<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 Batman . He orders Bruce to execute a thief as a final test , but Bruce refuses and burns down the league 's temple . Subsequently , the decoy is killed by falling debris , while Bruce saves Ducard . During the film 's climax , he reappears and reveals his true identity to Bruce , and explains his 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 . In their final confrontation , Batman defeats Ra 's and leaves him on a runaway train which falls off a bridge , crashes , and explodes , killing him . </Li>
<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 Batman . He orders Bruce to execute a thief as a final test , but Bruce refuses and burns down the league 's temple . Subsequently , the decoy is killed by falling debris , while Bruce saves Ducard . During the film 's climax , he reappears and reveals his true identity to Bruce , and explains his 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 . In their final confrontation , Batman defeats Ra 's and leaves him on a runaway train which falls off a bridge , crashes , and explodes , killing him . </Li>
who has been trained by ra 's al ghul
who has been trained by ra 's al ghul
Bruce Wayne
Bruce Wayne