
The League of Assassins was founded by Ra's al Ghul (at 1013 A.D.) to be "the fang that protects the head" ( Batgirl #67, 2005). Unlike the ancient Order of the Assassins, whose main objective was to halt sectarian conflicts and wars within the world the League of Assassins acts as an organization that is a catalyst to the reformation of decadent civilizations around the globe.įictional team history Under Ebeneezer Darhk's leadership These new recruits are called Ghuls, because they emerge after proclaiming their final prayers in their own prefabricated graves before initiating in various, assigned operations.

The recruits of the League of Assassins follow a strict regimen, carrying distinct black emblems and supplies up to their mountain lairs. Their followers claim to have annulled and deposed centers of civilizations such as Baghdad, Moscow, and Rome, throughout past generations in their lineage.

Yasser split from the ancient Order of the Assassins in a successor movement. The League of Assassins has been adapted into other media several times, predominantly in animated Batman productions, the live-action Batman film series The Dark Knight Trilogy, as well as the CW TV show Arrow, and the Fox TV show Gotham.Ĭover of Detective Comics #405 (November 1970), introducing The group appeared in Strange Adventures #215 (December 1968), but did not become officially known as the League of Assassins until Detective Comics #405 (November 1970). The group is depicted as a collective of assassins who work for Ra's al Ghul, an enemy of the superhero Batman and the Green Arrow. The League of Assassins (sometimes known as the League of Shadows or Society of Shadows in adapted works) is a group of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Other agents: Hook, David Cain, Cassandra Cain, The Mad Dog, Alpha, Onyx, Damian Wayne, Richard Dragon, Richard Dragon II, Richard Dragon Jr., Deathstroke, Merlyn, Shrike, Lady Vic, Raptor Ra's al Ghul, Talia al Ghul, Nyssa Raatko, The Senseiĭeputies: Professor Ojo, Ebeneezer Darrk, Bronze Tiger, Lady Shiva, Master Dusk, Angel Breaker
