Is NightWing (Dick Greyson the greatest hero? You decide.?

Question

Dick Grayson is 5'10 and 175 pounds

Skills and Abilities
He is a master of a half dozen martial arts disciplines that include Judo, Jeet Kune Do, Taekwondo, Aikido, Wing Chun, and Escrima, Hapkido, Jiu-jitsu, Karate, Savate, Kendo, Ninjitsu, Tai Chi and Fencing. He was also Trained in escapology, criminology, stealth, disguise, and numerous other combat/non-combat disciplines. He is the only person on Earth who can do the quadruple somersault, speaks with fluency in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin and Cantonese and has some knowledge of Romany and the alien language of Tamaran He is also a brilliant and experienced strategist with superlative leadership skills, having served as leader to the Titans, the Outsiders, and even the Justice League. Additionally, Dick's interpersonal skills and efforts to remain in contact with other heroes makes him a master at rallying, unifying, and inspiring the superhero community, a skill in which he has surpassed his mentor

In my opinion Dick greyson the original Robin now Night Wing has surpassed his mentor Bruce Wayne aka Batman in so may ways and i see him as the greatest hero to ever grace the pages of a comic book but im interested in knowing what other people think.

Here are two links with some information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NightWing#Dick_Grayson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Grayson

You guys are right his costume in 80's was really horrible and the one with yellow streaks kinda hurt my eyes lol, the one he has now is awesome and it fits him Did you know its custom made by him and incorprates Kevlar and fire resistent materials? lol

Answer 1

In some ways he did surpass Batman, but there's also still a lot of room for him to improve, and a lot of things that he cannot (as of yet) be called in the same league as batman. First, he doesn't have the same lateral-thinking and deductive skills as batman, as well as the technological expertise, nor does he have the resources available in the same way batman has. I don't think he can be called the greatest hero (that term is usually reserved for superman) since there is still a lot of things that he is yet to achieve, at least in comparison to superman or batman. He is however, one of the potential great heroes of the next generation, but as long as the "trinity" (superman/batman/wonderwoman) is up and about, he cannot yet claim the title "greatest."

Answer 2

While I'm totally biased in saying Nightwings' the coolest character in DC(alright, I said I was biased), and he's become a great character in his own right I'm not sure he will ever totally surpass Batman in total skills. Mainly because Bruce has had years more experiance but he did surpass the expectations of many, including Batman I think. By becoming Nightwing and doing all that he has done, on his own or with the Titans or Outsiders, Dick has proven that he's more than Batman's first sidekick and he certainly surpassed any of the other Robins. I do eventually feel that once he accepts it that he will step into the mantle of his mentor once Bruce steps down.
Oh, an I totally agree that his costume in the 80's was horrible. This one is much better.

Answer 3

I'd say Dick Grayson is the greatest of the original Teen Titans. While on paper he may be more skilled than Batman, he doesn't strike fear into the villians the way Bats does.

He's not as likely in a crisis (no pun intended) as Bruce Wayne or Hal Jordan in to pull everyone else's fat out of the fire. I think Batman sees in Dick greater potential than anyone else, but it remains just that- potential. For all he's accomplished, that intangible element just isn't quite as strong as in the first-generation JLA'ers.

And while he's quite a strategist, his mentor is a notch above him at thinking on his feet. Dick's humanity makes him stronger in some ways, but his thought processes just don't go to the dark extremes quite as quickly.

I agree that he's the best at maintaining relationships with former teammates and has surpassed Bats at inspiring and rallying other heroes, but he's 2nd fiddle to Big Blue in that regard.

Still, he does fill a niche that no one else can- in that regard, Dick Grayson is somewhat like Oliver Queen... very much underappreciated. His impact upon everyone around him is profound, but beneath the surface. The fact that Batman's decision not to help reset the universe during the infinite crisis boiled down to Dick Grayson, says something.

Answer 4

I would agree, but to an extent though. Remember, Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, has years of experiace over Greyson not only in combat, but in detective skills, and in mental skills. So don't count Bats out just yet.

But yeah, Dick was the best Robin and I like his transaction to Nightwing. How ever, I don't really like his 80's costume, I like the newer one that he wears, you know, the black and blue one.

Answer 5

For a person with no real super powers, he does well

Answer 6

if you see him in that way he is but in some ways hes not, i like him because he became nightwing

Answer 7

You're pathetic