See One Of My Favorite Things About Fanon Is That Dick Is Like A Normal Dude Outside Of Nightwing Like
See one of my favorite things about fanon is that Dick is like a normal dude outside of nightwing like genuinely he’s normal person who isn’t that extreme canonically. He loves his family but he needs space with them and doesn’t want to be a carbon copy of his father.
He follows Bruce is moral compass while also being more lenient on some crimes. He canonically values life and protecting the sanctity over it than actually stopping crime and has a very strong moral compass that exceeds “well it’s the law”. Dick canonically thinks that Corrupt police officials are worse than criminals and became a cop to weed them out the same way he did the mob. And has bad blood with the BPD despite working for them.
He has genuine reservations about trusting Jason for obvious reasons even if you don’t like Dicks run as Batman where Jason was flat out the worst or like stealing the Nightwing suit in New York in brothers and blood. While still being able to work with and like him.
He is supportive of Tim while still being frustrated at taking on more work bc he knows Tim does too much and will need help.
He loves Damian but steps away from that relationship because unlike Bruce at his age he’s emotionally mature enough to realize he cannot be a parent for the kid. A role model sure! A big sibling, yeah. But not a parent.
He didn’t want Steph as spoiler, Robin or batgirl bc she wasn’t well trained but neither did literally anyone else. Once she and him started working together they had a decent relationship.
Dick and Cass have a strong relationship and he helped Babs with her when Bruce was being an asshole while still not stepping into a parent role bc he’s in his mid 20s and not going to do that actually.
And Dick believes Duke is going to become a big leader in the hero world and sees his potential despite not agreeing with the we are Robin thing.
And the fanon goes 1 of 3 ways
he’s fully uninvolved, doesn’t like the bats, has cut them off after trying to send Tim to Arkham, and abusing/ mistreating or co-signing the mistreatment of Jason. All his relationships with everyone except Damian have been erased. He ruined Tim’s trust, hated young!jason, has never spoken to Steph or duke and Cass doesn’t like him because she’s on babs side or in Hong Kong.
Or
Literally Bruce Wayne’s lapdog, says yes to everything with the worst case of battered women’s syndrome you’ve ever seen. Jason must stand up for him and protect him from the big bad bat/ the bats cut him off aswell after abandoning the bat movement (more rare but I’ve seen it). He doesn’t have critical thinking and his morals are identical to Batman’s and he refuses to question them. Will call the police on a homeless man stealing food bc it’s illegal. And has never tried to rehabilitate anyone including his friends, abandoned Roy and Kory bc of moral differences. He’s still a cop and doesn’t understand the nuance that Jason, Tim, Steph and Duke do.
Or
Dumb himbo, doesn’t know nothing except smile and nod. Pretty face, no brain. Has had one thought and it’s the fact he misses his siblings and needs his cereal oh wait was that two thoughts? He forgot how to count lmao. Babs or Tim will roll their eyes and do stuff for him bc he’s so dumb and sweet like a puppy who has had a lobotomy. :( doesn’t even have a college degree dumb silly teehee. Worst liar you’ve ever met everyone can see right through him hehe. He’s loves Bruce and calls him Dad 24/7 and uses nicknames for everyone.
And like it’s total flanderization
He has some of these traits sure, (more rigid moral compass, more willing to work with other heroes and delegate though this one literally only became a thing during Tom kings run and maybe a little bit after Donna died, in the current canon he went to Uni for business and dropped out, he’s not as good on the tech side as oracle)
But they’re just so exaggerated and I firmly believe it’s bc the rest of the bats are so extra. Like Tim trying to clone his dead bestie 99 times.
Jason goodness gracious I’ve been bamboozled let me try and kill the penguin on live tv
Damian my mother literally tore my spine out
. Duke let’s start a cult that’s something that isn’t dumb and won’t get us murdered.
And Dick is just there like… yeah fuck okay.
Like he’s still unhinged even for a superhero but he’s just objectively more hinged than all of his siblings like you’re telling me if TIM got the talon ancestry storyline shit wouldn’t have hit the fan??? The mother fucker who at age like 13 broke in Nightwing and starfire’s house, memorized all their schedules bc he’s the most insane stalker you’ve ever met. You’re lying and we both know it.
