Grayson encountered a band of mercenaries hired by Ra's al Ghul to steal the Monks' treasured artifact.
Grayson relinquished the mantle of Robin and left Gotham to travel the world and find himself.įor about two and a half years, Grayson traveled the globe studying various martial arts and fighting styles, including Tai Chi from Master Ling Chao on the northern Chinese-Mongolian border near Tibet, Capoeira in Brazil, South America, stealth from the Los Invisibales tribe in Santo de la Rosa, mastering the senses through the Yaugh and Tenyagh from Master HetaLai in MindaLauki, and the Himalayas where he learned the secret of flight from the Flying Monks. He saw Batman's attempt to reconcile and officially endorse Batgirl as pure manipulation. The last straw for Grayson was when he discovered that Batman long knew that Batgirl was Barbara Gordon, his would-be love interest, and never told him. At the same time, Robin began to routinely question Batman's every move. A trust fund set up by Haley's Circus would now be accessible. Grayson decided it was time for a change in his life. About two years later, Grayson graduated from Gotham State University in 1997 with highest honors. However, this would not be the last time Batman and Robin disagreed with each other.
Robin came to his senses and stopped himself from killing Zucco.
Robin's headstrong attitude got the best of him and he set out to take down Zucco before Batman did. Batman tried to shield Robin and take down Zucco, himself. In Grayson's sophomore year, at age 19, Tony Zucco resurfaced in Gotham City. Grayson later enrolled to Gotham State University and reduced his time as Robin. Ironically, because he was taken in by Wayne after his loss, Grayson did not exclusively follow in Wayne's footsteps and construct a life long plan for vengeance. Both lived for the thrill of the fight, perhaps originating from his time as a circus acrobat. Unlike the duality of the personalities of Batman and Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson and Robin were in essence, the same. After swearing an oath, Grayson became Batman's partner, Robin the Boy Wonder. Batman revealed himself and trained Grayson to take down Zucco. Batman later spared Zucco to save Grayson and took him back to the Bat Cave. Grayson took it upon himself to journey to Gotham's Lower East Side to find Zucco. Grayson eavesdropped on a conversation between Wayne and Gordon about Zucco. Wayne recognized a kindred spirit in Grayson and revealed his own tragedy.
Alfred Pennyworth brought it to Wayne's attention, who was spending all of his time hunting down Zucco as Batman. In the rather large and empty Wayne Manor, Grayson became more and more detached and blamed himself for not warning anyone about Zucco. In retaliation, Zucco sabotaged the Grayson's high wire and during the performance, Grasyon's parents fell to their deaths.īruce Wayne, who watched helplessly from the audience arranged with Lieutenant James Gordon of the Police Department to take in the 10 year-old' boy. Zucco was driven away, all witnessed by Grayson. When the circus came to Gotham City for a Wayne Charities Benefit Performances, Tony Zucco attempted to extort protection money out of Mr. They performed nightly with their death defying high wire acts. Grayson excelled in acrobatics, at an early age, with his parents. Dick Grayson is a former member of the Flying Graysons acrobatic family in Haley's Circus.
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