He is one of the few criminals in Batman's rogues gallery to have deduced his secret identity as Bruce Wayne, but keeps silent on the matter due to the same sense of respect for Batman. He regards Batman as his worthiest opponent, addressing him as "Detective" out of respect for his intellectual brilliance, and has frequently sought to make the Dark Knight his successor. 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. Ra's usually tries to assault the world's human populace with a biological weapon, such as a genetically-engineered virus. He believes that the best way to achieve this balance is to eliminate most of humanity. Raʼs al Ghul is an international terrorist mastermind whose ultimate goal is a world in perfect environmental balance. Another visual antecedent for Raʼs al Ghul and his daughter Talia is found in Saloud ( James Lanphier) and Princess Dala ( Claudia Cardinale) in the 1963 film The Pink Panther. The character's creation and depiction was inspired by other works of fiction, primarily the "Devil Doctor" yellow peril supervillain Fu Manchu. 7.10 Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesĬreated by editor Julius Schwartz, writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams, he was introduced in Batman #232's "Daughter of the Demon" (June 1971).
IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time List ranked Ra's as No. The character was portrayed by David Warner in the DC Animated Universe, Liam Neeson in The Dark Knight Trilogy, Jason Isaacs in Batman: Under the Red Hood, Dee Bradley Baker in the Batman: Arkham video game series, Matt Nable in the Arrowverse television series, and Alexander Siddig in Gotham. Ra's al Ghul has been featured in various media adaptations. The Lazarus Pits have considerably prolonged Ra's' life, making him particularly dangerous as he has honed his combat skills for centuries. Stories featuring Ra's al Ghul often involve the Lazarus Pits, which restore life to the dying. He is the son of Sensei the father of Talia al Ghul, Nyssa Raatko, and Dusan al Ghul and the maternal grandfather of Damian Wayne. Most notable as the leader of the League of Assassins, Ra's al Ghul's name in Arabic translates to "Head of the Ghoul". The character, originally based heavily on yellow peril "Devil Doctor" Fu Manchu, has since developed substantially into 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 Superman, Green Arrow, and other heroes in the DC Universe.
Created by editor Julius Schwartz, writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams, the character first appeared in Batman #232's "Daughter of the Demon" (June 1971). Raʼs al Ghul ( Arabic: رأس الغول, romanized: Raʾ s al-Ġūl, commonly pronounced incorrectly as Re'sh, hence / ˈ r eɪ ʃ ˌ æ l ˈ ɡ uː l/ RAYSH al GOOL or / ˈ r ɑː z ˌ æ l ˈ ɡ uː l/ RAHZ al GOOL "The Head of the Demon" or, in a rougher translation, "The Chief Demon") is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the crime-fighting vigilante Batman.
Raʼs al Ghul in Batman and Robin #23.3 (September 2013).
0 kommentar(er)
