Warning ! Contains spoiler for Nightwing # 115 !

Summary

Nightwinghas had his identity err a few times over the year , but he ’s always managed to repair his arcanum . regrettably , it seems that Dick Grayson ’s identity has been leaked once again , and throw the condition , it does n’t seem like Dick will be able to fix it this time . After Dick is framed and get as Heartless , his identicalness also ends up being exposed in the bad way possible .

The shocking variety to Nightwing ’s status quo takes place inNightwing#115 by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo . AfterNightwing is captured by the villain Heartless , things get far worse when Nightwing ’s identity is exposed to both Heartless and Tony Zucco . Seeing this as a perfect chance , the two skeleton Dick as being the Blüdhaven supervillain , Heartless .

When Dick awaken up on a rooftop near a dead body , murder weapon in helping hand and wearing a unknown mask , Dick is cursorily surround by the police . Despite his right effort at get off , the law make do to track Dick down and restrain him , result in his mask being removed and his identity as Dick Grayson being known . The police now believe that Dick Grayson is Heartless .

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One iconic Justice Lague Dark member has formally crown Nightwing with a new nickname that is the gross tribute to Dick Grayson ’s past .

Nightwing Has Been Captured and Unmasked by the Police - as Heartless

The Nightwing Identity Is Still Safe - But at What Cost?

When a hero ’s secret identity leaks , it is almost always the bad possible matter to happen to them . In the Marvel Universe , both Spider - Man and Daredevil ’s lives were turn upside down when their identities leaked . In the DCU , Superman ’s individuality being revealedchanged the character for a few year , and Batman , of course of action , has gone to great lengths to check that his identity is kept good . of course , Nightwing has also prove to keep his identity safe , but this has n’t always worked . During the upshot ofForever Evil , for example , Dick Grayson ’s identity was revealed to the intact world by the Crime Syndicate .

The Blüdhaven police think Dick Grayson to be the brutal nonparallel killer Heartless .

Nightwing eventually restored his private identity by using a satellite to score out the knowledge of Dick Grayson from everyone on Earth ( except for a select few ) . It ’s extremely improbable he ’ll be capable to pull that fast one again . Right now , the Blüdhaven constabulary trust Dick Grayson to be the brutal sequential killer Heartless . But there is a silver lining : Dick Grayson was only unmasked as Heartless , not Nightwing . This mean that if Dick can turn up himself innocent — a unmanageable effort — he ’ll still have his Nightwing identity to fall back on , as that has n’t technically been compromise yet .

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Tony Zucco and Heartless Know Who Nightwing Truly Is

Nightwing’s Secret Identity Isn’t Entirely Safe

While it ’s true that the law and the public wo n’t have any reason to believeDick Grayson is Nightwing , there ’s still the problem of Tony Zucco and Heartless , Nightwing ’s two biggest baddie . They know for sure that Dick Grayson is Nightwing , and it ’s ill-defined how they ’ll use that info going onwards , but they ’ll obviously use it to make Dick ’s sprightliness hard in some way . Nightwing ’s life is currently hang on by a screw thread , and while he is n’t technically expose as Dick Grayson just yet , he ’ll require to use all of his skills and ability if he want to ensure he can keep hisNightwingidentity secret .

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NIGHTWING # 115 ( 2024 )

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Nightwing is the superhero moniker taken up by Dick Grayson , upon his aging out of the Robin use and becoming a superhero of his own . Inspired by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name , Grayson has risen to comic book immortality with the identity , earning respect as one of the cracking leaders in the DC Universe .

Nightwing Unmasked In DC Comics

Nightwing’s Identity As Dick Grayson Is Exposed

Nightwing is the superhero moniker taken up by Dick Grayson, upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own. Inspired by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name, Grayson has risen to comic book immortality with the identity, earning respect as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe.

Nightwing #115 Dick Grayson identity reveal part 1

Nightwing 115 Main Cover: Heartless walking forward in a burning building.

Nightwing in DC Comics Art by Bruno Redondo

Nightwing is the superhero moniker taken up by Dick Grayson, upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own. Inspired by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name, Grayson has risen to comic book immortality with the identity, earning respect as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe.

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