They defeat him and Damian decides to train Jon, but Jon's desire to join the Teen Titans against Damian's wishes creates ongoing conflict between the boys. Dick notes that his name is not on the list and Tim asserts it is because Dick is the only one who Tim trusts implicitly. [67] He then activates the Boom Tube to Darkseid's homeworld, Apokolips, to retrieve Damian's corpse. Following this, various alternate universe stories dealt with the character's life, giving him various names. Talia is unaware that White Ghost, a former servant of Ra's, plans to use him to resurrect Ra's, which would kill him in the process. It is unknown if Damian was actually Buddhist or if this was just creativity on behalf of his father. By Justin Epps. The choices are Tim or Damian. On the way to the cave, Dick's body is possessed by Deadman, at whom Damian lashes out in confusion. Joker then presents Damian with Batman in Joker makeup, and states that Damian must kill Batman before Batman kills him. Who is the 4th Robin? Ours is a love story remember? However, the Heretic eventually gains the upper hand and impales Damian through the chest, the sword piercing Damian's heart and resulting in Damian dying almost instantly. In DC Rebirth, Damian's suit is modified. "Your brain waves will be purged as mine are implanted in their place. Unfortunately, because of how he was raised, Damian lacks any sort of common sense in regards to social behavior and believes that to be accepted by his father, he must kill any rivals, which included Tim Drake. Ra's even sent the clone to murder his own daughter. On his 13th birthday Damian is sent a package by his grandfather Ra's al Ghul, which contains a dead robin. Altieri, Kevin, director. During his adventure, he met Ra's' daughter Talia al Ghul. Damian Wayne spends time reading tweets. Damian Wayne is the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. He seemed to always be eager to take on the Joker and repeatedly assumes that bad things happening in Gotham are related to the Joker in some way, in hopeful anticipation of an encounter with him. [22] At this point, Alfred declared them to be the Super Sons. This character is or was an incarnation of or an ally of Batman, and a member of the Batman Family. Pets he has owned include. With Batman facing two choices of whether to resurrect Damian or his parents, he chooses his son, granting Damian's true resurrection. [63], After Batman and Frankenstein locate Ra's and the bodies, they are too late as Ra's has successfully had them placed in a Lazarus Pit, leaving Batman in dread of Damian's fate. While helping the Teen Titans battle the super criminals Mammoth and Shimmer, Superboy discovers a note from Damian to him. After Bruce Wayne helps Dick and Damian defeat the Black Glove and the Joker, Wayne accepts his son in addition to his role as Robin. Joker tells Damian that his and Batman's greatest fear is being responsible for the other's death. Through his father he has two half-brothers, Matthew . [24] In the Elliot S! Elliot surmises that Damian is rather using the resemblance to Bruce to "spend time with [his] old man". Eventually, Batman confronts Talia to confirm Damian's true identity, but both Talia and Damian are soon caught in an explosion. Bruce was unaware of the child's conception and returned to crime fighting for years. [38], Talia begins to clone Damian as she realizes that her son has completely sided with Dick Grayson and the Bat-Family. Damian (as Robin) is then seen teaming up with Dick and Alfred to begin their own search for Bruce Wayne. Paternity test/documentation via source material, proof of biological relation and established name of the character provided in last panels of comic book. In turn, the character is revealed to have originally been intended to "kill and replace his famous father,"[13] as well as serving as a host body for Ra's al Ghul,[14][15] thus, in theory, unifying the Wayne and Demon factions as intended by the al Ghuls. Narration by Damian Wayne via introductory pages of the comic book. Damian, as a preadolescent, was left by his mother in the care of his father, who had been unaware of his existence. After stealing Jason Todd's Robin tunic and mask from his memorial case, Damian's unofficial appearance as Robin was wearing them over his black and white League of Assassins bodysuit with a grayish hood and cape. [76] Due to a miscommunication, Damian can no longer trust him, which ultimately leads them to cut ties. Damian Wayne is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul. al Xu'ffasch reappears in Waid's 1999 sequel The Kingdom. Near the end of the comic. Batman then arrives, having learned of his son's actions, declaring that the Teen Titans are finished. He becomes a talented martial artist before his teenage years, at which time Talia reveals Damian's existence to Bruce Wayne and leaves him in his custody in