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Talia al Ghul

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Talia al Ghul

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Talia was the daughter of Melisande and Ra's al Ghul, leader of a secret worldwide organization. Unfortunately, Talia witnessed the murder of her mother at an early age, at the hands of a man called Quinlan, who Ra's had raised as his own son. Like this, Talia was raised by Ra's and she travelled the world with him, learning from his intellect and skills. She excelled in managing his criminal and legitimate operations, and she was eventually appointed as Ghul's primary heir.

Talia first met Batman when he rescued her from Dr. Darkk, the current president of the League of Assassins. It was then that Batman learned that Talia was the daughter of Ra's and that he and Darrk have had a falling out in business. Darrk turned against Ra's and tried to eliminate Talia in revenge, but Batman foiled Darrk's plan and when he was being taken back to the authorities, Talia shot and killed Darkk to save Batman's life.

Batman would eventually become engaged in a story called Batman: Son of the Demon, and would later consummate their marriage. A few weeks later, Talia learned she was pregnant and shared the news with Batman and Ra's. Althought they were joyous about the news, Batman decided to stop the manhunt for Qayin, the man who murdered Talia's mother, to protect Talia and their baby. Talia's desire for revenge was stronger than her love and in order to get Batman's help, she lied to Bruce about a miscarriage. The news sent Batman into a vengeful rage, which culminated in Qayin's death by his own hands. Althought the mission was accomplished, Talia couldn't stand revealing her lie to Bruce and she allowed him to believe they had truly lost their son, while also forcing him to remain away from her.

Months later, Talia gave birth to the boy who would become Damian Wayne, grandson of the Demon.

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Character History

CREATORS: Denny O'Neil, Bob Brown & Dick Giordano

FIRST APPEARANCE: Detective Comics Vol. 1 #411 (1971)