this immortal is one of Batman’s most
enduring adversaries welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we will explore
the comic book origins of Ra’s al Ghul
well are you man enough to face your
better as with most comic book
characters there are often reimagining
and different versions to a character’s
past we have chosen to primarily follow
the storyline which unfolded in 1971 s
Batman number 232 and which was expanded
upon in 1992 s Batman
birth of the demon Ra’s al Ghul was born
nearly seven hundred years ago he grew
up in a tribe of Chinese nomads
wandering the Arabian desert fascinated
with science he decided to leave his
tribe at a young age to live in a city
and become a physician there he married
the love of his life soon after ra’s
discovered a natural pool of chemicals
that could restore life and heal injury
calling it the Lazarus Pit he used it to
save the life of a dying Prince
unfortunately
the life-giving pool had the side effect
of causing the royal to go mad and kill
Roz’s wife
the Sultan blamed Roz for the murder as
he couldn’t admit that his own son had
committed the crime in turn Roz was
taken to the desert and left to die in a
cage with his wife’s corpse rescued by
the grandson of one of his patients
the duo soon sought out Roz’s nomadic
tribe together they overthrew the Sultan
and his kingdom this was done through
Roz’s advanced understanding of germs
and disease he used this knowledge to
infect the prince and in turn was asked
for a cure instead raus slaughtered the
royal family and the entire city from
then on he became known as Ra’s al Ghul
Arabic for the demons head using the
Lazarus Pit to extend his own life he
experienced an immediate burst of
madness
while it turned out to be a short-term
effect he would never again be fully
sane he then traveled around the globe
for several centuries and fought in
countless Wars eventually becoming an
incredible warrior and master martial
artist Raz soon started despising those
who would destroy the world’s natural
beauty in response he used his
accumulated wealth to become the head of
an international eco terrorist
organization called the demon as well as
leading the League of Assassins with
countless ninjas at his command he set
forth to eliminate all evil around him
this eventually became a full-fledged
mission to eradicate all of humanity in
a bid to wipe the slate clean and start
over this agenda eventually spurred
numerous clashes with Batman who has
constantly defied his plans early in
their encounters Roz’s daughter Talia al
Ghul fell in love with Batman this
prompted the immortal to consider Batman
as a potential heir and discovered his
true identity just how did you learn Who
I am I control a vast global
organization detective due to Batman’s
insistence on defending a corrupt world
and preventing genocide Raz has since
made Batman his mortal enemy one of the
Caped Crusader’s many iconic foes Ra’s
al Ghul has appeared in various media
over the years among these he is best
known for his portrayal by Liam Neeson
and his decoy played by Ken Watanabe in
2005 blockbuster Batman Begins God must
be destroyed
enduring adversaries welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we will explore
the comic book origins of Ra’s al Ghul
well are you man enough to face your
better as with most comic book
characters there are often reimagining
and different versions to a character’s
past we have chosen to primarily follow
the storyline which unfolded in 1971 s
Batman number 232 and which was expanded
upon in 1992 s Batman
birth of the demon Ra’s al Ghul was born
nearly seven hundred years ago he grew
up in a tribe of Chinese nomads
wandering the Arabian desert fascinated
with science he decided to leave his
tribe at a young age to live in a city
and become a physician there he married
the love of his life soon after ra’s
discovered a natural pool of chemicals
that could restore life and heal injury
calling it the Lazarus Pit he used it to
save the life of a dying Prince
unfortunately
the life-giving pool had the side effect
of causing the royal to go mad and kill
Roz’s wife
the Sultan blamed Roz for the murder as
he couldn’t admit that his own son had
committed the crime in turn Roz was
taken to the desert and left to die in a
cage with his wife’s corpse rescued by
the grandson of one of his patients
the duo soon sought out Roz’s nomadic
tribe together they overthrew the Sultan
and his kingdom this was done through
Roz’s advanced understanding of germs
and disease he used this knowledge to
infect the prince and in turn was asked
for a cure instead raus slaughtered the
royal family and the entire city from
then on he became known as Ra’s al Ghul
Arabic for the demons head using the
Lazarus Pit to extend his own life he
experienced an immediate burst of
madness
while it turned out to be a short-term
effect he would never again be fully
sane he then traveled around the globe
for several centuries and fought in
countless Wars eventually becoming an
incredible warrior and master martial
artist Raz soon started despising those
who would destroy the world’s natural
beauty in response he used his
accumulated wealth to become the head of
an international eco terrorist
organization called the demon as well as
leading the League of Assassins with
countless ninjas at his command he set
forth to eliminate all evil around him
this eventually became a full-fledged
mission to eradicate all of humanity in
a bid to wipe the slate clean and start
over this agenda eventually spurred
numerous clashes with Batman who has
constantly defied his plans early in
their encounters Roz’s daughter Talia al
Ghul fell in love with Batman this
prompted the immortal to consider Batman
as a potential heir and discovered his
true identity just how did you learn Who
I am I control a vast global
organization detective due to Batman’s
insistence on defending a corrupt world
and preventing genocide Raz has since
made Batman his mortal enemy one of the
Caped Crusader’s many iconic foes Ra’s
al Ghul has appeared in various media
over the years among these he is best
known for his portrayal by Liam Neeson
and his decoy played by Ken Watanabe in
2005 blockbuster Batman Begins God must
be destroyed
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