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TheJokerwould be in hysterics if he ever study aboutNightwing ’s other costumed identity . InRed Hood and the Outlaws Annual # 1 , Nightwing answer to a cryptic content from Jason Todd that terminate up with him witnessing Red Hood and the Outlaws undercover in the genus Circus of all places . Returning to his roots as a trapeze artist , Dick Grayson finally join the carnival too , but this metre as an acrobatic clown . This would make Batman ’s cackle nemesis burst into laughter , especially considering theJoker ’s future attack at brainwashing himinto service during 2020’sJoker War .
In the chronicle by Scott Lobdell and Tyler Kirkham , Dick Grayson receives a textbook with coordinates from his former enemy and now ally , Jason Todd . Curiosity gets the honorable of him and Dick Grayson ends up in a circus audience learn Red Hood , Bizarro , and Artemis perform acts before a root on crowd . Later , Jason tries to bear on past times his memory ofadmiring Nightwing ’s human action in the Flying Graysons as a childto explain he and the Outlaws are undercover , investigating the Russian Mob ’s return to Gotham . After learning the Russians were involved in the carnival , the Outlaws apply to work as local performing artist , using their attainment and powers to entertain paying customers .
With the service of Artemis , the tongue - tied Jason convinces the ab initio tolerant Dick to join the circus once again . They approach the carnival owner Mr. Trotski about the new hire , say that Dick and Jason are practically comrade who ’ve worked together in the past . He proposes that Dick headline the circus the next day under his fresh individuality , Flippy Flop , the Acrobatic Clown - an identity andcostume Nightwing is amazingly willing to accept .
While Nightwing has assumed other identities in the past , few have been as ridiculous as see an unmasked Grayson leap in the airwave in a merry andrew costume amid cheering fans . Dick ’s training as Robin and later his calling as Nightwing have keep him in peak strong-arm shape , and he was fire to be a circus performer , with that showmanship rest a part of his identity . While one can assume a return key to the circus would take uppainful memories of his parent ' end , it shows how much he rely and value Jason Todd to help him with his mission .
However , the one person who ’d ascertain this truly comical would be the Joker , as the idea that Batman ’s original brother is so at rest home as a clown suggest a family relationship with the villain . It makes his brainwashing of Nightwing duringJoker Warappear rather tamed as Dick only wore clown or domino masks as he attack former Bat - Family allies as Joker ’s lieutenant and suppositional son . His make-do " Dicky Boy " costume is nowhere as goofy or preposterous as his Flippy Flop costume , prove that even Joker ’s savage reimagining of the first Boy Wonder could n’t have a standard candle to the the true .
alas , Flippy Flop ’s fourth dimension in the spotlight is short as Nightwing return to aid Jason and the Outlawsfight KGBeast , who has distinguish a secret armoryfull of weapons . Although their paths would infamously cross in tardy storylines , Nightwing and his irregular ally defeat KGBeast and leave him and the other malefactor for the police . Nightwing and Red Hood part on good footing , and all thanks toNightwingbeing so willing to adopt a unexampled costumed identity that would blowJoker ’s nous if he ever earn how lame his own efforts were in comparability .
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