Bane Origins - Batman's Most Physically And Mentally Intimidating Villain Has A Tragic Backstory

Bane Origins - The Man Who Broke The Bat Explored

[@The_Phantasm]

In my opinion the best and most accurate depiction of Bane outside the comics is from the Arkham Origins video game. They really managed to expertly portray Bane's intelligence and struggle with Venom as well as his Santa Priscan background in that game.

[@damianprock1650]

All the more reason why I'm hoping for him to be played by Kane in Matt Reeves' 2nd Batman movie

[@The_Phantasm]

@@damianprock1650 Who is Kane?

[@damianprock1650]

@@The_Phantasm he's a wrestler from WWE who stands up to 7ft tall, weighs up to 323 lb of pure muscle, and starred as a slasher villain in both of the *See No Evil* movies

[@rome7770]

@@damianprock1650 hes not in the peak physique he was in those movies anymore tho but I'm sure a good workout regimen would get him back right he'll definitely need to get some coaching on being bane tho since bane is simple but complex not just brute strength but also smart

[@damianprock1650]

@@rome7770 I can assure you that Jacob Goodnight was cunning and so could Bane

[@coryakabueze4541]

Bane breaking Batman back is one of the most iconic moments in comics

[@damianprock1650]

And that was from Batman's first fight with Bane

[@Brandonhayhew]

the dark knight rises portrait that accurately

[@chegvra]

Nolan’s Bane was terrifying. I was really wondering how the hell Batman was going to beat him. 😂

[@michaeljosephjackson2364]

Simple All he did was pushups before beating bane lol

[@K4yhko]

omfg i was so upset when they such a cool villain and didnt come up with good way to kill him so they made it dumb. bane would have needed 2 movies

[@DG_Raizen]

​@@K4yhkoThe third movie felt rushed. Like, there was some cool build up, but then everyone started dying in dumb ways. To your point, it almost felt like it was supposed to be a 2 parter.

[@Smithsjr]

I love the Joker, but Bane is more the Nemesis then the Clown pince of crime to Batman. Intelligent, cunning, ruthless and a mastermind.

[@huskaroar6869]

Nope. He is a man of plan, schemes and purpose. The Joker is simply chaos that feeds on the Batman's need to right the wrong. The Joker is the definitive nemesis of Batman

[@Kingwalkk187]

@@huskaroar6869sure.

[@user-bn7oy1xv7e]

Oh yeah. I think Bane deserves his own film like Joker. Film with his backstory, parallels with Bruce's childhood, rise to glory, his master plan and breaking Batman's back. Both brain and brawn. Deadly combo 💪🧠

[@damianprock1650]

And I know the perfect candidate to play him, Kane

[@curtisjordan5303]

Yea, I think a batman series from the perspective of the criminals and their interactions with Batman could be fun. Really make Batman a boogie man, the opps fleeing him like Jason Voorhees or something.

[@damianprock1650]

@@curtisjordan5303 especially since Kane played a slasher villain before

[@milutinstankovic4638]

Bane should have his own animated movie based on comics "Vengeance of Bane" his origin story adaption in Tomorrowerse

[@damianprock1650]

@@milutinstankovic4638 an interesting idea

[@carlospointofview]

You forgot to mention he was also part of the Secret Six, where Bane is shown to have a father-daughter relationship with Scandal Savage. What makes this run important for Bane is the fact that we had the opportunity to see him act as a human being and not the ruthless monster (as he is usually portrayed) and his interaction with the team was pretty interesting.

[@Mglay556]

Secret 6 Bane is best Bane

[@shainewhite2781]

RIP, Henry Silva, the voice of Bane from the BATMAN Animated Series.

[@damianprock1650]

Thus why Henry was replaced by Hector Elizondo in *Batman:Mystery of the Batwoman*

[@nickdiazarmymfers8582]

Was he also voicing Bane for Ps2 Batman rise of sin tzu ?

[@GeneralHeavy]

@@nickdiazarmymfers8582 Yes

[@damianprock1650]

@@nickdiazarmymfers8582 Sin Tzu, don't you mean Sun Tzu?

[@yvenersaintcyr8861]

🙏💯

[@grandcanyon-fu9zt]

Bane is PHYSICALLY stronger than Batman even without venom , Charles Dixon wanted to portray him as a centered , calm warrior akin to Bruce Lee.

[@alexanderblack389]

Is bane stronger than Killer croc 🐊?

[@juliankanzuki2013]

@@alexanderblack389 with venom? much stronger. Without, croc probably stronger.. probably.

