Nightwing
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Real Identity: Dick Grayson
Appearances (Movies): Batman and Harley Quinn
Appearances (Comics): Harley Quinn and Batman (The Last Laugh Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5) and Batman and Harley Quinn (Nightwing: A Dark Knight)
Powers/Skills: Knowledge of Martial Arts, Above Average Physical Attributes, and Above Average Acrobatics
Voiced By: Loren Lester
Nightwing is a close ally of Batman and was formerly Robin. The Joker planned to unleash his Killer Hot Sauce on the Gotham City Barbecue Festival and poison everyone in attendance. Late Thursday evening, Joker's Ha-Ha Hideout, a warehouse on the outskirts of Gotham, was invaded by Batman and Nightwing after Harley tipped them off with a hot air balloon. Harley Quinn was amused with Nightwing's quip about Joker not having any taste. Joker found all of his arsenal was faulty, unaware Harely sabotaged all of them, for the attention. Poison Ivy arrived to rescue Harley from Joker but was fine with taking on Batman and the police instead. Ivy and Harley were carried off by the arboreal network while Batman and Nightwing tried to get free of the vines. The next morning, Batman had a hunch Harley would try and finish the Joker's interrupted plans for the festival as payback.
Instead, Condiment King was robbing people at the Gotham City Barbecue Festival. Batman tackled him into the salad bar as his pineapple grenade blew up a bull statue. Nightwing had enough and hit him with an uppercut. Condiment King persisted with a Worcester sauce pun and got back handed. Nightwing stated he was the one who did the puns. Batman told him their was mayo in his mullet. Nightwing wasn't having it. He believed Harley was used to being junior partner and was going along with Ivy's plan. Harley tried robbing Catwoman's jewelry collection but she was home and they got into a scrap until Batman and Nightwing arrived. When asked how they found her, Nightwing pointed out she traveled by "flying fart balloon." Harley made her escape on the glider. Catwoman wouldn't reveal what Harley had in her bag. Nightwing had a hard time understanding why Batman was so keen on capturing Harley but stopped to take down some thieves. They dropped the thieves off at the ninth precinct on the way home then retired to the Batcave to figure out Harley's next move.
Doug, a henchman of Ivy's, made his way back to his apartment bruised from a skirmish at the Iceberg Lounge only to find Batman and Nightwing waiting. Batman noticed his left eye was swollen shut. Doug lied and said he walked into a door. Nightwing pointed out everyone talked and no one tried to protect him. He asked about Harley. Doug jumped out a window and ran off, unaware Batman slipped a tracer on him. Harley realized she was in the passenger seat of every relationship she got into. Ivy insisted she was the only one of them she cared about. Harley was troubled Ivy didn't identify as a human, too, and ran off. She bumped into Doug, who was sure he lost Batman and Nightwing on Novick Street. They were perched atop a gargoyle and noted he stopped half a mile away. Batman wanted them to wait one more minute to be sure but Harley suddenly called out to them and led them right into the hothouse so Ivy could get the help she needed. Ivy sent her plants after them but was angered at them slashing and burning them up. She threatened to snap Nightwing's neck but Harley tackled her.
Harley told Ivy to her face she was losing her humanity more and more each day and was afraid she going to do something crazy she couldn't come back from. Ivy wasn't having it and hated her need for human chaos. Harley didn't know what else to do and cried. Ivy vowed that was tears wouldn't save her life ever again then she rode away on a giant vine. Harley turned herself over to Batman and Nightwing and found it funny that was the only relationship she could count on. A year and some months later, the Gotham City Police Department, Batman, and Nightwing investigated the scene of the crime at S.T.A.R. Labs while paramedics treated the surviving guards. The project supervisor confirmed nothing was physically stolen. Batman already deduced it since there was no effort to minimize collateral. Nightwing checked the computer Poison Ivy used. The supervisor didn't believe Ivy could have accessed S.T.A.R. Labs' secure date but Nightwing found the file they copied. The supervisor became concerned.
Nightwing knew the name "Holland" was familiar but couldn't place it. Batman typed and talked about Alec Holland's project to turn deserts into forests as a video of his demise was played. A guard mistook Swamp Thing for Floronic Man. Batman replayed the security footage and identified him. Nightwing wasn't thrilled with the team up. Batman excused them and they went outside to outline their two immediate objectives, figure out Ivy and Floronic Man's plan and find their location. Batman knew what "tree" to shake to get more information about a kidnapped man named Harold Goldblum. Nightwing was tasked with finding Ivy's hideout but he realized that meant finding Harley Quinn. He recalled a rumor she went straight after making parole and went off the grid. After failing to get any leads on Harley Quinn's location from people around the city, Nightwing happened to pass by a Superbabes as he thought about getting a Reuben with extra kraut. He peeked inside and saw wait staff dressed like Power Girl, Catwoman, Supergirl, Batgirl, Big Barda, Vixen, Fire, Ice, Starfire, and Harley Quinn. The Harley waitress brought the orders to four men in a booth. One of the men reached under her skirt despite Harley's warning.
