History Of Nightwing

Today on Variant, we finally give you the History of Nightwing!
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#Nightwing #DC

[@brianbarcinas3088]

I'm a simple man. I see Nightwing in the title, I click

[@unhelpfulrevelations7989]

I see dick, I click

[@RedMoonbow4921]

👍😀 The black and blue birdie is awesome

[@jayku1624]

Unhelpful Revelations can i like this twice

[@ryangosling768]

Bro!!!!!!!..........are you my twin????

[@Mira-ee6lw]

So do i :'D

[@GeniusesneedLOVEtoo]

Barbara will forever ever be his boo Starfie: Excuse You?

[@tootinabag3481]

GeniusesneedLOVEtoo starfire and nightwing r way better

[@shariblake8948]

XD

[@Who_Does]

Animated Killing Joke's Batman: ok.

[@blxckbugsbunny2591]

Nah guys, I feel like Nightwing and Zatanna would be way more interesting🤔

[@yeahyeah9089]

yesh sucks especially when starfire was the one who helped him become nightwing and less of a batman 2. 0. barbara was a retcon love interest.

[@Kat-qe1vk]

"Barbara will always be his boo" This is blatant Starfire erasure smh

[@yeahyeah9089]

The Nightwing and Barbara relationship is nasty and petty it was built on retcons at Nightwing and Starfire's expense. Barbara was originally 7 years older than Dick and had no romantic connection to him when he and Starfire started dating for more than 10 years in the NTT comics. She was a congresswoman engaged to her coworker Jason Bard. Barbara was only retconned into his love interest and aged down after the Batoffice took Dick's character from Marv Wolfman (creator oF Nightwing and The Iconic Nightwing/Starfire relationship)

[@yeahyeah9089]

And destroyed The Nightwing and Starfire relationship, Retconned it into nothing but lust, make a lot of shtty comics that downplays and undermines their relationship in favor of making Barbara look better for Dick. The Batwriters even made Nightwing cheat on Starfire so they can portray Barbara as his one true love and put down Starfire which is ooc and an insult to his character who was always depicted as a loyal monogamous one woman type of man in the NTT comics. Nightwing loved Kory, They dated for more than a decade. He became a better person and char because of Her and The titans. but Batwriters has been doing anything they can to diminish their relationship and seperate them from each other in favor of boosting his relationship with barbara

[@tehjmoney2604]

Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon both work with Bruce Wayne Dick Grayson being his foster son and he and Barbara started their relationship while in school he met Starfire during the Teen Titans where Raven brought all of them together

[@youmnawehesh6228]

@@tehjmoney2604 it's a retcon , Barbara was originally secen years older , read 70s comics , she was a librarian when he was a teen

[@charamcnuggers9534]

"Barbara will also be his boo" Also Barbara : was originally never intended by DC to have a romance with Dick to begin with.

[@tommykanekoro]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the fact that Damian even said that they are the best. And possibly his favorite partner which if you know anything about Damian is a huge compliment to Nightwing's skills

[@farynthehusky]

Yeah he literally leapt into Nightwing's arms because of how happy he was to see him, and that is completely off for Damien as a whole.

[@jonathansoko1085]

Dicks short run at batman gave us some of the best Damian moments as Robin, period

[@bat32391]

Dick Drayson will forever be my favorite Robin.

[@vindictotentoria8102]

bat32391 Grayson*

[@sebastianmaregatti]

Spelling nazi alert! 🚨

[@e2victor613]

Sebastian Maregatti I mean if its his favorite robin he should at least know how to spell it properly

[@Curiosity96]

what

[@calebmayfield3326]

+V3GA 42 Nope

[@HutchiCODplayer]

Easily one of my favorite characters

[@eason86]

Hutchiboy44 same

[@bigstunna2049]

Hutchiboy44 same and flash

[@nightwing7404]

Wait character......so I'm not real?