[@grandcanyon-fu9zt]

@@juliankanzuki2013 current Bane has venom with him consistently

[@grapeshot]

That's one of my favorite episodes of the underrated 1990s Superman cartoon when Bane gets his clock cleaned. Thinking he's fighting Batman when he's actually fighting Superman. Also that's the episode when Superman fights without his cape. Against Brainiac.

[@brandontrammel4581]

Lol I remember that

[@Kal-Grayskull]

Batman: Knightfall Saga is one my most favourite of all time, both graphic novels by Dough Moench and Chuck Dixon, and the prose novel version by Dennis O'Neil are great examples to re-read the best Batman stories of all time.

[@plasticweapon]

agree!

[@Aemilius46]

The Mind and Intelligence, will Always Triumph over Physicality and physical Strength!! 💯💯

[@A1KX100]

Bane was also an outstanding protagonist in the Arkham Origins video game.

[@roblopez8481]

Antagonist*

[@azrasashima3733]

i still cant believe tom hardy was bane in the dark knight rises. the man has some crazy acting range.

[@jasperswarp]

Azra Sashima.... Tom Hardy is great, I just hated the voice they gave Bane in that movie.

[@robremorse]

I think the script writer confused the time that Tom Hardy was originally cast to play Rick Flag in the Suicide Squad movie but later dropped out of the role. Since Bane was portrayed by Tom Hardy in Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy and Joel Kinnaman played Rick Flag in the Suicide Squad films. Though he was right about Bane actor Tom Hardy playing Venom in the Marvel Universe film albeit that it wasn't necessarily a true Marvel Cinematic Verse film at the time as it was made by SONY. It was interesting though to hear the comparison between Bane's Steroid like use of Venom in the DC verse to the Marvel Verse's Venom symbiote. I guess the takeaway here is that Tom Hardy really does love all things Venom. lol

[@angelcanez4426]

His line in Knightfall when he confronts Batman for the first time is one of the greatest monologue in comics.

[@grapeshot]

I like that episode called No Fear. Even though it was a dream sequence that was a good Bane and Batman fight.

[@damianprock1650]

I think you're confusing that with *Over the Edge*

[@dravenvandross8281]

I still have that comic book series Knightfall it was freaking awesome seeing Bane break the back of Batman and then Azriel taking over in that weird robotic Batman suit those were the days.

[@gymbloke78]

They should make this backstory into a film. They missing a trick and don't even need batman in it as he has fought killer croc and others in the past but the whole story of him and what happened to his mom and the prison and the testing is a dark story that would make a great film

[@TheLikenessOfNormal]

Bane is one of those guys that Batman knows he can call in if he needs backup. Like, Batman has two superhumans from his own roster who are good enough people to tag in as Batman. Bane and Azrael.

[@christopherseat9871]

Most underrated character....hard to portray him on screen.

[@maccurtis730]

Being strong enough to defeat Killer Croc is not an easy feat.

[@aidanhever3369]

He truly is a worthy opponent to Batman. Unfortunately, his adaptations doesn't get him right, especially his mask.

[@Kasigi03]

The mask is a pointless aesthetic. The Nolan movie was a fine adaptation. Not everything has to hit tit for tat and Nolan made the few changes to make you think Talia wasn't the child in the story. Smart move.

[@michaelcoffey1991]

When done right in the animated films or series or for sure the comics Bane is the best villain for Batman NOT named Joker. He is that layered a character and can have endless stories adding him in them.

[@damianprock1650]

Yep

[@nightslayer6951]

I still can't believed when Bane was reduced to in Batman Beyond

[@TheDaimon888]

"Reap what you sow."

[@joshuaharding7363]

Scary enough i can see something like that happening in the future.

[@nightslayer6951]

@joshuaharding7363 Only you spend your life on steroids

[@johnnycage112]

Don't forget Bane's teddy bear!

[@Drod5]

osito!!!

[@lewieanderson6579]

Rupert?

[@bellzo5]

Bane is the "vemon"version to Batman. He is Batman ultimate villain. When u look at his ability his knowledge his ways he is better and more ruthless then all his villains.

[@sergoldenhandthejust1495]

17:00 only Blake knew Gordon didn't find out until the last 5 minutes of the movie.... Batman: A hero can be anyone, even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat on a young boy's shoulders to let him know that the world hadn't ended. Gordon: Bruce Wayne?