an effort to disrupt his work. This resulted in another argument and a short fight, before Alfred arrived. [83] Changes made to Jon's character make the future of this team uncertain. Mother Wayne decided to create an evil, adult clone of Damian named The Heretic, designed to kill Bruce Wayne. Raised to be an assassin, after being crowned Robin by Richard Grayson, Damian would show tendancies for lethal force. [70] With help from the Justice League, Batman discovers that Damian's new powers do not last, and he eventually relies on his natural abilities once more. Damian Wayne. Ra's al Ghul, while in Talia's body, to Bruce Wayne. For the first Robin, see Dick Grayson. Talia al Ghul Near the end of the comic. Concerning the character's artificial gestation in respect to the al Ghuls' notable idealization of Bruce Wayne as the optimal specimen in leading the League of Assassins, Damian Wayne is warranted to be notably depicted in bearing a stark resemblance to his father. After Bruce's skull was taken from his grave, Damian and Dick decide to bring the rest of his skeleton, along with those of Damian's paternal grandparents, to their base beneath Wayne Tower. After Tim leaves, Damian starts engaging in chess games with Hush, visiting him secretly against Dick's orders. As the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, Damian Wayne has never been a typical kid, so any birthday he celebrates was bound to be something out of the ordinary. Damian Wayne's new look has been shown off in the new Robin series launching from DC Comics Infinite Frontier in May. Damian Wayne. How DC's Other Robin Death Broke Batman Worse Than Jason's Murder. In the first volume, Damian and Jon team against Kid Amazo, a child affected by a virus which grants powers to ordinary humans. [6] Robin angrily left the Batcave to work with Nobody, who asked him to execute a criminal. How ironic that your company and holdings will fund my new empire." Posted: Mar 19, 2013 8:10 pm. However, one member by the name of Reggie Meyer was driven insane by the excessive use of his powers and took the alias of Kid Amazo. Elaborating his plan in transferring his consciousness into Bruce's. They were both targeted by a super-villain named Nobody. They worked together with Batman Incorporated to take down the League of Assassins' top killers. Nevertheless, Grayson would be awarded for redeeming Damian. 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Damian is skilled in mimicking voices and speech patterns of others accurately, as he was able to imitate his father's and Tim Drake's voices to bypass the Batcave's voice-recognition security systems.[20]. I'm not like Tim, or Jason, or even Dick. Happy 13th Birthday, Damian Wayne :) Bunny Cherry. The investigation leads to Gotham Zoo where Damian is captured by Joker. In her grief, she gathered all the members of the League of Assassins and put a hit on Deathstroke as well as all of his associates in revenge for killing her father. [30] Damian is saved by Nightwing who ends up being cornered by Black Mask's men until a murderous figure appears stating that he is Batman (later revealed to be Jason Todd). Along his journey, he crosses paths with Ra's and Talia al Ghul, Deathstroke, and a new character named Maya Ducard, daughter of the late villain, Nobody. "It's true that I was gestated in a laboratory. During a stakeout mission, Damian severs Tim's line, causing him to fall from a great height. As Damian and Batman embrace, Batman collapses from exhaustion. This makes him an heir to the world's greatest crime-fighter, and its greatest super-villain Ra's al Ghul. Batman has experienced a life changing event, and Gotham City will never be the same. During the battle, Tallant discovers that his grandfather is the one who murdered his father and then cloned him. 2, #15, Damian defies his father's orders to remain in the Batcave and investigates Alfred's kidnapping. A dark king for a new age." From - Nightwing Vol. [53] Unwilling to kill his father, Damian chooses death, but the Joker kills Batman before he can deal a fatal blow. [73] This new team faces initial difficulties because of Red Arrow's criticism and the individualistic tendencies of several members. Freeze's gun. The child was born and given the name Damian. The Kingdom: Son of the Bat shows flashbacks that shed new insights into Ibn al Xu'ffasch's history: that he was reared by Ra's al Ghul to be the heir to his empire, that he eventually murdered his grandfather (cutting off his head to prevent yet another regeneration), and that he sought therapy from psychiatrist Dr. Gibson. After detecting a trace signature of the shard coming from inside Damian's body, Godfrey escapes with Damian's corpse back to Apokolips, despite assistance from the Justice League. Damian Wayne Was Never Heartless, & Batman's Death Proves It. 4 #16. and Batman: Battle for the Cowl, he takes the role