Nightwing refused the role, and Azrael nearly drove the Batman legacy into the ground. When Dick Grayson received a second chance to claim the Batman mantle, he didn't pass it up––he couldn't ...

(Yeah, we said it.) Nightwing took over as Batman for the first time after Azrael’s controversial run, but only for a very brief time. After Bruce “died” in the event series Final Crisis ...