Bane

Bane
Series	DC Comics
Age	62
Birthday	September 15, 1977
Sex	Male
Species	Human
Height	6'8"
Weight	350 lbs
Alignment	Neutral Evil

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 “ When we fought before, I broke the Bat, today, I break the man. „ ~ Bane to Bruce Wayne before kicking him “ When Gotham is ashes, then you have my permission to die. „ ~ Bane, The Dark Knight Rises “ Oh, you think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, moulded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but BLINDING! „ ~ Bane, The Dark Knight Rises “ I will make this city kneel before me and then I will leave it in ashes. „ ~ Bane, Arkham Series “ You will know my name one day. And on that day you will beg for mercy. You will scream my name! SCREAM IT! „ ~ Bane “ The Batman is Gotham City. I will watch him. Study him. And when I know him and why he does not kill, I will know this city. And then Gotham will be mine! „ ~ Bane “ I am Torment. I am Ruin. I am Plague. I am Venom. I AM BANE! „ ~ Bane “ I am Bane -- and I could kill you... but death would only end your agony -- and silence your shame. Instead, I will simply... BREAK YOU! „ ~ Bane

Bane, real name unknown, is a super villain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, most commonly appearing as an adversary of Batman.

Background

Born to serve the life sentence of his father, Bane's childhood and early adult life were spent behind the walls of Peña Duro, a prison in Santa Prisca. Despite this, Bane's natural abilities allowed him to develop extraordinary skills within the prison's walls. He would read through every book he could get his hands on and would work out in the prison's gym daily, and learned how to fight mercilessly in the school of prison life. He committed his first murder at the age of eight, stabbing a criminal who was trying to get more information on the prison, and since then has gone on to a life of crime at Gotham City, becoming one of the Batman's greatest foes.

Abilities

• Escapology: Bane is exceptionally skilled in the arts of escaping and infiltration, and has managed to break out of Peña Dura (which is arguably the most heavily fortified prison in the world) as well as various maximum security centers, including Blackgate and Arkham Asylum.
• Genius Level Intellect: Bane is also highly intelligent. In prison, he taught himself various scientific disciplines equal to the level of understanding of leading experts in those fields, making him a genius, as well as one of Batman's most intelligent foes.
  • Multilingualism: Bane is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Dhari, Cantonese and Latin.,
  • Polymath: Despite the absence of a college, high school, or even primary education as a result of incarceration, he has completely memorized all the facts in countless encyclopedias and books during his time in Peña Dura. He is exceptionally knowledgeable in various subjects including Mathematics, various Sciences, History, Geography, Medicine, and most likely more, to a level that would have definitely given him degrees in these fields.
  • Tactical Analysis: He is also highly devious (he crafts the escape from Arkham Asylum of all of Batman's enemies), and a superb strategist and tactician, who has committed various famous war manuals (such as Sun Tzu's "The Art Of War" and Karl von Clausewitz's "On War") to memory.
• Photographic Memory: Bane has a photographic memory, which borders on absolute total recall. This has allowed him to memorize the countless skills, disciplines, and facts that he taught himself over the years.
• Martial Arts: Bane is a highly formidable combatant who has not only mastered, but also created several forms of martial arts. Though less skilled than the likes of Batman, Bane's fighting ability combined with his peak strength and endurance make him a highly formidable opponent for any non-meta and many metahuman foes.

Equipment

• Venom Drug Usage: Bane's use of the Super-steroid Venom allowed him to temporarily enhance his physical functions to superhuman levels, particularly his strength, endurance, and speed. His body's senses and healing abilities are also augmented to a degree. Bane needs to periodically inject himself with Venom to retain these abilities, although overuse can result in temporary insanity.
  • Superhuman Strength: The primary effect of Venom is that it enhances strength to low superhuman levels, depending on how much venom is injected. Bane has been shown to be stronger than Batman even without the Venom, and while injected is able to bend thick steel. When Bane injects the maximum amount of Venom that is considered healthy into himself, he becomes capable of lifting about 2 tons. He is ultimately capable of exceeding his limit to 3 tons, though not without temporarily losing control over himself.
  • Enhanced Reflexes: Under the effects of Venom, Bane can react just as fast as the fittest human can. Bane has fought many opponents while applying his tactics and supporting his massive frame.
  • Enhanced Speed: Under the effects of Venom, Bane can run as fast as the fittest human can. Running on par with Olympic runners, Bane can support his weight while maintaining a high rate of speed.
  • Superhuman Stamina: Under the effects of Venom, Bane can fight almost forever. As long as he can continue to pump Venom into his veins he can continue fighting indefinitely. While on a single dose of venom Bane has fought many battles for many hours and never seemingly stopped.
  • Superhuman Durability: Under the effects of Venom, Bane's body is more resistant to physical injury than normal humans, augmented to the highest limit of human potential. He is durable enough that if someone with a wooden baseball bat struck him, the bat would break against him. He can withstand powerful blows from metahumans, multiple bullets and explosions. With mere scratches and bruises, Bane has withstood extreme torment at the hands of his enemies. With the use of Venom, Bane's already enhanced durability increase to considerable levels.
  • Accelerated Healing: Bane can also use his Venom as a form of medicine to heal from injuries, poisons and diseases. Depending on how devastating the injury, Bane needs to inject a certain amount of Venom into himself. When faced with extreme wounds, such as many broken bones, excessive blood loss, or terminal poisons or diseases, Bane needs to inject an unhealthy amount of venom which will cause him to temporarily go berserk in order to heal properly.
• Firearms: While Bane prefers using his fists in combat, he carries machine guns, gatling guns, and even bazookas.

