How's this for an anti-hero version of Dick Grayson(called Nightshade or 'Grayson' for his real name) in this alternate DC universe?..basically...its an inverted version of Dick Grayson...both have similar traits...but notable differences... Nightshade has similar origins to main universe Dick...but things diverged...to where he never was taken by Bruce...because Bruce wasn't there at the time...rather...it was Joseph 'Slade' Wilson instead...who was there at Haly's Circus because he received intel that the Court of Owls...was involved in the Circus for some reason...then was there in that pivotal moment...he was there in the crowd as the tragedy occurred...as Slade saw potential in the young Dick Grayson then and there...mixed with his own ruthlessness...as Slade was 'inspired' by the duo of Batman and Robin...if Batman has his own Robin...hey... The inspiration is pretty much Dick Grayson with a splash of 'Jason Todd'...and at some point...he begins to rebel against Slade... And of course morally gray...as unlike Nightwing from the main DC universe, who is well-liked by everyone...an inspiration...finds a home...Nightshade doesn't have that...because of the way he operates...influenced by Slade's teachings and various other people and from his own experiences as well...begins to see that justice sometimes...means getting your hands dirty...but that doesn't mean he will kill first...more of...hoping it doesn't come to that...a flexible moral code...shades of 'grey'...as this Dick takes cue from this universe's version of Batman and Robin...but doesn't forget Slade's teachings...hence the anti-hero...as Dick is angry because of the world Slade showed him...angry for the people who killed his parents...and at one point...LOVED to spite Slade...but soon learns to be patient and not be spiteful eventually... Lastly, Rose, Grant and Joey Wilson...foster siblings of Nightshade...they ALL have a complex relationship with Slade...Rose...Grant...and Joey call Slade 'dad' or 'pop'...but Nightshade?..he will always call Slade 'Slade'...that's the rule he has...and with the exception of Grant...Nightshade has done his best to ensure that at least, Rose and Joey stay far away the hell from Slade's influence...a responsibility Nightshade was willing to bear...family after all... Here's more details...A 1b. Motivations and Goals: Before Slade...it was simple...anger and revenge against Tony Zucco...the ones who killed his parents...then it all changed with Slade's involvement...and his trainings...his ethos...after all...why did the world's greatest assassin take in the last of the Flying Graysons!?..he wants out...he never imagined being trained or 'raised' by the likes of Slade Wilson!..as he considers himself still as a 'Grayson'...not as a 'Wilson'...and its all so jarring for Dick...as he can't believe his 'foster dad' is cruel and terrible like this!..why take him in!?..as Dick is thrust into a world entirely beyond Haly's Circus...harsh world-views...ideologies...training...mentors...and all for what?..as his focus then goes onto the Court of Owls...to think THAT was the reason why Slade was there at the time?..Zucco...Court of Owls...Slade's training...harsh world view...which all builds the foundations and desires to eventually NOT be like Slade...and become someone more...revenge and justice become intertwined for Dick...and the fact that Slade forcibly enhanced Dick...then Dick tried to remove it...which came with health effects and such...ending his days as the 'Gray Sparrow'... 2b. Internal Conflict: It went from revenge against Zucco...to being trained by the world's greatest assassin...and a feeling of desperation and hopelessness...he begins to like his new foster siblings...Rose...Joey...but Grant doesn't like him...and he wonders...who is he really now?..no longer considered of his part of the Flying Graysons?..and was he meant to be a Talon by the Court of Owls if Slade wasn't here?..what he was really?..and...and tries to balance of 'fight fire with fire' and the prospect if he can do 'good' at all...he ran away so many times...to try and survive...and at the end...wonders if he can at least...maybe...maybe?..put Slade's training to good use...no matter how hard he hates it...and Dick insisting he's still a 'Grayson'...not a 'Wilson'...and his eventual 'reliance' on tech...was a way for him to gain sense of control...desperately wanting to keep his past at Haly's Circus but it feels tainted by Slade and the various deadly people and such... 3b. Relationships: Dick has mixed feelings with Wintergreen, as he is Slade's confidant...but Wintergreen has his moments and care for him...Rose?..Dick feels guilty...because he was so rebellious and all wanting to get away from Slade...he wonders if maybe...could have done more...to help his sister more and such?..he cares for her...and she in turn has never had a 'big brother' like Dick before...unlike Grant...and