As Batman’s first Robin, a former Teen Titan, and an Outsider, Dick Grayson has had an in depth profession as a outstanding participant in DC’s canon. Whereas he usually often works solo as Nightwing these days, he is not against team-ups with different members of The Bat-Household, Titans, and his former lovers (all of which frequently overlap).
Along with his spectacular acrobatic feats and extremely superior martial arts coaching (courtesy of each Batman and Wildcat), Nightwing has rather a lot going for him. Through the years, he is gone up towards the likes of Joker, Deathstroke, and Ra’s Al Ghul, and although he hasn’t at all times gained his fights, they’ve at all times been entertaining.
10/10 Nightwing (& “Mates”) Vs. Freeze
The Batman Who Laughs was most likely some of the anticipated and acclaimed villains DC ever launched, principally as a result of circumstances of his existence. Batman had killed the Joker in an alternate universe however was uncovered to a chemical that regularly remodeled him right into a Joker-fied model of himself. When he first appeared in Loss of life Nights: Steel, he empowered a number of of Gotham’s supervillains with reality-altering powers, together with Mr. Freeze.
By means of chaos and circumstance, Nightwing discovered himself within the firm of Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Inexperienced Arrow, and Robin (Damian Wayne). Combating collectively, they encountered the sub-zero supervillain, who’d attained a brand new mastery over cryokinesis, calling himself “Freeze” and conjuring Ice Giants. Unearthing the Courtroom of Owls’ armory, the group was in a position to overwhelm Freeze’s newfound powers.
9/10 Nightwing Vs. Ra’s Al Ghul
Although Nightwing would overtake Batman’s id and place following Bruce Wayne’s demise, the change wasn’t instant. When he lastly got here to phrases with Bruce’s demise, Nightwing deliberate on rebuilding the Batcave from the bottom up. Attacked by Ra’s Al Ghul’s ninjas, Ghul proceeded to ask Nightwing to “discuss.”
Although peaceable at first, Ghul inquires about Batman’s destiny, and the 2 interact in a swordfight. Ghul disregards Nightwing’s try at filling Batman’s footwear and states that he regrets not being the one to have the honour of killing him. Regardless of not having the identical millennia of expertise, Nightwing used his rage to finest Ghul, telling him he’d have by no means been in a position to kill Batman.
8/10 Nightwing Vs. Deathwing
Throughout the Nightwing Should Die! storyline, Nightwing and his girlfriend Shawn Tsang had been focused by Deathwing, who was revealed to be a Dollotron of Prossefor Pyg. Pyg had mutated and brainwashed Deathwing into believing that he was the actual Dick Grayson. In line with Nightwing himself, Deathwing even had his voice.
The stakes had been excessive of their struggle, as Shawn informed Nightwing there was a risk that she was pregnant. Nightwing, accompanied by Damian Wayne, got down to discover her. Deathwing taunted the 2 earlier than sealing Damian in a coffin, constantly toying with Nightwing’s feelings. With Shawn, Damian, and probably his kid’s lives on the road, the struggle was excessive stakes and intense, particularly as a result of Deathwing possessed all of Nightwing’s coaching.
7/10 Nightwing Vs. Raptor
A contract murderer, Raptor was a frequent worker of The Courtroom of Owls. When Nightwing infiltrated the Courtroom to spy on them, they usually partnered him and Raptor collectively. Like Nightwing, Raptor was a former circus performer, and in his youth, he met and have become enamored with Mary Llyod, Nightwing’s mom. When Mary fell in love with Nightwing’s father, John Grayson, Raptor stalked her all internationally as her “protector.”
Raptor didn’t initially reveal this Nightwing after they previously met, but it surely rapidly grew to become obvious why he spared Nightwing within the moments he did: Out of respect for his mom. When the reality ultimately got here out, Nightwing tried to make use of Raptor’s love for Mary to sway him to the facet of justice, although Raptor by no means obtained the possibility because of Blockbuster.
6/10 Nightwing Vs. Punchline
Following a traumatic mind damage, Nightwing was left with out most of his recollections, and he began life over as Ric Grayson. Following a number of extra character and id swaps (together with the place he was managed underneath Joker’s affect), Dick Grayson absolutely restored himself to his actual id and Nightwing persona through the occasions of Joker Conflict.
Joker’s latest girlfriend, Punchline, was absolutely concerned in controlling and manipulating Dick as Joker’s pawn, so it was solely becoming he obtained again at her for it. Although younger, Punchline had been in a position to finest and incapacitate Batman, Harley Quinn, and Catwoman (although it could have been as a result of they had been underestimating her). Regardless, Nightwing’s expertise appeared to offer him much more edge over the newest Joker groupie.
