DC Universe Online Presents Nightwing
November 26, 2009 by Joel Tan
Filed under Coming Soon, MMORPG, MMORPG News
It’s time once again for the monthly update on the cast of characters for the upcoming Sony Online Entertainment title DC Universe Online, based on the popular line of comics published by (who else?) DC Comics. This time around, SOE and DC Comics present The Boy Wonder! Not Robin, but Nightwing.
Who the hell is Nightwing and what the heck does he have to do with The Boy Wonder moniker? Well, unless you’ve lived under a rock like Patrick Star for the past three decades, you know that Robin and Nightwing are one and the same, Dick Grayson, also known as The Boy Wonder.
So when did this transition from Robin to Nightwing happen? It all happened in 1984, when the 18-year-old Dick Grayson got dismissed from his role as Robin. This event and Grayson’s adventures in his new alter ego are documented in the Nightwing series published by DC Comics from 1996 to 2009.
DC Universe Online: Nightwing shows 'em how it's done
Well, enough of my prattle. Let me give you Sony Online Entertainment’s take on the revelation of Nightwing’s entry into the world of DC Universe Online:
What happens when Dick Grayson, The Boy Wonder, becomes a man and decides to leave his mentor to take on new adventures? He takes on the name Nightwing and joins forces with the Teen Titans against criminals of the night. Second only to those of Batman, Nightwing’s fighting skills and detective abilities are a definite advantage for a hero who also has gas pellets, smoke capsules, and an acetylene torch.
Wearing a bulletproof and fire-resistant costume that is wired with a single-shot taser, Nightwing can easily incapacitate any attacker. His weapons of choice to combat foes, including the H.I.V.E. (Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination), are twin, shatterproof-polymer Escrima sticks. Keep in mind that you get to play alongside or against Nightwing in DC Universe Online, so choose your own armaments wisely.
For more information about the game and its various characters, go check out MMOtaku’s previous postings about this massively multiplayer online game or the official DC Universe Online website.
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