Feats

Strength

• Infamously broke the bat by shattering Batman's spine with his knee thus putting him into a coma.
• Destroyed the Batmobile with his bare hands.
• Can punch through solid steel.
• Tore down stone wall w/o Venom.
• Once snapped a griffon's neck.
• Can kill a man with a single punch to their face.
• Knocked out Man-Bat with one punch.
• Overpowered Killer Croc and broke his arms.
• Lifted a 27 ton armored truck.
• Punched through a metal barricade.
• Rammed himself though an electronic billboard.
• With the help of KGBeast, bended and broke a metal hatch off it’s hinges.
• Broke some wood with Azrael’s head, knocking him out.
• Broke custom handcuffs.
• Broke some steel bars.
• Broke a car’s roof.
• Lifted a large dumbbell one-handed.
• Broke out of 2,737 cubic pounds of ice.
• Ripped a massive metal door off it’s hinges then broke through another one.
• Threw a boulder and threw Batman hard enough to break a tree.
• Casually overpowered Catman.
• Beat up all sorts of characters, in a short timeframe, including Solomon Grundy.
• Fought Batman and the Joker at the same time, breaking Joker’s arm and making Batman have to break a knuckle to beat him during that time.
• Spent 6 months in solitary confinement and used his time constructively.
• Venomless Bane is considered only second to Batman as the perfect peak human

Speed

• Able to easily parkour across rooftops despite his size.
• Killed a police officer before he even had a chance to fire his gun.
• Swam against a 35 mph current.
• Waded through a barrage of gunfire with minimal bullet wounds.
• Intercepted a knife stab.
• Easily leaped over a fence.
• Saved someone from falling into acid.

Durability

• Survived 11 years in prison isolation.
• Easily broke free from confinement after being heavily sedated.
• Has shrugged off bullet wounds.
• Can jump of skyscrapers without injuries.
• Was stabbed in the back of the hand and barely flinched.
• Wonder Woman smashed him face-first into concrete and he was later fine.
• Was launched hundreds of feet away unharmed.
• Survived assault from Super-Bat.
• Landed on a car hard enough to flatten it.
• Survived a manor collapsing on him.
• Fell headfirst down a cliff.
• Survived a fall down a cliff into waist deep water.
• Survived the ship he was on exploding
• Survived the building he was on exploding
• Was rammed into a wall hard enough to make a hole in it.
• Punched hard enough to be sent flying.
• Got smashed through part of a building.
• Over the course of a torture session, had a bunch of bricks thrown at him with enough force to shatter them.

Skill

• Defeated Ra's Al Ghul at chess; The only other person able to do so was the Joker.
• Powered his way through the League of Assassins.
• Beat 6 villains on Venom by himself.
• Found out Batman is Bruce Wayne in a short amount of time when no other super villain could.

Weaknesses

• Drug Addiction: Bane has a dependence on his precious steroid Venom. However, he has attempted to kick the habit to prove he doesn't need it to defeat his enemies. However, Bane was relying on the Psycho-Pirate to make him believe he no longer needed Venom. When Batman captured the Pirate and returned to Gotham, Bane quickly began craving Venom again.
  • Venom Overdose: It is possible for Bane to overdose or for his opponent to make him overdose, which will kill him. Plus cutting him off from his venom supply will revert his strength.
• Is still pretty weak by DC superhuman standards.
• Muffled Russian accent.

Trivia

• During his time as a boy in Peña Duro, Bane was often referred to by other inmates as "Niño". However, this is not his first real name but merely the Spanish word for "boy".
• Bane once beat the immortal Ra's al Ghul in a chess game. He is one of two people to have ever done this, the other being The Joker.