Grant?..doesn't like Dick at all...at best...its only begrudging respect...and still...Grant is the only loyal one of Slade's kids...Adeline is mixed...Slade...its complicated...as Nightshade's relationship with Rose and Joey...its mixed feelings. As for the heroes...he likes some of them...like Cardinal(Tim Drake)...because he's 'tech'...but has more resources through Wayne Enterprises...he likes Cassandra Cain(Black Bat) if only because...she's different from the rest of the Bat-Family...Batman?..well...a mix of respect...and steely resolve if their paths clash...Nightshade will try to be 'courteous' about it at least...and in general...he won't drive people away if and when...at least not intentionally...the heroes that is...its a professional relationship...Nightshade likes a few... 4b. Character Traits: He tried acting classes, and played roles for a missions once...then tried doing it for personal reasons...with mixed results...tried smoking...hated it...drinking?..he can surprisingly hold his liquor...hates anything with coconut in food...can actually cook unlike his main DC universe counterpart...jury-rigging tech...a way of independence from Slade's influence surprisingly...mixes it with psychological warfare...fools people into thinking his tech is failing...when it either hasn't...or wasn't THAT much 'tech' in the first place...as he became somewhat tech-savvy after the surgery of removing his enhancements...or tried to...both of necessity and slowly just began to like it...including fashioning a sleek tactical-suit from various resources...and has a sleek, aerodynamic helmet or mask...functionality with aesthetics...modular gear...lightweight...utility belt...discreet compartments...the tech is just there to 'boost' the acrobatics even more...but found it a way to compensate for his lost enhancements...distract with the tech then disorient with the acrobatics and martial prowess...uses a variety of weapons and gear...depending on the mission...resourceful and improvises...ALL his TECH revolves around his acrobatics and 'unpredictable predictably' with a sense of strategy...even the use of GUNS... 5b. Backstory: It was pretty happy for the most part in Haly's Circus...until of course...debt problems...some had to leave...some came back...it was a rollercoaster...harshness of reality...but he loved his parents, as his parents insisted firmly on Dick's education...stuff OUTSIDE the circus...it may seem 'nice' now...but still...it won't last forever...it was dynamics of acrobatics...training...and so on...and when Slade took in Dick to train and such after what happened...one particular experience?..was Slade teaching Dick self-defense, and urging Dick to use his acrobatics from the circus coupled with the stuff he was taught...which Dick was hesitantly fine with...after all...'parents' teaching martial arts for self-confidence...nothing new right?..and then...the trainings got even deeper and harsher... 6b. Code of Conduct: He's willing to get his hands dirty, influenced by Slade's teachings mixed with his own experiences and views that came with shades of grey. He wants to give people a chance...'caring' in a sense to be pragmatic of things...and takes no pleasure in the killing, but if he has to?..he WILL. Going further of course, the matter of collateral damage...he will try to mitigate that...aware that actions of consequences...and for better and worse...draws a fine line of neither the traditional hero...nor a villain...which in a sense, coupled with how he does things his way, gives him a sense of unfortunate 'unpredictable predictability'...and chooses to build reputation, skills, and resources, HIS way...if nothing else...he figured...he can take what Slade molded him to be and 'counter-mold' it his way... 7b. Evolution: He goes from angry and wanting of justice to kill Zucco...to confused...shocked...baffled...on why someone like Slade took him in...to developing a more sense of 'justice' when he learns that this group called the 'Court of Owls' was secretly linked to Haly's Circus...Old Man Haley and Bryan were in on it...its a mix of all these things...as he goes from desperate, angry, and spiteful man...to determined...bitter...but more...'steadfast'...as he navigates the world...the tech was his way of making himself independent from Slade and his foster siblings is all...a sense of 'control'... and some numbness...because sadly...him being taken by Slade...practically acted like a 'beacon' for various shady people...such as Shiva and others, who wondered...why did Slade take in the last of the Flying Graysons??..as Dick being exploited...'abused'...as a 'weapon'...a tool...influences his world view...feels like he's being 'poisoned'...and sure...he's learned all these skills and training...deadly skilled...efficient...but so what?..sarcastic...bitter...but hides his anger better...a 'performance'...but...he gets better...pragmatic...strategy...more patient... Way more details...B Mixed Feelings Towards Slade: 1. Slade's cruelty is much more apparent...harsh Drill-Sergeant in raising Dick...some of Slade's contacts wondering 'Why the hell did you take interest in that kid?..'