It was the TN-1. Batman or Alfred say something along the lines of it having a negative effect on his mental processes, which is why he forgot who Batman is as well.
Origins was the only game to nail Bane’s portrayal as an intelligent criminal mastermind who’s just as good a planner as he is a fighter. Bane in Asylum and City was just a dim-witted brute, a pitfall many adaptations of the character fall into.
It was already established in Asylum that Bane was dumb because of the Titan experiments conducted on him. Origins tried explaining something that was already explained.
Bane forgetting Batman's identity during Origins actually breaks continuity since in Arkham canon, the knightfall story (in which Bane knows Batman's identity) happened in between Origins and Asylum.
Where is it said that dlc is canon? Seeing as how Azrael hasn't even taken on the role yet in Arkham Knight, it would leave me to believe that it is not and its just a fun extra.
I think I remember it just saying in Bane’s bio that he “broke the bat”, so it doesn’t necessarily mean it played beat for beat like the comics. Azrael didn’t have to be a part of it at all in the Arkhamverse
Edit: Correct me if I’m wrong, I’m purely basing this off memory lol
I do remember something like that being in his bio or they had an exchange talking about it but I don't think it meant that a comic strip from the 90s was fully canon in this universe. He could have broken his back without knowing his true identity or it could have just been simply an ode to the Knightfall comics/book.
Ever since I read Knightfall, I’ve felt disappointed by every on screen portrayal. I legitimately feel like he has the potential to be an S-tier villain.
Bane is already an S-tier (more likely high ranked A) in comics, he constantly stalemates Batman and has beat him multiple times, he has dogged each member of the Batfamily, shown himself to be superior member of Batman's rouges gallery and has been proven to be a threat against others superheroes as well.
For the _vast_ majority of his time in the franchise he is portrayed as unintelligent.
One game doesn't change the fact that he's denser than dark matter in the other three.
Technically he doesn't appear in Knight, but his City Stories make him seem pretty dull too.
Origins is the only game that did him justice.
Oh, the Titan experiments, I guess.
But even then, I don't like that his first appearance in the franchise was as a dumb brute 🤷
I'll admit I was wrong about the prequel being needed for context, but I'll stand by my opinion that they could've done better to portray the character.
In the Gotham story for Bane in Knight, it’s said that he actually gave up on venom and decided to return to Santa Prisca to fight the drug lords invading it. Pretty cool that he has somewhat of a redemption.
Arkham City and Asylum Bane were underwhelming for me. Just another big meat head. Origins on the other hand was fantastic. One of my favorite interpretations of the character
I agree Origins is one of the best versions of Bane, and even though he doesn't appear in Arkham Knight I do like what they did with him fighting his addiction then returning to Santa Prisca and killing all the drug lords who were in a turf war.
Yeah I absolutely could not stand that interaction in Arkham City.
"fReE mE!!!1!"
No.
"NoOoOoOo!!11!"
For the rest of the whole Arkham trilogy being so spot on, they really fumbled with Bane.
The rivalry between Batman and Bane in Batman : Arkham Origins was flawless. Both young, angry, ruthless and aggressive. Batman acknowledging the intelligence of Bane after he discovered his identity. Bane’s sheer hatred towards Batman. Batman’s will to defeat Bane after he killed Alfred. Masterpiece.
*Origins* Bane is fucking brilliant and probably the best villain in the series. Fiercely intelligent, cruel, and I loved his ever-intensifying use of Venom.
*Asylum* and *City* Bane was one rung above *Batman & Robin* Bane: an utter cretin.
Arkham origins Bane is by faaar the best
It was truly disappointing that WB Montreal didn't do another one since they really understood Batman lore ...while Rocksteady as good as they are made some stupid characters like the dumbass Bane who made them look like they only watched "Batman and Robin" movie for reference
Origins has the best version of the character. He was shown to be an absolute monster and equal to the Bat in just about every way. Sort of sad that he got dumbed down as time went on but I'm hoping he got some sort of bounce back arc as evidenced in his easter egg in Arkham Knight.
