Ra's al Ghul (DC Super Hero Girls 2019)

Ra's al Ghul is an antagonist in the series DC Super Hero Girls. He is an evil international, immortal eco-terrorist and leader of a Rock'n Roll band named League of Shadows. Believing that humanity is a blight on the planet, his extremist environmentalism has led him to seek the destruction of modern society.
He is an enemy to Batman, the Super Hero Girls (especially Kara Zor-El), and the Invincibros. This also makes Ra's al Ghul be other of one of the foes that Supergirl has faced after Zod from the two-parts episode #DCSuperHeroBoys
He was voiced by Sendhil Ramamurthy, who also portrayed Bloodwork in The Flash , Mohinder Suresh in the NBC sci-fi drama Heroes, Gabriel "Gabe" Lowan in Beauty and the Beast, and Jai Wilcox in Covert Affairs and voiced Saundor in The Legend of Vox Machina.
His singing voice is done by singer-actor Jason C. Miller, who voiced the Doll Man and the Black Condor in Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Thraxx in the 2009 animated film Wonder Woman.
== Role in the Series ==
===Background===
Born centuries ago, he has sustained his life through the usage of restorative Lazarus Pits. These centuries of experience have made him an incredible tactical expert and physical combatant, allowing him to establish the League of Shadows. He then moved to Metropolis and owned the place called Lazarus Pit (named after the pit) and made a place for rockers.
===DC Super Hero Girls Super Shorts===
Although Ra's al Ghul didn't appear until the episode of the series, he was first mentioned in the short Booked where Kara reads a message from Carter saying Ra's al Ghul and the League of Shadows is giving a surprise concert at the Lazarus Pit.
===DC Super Hero Girls (2019)===
In the episode "League Of Shadows," Ra's tasks Ubu to bring Kara Danvers to him. When he did, he ended up meeting her and Karen Beecher when introducing himself as "Ra's al Ghul" which amazed Supergirl. he told Kara and Karen about him and his "Shadow Puppets" had spread to the entire world for a "Noble Cause" which questions Karen and said is for Rock and Roll. Ra pleaded to Kara that she could be the ultimate shadow puppet and said that he met someone "very cool" which Kara excited. He then gives Kara the "Demon's Fang", a red, glowing guitar pick, and says to Kara to "enjoy the show" and walks off laughing quietly. Later, on stage, Ra's begins to play his song with his band called "We Really Mean It" which confuses Karen with the lyrics he says. when the music stops, Ra's begins to announce the song for Kara Danvers and sings the song called "When You're Mine" whose lyrics say the Demon's Fang will make the listener obey Ra's. When the song completely hypnotizes Kara, he proceeds to enact his plan.
Ra's then attends the Up Past 8 Concert and reveals to Ubu and the League his plan to wipe out humanity and all of its evil in the world and begin anew. He told his minions that their shadow puppet was ready and that tonight, they would rid the planet of mankind's atrocities, and would start with the most obscene example of human weakness "Bad music!", Which Shock Bumblebee. 
He then reveals to his minions that he is prepared to use the Ultimate Weapon and that it can be controlled with "a stone from outer space." When Stage lights turn on, Ra's Begins to unleash the Red Kryptonite's Power on Supergirl and Commands her to Destroy the Up Past 8. The Super Hero Girls interfere and notice that the boys on stage are Barry Allan, Hal Jordan, and Garth, dressed in the white Up Past 8 clothes, while Karen ties up the three actual band members backstage in their undergarments.
The boys sing "Let Me Save You With My Love" while Kara attacks them repeatedly, Which angers Ra's, and begins to attack them with full might. The Girls and the boys hug Supergirl while singing about her snapping out of Ra's influence. Supergirl ends up breaking free out of Ra's Control which causes the crystal to break. He ends up retreating with his minions dancing to the beat of the song.
== Personality ==
Ra's is a calm, and patient rocker who wants nothing more but to purify the world of humans to restore the natural environment to its natural glory. However, he is truly power-hungry, sadistic, and hot-tempered. He sees his actions are wise and noble but they are misguided, sociopathic, and wrong. He is willing to hurt others by putting Kara under his control against her will. 
