Ra’s al Ghul vs Ka-Zar – “ancient immortal eco-terrorist genius” vs “shirtless jungle himbo raised by sabretooths.”
Or, putting Moriarty in a knife fight with Tarzan during a thunderstorm and telling them both, “Figure it out.”
Let us break down this feral chess match.
Ra’s al Ghul
The Demon’s Head. Leader of the League of Assassins. Ninety percent eco-philosophy, ten percent murder spa treatments via Lazarus Pit.
He is strategic, trained, disciplined, and absolutely convinced he is the smartest person in every room—including the jungle, which is not so much a room as a bitey green hellscape. Ra’s has centuries of experience in hand-to-hand combat. Weapon mastery. Stealth.
And the self-confidence of a man who named himself “The Demon’s Head.”
Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder)
Strong. Agile. Dangerous. Deeply allergic to shirts. Raised in the Savage Land, so he is spent his entire adult life doing boss fights against dinosaurs, pterosaurs, giant insects, and occasionally Magneto on vacation.
Ka-Zar’s fighting style is:
“Hit it. Grapple it. Swing from a vine. Make a new endangered species angry. Repeat.”
He is instinct, ferocity and those thighs could crack a coconut.
How the fight actually unfolds
Round 1: Environment decides everything
If this match was rolled in a jungle or outdoor setting? Ka-Zar gets the energy boost of a man who just spotted a new apex predator to suplex.
Ra’s al Ghul immediately goes tactical. But Ka-Zar does not do plans—he is the plan.
Ka-Zar charges like a lion.
Ra’s sidesteps, uses momentum, lands pressure strikes that would knock out a normal human.
Ka-Zar is not a normal human. Ka-Zar shrugs it off like he missed leg day.
Round 2: Skill vs Instinct
Ra’s tries to outmaneuver him. He is faster than he looks. Precise. Deadly.
But Ka-Zar is a brawler forged in dinosaur country. He does moves Ra’s has never seen because martial arts scrolls rarely say,
“Counter the guy who just leapt off a tree trunk and speared you mid-air.”
Round 3: Intelligence check
Ra’s pulls a blade. Ka-Zar breaks it in half with his bare hands. Ra’s pulls a second blade. Ka-Zar throws Ra’s into a tree before he can finish his villain speech.
At some point Ra’s realises: This man cannot be manipulated or baited. This man is just pure muscle wrapped in golden retriever confidence.
It is Ra’s worst matchup: someone too simple to scheme around and too strong to finesse.
Final Moment
Ka-Zar tackles him, pins him, and Ra’s drops the blade. Not because he is defeated—because he knows when a war is lost.
He mutters, “You fight like a beast.”
Ka-Zar grins: “I was raised by one.”
Winner: Ka-Zar
Ra is brilliant, skilled and immortal.
Ka-Zar is the wrong kind of problem for him—too physical, too unpredictable, too relentless, and absolutely in his element.
If this fight had been in a sterile concrete room? Ra’s might have sussed it out.
But in any natural terrain—which is where Ra’s always thinks he thrives—Ka-Zar absolutely bodies him.
Score Card
Power:
Ra’s — 7
Ka-Zar — 8
→ Ka-Zar wins
Emotional Messiness:
Ra’s — 10 (eco zealot + immortality madness)
Ka-Zar — 5 (trauma? Sure. But mostly: “Where is my leopard?”)
→ Ra’s wins
Banter:
Ra’s — 7 (poetic monologues)
Ka-Zar — 3 (“Raaaargh!” is not a line.)
→ Ra’s wins
Function Outside Niche:
Ra’s — 9 (thrives anywhere)
Ka-Zar — 6 (does fine but misses dinosaurs)
→ Ra’s wins
Actual Fight Winner:
→ Ka-Zar
Because he is a human avalanche with meat fists and no hesitation.