of Robin at ten years of age,[21] becoming the fifth person to use the Robin persona. Damian's second year as Robin begins when he initiates a fight against his predecessor Red Robin. This earns him Djinn's trust, which gradually begins to turn into a mutual romantic attraction. He was also trained in the disciplines of forensics, acrobatics, criminology, disguise and escapology. Batman continues his pursuit out of his distrust towards Ra's. The only occupant of the ambulance was the Joker. And their genetically perfect child We'll found a dynasty that will rule the planet for a thousand years. Despite his bravery and refusal to give up, Damian was impaled through the chest and killed. [91], This event concludes with Shadow War between The League of Assassins and Deathstroke Inc, which ends with Talia killing Slade in a one-on-one battle, but shortly afterward the Deathstroke imposter reveals himself to be Geo-Force, who plotted this whole war in hope of having both Slade and Talia killing each other. In the aftermath, Robin forms an unlikely partnership with his mother Talia. However, their absences from their respective homes did not go unnoticed as they encountered both Lois Lane and Alfred Pennyworth while trying to sneak into Jon's home.[26]. Batman is also unwilling to accept his son's death, and begins seeking the means to resurrect Damian at the cost of his relationships with his friends and allies, and keeps his death a secret from the public in anticipation that his resurrection would succeed. Upon returning to Gotham, Damian tells Dick that even though he had been brought to the Titans to find friends, he did not need to, as he already had one, Grayson himself. The team returned in The Adventures of the Super-Sons, where they spend their summer pursuing justice against Rex Luthor, an alien child who imitates Lex Luthor and attempts to assemble his own team of child-villains modeled after famous Earth ones. [69], However, before the team can celebrate, the Boom Tube used to return to Earth was not closed and Darkseid's son Kalibak arrives and attacks the team. The later storyline, Requiem, deals with the aftermath of Damian's death and Batman's thirst for revenge against Talia as well as his own increasingly unbalanced mental state resulting from this loss. How old is Starfire? ", "WowThx guys!More than 1 of you(Across all my social media) suggested BOYZARRO should be his name.I LOVE IT!The fans", "DC Universe's 'Harley Quinn' Starring Kaley Cuoco Eyes New Perspectives on Familiar Caped Crusaders TCA", "Roll Call: Meet the Cast of Justice League vs. seemingly killed by Darkseid during a massive invasion, 573 Appearances of Damian Wayne (Prime Earth), 426 Images featuring Damian Wayne (Prime Earth), 76 Quotations by or about Damian Wayne (Prime Earth), Character Gallery: Damian Wayne (Prime Earth). Damian decides to collect the other Demon's Fist's targets to form the new Teen Titans; this includes Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven and Kid Flash. But against his father's wishes, he escapes, donning a new costume under the name of Redbird.[54]. "Assassins plan to take over Ra's' organization led by a man who Father believes could be his successor, until my father became aware of you." Ra's flees with the bodies afterward. When Elliot asked why Damian is visiting him behind the Bat-family's back, Damian shrugs it off as a desire to keep Elliot company. The Robin logo is red with a black R. [8] When Batman discovered their location, he beat Nobody mercilessly and came close to killing him, but stopped when he realized Damian was watching the fight. Ra's to Batman. A Bizarro counterpart of Robin, named Robzarro, first appeared in the four-part story "Boyzarro Re-Death". While their fathers were discussing the lab tests that Damian had performed on Jon, the two boys went off to look at Damian's pets. Damian finally stands up for his Robin mantle, telling Talia that being Robin was the best thing that he had ever done, and Talia does not need to save him from something he chooses to be. In 2006, the character was reinterpreted as Damian Wayne by Grant Morrison, and introduced into the main continuity in Batman #655, the first issue of the "Batman and Son" story arc. To avoid the bounty Talia placed on his head, he began using the name Redbird and switched to a new costume. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early Childhood 1.2 Becoming Robin 1.3 New 52 1.3.1 Born to Kill 1.3.2 Batman Incorporated Deadman later revives the former Boy Wonders. He's got an above average height, and a good, lean ass - I mean weight. The billionaire vigilante's son who made his official DC Comics debut in Batman #655 in September 2006, despite initially appearing as an infant in 1987's Batman: Son of the Demon was conceived. [16] Damian refused to stay home while his allies were dying, and Alfred allowed him to leave knowing he could not be stopped. Damian Wayne is the fifth character to assume the role of Robin, Batman's vigilante partner. The Joker is eventually defeated by Batman, but the trust between Batman and the Batman Family is shattered. Justice Society of America vol. He had also stolen the Amazo Armor from LexCorp and had planned to use it and the abilities of the Super Sons to lure the Justice League into a trap. "Outlaw, Part One", Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi(w),Patrick Gleason, Doug Mahnke(p). [82] Together, they form the Super Sons. [66], Batman enters and accesses the Justice League Watchtower to use his unstable exosuit known as the Hellbat armor designed by Batman himself and the Justice League members to engage large scale threats. Dick and Damian then encounter a villain called Professor Pyg, who has created an army called Dollotrons. 3 #22 (2009) reveals that he would eventually marry Nightstar with whom he would have a daughter and son, and his family has inherited the Wayne Estates after Batman's death. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "League of Assassins members" category. [62] Though Ra's attempts to resurrect Damian alongside Talia in what he thought was a Lazarus Pit in the island, in addition, to brainwash his grandson into joining him afterward, instead Ra's discovers that it is a portal to a Netherworld in the Pit's former location, of which both Wonder Woman and Batman were already aware. Damian attempts to kill KGBeast, but only succeeds in cutting off his left arm before the Titans intervene and stop him. Morrison, Grant. As part of the DC Rebirth, Damian is featured in three titles: Teen Titans, where he becomes the team's leader to defeat Ra's al Ghul and succeed Red Robin (Tim Drake) as leader, Super Sons, co-starring with Jonathan Kent, the son of Superman and the new Superboy and Nightwing, where he has a supporting role. While searching for a tree for Christmas,[20] Jonathan Samuel Kent accidentally torched some woodlands near a swamp in Hamilton. Ace has been reintroduced in the Batman books, as a German Shepard/Great Dane mix bought by Bruce Wayne for his son Damian. In response to this, Talia begins formulating a plan involving Commissioner James Gordon, whom Talia and Damian rescue from a booby-trapped Wayne Manor while in search of Batman, who is insane and has gone missing. [deleted] 2 yr. ago [removed] [deleted] 2 yr. ago Damian Wayne, otherwise known to the world as Robin, the Boy Wonder, was the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. Beginning in Batman Annual #26 ("Head of the Demon"), Talia takes Damian to the Australian Outback, where he is tutored in the secret history of his grandfather Ra's al Ghul. [4] Bruce bought Damian a dog named Titus. "[88][89], After observing how happy both his daughter and grandson are while living a peaceful life without killing, the now reformed Ra's al Ghul decides that he wants to turn himself in to the authority to atone for all the crimes he committed as well as publicly share all the secrets he kept hidden over the centuries, this decision has sparked a huge interest in both the superhero community and the villain community due the amount of knowledge the immortal Demon's Head has about the world, so all eyes were on him during a press conference he held before his incarceration. Grant Morrison's story titled Batman and Son (2006) expands upon the Son of the Demon storyline as part of a remodeling of Batman's personality after the events of Infinite Crisis. In a tribute to a classic comic book cover, the publisher accidentally showcased the precarious situation involving its two current Robins, Tim Drake and Damian Wayne. Nightwing explains that Damian encouraged him to have the remaining members of the Titans and Teen Titans work together in spite of the Justice League's disapproval. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Batman Family members" category. Morrison, Grant. After the events of Justice League: No Justice, the Titans disband. In his subsequent struggle with organized crime in Gotham and a mysterious crime lord known as The Other, Damian assembles a new team of Titans, consisting of Kid Flash (the only old team member to join), Kid Flash's friend and kid genius Roundhouse, Red Arrow, Lobo's daughter Crush, and the immortal spirit creature Djinn. After running away from Batman, Damian gets a brand new Robin suit in his solo series. [18], After various trials and tribulations involving his corpse, mainly revolving around Ra's al Ghul and Apokolips, Batman managed to rescue his son's body and, through using the Omega Sanction infused within a Chaos Crystal shard, brought Damian back to life within the Batcave.