He's not necessarily anything! He voted against using nuclear weapons to end the war in Western Europe between Aquaman and Wonder Woman. Ra's' true intent is to show Batman the folly of his efforts to protect a corrupt society, to his mind, allows criminals to exist and flourish. During a battle, Ra's kills the boy and flees to a Lazarus Pit, which he uses. Ra's al Ghul returns in the form of his own son Dusan al Ghul, Arabic: دوسان الغول, "The White Ghost". [58] With a batch of fresh mutagen brought to the DC Universe by Casey Jones,[59] Shredder and Ra's try to bring the world to its knees by unleashing their mutated monstrosities (starting with the inmates of Arkham Asylum),[60] but are defeated by the combined efforts of Batman, Ra's' own grandson Damian, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Splinter, who force Ra's into flight.[61]. Due to living so long, he is assumed to have lost track of how old he is. He is born with the name Dusan al Ghul but because he was an albino Ra's called him "the failed one" and kept him alive only out of pity. This arrogance contributes to the brazen move to Gotham and a subsequent ninja attack on Batman, which indirectly leads to the discovery of a map of all the known Lazarus Pit locations across the globe. Most commonly depicted in source material with a dominant phenotype of fair complexion,[13][14][15][16] Ra's has also been able to opportunistically be involved in Western world global exploits such as the Age of Exploration (Year One: Batman/Ra's al Ghul #2 (2005) by Devin K. Grayson and Paul Gulacy) and the Third Reich (Batman: Death and the Maidens #5 (2004) by Greg Rucka and Klaus Janson). Learning that the Demon's Head still lives, Batman and his team circle the globe, preventing further outbreaks of the virus. It is one we've performed for centuries. Batman #232 (June 1971) Ra's convinces the head of his tribe, his uncle, to follow Ra's in his quest for revenge by promising the downfall of the king of the city. He is aided in this quest by the Lazarus Pits, reservoirs of rejuvenating chemicals that restore the dead and dying to life; these pits have granted him a lifespan of several hundred years. During this time, Ra's, his uncle, and the boy are all using the Lazarus Pits to prolong their lives until an incident in London. council. [30] His constant exposure to the pits has granted him slightly enhanced endurance, strength, and healing but also comes with the price of a gradual onset of insanity if overused.[31]. Ra's al Ghul is an international terrorist and assassin whose ultimate goal is a world in perfect environmental balance. Lazarus Pit grants: Resurrection Longevity Slowed Aging Talia al Ghul is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman. Summary. Though some of the Leaguers resent Batman's plans, they agree that the plans were created for the right reasons. Healed by the Fountain, Batman emerges and yells for Ra's. The Sultan, unwilling to admit to himself his son's culpability, declares Ra's guilty of the crime and sentences him to a slow, tortured death in a cage with Sora's corpse. After his son's death, Ra's wishes he had treated Dusan far better as he was the only child who remained loyal to him. Azrael #6 (July 1995; written by Dennis O'Neil) places Ra's age closer to 450 years. The recent appearance of the child (under the name Damian) in an issue of Batman implies that this policy may have changed. However, Ra's' true intent is to show Batman the folly of his efforts to protect a corrupt society that, to his mind, allows criminals to exist and flourish. While his men target everyone close to the Waynes, Ra's makes a pact with Hush as part of his plans. This is a set-back, not a defeat. Ra's regains his mind, body, and mobility. The plan fails, and Wayne and Grayson go ahead with the adoption. Damian Wayne Ra's grandson, and the son of Talia and Batman. Integral plot arc that leads to Ra's al Ghul's first supposed death, Ra's' fair complexion plays a role in issue #5. Batman soon discovers that the whole affair is a charade orchestrated by Ra's to test Batman, which he passes. Nyssa plots to destroy all hope and optimism in the world by assassinating Superman with Kryptonite bullets she steals from the Batcave. Unknown to both men, Lucius Fox has already given Tim power of attorney leaving him in control of the Wayne Family resources. Though defeated, Ra's does cause the exit of Batman from the JLA, who now distrust the Caped Crusader. Little is known of the early years of the nearly immortal Ra's, but it is accepted that he has lived for many centuries due to the Lazarus Pits' mysterious brews that restore his youth. Ra's legs are light