...who is the last of the Flying Graysons?..Slade is a harsh teacher...for example...when Dick was captured by that world's H.I.V.E...Slade ended up rescuing him...not out of care for direct reasons...but seeing as how Dick got captured that way...Dick clearly needs more training...Slade doesn't care...but cares enough in a way that as Wintergreen describes that Slade cares for his children, Dick most of all, but Slade is just too broken a human being to even express it... Personal anti-hero traits: 2. From his early experiences from the tail-end of the Gray Sparrow to the early days of Nightshade...he learns the 'art' of perception...cunning and manipulation...after all...he was essentially pushed into that gray...unfortunately...so he does his best...at first he was mad...bitter at it all...then at some point...he got the idea of don't get just mad...get EVEN...as he knows people already see him in a certain way...fine...so he gets his contacts to manipulate perception to people see his actions in a certain light...get the heat off of him somewhat...if possible. He's willing to kill...but...won't do for it for pragmatic reasons just as well...attracts attention...the heat...not just because its the moral thing...otherwise...he'll play mind games...is self-aware that although Batman doesn't kill...he does break the bones of thugs and gives them brain damage...something Nightshade uses for his own tactics...strategically...and works with villains if and when need be...and?..willing to take calculated risks...strategically that is... Family Dynamics... 3. To clarify... for the 'Wilson' Family...and before Dick was taken in...Rose and Grant were loyal to Slade...loyal daughter and son...Joey as well...until Dick came...who would indirectly inspire Rose to follow her own path...Rose having mixed feelings...Grant?..a little jealous of Dick...and insisted that Dick can't do anything else but follow in the 'family' footsteps...and even tried killing Dick a couple of times just to see how 'serious' Dick was...and Dick asking why a man like Wintergreen follows Slade at all anyway?..other then the obvious? Unique Traits and Hobbies: 4. At some points...he began to go undercover...for the missions and cases...and much to his own surprise...he finds it a bizarre way to channel that 'showmanship'...a crude, and sad way to remember his roots at Haly's Circus...and coupled with Slade's harsh training and such...culinary skills were part of his going independent route from Slade...doesn't hurt to cook well no?..and the customizable specialized gear...he likes to have people on their toes...pragmatics with a surprise that he never imagined himself to become quite the tinkerer honestly...as ALL his tech revolves around his acrobatics and yearning for his past...and the tech was a way for him to stand out from Slade and his foster siblings...the colors of gunmetal black and blue for example... Pragmatic Caring and Moral Lines: 5. He can't deny the lethal trainings and skills he got from Slade and others over the years...as he wonders...save the innocents because its the 'right' thing AND get the good publicity?..which seems obvious right?..and as well...Slade still ended up becoming 'Deathstroke'...and once tested Dick...save the innocents caught up in this mess by this man that Slade hired to test Dick's 'progress?'...kill the man who's threatening the city?..or save the innocents?..Dick ends up saving the innocents and just BARELY saves that city in time...how's that? Rebellion and Character Evolution: 6. Slade hitting him after Dick calling 'childish' in a debate of why Slade teaches him of the world's so cruel and such...Slade manipulating Dick...then Dick watching his world's Batman save a bunch of people from a burning fire after subduing criminals...Slade arguing that Dick is wasting his talents and skills on being a 'petty' anti-hero that thinks 'too small'...Dick seeing how Slade is manipulating Terra for his own ends, and how Dick ultimately felt guilty for not doing anything about it...and surprised that Slade had another son, Joey Wilson, but chose to ignore him, was something Dick couldn't believe...in fact...Joey Wilson was in the hospital after a supervillain tried to make Joey kill himself...Slade still working for a woman like Amanda Waller...and Slade working for the Joker...seriously??.. 