[19]. Talia al Ghul to Batman. Damian aided in fighting the Dark Knights upon their invasion, forming the Gotham Resistance with Green Arrow, Killer Croc, Nightwing and Harley Quinn. He particularly clashes with Tim Drake, who he wants to replace as. Batman and Ra's go in search of the fountain, leaving Tim, Damian, Nightwing, Alfred, and Talia to battle the Sensei. "You fell in love with the Detective that day, of course. Still, it is highly doubtful that anyone expected literal gods to show up and abduct Damian in the middle of the celebration. In the Elseworlds story, The Brotherhood of the Bat (1995), a version named Tallant Wayne appears, who crusades against his grandfather Ra's al Ghul. Damian is willing to betray Tim at any moment for his own safety. Damian is a built kid. Damian chooses to leave the team upon Drake's return, reasoning that the Teen Titans do not need two Robins, and realizing that his teammates prefer to work with Tim. [90], This incident has deeply hurt both Damian and his mother, Talia, who had to watch her father get murdered even though he finally made the right choice for the first time in his life and was willing to turn a new leaf for his family's sake. [50] During the battle, Robin destroys one of Prime's evil Superboy doppelgngers by using a Kryptonite blade.[51]. On the other hand, Damian has teamed-up with his father, who wasn't fully convinced that it was the real Deathstroke that killed Ra's al Ghul, to investigate the murder and find out who was really behind it. Near the end of the comic book. Warning! Blood may be thicker than water, but trust goes a long way, and he has barely scratched the surface in comparison to many of his Bat siblings. Due to the extreme training from his mother and grandfather has, Damian has the skills and stealth of that of an extremely trained assassin. After this, Batman uses the Chaos Shard on his son's corpse, which has been infused with Darkseid's Omega Sanction. Damian and Alfred race to aid Batman against the Black Glove in a commandeered Batmobile. One of Darkseid's minions stole his body and took him to Apokolips, and Batman, determined to revive his son, followed. . [40], After Grayson's confidant, Oberon Sexton is revealed to be the Joker in disguise, Damian tortures the villain by savagely beating him with a crowbar to get information, considering it to be self-defense since the Joker planned to attack him. Is Selina Kyle older than Bruce Wayne? He encouraged Robin's darker side and tried to take him as an apprentice. As they fight, members of the League of Assassins approach the manor with the intention of killing everyone within and bringing Damian back to Ra's alive. Damian has a strong love for animals. "You have no intention of giving up your power to another, Father. They too had chosen targets that they must hunt down in order to ascend to the League. Prior to the start of Grant Morrison's "Batman R.I.P." At this, Tim realizes that Damian is indeed Bruce's son, and exclaims "The son of Satan is my brother?"[29]. [23] He was later unwillingly recruited by Damian to help him investigate a series of break-ins at LexCorp. Damian is also a major player in the Robin War event, where he, Agent 37 (Dick Grayson), Red Hood, and Red Robin organize a street gang called "Robins" to defeat the Court of Owls with reluctant aid from Jim Gordon, who is now Batman. And because my precious daughter loves you." Batman forbade Robin to go crime-fighting for a week while Superboy was forced to do his chores without using his superpowers. Although this relationship is further strained when Damian seemingly leaves Wayne Manor to join the villain Nobody, it turns out this was a ruse by Damian to bring down Nobody. [92], Having been trained by the League of Assassins since birth, Damian is already an expert in martial arts and wielding a wide range of weaponry. But next week's Batman #106 - and I Declaring himself free, Damian leaves for parts unknown. This misadventure was further complicated with the appearance of Lex Luthor, who tried to capture them both. On his 13th birthday Damian was sent a package by his grandfather Ra's al Ghul, which contained a dead robin. After Dick Grayson officially sanctioned Damian's role as Robin, while a standard Robin tunic was retained, the bodysuit was replaced with a black survival suit, the grayish cape with a yellow "para-cape" which grants him a gliding capability, the black mask with a green one, a bulkier utility belt to carry more weapons and gadgetry, a black hood, and green gloves and flexible boots. [48] Afterwards, the two work together to stop the bomber from destroying a massive bridge, saving dozens of lives in the process. The child from Son of the Demon was used as a backup character in various stories before appearing as Damian Wayne. Help arrives in the form of the original Batman. I'm light-years ahead of all the past Robins in skill and training. This makes him an heir to the world's greatest crime-fighter, and its greatest super-villain Ra's al Ghul. [3] Damian began showing restraint, which Bruce