[@HealingTimes2023]

Same

[@Dumpweed971]

If there’s one thing us Grayson diehards know, it’s that in the end he always gets the shaft. Dude was literally the only one in the DCU that was universally loved and respected by all the heroes. Now he’s Ric...

[@adrianivashkov4242]

From the future, we’re back again until how long tho. They always build NW up just to f him over again.

[@snehnaik6337]

Who does dick end up with, Barbara or starfire?

[@humangirl2122]

Nightwing need's his own movie.

[@sbwan]

I Love that Superman is More responsible for Nightwing being a hero than Batman. Batman trained him but Superman guides him. It reminds me of how Goku is Gohans biological dad but Piccolo is More responsible for Gohan being GREAT

[@procrastinatorqueen]

Eh. Batman raised him since he was 8 as a superhero after his entire family died. Superman told him *one* bedtime story. Sure Superman is influential, but Batman is his dad. Even if he doesn't admit it himself.

[@savageshot3723]

@Luc Germain Yeah but the original poster said superman was more responsible for nightwing and guided him more than Batman which isnt true Imo. Not sure its relevant that nightwing eventually aspired to be more like superman

[@tehjmoney2604]

Batman raised him teaching him martial arts and science Superman was prominent role model for Dick Grayson and after Dick was fired from being Robin and also retired his Robin persona in the Teen Titans

[@tehjmoney2604]

Superman just gave him his name not raise him

[@sonpanchan]

Wouldn't say more reponsible since Bruce brought him in and raised him but Batman can be quite a jerk (especially in the 90's) and aloof and not have the best parenting skills but he really cares about Dick. So much that Dick is arguably the one he's the most proud of out of all Robins and the one he sees as leading the Justice League one day. Dick is also pretty friendly with the superhero community to the point the entire JSA helped him move to a new apartment so it makes sense that Bruce expects that he will go to do greater things. Superman is more like the cool uncle. Dick looks up to him and seeks him for guidance and advice especially when he can't talk to Bruce for whatever reason. Supes doesn't see himself as his father or mentor, but as a friend. Even if Dick looks up to him Superman always treated him like an equal which is something Dick appreciates. Which is why the Nightwing identity being inspired by both Batman and Superman seems pretty fitting.

[@benjical274]

I'd love to see an alternate reality where Grayson got the lantern ring.

[@tootinabag3481]

He should have a blue lantern ring

[@MrRobot-0]

Or just give him a ring for a lantern event, blue, yelow green and pink any of thos would do fine.

[@vcbuilder5541]

Interestingly good idea

[@milesmorales6305]

I think there's one where he did

[@paulhunter1525]

That sounds very cool, I can see him as possible Green Lantern

[@antwan1357]

I've got the 1988 comic where Nightwing actually teaches Jason Todd the ropes because he makes mistakes tracking down drug operations. Then after Jason Todd dies Dick Grayson takes up the Batman title with Tim Drake as Robin while Batman back is healing . Then Dick Grayson takes up the cowl a second time for Batman's biological son , because Dick Grayson has a history of being more patient and detailed information about being a wingman.

[@Bilal2303]

Whats the name? Sounds interesting

[@caldeandrade69]

I just love how the rest of the JLA has great respect towards Nightwing treating him like an equal. I think the reason behind that is because they can always count on Nightwing if they need his help.

[@captainbear666]

Who thinks Nightwing is the best superhero?

[@preretconbeyonder1372]

Captain bear easliy

[@janhvyverma1695]

Me

[@ashwintripathi250]

Oh oh...I do😃

[@readyplayerrobin2520]

Me

[@m_razeen_g]

Dick Grayson is a cool dude But I like Jason todd and Damian Wayne's style

[@uttamdev2570]

Even though I am a huge fan of Nightwing, and his backstory, and knew all of this, I appreciate you doing this episode! As most people don't know Nightwing (which is a shame) and his backstory! But you doing this educates every one of your fans who doesn't know of this AMAZING story! Have a nice day.