Harley threw him to the floor and broke his arm. She turned the rest of the men and asked if there was anything else she could do for them. They all declined. The man complained to Chick, the proprietor. He continued stirring a pot and gestured to the Wonder Woman-themed warning sign "Look all you want but don't touch the girls." Nightwing was convinced the waitress was Harley Quinn. Harley ate some Hawkgirl Spicy Hot Wings after her shift then walked home. Nightwing tailed her but she was onto him. Before she entered the apartment building, Quinzel called out to Nightwing to come out of hiding. He dropped down onto scaffolding. Harley revealed she got good ears from being incarcerated at Arkham Asylum. She didn't want anything to do with the "costume crowd" anymore and refused to answer his questions. Nightwing pointed out she wasn't using her psychiatric training to make a decent living and failed to report to her parole officer for months. She heard enough and kicked him. They fought in an alley.
Nightwing failed to notice he was tagged with low-grade Joker Venom. He fell to the ground and was knocked out. Nightwing came to and found himself tied to a bed. Quinzel paced around, talking to herself, and tried to figure out her next move since he found out her secret location but she wasn't a criminal anymore. Nightwing thought otherwise. She called him "Nightwig" again, prompting him to finally correct her. She was surprised and recalled the mullet he used to have. Nightwing wasn't phased by the insults and quipped he took trash talk from bigger criminals. Quinzel didn't appreciate being called a criminal and stated she went straight. Nightwing reacted sarcastically. Harley showed him the stack of rejection letters and pornography offers. She was tired of being told what she was then noticed her dirty uniform. She stripped down to her underwear and looked through her closet. She recalled he used to be Robin but was all grown up and got an idea. She turned off the lights and crawled on top of him.
Harley admitted she always kind of thought he and Batman were homosexual. Nightwing was confused. She remembered she had to write a paper on "Seduction of the Innocent" in college and got a B minus. Quinzel admitted it was pretty lonely. Nightwing tried to reason with her but she made her decision. Nightwing couldn't believe the things he did for Gotham City. She took that as a "yes" and they fooled around for 20 minutes. Batman became concerned and followed the signal from Nightwing's tracer. He heard Quinzel laughing and prepared to kick the door in but Nightwing started laughing, too. He opened the door and saw them tickling each other. Quinzel, now dressed as Harley Quinn stood at attention. Batman noticed her underwear and dirty uniform on the floor as well as broken restraints on the bed. Harley went to the Batmobile. Batman asked Nightwing if he got what he needed. Nightwing grumbled it wasn't like he never made out with a supervillain. Harley attempted to bargain her help for a promise to let her to try and talk down Ivy first and help with the parole board.
Batman refused to make deal with a psychopath. Harley was annoyed and stated the correct term was sociopath. She didn't take kindly to Nightwing trying to show her how to get into the Batmobile. Batman deduced Ivy and Floronic Man were going to convert the formula that turned Holland into Swamp Thing into a fast-acting virus then save humanity by turning it into animal/plant hybirds but was more alarmed that if the virus was mis-prepared, it would simply kill everyone on the planet. Harley believed the best way to find Ivy was through Doug, or Shrubby, but she got distracted after she spotted a high school flame named Bobby Liebowitz and chased him through the streets and across rooftops for standing her up at senior prom 10 years ago. Batman warned her he wouldn't hesitate to dump her at a police station if she pulled another stupid stunt like that again and reminded her they weren't playing a game. Harley was offended and reminded him she was the answer to his prayers. She directed him to take the Donnenfeld Expressway to Bludhaven.
Batman looked at Nightwing, who shrugged. Batman turned right and took the Expressway. At some point after the 15 mile marker to Bludhaven, Harley Quinn had stomach problems from the Hawkgirl Spicy Wings she ate at Superbabes but Batman didn't pull over. She farted. Nightwing was overcome but Batman refused to cave in. She farted again. Nightwing begged him. Batman finally pulled over to a Gotham Gas station. Harley strutted to the restroom. Nightwing offered Batman ten dollars to floor it and not look back. They stopped at a dive bar. Harley assured them it looked like and was a total dump but claimed all the cool hench-people hung out there. A who's who of henchmen were inside. Nightwing became uneasy and likened it to nightmares he has. He wasn't sure they were welcome. Harley downplayed the stares and advised to look less like they had a stick up their asses. Harley returned to Batman and Nightwing and informed them she had to do something for Shrubby or there was no deal.
Harley took the stage and sang Blondie's "Hanging on the Telephone." Even Batman tapped to her singing then stopped when Nightwing noticed. One of Catwoman's henchmen mocked Batman with the Batusi dance and was backhanded. The other henchman was about to act but Rhino stopped him. Nightwing took to dancing with a woman. Once Harley was finished, Shrubby wrote the location of Ivy's hideout on a matchbook. She thanked him and kissed him on the cheek. Before the trio could leave, the henchmen blocked the exit. Rhino vowed the only way he would leave was in a body bag. Batman drank all of the milk at once, tossed his Utility Belt on the floor and readied himself for a fight. Everyone was in a good mood on the drive back to Gotham until Booster Gold hailed the Batmobile. Booster informed Batman that most of the Justice League's heavy hitters were either off-planet dealing with something near Rigel or in Atlantis at Aquaman's christening ceremony. He looked at the stand-by team and suggested Black Condor, Elongated Man, Triumph, and Bloodwynd. Nightwing gestured to Batman not to take any of them.
