Where it started
On October 6, 2026, TikTok creator Beth Cast posted a clip captioned "Buenas noches" with the tags #halloween, #bethcast, #disfraz (Spanish for costume) and #nightwing (TikTok). By October 22 it showed about 14.0 million plays and 2.6 million likes. Spanish-language tutorials now call the routine "el trend de Beth Cast Nightwing".
Who Nightwing is
Nightwing is a DC Comics superhero: the grown-up identity of Dick Grayson, the first Robin, who first appeared as Nightwing in 1984 (Wikipedia). His costume is black with a blue bird-wing emblem, and he fights with a pair of escrima sticks, which is why the trend ends with two sticks spinning.
The sound
TikTok lists the sound on Beth Cast's clip as "STEREO LOVE FUNK" by Cotneus, PVNZER and Kngmn. The title echoes Edward Maya's 2009 club hit "Stereo Love" (Wikipedia), but we could not confirm that the funk track samples it, so treat that link as unconfirmed.
The AI versions
| Date | What happened | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | An AI clip of a cat turning into the hero passes 4 million plays, months before the trend | TikTok @the_vargs |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Beth Cast posts the Halloween clip, about 14.0 million plays by Oct 22 | TikTok @beth...cast |
| Oct 20, 2026 | SeihanStreams posts an AI edit putting streamer Germán Garmendia in the routine, made with Kling AI according to the caption; about 1.9 million plays | TikTok @seihanstreams |
| Oct 21–22, 2026 | The same account posts AI edits with Missasinfonia and elrubius | TikTok @seihanstreams |
Play counts are what TikTok showed on October 22, 2026, and keep changing.
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