| “ | I've long waited for this moment. With your death, I will find peace. | „ |
| ~ Bane to Batman. |
Bane is a major antagonist in the Arkhamverse. He is a ruthless mercenary who was hired by Joker to kill Batman.
His Evil Ranking[]
His Villainous Deeds[]
- While imprisoned in the Peña Dura, Bane murdered one of his fellow inmates with a knife.
- He murdered the prison staff and built up an army of inmates before escaping from prison.
- After escaping from prison, he sought worthy adversaries and territories to conquer, leading to him being suspected of a terrorist, mass murderer, and a drug dealer.
- He murdered the creator of the Venom drug out of spite for causing his addiction to the drug.
- He sought to kill Batman to soothe his nightmares and for the bounty on his head and then conquer Gotham City with his army of mercenaries.
- In his introduction scene he brutally engaged two enforcers and snapped their necks.
- He made a deal with Penguin to obtain weapons as his forces stole several choppers.
- He sold the Venom drug on the streets to find suitable followers and increase his army.
- He tested out the TN-1 drug on many of his followers resulting in their horrific mutation and deaths.
- He threatened Shiva into revealing the true reason she was in Gotham.
- He brutally beat up Batman before attempting to kill him on the rooftop of the Royal Hotel.
- When Joker started shooting at him, Bane retaliated by shooting at him with a Rocket Launcher causing Joker to nearly fall to his death, forcing Batman to dive after him and save him, which would ultimately caused Joker’s obsession with Batman. Making Bane partially responsible for Joker’s future actions just to torment Batman.
- He broke into Wayne Manor, destroyed the Bat-Cave, and violently attacked Alfred to near-death just to spite Batman.
- He aided in Joker’s siege on Blackgate Prison and also willingly took part in his scheme to force Batman to break his no Kill rule, putting his own life at risk just to break Batman’s moral code.
- Even after Batman saved his life via electrical shocks, Bane nonetheless continued his attempts to kill him before using the TN-1 to make himself even more powerful.
- He led several raids against Waller’s labs to develop the improved Venom system before staging a riot at Blackgate to escape.
- He was one of the villains that the Joker invited over to help torture the unfortunate Jason Todd in an abandoned wing of Arkham Asylum, for over a year. It was shown that he helped beat Jason to a pulp while he was tied to a chair, which makes Bane play a part in Jason's descent into villainy as the Arkham Knight
- He staged a breakout at Arkham, releasing all of its inmates so they could beat down Batman.
- He ambushed Batman and brutally beat him down before breaking his back.
- He tried to get Batman and Gordon to cut him down in hopes of getting revenge on Dr. Young.
- He attacked Batman by throwing him through a wall before attempting to kill him.
- He started an underground fight club in Arkham City and challenged anyone who engaged him in combat.
- He worked with Batman to destroy the TITAN but his intention wasn’t to destroy it but to instead keep it all for himself so he could conquer Gotham.
- He killed a group of TYGER officials, who tried to stop him from acquiring some TITAN.
- Ultimately, his addiction to the venom drug is what ultimately caused Dr. Young’s experiments with him leading to the creation of TITAN.
Why He Doesn't Stand Out?[]
- While his numerous murders, personal villainy towards Batman and aid to the Joker are easily enough to pass the general baseline, he still fails the high heinous standards compared to other supervillains like Joker, Hugo Strange and Scarecrow.
- He has the decency to leave a little bit of life left into Alfred to allow Batman to have a final moment with him, making him somewhat honorable.
- Despite everything, he truly didn’t deserve to be experimented on by Joker and Young, making him a scapegoat.
- He is tragic, as he was falsely Imprisoned for his father’s crimes which molded him into the terrorist he is. He also only wants to Kill Batman to soothe his nightmares and believes he will have peace by killing him.
- In Arkham Knight, he kicked his Titan addiction and went back to Santa Prisca to free it from the drug cartels that had taken over the country, partially redeeming him.
External Links[]
- Bane on the Villains Wiki
- Bane on the Arkham Wiki
- Bane on the DC Database Wiki
- Bane on the Magnificent Baddie Wiki