[@nightwing7404]

Luv the profile pic

[@mynintendobroke]

Yeah, I don’t know why I took so many years before I finally got around to learning about him and the other Robins, but I finally know.

[@bigtimecena3676]

Knightbat One I’m a new nightwing fan so I’m trying to learn more about him

[@darbiesamson140]

i thought i knew the backstory but........... i still have a few things i did not know😅

[@tehjmoney2604]

I mean people know the first Robin story but his time as Nightwing nobody knew about

[@TheDAExperience]

I was waiting for this one I have always been a huge Nightwing fan, he's my favorite DC character. I always find it interesting that he's considered the greatest HUMAN acrobat/gymnast in DC being the only person that can do a quadruple somersault. Which is how Tim Drake discovered his identity when he remembered that the Flying Graysons were the only family that was known to be able to do this feat

[@adjacentfilms2244]

Nightwing is definetly my favorite comic character of all time!

[@ChristianRMaglione]

Nightwing is my favorite DC character ever

[@JakeHunter2010]

The Pretty Boy Wonder.

[@midnightcity4691]

The Zac Efron of robins 😂😂😂

[@midnightcity4691]

@@vvctry your profile photo is iconic 💅

[@tehjmoney2604]

He is the more loved one in women

[@Eskolol]

Nightwing is awesome. His costume is what got me initially interested. Great design.

[@champagneredneck]

Hells yeah! Love the video. Nightwing and Superman are my favorite heroes. To clarify though, it's Starfire that will always be his boo

[@zach6395]

Babs

[@champagneredneck]

Must insist again man, it's Starfire. Already has a kid with her in a couple of mediums. She's obviously the better looking and better suited choice for him

[@procrastinatorqueen]

+Why Not? Are you saying that Koriander is better for Dick because she's hotter? Shallow much. But for reals, Dick and Babs have so much history together, and their relationship before the Nu-52 was just so pure and, how do I put this... mature? Not just lust and passion, don't get me wrong I know that there are sweet moments with the NightStar ship too. But to me, the love between Dick and Babs just feels deeper than that between Dick and Kori. But you know, whatever floats your goat and all that.

[@BewareOfMpreg]

@@procrastinatorqueen i know your comment is like 2 years old but dickbabs is a ship that is literally built off of retcon after retcon and smearing dickkori because the batman writers detested kori and wanted to wipe her from the comics. dickbabs works better as a brother sister dynamic, sis.

[@yeahyeah9089]

@@procrastinatorqueen The idea that Barbara is his true love while downplaying Starfire and calling her just lust came from the batman and dick/barbara writers. The Dick and Barbara relationship was built on retcons At Starfire's expense. It can't stand on it's own without degrading another love interest of Dick to justify itself. it's nasty and petty.

[@derricktatejr.1278]

I'm a simple man, I see Dick Grayson I click.

[@sonsofaxe5367]

Derrick Tate Jr. I'm a simple man, I see dick, I click

[@llamam7005]

Derrick Tate Jr. that’s all I ask in life

[@nightwing7404]

U get me

[@brooks3577]

IVE BEEN WAITING ON THIS FOR SO LONG

[@elchikano1719]

same

[@deliciadavis7802]

Yup

[@nightwing7404]

I know I video about me

[@i.m.h.3917]

“The Zac Efron of the DC Universe”

[@osiancoleman8447]

Sick Grayson is one of the best ever changing characters in comics he is a great character and still continues to change even to this day. Also he's the nicest guy in the Dc universe so he's got that as well.

[@audreygraciam4032]

An episode of every girl dick grayson ever dated😂

[@pablosilva6932]

He can't make a 1 hour long video

[@dababy4063]

that's going to be a very long list😂😂

[@MOOFAZAA]

Every girl he's ever dicked.. down 😜

[@zombieblood1675]

The list is too long

[@KLANGS]

+Pablo Silva No that's an one hour and sixty minutes so 2 hours.

