Bane
Bane is a comic book character that first appeared in Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1
"The Man Who Broke the Bat,"He is more than just brawn but he is not always the villain either. He has recently joined the new Secret Six, where you see he has a strict code of honor and can be quite heroic.
Origin
Bane was to serve his father's life sentence in the prison Peña Duro in Santa Prisca. In prison, he gathered a great amount of knowledge and became a body builder. With the harsh treatment of prison, he learned to protect himself from other prison mates. During prison, he had a teddy bear called Osito who was his only friend. Behind the bear's head was a knife so Bane could use it anytime he felt threatened. Bane was now the king of the prison, manipulating through his strength and intellect. The prison guards took note of this, and decided he should be the subject of an experiment where scientists would inject inmates with a drug called Venom. It had killed all other subjects. Bane undertook this experiment in which it nearly killed him, but he survived and he discovered that his strength increased greatly. He must take it every 12 hours though, as it causes side-effects if he doesn't.
Be AfraidBreaking the Bat
He soon escaped Peña Duro along with a few friends. Bane had heard stories of the Batman during his imprisonment. Batmans' valor and history led Bane to Gotham to destroy the great Batman. Bane, being very smart, decided to weaken Batman first. He punched through the walls of Arkham Asylum allowing many criminals to go free. Batman spent three grueling months catching the escaped criminals and he was physically and mentally exhausted. One night Batman returned to the Batcave to find Bane waiting for him. Bane used his great intellect and "talents" to deduce the location of the Batcave. Banes plan to weaken Bats before their initial confrontation and his deduction of the Batcaves location proved Bane is more than just a physical threat, he posed a greater mental threat also. Their battle in the Batcave was epic and the storyline " Knightfall" (Banes first arc) is a classic. Bane broke Batmans back proving that breaking the great Batman is actually possible. 
Legacy
Bane defeated his dependency of Venom while serving time in prison. He escaped from prison to fight with Batman to get rid of a criminal group who was distributing Venom themselves. Following these events, Bane exclaimed that he realized all the bad things he had done and urged him to see him as a good guy rather than bad. He then left Gotham to look for his father. He questioned Jesuit, a teacher of his while he served time. Jesuit told him there could've been one of four men that was his father. When looking for his father in Rome, he encountered Talia, who was the daughter of the super-villain Ra's al Ghul. Bane was introduced to him, and was so impressed that Ra's al Ghul left him as the heir. Ra's al Ghul and Bane became partners and developed a good business relationship, unleashing a plague amongst Gotham City. Bruce Wayne was back to being Batman and defeated him, but just narrowly. Later on when they both confront each other, they usually end up in a draw, Bane not using Venom anymore. Bane soon had a fallout with Ra's al Ghul and searched the Lazarus Pit to destroy it and in the process met Black Canary.Continuing his search for his father, it was possible that it was an American doctor. He did some more research to discover that Bruce Wayne's father had become close to Bane's mother. Bane told Batman and DNA tests were run while Bane fought alongside Batman once again. It was then revealed that Dr. Wayne was not Bane's father, and he left Gotham peacefully, Batman and Bane on good terms. Bane finally found his father, him being King Snake. Bane and Batman foiled King Snake's plan. Bane was shot trying to save Batman. Bane was then put in the Lazarus Pit and was healed once again.
Breaking backs and taking namesKilling Judomaster
Having been recruited into the Secret Society of Super-Villains, Bane took part in the Battle of Metropolis during Infinite Crisis. He fought the original Judomaster and broke the man's back over his leg, killing him.
Bane returned to a business of his own after this. He and Hourman dismantled a drug operation distributing a new version of Venom. Then he saw to elections in his home Santa Prisca, backing one of the candidates. The election was rigged, and Bane's candidate lost. He reacted by using his forces to put Santa Prisca under martial law and search out the one who had answers about who tampered with the election, Colonel Computron. However, Checkmate was also after this man. When Bane caught up to them, he came face to face with Tommy Jagger, son of the original Judomaster.
Bane believed Checkmate was responsible for rigging Santa Prisca's election, and he attacked. He and Jagger fought, with Jagger expertly defeating him. He was told the only reason he was able to kill Jagger's father was because Judomaster purposely put himself in harm's way to protect lives. Jagger let Bane live.
