Dick Grayson: Robin / Nightwing Appreciation 2020

[sifighter]

I mean he's friends with Barbara and basically a son to Bruce, you telling me he couldn't just be independently financed/owns investment in companies. He wouldn't have to work and he'd be free to travel so long as someone keeps track of his investments and financials which I assume most of the batfamily could handle.

Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if Bruce didn't set up Robin trust accounts for Dick, Jason, Tim, and Damian. He suspects that they will need funds for when they travel on personal business/heroics so he makes sure to allocate funds to them for their hero needs.

[Restingvoice]

I mean he's friends with Barbara and basically a son to Bruce, you telling me he couldn't just be independently financed/owns investment in companies. He wouldn't have to work and he'd be free to travel so long as someone keeps track of his investments and financials which I assume most of the bat family could handle.

Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if Bruce didn't set up Robin trust accounts for Dick, Jason, Tim, and Damian. He suspects that they will need funds for when they travel on personal business/heroics so he makes sure to allocate funds to them for their hero needs.

He does, but Dick usually refuses being paid for personal expenses unless it's The Grayson's money that got invested. He also hates asking Bruce for money.

Crimefighting equipment is not personal stuff so he doesn't refuse it. Unless he's angry with Bruce.

[OWL45]

I mean he's friends with Barbara and basically a son to Bruce, you telling me he couldn't just be independently financed/owns investment in companies. He wouldn't have to work and he'd be free to travel so long as someone keeps track of his investments and financials which I assume most of the batfamily could handle.

Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if Bruce didn't set up Robin trust accounts for Dick, Jason, Tim, and Damian. He suspects that they will need funds for when they travel on personal business/heroics so he makes sure to allocate funds to them for their hero needs.

I agree. He should just be a detective for some type of PD for example Gotham. It’s a natural fit like in the Titans show. It’s not rocket science. It’s a good cover and doesn’t permit him from traveling and being a superhero.

[Rac7d*]

He does, but Dick usually refuses being paid for personal expenses unless it's The Grayson's money that got invested. He also hates asking Bruce for money.

Crimefighting equipment is not personal stuff so he doesn't refuse it. Unless he's angry with Bruce.

He takes it without asking somtimes

[Ascended]

I mean no one seems to know what job he should have, A job that would take him around the country. What about a musician or working at the casino? Then again he does want to work with people. What would be a good job for him to help people that aren't college-based ones?

I don't want him to have a job. And I don't want him using handouts from Bruce.

Being Nightwing is his job. It's far more fitting the character's themes and history. Like Wally, Dick is a professional hero.

He can acquire funding either by playing with stocks or by owning (but not operating full time) a business or organization. Dick owning Haly's but letting Haly handle the day-to-day, for example.

While I don't want this to be shown. If Dick were to go to college what would he even do? I mean, we have seen a few Batfam do it.

I think in post-Crisis he studied law for a few semesters before dropping out. Not sure about New52/Rebirth continuity.

Dick's a smart guy but I don't want him to have a college degree. I mean, consider everything he had to learn as Robin and the heir of Bruce Wayne; psychology, chemistry, history, business, law, all kinds of crap. Is Dick the kind of guy who'd spend four years re-learning knowledge he mostly already knows, just for a piece of paper? I don't see it.

[Restingvoice]

I think in post-Crisis he studied law for a few semesters before dropping out. Not sure about New52/Rebirth continuity.

Dick's a smart guy but I don't want him to have a college degree. I mean, consider everything he had to learn as Robin and the heir of Bruce Wayne; psychology, chemistry, history, business, law, all kinds of crap. Is Dick the kind of guy who'd spend four years re-learning knowledge he mostly already knows, just for a piece of paper? I don't see it.

He took law for a semester in Bludhaven Law College where he met The Judge. I don't know his main degree.

I don't see it either because... wasn't his decision to drop out is because he feels it's not really useful for crimefighting?

By the way what's the name of Nightwing's bike? In any version

[Godlike13]

Earth 2 Dick i think was a lawyer i believe, but main Dick has too many parallels with Dare Devil as it is.

[Ascended]

Earth 2 Dick i think was a lawyer i believe, but main Dick has too many parallels with Dare Devil as it is.

Pretty sure you're right about E-2 Dick being a lawyer. Not sure though, I haven't read too much with that version of him. It seemed fitting though. Regular/main continuity Dick is a totally different matter though; he's blazed his own trail more than his E-2 counterpart has and doesn't strike me as the "regular job" kinda guy at all.

[AmiMizuno]

Wait. The more I think about it. Diana use to get her money from copyrights. So Maybe if we don't want him to get a job he gets it from items sold of Nightwing? I mean the fact there is Nightwing items can't be too hard to do.

[sifighter]

Wait. The more I think about it. Diana use to get her money from copyrights. So Maybe if we don't want him to get a job he gets it from items sold of Nightwing? I mean the fact there is Nightwing items can't be too hard to do.

The problem with superheroes, they never trademark. Batman isn't seeing any funds from Batburger and we all know it.

[Jackalope89]

Wait. The more I think about it. Diana use to get her money from copyrights. So Maybe if we don't want him to get a job he gets it from items sold of Nightwing? I mean the fact there is Nightwing items can't be too hard to do.

Diana doesn't really have a secret identity. Nightwing though, does. So, copyrights would be quite a problem for Dick.

[AmiMizuno]

Diana doesn't really have a secret identity. Nightwing though, does. So, copyrights would be quite a problem for Dick.

I mean if he were to be a professional hero that would be hard. Unless he did book signs or other things that can help him make money. Maybe he could make a deal with the people. That would be interesting to see him making money from being a hero

The problem with superheroes, they never trademark. Batman isn't seeing any funds from Batburger and we all know it.

Diana is the only one who has. So I thought it would be interesting if Dick got some money.

[AmiMizuno]

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[Marilee]

Earth 2 Dick i think was a lawyer i believe, but main Dick has too many parallels with Dare Devil as it is.

Yes, the Earth 2 Dick Grayson was a lawyer. He also served as ambassador to South Africa for a while. He and Helena Wayne were part of a consumer research firm (Cranston, Grayson and Wayne, if I'm not mistaken).

The Pre-COIE Dick was taking economics at Hudson U before he dropped out. I personally always thought he should have gotten a joint degree in that and international relations. Then he could have acted as a Wayne Industries trouble shooter around the globe, travelling to hot spots to deal with problems. It would have acted as a cover for his globe-trotting as Nightwing (because I want him as far away as possible from Gotham and Bludhaven, but maintaining ties to Bruce and the family (without having to be in their pockets)).

[Ascended]

Wait. The more I think about it. Diana use to get her money from copyrights. So Maybe if we don't want him to get a job he gets it from items sold of Nightwing? I mean the fact there is Nightwing items can't be too hard to do.

Well, there'd be legal problems with that, since Dick has a secret identity.

But that's assuming the law in DC is the same as the real world. And I don't think it can be, otherwise villains would be able to dance out of a court room thanks to unlawful arrests or unlawfully gained evidence or whatever. Vigilantes still might be, at least technically, unlawful, but the law would have had to change to take their actions into account so I don't see any reason why the copyright law wouldn't be changed too.

So, sure, I don't really see why this couldn't be a viable option. I kinda like it actually; it makes Nightwing more of a public figure.