[@ChasingRyou]

NIGHTWING IS MY FAVORITE DC CHARACTER OF ALL TIME

[@theultimatenarutofanboy2345]

LIL_ SHINOBI mine too!

[@grimpotato1637]

Me too xD he is also my favorite of the Dc Hero's

[@pipiboomkiki7071]

same

[@tripl3t825]

Me too!

[@stoopidlyrich_5182]

Nightwing my favorite Dc character he need his own tv series

[@tootinabag3481]

StoopidlyRich_ he has got one

[@maverickkingsley]

titans by dc

[@kennyinsignares8078]

You have forever cursed us with this comment

[@darkbolt4570]

@@kennyinsignares8078 he as a web one

[@icyyboiiayden474]

He needs his own show and movie

[@AnthonySilva35]

Nightwing is also one of my favs

[@bryannagarcia8197]

YES!!! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS EPISODE FOREVER Dick is hands down my favorite comic book character of all time

[@wing.dingding]

Bryanna Garcia For me, it's fictional. He's so amazing!

[@cliffdrums]

Im with. He's my favorite fictional character in general though

[@cliffdrums]

same!

[@isabellalara632]

This kid is perfect, DC did so good with his character.

[@nightwing7404]

Bryanna Garcia im not from comics I am a comic

[@EnchantedEcho2002]

Yesss Nightwing is my favorite Dick Grayson shall be the best #BlueIsBetter

[@josephlowry4320]

Blue is always better, Blue is my favourite colour.

[@ayanmehrotra2854]

#betterdeadthanred

[@terabhaiseedhemaut]

#BlackIsTheBEST 😪

[@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776]

#IWannaSeeDickasATalonAndARenegade

[@MichealMyers1000]

Finally!!! A history Of of one of the greatest DC characters and my most favourite fictional character ever!!!

[@Nayops23]

Dick Grayson will always be the OG Robin!

[@gogo2074]

Nightwing Is My Favorite Character EVER! Thank You For Doing This I Have Been Waiting For This!

[@joshuagatica6451]

YESSSSS! I Love Nightwing :D Thank you sooooo much!

[@peoplesdreamsneverend2709]

But why does night wing always breaks his bones in the animated movies? 😯

[@crazy7131]

I think they probs tryna kill him slowly through out the years or just for drama and fights

[@marioramunno4180]

I'm really happy you brought up the Black Mirror. That's one of my favorite comic stories ever.

[@benfortin3120]

History of Scarlet Spider please!

[@connielai5138]

I heard nightwing and then I fainted

[@xavierjcruz]

Nightwing will forever be my favorite super hero!!

[@erules2534]

10:45 pronounced "Kori" wrong

[@axelruttoh6385]

My favorite superhero in all of comics

[@joshuahernandez5406]

Please do a history of blue beetle

[@Smoove499]

Joshua Hernandez facts

[@loftywastaken2386]

Which one Or do u want all

[@AmiboW]

Blue beetle new one is one of my favorites

[@anthonyrios2311]

Yes

[@EM-wo6wf]

Ayy he’s awesome

[@Dyingthrivingg]

I've always loved Dick Grayson since like 2015, starting with teen titans and branching off to young justice and the DCAU. He is my all time favorite hero and I wish he got more recognition from DC!! I really want to get into the comics, so this video helps a lot!!

[@AnotherSWnerd]

ARE YOU SERIOUS???😮😮😮😮superman was the original nightwing???mind blown...

[@not420blazeit]

Alpha97 No, Nightwing was a legendary hero from supermans planet before superman was born

[@jermo1470]

No not did you even watch the video

[@insertnamehere1792]

Alpha97 comic noob

[@kylebanks9207]

Jermo Films yall are both right cuz infinite Earths screwed up timelines

[@nightwing7404]

I'm nightwing

[@jw9677]

History of KidFlash (Wally West)

[@stevenmattrell3448]

Webb Which one?

