Nightwing Helped Prepare Bruce Wayne For His Batman Beyond Role

Nightwing Helped Prepare Bruce Wayne For His Batman Beyond Role

Batman’s first ward Nightwing prepares Bruce Wayne to be Batman Beyond’s future mentor in Let Them Live!: Unpublished Tales from the DC Vault.

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Nightwing Helped Prepare Bruce Wayne For His Batman Beyond Role

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Let Them Live!: Unpublished Tales from the DC Vault #2!

Nightwing helped prepare Bruce Wayne for his Batman Beyond role. In Let Them Live!: Unpublished Tales from the DC Vault #2, Nightwing steals a bomb from the Order of St. Dumas. He completes this mission alone and makes some dangerous decisions—all of which leave Batman feeling a bit anxious.

In a framing story written by Elliott Kalan with art by Mike Norton, Let Them Live!: Unpublished Tales from the DC Vault #2 features Ambush Bug returning to the vault to bring readers a new story—”Without a Net.” This story focuses on Nightwing and is written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing with art by Jorge Corona. After stealing a graviton bomb, Nightwing extracts early from the tropospheric command center. Now he is left needing to calculate his escape route.

Previously on radio silence, Nightwing begins communicating with Bruce. He briefs his mentor on the situation before throwing in some quick calculations. Then he jumps—leaving Bruce on the other end of the radio sounding very annoyed. The situation continually gets more dangerous and all Bruce can do is listen and make rather sarcastic comments to Dick. This form of communication sounds very similar to what Bruce would endure while mentoring Terry McGinnis, the future Batman and main hero of the animated series Batman Beyond.

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Not long after Bruce makes his initial remarks, Nightwing talks his way through three more conversations with Batgirl, Cyborg and Robin. Then Bruce comes back on the line with more problems—the bomb is armed. Now it can’t touch the surface, so Nightwing naturally straps it to his only safe landing method—or so Bruce thinks. While Dick Grayson does some quick calculations and makes a dramatic jump, Bruce is rendered helpless, believing that his first adopted son is about to potentially die. Despite all of the snarky remarks and dry comments Bruce has made up to this point, he is noticeably worried and angry. His fuse becomes shorter and shorter, revealing his high levels of concern. After Nightwing survives with only his suit torn to shreds, Bruce reveals that he knows what Alfred feels like, which is a situation Bruce isn’t usually in.

In many of Batman’s adventures, Bruce is the one jumping headfirst into fights without a second thought. He knows he has to save the day and he does it, regardless of the odds and what it may mean for him. While he does this, Alfred is back at the Manor, usually in communication with Bruce, having to just sit back and listen as his adopted son faces all kinds of danger. Now the tables have turned. Bruce is forced to sit around, listening and waiting. When Bruce gets older, this is what he will have to do while mentoring Terry—guide him through missions and offer advice. Before Terry comes along to take up the Batman Beyond mantle, Nightwing is the one to introduce Bruce to high levels of anxiety and frustration. Bruce gets to ride the emotional rollercoaster that he continuously puts Alfred on whenever he pulls on his cowl. Although Bruce Wayne will still be frustrated and anxious when it is Terry’s turn, his Bat-family won’t hesitate to put him through the emotional wringer when opportunities arise.

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