It isn’t simply the heavy hitters saving the DC Multiverse in Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths – Batman’s first Robin simply performed a serious half as properly.
Multiversal epics like DC’s numerous Crisis occasions traditionally have come all the way down to its strongest heroes turning the tide and saving actuality. However as Joshua Williamson, Daniel Sampere, Alejandro Sánchez and Tom Napolitano’s Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 attracts the most recent occasion to an in depth, it isn’t Inexperienced Lantern or Superman placing the decisive blow. As an alternative, it is the non-powered and really mortal Dick Grayson, aka Nightwing, overcoming the Nice Darkness itself.
The battle comes all the way down to Nightwing vs. Deathstroke, possessed by the Nice Darkness and chief of Pariah’s Dark Military of likewise possessed super-villains. Whereas the longtime enemies are dealing with off on the battlefield as a part of the Justice League and its allies battle in opposition to the Dark Military, the 2 are additionally engaged on a form of psychic airplane inside the Darkness itself. In that area, Deathstroke preaches to Dick concerning his need to destroy the world, and finish all of the ache that comes with it.
Throughout the principle battle, although, Black Adam calls forth the lightning that powers him to additionally increase the powers of the Justice League and different heroes. Adam’s transfer not solely permits the heroes to pressure the Dark Military into retreat, however purges the Darkness from Deathstroke. The Darkness is not gone nonetheless, and shortly seeks a brand new host — Nightwing.
Dick, nonetheless, does not embrace the Darkness like Deathstroke did, and actually, by means of sheer will refuses its name. “Irrespective of the world or technology,” Dick tells his foe, “We embrace our historical past alongside the brand new … to deliver hope to everybody.” And with that, Nightwing snaps the chains of Darkness binding him on the battlefield, and takes Deathstroke out for good — and saving a now-powerless Black Adam within the course of. With Deathstroke defeated, and the Darkness weakened, the Flashes and Physician Mild go on to save lots of the remainder of the multiverse.
Later, Batman affirms Nightwing’s significance, telling him that he, as Robin, was the sunshine stopping him from being consumed by his personal darkness in his early crimefighting profession. “It is why you have been capable of comprise the unfold of the Darkness inside your self till the infinite Earths have been restored and Pariah’s darkness light away,” Batman tells him. “Solely you possibly can have performed that.”
The non-metahuman Nightwing performs a pivotal position usually saved for a lot heavier hitters in previous occasions. Marv Wolfman and George Pérez’ Crisis on Infinite Earths, as an illustration, featured Earth-2’s Superman ending the specter of the Anti-Monitor. And the godlike Spectre ushered in a brand new Large Bang to deliver Dan Jurgens and Jerry Ordway’s Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! to an in depth.
Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 is on sale now from DC.
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