commended, although Alfred still criticized him for not being supportive enough. Angered, Batman once again vows to retrieve his son's corpse. The ensuing melee was abruptly averted when Jon used his Freeze Breath to separate the two sides and allow him to explain the situation to his father. After Damian left the Teen Titans, they, along with members of the Bat family and Superboy, tried to find him, but Damian was able to evade their efforts. Damian's origin was unknown to Batman. Nobody decided to torture Robin, continuing his personal vendetta against Batman. Damian plays a particular role in Batman and Robin Eternal when the Bat-Family is pitted against Mother, a ruthless woman who believes that she can make her 'children' stronger by putting them through intense trauma. Batman tries to convince Robin to come home with him, but Damian attacks him, declaring that Wayne Manor is a coffin and that Batman's views are not enough to save Gotham. That is now proven beyond any doubt. However, Talia later kills the Heretic for his failure to kill Batman and challenges Batman to a duel to the death in the Batcave. Damian is born in 1999 (Batman & Robin #0) somehow even though Bruce Wayne would only be 14 and doesn't leave Gotham until 2000 (Batman #0). Talia fixes Damian's spine but puts in a monitor connected to his brain allowing her to control his every movement. [5] They were kidnapped by Nobody, who tried to show Batman that his no-kill methods were ineffective. Mara had been made leader of a group known as the Demon's Fist, which was originally supposed to be led by Damian but became hers when he chose to leave the League. Precocious, spoiled, and violent, Damian battles Tim Drake, whom he wants to replace as Robin, and sucker punches Tim off the stuffed Tyrannosaurus in the Batcave when Tim stops fighting to help him. He's now 19. Grayson uses the weapon to cryogenically suspend himself and Tim, forcing the Black Lanterns to retreat as they are unable to read any sign of life of them. [45] Robin eventually begins to develop a friendship with Ravager, who initially reaches out to Damian due to their similar upbringings (Ravager's father being the notorious assassin, Deathstroke). [24] The two boys managed to escape Luthor and followed a lead to a home in Providence, Rhode Island, where they encountered a family who still retained their powers from the Amazo Virus. It has also been shown that Ra's al Ghul has begun to engineer more clones of Damian. while at the Tropic of Cancer, Damian's mother, Talia al Ghul, drugged Bruce Wayne and, several months later, Damian was born. And Damian was probably alone when he turned 14 in main continuity. He had to, right? Damian, who is driving, knocks an ambulance off a bridge without any sign of remorse or even concern. After holding a private funeral for the fallen Boy Wonder, Bruce vows to avenge his son's death. [27] With the prospect of moving to Metropolis on his mind, Jon eventually ran off and headed to Gotham to speak with Damian in the Batcave. Morrison, Grant. A dark experience shows that underneath it all, even Robin can be shaken to his core. Working together, Dick and Damian manage to stop Deathstroke. He was created by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert, and first appeared in Batman: Son of the Demon in 1987 as an infant, but was introduced in Batman #655 in September of 2006. Priest, Christopher. He is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul,[3][4][5][6] and thus the grandson of Batman villain Ra's al Ghul and the potential inheritor of Wayne Enterprises. While the Pre-Flashpoint Damian did not meet his mother until he was eight. DC Database is a FANDOM Comics Community. As of age 13, Damian was short for his age and had few other markers of impending puberty. [60] But Talia is killed following the duel by Kathy Webb, and it is later revealed that Damian's body was stolen from the Manor cemetery by the League of Assassins along with Talia's for plans against Batman in addition to making their resurrections. Batman offers a third alternative: the "Fountain of Essence" which contains the qualities of a Lazarus Pit. After the events of Batman R.I.P. During this time, Damian was raised by Talia and trained by the League of Assassins; Damian became a skilled assassin by an early age. In order to properly discipline their sons and teach them the value of working together, Superman and Batman had them undergo a series of challenges. References in current continuity have been made to the future of Bruce and Talia's son. The two are stopped by Dick Grayson as Batman, who chastises them both for fighting in front of the theater where Batman was born. Not wanting to explain themselves, Robin and Superboy quickly left the area and headed back to Hamilton. Damian Wayne will make his live-action debut in the film The Brave and the Bold, produced by DC Studios.[22].