Talia al Ghul (Arabic: تاليا الغول‎; /ˈtÉ'Ë liÉ™ ˌæl
ˈɡuË l/ TAH-liÉ™ al GOOL[1][2]) is a fictional character appearing
in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in
association with Batman. The character was created by writer Dennis
O'Neil and artist Bob Brown, and first appeared in Detective Comics
#411 (May 1971).[3] Talia is the daughter of the supervillain Ra's al
Ghul, the granddaughter of Sensei, the half-sister of Nyssa Raatko,
on-and-off girlfriend/lover of the superhero Batman and the mother of
Damian Wayne (the fifth Robin). She has alternately been depicted as
an anti-hero and ally to Batman at times.Talia has appeared in over
500 individual comics issues,[4] and has been featured in various
media adaptions. The character was voiced by Helen Slater and Olivia
Hussey in the DC Animated Universe, which became her first appearances
in media other than comic books. The character was subsequently
portrayed by Marion Cotillard in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises,
and Lexa Doig recurring in the television series Arrow.The character
was created by the writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Bob Brown as simply
Talia originally.[5] The character's creation and depiction was
inspired by other works of fiction, such as the 1969 James Bond film
On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and the Fu Manchu
fiction.[6][7][8][9] The character first appeared in Detective Comics
#411 (May 1971). She is most commonly depicted as a romantic interest
for Batman, a villain, or a combination of the two. Her father, the
leader of a worldwide criminal and terrorist empire, considered Batman
the man most worthy to marry Talia and become his successor.[10]
Absent a spouse, Talia was considered as an heir to her father and his
organization.[11][12][13] While Batman is uninterested in the criminal
empire, he has often demonstrated romantic feelings for Talia.Talia
has saved the life of Batman or helped him on numerous occasions. The
majority of her criminal acts have been committed at the behest of her
father and motivated by loyalty to her father rather than personal
gain. She had been depicted as morally ambiguous or an antiheroic
figure.[14] In the mid to late 1990s part of her father's name was
incorporated to hers as a kind of surname to help readers associate
her with Ra's al Ghul. Recent depictions have shown her to be more
often an enemy of Batman and a supervillain in her own right, such as
leading the League of Assassins,[14][15] as part of the Secret Society
of Super Villains,[16] and as the mastermind behind Leviathan.[17]
ˈɡuË l/ TAH-liÉ™ al GOOL[1][2]) is a fictional character appearing
in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in
association with Batman. The character was created by writer Dennis
O'Neil and artist Bob Brown, and first appeared in Detective Comics
#411 (May 1971).[3] Talia is the daughter of the supervillain Ra's al
Ghul, the granddaughter of Sensei, the half-sister of Nyssa Raatko,
on-and-off girlfriend/lover of the superhero Batman and the mother of
Damian Wayne (the fifth Robin). She has alternately been depicted as
an anti-hero and ally to Batman at times.Talia has appeared in over
500 individual comics issues,[4] and has been featured in various
media adaptions. The character was voiced by Helen Slater and Olivia
Hussey in the DC Animated Universe, which became her first appearances
in media other than comic books. The character was subsequently
portrayed by Marion Cotillard in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises,
and Lexa Doig recurring in the television series Arrow.The character
was created by the writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Bob Brown as simply
Talia originally.[5] The character's creation and depiction was
inspired by other works of fiction, such as the 1969 James Bond film
On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and the Fu Manchu
fiction.[6][7][8][9] The character first appeared in Detective Comics
#411 (May 1971). She is most commonly depicted as a romantic interest
for Batman, a villain, or a combination of the two. Her father, the
leader of a worldwide criminal and terrorist empire, considered Batman
the man most worthy to marry Talia and become his successor.[10]
Absent a spouse, Talia was considered as an heir to her father and his
organization.[11][12][13] While Batman is uninterested in the criminal
empire, he has often demonstrated romantic feelings for Talia.Talia
has saved the life of Batman or helped him on numerous occasions. The
majority of her criminal acts have been committed at the behest of her
father and motivated by loyalty to her father rather than personal
gain. She had been depicted as morally ambiguous or an antiheroic
figure.[14] In the mid to late 1990s part of her father's name was
incorporated to hers as a kind of surname to help readers associate
her with Ra's al Ghul. Recent depictions have shown her to be more
often an enemy of Batman and a supervillain in her own right, such as
leading the League of Assassins,[14][15] as part of the Secret Society
of Super Villains,[16] and as the mastermind behind Leviathan.[17]
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