And everyone thinks their fave is the sane won and you are all just wrong I fear. I have already slandered Tim so I’ll do the rest for funsies
“Oh babs is the only sane one”
Bby Barbara is such a stalker with a need for control someone stole her tech and turned Gotham into a police state. If she decided that she wanted to go dictator she has a WHOLE setup for it. She’s also unhinged
“Jason just needs to get away from the bats then he’s the only sane one who the others go to for protection”
Yall Jason’s 2 biggest teams were
An Amazon, and a kryptonian
An arrow and an alien (also some times an Amazon)
So the league big three knock off and a titans knock off
He has also slept with his dad’s ex and 2 of his brother’s exes. Let’s not pretend that he’s being dragged back into the bat family, bro never left.
He wears a bat on his chest
He has a helmet with explosives in it… when he died in an explosion and fought with a crowbar when it was one of the major reasons he died. Let’s not talk about his whole thing with scarlet but the Morrison run had some weird characterization.
“Damian-“ no actually you can’t even start with Mr let’s go to Lazarus island. Let me adopt a giant bat monster bc my abusive childhood means I slaughtered his entire race. No actually I will not allow it. The fucker is unhinged and I love him.
“Steph” - you know what she is also my fave so everything she has ever done is justified and she has the best batgirl run and also her and Damian are hilarious. (She’s also the best female bat hands down I prefer her to both Cass and Babs for so many reasons I will not get into)
In summary this isn’t actually a criticism I find it hilarious plz keep going my darling fanon fanfic writers
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I agree with this but I’m gonna elaborate why we focus on Jason’s death so much
There used to be a common phrase
“No one in comics stays dead except for Bucky, Jason Todd, and Uncle Ben.”
Dick has died during crisis events
Tim in elseworld, crisis worlds, alternate universes
Damian and Cass were revived within a year or two of their deaths
Bruce has never died without the entire universe resetting (time stream doesn’t count)
But Jason’s death wasn’t only a long term choice
It was a vote
People hates this kid so much they killed him off on a vote
There was never the expectation that he would come back, much less grow up.
It’s also one of the only times DC actually revived a character WELL.
Because Donna Troy came back that the same time right? And we never talk about her.
Jason’s death isn’t the interesting part
It’s the fact that he came back
His death was such a fundamental part of his character that his life is startling
(Until he was rewritten his death was also the most interesting he did lol)
Anyway I still think he’s a loser (affectionate)
ok guys i have a DC/batfam opinion that i might be jumped for ☹️☹️
DC and DC fans milk jason’s death SO bad. like don’t get me wrong, he’s a very interesting character and i like him and appreciate his story arc, but damian, cass, tim, stephanie, bruce, alfred, richard and (i think?) duke have literally all died. damian and cass especially, i think like 3 times each? and alfred is literally actively dead like why are we not shedding light on this. i get that jason dying was literally his whole character but oh my gosh it’s actually NOT that serious. “pit madness, pit madness! joker warehouse blah, blah, blah!!” OH MY GOSHH WE GET IT. HE LITERALLY DIED IN THE 80S, CAN WE JUST NOT?? 😭🙏
and we don’t even acknowledge literally everyone else’s death(s) even a little. every single robin has died, SEVERAL TIMES. i hate to be the one to tell you, but jason todd is not special even a little bit. 🙏
I know he is legit suicidal at that point and the entire city of Bludhaven is being erased from the map but this is so cool. So badass.
This is one of those panel I would die to see animated. Are you kidding ?
Part 2 of my boy! And the phenomenal writing in the new Nightwing run!! (Thank you so much to everyone who worked on this comic I’m in love with you have forehead kisses)
Omg look at how cute my baby and his dad are!!! The re so cute?!? Look at how worried Bruce is??? My babies??? How shocked and confused dick is???? Ughhhh my baby
Nightwing graduated from the Batman school of randomly appearing and the Deadpool school of superhero landings. And it’s peak BRO JUST SHOWS UP???
Brightwing
Lightwing!
I just think it’s neat!!!
No other reason :D
Oh look a reminder that chemo happened :D
My poor boy
AYO??? DID HE PICK UP A PEICE OF BUILDING AND BEATING ASS??? WHOOPING ASS??? MY K I N G :D
He’s so perfect!!!!
In summary: EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS RUN :D HES PERFECT NO FLAWS AT ALL!!! (Ignores all flaws)
Because I am gay (see name above) all of my favs are gay but because dc are cowards and refuse to admit that yeah having a character damn near exclusively date redheaded friends and then making both his male close friends redheads is a lil suspicious
I have simply decided that Dick is openly bi and no one has realized it in the universe.(Titans -core 9- and Clark Kent excluded)
So here picture this.
They’re all at a diner/batburger/ wherever they chill as civilians. Are they doing important stuff, working on cases, shooting the shit, your choice- I’m lazy.
