is accessible by land. So, the place these new troopers arrive from is unknown. However one forgotten Nightwing villain may clarify it. Jacob De Witt is without doubt one of the authentic judges for the Metropolis of Blüdhaven who lived greater than 200 years in the past. After sentencing the flawed particular person to dying, Jacob was tied up by the native villagers and tossed into the ocean to drown. However as an alternative of drowning Jacob not solely survived, however he gained supernatural powers. He then proceeded to return to Blüdhaven each few years over the course of two centuries. With Jacob’s existence in thoughts, the Quartermaster’s line of “We’re older than the town” takes on a terrifying new that means.
It is totally doable that the seas round Blüdhaven have a sinister presence within them. Not solely is the Maintain apparently older than Blüdhaven as a metropolis, however the individuals who work there can’t be killed below regular means. It isn’t the primary time somebody has returned from the ocean with supernatural skills both. If Nightwing ever manages to resolve this thriller it might very nicely give Blüdhaven the sense of id that the town has been so lacking.
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