7. Personal Relationships: Compared to main universe DC Nightwing, Nightshade isn't that 'well-liked' because of his methods...him being an anti-hero...it wouldn't have been a problem for the heroes if he become firmly good like Rose and Joey...but the fact that Nightshade is willing to get his hands dirty for justice...and the way he stands out because of his history, as Nightshade has mixed relationships with many people...he's willing to work with heroes and such, but they don't like him...villains find him...intriguing...unusual because of his history and past with Slade...anti-heroes crowd around Nightshade...the Titans...the Justice League...the Bat-Family...all have mixed reactions...and soon of begrudging respect...for his skills at least... Growth and Redemption: 8. Dick struggles for the 'progress'...he hates Slade and all...but can't deny the influence on him, mixed with attracting the attention of the world's deadliest here... Lady Shiva...Nyssa Al Ghul and others...who eventually trained him...basically...being trained and 'raised' by Slade...made him a 'beacon' by the world's deadliest...and...when he's finally trying to free himself...is he really nothing more then a 'wannabe' who's on a 'temper-tantrum' after all?..he's deadly...but tries to act differently then what being Slade taught him...trying to act nice and polite...but between how he was raised and trained...he finds himself a puppet...what does he want for himself now?..he was trained and learned from the deadliest...becoming a formidable anti-hero in all forms...as some heroes begin to point out that his 'adapt or die' has shaped him...as Dick evolved from this early simple days as the 'Gray Sparrow'...using Slade's training for good...somehow?..until things changed...then he became 'Nightshade'...as he goes from spiteful angry, typical brooding to a more pragmatic calculating anti-hero who learns to be more patient... Obviously...this WHOLE thing needs a LOT of improvement...LIKE A WHOLE LOT!.but its a solid foundation for now?..REmember...this is an alternate DC universe where Dick Grayson never became 'Robin' or 'Nightwing'...but 'Nightshade' because Slade was there...not Bruce...

How's this for an addition? Before Nightshade...he was originally the 'Gray Sparrow'...during his earlier foray into the vigilante life...sure as hell didn't want to be 'Ravager 3.0' or something...Nightwing-like costume...simple but durable costume...and such...simple loadout...lethally non-lethal...including a domino mask...as the costume emphasized durable but agile acrobatics...trying to distance from Slade...but ironically using Slade's tactics because of the training...naively thought he could use them for some measure of 'good'...then at some point...his 'Gray Sparrow' days came at a pitch when Slade forcibly enhanced him...as part of his 'final tests'...it made him as PHYSIOLOGICALLY enhanced as Rose and Jericho...at the cost of being under Slade's influence and mental sanity...and for a while...it was the Gray Sparrow vs Slade...the Gray Sparrow still lost...and along the way...endeavored to remove the enhancements on him...cancer and death be DAMNED...but couldn't go through with the full removal...leaving him partially enhanced because of it...still useful though...but a shadow of what it was...and of course...the surgery came with a variety of health effects...bad stuff...and he couldn't be the 'Gray Sparrow' anymore...suffered from health issues...headaches...weak breathing...nausea...he was sick of it all...he wanted to move but couldn't...and was so mad...and shocked...that this was the final straw...and Rose and Jericho were shocked he went THIS far?..even Grant..."...Grayson...I always knew you were stupid...but this..."...and even Slade couldn't hide it...as he eventually attracted the attention of some people who were willing to him help recover...and THAT...is when technology came into the foray for him...yet another way to possibly differentiate himself from Slade once...plus its hands-on...its work HE can do...leading to his own tech that's pragmatic but still fits to his acrobatic roots...and unexpectedly...learns jury-rigging...all this...his foray into tech...as eventually...he gets BETTER after the surgery...but it changes his world-view entirely...leading him to becoming the tech-savvy AND partially enhanced acrobat...of 'Nightshade'...made him even MORE pragmatic and calculated...no more games...hence the sleek and aerodynamic suit and helmet...gunmetal black and blue colors...and mask too... geared for both acrobatics and power as much as possible...Katana...guns...utility belt...modular Bo staff that can turn into batons and vice-versa...basically ALL his tech and gear?..revolves around his acrobatics...mixed with jury-rigging...although...he still keeps his old 'Gray Sparrow' costume...as a reminder...and...well...nice to have and wear again if needed...for pragmatics sake...plus he's still enhanced...but NOT as enhanced in the past... How's this for an addition?..the health issues aren't a bother anymore...no more lingering health issues OBVIOUSLY! Remember...Nightshade is Dick Grayson from another Earth who was trained by Slade...not Batman... Remember...these are physiological enhancements...he CANNOT turn off them obviously...