[@That80sGuy1972]

Bane being a B-class bad guy is understandable. He's an addict to a drug that makes him a hulking super-human. He's a reverse Lex Luthor... Lex Luthor going the injected drug route as a last resort instead of a primary contact point. DC Comics has no shortage of genius-level bad guys, no shortage at all. Bane is just the anti-Batman reverse Lex Luthor guy who has a Mexican pro-wrestler persona. He's a great bad guy... an awesome one. However, he, by his very nature, is permanently a B-class bad guy. To alter that is to destroy everything that makes him great.

[@alexanderadonyae7937]

Bane hit Batman so hard🔥 the lights came back on😂 The Dark Knight Rises

[@damianprock1650]

They should've had Kane playing that role

[@tevinhoward4419]

Bane shows no mercy to his foes.

[@evonnefenner7249]

Wow.. Batman & Robin was most Definitely the movie I watched as a Child that Programed me to believe that Bain was a Big Strong Mindless Brute... I never would have thought he was a SMART GUY WITH MUSCLES to match... Tom Hardy definitely did Bain Justice as his portrayal...

[@francisparker3557]

Christopher Nolan changed his race in the movie. Completely disrespecting Mexican Americans

[@ibrahimjavaid1253]

Bane aint Mexican he just Hispanic​@@francisparker3557

[@soulreaver1983]

Outstanding as always many thanks 😊 🙏

[@omegahtv6779]

Great video!👍🏿

[@Shadowrulzalways]

Bane even learned martial arts by reading books on them. Shows how intelligent and prodigious he was. Also Superman is not a god. He is “god-like” in strength, but not a god.

[@ou812....]

Thanks for this. I have always been curious

[@professorboltzmann5709]

Excellent video about one of my fav villains

[@colinshawcross1288]

Great video, man!

[@TrupimOkiemTV]

Bane is my fav Tom Hardy's performance. Smart, always one step ahead, and feral villain.

[@gnarkill176]

“Rick Flag, who was played by Rick Flag, who also played Bane in Nolan’s Dark Knight Rises”….I’m sorry, what? I don’t believe Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flag) was part of Dark Knight Rises. I’m lost on this.

[@MarcusMonkey]

Wtf was he smoking when he researched this.

[@Desinist]

Word! I kept replaying that part the hear it properly. I'm am sure that is wrong.

[@kangtheconqueror9545]

I was like...in what timeline did this happen. For even I, Kang, do not understand wtf is going on.

[@robremorse]

@@Desinist I think the script writer confused the time that Tom Hardy was originally cast to play Rick Flag in the Suicide Squad movie but he later dropped out of the role.

[@mojo3318]

I'm sorry about what happened to Bane's parents! I'm glad his father's still alive! I'm also sorry that Bane witnessed what happened to his mother! I can't believe Bane was born where he shouldn't be and the strange law! They're outrageous! The warden got what he deserved. I've seen Bane in "Batman and Robin" and "Batman: The Brave and the Bold"! I didn't even know who he was at the time. I've seen him in a book, too. I felt sorry for Batman when Bane defeated him.😔 I didn't know all these facts about Bane or the knowledge he has. I like geology!

[@Kasigi03]

Umm what? Bane killed his father after discovering his true identity.

[@mojo3318]

@@Kasigi03 No, he didn't kill his father. In fact, his father is alive. I guess it was thought that his father was killed.

[@Kasigi03]

@@mojo3318 I'll give you the Black Lantern storyline but DC Rebirth can suck a fat one. Bane killed him. Threw him off a cliff.

[@mojo3318]

@@Kasigi03 What?

[@Kasigi03]

@@mojo3318 try reading some comic books. Aye.

[@Drod5]

One of my favorite villains along mad hatter. Bane is extremely interesting and smart, I actually think arkham origins Bane is spot on the best version of him.

[@damianprock1650]

Exactly

[@mdjardinado]

Great video. 18:39 'Lukious Fox' :)

[@kaneanderson8626]

I'm probably gonna get hanged for this but I stand by my view that Bane is Batman's greatest enemy as he is every Batman is; brains and brawn all rolled into one, not to mention similar training too, having been trained by the league of assassins.

[@SugarRayCharles.]

Just an FYI, Henry Silva (BTAS voice actor of Bane) is deceased.

[@bobafatt2155]

Security Guy: Ahh! Who are you? Cartman: [in Bane voice] It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan. You should have respected my authoritah

[@fren111]

bane it's rarely well used outside of some comics, most of the time it's just the "roid monster"

[@sonicmario64]

My personal favorite portrayal of Bane would be his appearance in the animated movie "Batman Vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", in which he was one of the villains at Arkham Asylum that was mutated by the mutagen ooze, and he was transformed into a mutant jaguar (though in the comics, he was actually turned into a mutant elephant). During his fight with Donatello and Batgirl, he tried to finish off Donnie with the same back-breaking move that he used on Batman in the past...but it didn't work too well on Donatello because of his hard shell, which resulted in Bane just injuring himself instead. XD

[@mojo3318]

LOL.