[@tristanflores2961]

OG Kid Flash

[@reddhood1137]

Webbtheone yeah OG KID FLASH NOT THAT FORCED EQUALITY AFRICAN AMERICAN FLASH IM NOT RACIST BUT OG IS OG

[@nightwing7404]

Walllllly.....

[@spartanhuntergaming]

Nightwing is one of the best DC characters

[@priyeshlad8094]

Thank you Nightwing is one my favorite dc hero

[@Digedon]

So excited to see him on Titans and in the movie!

[@renatocosta8315]

Finally, now how about we have a history of Red Robin (Tim Drake) episode

[@jaybook1281]

Renato Costa *Best Robin

[@torchwoodzrw]

1 of the best history episodes on the channel. You can't beat the original black and blue costume. Yes the new 52 is good but you just can't beat the original. Thank you Arris and varient team for this video

[@ENCwwe]

Great video. Dick Grayson is one of the most relatable superheros out there. Reminds me a lot of Hawkeye in that respect. I particularly enjoy him as Batman. I'd love to see him takeover that mantle again.

[@Lorisa25]

Nightwing's man-crush on Superman is so cute & wholesome.

[@b3stnoobever]

Definitely greatest.

[@MrAaronhansen596]

Nightwing is my favorite super hero, he was my first comic.

[@scarboroughstudio]

@VariantComics comes thru again. Forever in love with this channel.

[@armaanraj136]

So we had History of Nightwing now let's have a Chemistry of Nightwing episode now!

[@joshaldeus5212]

Nightwing best robin best Superhero best acrobat

[@vigorlilover]

I like Batman firing Nightwing because he gets scared after the joker shoots him better than getting fired because he wasn't giving his all as a sidekick. That should have been kept as the original story before it got retconned. I feel it gave more heart to Batman's character. Oh and Starfire is better than Barbara.

[@drewdrewbear]

They need to make a movie about nightwing and he is my favorite character too

[@TheInfamousWolf]

It is about time Arris, I've been waiting...for a long time. Thank you, thank you for giving him a video. I love Nightwing. Thank you.

[@jenova94]

I thought Starfire will always be his boo also yeah he's my favourite Robin as well, prob my all time favourite Sidekick to hero

[@givfilms]

It really would've been awesome, or could still be awesome, to get a similar moment between Robin/Nightwing and Superman in the DC Films

[@drwhite1489]

Thank you guys for this episode Nightwing is my favorite

[@kazuki199407]

i love the new format. this is an awesome episode thank you for uploading :)

[@aqua621]

Dick grayson is the most skilled robin

[@rexyz5875]

Most talented for sure... he was a natural acrobat

[@RawwRex]

I’d argue Damian, his training was the most intense

[@c0oltransiti0n]

I literally just asked for this last night!! Thank you

[@cakcak8020]

Nightwing is definition of badass !

[@ClassifiedCinema]

Who's hyped for the Nightwing movie?

[@ethanrichie7022]

lilbeast2000 there's a movie? I knew there was going to be a live action teen titans tv show but never heard of a nightwing movie.

[@CagedPhoenixThe1st]

I hear it's supposed to be more comedic than than anything... :/

[@preretconbeyonder1372]

lilbeast2000 me

[@MichealMyers1000]

CagedPhoenixThe1st You heard wrong...The director did say there will be humour(It's a part the character after all), but he also said it's going to have badass action and a lot of heart, all of which are also a big part of Nightwing

[@Ritzuh]

lilbeast2000 I hope it’s good!

[@unusuallycurious978]

I NEED TO KNOW WHERE HE GOT HIS SHIRT ASAP

[@Shippo28]

Dick Grayson is my favorite character, so happy to see this.

[@bostonmeze]

Keep it up man good video. Been watching your channel for a long time.

