It is revealed that Dick Grayson retired from being Nightwing after being severely wounded in a fight with The Joker, he was in a coma for some time and his legs were temporarily paralyzed because of a bullet in his spine. He also lost his right eye and began wearing an eyepatch after the incident with The Joker.
Nightwing's absence in Batman Beyond is addressed in the "Hush Beyond" storyline in 2010's Batman Beyond comic. Dick Grayson's days as a hero are over, and his Nightwing suit is riddled with bullets after a critical injury.
Grayson first acted as Batman's original Robin before striking out on his own as Nightwing. However, after his accidental death caused by Damian Wayne, Dick became the successor to Boston Brand as the second Deadman, a superhero working from beyond the grave.
The Joker reveals his most sinister move yet: He's brainwashed Tim Drake's Robin, now called "Young Joker," and his first mission? Kill Batman. But, in the final hour, Tim Drake breaks through the mind control, shooting Joker instead of Batman.
He eventually became fed up with Batman's narrow focus on Gotham and left to take arms with his grandfather Ra's instead. Once Ra's exhausted the Lazarus Pit's abilities and died for good, Damian became the Demon of the League of Shadows.
Initially disillusioned with who he was, Terry eventually reconciles with the truth and continues to have a relationship with Bruce, while also planning on proposing to his longtime girlfriend, Dana Tan. He is also revealed to have joined the Justice League, but like Bruce before him, he is only a part-timer.
It was soon revealed to Terry that Joker once captured Tim Drake and turned him into J.J. during this time, The Joker took state of the art technology and implanted a microchip with his DNA that would allow him to take over Tim's body at will, enabling to be "alive" in the future.
For those wondering what happened to Nightwing in the Batman Beyond timeline, there is finally an answer. While Dick Grayson never makes an appearance in the original animated series, his absence is addressed in 2010's "Hush Beyond" storyline in the Batman Beyond comic.
As seen in the prequel comic, Damien killing Nightwing is actually an accident, completely unintentional. In fact, Damien felt guilty and apologized for what he did, yet Batman acted like he did it completely on purpose and enjoyed doing it, refusing to forgive him for all eternity because of it.
In one episode where Bruce has a birthday, the writers said his age in the initial script, but had to take it out because the network would not allow it to be revealed. The producers, however, said off-the-record that Bruce Wayne was about 80.
Jason Todd was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton, first appearing in Batman #357. However, the DCAU version of Jason Todd first appeared in Batman Beyond #11 by Adam Beechen and Norm Breyfogle.
Elainna Grayson is the daughter of Dick Grayson, the former Nightwing. Despite being forbidden to take up her father's mantle, Elainna found the high-tech costume of the current Batman, Terry McGinnis, and became the new Batwoman.
Warning! Contains Spoilers For Lazarus Planet: Omega! Batman has trained many young heroes as Robin, and while they have all been impressive on their own, DC just confirmed that one stands above the others in terms of power: Damian Wayne is the most powerful Robin.
Robin the Boy Wonder was actually Dick Grayson, the youngest of a family of circus aerialists, who witnessed his mother and father plunging to their deaths from a sabotaged trapeze. This murder was also observed by wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne.
There is an imposter among the Titans, allowing for two Nightwings to exist at once within the DC hero's ongoing solo series. The following contains spoilers for Nightwing #101, on sale now from DC Comics.
Trivia. Alfred did not appear in Batman Beyond possibly because he passed away due to him being elderly in BTAS and TNBA and Bruce being elderly in Batman Beyond.
The studio, also exploring other takes of Batman in development eventually placed Batman Beyond on hold in August 2001, but ultimately canceled the proposal. Yakin reportedly wanted the film to be dark, nihilistic, and with swearing and violence, and not the PG-13 film the studio wanted.
Where Is Damian in Batman Beyond's Ending? Damian returned towards the end of the series with a dire threat following him. His pet Dragon Bat Goliath flew his unconscious body to Neo-Gotham when he was ousted as the League of Assassins' leader.
The Justice League Unlimited episode "Epilogue" revealed that Terry was Bruce Wayne's biological son. Government agent Amanda Waller, believing that the world needed a Batman, had arranged for Warren McGinnis' DNA to be overwritten by Bruce's genetic material by means of a fake flu shot.
According to Dwayne McDuffie, Bruce Wayne became aware that the McGinnis boys (Terry and Matt) were his genetic offspring at some point after Terry assumed the role of Batman. But Bruce chose not to tell Terry as he wanted Terry to be his own man and out of respect for the man who had raised him from birth.
Batman Beyond's Terry McGinnis Has Surprising Ties to Bruce Wayne. The truth about McGinnis' father was revealed in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Epilogue," when an older Terry discovered that he was Bruce's biological child.
