Soon after she in fact gave birth to their child. Talia eventually decided that they cannot be together and faked a miscarriage. In some versions of this story, Batman was drugged the whole time, though this had been changed from the original version. During this time Batman married Talia and she became pregnant with their child. In the reintroduction of the character post-Crisis, Batman joined forces with Ra’s to hunt for Qayin, a terrorist and rogue assassin who killed Talia's mother Melisande. It was likely that this marriage was not legally recognized. Talia followed him and betrayed her father to save Batman after Ra's shot him, then left Gotham to return to the League of Assassins with her father. Instead, Batman knocked Talia unconscious and escaped to confront Ra's. In another pre-Crisis story ("I Now Pronounce You Barman and Wife"), Batman was captured by Ra's and married to Talia while unconscious, then locked in a room with her in the hopes that they would consummate the marriage. Batman of course was not interested in Ra’s' offer, but did reciprocate Talia’s feelings. This was a staged scenario as Ra’s was curious as to whether Batman was a worthy candidate for his daughter’s love and as the potential father of his grandchildren and heir to his empire. Soon after Ra’s appeared in the Batcave and admitted that he needed help as Talia and Robin had been kidnapped (this was during the story “Daughter of the Demon”). It was later revealed that he was not in fact the leader of the League, but rather that he was one of Ra’s' soldiers who had failed on a mission, fled and then tried to take over control of Ra’s' organization, though he was eventually stopped by Batman and Talia working together. He had kidnapped Talia and Batman intervened to save her. Her first appearance in the Silver Age involved a villain named Doctor Darkk who claimed to be the head of the League of Assassins. Although Catwoman was generally portrayed as his main romantic interest it was decided that Talia might also fill this role. He was given a grittier appearance and approach, and his stories became more gritty. After the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths many of the more popular characters in the DC Universe were redesigned with Batman being one of the most prominent. During that time she was most often portrayed as little more than a helper to her father. Talia’s publication history extends back to the Silver Age of comics. For instance, during the events of Legacy, when Bane was chosen as Talia’s new mate, she still wanted Batman to beat him in combat. However, the two generally recognize that they are opposites to one another but still maintain their love for one another. The most obvious example of this is the consummation of their love in the form of Damian. She has also shown a degree of loyalty to her son which is apparently stronger than any other loyalty which she has.ĭespite Bruce’s usual refusal of her romantic advances, the two do share an attraction to one another (she often refers to him as "beloved"). Since then she has done other altruistic actions such as coming to Batman’s aid during Hush, or aiding in the resurrection of Jason Todd. Batman actually had a calming influence on her, and led to a less radical path than her father. One of the reasons for her doubt was her father's indication that she should choose Batman as a mate. Character EvolutionĪlthough a member of her father’s criminal empire, and one of his closest advisors, Talia is often shown to be not as convinced of the goals of his enterprise as he is. Her first appearance was in Detective Comics #411 in 1971. Talia al Ghul was created by Dennis O’Neil, Dick Giordano and Bob Brown. After her death Talia was taken care of by her father, as she traveled the world and learned all the skills she would need to help her father with his criminal empire, including espionage and hand-to-hand combat. Her mother died soon after her birth (in one version she overdosed on drugs, in the more recent version she was murdered by one of Ra’s' former servants). She was a woman of Chinese and Arab descent. Ra’s met her mother (sometimes referred to as Melisande) at the Woodstock Musical Festival. Much of her background is not clearly explained though her history is relatively well known. Talia is the daughter of Ra’s Al Ghul and the mother of the late Damian Wayne. She was partially responsible for the death of her own son, Damian Wayne. Talia remains the primary antagonist in Grant Morrison's second volume of Batman, Incorporated as she leads Leviathan in attacks against Batman.
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