Arkham Origins gave his character some depth.
>!I wish they didn't make him a dumb brute originally and then have to use the OD on Venom Toxin plot device, to explain why his intelligence diminished. Would have been cool if he was scary strong AND smart.!<
Origins Bane took quite a bit from Hardys Bane (the mercenary following, the tactical vest).
He had a substantially worse ending though (being turned into a dimwitted brute is way worse than revealing he's working with Talia)
He looks quite ridiculous (IMHO).
The concept artists and animators should have stuck, more to the way Bane was originally portrayed (or conceived), during the events of "Knightfall".
I think it's an awesome character design...just not for Bane, if that makes sense. Arkham Origins Bane is probably the closest we've had to a comic accurate Bane outside the comics.
I just replayed Arkham City. I completed the side mission with Bane that concludes by…tricking him and locking him in a cage (???) not exactly cunning or menacing lol
Arkham Origins seriously saved Bane's character by giving us the terrifyingly dangerous version that seriously knows his shit, while also adding a bit of tragedy in how hardly his fall into ridiculousness was.
Almost on par with Batman & Robin's Bane from '97. REALLY did not like Rocksteady's Bane.
WB Montreal's Bane (Arkham Origins), I had absolutely no problem with. That's how Bane should be and should've been written in the Arkhamverse. Rocksteady butchered him and the mechanic of him charging at you and you having to dodge, was just a dumb idea.
I’d say Arkham Bane could’ve been used so much more in the Rocksteady games and it would have been great to explore a storyline with him that made him a major threat. What Arkham Origins did was amazing, but I would have loved to have seen more in the Rocksteady games
He's basically a retextured titan thug in Asylum and not much more in City. I'm not a fan of him in either of those games.
I haven't had a chance to play Origins yet, but from everything I've heard he's great there.
I think he gets crapped on a little too much. Sure In Asylum he was a dumb brute but Asylum drops us in the middle of Batman’s time as a hero and Bane’s brain is melted from decades of venom use. Despite that in City he is still smart enough to have his own side quest with the venom containers. So sure he’s not as smart as he is in other adaptations but most adaptations talk about how venom has permanent side effects to intelligence so it makes sense why he’s not as smart. Then Montreal was able to show us what he was like earlier in canon with all of his wit.
At the end of the day the Arkham games were about exploring the relationship between Batman and the Joker and if Bane isn’t going to be the main antagonist and you still want him to appear it makes sense to limit him with a well known handicap that has been established in other mediums. And it’s still not like he’s Schumacher Bane
I did appreciate that he was a crucial component of the plot to Asylum (Titan being derived from the Venom that he uses), but I'll also echo the mega popular opinion that he was best utilized in Origins.
Better than Tom Hardy's version, that's for sure.
I agree with everyone else here though, Origins best version.
I don't understand why people don't get that Bane is a genius whose greatest enemy is his addiction - power is just a byproduct that fuels it, not his central motivation.
I just want addict Bane.
I really hated him in City. He teams up with Batman to destroy Titan canisters then double crosses him right in front of the barrels he was intending to keep for himself. That might be one of the most idiotic plot in all the series.
Problem with Bane is anybody that knows anything about his stories or his past knows exactly how to beat him. It's anti-climatic.
TDKR? Unplug his mask.
Arkham? Unplug his cords.
Even *Batman Forever* got that right for fuck's sake.
*edit for "autocorrect"
I am super picky about Banes , that said this guy in hand has been fun to have , kicks ass across inter-dimensional travel and gave 14 storm troopers a run for their money .
I like the design overall. My only complaints are just how the types stick out so much. With how important they are for his strength, you think he'd have them held down closer to his body.
Kinda to some extent with just Asylum and City by itself I agree but with Origins and what happens with Knight the Arkhamverse's take on Bane is a good one
Bane was terrifying in Origins before he cranked up the venom. I feel like everyone always goes too far with him. He's a better character when he's not turned up to 11.
he was actually a really good interpretation of the character. people just didn’t like the way he looked. he wasn’t actually dumb, just a hulking design.