Make me an AU DC Earth where Batman had become arguably corrupt in power and control...right to where the Justice League has more or less fallen in line with some hesitation...with Batman arranging a black-site prison to hold the most dangerous prisoners...off the books...in secret cooperation with the US Government...and circumstances to where...Red Hood and the Outlaws...Hood would be framed for a crime he didn't commit...Artemis imprisoned with circumstantial flimsy evidence...and Bizarro handed over to Waller for experimentation...Hood blamed for a crime he did not commit...Batman upping the ante by playing Red Hood and the Outlaws on major watchlists on almost every agency ever...Hood beginning to wage war with the help of Talia and the All-Caste...against the Justice League...against the Titans...willing to destroy Batman's world entirely...by targeting the heroes...all of them...even as Tim begins to suspect that Red Hood was innocent...as Red Hood now going as Red Ronin does his war...gathering numbers by breaking that black-site prison...Batman playing judge, jury, and executioner...control was paramount...even if it meant having the GCPD under his thumb...and for 2 years...it would be revealed that Batman wasted everyone's time that Ronin...Jason was innocent...that this war couldn't have happened...even as all the while Dick Grayson(Nightwing) had tried to convince himself that it was Jason who did it...denying he was driven by a motivation of jealousy...because Tim still wanted Jason as a brother...as family...but Dick thought that was bullshit......Jason was Jason?..as Wayne Manor is blown apart...the Bat-Family joins the fray...some hesitant...some sure that Jason was still the suspected culprit...as Batman keep saying...and then?..a major warzone...Red Ronin steals funds...blows up brother-Eye...Gotham City a warzone...Artemis and Bizarro and the All-Caste supporting Ronin......and the touching belief that at least ...Red Ronin thinks...at least Tim Drake will save the world...even as Tim implored that what Red Ronin will do...will hurt Tim's friends...and hurt the entire hero community...as lines are drawn...Superman and Wonder Woman hesitant but still going with Batman here...Hal Lantern threatening to quit the League...the Bat-Family in question...as the All-Caste distracts them...as the Clocktower Belfry is blown apart as well...all the while Red Ronin made a mess of Waller back then...and Red Ronin having freed Artemis and Bizarro...and help with Arsenal and Starfire...as Red Ronin intends to be the 'shock' to the system...by burning down Batman's world entirely...the punishment must fit the crime...as everywhere...it becomes a warzone in totality......all the while Tim Drake points out that Bruce wanted nothing more then loyal soldiers...not sons...and while during a battle between Ronin and Nightwing...Ronin points out that Batman doesn't give a damn but his own control...he'll lavish and praise Nightwing's future kid...only to deem the kid a threat...and Nightwing is 'daddy's little bitch'...as the war goes on here...with Tim Drake realizing that Ronin's destruction of Brother-Eye...he plans to make Batman exposed...and by extension...the hero community...as a stage...and damn the collateral it seems...as Ronin gathered supervillain rogues as well...as the island of Themyscira also happens...and so much more...as the Bat-Family wonders...what now?..as Stephanie and Oracle and Batwoman talk to themselves...the supervillain threats...the Jason Todd imposter...it was all a fake...and the Batcave?..in tatters...as the heroes are divided everywhere......Ronin makes work of those against Waller as well... Continue, as part of Red Ronin's schemes...the 'rot' in the hero community so to speak...is exposed...chief among them is Dick Grayson as word is spread in the community...he was threatening to throw Red Ronin(Red Hood/Jason) into Arkham...believed he did those crime in Criminal Alley and against those kids and women...when...Ronin really didn't...also played a part in handing over Bizarro to Amanda Waller...and played a part in helping to imprison Artemis through circumstantial flimsy evidence...as word has spread through Ronin's special touches...news reports...general details, but not the specifics...as the Justice League and others are also in trouble...as everything comes to ahead for Dick...the USB...he tried and he did......all he wanted was his family together again...Dick HATED how...Tim still wanted to be Jason's