Gotham Knights: Nightwing is a Good Candidate to Don Batman's Cowl

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Following Warner Bros’ decision to push Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s release back to 2023, just one month into the new year, the door has been left wide-open for other superhero games to shine in 2022. WB Games Montreal’s Gotham Knights, an open-world action RPG set on the streets of DC’s meanest city, has to be at the very forefront of this movement. Inspired by Grant Morrison’s iconic Batman comic book run, the co-op oriented experience is set to follow the exploits of Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl, and Red Hood after the apparent death of their mentor.

Even though WB Games Montreal is trying its hardest to put some physical space between Gotham Knights and The Dark Knight, Batman’s presence is guaranteed to loom over the game in more ways than one. The topic of who inherits the hero's cowl, regardless of whether Bruce Wayne returns to action, will likely underpin the game’s narrative as the surviving members of his family fight the Court of Owls. Based on historical precedents and fan reception, Dick Grayson’s Nightwing is the most likely candidate to pick up the mantle of Batman at some point during the game’s story.

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Throughout Batman’s 83-year comic book run, Dick Grayson has frequently been positioned by Bruce Wayne as the person who will one day inherit his mantle. It’s a fairly common practice for writers to justify Bruce’s motivations for adopting the orphan Dick as being rooted in his desire to channel the youngster’s grief into ensuring he becomes a better version of the Batman. While that concept has often been framed with a desire for Dick to do so under his own Nightwing moniker, that hasn't stopped the character from becoming The Dark Knight on