Bane was also forced to create a special helmet and mask that he wore while he slept, in order to prevent the orbalisks from eventually growing over his eyes, nose, and mouth and smothering him.

What does Bane's mask actually do?

It was designed to supply him with an analgesic gas to relieve the chronic pain he suffered from injuries sustained in the Pit. The mask can be repaired if it withstands damage, as seen when Talia al Ghul fixed it after Batman slashed it with his scalloped gauntlets.

Why can't Bane remove his mask?

In 2012, writer-director Christopher Nolan addressed the change: "Bane is someone ravaged by pain from a trauma suffered long ago, and the mask dispenses a type of anesthetic that keeps his pain just below the threshold so he can function," he said, according to Batman News.

Why is Bane disfigured?

As Talia left the prison, Bane became overwhelmed by attackers, and was severely injured after the conflict was settled. Extremely disfigured after the fight, the prison's local doctor examined Bane, but could do nothing to ease his pain, other than wrap bandages around him.

What happened to Bane's face?

However, this selfless action resulted in the prisoners' exacting revenge by torturing and beating him to the point that his face was mutilated and wrapped up in bandages after the doctor did what he could to save him but the doctor's fumbling attempts to repair the damage left Bane in constant agony.

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Is Bane stronger than Batman?

Judging by the ending of The Dark Knight Rises, Bane is the final villain Christian Bale's Batman ever faces. And it's quite the climatic fight, as Bane clearly has the advantage in physical strength, yet still Batman is able to dodge and strike at all the key moments.

Why does Bane hate Batman?

Gotham City fascinates Bane because, like Peña Duro, fear rules Gotham—but it is the fear of Batman. Bane is convinced that Batman is a personification of the demonic bat which had haunted his dreams since childhood. Therefore, Bane believes fate placed Batman on a collision course with him.

What is Bane's real name?

Finally, as far as television is concerned, in Season 5 of Gotham, Bane was introduced with the real name of Eduardo Dorrance, and with a background that combines his history in the comics with his role in The Dark Knight Rises.

Is Bane Russian or Mexican?

A Cuban-born Christian, Bane was the son of criminal Edmund Dorrance. He was forced to serve his father's life sentence. Born in Santa Prisca, in Cuba, in the prison known as Pena Duro, Bane was treated unfairly, and his mother died when he was 6.

Why is Bane so weak?

Bane commanded absolute loyalty from his men and he was perfectly willing to sacrifice them in pursuit of his own goals. But he had one weakness: his crippling addiction to the performance-enhacing drug/supersoldier serum, Venom.

Why does Bruce Wayne have a cane?

He has developed multiple medical problems in the years since his tenure as the Batman and has been forced to walk with a cane; his leg was injured in the fall off the ledge after rescuing Gordon's son in The Dark Knight. He is in very poor physical condition, which worries Alfred about him fighting Bane.

Was Bane Ra's al Ghul son?

Bane's Backstory

When Bruce is thrown in the same pit Talia grew up in, he learns of Ra's al Ghul's child that escaped the underground prison. It's assumed by both Bruce and audience that the child was Bane.

How did Bane eat?

He may have some sort of mechanism that allows him to suck in liquefied nutrients through his mask. 2. He simply removes the mask while eating, and endures the pain.

Why is Bane so strong?

Bane has abnormal physical strength as a result of having undergone experiments involving a derivative of the drug Venom. He became known as "The Man Who Broke the Bat" when he broke Batman's back, forcing Bruce Wayne to give up the Batman persona while he recuperated.

Is Bane strong without Venom?

Superhuman Strength: With or without Venom, Bane possesses high levels of superhuman strength. He can lift at least 10 metric tonnes, punch through thick concrete and break walls by charging at it at full speed.

Is Bane smarter than Batman?

Batman has a number of trying villains in his rogues' gallery, but few that can actually match wits with him. Except for Bane who, on more than one occasion, has proven that he is without a doubt Batman's intellectual equal.

What is Bane's IQ?

Bane is a criminal who uses a special type of Venom to gain superhuman strength. He is an excellent fighter with high intelligence (IQ of 187) and an army of loyal mercenaries under his command including his most loyal lieutenant, Bird.

What is Bruce Wayne's race?

Bruce Wayne's race has been defined, he's a white male and has been for over 80 years.

Did Tom Hardy do Bane's voice?

Knowing that Bane would likely be a foreign enemy to Batman, Hardy wanted his performance to reflect that. Combined with the brute strength of the character, the sheer intensity of Hardy's vocal performance made the voice that much more threatening, bringing an heir of sophistication to the performance.

Is Bane Bruce Wayne's Brother?

While Batman and Bane didn't end up being brothers, this event did put Bane on the path to redemption, even if DC didn't stick with it.

What is Banes' backstory?

Born in a prison on a remote Caribbean island, Bane was raised without pity or compassion. As an adult, he served as a test subject for the super-steroid called Venom. Superhumanly strong, Bane escaped his hell and headed to Gotham City—where he chose to make his mark by defeating the Batman.

Why did Batman lose to Bane so easily?

The page everyone remembers from Batman: Knightfall is Bane “breaking the Bat” over his knee. But Bane beat Batman by working smarter, not harder. Bane was able to defeat the Dark Knight physically by first exhausting him spiritually (and, well, also physically).

Why did Bane choose Gotham?

Seeing Gotham City as a larger-scale equivalent to Peña Duro, Bane sought to establish his strength in the fear-ruled city by breaking Batman's mind, body, and spirit.

Is the Joker Batmans brother?

No, Batman and Joker are not related.

Official confirmation will be required before we can consider Todd Phillips' Joker to be the brother of the much younger Bruce Wayne. Until then, they aren't officially related. In other comic updates, check out what Pink Kryptonite does to Superman.