Following this, various alternate universe stories dealt with the character's life, giving him various names. A prototype of the character originally appeared as an unnamed infant in the 1987 story Batman: Son of the Demon, which at that time was not considered canon. In turn, the character is revealed to have originally been intended to 'kill and replace his famous father,' as well as serving as a host body for Ra's al Ghul, thus, in theory, unifying both Wayne and Demon factions as intended by the al Ghuls. With the al Ghuls citing Bruce Wayne as the optimal successor to their empire, after faking a miscarriage to his father and calling off their marriage, Talia has kept his existence hidden from Batman until Batman #656 (2006). He is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul, and thus the grandson of Batman villain Ra's al Ghul and the potential inheritor of Wayne Enterprises. Uses high-tech equipment and weapons (similar to his father's)ĭamian Thomas Wayne, also known as Damian al Ghul ( Arabic: دميان الغول), is a fictional superhero and sidekick appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, created by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert, commonly in association with Batman.Skilled martial artist and expert hand-to-hand combatant.
