Branca (New Earth)

History

Batman discovered that a pimp had been supplying an ex-policeman who lived on an abandoned facility with prostitutes. The women eventually turned up dead. Batman tracked him down and was severely beaten by the man, who was dressed in a mixture of Batman's and Bane's costumes. Batman suspected the imposter had used Hugo Strange's Monster Serum and daily venom shots to gain his size and strength. This made him strong enough to lift the Batmobile over his head during his battle with Batman and Robin. It is also revealed that he was a family man by the name of Branca, who eventually killed his own family while driven by rage from the drugs that Doctor Hurt had put into him.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Superhuman Strength
• Enhanced Reflexes
• Superhuman Stamina
• Superhuman Durability
• Accelerated Healing

Weaknesses

• Berserker Rage: While he is Bat-Bane he is afflicted with a blind rage causing him to uncontrollably attack anyone nearby.
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Venom

Related

• 5 Appearances of Branca (New Earth)
• 4 Images featuring Branca (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Branca (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Branca (New Earth)

Links

• Bat-Bane at dccomics.com
• Batman_%26_Son#Three_Ghosts_of_Batman at Wikipedia.org

Footnotes

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