Duke Thomas

Duke Thomas is the son of Elaine Thomas and the supervillain Gnomon, but Elaine fled to Gotham while pregnant to hide from the villain, where she met Doug Thomas, who became Duke’s stepfather. When Duke was a kid, Gotham was held hostage by the Riddler by completely shutting off all the power in Gotham, saying he would only turn it back on if someone asked Him a riddle he couldn‘t answer. Duke began studying diligently to be the one to do it, but before he could, Batman had already done it. Years later, the Joker kidnapped Duke and his parents to recreate the murder of Batman’s parents in front of him, using Duke’s parents as a stand in. While Batman was able to save them from being killed, the Thomas family had already succumbed to Jokers mind control gas, leaving them mentally unstable and psychotic. Duke was put in the care of a woman named Julia afterwards, then Batman went missing. After Batman’s disappearance, Duke was placed in the foster care system, causing him to grow distrusting of the authorities due to the lack of progress in locating his parents. This led to Duke to start sneaking away to investigate himself, leading to him building up quite the police record. During one of these investigations, he uncovered plans to bomb the city, leading to him starting the We Are Robin movement, which was a group of young teens who went around protecting the city in Batman’s place. Eventually, after working alongside him at a tech company, Duke was brought in to be fostered by Bruce Wayne, the Batman, who trained him to be a vigilante.

Duke has the superpower to control light and shadows. Using his powers over light, Duke can see the past, as well as a few seconds into the future of the room he’s in, he can also see through walls, turn invisible, and see things that are far away. Duke can also control shadows, manipulating them to his control, shaping them, and using them to teleport. Dukes powers also allow him to heal quicker than normal, as well as enhancing the powers of those around him.

Duke is a dedicated hero, helping everyone around him as much as he can. He has a strong moral compass, is rather impulsive, and optimistic. He has a tendency towards self sacrificing behavior, but works well with others and is very hardworking and dedicated.

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