brother...even after Jason tried to kill him...Dick wanted what they had once back...the USB had proof and notes that Tim investigated of Jason's innocence...as Dick is frozen...pale...stunned...loss for words...he...he didn't mean...to...he...he didn't...as the heroes were far away not involved are shocked, horrified, and so much...the Titans...some of the Bat-Family...Nightwing included...and Justice League...all their very own...2 years...and for what?..as all roads lead to Batman...even as those like Nightwing, Robin, and others were involved and so unfortunately complicit...this war?..Ronin was innocent...all of it...as the rest of the heroes wonder...what now?..as they take the appropriate measures...meanwhile...those like Lex Luthor take those with interest...having received a message from certain man 'Thomas Bankley'...an associate of the Red Ronin...as the hero community is shocked at the scandal...as the villains hear of said scandal as well......but Ronin already has that covered...he knew the villains would exploit this situation......to deal with them...meanwhile...Damian finds his own pets...such Alfred the cat and others...now finding themselves hostile to Damian...as Talia reminds Ronin...he is her heir...'Tayir'...as Crime Alley is still protected by the 'Hoods'...thanks to Red Hood...as the lower levels of the Justice League...those not involved as much and so on...while they deal with Bruce...they also have to deal with Dick...and given the state of the affairs in Gotham...the 'bat-symbol' isn't popular anymore...the GCPD under-fire as well...as the remaining Bat-Family realizes the chaos now...not just in Gotham...but all over the world...word spreads in the respective cities of each main Justice League level hero...like Central City...Metropolis...and more...people shocked...as Tim Drake...all he can do...is rally the heroes to brace for the storms ahead...and that's it...given that Red Ronin's schemes had affected virtually every hero by extension...then Tim realizes once more...Ronin-Jason-selectively released the 'truth' records...timed it JUST right...... Let's say Nightshade accidentally landed in this very Earth after a problem in his Earth goes wrong...and he has to find a way to get back to his native Earth...whiile trying to navigate this mess...how might he react if he ended up in this parallel Earth like this?..and given his counterpart of Nightwing, who did some...questionable things like that?..but ultimately?..Nightshade is aware he's an outsider...he wasn't here during these events obviously...and ironically can provide a 'fresh' perspective from his view......untainted by the baggage...

'Here is a sample dialogue...between them...the reveal near the possible end of the story... Barbara: "he was innocent. This whole time. And you beat him for nothing!" Richard: "it wasn't our fault. The evidence pointed towards him." Barbara: "Dick stop. Just stop." Dick: "It wasn't our fault - Barbara: "WASN'T YOUR FAULT! DICK YOU AND BATMAN BEAT JASON INTO A COMA. GAVE BIZARRO TO AMANDA WALLER TO BE EXPERIMENTED ON, AND HAD ARTEMIS IMPRISONED FOR TWO YEARS. ALL OF THAT BASED ON CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE!!! YOU STOLE EVIDENCE FROM TIM, LIED ABOUT IT, AND DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE NERVE TO OWN UP TO IT!!! IF NOT YOURS THEN WHOSE FAULT WAS IT?!" Richard: "THE EVIDENCE STATED IT WAS JASON! AT THAT POINT WE HAD TO LOCK THEM AWAY! THEY WERE DANGEROUS TO EVERYONE! WE WERE JUST DOING OUR JOBS! DOING WHAT WAS BEST FOR GOTH-" Barbara: "DON'T TELL ME YOU WERE DOING WHAT WAS BEST FOR GOTHAM! GOTHAM DIDN'T NEED YOU TO LIE TO TIM, OR STEAL FROM HIM, OR TAKE BRUCE'S SIDE WHEN SHIT HIT THE FAN! YOU DID THAT! YOU CHOSE TO DO THAT! YOU'RE JUST LIKE BATMAN, HE MUST BE SO PROUD OF YOU, BEATING UP JASON BECAUSE HE WAS AT THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME, DRAGGING HIS NAME THROUGH THE NAME WHILE HUNTING HIM DOWN FOR TWO YEARS, AND REFUSING TO ADMIT YOUR WRONGS NOW THAT HIS NAME IS CLEARED!! CONGRATULATIONS YOU REALLY ARE HIS "GOLDEN SON" , HIS LITTLE "HELPER IN CRIME" AREN'T YOU?! " Richard: "DON'T YOU DARE SIT HERE AND ACT LIKE YOU KNEW HE WAS INNOCENT THE WHOLE TIME! YOU DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO TRY AND LOOK FOR JASON THESE PAST TWO YEARS! NOT ONE TIME HAS HIS NAME CAME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH UNTIL RECENTLY! YOU DIDN'T EVEN CARE ABOUT ANY OF THIS UNTIL YOU HEARD ABOUT TIM'S FILE! SO BY YOUR OWN