"I know who I am. I am Bane, and I break people."
Bane, the musclebound Santa Priscan native who is, as yet, the only man to "break the Bat," is ranked amongst one of the most dangerous foes of the Dark Knight. If being over 7ft tall, gifted with genius-level intellect/a photographic memory and a mastery of martial arts wasn't enough, Bane also has access to the dangerously potent enhancer known only as Venom. Using it, Bane gains incredibly enhanced endurance, speed and strength, to the point where shattering an iron bar - or a spinal cord - is no problem at all.
First Appearance:
Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1
Powers/Abilities:
As mentioned above, Bane is a physical powerhouse, easily comparable to Blockbuster or Solomon Grundy in terms of physical strength - possibly even being more powerful than them when subjected to Venom. His enhanced strength makes him an extremely dangerous foe at close quarters, where he is able to to utilise his mastery of various martial arts and street-fighting techniques to best effect. In addition, Bane is known to be a genius level strategist, on a par with Batman himself; Hell, the guy figured out Bruce Wayne's secret identity just by examining body language and physical stature alone, as well as using other villains as pawns to tire Batman out before fighting him one-on-one. In short, Bane is AWESOME.
So why #7? Truth be told, it's no fault of Bane's as a character. He suffers from the same problem as Megatron, in that he's very cool, but there are villains I find cooler. So, unfortunately, Bane has lost out.
But who has overpowered the mighty Bane for spot #6? Find out soon...
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