There is a Nightwing film coming, and there aren’t that many individuals extra enthusiastic about that than these of us right here at ComicBook.com.

And whereas we have already put a while into eager about issues like who would possibly play Dick Grayson, and what his position could be within the bigger DC Prolonged Universe, it appeared just like the official announcement of a film in growth begs the query: who will he be combating towards?

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There are, after all, plenty of Nightwing-exclusive villains, on condition that he is had about 200 problems with solo comics. Nonetheless, not all of them are precisely main movement image materials. As any longtime comedian ebook reader is aware of, there is a little bit of a gulf between any individual who can sq. off along with your hero for 20 pages in a month-to-month comedian and any individual who can replenish 90 minutes of a $100 million greenback live-action film.

So we determined to check out a number of the higher (and simply typically extra cinema-friendly) villains in Nightwing’s pantheon to make up an inventory of who he would possibly battle in Bludhaven.

Here is our first disclaimer, although: no Slade Wilson on this record, since he is already going to be showing in The Batman. Sorry, New Teen Titans followers.

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SPYRAL

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Placing Dick Grayson undercover would most likely not work for a primary film, as it could be the sort of factor that will preclude him being Nightwing for an enormous chunk of it…however who is aware of?

When it comes to long-form Nightwing tales, few have been as well-received because the Grayson collection by Tom King and Tim Seeley, and positively the concept of pitting Dick (and Batman’s intel-gathering infrastructure) towards a government-sponsored spy group is stuffed with potential. Having the rationale be that Spyral is placing collectively dossiers on his adoptive father and his mates within the Justice League could be an emotionally compelling motive for Dick to play alongside.

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Blockbuster

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In all probability the main DC villain most intently related to Nightwing (versus the Teen Titans or Batman, whose villains he usually faces off with as properly), Blockbuster has all of it: he is an enormous, sturdy man with a military at his disposal. Essentailly it is lots just like the model of Bane from The Dark Knight Rises.

This character squared off with Nightwing when he was in Bludhaven all all through the Chuck Dixon run on Nightwing within the ’90s, which was largely a protracted turf battle between Blockbuster and Nightwing to see who would “run” Bludhaven.

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Red Hood

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You know the way all of us noticed that shrine to the useless Robin in Batman v Superman: Daybreak of Justice?

Yeah, we’re all assuming that was Jason Todd, higher often known as the Red Hood (after he returned from the useless as a result of comics).

He is change into a little bit of a franchise unto himself, having starred in his personal collection constantly for the reason that begin of The New 52 5 years in the past, in addition to making appearances in video video games, animated films, and the like.

Whereas he has by no means actually been an enormous Nightwing opponent within the comics, it could make sense to pit the second Robin, a bit loopy from his journey again from the grave, towards the primary Robin — and it could assist to ascertain a bit of the historical past between Batman and his sidekicks, thus setting the stage for any potential future the place Nightwing have been to take over the mantle of Batman.

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Raptor

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Simply launched in Tim Seeley’s newly-launched DC Rebirth run on Nightwing, Raptor is a contract murderer, who was recruited to work for the Parliament of Owls and assigned to be the companion of Nightwing throughout the “Higher Than Batman” arc.

He is shortly been established as one of many alpha badasses of the DC Universe, a lot in order that after having appeared in Nightwing’s first arc, he’s now showing in Deathstroke, throwing down with Slade Wilson — a man few dare to mess with.

It is one other instance of Dick going “undercover,” though this time because the superhero Nightwing as a substitute of as Dick Grayson.

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Paragon

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Paragon, launched throughout Kyle Higgins’ underrated run on Nightwing throughout The New 52, is a villain who could be very at residence in Batman v Superman: Daybreak of Justice (or, for that matter, this season of Arrow).

Certain that superheroes are dangerous for society and cautious of the various costumed adventurers wandering round Gotham, Paragon places on a fancy dress of his personal and builds a military to go after Nightwing and different members of the Bat-Household.

With a cool look that will translate simply to display screen, a strong idea behind him, and a military of disposable underlings, this man looks as if he is constructed to be a film villain.

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