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Batman ’s former sidekickNightwinghas made his bonnie share of misapprehension in his career , but his boastful unsuccessful person may be the wipeout of Bludhaven . After leaving Batman ’s employ , Dick Grayson run to Bludhaven , a metropolis near Gotham whose corruption may even travel by Gotham ’s . While Nightwing worked firmly to meliorate Bludhaven , he was unable to forbid its demolition at the hand of the Secret Society of Super - villain during 2005’sInfinite Crisis . However , Dick had been sour with Society penis Deathstroke to establishBludhaven as neutral ground , naively think keep the villains and heroes out would make the city safe . His real mistake was not continuing to penetrate the Secret Society where he could have anticipated their programme earlier . Unfortunately , this decision cost him his urban center and myriad innocent life .
After spending years both patrolling the urban center as a police force officeholder by Clarence Day and as Nightwing in the eventide , Dick Grayson realize no destruction to Bludhaven ’s corruptness both from deplorable organization and vicious superhumans . He eventually concocted a multi - tiered plan that need him appearing to have buy the farm unfit , lock under a deplorable alias call Renegade . With the aid ofDeathstroke ’s girl Rose Wilson , Dick was able to work an arrangement with Bludhaven ’s crime families while also convincing individuals like Superman or Deathstroke that Bludhaven was off limits to them .
During the event ofInfinite Crisis , the meticulously coordinated attack from Alexander Luthor and his compatriots included the Secret Society of scoundrel use the Brotherhood of Evil . InInfinite Crisis # 4by Geoff Johns , Phil Jimenez , George Pérez , and Ivan Reis , the villain with Deathstroke in attending drop the gigantic radioactive villain phone Chemo onto Bludhaven . Chemo ’s toxic dissipation carry off to pop hundreds of thousandsof people before Superman , immune to Chemo ’s radiation , off the threat by throwing him into deep space . While heroes unmoved by Chemo ’s waste attempt to assist any survivor , Nightwing attempts to do what he can as the urban center is placed under quarantine .
This desolation follow as a electrical shock to fans but in the context of Nightwing ’s previous storyline , there is a strong possibility that some incrimination fall on Dick Grayson ’s shoulders . InNightwing # 115by Devin Grayson and Phil Hester , Dick ’s temporary cease-fire with Deathstroke ends with him declaringSlade and his Secret Societyare also no longer welcome , using leveraging involve Rose to force Deathstroke into compliance which proves to be his folly . or else of using this newfangled individuality to go even deeper into the Secret Society , Dick continued to see his architectural plan through , satisfied with accomplishing his superstar design that an issue later amounts to patrolling Bludhaven ’s toxic remains . As Renegade he could have learned of the Secret Society ’s program and prove to alert the Justice League or other heroes , but he underestimated Slade and thus underplayed his hand , allow him consecrate what could be considered one of his greatest cruelties as revenge against his long - standing enemy .
AlthoughNightwing later confronted Deathstrokeabout his role in the attack inNightwing # 117 , the hurt he impose on Slade by revealing how much he ’d misrepresent his daughter does not get down to balance the guilt and sorrow Dick Grayson felt . Although he relocated to New York afterwards , the wounds from Bludhaven would not get out its former guardian until long after DC reboots would restore the metropolis to its former nimbus . Although he did n’t give the order , Nightwing ’s well - laid plans caused him to fail his city proving that despite being trained by the best , Nightwingcould never completely protectBludhaven from the kind of dangers that exist within the DC Universe which could strike at any moment .
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