Nightwing's Ultimate Form Can Turn Him into a Literal God

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Is Nightwing destined to be a Kryptonian god? Based on the trials and tribulations faced by another person to bear the moniker, it seems Dick Grayson could potentially be powerful deity just waiting to ascend to an amazing level of power.

While the hero name «Nightwing» might sound like it fits right into the Bat-Family, the name actually has an interesting history behind it. The name is classically associated with Superman and was originally a secret identity the hero went by when he visited the bottle city of Kandor. The Post-Crisis continuity would establish the hero Nightwing and his partner Flamebird as figures of Kryptonian legend and later, portray them as actual deities once worshipped by the people of Krypton. A young Dick Grayson was so enraptured by the tales told by Superman, he took on the name of Nightwing as a tribute to the hero.

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But is Dick's hero identity more than just a namesake? Based on the life of another Nightwing, it's quite possible. The lesser-known Nightwing's life was explored in Action Comics Annual #12 by Greg Rucka and Pere Pérez. This young man is Lor-Zod, the one and only child of General Zod and foster son of Superman. Lor-Zod, aka Chris Kent, lives as a prisoner of his mother and father due to his association with their hated enemy, Kal-El. Chris doesn't know it, but he's actually the reincarnation of Nightwing, the Kryptonian god of shadows. Kent reaches out to the reincarnation of his other half, Flamebird, aka Thara Ak-Var, to help free him from the Phantom Zone. Against all logic, Thara ventures to the ethereal space to rescue Chris. With nothing but a primal yearning spurring their reunion on, the