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WARNING : check Potential Spoilers for Batman : The Brave and the Bold # 13!While Tim Drake may have the report for beingBatman’smost cleverRobin , Nightwingonce again reminds fans that it ’s hard to pit the OG Boy Wonder ’s accomplishment horizontal surface , including his innate cleverness . This reminder comes with the reveal of Dick Grayson ’s ingenious surety measures for his latest base of operations . Despite this smart security system intention , some fans may still find one glaring flaw . Luckily , there is an wanton fix .

Batman : The Brave and the Bold#13 features five must - say story , includingthe Deadman and Nightwing - centrical story , Down the Road , Part 1 , by Tim Seeley , Kelley Jones , and Michelle Madsen . This story see Dick Grayson receiving an unexpected sojourn from the iconic Justice League Dark hero sandwich and ghost , Boston Brand .

During this ghostly encounter , the spotlight is shone on one of Dick ’s safe house and its security measures . It offer an interesting reveal of a unequalled feature of speech Nightwing has in property to keep unwanted intruder out : the requirement to execute a quadruple somersault to gain entry .

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Nightwing INGENUIS Safe House Security Incorporates His One-Of-A-Kind Ability To Do a Quadruple Somersault

Nightwing ’s interior monologue inDown the Roadreveals that the “ wedge entrance ” of his base is only accessible to individuals open of executing a quadruplicate somersault into a rolling bar catch . Thanks toTim Drake in the Batman plot line , A Lonely Place of Dyingby Marv Wolfman , George Perez , and Jim Aparo , fan know that only three the great unwashed in the human beings could execute this maneuver . John and Mary Grayson , two of the three individuals able of do a quadruple flip , are gone , leaving their son , Dick Grayson , as the sole live mortal equal to of executing the move .

The requirement for a quadruple somersault is an ingenious security bill for Dick because he is the only person capable of performing the move . What makes this security measure measure even more bright is that it is purely ability - based , unlikemany of the Batcave ’s denial , which can be hack or circumvent . Therefore , this entry prerequisite lacks the vulnerabilities of tech - based defenses . to boot , it is a cost - efficient security system feature since it does n’t rely on expensive technology . This imply that Dick can easily replicate this Defense Department with limited store . However , there is one major vulnerability to this contingency that Nightwing need to right .

Deadman Proves Nightwing’s Security Is Extremely Vulnerable to Metas (But There Is a Solution)

Despite Dick Grayson being the only soul alive with the ability to perform a quadruple somersault into a rolled bar catch , Deadman gaining entry into Nightwing ’s safehouse proves that it ’s not a flawless security measure . In fact , it shows that this security system measure is vulnerable to the dead , as well as metahumans . However , bolster up the quadruple somersault entranceway with technical school and/or magic enchantment could fix this problem . Such enhancements would require one to run through multiple level of security , with each layer added , create it less likely for anyone other thanNightwingto get ahead entry .

Dick Grayson is formally ditch the beloved fingerbreadth stripes for a new costume , and it seems he ’s taking manner inspiration from one iconic hero .

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

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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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Batman The Brave and the Bold 13 Main Cover: Nightwing, Deadman, and Batman jump through Gotham.

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