While Deathstroke was defeated again, this story was the closest he got to gaining victory over the team.

Just as Batman has Gotham City, Nightwing watches over Bludhaven.

He does his best to follow the legendary rule and never really wants to take a life.

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But those are outlier moments.

Roland managed to push Nightwing further than Deathstroke ever did.

While Deathstroke certainly knows who Nightwing is, he’s never seemed to really care.

THE SAME IMAGE OF NIGHTWING IN BLUE AND GREEN

While Deathstroke is certainly a dangerous villain, he never outright traumatized Nightwing like Roland Desmond did.

Deathstroke is a general DC villain.

He will fight anyone he is paid to fight.

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Nightwing and Deathstroke side by side in DC comics

Nightwing is the superhero moniker taken up by Dick Grayson, upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own. Inspired by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name, Grayson has risen to comic book immortality with the identity, earning respect as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe.

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Nightwing in DC Comics Art by Bruno Redondo

Nightwing is the superhero moniker taken up by Dick Grayson, upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own. Inspired by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name, Grayson has risen to comic book immortality with the identity, earning respect as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe.

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