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'''Ra's al Ghul''' (Arabic: رأس الغول‎ ''Raʾs al-Ġūl''; '''Demon's Head''') was a title held by the leader of the [[League of Assassins (group)|League of Assassins]] until [[Nyssa al Ghul]] disbanded the organization.
 
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}}{{Quote|The man who does not perish at the blade of Ra's al Ghul will become Ra's al Ghul.|[[Malcolm Merlyn]]|The Offer}}
 
'''Ra's al Ghul''' (Arabic: رأس الغول‎ ''Raʾs al-Ġūl''; for ''Demon's Head'') was a title held by the leader of the [[League of Assassins (group)|League of Assassins]] until [[Nyssa al Ghul]] disbanded the organization.
   
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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To ensure the person fully commits to the duties of Ra's al Ghul, the final requirement to becoming Ra's is for the person to destroy the place they originated from.
 
To ensure the person fully commits to the duties of Ra's al Ghul, the final requirement to becoming Ra's is for the person to destroy the place they originated from.
   
The events of the League's civil war between [[Malcolm Merlyn]]'s and [[Nyssa al Ghul]]'s factions resulted in the title of Ra's changing hands for the final time. Nyssa, upon gaining the title, quickly relinquished it and elected to disband the League of Assassins.<ref>{{Ep|Sins of the Father}}</ref>
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The events of the League's civil war between [[Malcolm Merlyn]]'s and [[Nyssa al Ghul]]'s factions resulted in the title of Ra's changing hands for the final time. Nyssa, upon gaining the title, quickly relinquished it and elected to disband the League of Assassins.<ref>{{Ep|Sins of the Father (Arrow)}}</ref>
   
 
==Known users==
 
==Known users==
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===Former users===
*"[[Ra's al Ghul's predecessor|Ra's al Ghul]]" (deceased)
 
*"[[Ra's al Ghul]]" (deceased)
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*[[Al-Fatih]] <small>(first holder of the title; deceased)</small>
 
*"[[Ra's al Ghul's predecessor|Ra's al Ghul]]" <small>(deceased)</small>
*[[Oliver Queen]] (briefly; formerly)
 
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*"[[Ra's al Ghul]]" <small>(deceased)</small>
*[[Malcolm Merlyn]] (formerly)
 
 
*[[Oliver Queen]] <small>(briefly; formerly; deceased)</small>
*[[Nyssa al Ghul]] (formerly; last known holder of the title before the League was disbanded)
 
 
*[[Malcolm Merlyn]] <small>(formerly; deceased)</small>
 
*[[Nyssa al Ghul]] <small>(briefly; last known holder of the title before the League was disbanded)</small>
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==Gallery==
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===Holders of the title===
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Ra's al Ghul.png|Real name unknown
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Ra's al Ghul (Oliver Queen).png|Oliver Queen <small>(briefly)</small>
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Ra's al Ghul (Malcolm Merlyn).png|Malcolm Merlyn
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Nyssa Raatko.png|Nyssa Raatko <small>(briefly)</small>
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</gallery>
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Three men that held this title have at least one illegitimate child, [[Nyssa al Ghul]], [[William]], and [[Thea Queen]].
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*The last three men who held this title, [[Ra's al Ghul]], [[Oliver Queen]] and [[Malcolm Merlyn]], have at least one illegitimate child: [[Nyssa al Ghul|Nyssa Raatko]], [[William Clayton]], and [[Thea Queen]], respectively.
*Possible candidates to succeed Ra's al Ghul are called horsemen. 
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*Possible candidates to succeed Ra's al Ghul are called "horsemen".<ref>{{Ep|Al Sah-him}}</ref> 
 
*Nyssa was the only known female Ra's in the history of the title.  
 
*Nyssa was the only known female Ra's in the history of the title.  
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**Also she is the last person alive to have ever hold the title after Oliver Queen's [[Anti-Monitor Crisis|demise]].
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
* According to [[Andrew Kreisberg]] at WonderCon 2015, members of the league pronounce it as "Raish"; others pronounce it as "Ra's".<ref>[https://twitter.com/FlashTVNews/status/584826918442110978 FlashTVNews (@FlashTVNews) - Twitter]</ref>
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*According to [[Andrew Kreisberg]] at WonderCon 2015, members of the [[League of Assassins (group)|League]] pronounce the title as "Raish" while others pronounce it as "Ra's".<ref>[https://twitter.com/FlashTVNews/status/584826918442110978 FlashTVNews (@FlashTVNews) - Twitter]</ref>
   
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 11:01, 11 May 2020

"The man who does not perish at the blade of Ra's al Ghul will become Ra's al Ghul."
Malcolm Merlyn[src]

Ra's al Ghul (Arabic: رأس الغول‎ Raʾs al-Ġūl; for Demon's Head) was a title held by the leader of the League of Assassins until Nyssa al Ghul disbanded the organization.

Overview

This title applies to all Ra's al Ghul successors, but Oliver Queen was chosen to be the next Ra's al Ghul because he survived a battle against the Ra's al Ghul that still operated by 2015. Whoever holds the title of Ra's al Ghul leads the League of Assassins and has access to supernatural waters which can heal wounds and grant the user the ability to live for much longer than the normal human life span. The water's effects, however, are not permanent and lose their effect on the user after an unknown solid period of time, requiring the current Ra's al Ghul to find a successor before his time runs out.

To ensure the person fully commits to the duties of Ra's al Ghul, the final requirement to becoming Ra's is for the person to destroy the place they originated from.

The events of the League's civil war between Malcolm Merlyn's and Nyssa al Ghul's factions resulted in the title of Ra's changing hands for the final time. Nyssa, upon gaining the title, quickly relinquished it and elected to disband the League of Assassins.[1]

Known users

Former users

Gallery

Holders of the title

Trivia

Behind the scenes

  • According to Andrew Kreisberg at WonderCon 2015, members of the League pronounce the title as "Raish" while others pronounce it as "Ra's".[3]

References