Nightstar
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Nightstar is a fictional character, the daughter of Red Robin (Dick Grayson, also known as Nightwing, the first Robin) and Starfire from the Kingdom Come and The Kingdom comic book miniseries by DC Comics.
Definitely her mother's daughter, the flying starbolt-firing young woman with the rich, flowing hair and green eyes seems to show more of the superhuman/alien side of her parentage. The half-human, half-Tamaranian child of longtime Titans couple Starfire and Nightwing (Red Robin) is the focal example in Kingdom Come of the generational divide between the classic super-heroes and their children. Nightstar's estrangement from her father and her mother's absence in the series could be explained through Starfire's death, and that loss somehow led to a rift. That she is a clear visual reminder of her mother (with the exception of her dark, straight hair from dad's genes) may have been too haunting to Dick Grayson, and therefore he either distanced himself or he may have become overprotective and constrictive of her, fearing for her life.
Throwing in with Batman puts her close to the figurative grandfather she probably never got to know due to the split between him and her father. She may be instrumental in linking up the other original Titans' offspring. Visually, she combines her parents' individual costumed identities with the wing motif of Nightwing and the more violet hue of her starbolt power (Starfire's was orange/red in comics canon; it is green in the TV cartoon version).
[edit] Powers
Like her mother, Nightstar is capable of atmospheric as well as space flight, and can fire starbolts from her hands; both abilities rely on Nightstar absorbing sufficient amounts of solar energy.
[edit] The Kingdom
In The Kingdom, the mini-series that serves as a sequel to Kingdom Come, her name is revealed to be Mar'i, perhaps a Tamaranian equivalent to Mary, which is her paternal grandmother's name (Mary Loyd Grayson). In both series, she is shown to be involved with Ibn al Xu'ffasch, the son of Batman/Bruce Wayne and Talia, daughter of Ra's al Ghul, though in The Kingdom the nature of the relationship is explored more extensively. While she has few lines in Kingdom Come, in The Kingdom she is shown to be a leader of her generation, an active Titan who others look to for inspiration and solution, a role filled by her father Dick Grayson both as Robin and as Nightwing.
In The Kingdom: Nightstar, readers learn that she has an interest in botany, a fear of death, and worked security at Green Lantern Alan Scott's space station The Green.
[edit] Friends/Allies
Friends include Olivia Queen (daughter of Dinah Lance and Oliver Queen), Avia (daughter of Scott Free/Mister Miracle and Big Barda), and Manotaur (real name: Randy, parents not identified). She is also affiliated with Ibn al Xu'ffasch (Son of Bruce Wayne and Talia Al'Ghul), who is currently her lover.