STANDARDS YOU AIN'T NO BETTER THAN ME YOU HYPOCRITE!!!' In regards to what respect they had for Nightwing at first here...do the possible dialogues and writing of the most harshest reproach and reprimanding to Nightwing here......enough to make it so horrible and harsh...its enough to make most authors, when writing the words, feel not so proud about it............don't do Batman's dialogue or Superman's dialogue...do various heroes of the community unaffected by the scandal......including Gotham...including the Bat-Family who already withdrew from it all......as they realize the full truth......and Tim Drake...who already knew about this...but hated to see it out in public...he tried to warn Dick so many times...... he didn't want this to happen...but...yeah... and lastly...how might Nightshade himself react to his counterpart?..given the fact that he landed here on this very Earth through no fault of his own...and is finding a way to get back to his Earth...and finds out his counterpart called 'Nightwing'...trained by Batman of this Earth...did...THIS?..how would Nightshade react?..being an outsider who's aware he has no business being part of this...it wasn't his fight...he was just dropped here...no idea what happened of the events that even lead to this fiasco?.. How notable if Nightshade said..."...So from what I'm hearing...Nightwing was a swell guy....an inspiration to all...but THIS?......." as he sighs...".........and don't get me wrong...even I think is just...bad...and I was trained by Slade..." he chuckles at the irony..."......now.....where is Nightwing?..don't tell me you people threw him to the wolves?.....that wouldn't be very...'heroic' of you..."

Make a beginning story of Nightshade finding himself in the company of one called 'Red Robin'...and some of the Titans...all shocked at Nightshade's appearance that looks like Nightwing...and it still hurts for various reasons...big-time...as Tim is still trying to rally the heroes..after all..the Justice League isn't looking good right now....including the Titans..and the Bat-Family.......Nightwing's downfall included...and oh yeah..even Batman......the heroes in question right now...and then this so-called 'Nightshade'...here amongst them.....its like this situation can't get any worse here..or can it?.....as telepaths are called...the Titans and those of Red Robin are shocked...Nightshade is a version of Dick Grayson trained by Slade from another earth!?..seriously!!?..they have so much trouble to deal with...and now this parallel Earth crap?..as Nightshade is there...masked face...black and blue suit...batons on his back...gun on his upper left thigh...utility belt...sleek but striking of his vigilante outfit...as Nightshade explains...last thing he recalled was...he was working with heroes of Omen, Weaver, and Arsenal...a villain called 'Mindweaver' was powering itself with Nth-Meta...using to steal and siphon from some of Omen's psionic powers...but something wrong in that HIVE facility...as it began to collapse and blow from the energy resonance there...as NIghtshade remarks...he was about to get away from the mess...then a collapsing debris...hit him hard...and was still too close to the vicinity of the energy rift...and got sucked in...and the last thing he saw?..was the collapsing facility...and his Earth's Starfire trying to grab him..."...As far as I know...that facility went kaput...and my buddies escaped...and that's how I ended up...in uhm...your Earth..." Nightshade remarks...as the Titans and Red Robin exchange glances...as Red Robin rubs his temple...as M'gann reads his mind...yes...as bad as it is...he's telling the truth...all of it...big-time...as Nightshade sighs..."...I don't even know how the whole parallel Earth thing works...but now I'm here..." Nightshade remarks with a sunken head...as the heroes are trying to focus and keep busy...but this parallel Earth version of Dick called Nightshade...being here...just...complicates matters even MORE......given...everything that's happened...sigh...hmm...as Nightshade concludes..."...Look...I don't know how this Earth works...but all I want is to head back to my Earth...if that' s possible..." as the Titans exchange glances...with a wince...wow...this Nightshade has some really bad timing...and bad luck landing here on their Earth...huh...as Nightshade doesn't know about the events that happened here in this Earth of theirs...as Nightshade sighs..."...so yeah...that's...that's how I ended up here...unfortunately..."