And it’s practically empty bc none of them have normal schedules and so yeah you can have lunch at 4:45am that’s a normal time to eat.
And some dude walks in and Dick just straight up freezes for a sec before hiding under the table. The dude orders to go and fucks off.
Dick gets back up and does a cartoonish ‘phew’ bc he’s extra
Jason: yo what the fuck was that
Dick: what the fuck was what?
Tim: that- you hiding under the table of our booth??
Dick: oh that
Steph: no shit worlds third greatest detective
Jason: yeah you saw that dude and freaked, I once saw you laugh in banes face and use his forearm as a jungle gym? What gives?
Dick: oh come on! You’ve never wanted to avoid an ex??
*cue spit take from character of your choice*
Steph: AN EX?!?
Dick:??? Yes
Tim looks like he’s seeing god himself parting the clouds, giving him a view of the sun
Jason is just giving Dick the how did I not know this what the fuck dude how could you not tell me stare
Dick looks at each of them: what did you think I only dated babs and Kori?? I have a life outside of our night job?? Right? Like I’ve dated many people who still don’t know what I do at night?
Steph: no do how could you not tell us about H.I.M
Dick: I mean he wasn’t really all that…nice by the time we hit the three month mark and we didn’t have much in common outside of a shared hobby
Tim who was a closeted bisexual for 5 years realizing his first ever idol the first ever Robin also liked boys: .... you dated him for three months?? when?
Dick: I don't know we broke up like 2 months ago
Steph: How was I not aware of this information??
Dick: im sorry would you like detailed information about my sex life??
Jason, traumatised:.... so when I was Robin, you and roy weren't wrestling in the bathrooms..
Dick:.....
Tim:.....
Steph:.....
Dick: yeah Jay no shit?!?
Tim: so you and Wally... were not playing Jenga when I visited
Dick:... you are adults yes? you realise that I as an adult was not going to tell twelve year olds that I was getting laid?
Steph: Dickie DIckie baby.... we knew you were fucking
Tim: true
Jason: unfortunately
Steph: we just didn't know you were also fucking men
Dick:....
Dick massaging his temples: okay so.... you know I have a thing for redheads and I notoriously befriend my exes.
Tim: yep
Jason: mhm
Dick: and none of you thought for a second that my two redheaded best friends who both have a type aka Dark haired and can do a backflip... and just decided we were totally Hetero besties
Steph: yeahhh I mean...
Tim weakly: you guys just seem
Jay: like friends
Dick deadpan: Lian still calls me dad sometimes and Wally and Linda keep asking me to swing or join a throuple.
steph: fully believed they were joking high key tho
Dick: okay, okay... so the way that I talk about Joey Wilson... just didn't tell you anything?
Jay: okay that one... was my bad actually y'all were hella gay
Tim: hey! that's no fairrr we werent there
Dick: you broke into my house Tim, you literally stalked me
Tim: that's not the same and you know it.
My favorite thing about reading Dicks thought process vs literally how everyone else views him.
This is the least exaggerated version of this I will willing produce.
-older gen JL: thinks wing is dependable, charming, intelligent and a great leader, impressed how much he’s grown and how well he’s done in the hero world
Heroes his age: the golden standard that everyone tries to match up to and fails at one point in their sidekick-hood before accepting yeah I’m not Dick Grayson and having him lead them in a hero team. The defacto person to look towards in a crisis situation, manages tasks efficiently and doesn’t let personal details affect him. He’s cool, calm and collected while still being the most empathetic man on the planet.
Heroes younger than him: straight up awe. if the heroes who saw his awkward teenage phase, discowing and are privy to his love life info. How do you think people who just saw ‘Mr perfect’ without any of the painful growth to get there and since about 9 billion things have happened since Dick was Robin people have too much to talk about to ever bring it up. I see their thought processes going something like this
-oh my god is that nightwing like THE nightwing like Robins big brother nightwing like the leader of the titans nightwing is he looking at me oh my god he smiled at me wtf wtf wtf until they hyperventilate
(Source how Kow talks about dick Grayson like 99% of the time- ignore all Dan Dido works )
Batkids: awe with a side of insecurity bc that’s the gold standard and how tf are you supposed to get there. Even if you’re an amazing fighter like Cass, the leadership skills, ability to talk people down, make more allies than enemies, infiltrate, lie, cheat, steal, put on a million different masks and come out whole.
