Ra's al Ghul is the principle antagonist of Batman: Arkham City, and even has a key part to play in Arkham Knight's Season of Infamy DLC. Factor in the League of Assassins' presence in Arkham Origins AND his little easter egg in Arkham Asylum, and you can accurately describe the undying ecological terrorist as a series staple.
Fans first stumbled across Ra's in the series while on their way to Dr. Young's office. Before they turn the corner, there's a sort of mini-morgue along the wall. One of the bodies poking out as a toe-tag with Ra's' name on it, showing that the Head of the Demon was now the Head of the Deceased...on.
(It made sense in my head.)
There's actually a whole backstory to this, with it being confirmed that Bats personally escorted Ra's' body to Arkham before the events of the game. However, should the player leave the scene and come back later on, they'll find al Ghul's body missing, paving the way for his return in Arkham City two years later.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
