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splendidly sleep together for their ongoing rivalry , NightwingandDeathstroke ’s complex kinship has often consisted of the former Robin toy the hero and the mercenary carry on a more villainous character . However , DC vs. Vampires : All - Out warfare # 1- the latest spin - off of the popularDC vs. Vampiresseries - interchange the script on the foeman ' fabled feud , showcasing just how far Dick Grayson has fallen .
DC vs. Vampires : All - Out War # 1occurs after thebloody reveal of Vampire King NightwinginDC vs. Vampires # 6 . This new issue opens with Deathstroke leading a commission to repair Batman , who was murdered by Nightwing , using the concluding Lazarus Pit . Unfortunately , things go sideways , and a vampiric Jean - Paul Valley ( aka Azrael ) plunge into the pit , restitute his humans and using up the last of its power . Later , humankind - Bat reflects on the situation , stating,“technically we have a Batman now,“in character reference to Jean - Paul ’s short run as Batman ’s violent substitute duringKnightfall .
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rooter of Grant Morrison and Cameron Stewart’sBatman & Robinrun may note the striking similarities between Deathstroke ’s latest mission and theBlackest Knightstoryline . In this arc , Dick Grayson attempts to uprise Bruce Wayne using a Lazarus Pit but instead bring one of Darkseid ’s homicidal Batman clones back to life . Given thatDeathstroke is an enemy of Nightwing and the Bat - Family , the parallels between the two issue place Slade in a strangely heroical role , showing just how far Nightwing has fallen that his despicable nemesis is now in his heroic role . The issue comes from Alex Paknadel , Matthew Rosenberg , Pasquale Qualano , Nicola Righi , and Troy Peteri .
In most characterization of Deathstroke and Nightwing ’s infamous rivalry , Slade ’s dreary past and mercenary status typically paint him as a scoundrel , while Dick is a beloved hoagie . But when it comes toDC vs. Vampires , Nightwing gets to be the vicious brain behind the apocalypse , throw a wrench in the enemies ’ usual dynamic . With Dick Grayson filling the use of baddie , Deathstroke has no pick but to play the hero , which he does by going on the same doomedmission to animate Batmanthat Nightwing went on years ago . By creating parallel between an iconic moment from Dick ’s meter as Batman with his nemesis ’s mission to redeem humanity , All - Out Waris making it clean how far Dick Grayson has fallen .
However , there ’s also a veiled critique of Dick ’s action even when he was a hero . Dick acted out of desperation in essay to upraise Bruce Wayne and lend danger and trauma on his family by mess up with the instinctive ordination , despite being warned that he was going too far . The fact that Deathstroke ’s instincts apparently run in the same direction is a blow to the idea thatNightwing is totally differentfrom his unprincipled baddie . When the chips were down , Dick was as willing as Deathstroke is to tamper with the barrier between lifespan and death , and it would likely sting the mainstream Nightwing to know that in dissimilar circumstances , he and Deathstroke choose to ' work ' Batman ’s demise in the precise same way .
DC vs. Vampires : All - Out War # 1brilliantly reimaginesBatman & Robin’s’Blackest Knight’arc withDeathstroke stepping in to fill Nightwing ’s epic character . As Slade Wilson undertake to resurrect Batman inAll - Out War , the rivals ’ usual moral force has flipped , put up a critique of Dick Grayson in multiple ways . Unfortunately , with evenDeathstrokebelievingNightwinghas go too far , it appear that the Vampire King is formally irredeemable .
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