History Characters / BatmanTaliaAlGhul

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* ParentalBlamelessness: The fact she's responsible for turning Damian into a SpoiledBrat is completely lost on her.

*** She also didn't have a sliver of affection for the [[CloningBlues Damian clones]], treating them as merely clone soldiers for Leviathan, despite the fact they see her as their mother.

* ThatThingIsNotMyChild: She doesn't consider The Heretic or other [[CloningBlues Damian clones]] to be her children, or anything more than tools, despite them viewing her as their mother. She grows to hate the Heretic after he kills Damian and remorselessly kills him herself later.

* SilkHidingSteel: She prefers looking like a simple beautiful girl in order to get people to underestimate her.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: As a big FemmeFatale she's a big fan of this type of clothing, fitting her role as a MsFanservice. Several of her outfits tend to feature exposed midriffs, CleavageWindow, a NavelWindow. Her legs are also frequently bare. A couple of her outfits actually have more fabric in her sleeves than anywhere else.

* SlouchOfVillainy: During the ComicBook/{{Checkmate}} she was shown to be slouching in her throne at Leviathan headquarters as she spoke to Mark Shawn. Usually, she's more of a RecliningReigner though.

* SpyCatsuit: Her most well-known "combat" attire is the classic catsuit that spies wear. In her early appearance, it used to be pink, but later she started to wear them black or dark purple.

* VillainessesWantHeroes: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, while Talia has been one of ComicBook/{{Batman}}'s most famous {{Love Interest}}s, their actual romance was stronger and more prevalent during the time she was a MafiaPrincess or an AntiVillain. When she fully embraced villainy, neither her nor he wanted each other romantically.

Talia is known for being one of ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}'s primary competitors for Batman's {{Love Interest|s}} and oft-regarded as his second great love. And like Catwoman, [[DatingCatwoman being on opposite sides keeps them apart.]] Talia is [[ConflictingLoyalty often conflicted]] by [[DaddysGirl her loyalty to her father]] and her love for Batman. She [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor will often pick one over the other, only to change her mind again later]]. Ra's whole-heartedly approves of the relationship between Batman and Talia, but only insofar as [[IWantGrandkids it will produce him an heir]] should [[WeCanRuleTogether Batman himself comply.]] He finally got his wish when Batman and Talia had a one-night-stand (or [[ChildByRape she date-raped him]], DependingOnTheWriter) and she gave birth to [[Comicbook/{{Robin}} Damian Wayne]], who was raised to take over the League of Assassins. However, Damian would reject these plans and defect from the House of Al Ghul to side with his father, thus becoming the fourth Robin. [[ComicBook/KingdomCome In other realities,]] Bruce and Talia's son is Ibn al Xu'ffasch, and he ''does'' take over for Ra's; in a mild twist, Ibn is a benevolent leader.

** ''ComicBook/TheNew52'' {{retcon}}ned Melisande's character, as an ex-wife to Ra who was exiled for an unknown reason, with Ra [[TellMeAboutMyMother refusing to tell Talia anything about her]]. Melisande manages to meet Talia later in later, posing as a fortune teller, however, before she can say too much, Ubu removes her from her daughter's presence and presumably kills her.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Talia is in a high-ranking position in the League of Assassins and is TheLeader of Leviathan, and she's still one of their [[DarkActionGirl deadliest combatants]].

* AsianBabymama: She's an exotic "oriental" woman (usually a vague mixture of Arab and Chinese, sometimes with some Eastern European ancestry thrown in) who ultimately bears {{The Hero}}'s lovechild. However, Talia is given a lot more characterization than most examples of this trope.

* InTheBlood: Several of her personality [[ItRunsInTheFamily traits]] and [[SharedFamilyQuirks quirks]] came from her, such as [[TheChessmaster her intelligence]], [[MasterSwordsman skill with a sword]], her [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness eloquent manner of speaking]] and her UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans and NobleDemon tendencies.

* BuxomBeautyStandard: Like most female comic characters, she has an ample bust, which is only part of why she's condsidered so attractive InUniverse. They are also often emphasized by her outfits, which frequently have {{Cleavage Window}}s.

* BuxomBeautyStandard: Like most female comic characters, she has an ample bust, which is only part of why she's condifered so attractive InUniverse. They are also often emphasized by her outfits, which frequently have {{Cleavage Window}}s.

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* Talia was meant to be the co-villain of the ''Script/JusticeLeagueMortal'' film which was intended to come out in 2009. Australian actor Creator/TeresaPalmer had been cast to play her. The film was a month away from production when it was originally delayed and then scrapped altogether due to a combination of the 2007-2008 WGA strike, the incentives package given by the Aussie government to film there falling through during the initial delay, the 2008 global financial crash, and ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' unexpectedly becoming a billion dollar smash hit.
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* DarkChick: For being her daddy's right hand, and her romantic tension with TheHero.

* PeekABangs: One of her iconic hairstyles has her eyes frequently disappear behind her bangs, which helps reinforce her "shady" nature.

* DependingOnTheArtist: Due to being of Arabic and Chinese descent Talia has been depicted with a variety of different skin tones and facial features. Sometimes she's [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/talia2_148.jpg drawn white-passing]], sometimes AmbiguouslyBrown with [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arab_talia.jpg Arabic features]] and others with [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/asian_talia.jpg eastern Asian features]]. Her eye color is prone to change too. Her long, slick brown hair is her most consistent facial feature.

* BareYourMidriff: It's very common for her civilian outfits to bare her stomach, sometimes even combined with a NavelWindow.

