<Li> Ra's al Ghul will appear in Justice League Action . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Ra's al Ghul appears in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Matthew Nable . Film actor Liam Neeson expressed an interest in reprising his role from Batman Begins for the series, but couldn't take up the role when offered due to scheduling . <Ul> <Li> The character appears in the third season of The CW's TV series Arrow, after being alluded to in the previous two seasons . As the leader of the League of Assassins and father of Nyssa al Ghul, Ra's al Ghul is portrayed as a moniker passed from one successor to another, eventually leading to the Ra's who approved the training for both Malcolm Merlyn and Sara Lance (The Canary). Merlyn was trained in the advanced fighting techniques he used in his war against Oliver Queen (the Arrow) in season one, though Ra's later sought to kill Merlyn for breaking the League's code after leaving Nanda Parbat . However, Malcolm was seemingly killed by Oliver and John Diggle at the end of season one, and Ra's al Ghul considered the matter settled . His daughter Nyssa also trained Sara to be an assassin, as revealed in season two . In season two, it is revealed that Malcolm did indeed survive but neither Oliver nor the League knew he was alive as Oliver's mother died before telling him . He killed Sara by manipulating Oliver's younger half sister and his daughter Thea, which reignites Ra's' vendetta against Malcolm . To save his sister from Ra's' vengeance, Oliver falsesly confesses that he was the one who killed Sara and challenges Ra's to a trial by combat in Nanda Parbat, where he is apparently slain . However, he narrowly survives and is healed by Tatsu Yamashiro . When Ra's learns of Oliver's survival, the prophecy deems Oliver worthy of being his heir; having survived the blade of Ra's al Ghul, Oliver must become the new Ra's al Ghul . After Oliver declines to take Ra's al Ghul's place, Ra's systematically attacks Oliver's home of Starling City to pressure him into taking the title on . Finally, Ra's mortally wounds Oliver's sister Thea so that Oliver will have to come to Nanda Parbat and accept Ra's offer in exchange for healing Thea with the Lazarus Pit . Desperate to save Thea, Oliver agrees to train as the heir Al Sah - him . Ra's tells him that he and a man known as Damien Darhk used to be friends . They both wanted to be Heir to the Demon and when Ra's became Heir to the Demon, he was forced to kill Damien but hesitated allowing him to steal waters from the Lazarus Pit to keep him from aging and escape . He formed a hive of supporters and Ra's tells Oliver he wants him to kill Damien this time . that In the season finale, Ra's plans to unleash a bio weapon attack on Starling City so Oliver will not feel the pull of his former home . However, Oliver reveals that he is still loyal to his friends . With help from Nyssa, Oliver foils the plan and duels Ra's again, this time killing him . As part of a previous deal, Oliver surrenders the Ra's al Ghul title and control of the League of Assassins to Malcolm . In the fourth season, Malcolm used many of his connections as Ra's al Ghul for his own means until Oliver helps Nyssa regain control of the League in exchange for Thea's life, curing the bloodlust that was a side - effect of her use of the pit but costing Merlyn his left hand in a duel with Oliver . Nyssa, influenced by Laurel Lance, releases the entire League from their oaths and destroys the Ring of Ra's al Ghul, ending the line of succession . </Li> <Li> Ra's al Ghul reappears in Legends of Tomorrow . After Sara Lance, Ray Palmer and Kendra Saunders are inadvertently stranded by Rip Hunter's team in 1958, they move on with their lives . After ten weeks, Sara decides to once "again" rejoin (from her perspective) the League . Sara both impresses and surprises Ra's with her fast progress in combat training . Ra's al Ghul is also raising his young daughter, Talia, at the time . Two years later, Sara's team (with Ray and Kendra back among them) go to Nanda Parbat to rescue her . However, Sara suddenly turns on them, resulting in the team being captured . Rip challenges Ra's to a trial by combat to win their freedom . Ra's decides to choose Sara as his champion and gives Rip the same offer . Rip nominates Kendra to be his own champion . Sara ultimately gains the upper hand, and Ra's al Ghul entreats her to finish Kendra . But due to the pleas of her teammates, she decides not to . Then the temporal bounty hunter Chronos invades the arena and kills several League members, despite their efforts . Rip quickly appeals to Ra's to free them if he wishes to preserve the League and his life, which Ra's does . After they defeat the bounty hunter, Ra's al Ghul releases Sara from the League, deducing that she is from the future and is divided over killing others . Right before leaving, Sara advises Ra's al Ghul to ensure that his unborn daughter, Nyssa, be at Lian Yu in 2008 . Ra's al Ghul agrees and is delighted to know that he will have another child . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Ra's al Ghul appears in the third season of Gotham, portrayed by Alexander Siddig . This version of the character, in addition to leading the League of Assassins, is also tied to the Court of Owls, although he has his acolytes dispose of the Court once he is finished with them . He is first mentioned in "Heroes Rise: Pretty Hate Machine" as "The Demon's Head", the mastermind of a plot to destroy Gotham City with a weaponized virus . In "Heroes Rise: Destiny Calling", Ra's al Ghul meets with Bruce Wayne, whom the Court's minions have brainwashed, and entreats the boy to become his heir . As a "final test", he orders Bruce to kill his butler Alfred Pennyworth . In "Heroes Rise: Heavydirtysoul", when Bruce stabs Alfred and snaps out of his conditioning, Ra's tells him to use the Lazarus Pit waters to save Alfred . He subsequently praises Bruce for his ability to resist, and says that he has not yet given up on turning Bruce into his heir . Ra's then disappears . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Ra's al Ghul appears in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Matthew Nable . Film actor Liam Neeson expressed an interest in reprising his role from Batman Begins for the series, but couldn't take up the role when offered due to scheduling . <Ul> <Li> The character appears in the third season of The CW's TV series Arrow, after being alluded to in the previous two seasons . As the leader of the League of Assassins and father of Nyssa al Ghul, Ra's al Ghul is portrayed as a moniker passed from one successor to another, eventually leading to the Ra's who approved the training for both Malcolm Merlyn and Sara Lance (The Canary). Merlyn was trained in the advanced fighting techniques he used in his war against Oliver Queen (the Arrow) in season one, though Ra's later sought to kill Merlyn for breaking the League's code after leaving Nanda Parbat . However, Malcolm was seemingly killed by Oliver and John Diggle at the end of season one, and Ra's al Ghul considered the matter settled . His daughter Nyssa also trained Sara to be an assassin, as revealed in season two . In season two, it is revealed that Malcolm did indeed survive but neither Oliver nor the League knew he was alive as Oliver's mother died before telling him . He killed Sara by manipulating Oliver's younger half sister and his daughter Thea, which reignites Ra's' vendetta against Malcolm . To save his sister from Ra's' vengeance, Oliver falsesly confesses that he was the one who killed Sara and challenges Ra's to a trial by combat in Nanda Parbat, where he is apparently slain . However, he narrowly survives and is healed by Tatsu Yamashiro . When Ra's learns of Oliver's survival, the prophecy deems Oliver worthy of being his heir; having survived the blade of Ra's al Ghul, Oliver must become the new Ra's al Ghul . After Oliver declines to take Ra's al Ghul's place, Ra's systematically attacks Oliver's home of Starling City to pressure him into taking the title on . Finally, Ra's mortally wounds Oliver's sister Thea so that Oliver will have to come to Nanda Parbat and accept Ra's offer in exchange for healing Thea with the Lazarus Pit . Desperate to save Thea, Oliver agrees to train as the heir Al Sah - him . Ra's tells him that he and a man known as Damien Darhk used to be friends . They both wanted to be Heir to the Demon and when Ra's became Heir to the Demon, he was forced to kill Damien but hesitated allowing him to steal waters from the Lazarus Pit to keep him from aging and escape . He formed a hive of supporters and Ra's tells Oliver he wants him to kill Damien this time . that In the season finale, Ra's plans to unleash a bio weapon attack on Starling City so Oliver will not feel the pull of his former home . However, Oliver reveals that he is still loyal to his friends . With help from Nyssa, Oliver foils the plan and duels Ra's again, this time killing him . As part of a previous deal, Oliver surrenders the Ra's al Ghul title and control of the League of Assassins to Malcolm . In the fourth season, Malcolm used many of his connections as Ra's al Ghul for his own means until Oliver helps Nyssa regain control of the League in exchange for Thea's life, curing the bloodlust that was a side - effect of her use of the pit but costing Merlyn his left hand in a duel with Oliver . Nyssa, influenced by Laurel Lance, releases the entire League from their oaths and destroys the Ring of Ra's al Ghul, ending the line of succession . </Li> <Li> Ra's al Ghul reappears in Legends of Tomorrow . After Sara Lance, Ray Palmer and Kendra Saunders are inadvertently stranded by Rip Hunter's team in 1958, they move on with their lives . After ten weeks, Sara decides to once "again" rejoin (from her perspective) the League . Sara both impresses and surprises Ra's with her fast progress in combat training . Ra's al Ghul is also raising his young daughter, Talia, at the time . Two years later, Sara's team (with Ray and Kendra back among them) go to Nanda Parbat to rescue her . However, Sara suddenly turns on them, resulting in the team being captured . Rip challenges Ra's to a trial by combat to win their freedom . Ra's decides to choose Sara as his champion and gives Rip the same offer . Rip nominates Kendra to be his own champion . Sara ultimately gains the upper hand, and Ra's al Ghul entreats her to finish Kendra . But due to the pleas of her teammates, she decides not to . Then the temporal bounty hunter Chronos invades the arena and kills several League members, despite their efforts . Rip quickly appeals to Ra's to free them if he wishes to preserve the League and his life, which Ra's does . After they defeat the bounty hunter, Ra's al Ghul releases Sara from the League, deducing that she is from the future and is divided over killing others . Right before leaving, Sara advises Ra's al Ghul to ensure that his unborn daughter, Nyssa, be at Lian Yu in 2008 . Ra's al Ghul agrees and is delighted to know that he will have another child . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Ul> <Li> The character appears in the third season of The CW's TV series Arrow, after being alluded to in the previous two seasons . As the leader of the League of Assassins and father of Nyssa al Ghul, Ra's al Ghul is portrayed as a moniker passed from one successor to another, eventually leading to the Ra's who approved the training for both Malcolm Merlyn and Sara Lance (The Canary). Merlyn was trained in the advanced fighting techniques he used in his war against Oliver Queen (the Arrow) in season one, though Ra's later sought to kill Merlyn for breaking the League's code after leaving Nanda Parbat . However, Malcolm was seemingly killed by Oliver and John Diggle at the end of season one, and Ra's al Ghul considered the matter settled . His daughter Nyssa also trained Sara to be an assassin, as revealed in season two . In season two, it is revealed that Malcolm did indeed survive but neither Oliver nor the League knew he was alive as Oliver's mother died before telling him . He killed Sara by manipulating Oliver's younger half sister and his daughter Thea, which reignites Ra's' vendetta against Malcolm . To save his sister from Ra's' vengeance, Oliver falsesly confesses that he was the one who killed Sara and challenges Ra's to a trial by combat in Nanda Parbat, where he is apparently slain . However, he narrowly survives and is healed by Tatsu Yamashiro . When Ra's learns of Oliver's survival, the prophecy deems Oliver worthy of being his heir; having survived the blade of Ra's al Ghul, Oliver must become the new Ra's al Ghul . After Oliver declines to take Ra's al Ghul's place, Ra's systematically attacks Oliver's home of Starling City to pressure him into taking the title on . Finally, Ra's mortally wounds Oliver's sister Thea so that Oliver will have to come to Nanda Parbat and accept Ra's offer in exchange for healing Thea with the Lazarus Pit . Desperate to save Thea, Oliver agrees to train as the heir Al Sah - him . Ra's tells him that he and a man known as Damien Darhk used to be friends . They both wanted to be Heir to the Demon and when Ra's became Heir to the Demon, he was forced to kill Damien but hesitated allowing him to steal waters from the Lazarus Pit to keep him from aging and escape . He formed a hive of supporters and Ra's tells Oliver he wants him to kill Damien this time . that In the season finale, Ra's plans to unleash a bio weapon attack on Starling City so Oliver will not feel the pull of his former home . However, Oliver reveals that he is still loyal to his friends . With help from Nyssa, Oliver foils the plan and duels Ra's again, this time killing him . As part of a previous deal, Oliver surrenders the Ra's al Ghul title and control of the League of Assassins to Malcolm . In the fourth season, Malcolm used many of his connections as Ra's al Ghul for his own means until Oliver helps Nyssa regain control of the League in exchange for Thea's life, curing the bloodlust that was a side - effect of her use of the pit but costing Merlyn his left hand in a duel with Oliver . Nyssa, influenced by Laurel Lance, releases the entire League from their oaths and destroys the Ring of Ra's al Ghul, ending the line of succession . </Li> <Li> Ra's al Ghul reappears in Legends of Tomorrow . After Sara Lance, Ray Palmer and Kendra Saunders are inadvertently stranded by Rip Hunter's team in 1958, they move on with their lives . After ten weeks, Sara decides to once "again" rejoin (from her perspective) the League . Sara both impresses and surprises Ra's with her fast progress in combat training . Ra's al Ghul is also raising his young daughter, Talia, at the time . Two years later, Sara's team (with Ray and Kendra back among them) go to Nanda Parbat to rescue her . However, Sara suddenly turns on them, resulting in the team being captured . Rip challenges Ra's to a trial by combat to win their freedom . Ra's decides to choose Sara as his champion and gives Rip the same offer . Rip nominates Kendra to be his own champion . Sara ultimately gains the upper hand, and Ra's al Ghul entreats her to finish Kendra . But due to the pleas of her teammates, she decides not to . Then the temporal bounty hunter Chronos invades the arena and kills several League members, despite their efforts . Rip quickly appeals to Ra's to free them if he wishes to preserve the League and his life, which Ra's does . After they defeat the bounty hunter, Ra's al Ghul releases Sara from the League, deducing that she is from the future and is divided over killing others . Right before leaving, Sara advises Ra's al Ghul to ensure that his unborn daughter, Nyssa, be at Lian Yu in 2008 . Ra's al Ghul agrees and is delighted to know that he will have another child . </Li> </Ul>

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