[@ricardoulysse921]

Awesome reviews

[@alfonsopina3976]

Ricky Banderas AKA Mills Muertes would Nailed It as Bane for Ben Affleck’s Batman Cinematic Universe within the DCEU/Snyder verse

[@damianprock1650]

Nah, I'd prefer the Big Red Monster himself, Kane

[@alfonsopina3976]

@@damianprock1650 Bane is a South American, and Mexican American

[@damianprock1650]

@@alfonsopina3976 it's not like your choice is any different, Javier Bardem is British, Kane would be a better fit for the role of Bane because he's 7ft tall like the Bane from *Batman:Arkham Origins,* he weighs up to 323 lb of pure muscle, the right amount needed to snap Batman's spine like a twig, and he's had experience playing the villain before if you remember the *See No Evil* movies

[@alfonsopina3976]

@@damianprock1650 Javier Bardem is Spanish not british

[@damianprock1650]

@@alfonsopina3976 try telling that to the director of *Skyfall*

[@DanielSheffler-ju6be]

wow never know that thankk keep up the good work

[@Hamilton-The-Unstoppable.]

Thanks.

[@justinweber4977]

If I remember right, Bane was also created at least partially to cash in on the hype of "The Death of Superman" with an idea of, essentially, "Batman's Doomsday"

[@joshferrell6568]

That's incorrect. Bane has already broken the Bat before Doomsday appeared in any comic.

[@justinweber4977]

@@joshferrell6568 Ah, I stand corrected in that case.

[@feridradoncic2237]

Rip Henry Silva

[@kizakayeptho5961]

One of the best character in Batman universe💯🔥✨💫⭐

[@wiseonly52]

I want a version of bane who is an ex-kickboxer turned rogue due to the serum

[@jamesgomez24]

Nice vid

[@adhavaachakravarthi4723]

You merely adopted the dark. I was born it.

[@Kingwalkk187]

He's literally batman's equal, yet his opposite, thusfar his true archenemy imo.

[@TD-ht8dz]

if you're considering Killer Croc to be a villain, then he is definitely the most physically intimidating of them, but if not then Bane probably is

[@hazardous8301]

Bane a proven time and time again that he’s stronger then croc, on top of being an expert martial artist, only thing croc has going for him in that department is his claws and looks.

[@TD-ht8dz]

@@hazardous8301 1. The video is talking about intmidating, not strength. 2. Notice that every time Bane has "proven that he's stronger than Killer Croc" it has been a very strong version of Bane and a very weak version of Croc, in the Arkham Universe Croc is a heck of a lot stronger than Bane

[@hazardous8301]

@@TD-ht8dz you clearly haven’t read comics. Also where is croc ever shown to be stronger then Bane in the Arkham verse? Croc hating Bane is a pretty big aspect of his character in almost every iteration, and it’s because Bane always ends up Bitching Croc and one point or another.

[@synexthebarbarian8006]

Sins of the Father

[@spiderphil]

lol the look on wildcat was priceless

[@kevinmichniewicz1684]

I have Batman "Vengeance of Bane" signed and numbered comic 🔥🔥 Banes 1st appearance!

[@axelthouin4389]

Could you guys do a video on Exodus? (Marvel)

[@3kingzsneakerheadtalk635]

I'm waiting on DC to give us the Knightfall storyline in animated fashion.

[@featherguardian6023]

Rick and Morty did some New to Honor this Great Super Soldier with a Luchador Style and a Intelligent Mind,When Someone is Breaking Backs,that's What it Calls "The Bane".

[@thebrownbaldy]

To be fair, can you blame Bane for turning out the way he did? Another reason he's one of my favorite antagonists. Man, we lost both Henry Silva and Kevin Conroy in 2022. Respect to these guys for making our childhoods awesome 😎.

[@fahadvoice4094]

Luv u Man!!

[@BOBimusRex]

The only thing "Movie Bane" has in common with other "Banes" is that he wears a mask. Because NO ONE else in Gotham wears a mask. Thats his distinct trademark.