[@Tehillim29]

Thx Arris, you help me enjoy comics again over a year ago

[@aBlueMoon91]

sooooo,what you're essentially saying is he is the perfect human being... he sure sets the bar high for real guys ahahaha

[@bennaq788]

Ahahaha 😑

[@Re-Equalizer]

I just want a movie/series starring Nightwing

[@professorcomics2736]

Thank you for doing this History Of Arris ! Dick Grayson is one of my favorite DC characters and I love him!

[@vrdragon12]

Nightwing Rebirth has been a lot of fun to watch and I cant get enough of it. I'm so proud Dick Grayson is getting his own series and it is indeed worth reading. Nightwing is indeed one of my favs and I cant wait to see where it all goes in the DC Rebirth Stories

[@robdomduff]

Superbly explained..you got yourself a sub..well done..!!

[@jonathanwalker4937]

Nightwing on variant. Whoop whoop

[@Jbat43]

Awesome info on the history of Nightwing, Arris.

[@wavemaster4891]

Your set up for this show has changed. It git even better and more detailed. Gj!

[@iwin1560]

The court of the owls story ark where dick finds out he was supposed to be a talon was one of the greatest moments and why I love that story

[@daoust26]

Forever my favorite D.C. Character, dick Grayson is the man nightwing rules

[@jordansimonson2360]

This was so great!! Boy has my reading list grown.

[@marqosmarqos1201]

Great video. Thanks

[@willsmith7867]

Finnaly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Been waiting so long for this.

[@josephconti4265]

Nightwing is my favorite character.

[@maevedoyle2634]

I haven't watched Variant in ages! Glad to be back!

[@haarissiddique9246]

Hey Arris, great video as always. Please could you do a video on who is the strongest/ most powerful member of the Fantastic 4??

[@JamesNewman-bp9ku]

Thank you he is my favorite superhero!

[@JesusGonzalez-jt7zh]

Next time can you do a history of Azrael?

[@ink200mm]

Yep

[@anthonyrios2311]

Yes

[@rogerwhite9124]

I have not been to this channel in months and right now I'm Liking the new stile of the channel

[@sachcorriveau6540]

NIGHTWING IS WAS AND WILL ALWAYS BE MEH FAVE IN DC Comics!!!!!

[@isaiahadams1208]

Here's some of my favorite DC characters 1. Robin 2. Nightwing 3. Batman 4. Deathstroke 5. Damian Wayne

[@icyyboiiayden474]

When you say robin which one do you mean Tim or Jason

[@richardhunt6310]

Richard Grayson is and has always been my favorite male hero from DC

[@__M7MD]

thanks for making this keep up the great work 👍

[@austinmeghu]

Nightwing is the best member of the batman family because he inherently has more narrative potential than anyone else including Bruce. Imagine batman if he was more charming, charismatic, brighter, better looking, and could be played as an underdog. That's the greatest idea for a superhero ever.

[@Makman1994]

Riddler vs Mysterio Catwoman vs Elektra History of Red Hood History of Catwoman

[@Smoove499]

Mark Tonna Elekra would kill her

[@jakobrosander2196]

Mark Tonna niether mysterio or riddler. Theyd both set up their elaborate evil plot and just sit there and wait for the other to do something

[@deborahpitcher5162]

I got a better one.... Deadshot vs Bullseye Deathstroke vs Spider Man Odin (becoming host of the white crown Phoenix) vs Coei Anti Monitor (with Odinforce) The presence (with heart of the universe) Vs Bugs Bunny Apocalypse (successfully possessing professor x and with Odinforce) Vs Silver Surfer (with The power cosmic and 25% of the hotu) Jean Grey (white crown of the Phoenix absorbing hotu and has the mind stone time stone and space stone) Vs Michael Demiurgos (Absorbing the power of Lucifer morningstar With his sword)

[@VigilanteStudios160.04]

Variant do history of Ben reilly scarlet spider

[@KNGGaming-kj7qn]

I already knew a lot about nightwing but I he is my favorite sup and its always good to know more

[@Legendsofzelda2001]

I would really like a Nightwing show or game, that would be really cool to see