“ | Gotham's time has come. | „ |
~ Decoy to Bruce Wayne. |
The Decoy of Ra's al Ghul is a supporting antagonist in the 2005 film Batman Begins, the first installment of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy. Henri Ducard (actually the real Ra's al Ghul in disguise) introduces him to Bruce Wayne as the leader of the League of Shadows.
He was portrayed and voiced by Ken Watanabe in both the film and video game.
History[]
Ra's offers to train Bruce in the ways of the League as a means to fight injustice. However, Ra's reveals his true intentions that he plans to use Bruce to destroy Gotham City, claiming that the city is beyond repair and that the only solution was destroying it. Bruce then engages the imposter Ra's in a swordfight before he is killed by an explosion.
This imposter was used by the real Ra's to conceal his identity. Therefore it is unknown what his true status within the League of Shadows was. It is possible that he was Ra's right-hand (possibly an equivalent to Ubu).
Trivia[]
- Before the film was released, it was believed that the decoy was the real Ra's al Ghul. That said, Ken Watanabe was still listed in the credits for playing Ra's al Ghul whereas Liam Neeson was listed for playing Henri Ducard.
- Ken Watanabe also plays a character in another Christopher Nolan movie, Inception. A dream version of his character is killed by being crushed, which is the same way that the decoy meets his demise.
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