Post by Batman on Aug 7, 2012 18:09:45 GMT -6
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A L I A S+
Batman
R E A L N A M E+[/b]
Richard John Grayson
A G E+[/b]
28
G E N D E R+[/b]
Male
O C C U P A T I O N+[/b]
Vigilante, Playboy, Philanthropist
B A S E O F O P E R A T I O N S+[/b]
Gotham City
P E R S O N A L I T Y+[/b]
Dick has always had to deal with the fact that he is Batman’s first Robin and thus he has certain expectations to meet and excel at for the hero community. He has done this time and time again and he copes with the responsibilities that weigh him down with a light hearted nature. Dick is rather light hearted, witty and sarcastic. He always has a joke to tell and will always try to make a person feel better about him/herself. He is a natural leader and rather popular with other heroes. His maturity and sensitive nature makes it easy for him to get to know the female kind better though the normal maturity he displays isn’t always evident in relationships he is in. He has a habit of taking things personally thus one can insult him rather easily though he is ready to forgive and forget or just ignore it for the time being.
Dick has a darker side to him. It’s honestly hard to mess with the young man but certain situations can draw parts out of him that he would rather not display to others. First and foremost he can be just as controlling as his mentor Bruce Wayne. When he is placed in a situation that he perceives to have no room for error he’ll shift from being light-hearted grim in a second. He’ll push people for their best and will attempt to control every aspect of the mission or team in hopes of winning. It’s all work and no play and Dick will get up into your business to make sure your doing the job right. When he comes across a problem he can’t solve he’ll become obsessive to the point where he neglects everything but the problem. He won’t stop until he solves the mystery. No matter what. This is intensified if someone has hurt him on an emotional level. As stated earlier he has a tendency to take everything personally. Dick hates the idea of acting like his former mentor the Dark Knight so he does his best to curve these tendencies.
Dick has a rather emphatic nature. Thus he tends to understand how people feel in certain situations this is coupled with his natural charisma which may cause most people he encounters to like him. Dick's emphatic nature seems to end when it comes to women. He always starts with good intentions but his natural inclination towards work and insensitivity tends to lead to broken hearts. Though Dick can be bossy, he exhibits good leadership skills. He is rather selfless and puts other people before him during a battle. He has a natural strategic mind and he normally is able to plan several steps ahead before he actually implements a battle plan. People respect him for this which is why Bruce has trusted him with leading the Bat Family.
R A N K+[/b]
Vigilante
S P E C I E S+[/b]
Human
A L L I E S+[/b]
JLA Community, Bat Family, JSA, The Titans
P O W E R S & A B I L I T I E S+
Dick is considered to be one of the most skilled acrobats on Earth (thought of as the best by many) and is a master of 15 forms of martial arts. This particular skill set has allowed him to become a formidable opponent in martial arts. He isn’t necessarily the most skilled martial artist on the planet but he’s fairly close. Dick is also a skilled detective and though he doesn’t quite match up to Tim he’s a formidable investigator in his own right. He is also a skilled leader and is both capable of working on his own and with others. Dick has mastered the art of melee combat and is highly proficient with fire arms. He is also fluent in many of the leading languages in the world. Dick is also able to use the Bat-Computer to its full capacity a feat that is difficult to accomplish.
W E A P O N S+[/b]
Bat-Gear
Escrima Sticks
W E A K N E S S E S+[/b]
Dick is a mortal human being who can be killed and/or injured. He also has a weakness for the people he cares about and has yet to master the art of “detaching” his feelings while on the field. They will always play a role in his life. Lastly Dick is only six or seven months into playing the role of Batman and as a result is still adapting to his uniform. His use of a cape and an actual cowl has led to him being a little more accident prone.
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Richard Grayson was born on a cool night in the spring to two loving parents. His parents were well renowned acrobats who were based in Gotham City. From a young age Dick possessed a fervent desire to become an acrobat like his parents, eventually when he was old enough they agreed to train him. Even if his parents were amazed by his skills and he started to work in the circus at a very young age. Unfortunately, he lived in Gotham thus corruption was bound to occur. Crime Boss Zucco, a man who was known for extorting circuses attempted to force the circus owners to pay him extortion money so that the tent would be safe and unhindered during their performances. Dick was 8 years old that fateful night when he witnessed the Circus Owner tell Zucco’s men no. In his young mind he decided not to tell his parents the impeding danger when Zucco threatened the owner. This act haunts him for the rest of his life because he now knows that if he had said something his parents may not have died.