Salvation Run
Coming on hard times after this, Bane was apprehended and strongarmed into joining Amanda Waller's Suicide Squad. He took part in abducting metacriminals and exiling them to a far away prison world. This continued until he was betrayed along with the other villainous members of the Suicide Squad, getting sent to the prison planet as well. When the villains divide and take sides, he allied himself with Lex Luthor.Bane behaved loyally for as long as he was trapped on the planet, preventing Thunder and Lightning from freeing the captured Martian Manhunter. When the villains made their escape from the planet, Bane was among them to safely return to Earth.
Secret Six
Possibly due to having worked with Deadshot on the Suicide Squad and the prison planet, Bane became a member of the Secret Six. He took a special interest in Scandal Savage and began treating her as a stern father would treat a daughter and occasionally referred to her as his adopted daughter. While Scandal Savage was binging after knock out died Bane would constantly remind her of things to eat to help her feel better. She was often put off by his suggestions, like when he offered to let her sleep on his lap, but she does and appreciates him. His strict code of honor occasionally created some tension with the other members of the Secret Six, many of whom had no such codes. The Secrets Six's first mission was a very dangerous assignment from a mysterious benefactor, they had to deliver Tarantula and a Get Out of Hell Free card to Gotham City. The group had a large bounty placed on their heads by a powerful and demented mob boss know only as Junior. Their path to Tarantula was riddled with opposition from many mercenaries and super villains trying to obtain the card and the bounty. While picking up their sixth member in Las Vegas the group is ambushed and while Bane goes to get a bullet wound tended to he is captured. Bane was tortured to near death by Junior, who was throwing bricks at Bane until he told him where the card was.The Secret Six did eventually rescue him but while en route to their destination Bane was slowly slipping into death. When the Secret Six finally arrived in Gotham they were ambushed by hundreds of villains and mercenaries as their secret benefactor, the Mad Hatter, watched on. Bane could not do anything while the others struggled to survive but once he saw Scandal was in danger he knew something had to be done. In order to heal quicker and fight off the attackers, he broke his promise to himself and risked relapse by ingesting a vial of Venom he always carried. Now enraged and on the war path, Bane grabbed whoever he could. While going berserk he saw everyone as Batman and he was yelling: "Don't you know who i am?!" "I am the one that broke the Bat!" While observing this Scandal remarks to Catman "I guess in a way the bat broke him too." Bane, Ragdoll (in the guise of Robin) and Catman attempt to thwart an assignment they were originally offered. A group of mercenaries have been tasked with capturing multiple politicians children but that did not sit well with the team, especially Bane. Bane hated seeing children messed with or put in any kind of danger, probably because he was "raised" in a prison. The disappearance of Batman led the three to take on a more heroic stance as they attempted to stop the kidnappings. Through dialogue between Bane and Catman you learn how influential Batman was, especially on them. Bane respected Batman and felt if he really is gone only those who are worthy enough should be allowed to wear the cowl. While they "protected" the streets of Gotham out of respect for the Batman, they came face to face with Dick Grayson in his guise as Nightwing. Nightwing was upset about their methods. Nightwings, Dick Grayson, comments on their methods upsets Catman who then considered physically challenging him but Bane kept the peace. Bane calmed down Catman and due to his respect for Batman, and his multiple protegees one being Nightwing, said they would leave. Catman questioned Banes actions and decision and reveals his reasoning for standing down. He told Catman they left because Nightwing is the only person worthy to be called Batman. Bane may not be as villainous as he once was but even then he respected Batman and what he stood for and what he did.POWERS
Bane does not posses any natural super human capabilities but he has used a super steroid Venom to gain super strength but his natural strength is practically super human
Venom- Bane has superhuman strength while using Venom and he can heal faster when he has Venom injected into his body. Although he no longer uses venom, because it clouds his mind and is highly addictive, he carries an emergency vial of the drug on his belt in the case of an extreme emergency (like when Vandal Savage was getting slapped around by mercenaries).
Without Venom- Bane, even without Venom is still a major physical threat, without the drug he was able to break Killer Croc's arm. His strength is naturally much greater than an average man without Venom, even without his strength is borderline superhuman, but without Venom he no longer heals faster. (In issue #9 of Secret Six Catman, Bane and Ragdoll attempt to infiltrate a home in order to protect the children inside but a large iron gate is in the groups way. Ragdoll squeezes through and Catman jumps over it and as Catman makes fun of Bane for not being able to sneak over/in Bane makes his own entrance. Bane grabs a section of the huge iron gate and rips down and throws it out of his way. This being another example of Banes immense strength even without the boost Venom gives him.)
