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===Damian Wayne===
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[[File:Robin (Damian Wayne - circa 2016).png|thumb|left|upright|Damian Wayne on the cover of ''Robin: Son of Batman'' (vol. 1) #8 (January 2016), art by Patrick Gleason]]
Damian Wayne was the child of [[Bruce Wayne (Batman)|Bruce Wayne]] and [[Talia al Ghul]], thus the grandson of the [[Immortality|immortal]] [[Ra's al Ghul]]. Batman was unaware of his son's existence for years until Talia left Damian in his care. Damian was violent and lacking in discipline and morality, and was trained by the [[League of Assassins]]. Learning to kill at a young age, Damian's murderous behavior created a troubled relationship with his father, who vowed never to take a life.

Conceived to become a host for his maternal grandfather's soul as well as a pawn against the Dark Knight, Batman saved his child from this fate, which forced Ra's to inhabit his own son's body, and thus, Damian was affectionate to his father. After Batman's apparent death during ''[[Final Crisis]]'', Talia left her son under [[Dick Grayson]] and [[Alfred Pennyworth]]'s care and Damian was deeply affected by his father's absence. In the first issue of "Battle for the Cowl", Damian was driving the Batmobile and was attacked by [[Poison Ivy (character)|Poison Ivy]] and [[Killer Croc]]. Damian was rescued by [[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]], who then tries to escape, but was shot down by Black Mask's men. Nightwing tried to fight the thugs, but the thugs were shot by Jason Todd. After a fight between Nightwing and Todd, Todd eventually shot Damian in the chest. In the final issue of the series, Alfred made Damian into Robin. Damian's first task as Robin was to rescue Tim. After "Battle for the Cowl", Grayson adopted the mantle of Batman, and instead of having Tim (whom he viewed as an equal rather than a protégé) remain as Robin, he gave the role to Damian, who he felt needed the training that his father would have given him.

Following the ''[[Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne]]'' and ''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]'' events, Bruce Wayne returned to his role as Batman, while Dick resumed as Nightwing. As of ''The New 52'', Damian continued to work with his father, but temporarily gave up being Robin (as his mother had put a price on his head), and went under the identity of Red Bird. Damian met his end at the hands of the Heretic, an aged clone of Damian working for [[Leviathan (DC Comics)|Leviathan]], bravely giving up his life.<ref>''Batman Incorporated'' #8</ref> Despite his status as deceased, Damian starred in his own miniseries, ''Damian: Son of Batman'', written and drawn by [[Andy Kubert]], set in a future where Damian is on the path to become Batman after his father fell victim to a trap set by the Joker. Batman eventually started a difficult quest to resurrect him, returning Damian to life with [[Darkseid]]'s Chaos Shard.<ref>''Batman and Robin'' (vol. 2) #37 (December 2014)</ref>