** Her outfits usually range from {{Form Fitting|Wardrobe}} {{Spy Catsuit}}s to exotic {{Stripperiffic}} outfits that expose [[BareYourMidriff her navel]], legs and [[NavelDeepNeckline cleavage]].

* {{Stripperiffic}}: As a big FemmeFatale she's a big fan of this type of clothing, fitting her role as a MsFanservice. Several of her outfits tend to feature BareYourMidriff, CleavageWindow, a NavelWindow. Her legs are also frequently bare. A couple of her outfits actually have more fabric in her sleeves than anywhere else.

* AffablyEvil: Even when she's portrayed as being extremely evil, so still maintains a polite facade.

* AdaptationalConsent: Exactly how willing Bruce was to sleep with Talia during the encounter that produced Damian has [[DependingOnTheWriter flip-flopped between writers]]. The original story had their encounter being consensual and fueled only by their attraction towards each other, and Talia gave up the child to adoption so it wouldn't get involved in the conflict between Batman and her father. The ''ComicBook/{{New52}}'' story that introduced Damian {{retcon}}ned it as Talia [[SlippingAMickey drugging]] Bruce purely so [[ChildByRape she could have his child]]. This was later {{retcon}}ned back into being a consensual relationship.

** The most common being siding with Batman [[ArchnemesisDad against her own father]] ComicBook/RasAlGhul, when she thought his plans were going too far. She once even teamed up with ComicBook/{{Superman]] in ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' in order to stop Ra and Encantadora in a plot to [[AGodAmI turn Ra into a god]].

* BadBoss: PlayedWith. She often acts as a strict IronLady to her subordinates and is not above using {Mook}}s as expendable, but they hardly seem to mind since the League of Assassin or Leviathan {{Mook}}s she commands usually have an UndyingLoyalty to the cause.

** She once attempted to live a normal life away from her father's influence and even away from Bruce working as a businesswoman, but ComicBook/LexLuthor eventually tracked her down and convinced her to work for him, putting her once again in the path to villainy.

* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Some of Talia's early designs were inspired by British actress Creator/CarolineMunro, particularly how she looked as Margiana in ''Film/TheGoldenVoyageOfSinbad''.

* MostCommonSuperPower: Shown to have quite a [[BuxomIsBetter buxom bust]].

* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: She can be very protective of Bruce, to the point of saving his life many times when he goes up against her father Ra's Al Ghul.

** Her outfits usually range from {{Form Fitting|Wardrobe}} {{Spy Catsuit}}s to exotic {{Stripperiffic}} outfits that expose [[BareYourMidriff her navel]], [[ShesGotLegs legs]] and [[NavelDeepNeckline cleavage]].

* ShesGotLegs: Many of her civilian outfits leave her legs bare, sometimes only one.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: As a big FemmeFatale she's a big fan of this type of clothing, fitting her role as a MsFanservice. Several of her outfits tend to feature BareYourMidriff, CleavageWindow, a NavelWindow. Her legs are also [[ShesGotLegs frequently bare]]. A couple of her outfits actually have more fabric in her sleeves than anywhere else.

%% Doesn't explain what the reaction is. * Berserk Button: While she's not as obsessive about it as her father, she's also an environmentalist and cares a lot about the planet's well-being, which is why she often assisted ComicBook/{{Superman}} during her time as [=LexCorp=]'s CEO.

* BerserkButton:
** Endangering her loved ones, especially [[MamaBear Damian]], is a quick way to set her off. She's had veteran trainers expelled from the League of Assassins when they went too hard to Damian. Even during her most amoral depiction in ''ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison'', she ordered all of the Leviathan members who participated in Damian's death to be executed.
** While she's not as obsessive about it as her father, she's also an environmentalist and cares a lot about the planet's well-being, which is why she often assisted ComicBook/{{Superman}} during her time as [=LexCorp=]'s CEO.

[[Characters/BatmanCentralRoguesGallery Central Rogues Gallery]] ([[Characters/BatmanBane Bane]] | Characters/{{Catwoman}} ([[Characters/CatwomanSelinaKyle Selina Kyle]]) | [[Characters/BatmanClayface Clayface]] | Characters/HarleyQuinn ([[Characters/HarleyQuinnTheCharacter Harleen Quinzel]]) | [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] | [[Characters/BatmanLadyShiva Lady Shiva]] | [[Characters/BatmanLeagueOfAssassins League of Assassins]] ([[Characters/BatmanRasAlGhul Ra's Al Ghul]] | '''Talia Al Ghul''') | [[Characters/BatmanThePenguin The Penguin]] | [[Characters/BatmanPoisonIvy Poison Ivy]] | [[Characters/BatmanTheRiddler The Riddler]] | [[Characters/BatmanTheScarecrow The Scarecrow]] | [[Characters/BatmanTwoFace Two Face]]) | [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGalleryPart1 A-H]] | [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGalleryPart2 J-R]] | [[Characters/BatmanRoguesGalleryPart3 S-Z]]\\

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Due to her ConflictingLoyalties and being an AntiVillain character who is centered around espionage and intrigue, she's prone to switching sides often.

* AbsoluteCleavage: She very often wears outfits that show cleavage (including her SpyCatsuit uniforms), sometimes so deep it reaches her stomach.

** Her outfits usually range from {{Form Fitting|Wardrobe}} {{Spy Catsuit}}s to exotic {{Stripperiffic}} outfits that expose [[BareYourMidriff her navel]], [[ShesGotLegs legs]] and [[AbsoluteCleavage cleavage]].
** The NakedOnRevival nature of the Lazarus Pits is often used as an opportunity for a SexySurfacingShot, albeit using [[CensorSteam steam]], [[CensorShadow shadows]] or [[SceneryCensor covenient angles]] to obscure any real nudity.