Mad Skills and Abilities
While Bane was in prison he developed his own form of meditation and unique martial arts style. He is a very skilled hand to hand combatant this is due to his vast knowledge of many forms of martial arts and other forms of hand to hand combat. He gained this knowledge through many years in prison where he read many books and closely studied multiple subjects.
Besides his incredible physical strength, Bane is highly intelligent. He spent his time in prison not only sculpting and strengthening his body but he honed his mind through years of study and reading. Some of his education consists of a mastery of multiple fields of sciences and he has taught himself how to speak Spanish, English, Urdu, Farsi, and Latin. Bane has a photographic memory and his great mind allowed him to deduce Batman's identity and the location of the bat cave within a year of his escape from Arkham. Bane is also a strategic genius, when he escaped Arkham he had already devised a plan to defeat Batman. He released all other prisoners in order to weaken Batman with an onslaught of escaped psychopaths and his oldest foes.
Breaking backs over his knee is Banes signature move we have seen him brake many backs like this, most famously the back of Batman. He holds his triumph over Batman to the highest regard going as far as to on occasion exclaim: "I am the man who broke the bat."
Unique Characteristics
He always attempts to protect children and especially hates crimes against children probably due to his lack of childhood because of his prison sentence. (one example is in Secret Six #9, the group is told to kidnap some rich peoples children but he, Catman and Ragdoll decide to thwart the people planning the kidnapping).
Characteristics
Height:6'3"-6'8" (With Venom)
Weight:225 lbs-350 lbs (with Venom)
Eyes:Blue
Hair:Black
IN OTHER MEDIA
It is noted that Bane's portrayal in movies, games, and television often less complex than his portrayal in the comics.
In Film
A version of Bane is featured in the 1997 Batman & Robin film, played by the late Robert Swenson. This version is barely able to speak and communicates through grunts and growls. Still a prisoner, this time a serial killer, and still a sole surviving subject of Venom. He is still super humanly strong, muscular and wears a similar mask including Venom tubes. Unlike his genius comic-book counterpart, Bane is little more than a lackey in the film. This depiction is one of the many aspects of the film that caused it to receive harsh criticism from fans and critics alike.
He appeared in the DC animated universe film Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. In the film he is hired by Robert Thorne, Penguin, and Carlton Duquesne to deal with Batwoman. Towards the end of the film he falls into a pit of fire, it is confirmed by his appearance in Batman Beyond that he survived.
Bane appears in the animated film Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. In film he's one of the dozens of villains after the 1 billion dollar bounty on Superman's head. He gets knocked out by Batman after he cut his tubing system.
In Games
He is a boss in Batman and Robin video game.
He also appears in Batman: Chaos in Gotham and Batman: rise of Sin tzu.
Bane has appeared in Lego Batman game as a follower of the Penguin
He appears in Batman: Arkham Asylum alongside the Joker and many other classic villains, Bane is a boss in the game and his appearance without exposure to Venom is a lot like his Batman and Robin movie version. When not pumped full of Venom he is rather thin, weak and sickly looking. In the game he is force fed a enhanced version of Venom developed by Joker and Dr Penelope Young. They intend to use the enhanced Venom to create a whole army of Banes to take over Gotham City.
He is also set to appear in DC universe online.
In Television
DCAU
He appears as a assassin in Batman TAS. The producers where reluctant to use him because he felt too gimmicky. He was voiced by Henry Silva at first with a South American accent that later dissappeared. He later appeared in Superman TAS episode "Knight time". He also appeared in the new Batman adventures episode "Over the edge". His final appearence is in Batman Beyond where his physical state has deteriorated due to Venom overuse.
Other
He appears in "The Batman" as an asssassin hired to kill Batman. He appears in the episodes "Traction","Rumors" and "Batman/Superman Story". He is voiced by Joaquim de Almeida.
He appears in Batman the Brave and the Bold episode "Menace of the Conquering Caveman" having escaped prison only to be caught by Batman and Wildcat.
| Super Name: | Bane |
| Real Name: | ??? |
| Aliases: |
The Man Who Broke the Bat Bane Masked stranger Big guy |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | Human |
| 1st Appearance: | Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 |
| Appears in: | 128 issues |
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