Nightwing's Biggest Failure Is So Much Worse Than Fans Remember

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Batman’s former sidekick Nightwing has made his fair share of mistakes in his career, but his biggest failure may be the destruction of Bludhaven. After leaving Batman’s employ, Dick Grayson moved to Bludhaven, a city near Gotham whose corruption may even surpass Gotham’s. While Nightwing worked hard to improve Bludhaven, he was unable to prevent its destruction at the hands of the Secret Society of Super-Villains during 2005’s Infinite Crisis. However, Dick had been working with Society member Deathstroke to establish Bludhaven as neutral ground, naively believing keeping the villains and heroes out would make the city safer. His real mistake was not continuing to infiltrate the Secret Society where he could have anticipated their plans earlier. Unfortunately, this decision cost him his city and countless innocent lives.

After spending years both patrolling the city as a police officer by day and as Nightwing in the evening, Dick Grayson saw no end to Bludhaven’s corruption both from criminal organizations and evil superhumans. He eventually concocted a multi-tiered plan that involved him appearing to have gone bad, operating under a criminal alias called Renegade. With the help of Deathstroke’s daughter Rose Wilson, Dick was able to work an agreement with Bludhaven’s crime families while also convincing individuals like Superman or Deathstroke that Bludhaven was off limits to them.

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During the events of Infinite Crisis, the meticulously coordinated attack from Alexander Luthor and his compatriots included the Secret Society of Villains employing the Brotherhood of Evil. In Infinite Crisis #4 by Geoff Johns, Phil Jimenez, George Pérez, and Ivan Reis,