Rome, 168BC Health and safety is not exactly a concern in a world where people are pitted up against wild animals as a form of entertainment, so when an accident took his parents, Regulus Gratianus was nothing special, just another orphan. He stayed with the troupe, became the best acrobat in Rome, some say, but he always felt something was missing.
England, 1770 Richard's parents had been taken from him in a carriage accident, though his wealthy uncle was on hand to take him in and ensure his proper upbringing. He allowed the boy to study anything and everything he wanted, being a big supporter of knowledge. They came to blows when Philip Astley sought acrobats to perform in his Ampitheatre of equestrian arts, the old man considering the whole idea to be far too lower class. Richard ran away from home and lived out his days as an acrobat, it just made sense to be flying.
America, 1825 Rick ran away from the orphanage only two weeks after being dropped in it by disinterested relatives. He joined the circus, attached himself to the trapeze artists and refused to leave them alone until they'd taught him everything they knew. He became the star attraction, married one of his fellow artists and never stopped travelling.
London, 1901 After his parents died, Richard was left to the streets until a London policeman took him in. Work-obsessed, constable Wayne left the young man mostly to his own devices, but he instilled a great sense of justice in Richard, and he grew up to become a policeman himself.
Gotham City, present day Taken in by Bruce Wayne after the murder of his parents, Dick Grayson took on the mantel of Robin and joined in guardian in the never-ending fight against crime.
These days, he's putting his acrobatics skills to work as Nightwing, keeping the streets of Gotham safe on his own terms.
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England, 1770 Richard's parents had been taken from him in a carriage accident, though his wealthy uncle was on hand to take him in and ensure his proper upbringing. He allowed the boy to study anything and everything he wanted, being a big supporter of knowledge. They came to blows when Philip Astley sought acrobats to perform in his Ampitheatre of equestrian arts, the old man considering the whole idea to be far too lower class. Richard ran away from home and lived out his days as an acrobat, it just made sense to be flying.
America, 1825 Rick ran away from the orphanage only two weeks after being dropped in it by disinterested relatives. He joined the circus, attached himself to the trapeze artists and refused to leave them alone until they'd taught him everything they knew. He became the star attraction, married one of his fellow artists and never stopped travelling.
London, 1901 After his parents died, Richard was left to the streets until a London policeman took him in. Work-obsessed, constable Wayne left the young man mostly to his own devices, but he instilled a great sense of justice in Richard, and he grew up to become a policeman himself.
Gotham City, present day Taken in by Bruce Wayne after the murder of his parents, Dick Grayson took on the mantel of Robin and joined in guardian in the never-ending fight against crime.
These days, he's putting his acrobatics skills to work as Nightwing, keeping the streets of Gotham safe on his own terms.