Ra's Al Ghul
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Real Identity: Ra's Al Ghul
Affiliations: League of Shadows
Appearances (Episodes): #LeagueOfShadows Part 1 and #LeagueOfShadows Part 2
Powers/Skills: Musical Aptitude and Mind Control
Voiced By: Sendhil Ramamurthy and Jason C. Miller (Singing)
Ra's Al Ghul seeks to purify the world and eradicate the infestation of humanity and its evils. Ra's envisioned the world could then start anew and he would rule it. He gathered an army of loyal acolytes he named the League of Shadows. A rock band is maintained as a front and means to recruit more followers. Ra's is the band's front man and became a legendary guitarist. The current roster of the band was Kitty Kumbata, White Willow, and Zeddmore Washington. Ra's acquired Red Kryptonite at some point, knew it came from space, and fashioned a piece into his signature guitar pick, the Demon's Fang. Ra's plotted to use the Red Kryptonite to take control of Supergirl's mind and use her to destroy Up Past 8 as part of his vision of a new world. He decided the purification would start with getting rid of bad music and he would make his move against Up Past 8 while they performed at Metropolis Gardens during their Breakin' Curfew our. Somehow, he found out Kara Danvers was Supergirl.
During a secret show at the Lazarus Pit with the League of Shadows, Ra's sent Ubu to the floor to summon Kara Danvers backstage to meet him and the League. He introduced himself but Danvers and Beecher were surprised he knew the former's full name. Ra's insisted he was aware she was superfan of the band and one of his most faithful shadow puppets, a term given to the band's fandom. He admitted he toured the world many times and amassed many true believers but believed Danvers could be his ultimate shadow puppet because he rarely met someone so cool. Danvers was enamored. For her dedication, Ra's gifted Kara Danvers with a Demon's Fang. During the concert, Beecher became suspicious of the band's lyrics. Danvers told her all the suggestive phrases like the League being a cure for the world and his atrocities or the survivors being ruled by Ra's were just a metaphor. Beecher frowned when the next lyrics stated the song wasn't a metaphor and they were being literal. Ra's played his mind control song next and dedicated it to Danvers. The room shifted from its usual green ambiance to a sinister red and Danvers drifted into a hypnotic state. She was under his complete control. Her Demon's Fang was fashioned into a neck collar around her.
Ra's and the League attended the concert and observed from a sky box. The League cheered as Ra's outlined his master plan once again. Bumblebee sneaked into their room and overheard Ra's discussing his plans and controlling Supergirl with a stone from outer space. She ran an analysis on the Demon's Fang and her suit's computer identified it as Red Kryptonite. She called in everyone for help. Up Past 8 was tied up back stage by Bumblebee while Hal Jordan, Barry Allen, and Garth Bernstein took their place on the stage. Ra's used his pick to manipulate Supergirl into action but she was met with resistance from the other Super Hero Girls. As the fight went in Ra's' favor, Bumblebee realized the mind control song was stuck in Supergirl's head and they needed something to hit her right in the heart and feel something to break the trance. Jordan, Allen, and Bernstein belted out a love ballad. The girls embraced Supergirl all at once. The Red Kryptonite around her neck and Ra's' pick shattered. He was angered and stormed off in defeat.