Ra's Al Ghul

Ra's Al Ghul, also known as Demon's Head, Leland McCauley, Messiah of the Crimson Sun and Raymond de su Mer, is a character from the DC Comics series.
== Charactah Account ==
Ra's Al Ghul, whose name translates to "The Demon's Head" in Arabic, is the centuries-old leader of the League of Assassins. He sees humanity as a cancer poisoning the Earth, and seeks to eliminate most of them in order to stave off environmental disaster. He has clashed frequently with Batman, whom he hoped to make his successor.
Ra's Al Ghul has good motives, is highly respectful to heroes, and has strong ties of loyalty. On the other hand, he's a social darwinist, and considers anyone who doesn't agree with him to be an enemy.
For the longest time, he was known as an environmentally sensitive villain who believed nature should be treated with respect. However, by the time of "The Hunt for Robin" storyline, Ra's Al Ghul seemingly has no problem using whales as incubation factories for his new Damien clones, causing them great pain and death in the process. And considering whales are considered a very vulnerable species in general, Ra's, at this point, doesn't appear to be as environmentally sensitive as he used to be. 
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Action Comics
* Action Comics Annual
* Anarky
* Arrow: The Dark Archer
* Azrael
* Azrael: Death's Dark Knight
* Batgirl
* Batman
* Batman '66 Meets Wonder Woman '77
* Batman & Superman
* Batman & the Outsiders
* Batman and Robin
* Batman Annual
* Batman Beyond
* Batman Eternal
* Batman Extra
* Batman Giant
* Batman In The Eighties
* Batman In The Seventies
* Batman Legends
* Batman Monthly
* Batman Rebirth
* Batman vs. Ra's Al Ghul
* Batman, Incorporated
* Batman/Houdini: The Devil's Workshop
* Batman/Spider-Man
* Batman/Superman
* Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
* Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
* Batman: Arkham Unhinged
* Batman: Bane of the Demon
* Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table
* Batman: Death and the Maidens
* Batman: Gotham Knights
* Batman: Hush
* Batman: I, Joker
* Batman: Killing Time
* Batman: Kings of Fear
* Batman: League of Batmen
* Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
* Batman: Odyssey
* Batman: Shadow of the Bat
* Batman: Son of the Demon
* Batman: Streets of Gotham
* Batman: The Chalice
* Batman: The Doom that Came to Gotham
* Batman: The Knight
* Birds of Prey
* Catwoman Annual
* Countdown to Final Crisis
* DC Premium
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* Deadman
* Deathstroke
* Deathstroke Inc.
* Deathstroke the Terminator
* Detective Comics
* Detective Comics Annual
* Elseworld's Finest
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* Gog (Villains)
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* Green Arrow/Black Canary
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* Justice League
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* Legends of the Dark Knight
* Modern Masters
* Nightwing
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* Plastic Man
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* Red Robin
* Robin
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* Robin: Son of Batman
* Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman
* Superman & Batman Generations
* Superman/Batman
* Teen Titans
* The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries
* The Batman and Robin Adventures
* The Batman Chronicles
* The Best of DC
* The Brave and the Bold
* The Legion
* The Outsiders
* The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul
* The Shadow/Batman
* The Untold Legend of the Batman
* Tip Top Comic Monthly
* Trinity
* Truth & Justice
* Year One: Batman/Ra's al Ghul
== Trivia ==
* Ra's Al-Ghul's name is Arabic for "the Demon's Head".
* Refers to both Bruce and Tim as "Detective" as a sign of respect. He also never uses the title "Batman", since he views Bats as Bruce with a mask on.
* Ra's is Arabian, though possibly with some mixed Chinese ancestry. Depending on the Artist Ra's and Talia are subject to looking anything from East European to Arabic to Asian. Notably in Batman Begins, Japanese actor Ken Watanabe as Ra's Al Ghul was a decoy for the reveal that Henri Ducard, played by Irish actor Liam Neeson, is Ra's Al Ghul at the end (it's left ambiguous if Watanabe's Ra's was the actual Ra's or was a pure decoy on the part of Ducard). In any case, both actors were a decent match for the character.
* In some continuities, Ra's Al-Ghul's centuries of fighting abilities are too much for Batman in a fight and Batman isn't able to do much more than foil his plans. In other incarnations, however, Batman is quite capable of defeating him in combat(albeit with some effort) and Ra's usually ends up getting humbled in some way at the hands of the Dark Knight.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Ra's al Ghul (New Earth) at DC Database
* Ra's al Ghul (Prime Earth) at DC Database
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