Bruce Wayne happened to be at the circus when the bolts were undone and he watched in sympathy and horror as Dick watched his parents fall to their deaths. Bruce couldn’t help but realize that Zucco was linked and knew that Dick had suffered from the same tragedy that Bruce had as a child. Bruce decided that he would do what he could to insure that Dick was taken care of. He funded a orphanage to insure he would get a home but due to corruption, Dick was trapped in a bad orphanage and bullied for two years. It literally took Bruce that long to use his influence to get Dick out of the environment he was in. An emotionally scarred Dick was finally taken into Bruce’s hoem at 10. Dick had a nice life but he was befuddled by Bruce’s aloofness and it didn’t take long for him to realize that Bruce was the Batman. Dick immediately wanted in on the superhero role. Bruce realized that he had the skill and mentality and he trained him rigorously for six months albeit reluctantly. Dick was ready to be Robin at 11 years old and Bruce took him out on patrols though he didn’t take him on anything extremely dangerous until he was older.
When Dick turned 14 he became the leader of the Teen Titans and began to spend more time in New York than Gotham. Eventually, Batman and Dick came at ends regarding his purpose as a hero and ethics after a fight with Two-Face. Dick can't remember which but he either quit or was fired from his job as Batman's sidekick. He wound up in Metropolis and found himself talking to Superman about his problems. He was told the story of a young hero who appeared during the time of great turmoil when Krypton suffered from a dangerous bout of crime. He was known as “Nightwing” and helped purge crime.. After much thinking Dick decided to take up the mantle of Nightwing. He spent time traveling the world to hone his skills. Eventually he returned to Gotham as Nightwing and triangulated between Bludhaven, New York and Gotham. Years after working alongside Bruce Wayne and the other members of the Bat-Family Dick found the mantle of the Bat thrust upon him when Bruce “died” at the hands of Darkseid. Since then he’s adopted Damian Wayne as his apprentice and they have become the new Dynamic Duo of Gotham City.
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Dick needed to shop more. Either that or get someone to do his shopping for him. The fact that Alfred had pampered him for so long really hadn’t helped him turn into a more mature adult. The butler often insisted on flying up to New York just to make sure that he had food in his cupboard. Dick was happy to say that he had actually been responsible and gone shopping for food. The fact that Bruce had to tell him that he had a 10 year old and said kid was getting dropped into his lap for God knows how long had a lot to do with it. Dick really wasn’t concerned about his own eating habits since New York was populated with plenty of places where he could get food. The fact that he was going to get an uppity kid dumped in his lap meant that he would have to reevaluate exactly how he planned to get a meal for the days to come. Dick had learned that his own attitude and perspective as babysitter/older brother mattered just as much as Damian’s. He heard that the kid was way too much to handle as it was so Dick would have to work twice as hard to present a good image. He had until this afternoon to get the place assassin!ninja proof and he planned to make it as airtight as possible.
He didn’t plan to do so without breakfast, though. Dick would normally have to step outside his apartment to get a hotdog or go across the street to purchase cereal but his recent purge on Wal-Mart had provided him with the goods necessary to actually make a good meal. The vigilante ran his fingers through his messy, dark hair as he poured himself a glass of cereal and made some toast. He actually had a guest over at the moment. He wasn’t entirely sure when she would wake up but he was guessing that it would be smart to make her a little something too. Dick poured another bowl of Frosted Flakes before he poured milk into his own bowl of cereal. He could put off toasting more slices of bread. There was nothing worse than stale toast. The young man munched on his cereal and ate his toast (with no condiments)while he let his mind wander. He had been told that Damian was rather difficult to deal with and “a little terror” but he wasn’t all that concerned about it. Dick was new to the concept of dealing with kids but Bruce wouldn’t hand his own child over to him unless he had a little faith in his eldest son, right?
Dick was just about finished with is cereal when someone knocked on his door. The vigilante frowned and wiped the milk mustache off of his lips. Very few people knew where he lived and he definitely recognized that knock. Dick stepped towards the door and peered through the peephole and there stood Alfred. Dick squinted a little more heavily and stared down the door and took note of a child who was barely half of Alfred’s height. He had an intense, frank stare and dark black hair. The similarities between him and his father were amazing. Dick frowned. He wasn’t wearing anything appropriate. He set down his cereal bowl in his sink and dashed into his room. . “Hey, how are you doing?” Dick said, smiling at the woman who was just now waking up in his bed. He had been hanging out at a bar with Roy and Donna and the night had taken an interesting turn. He was fairly certain that Donna would disapprove but he really couldn’t be blamed.
“I have some guests over…there are some Frosted Flakes on the counter. Sorry, my dad wanted to drop off his youngest for the weekend.” Dick slipped on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt before he headed towards the door. Dick took a moment to make sure that his shirt was actually on the right way before he opened the door. “Hey Alfred, you just caught me on my way uh..out.” He smirked at the kid before him. “This must be the lucky one. How are you Damian?”
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