Bane (Absolute Universe)

Bane
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	Bane
Affiliation	Joker, J.K. Holdings
Base Of Operations	Ark M, Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Enforcer
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Origin
Universe	Absolute Universe
Creators	Dennis O'Neil · Chuck Dixon · Graham Nolan
First Appearance	Absolute Batman #9 (August, 2025)

Bane is the Joker's lead enforcer.

History

Bane was dispatched by his employers to Bialya to sabotage peace talks between the warring nations of Kahndaq and Qurac, as it was in J.K. Holdings' interest for their century-long war to continue. He murdered the leader of Khandaq and intimidated the leader of Qurac into claiming responsibility for the killing and then escalating hostilities. As soon as he was done he received a call to report to Gotham City to deal with Batman.

Batman snuck into J.K. Holding's black site prison Ark M, but Bane was waiting for him. Bane allowed Batman to attack him to demonstrate that the Bat could not hurt him; then systematically paralysed Batman's limbs with nerve strikes. Even with only one working leg, Batman remained defiant, claiming he would beat Bane no matter how "juiced" he was. However, Bane revealed that his immense strength and size was not due to the supply of Venom in the tubes running into his body. He activated the steroid, growing to monstrous proportions; and carried Batman away, saying that he needed to be prepped for surgery.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Superhuman Strength: Even without using the super-steroid Venom, Bane possesses strength far above what a normal human could achieve through training. He is able to easily lift an adult man off the ground and crush his skull with one hand.
• Pain Resistance: Bane showed no pain when he was stabbed in the chest with Batman's "bat-thumbs".

Abilities

• Historiography: Bane was able to quote an ancient Akkadian king.
• Intimidation
• Martial Arts: Bane is familiar with multiple martial arts and recognised the various disciplines that make up Batman's unique fighting style. Despite his immense size and strength he utilised precise nerve strikes in his fight with Batman to systematically paralyse his opponent rather than simply overwhelm him with brute force.
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Venom: Bane can utilise the super-steroid Venom to increase his already immense muscle mass and strength.

Notes

• Bane was created by Dennis O'Neill, Chuck Dixon, and Graham Nolan, first appearing in Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1. However, the Absolute Universe version of Bane first appeared in Absolute Batman #9 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta.
  • However, he was first mentioned in Absolute Batman #6.

Related

• 2 Appearances of Bane (Absolute Universe)
• 2 Images featuring Bane (Absolute Universe)
• 1 Quotations by or about Bane (Absolute Universe)
• Character Gallery: Bane (Absolute Universe)

Footnotes

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