Batman tried to end the converstation but Booster suggested he come down and B'Wana Beast would cover him. Nightwing grabbed a wrapper and crumpled it. Batman made up a story about driving under high-tension wires but Booster knew that was paper. Batman ended the call. Batman, Nightwing, and Harley dropped in through the skylight. Harley tried to talk to Ivy but she was adamant there was no other way. Batman threw a flash bomb and the fight began. Tables, beakers, and shelves were overturned. After Floronic Man swatted two Batarangs away, an electrical spark started a fire. Floronic Man stuffed a laptop and papers into a duffel bag. Goldblum came to and was stabbed in the heart by Floronic Man. Floronic Man and Ivy fled then the ceiling collapsed and an explosion was triggered. Batman emerged from the rubble first then helped Nightwing push a cabinet off of him. They found Harley trying to console Goldblum. Batman advised Nightwing not to pull the debris out of him and injected Goldblum with something.
Goldblum tried to tell them about the swamp water in Louisiana needed to complete the process then passed on. Firefighters doused the building fire remnants while Harley and Nightwing recuperated in an ambulance and Batman apprised Sarge Steel of the situation. Harley apologized about getting Nightwing's codename wrong all the time and likened it to not being sure when to use "their" or "they're." Batman informed them about police helping set up checkpoints and Steel calling in the FBI and National Guard. Batman remotely summoned the Batwing jet plane to get there was quickly as possible. He programmed the GPS coordinates of Alec Holland's old lab into the Batwing then tried to part ways with Harley. Harley convinced Batman to take her along but she neglected to tell him she got airsick sometimes until right before she threw up. Batman, Nightwing, Harley, and A.R.G.U.S. tactical agents searched the swamp. Harley warned them about Ivy's plant traps. Several agents were pulled down a hole and eaten.
Harley shoved Batman and Nightwing into the tendrils of a plant trap to buy time so she could try and reason with Ivy but it didn't work. Ivy was convinced she was saving the world. Harley threw concentrated weed-killer balls into the trap's mouth and disintegrated it. Batman and Nightwing failed to neutralize Floronic Man with conventional tactics. The Bio-Feedback Batarang and Sonic Disrupter failed as well. The agents caught up and opened fire on Floronic Man but more traps attacked them. Harley realized Ivy didn't even test the forumula. Ivy contended she was going to save the world one way or another. Harley went with the "nuclear option" and made the saddest cute face she could. Ivy caved in, put down the container holding the virus, consoled Harley and wept. Batman and Nightwing were tossed near them. Floronic Man was disgusted and took matters into his own hands. He went on a rant about humanity's end but Swamp Thing suddenly rose up from the swamp. While he admitted Floronic Man's cause was just, his actions would upset the balance in the Green.
Floronic Man dropped to his knees and apologized. Batman, Nightwing, and Harley were relieved Swamp Thing was going to save the world. However, Swamp Thing decided it was not his place to judge and returned to the Parliament of the Trees to seek out hidden truths and know the unknowable nature in all its infinite splendors. Floronic Man laughed and removed the lid. Harley suddenly got an idea and asked for a match. Batman understood and got out a matchbook. Floronic Man was lit on fire. He ran off in a panic. Five days after the Weinwright Swamp battle, Batman and Nightwing captured Catwoman following a museum heist. Nightwing saw Superbabes across the street. Batman noticed he was quiet. Nightwing felt a little hungry and went into Superbabes alone. The wait staff on duty were dressed as Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, and Hawkgirl. He mistook the Harley waitress for Harley but she didn't talk like her at all or use the word puddin' like she did. Nightwing was still disenchanted and decided to leave. The Harley waitress looked at his butt as he left.
Nightwing returned to the Batcave in the evening after failing to locate Harley Quinn. Alfred Pennyworth greeted him first. Pennyworth noticed something was wrong and inquired. Nightwing claimed it was nothing and tried to ask Bruce Wayne something but was cut off with a "no." Nightwing tried to ask if he could take the Batmobile out but Wayne cut him off again with another "no." Nightwing took Alfred Pennyworth with him to the bar to blow off a bit of steam. When they entered, Two-Face was singing. Nightwing tried to ask Shrubby where Harley was but he had no reason to play nice. Catwoman's henchmen recognized him. A fight broke out. The bartender readied a shattered bottle but was kicked in the face by Nightwing. He leaped over the bar and drank. Batman arrived, took in the carnage, and stated he should have known better. Nightwing assured him it was taken care of. Batman asked where Pennyworth was so they could leave. Batman realized Pennyworth was singing and stated they would leave after he was done. Nightwing suggested he sing "Ain't No Sunshine" next. Batman realized he lied about not hearing anything when he was in the shower. Nightwing felt better. Five days later, Harley Quinn doctored a recommendation letter from Nightwing and mailed it with a job application to the Gotham Medical Center.