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Summary
Batman was influential in groom Dick Grayson to become Robin and thenNightwing , but one of Dick ’s most important lessons came fromAlfred Pennyworth . The heartwarming moment between Batman and Nightwing often read as a father - son moral force , but Dick has also said that he sees Bruce as more of a chum . If anyone ’s the reliable forefather of the Bat - Family , it ’s Alfred .
One of the most worthful lessons that any hero could learn from their mentor arrive inNightwing#109 by Tom Taylor and Stephen Byrne . In the previous progeny , Nightwing ’s ex Bea ( a.k.a . Captain Blüd)gets stabbed and pushed off of a cliff into the unforgiving sea by her adopted brother , Dirk Blüd . As Nightwing plunges into the water supply to save Bea ’s living , the comical cuts to the past — back when Dick was still Robin , the Boy Wonder .
Nightwing ’s flashback prompt him all about howthe core of a hero is to be a protector and Saviour , as well as how to be heroic without " boxing . " This lesson is teach to him by none other than Alfred Pennyworth , who teaches the lesson of healing — the opposite of Batman ’s more payback - oriented training .
Alfred Pennyworth may have shuffle off the mortal coil , but a newfangled magnate of one of Damian ’s allies could suggest at how the faithful Samuel Butler will render .
Alfred Taught Nightwing About Medical Healing
In the flashback scene , Robin enters the Batcave expecting atraining seance with Batman . A grooming academic term is indeed in gild , but not with the Dark Knight . rather , he find out Alfred with a dead pig bed on their table , much to Robin ’s confusion . Alfred show out that Batman focalise on scrap training , but he will be using his experience as a combat medical officer to learn Dick a very dissimilar lesson . “A arm can protect , but it can not heal,“the pantryman explains .
He continue , stating that in his field , he date multitudinous soldier die hard excruciating injuries , and every time , someone needed to be there to patch them up . That was the lesson of the twenty-four hours : Robin learning how to sew up a hog and , therefore , how to stitch up himself and his allies . Dick argue that Alfred would normally be the one to lean to his and Batman ’s wounds , but change his tune whenAlfred ingeminate that he may not always be around to do that . The flashback stop , and Dick saves Bea ’s life by stitching the wound cause by her chum prod her . This isAlfred ’s stand bequest after his death : Nightwing ’s ability to mend others just as he fights .
Alfred’s Legacy is Teaching Nightwing How to Heal
An overlooked face of superheroism is healing . More often than not , in superhero narrative , " make unnecessary " people usually see like punching out a unsound guy or stopping a meteoroid from hit a city . These are all physical feats of strength . But sometimes , to be a savior is to furbish up forcible complaint . Alfred teaches that lesson to Nightwing by teaching him how to treat aesculapian emergencies , which is seldom seen in breeding for any superhero story . It ’s a skill overlooked by the heroes themselves as often as it can sometimes get overlooked by a creative squad , but it ’s one of the most important lessons thatAlfred PennyworthleftNightwingwith before he died .
NIGHTWING # 109 ( 2016 )
Nightwing#109is available now from DC Comics .
