Nightstar (character)
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Nightstar by Wolf Pasticcio
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Kingdom Come #1 (May 1996) |
| Created by |
Mark Waid Alex Ross |
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| Alter ego | Mar'i Grayson |
| Species | Tamaranean/Human hybrid |
| Team affiliations |
Teen Titans Outsiders |
| Notable aliases | Starfire |
| Abilities | Flight Superhuman strength Can assimilate and absorb a being's language through physical contact Can fire solar-powered energy blasts called "starbolts" |
Nightstar is a fictional character from DC Comics, the daughter of Starfire or Koriand'r and Dick Grayson in an alternate universe, the latter of which was Robin. Her superhero name is Mar'i Grayson.
Nightstar first appears in Kingdom Come #1 (May 1996) when she is seen in a street battle with other "heroes". Most of the supervillains of the world have been eliminated so the new generation of heroes "fight simply to fight, their only foes each other". Nightstar and others are battling it out, causing destruction in the neighbourhood and getting innocents caught in the crossfire. They only pause to learn of a major disaster in the state of Kansas in which a similar battle has led to the deaths of one million people.
Superman, who has been in self-imposed exile, returns to reform the Justice League and restore order. Among his recruits is Nightstar's father Dick Grayson, who adopts the identity of Red Robin. Nightstar is at first very dismissive of this move.
She is next seen in conversation with Avia, daughter of Mister Miracle and Big Barda in an underground bar. Superman appears and makes a powerful recruitment speech for the Justice League. Nightstar is impressed but, unlike Avia, she does not fall in with Superman.
Instead she throws in with Batman, who, through Dick Grayson-Wayne, is her adopted grandfather. So do many other progeny of the Leaguers, including the daughters of Speedy, Aqualad and Flash and the son of Donna Troy.
Batman, who no longer uses the cover of his alter-ego Bruce Wayne, has formed an alliance with Lex Luthor's Mankind Liberation Front in order to counter what they see as the overbearing might of the Justice League. During a meeting between their groups, Nightstar encounters Ibn Al Xu'ffasch, Batman's son but also the heir to the Dark Knight's enemy Ra's al Ghul. The moment they meet, Nightstar and Ibn have an undisguised attraction for one another.
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