Talia al Ghul (Arabic: طليعة الغول‎ - "Vanguard of the Demon") is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, the now-estranged daughter of the supervillain Ra's al Ghul, and a love interest of Batman. She sometimes uses an anglicized form of her name, Talia Head (derived from her father's name, which is Arabic for "Head of the Demon"). She first appeared in Detective Comics #411 (May 1971).

Her usual role is as a recurring romantic interest for Batman; her father, the leader of a worldwide criminal empire, considers Batman the man most worthy to marry Talia and to become his heir. It is natural that Batman is uninterested in the criminal empire, but he has shown considerable interest in Talia. She is a complex character, not quite heroine nor villainess but more of an anti-hero.

She has undoubtedly committed criminal acts; however, they were usually committed due to her loyalty to her father rather than for personal gain. She has saved Batman's life or helped him on numerous occasions. Furthermore, she helped to bring about the downfall of Lex Luthor.

IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villians Of All Time List ranked Talia as #42.

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