green. It is beyond saving and must be allowed to die. After the escape, Batman confronts the White Ghost; he fights Batman, but accidentally falls into a Lazarus pit. In the end, Talia ends her relationship with Batman, unwilling to put him in danger. He is also the current Robin. Although he fathered children with several women, Ra's al Ghul has only two confirmed marriages. All three of them attempt to betray Ibn, and Lex and Brainiac die in their own trap for him. Ra's and the son head into the desert to seek the tribe of Ra's' birth. Subsequently, Ra's declares himself the "Demon's Head.". Due to living so long, he assumes to have lost track of how old he is. Determined to win, Batman drags the Sensei into the Fountain, where he is killed for not being a pure soul. Vanessa convinces her husband that she wishes no further violence, and they leave. He fights in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars and becomes a formidable warrior. Ra's usually refers to Batman as 'Detective', possibly in recognition of his formidable mental prowess, and the intellectual battles in which they engage, as opposed to Batman's traditional physical conflict. The Lazarus Pits have considerably prolonged Raʼs' life, making him particularly dangerous as he has honed his combat skills for centuries. He also builds up vast wealth and creates The Demon, a vast international organization. Ra's accepts this latest rebuke and, with the help of his men, overpowers Batman and captures Damian, who has arrived to try to help his father. Ra's' only known son. He considers Batman his worthiest opponent, and has frequently sought to make the Dark Knight his successor. As told in Birth of the Demon, Ra's al Ghul (known only as The Physician prior to adopting the moniker) was born over 600 years before his first appearance in Batman comics, to a tribe of Chinese nomads settling in the desert in eastern North Africa, near a city governed by a Sultan. Ra's attempts to make amends with Batman after his resurrection, but Batman responds by crushing his decaying fingers. Though Ra's plans to go to Paradise Island, he is nearly surprised to see Batman pounding on the cockpit's windshield. After Drake finds proof that Wayne is still alive but lost in time after his battle with Darkseid, the former Boy Wonder cripples Ra's' organization, the League of Assassins, from within. Talia is the daughter of the supervillain Ra's al Ghul, the granddaughter of Sensei, the half-sister of Nyssa Raatko, on-and-off lover of the superhero Batman, and the mother of Damian Wayne. Ra's attempts to make amends with Batman after his resurrection, but Batman responds by crushing his decaying fingers. His organization unleashes a deadly virus known as Ebola Gulf A (a.k.a. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. Despite Ra's apparent death in the prequel comic, he appears alive in the games itself where he is featured in Black Adam's character ending.[64]. The White Ghost is revealed as Ra's' estranged albino son Dusan, and offers up his own body instead. Ra's is also featured in Birds of Prey #31-35, where he has a romantic fling with the Black Canary. He is an enemy to both Bumblebee, Supergirl, and Wonder Woman. First appearance of Ra's al Ghul, depicted in fair complexion in comparison to Bruce Wayne. -Narration by Prince Gerhardt. Ra's al Ghul appears in Dark Nights: Metal issue #2 as a member of the Immortals, a group formed by the oldest beings in the multiverse. Due to using the Pit sooner than the last time he used it, Ra's is de-aged into a ten year old. Ra's then leads his tribe to raze the city to the ground and kill all of its inhabitants. Ra's al Ghul has been a staple in the Batman: Arkham franchise where he has been voiced by Dee Bradley Baker: His stories have been collected into a number of volumes: Fictional character, a supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, Ra's al Ghul returns from the dead. A dying Ra's reveals that this is all part of his greater plan to ensure that his daughters will realize that he is correct in his perceptions about the world and what needs to be done to it, and that they would come to accept their destinies as his heirs. Growing up, he became a physician and married a woman named Sora, the love of his life. 11 years later, Catwoman aids Talia in escaping Paradise Island and the two Ghuls continue their search for Lazarus Pits. He is aided in this quest by the Lazarus Pits, reservoirs of rejuvenating chemicals that restore the dead and dying to life; these pits have granted him a lifespan of several centuries. The two Ghuls are taken by authorities, with Batman saddened that Talia chose to follow her father's influence. Ra's' daughter Talia is fused with Lady Deathstrike to become "Lady Talia". 