The Dark Knight
Christian Bale ’s Batman come across a variety of villains in Christopher Nolan’sDark Knighttrilogy , but the biggest baddie in the trilogy were the League of Shadows , and here ’s everything that Ra ’s al Ghul and company were responsible for in this version of Batman ’s universe . After the bankruptcy of Joel Schumacher’sBatman & Robinin 1997 , the Caped Crusader made his return to the big screen in Nolan’sBatman Beginsin 2005 , which search the pedigree level of the rubric character , following Bruce through his training and determination to become a vigilante , to his confrontation with villain Carmine Falcone ( Tom Wilkinson ) , Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow ( Cillian Murphy ) , and Ra ’s al Ghul ( Liam Neeson ) .
The latter enter himself to Bruce as Henri Ducard and inscribe him to the League of Shadows , where Bruce train in different types of scrap , but Bruce did n’t apportion the League ’s theme and dangerous plans and go away the group , but Ra ’s al Ghul went after him some time later . Ra ’s al Ghul revealed to Bruce that the League of Shadows ’ purpose was to fix equaliser to the world by ordain purge at various points in history , and shared with him some of the events in chronicle that the League of Shadows caused – and here are all six events the League of Shadows were responsible for inNolan’sDark Knighttrilogy , both before the events ofBatman Beginsand throughout the trilogy .
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6The Sacking of Rome
The first historical event Ra ’s al Ghul mentions as being one triggered by the League of Shadows is the sacking of Rome . However , there have been different sackings of Rome throughout history , beginning in 390 BC after the Battle of Allia , but the one Ra ’s al Ghul refer to is most likely the one from 1527 . After the gaining control of the metropolis of Rome in 1527 , which was then part of the Papal States , the troops of Charles V , spring by 14,000 Germans , 6,000 Spaniards , and Italian detail took over the scarcely defended Rome and set out loot , execution , and holding citizen for ransom . The Sack of Rome is often cited as the end of the Italian High Renaissance and had live ripple effects throughout European refinement and politics , and among the many aftermath of it is the lasting split between Catholics and Protestants .
5The Black Plague
Ra ’s al Ghul also claimed inBatman Beginsthat the League of Shadows started the Black Plague , and that would be , arguably , its regretful approach . The Black Plague , mostly known as the Black Death or simply the Plague , was a bubonic plague pandemic in Western Eurasia and North Africa from 1346 to 1353 . The Black Death is the most fatal pandemic record in human story , and its origin is gainsay , though it was reportedly introduced to Europe during the siege of the Genovese trading port of Kaffa in Crimea by the Golden Horde army of Jani Beg in 1347 . The pest was most in all likelihood carry by flea living on contraband rats that shroud on the Genovese ship , quick spread through the Mediterranean Basin to North Africa , Western Asia , and the sleep of Europe . However , recent studies discovered a sudden surge of deaths from the Black Death in what ’s today Kyrgyzstan , in the tardy 1330s , inculpate that the initial facing pages might have not been the issue of Mongol conquests . The signs and symptom of the bubonic plague were high-pitched fever , cephalalgia , painful aching joints , nausea , vomit , and the appearance of genus Bubo in the neck opening , bulwark , and axilla .
4The Great London Fire
The next big attack from the League of Shadows was the Great Fire of London from September 2 to September 6 , 1666 . The flaming started in a bakery in Pudding Lane , but it open due to the delay in the use of the major firefighting proficiency of the time ( this due to the indecisiveness of the Lord Mayor , Sir Thomas Bloodworth ) and the wind fanning the bakery fire into a firestorm . By the next day , the ardour had pushed into the heart of the City of London , and by the following day , it had circulate over nearly the whole City , destroying St. Paul ’s Cathedral . The fervor was lastly stopped thanks to the wind dropping and the Tower of London garrison using powder to create effectual firebreaks that stopped further spread . Although the Great Fire of London is believe to have taken the lives of only a couple of residents ( around six or eight , depend on the seed ) , some historians believe the act was high , but did n’t lean into the hundreds .
3The Gotham Economic Depression
Now amply put down the universe of Batman , specifically the one in Nolan’sDark Knighttrilogy , Ra ’s al Ghul also said that the Gotham Depression was because of the League of Shadows . The Gotham Depression pass off when Bruce Wayne was a child , and it was due to the League of Shadows viewing Gotham as having buckle under to decadence and depravation , and the only elbow room to reestablish balance ( consort to them , that is ) was by destroying Gotham . The Gotham Depression conduce to much of the city descending into impoverishment , and Thomas Wayne almost smash Wayne Enterprises by aid the city with the building of a cheap public transportation system . After the execution of Thomas and Martha Wayne , the wealthy citizen of Gotham began to do more to help the urban center and retain to do so for decades until the League of Shadows returned with a fresh plan to ruin Gotham .
2The Fear Toxin
The League of Shadows ’ homecoming to ruin Gotham was thanks tothe Fear Toxin , which was made from a hallucinogen blue flower that grew near the League ’s Himalayan stem . The League of Shadows made an alliance with Dr. Crane and Falcone to bring in the Fear Toxin into Gotham , with Crane testing it on his patient role in Arkham Asylum and Falcone pussyfoot in the necessary fixings for the toxin . Crane carried his own supply of the Fear Toxin and used a special masquerade that resembled a scarecrow in guild to protect himself from the effects of the toxin and terrorize his targets , while the rest of the toxin was first pullulate into Gotham ’s water supply and with the helper of a microwave oven emitter , the League would vaporize Gotham ’s weewee supply so the toxin would be breathe in by every Gotham house physician . Luckily , Batman and Jim Gordon stopped Ra ’s al Ghul and the League before they could vaporise the city ’s H2O , saving Gotham while Batman left Ra ’s al Ghul to die on a train that was going to gate-crash .
1The Failed Nuclear Annihilation of Gotham
The death of Ra ’s al Ghul was n’t the end of the League of Shadows , as a young drawing card rose to baron : Talia al Ghul , his daughter . With the helper of Bane , another trainee of the League , Talia count to finish her begetter ’s work and ruin Gotham , and for that , she infiltrate the city posing as Miranda Tate and becoming a Wayne Enterprises board member , through which she funded the creation of a atomic fusion reactor . The reactor was later weaponize and turned into a atomic dud , with which Talia intended to ruin Gotham . Talia was kill when Batman stimulate her truck to crash , and in ordination to relieve Gotham , Batman take aim the bomb far away to detonate it over the water , which also allowed Bruce to cook his decease , bring theDark Knighttrilogy to an end .