== Physical Appearance ==
Ra's is an adult tall man dressed in green robes and pants, always holding a gold staff with a red stone in it, he also has a golden sash tied to his waist. Golden pointed shoulder pads curved upward around his body, connected to a long, billowing dark green cloak with a black bottom, having wearing golden boots on the feet. He also wears a strange pale whitewish garment that is tied to his neck with a light green amulet on the top of it.
He has chartreuse-colored eyes and dark blue hair with lines of dark green colored on his hair. He also has three black beards on the top of his chin.
His color of magic is red.
== Powers and Abilities ==
===Powers===
*Occultism/Dark Magic: Occultism is a term used to describe the ability of some characters that have obtained magical or hidden wisdom. Ra's is one of the most powerful dark magic users in the entire universe. His evil magic takes the form of a red color
**Mind Control: Ra's was able to hypnotize Kara Danvers and control her for his purposes.
***Hypnosis
**Spell Casting
===Abilities===
*Genius Level Intelligence
**Leadership
**Skilled Musician
***Singing
*Manipulation
==Weaknesses==
*Hubris: Ra's is arrogant in himself due to his use of magic, never thinking of the consequences of his actions and his belief that he can get away with anything. However, he fails to realize that people can defeat him.
*Hot Temper: Ra's loses his call whenever things don't go his way and his plans are ruined.
==Equipment==
* Scepter
==Gallery==
===Concept Art===
===Screenshots===
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==Quotes==
==Relationships==
===Allies===
* Ubu
* Kitty Kumbata
* White Willow
* Zeddmore Washington
* Henchmen
===Enemies===
* Superhero Girls - Rivals, Enemies, and Ongoing Apprehenders
** Kara Zor-El/Supergirl - Former Thrall
** Barbara Gordon/Batgirl
** Karen Beecher/Bumblebee
** Princess Diana/Wonder Woman
** Zatanna Zutars
** Jessica Cruz/Green Lantern
* Invincibros - Defeaters
** Garth/Aqualad
** Barry Allen/The Flash
** Hal Jordan/Green Lantern
==In the Comics==
Ra's al Ghul is commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman and is the leader of the secret criminal organization known as the League of Assassins (The comic book version of his band The League of Shadows). He is also notable for being the father of Batman's adversary and occasional lover Talia al Ghul and the maternal grandfather of Damien Wayne, who becomes the fifth Robin after Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake and Stephanie Brown. He is desperate to make Batman his next heir after Ra's staged a kidnapping involving Talia and Batman's adoptive son, Robin. He uses a special pool called the Lazarus put that helps him sustain his life force and allows him to live for hundreds of years. 
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).
==Trivia==
*Originally, in Part 2 of the Episode "League of Shadows" Ra's line "Cockroaches, Viruses. Or cockroaches...CARRYING viruses!" was cut from all Cartoon Network and Netflix releases. This was presumably done so due to the 2019 COVID-19 pandemic taking place shortly after the episode aired
*Of all the villains from the DC Super Hero Girls Franchise, Ra's Al Ghul is the only villain to have a song of his own.
*Despite there being no direct comparisons, this version of Ra's al Ghul bears a strong resemblance to Jafar from Disney's 1992 Animated film Aladdin.
**Interestingly, they both have similar appearances and have the same personality. Although he is based on the original Ra's al Ghul from DC Comics, this version of the television series acts more like Jafar rather than the original Ra's al Ghul.
*Both his speaking voice and singing voice actors Sendhil Ramamurthy and Jason C. Miller each have roles in the DC universe. Ramamurthy portrayed Bloodwork in The Flash and Jason C. Miller voiced characters in Wonder Woman (2009), Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2010), Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)
*Ra's al Ghul was not apart of Supergirl's rogue gallery in the comics. like General Zod, Ra's is traditionally the enemy of another superhero, Batman in his case and Superman in Zod's case, primarily in the original comics, TV series and movies. Ironically both men are events of a Justice League never. 
** In modern comics, Zod became part of Supergirl's rogue gallery. 
*This is one of the few incarnations where Ra's is a rogue in another DC superhero's gallery other than Batman, the second being the one from Arrow, where in the Arrowverse, Ra's targeted Oliver Queen instead in Arrow and in DC Superhero Girls, Ra's targeted Kara.
*Ra's al Ghul seems to have almost the same facial traits as Vlad Plasmius from the Nickelodeon TV Show Danny Phantom.
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