<Ul> <Li> Liam Neeson portrayed Ra 's al Ghul in The Dark Knight Trilogy . <Ul> <Li> Ra 's al Ghul appears in the film Batman Begins . He is the head of the millennia - old League of Shadows organization based in Bhutan that is dedicated to keeping order and justice in a world which it views as decadent and corrupt . During the first half of the film , the character goes by the name Henri Ducard and poses as a servant of Ra 's al Ghul 's decoy ( portrayed by Ken Watanabe ) . Ducard acts as Bruce Wayne 's mentor , teaching the stealth and martial arts training that his protégé will one day use as the Dark Knight . During the film 's climax , he reappears and reveals his true identity to Bruce as well as being a silent partner in a plan to disperse Jonathan Crane 's fear - inducing toxin into Gotham 's water supplies . Ra 's then tells Bruce that the League of Shadows had tried to destroy Gotham once before by creating an economic depression that indirectly resulted in the murders of Bruce 's parents . Ra 's sees much of himself in Bruce , relating the story of how he came to the League of Shadows following his wife 's death . In their final confrontation , Batman defeats Ra 's and leaves him on a runaway train which falls off a bridge and crashes , killing him in the ensuing explosion . </Li> <Li> Ra 's al Ghul makes a cameo appearance in The Dark Knight Rises . As a hallucination , he tells Bruce Wayne that there are many forms of immortality and that he has a progeny as his heir that is carrying on the League of Shadows ' mission to destroy Gotham and says that Bruce no longer has the resolve to be Batman . Josh Pence plays a younger version of the character in flashbacks set 30 years before the film 's events . In an ancient part of the world , he was a mercenary who worked for a local warlord . He fell in love with the warlord 's daughter and married her in secret . When the warlord found out , al Ghul was condemned to a prison known as `` The Pit '' but the warlord exiled him instead . Ra 's knew it was the daughter that secured his release but did n't know the true price of his freedom was that she took his place in `` The Pit '' while pregnant with his child . He then joined the League of Shadows as Ra 's al Ghul and remained unaware of her imprisonment . After his wife was killed in an attack by the other prisoners , his daughter ( Talia ) was rescued by Bane and later escaped from the Pit to locate him . Ra 's turned the League on the prison , killing several inmates and freeing Bane . But even after Bane saved Talia 's life , Ra 's saw him only as a reminder of the Pit where his wife died and so excommunicated Bane from the League causing Talia to resent him . During the film 's main timeline , Talia and Bane had assumed leadership of the League of Shadows after Ra 's ' death , traveled to Gotham to secretly finish his work and avenge his death , for which they blame Batman . Recited in the Pit , the prevalent chant deshi basara ( Arabic : دشي بسرعة ) is of the Moroccan language , indicative of Ra 's al Ghul 's Arab background . </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Liam Neeson portrayed Ra 's al Ghul in The Dark Knight Trilogy . <Ul> <Li> Ra 's al Ghul appears in the film Batman Begins . He is the head of the millennia - old League of Shadows organization based in Bhutan that is dedicated to keeping order and justice in a world which it views as decadent and corrupt . During the first half of the film , the character goes by the name Henri Ducard and poses as a servant of Ra 's al Ghul 's decoy ( portrayed by Ken Watanabe ) . Ducard acts as Bruce Wayne 's mentor , teaching the stealth and martial arts training that his protégé will one day use as the Dark Knight . During the film 's climax , he reappears and reveals his true identity to Bruce as well as being a silent partner in a plan to disperse Jonathan Crane 's fear - inducing toxin into Gotham 's water supplies . Ra 's then tells Bruce that the League of Shadows had tried to destroy Gotham once before by creating an economic depression that indirectly resulted in the murders of Bruce 's parents . Ra 's sees much of himself in Bruce , relating the story of how he came to the League of Shadows following his wife 's death . In their final confrontation , Batman defeats Ra 's and leaves him on a runaway train which falls off a bridge and crashes , killing him in the ensuing explosion . </Li> <Li> Ra 's al Ghul makes a cameo appearance in The Dark Knight Rises . As a hallucination , he tells Bruce Wayne that there are many forms of immortality and that he has a progeny as his heir that is carrying on the League of Shadows ' mission to destroy Gotham and says that Bruce no longer has the resolve to be Batman . Josh Pence plays a younger version of the character in flashbacks set 30 years before the film 's events . In an ancient part of the world , he was a mercenary who worked for a local warlord . He fell in love with the warlord 's daughter and married her in secret . When the warlord found out , al Ghul was condemned to a prison known as `` The Pit '' but the warlord exiled him instead . Ra 's knew it was the daughter that secured his release but did n't know the true price of his freedom was that she took his place in `` The Pit '' while pregnant with his child . He then joined the League of Shadows as Ra 's al Ghul and remained unaware of her imprisonment . After his wife was killed in an attack by the other prisoners , his daughter ( Talia ) was rescued by Bane and later escaped from the Pit to locate him . Ra 's turned the League on the prison , killing several inmates and freeing Bane . But even after Bane saved Talia 's life , Ra 's saw him only as a reminder of the Pit where his wife died and so excommunicated Bane from the League causing Talia to resent him . During the film 's main timeline , Talia and Bane had assumed leadership of the League of Shadows after Ra 's ' death , traveled to Gotham to secretly finish his work and avenge his death , for which they blame Batman . Recited in the Pit , the prevalent chant deshi basara ( Arabic : دشي بسرعة ) is of the Moroccan language , indicative of Ra 's al Ghul 's Arab background . </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul>
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