Talia al Ghul

**Talia al Ghul** is a Human female and member of the League of Assassins. She is the youngest child of the immortal Ra's al Ghul, ex-wife of Bruce Wayne and mother of Damian Wayne.

## **Origins**

Talia was born to Melisande, a woman who Ra's al Ghul met in 1969 at the Woodstock Festival. He fell in love with her and married her. Not long after, Talia was born and at a young age, her mother caught a recruit from the League of Assassins named Qayin. The young recruit would then be frightened, causing him to flee and pushing Talia's mother into a Lazarus Pit, killing her. This resulted in Talia being raised by her father and traveling the world with him, learning all his skills and knowledge. She proved to be the most competent of all his children and despite his belief in women's inferiority to men, Ra's would eventually make her his second-in-command, following her proving to be more than capable of running both his legitimate and illegitimate businesses.

Sometime later, Ra's and the Sensei had a falling out, leading him to leave and taking a splinter cell with him. Ra's then turned command of the league over to Dr. Ebenezer Darkk, who took to targeting shipping magnates, who were smuggling weapons to rebels in South America. When the assassinations got to Gotham City however, Batman got involved. Following his failures against Batman, Darkk would turn on Ra's and take Talia hostage, but Batman stopped him. Following his apprehension however, Darkk was killed by Talia, saving her savior. This led to Ra's believing that Batman was in fact an ideal heir to his operation and suitable husband for Talia. Ra's then sought Batman's aid as Talia had been kidnapped, as was Robin, but it turned out to all be a ruse to test the Dark Knight's skills.

Sometime later, Ra's was killed and Talia sought out the man who killed him, who was a rogue scientist of his, not knowing that he had been revived sometime later. The scientist himself had been working on a formula, which could be turned into a plague, however when she corned her father's killer, Batman stopped her and both let him die from his own weapon. While Batman was impressed by her skill and beauty, her willingness to kill was what disturbed him. Ra's believed Batman to be his potential heir, however he found himself believing his very moral compass to be a problem and a threat to his operation. As a result, he sent Talia to join the Caped Crusader in his investigations, which she intended to throw him off from. Despite her efforts however, Batman found out of Ra's' previous crimes and future goals, leading a longtime rivalry between both and a very complicated relationship with Talia. Eventually, Talia found herself splitting off from her father, as he continued his battle with her beloved and became a key member of the Secret Society of Super-Villains.

## **Characteristics**

### Physical Appearance

Talia is a lovely Caucasian human female, that appears in her 30s, standing at 5'8" tall and weighing in at 120 lbs. soaking wet. She has long brown hair and brown eyes, typically wearing a black catsuit, complete with gloves and boots.

### Personality & Traits

Talia is a very strong willed and intelligent woman, which makes her to be very dangerous. While she showed initial loyalty to her father, such loyalty was twisted, leading her to go off on her own instead of being a pawn of her father. While she does love Bruce Wayne, she is unable to do anything about it, mostly due to her life as a criminal and the conflict Bruce and her father currently possess.

## **Powers & Abilities**

### Powers

* **Longevity:** As a member of the League of Assassins and Ra's' second-in-command, Talia has access to the use of Lazarus Pits all over the world. These pits allow her to live far longer than normal humans could naturally.

### Abilities

* **Genius-Level Intellect:** Talia was taught by her father, who is a very old and wise man, after having lived for over 600 years. As a result, Talia is a genius in many fields of study.
* **Business Management:** Talia's ability to manage both her father's illegitimate and legitimate businesses was enough to prove that she was an ideal second-in-command to Ra's' empire.
* **Hand-Hand Combat (Advanced):** Talia has been trained in very advanced hand to hand combat, likely by her own father, which make her an extremely dangerous combatant in unarmed combat. She has been, however, matched by several combatants in the past, including Batman and even Catwoman, who impressed Talia with her own skill.
* **Marksmanship:** As an assassin, Talia is an expert marksman, allowing her to typically take out her targets in one shot.
* **Swordsmanship:** Much like her skills as a marksman, Talia is also well versed in the use of bladed weapons, such as swords and knives.

## **Equipment**

* **Catsuit:** Talia wears a tight black catsuit, similar to that of Catwoman, minus the custom hood and goggles. She also has black gloves and a pair of heeled thigh-high boots.
* **Sword:** Talia's preferred weapon of choice is a single bladed sword.
* **Gadgets:** Talia is also equipped with other gadgets and weaponry to take on her foes.

## **Trivia**

* During the development years of LexCorp, Lex Luthor was under the tutelage of Talia's father. As such, Talia herself was offered to him as a bride, but his cold demeanor was made Talia reject him, despite his intelligence.
* Talia trained Catwoman in immense psychological coercion as a way to keep her beloved's identity safe from other villains.