Batman: The Animated Series1992

Ubu:
[Batman, in disguise, fights Ubu and knocks him to the ground, keeping him there with multiple punches. Batman is then restrained by several of Ra's Al Ghul's henchmen. Ubu grunts as he stands back up] For this indignity I will see you suffer!

[Raises hand to strike Batman]

Ra's Al Ghul:
Enough! What is the meaning of this disturbance, Ubu?

Ubu:
Forgive me, master. But I discovered this most unworthy one spying.

Ra's Al Ghul:
Oh. I believe I would have a closer look at one so foolish... or so brave.

Ubu:
[Ra's Al Ghul unmasks Batman's disguise revealing his cowl] You?

Ra's Al Ghul:
My admiration for you was well-founded, detective.

Batman:
Too bad I can't say the same.

Ubu:
[Batman is relived of the rest of his disguise] Shall I dispatch him, master?

Ra's Al Ghul:
No. For now, just relive him of that cumbersome belt.

[Belt is removed]

Ra's Al Ghul:
Oh, and search him. Make certain that he conceals no surprises which might enable him to escape.

Batman:
You have nothing to lose by telling me what you're doing here!

Ra's Al Ghul:
[Batman is stripped of his gloves, cape, and shirt by the henchmen] Yes, I suppose I do owe you that much, detective, since in many ways you are responsible for it. You see, I had hoped to achieve my vision of an earthly utopia gradually over time, with my heir carrying on my work after I was gone. But your refusal to become my heir has left me no other choice.

Ubu:
[Ubu reaches for Batman's cowl] His mask, master?

Ra's Al Ghul:
No, leave it. It is a mark of honor. Even though because of him I must now use what I call the 'Lazarus Effect' to achieve my utopia in one bold stroke.

Batman:
[is escorted to Ra's Al Ghul's command center] How?

Ra's Al Ghul:
The material of the pit is an unknown chemical stew that bubbles to the earth's surface only at certain key places. Even now my people are placing bombs such as that one over the various Lazarus pits around the world. These bombs are electronically linked to a private satellite already in Earth orbit.

Batman:
Morpheus!

Ra's Al Ghul:
Precisely! And at the moment when sun and moon are in proper alignment to cause the greatest upheaval in earth's geomagnetic field, I shall send a signal to that satellite beginning a countdown. Precisely! And at the moment when sun and moon are in proper alignment to cause the greatest upheaval in earth's geomagnetic field, I shall send a signal to that satellite beginning a countdown.

[Collage of images showing what will happen]

Ra's Al Ghul:
Five minutes thereafter one bomb will be lowered deep into the heart of each pit. The satellite will in turn relay a microwave signal that will detonate all the bombs simultaneously. The multiple explosions will result in a global chain reaction. All the Lazarus pits throughout the world will overflow. The globe will be saturated with their chemical solution and when the resultant cataclysm has abated there will come a blessed peace. And this poor defiled planet shall find itself restored to its former pristine glory.

Batman:
But that will cost countless lives!

Ra's Al Ghul:
Actually, detective, we have counted. 2,56,986,000. A most impressing plan, would you not agree?