2 #23.3 (2013), followed by Issue #30 of the same series where over a 1000-year time span is also described in Ra's' pursuit of Themyscira.[10]. A group known as the "Brotherhood of the Demon". It is only then that Talia reveals Athanasia is Damian's sister and the "Daughter of the Bat". Ra's first deduces Batman's secret identity when he realizes that the Dark Knight has to be rich, and learns that only Bruce Wayne has bought the equipment that a crime fighter would have; he is then ready to put Batman to a final test. Ra's surprises Batman in the Batcave, seemingly to enlist Batman's aid in rescuing both Talia and Dick Grayson, the first Robin, both of whom have apparently been kidnapped. During a battle, Ra's kills Huwe and flees to a Lazarus Pit, which he uses. As of Batman #670, Ra's al Ghul has returned, having evaded death by transferring his consciousness into the body of another. This is the most important function of the League of Shadows. Morrison, Grant. The significance of al Ghul's Eurasian profile is attributed to his known paternal heritage whilst his ambitions for world conquest is often compared and traced to the likes of Alexander the Great; an influence too shared by other family members such as Sensei[11] (Batman #671 (2007) by Grant Morrison and Tony S. Daniel), Talia al Ghul,[12] and Damian Wayne (Batman and Robin Vol.2 #0 (2012) by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason) (the name "Damian" being derivative of "damianos", Greek for "to tame"). [20] After defeating Ra's, Sensei fights and impales Batman with a cane. Though little is known about his past, it is stated that he was born out of a union meant to strengthen his father's hold over "some long-extinct people",[35] suggesting that he was older than Ra's' other children. He spares her life only after she refuses to publish the identity of Batman and gets rid of all of the evidence she has to that effect. The League of Assassins, one of the many smaller organizations making up The Demon, is thus sometimes called "The Demon's Fang" or "Demonfang". He becomes a physician and marries a woman named Sora, the love of his life. In the first Superman & Batman: Generations series, created by John Byrne, Bruce Wayne tracks down Ra's al Ghul after passing the Batman mantle on to his son. The son feels that he owes Ra's a debt for easing his mother's suffering during her last few hours. Ra's al Ghul Raʼs al Ghul is an international criminal mastermind whose ultimate goal is a world in perfect environmental balance. The most popular color? Ra's considers Bane a potential heir to his empire, despite his daughter Talia's distaste for the criminal mastermind. Ra's and the son head into the desert to seek the tribe of Ra's birth. Ra's al Ghul had a cameo appearance in the animated film. Ra's' greatest tools are his green Lazarus Pits, which heal any injury including recent death and restore the user to the prime of life, but cause temporary insanity (or for those already insane like the Joker, sanity). To ensure Ra's is not a constant threat within Gotham City, Batman comes up with the false identity of "Terry Gene Kase", and plants it along with credible photos, medical records, and police records for both Blackgate Penitentiary and Arkham Asylum. Upon taking Ra's to a "Fountain of Essence," which contains the qualities of a Lazarus Pit, Batman is confronted with the sight of Sensei, who is revealed to be Ra's father. The father of Ra's al Ghul, Sensei is considered a a highly skilled martial artist having trained a great number of the League of Assassins. I am actually a very vigorous four hundred and forty-eight...or is it four hundred and fifty-three? "The Clench") in Gotham City, putting Batman in conflict with a force he seemingly cannot defeat. Raʼs al Ghul has been featured in various media adaptations. [4] The character is one of Batman's most enduring enemies and belongs to the collective of adversaries who compose Batman's rogues gallery, though given his high status as a supervillain, he has also come into conflict with Green Arrow, the Justice League, and other heroes in the DC Universe. Ra's, meanwhile, has taken over the body of a Nanda Parbat monk and departs. Batman also shares a love-hate relationship with Ra's daughter, the beautiful Talia. Nyssa is satisfied and lives up to her word, recalling all her forces from Gotham while Batman takes Ra's to a special cell at GCPD and straps him to a gurney, with Ra's telling the Dark Knight that he is proud of him for apparently breaking his code. 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