How does he know what he’s doing? How does he look so calm and collected when the worlds ending
Batman and Superman (remember when they co-parented in the 60s yeah me neither): like uncomfortable amounts of pride like the type of pride that feels too big for your chest as well as implicit trust.
For B specifically Dick is his crowing achievement as Batman
VS
Dick Grayson at any given moment pre Tom Taylor run: everything is my fault, I suck at everything, I’m never good enough to stop bad things from happening to the people I love it’s all my fault and I will never be able to stop it. My life is an accidental trolly problem except I didn’t know it when I started, I didn’t mean to press any levers I didn’t know what I was doing I am a burden who must make himself useful as an apology.
Like Dick is in a constant spiral of how much he hates his limits and how he just isn’t ever going to be strong,fast,smart or good enough while everyone is staring at him with heart eyes like omg it’s nightwing <3
Tim Drake fans who shit on Dick Grayson are just as baffling like that’s his emotional support hyperfixation turned sibling excuse me
dick grayson fans who shit on tim drake are so baffling 2 me like that's his little guy excuse me
imagine being so good at acting like everything is fine even the fandom thinks you are mentally stable ( dick grayson obviously)
You know that TikTok trend like POV: this is your emergency contact.
Imagine being part of a superhero team and your hyper competent team leaders emergency contact is one (1) very flippy acrobat who is 100% here and present in the moment and not being weighed down by the guilt of a thousand deaths. Nor is he seeing any of these shadowy corpses while assisting your team.
No he’s far far too stable for that?
Anyway here’s my list of my favorite unhinged Grayson moments (without panels tho if anyone asks I can prolly track em down)
-Dick licking a random substance of the ground and then going. Yup tastes like heroin
- pulling a gun on Roy Harper (outsiders divorced husbands arc)
- that fight between him and deathstroke
-that other fight between him and deathstroke
- teen titans robin nonsense
- secrets and masks hallucinajaybin being a shadowy amalgamation of ????
- Tim: please be Robin
Dick: how about uno fucking reverse
- literally like 80% of the Grayson Run (specifically any scene with tiger or midniter)
- the desert scene is rated separately bc it’s more insane on its own wdym you walked through a desert for like fuck knows how many days without food or water RICHARD
-bleeding himself to death near radioactive material bc your job is martyr
-bleeding himself to death for his not dad (it’s 100% his dad)
- is it mean to include that ooc time in Batman and Harley Quinn where she ties him up and it’s HEAVILY implied they fucked? Welp I’m including it anyway
- KEEPING THR DISCOWINY COSTUME AFTER MIRAGE??? RICHARD YOU HAVE MONEY USE IT
- young justice robins/nightwings laugh deserves its own mention
-threatening his dad with the promise of adopting his brother
There are more that I am forgetting I am sure. But in summary I love him he’s my son. The fact that he has this much responsibility bc he’s the best equipped worries me about the other characters mental stability
Dick and the fab 5s most recent texts 2 each other and their names for each other (this is canon in my heart)
Dick & Don
Light of my life: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Soul Sister: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Light of my life: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Soul Sister: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Light of my life: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Soul Sister: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Dick & Roy
Reckless idiot ❤️: what are you doing rn
Reckless idiot 💙: dw about it
Reckless idiot ❤️: don’t make me come over there
Reckless idiot 💙: nah fr don’t worry about
Reckless idiot ❤️: I am worrying
Reckless idiot 💙: not your job
Reckless idiot❤️: 100% my job what. are. you. doing
Reckless idiot 💙 is offline
Reckless idiot ❤️: okay can’t tell if this is a work or personal crisis so I’ll bring both duffels or you can hop back on here and tell me wtf is up.
Reckless idiot ❤️: both it is
Dick and Wally:
Hubby: kids birthday is tomorrow
Been there done that: yeah I remember dw I ordered catering to your place
Hubby: marry me
Been there done that: ask your wife
Hubby: she said yes see you in Vegas next Friday
Been there done that: can’t, busy next Friday, Monday?
Hubby: got a little leagues game to watch
Been there done that: hmm next time our schedules r free
Hubby: so never :(
Been there done that: 💔💔💔💔
Dick & Garth
Boy Wonderful: hey are we seeing you tonight?
My common sense: wouldn’t miss it dw
Boy Wonderful: if I have kids and you only show up to birthdays I’d hunt you down
My common sense: if you had kids we’d reform the titans and keep them locked up with you and us forever so we didn’t have to deal with ur dad to see our baby
Boy wonderful: our baby ?
My common sense: the Titans would commandeer the baby, ours now
Boy wonderful: I have a baby = communist uprising got it
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