[@The_Texorcist]

I never did like the non comic iterations of bane. They focus on making him a bit too muscular and immobile. The thing about the comic book version of bane was yeah he was built like a brick shithouse but it didn’t come at the cost of his agility. He was a peak physical specimen not some humongous mogaloid. I think the worst version was the one from Batman and Robin. He was lumbering and was dumb as a box of rocks. As far as his status among the rogues gallery… I do agree his story over time along with the flip flopping has tarnished what I think in the beginning was one of the best Batman villains. He basically the flip side of Bruce. Bruce and him both lost their parents, Bruce had money while bane had nothing, Bruce trained his body and mind but so did bane. It was the fact that even before venom Bane was a man in peak physical shape and had a genius intellect. So basically as good as Batman. Then ya put the venom into play… well you got a superhuman version of Batman but only evil.

[@zvuho]

This bane guy overlaps too much as a villain with the joker... we already saw this "my plan is chaos" thing... he is a muscle Joker, no fun but all the... chaos. Having his origin explained doesnt do much for the situation. The mystery in the Joker s origin is part of his charm.

[@bronzebuilder2115]

Everyone in the Batman has a tragic backstory

[@witherverse1351]

Bane is not a B level villain, the man can easily be the main antagonist of a full movie just like joker Honestly one of the main batman villains I think can warrant being a main antagonist

[@Whatsdogpee]

Batman keeping tabs on a frail Bane in Beyond reminds me for some reason of MGS4’s Big Boss and Zero’s scene in the end of the game. It’s like, how many wars were fought because of these two frail little men?

[@darianbentley3125]

Bane needs to be played by the tren twins in next movie

[@sergoldenhandthejust1495]

14:27 partner, huh? you just made Dick's day no scratch that you made his year with that comment hahaha :D

[@danes4784]

Bane is just liver kings villain arc

[@99lanterns]

... Lukeyuss Fox.

[@Kasigi03]

Bane has had two good appearances. His initial comic book one and Nolan's induction. Gotham's "bane" is laughable and we all know about Batman and Robin. Bane IS an A list villain he's had limited roles and stories that matter. Flipping back and forth is and was a terrible idea. His depiction the Injustice storyline makes him almost dumber than in Batman and Robin, if you can believe that.

[@feridradoncic2237]

Played by jeep Swenson in Batman and Robin and Tom Hardy on the knight rises

[@lowe_the_showe202]

Personally i think they should of used tom hardys voice, but the guy that played "the mountain " in game of thrones body. He would be a more believable Bane

[@AbdulAhad-xt5wm]

I liked the video, but wasn't he sent to the cavidad oscuro first then after being release 10 years later he started to develop himself

[@lukewarmwater2235]

Check out the secret six comic books. Bane is a cool anti-hero too.

[@buntaiify]

if bane really wanted to he would just break peoples necks to kill them... he is stronger than all of the heroes and villains and would only require a hold on the hero and a twist of their neck at any time to kill any of them, thus making bane the strongest villain of them all, he could even kill all the villains and THEN kill all the heroes just to prove a point, so basically... making bane NOT kill anyone he fights basically makes him the hero of any story he is in as he does not want to kill his enemies, he just wants them to suffer the humiliation of him defeating them....

[@hannibalstrausskahn4033]

The Knightfall trilogy would be amazing but I don't think normals could wrap their head around Batman being someone else besides Bruce. Not to mention knightfall has nightwing and robin. And of course azriel. It'd probably be better as an animated movie.

[@kapioseimai6816]

So basically Venom is Tren?

[@castielvargastv7931]

A bane moviewould be cool

[@johnathanwoods1223]

You meant his first act of self defense as an adolescent.

[@SerfsUp1848]

Wait... What was that part about Rick flag? He played bane in rises?

[@sparkageddon3186]

You think darkness is your ally? I was born in it, molded by it, I didn't see the light until I was already man by then.

[@davesmith7432]

The shadows betrayed Batman

[@Knowledge01]

a soldier and a prisoner? I thought he was a wrestler!

[@isaiahadams8014]

And people thought batman hard it hard

[@hanshawks5088]

Couldn't they just not give him food in the cell?

[@FranciscoRodriguez-lp6zg]

Is it me or does Bane look like a huge Luchador?

[@poolshark121]

Joel Kinnaman was in DKR?

[@primusfan87]

John Blake could’ve been Robin

[@dperl5640]

Lukies Fox??? Really? REALLY?

[@sergoldenhandthejust1495]

13:22 is Robin dragging Croc like a piece of trash???? Hahaha the disrespect is rea, huhl

[@thein-famouselguapo15]

They need to make a bane live action movie about his comic book origins. So far all live action adaptations have been pretty lame.

[@hanshawks5088]

What if venom from Spiderman fused with him 😮😮😮

[@ShelleyLevyMusic]

How did Batman bounce of that boat gate that bane threw him too