5/10 Nightwing Vs. Hush
This specific battle is relatively fascinating contemplating the circumstances. Batman and Catwoman had been set to be married, however their public identities wouldn’t be. Nightwing and Superman celebrated the event by taking Batman, with Superman intending to make use of a Lightning Door to entry a pocket dimension the place the three might go fishing in peace.
Nevertheless, earlier than that might occur, Hush— Bruce Wayne’s childhood good friend— arrived on the scene, attacking Nightwing and Batman out of jealously. Utilizing a bazooka, Hush broken the Lightning Door and triggered it to be unstable, leading to him and Nightwing being transported to a dimension generally known as The Betwixt. Inhabited by beings generally known as Gone Males, Nightwing needed to maintain his personal towards them and Hush on the similar time.
4/10 Nightwing Vs. The Talon
Through the years, some of the enduring enemies of The Bat-Household has been The Courtroom of Owls, a company composed of Gotham’s most rich elite who’ve existed since Colonial instances. They’ve a behavior of abducting circus youngsters and coaching them to be their private assassins, and certainly one of Dick’s personal ancestors fell sufferer to this destiny. Afterward, they grow to be generally known as “Talons” and are preserved via cryostasis within the Courtroom’s sanctum.
Nightwing’s nice grandfather, William Cobb, got here into battle with Batman a number of instances, and the Talon in the end ended up captured and dropped at the Batcave for examination. Different Talons later attacked the Batcave and would in the end set Cobb unfastened, and he got down to observe down and assault Nightwing. Their struggle noticed them matched when it comes to ability and expertise. Nonetheless, due to Cobb’s regenerative skills, Nightwing was compelled to get inventive, breaking a pipe to launch a stream of liquid Nitrogen to make Cobb “sleep” as soon as extra.
3/10 Nightwing Vs. Saiko
Born Raymond McCreary, Saiko was initially a member of Haly’s Circus, the identical circus that Dick Grayson and his mother and father carried out in. Throughout his youth, Dick was really being scouted by the Courtroom of Owls to be their new lieutenant however misplaced their likelihood to recruit him when Bruce Wayne formally adopted him. Saiko was their backup alternative. The Courtroom in the end deserted Saiko to die, and he ultimately got here accountable Grayson for what had occurred to him.
Saiko first appeared in Nightwing #1 (Vol. 3), arriving in Gotham to kill Grayson out of vengeance. He first investigated Haly’s Circus, which Dick had coincidentally visited for the primary time since his mother and father’ deaths. Saiko would struggle Nightwing on a number of events, however their ultimate battle throughout a memorial present for Dick’s mother and father actually took the cake. Saiko set the circus on hearth and revealed his id to Nightwing, including a layer of emotional weight to their ultimate struggle.
2/10 Nightwing Vs. Girl Shiva
Shiva’s well-known all through the DC universe to be some of the (if not the most) expert hand-to-hand fighters on the planet. Usually killing her targets with nothing however her naked arms, anybody preventing towards her just about indicators their very own demise warrant. Although she holds a large amount of respect for the Bat-Members of the family, she doesn’t hesitate to struggle them after they get in her method.
In Nightwing #13 (Vol. 3), Nightwing realized that Shiva was reportedly working in Gotham. After just a few sidetracks to discovering her (together with serving to to maintain hitmen off her), Shiva confronts Nightwing in #14. She appears to deal with their struggle as extra of a take a look at of Nightwing’s skills than the rest, and although he’s clearly outmatched, he can land just a few blows on her because of a surge of braveness. It is actually a testomony to Nightwing’s swish preventing type and fast strikes, one thing Shiva states she respects.
1/10 Nightwing Vs. KGBeast
A extremely skilled Russian murderer, KGBeast first made a reputation for himself as one of many many members of Batman’s rogue gallery. Although his reputation as such notably pale over time, he was not too long ago introduced again into the caped crusader’s sights when Bane employed him to kill Nightwing. KGBeast almost succeeded, taking pictures Nightwing within the head, which resulted in amnesia.
Although he’d ultimately regained his recollections and his title as Nightwing following the occasions of Joker Conflict, KGBeast realized of Grayson’s obvious survival, as did many others. Monitoring him down as soon as extra, the murderer threatened Nightwing’s girlfriend, Beatrice Bennet, and after a short hostage state of affairs, their rematch started. It rapidly grew to become evident that Beast was no match for the Bat’s former protégé, although Nightwing himself made it loud and clear: He wasn’t like Batman, not within the slightest.