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WARNING : Spoilers beforehand forJustice League # 68
Dick Grayson is one of the groovy bridge player - to - hand paladin inDC Comics , and if a discarded line in a recent progeny ofJustice Leagueis to be believed , Nightwingmay have finally surpassed evenBatmanhimself . For age , Nightwing has been his own man , and , along withWally West ’s Flash , Dick has long been the gold measure for sidekicks stepping out of their wise man ’ shadows .
Dick has undoubtedly earned his reputation as an A - leaning hero and even Batman considers Nightwing his bully triumph . ButJustice League # 68- by Brian Michael Bendis and Scott Godlewski - paint that triumph in a different light , at least fit in to the agents of Checkmate .
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While filling in the rest of DC ’s Checkmate superspies on Lois Lane ’s kid blood brother Leo , also known as the Daemon Rose , King makes a very interesting scuttlebutt on the crack undercover agent ’s fighting capability . Sharing footage of the Rose call for on a crew of Deathstrokes , King says , “ He has no enhancement that I have it away of . No powers . He ’s just very good . Nightwing skillful . ” While that may seem like a simple comment to establish Leo Lane ’s fighting science , it actuallyreframes Nightwing ’s combat notorietyin the overall DC Universe .
Dick has always been an exceptional fighter , but the fact that he was used as a measuring stick to describe the Daemon Rose ’s skills instead of Batman say one of two thing . Either Bruce is in a whole course higher than Dick – which is indeed possible – or Nightwing is now recognize as the gold standard for paw - to - hand fighters in DC Comics . Though Bruce may still be conceive the superior scrapper , it ’s entirely possible , if not probable , that his adopted son is actually good .
Bruce traveled the world learning from all sort of master , and he synthesize their preparation to perfect his war on crime . Meanwhile , Nightwing was trained from a young ageby the one man large than all of Bruce ’s master combined : Batman himself . Not only was Nightwing ’s training more refined and perfected , but he ’s only a distich of years behind Batman in terms of crimefighting experience . Plus , he ’s actively spent the majority of his life employing the warriorlike arts against his foe on a nightly cornerstone , while Bruce did n’t formally hit the streets as Batman until his mid-20s .
Though Batman could still potentially beat Nightwing in a fight thanks to his additional gadgets and armor , when it comes to neat hired man - to - hand accomplishment , Dick Grayson is unbendable challenger . Bruce Wayne is no pushover by any means , but he trained his cooperator too well to wait a confrontation to go any other way . ButifBatmanis prosperous , he ’ll never wreathe up inNightwing ’s crosshairs .
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