Damien Wayne is born a red fox hybrid in a hidden world of caves and forested ruins where Gotham exists as an underground ecosystem. Only two weeks old, he already shows abnormal intelligence and instinct. He refuses to latch and drink from Talia, rejecting comfort and control from the moment he is born. The family tries to force-feed him, but Damien’s instincts are sharp, defensive, and independent even as a newborn cub.