He returned to the silver screen in 2012's The Dark Knight Rises, portrayed by Tom Hardy, which has several influences from the Knightfall Story Arc. Pro-wrestler Jeep Swenson played him in the 1997 film Batman & Robin. Despite their history, he has sometimes had Batman's financial backing and direct assistance.īane has appeared in some other media adaptations of Batman, including Batman: The Animated Series, its sequels and spin-offs and its successor, The Batman. He is best known for breaking Batman's back in the 'Knightfall' story arc.Īlthough primarily a villain, Bane is a complex character and has worked to take down drug lords.

Although his dependency on Venom is an immense weakness, Bane has been one of Batman's most intelligent and physically powerful foes. He develops super strength through a forced experiment involving the drug Venom. Originally intended as a 'dark mirror' of the highly disciplined and multi-skilled pulp hero Doc Savage, Bane spends his childhood in the hellish prison of Pena Duro on the corrupt South American island nation of Santa Prisca.

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