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Appearance

Muscular, corpulent, and robust body, his voice is thick and distorted thanks to the mask, he wears military boots, black gloves that leave his fingers exposed, a brown jacket with white cotton padding, and other tight latex clothing. He wears a ballistic face shield over a leather hood connected to tubes containing Venom.

Personality

He is a lover of destruction, rudeness, high and extreme violence and has a destructive tendency towards absolutely any object, idea, system, etc., that represents a moral, psychological, economic, etc. deterioration or disadvantage, something contradictory in him since he makes Gotham go through this same treatment and lapse. He likes to demoralize those who perceive themselves as more powerful, capable, and resourceful than him by killing them in very simple, bizarre, uncomfortable, and rudimentary ways, stealing their belongings, kidnapping, and torturing them. He likes to feel and see himself as an impenetrable and invincible monster in front of others, acting brutally but in a studied manner towards his victims, which suggests he's no fool.

History 1

Bane's origin story is established in the story "Knightfall." His father, Edmund Dorrance (better known as the Snake King), was a revolutionary who had escaped the Santa Prisca judicial system. The corrupt government decreed that his young son would serve the man's life sentence, so Bane spent his childhood and early adult life in prison. Although imprisoned, his natural abilities allowed him to develop extraordinary skills within the prison walls. He read every book he could, spent most of his free time training in the prison gymnasium, developed his own form of meditation, and learned to fight in the ruthless school of prison life. Due to Santa Prisca's supposed geographical and cultural location, Bane was able to speak English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin. Despite his circumstances, he found teachers of diverse stripes during his incarceration, from hardened, hardened convicts to an elderly Jesuit priest, under whose tutelage he apparently received a classical education. Bane murdered this priest upon his return to Santa Prisca years later. He committed his first murder at the age of eight, stabbing a criminal who wanted to use him to gain information about the prison. During his years in prison, Bane carried a teddy bear he called "Little Bear," whom he considered his only friend. Micho is revealed to have a hole in his back to hold a knife that Bane used to defend himself. Bane is tortured by a monstrous and terrifying bat-like creature that appears in his dreams, giving him an intense fear of bats. Eventually, he established himself as the "king" of Peña Duro Prison and became known as Bane. The prison's controllers took note and eventually forced him to become a test subject for a mysterious drug known as Venom, which had killed all other subjects.

History 2

During the "Knightfall" storyline, Bane, wanting Batman reduced to his weakest physical and psychological state, uses stolen munitions to destroy the walls of Arkham Asylum, allowing its deranged inmates (including: Joker, Two-Face, Riddler, Scarecrow, Mad Hatter, Ventriloquist, Firefly, Cornelius Stirk, Film Freak, Poison Ivy, and Victor Zsasz) to escape into Gotham City. During this time, Bane murdered Film Freak who acted as the Mad Hatter's mind-controlled assassin, kidnapped and unsuccessfully interrogated Robin who was spying on him, and had a bloody rematch with Killer Croc that ended in a stalemate when they were eliminated from the Sewer. Consequently, Batman is forced to recapture the escapees, a mission that takes him three months and brings him to the brink of physical and mental collapse. Exhausted, Batman returns home to Wayne Manor, only to find Bane waiting for him. Bane attacks Batman and nearly beats him to death, delivering a brutal final blow in which he lifts Batman and smashes him over his knee, leaving him paraplegic. Bane thus becomes the only man to have "Broken the Bat." This iconic moment is incorporated into The Dark Knight Rises, the Robot Chicken DC Comics Special, and alluded to numerous times in DCEU. As Bane establishes himself as the new ruler of Gotham's criminal underworld, Bruce Wayne passes the mantle of Batman to Jean-Paul Valley, also known as Azrael. Ignoring Bruce's warnings to stay away from Bane, Azrael attempts to confront the villain in his penthouse suite. Azrael has already added a set of high-tech heavy metal gauntlets to the Batsuit, and uses them to fire razor-sharp projectiles at Bane. However, Bane is able to gain the upper hand in the fight after using Venom and taunting Azrael, angering him enough to lose focus and thus giving him the opportunity.

Venom Abilities

Enhanced Speed/Reflexes: His speed and reflexes are also enhanced by Venom, making him capable of running, moving, and reacting beyond the limits of even the finest human athlete. Superhuman Strength/Durability/Stamina: With the use of Venom, his strength and stamina are greatly enhanced. His durability is enhanced enough to withstand the most blunt force trauma; however, he is not completely bulletproof. He can withstand blows from most superhumans, survive falls from great heights, and possibly more. Superhuman Healing Ability: Venom can also function as a type of medicine to cure most injuries, poisons, wounds, infections, and diseases.

Abilities without Venom

Genius Level Intellect: He possesses a genius level intellect, making him one of Batman's smartest foes. Eidetic Memory: He has an eidetic memory, which borders on almost complete recall. This allows him to memorize virtually anything. Scholar: He is exceptionally knowledgeable in several subjects including Science, History, Geology, and Medicine, among others. Polyglot: He is able to speak fluent Spanish, German, French, Russian, Mandarin, English, Urdu, Farsi, and Latin. Escapist: He has only been surpassed by Batman, Nightwing and Mister Miracle in the art of escape and infiltration. Hand-to-Hand Combatant: He has repeatedly proven himself a formidable hand-to-hand combatant, equaling the likes of Ra's al-Ghul and Batman. He, in addition to being a master, has developed several fighting styles. Bane's fighting prowess, combined with his high levels of strength and endurance, makes him a very formidable and dangerous opponent for any non-metahuman. Expert Strategist: He has great knowledge in the field of strategy and tactics.

Philosophy

Slovenian philosopher, sociologist, and cultural critic Slavoj Žižek wrote a critical analysis of Christopher Nolan's film The Dark Knight Rises, titled Batman and the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. In it, Žižek addresses the symbolism present in Nolan's film and highlights the following about Bane: "(...) even if Bane lacks the allure of Heath Ledger's Joker, there is one characteristic that distinguishes him from the latter: unconditional love, the very source of his toughness. In a brief but moving scene, we see how, in an act of love amidst terrible suffering, Bane cares for little Talia, disregarding the consequences and paying a terrible price for it (he was beaten in every inch of his body while defending her). Karthick is entirely justified in locating this event in the long tradition, from Christ to Che Guevara, that exalts violence as a “work of love,” as in the famous lines from Che Guevara's diary: “Let me say, at the risk of appearing ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is guided by a strong feeling of love. It is impossible to think of an authentic revolutionary without this quality.”