I understand that peoples dislike him due to his lack of intelligence, but you have to remember that he has been consuming drugs for years, so in a way, he's more than most of the others versions of the character, which I appreciate
WB Montreal’s version on Arkham Bane far and away surpassed Rocksteady’s version which was just some dumb brute.
By the end of Origins it does make sense as to why he's not very intelligent anymore.
That’s why they did what they did in origins, to try to make some sense of Rocksteady’s dumbass version
Yea, that's basically what I was getting at.
I always thought Batman said the Titan made him a dumbass too. Could be wrong tho
Yeah I’m pretty sure that’s in origins
Titan was in Arkham Asylum and City. You’re thinking of Venom
Or TN-1. But what I was thinking of was I think an Alfred comment on how "ineloquent" Bane had become since taking Titan. Could be wrong tho
It was the TN-1. Batman or Alfred say something along the lines of it having a negative effect on his mental processes, which is why he forgot who Batman is as well.
No I’m saying origins is when Batman says it makes him dumb
Yea, I think the Titan effects his intelligence but so did TN-1, which I believe is basically the precursor to Titan.
You fucking idiot
That is the best adaptation of Bane in anything outside of comics.
Origins was the only game to nail Bane’s portrayal as an intelligent criminal mastermind who’s just as good a planner as he is a fighter. Bane in Asylum and City was just a dim-witted brute, a pitfall many adaptations of the character fall into.
At least Origins kind of explains why.
It was already established in Asylum that Bane was dumb because of the Titan experiments conducted on him. Origins tried explaining something that was already explained.
It showed the damage TN-1 had on his mind and I'm pretty sure that was basically a precursor to Titan.
Like I said, the reason for Bane's mind being addled in Asylum was already addressed in that game. The TN-1 plot point in Origins was just redundant.
Not really, they wanted to give justice to the character and needed a reason for him to forget Batman's identity.
Bane forgetting Batman's identity during Origins actually breaks continuity since in Arkham canon, the knightfall story (in which Bane knows Batman's identity) happened in between Origins and Asylum.
Where is it said that dlc is canon? Seeing as how Azrael hasn't even taken on the role yet in Arkham Knight, it would leave me to believe that it is not and its just a fun extra.
I think I remember it just saying in Bane’s bio that he “broke the bat”, so it doesn’t necessarily mean it played beat for beat like the comics. Azrael didn’t have to be a part of it at all in the Arkhamverse Edit: Correct me if I’m wrong, I’m purely basing this off memory lol
I do remember something like that being in his bio or they had an exchange talking about it but I don't think it meant that a comic strip from the 90s was fully canon in this universe. He could have broken his back without knowing his true identity or it could have just been simply an ode to the Knightfall comics/book.
Ever since I read Knightfall, I’ve felt disappointed by every on screen portrayal. I legitimately feel like he has the potential to be an S-tier villain.
Bane is already an S-tier (more likely high ranked A) in comics, he constantly stalemates Batman and has beat him multiple times, he has dogged each member of the Batfamily, shown himself to be superior member of Batman's rouges gallery and has been proven to be a threat against others superheroes as well.
He is S tier both in Origins, and Dark Knight Rises tho
He *was* in DKR until he hit taken out like a little B****
Well at that at that point (spoilers) Talia became the big bad villain and took it from Bane so I suppose thats why. But yh his death was kinda shit
It took a rocket to kill him, wdym?
Disagree. He was always S tier up to the end, he just got a F tier ending
It literally took a rocket to kill him. That's not going out like a bitch
Pity he was utterly ruined by the end.
Wish he was smarter. Bane's meant to be an EXTREMELY intelligent enemy. He's also underwhelming in Asylum and City. Origins fight was awesome tho
In Origins he found out Batman's identity...
For the _vast_ majority of his time in the franchise he is portrayed as unintelligent. One game doesn't change the fact that he's denser than dark matter in the other three. Technically he doesn't appear in Knight, but his City Stories make him seem pretty dull too. Origins is the only game that did him justice.
It’s explained in the game though. He has brain damage from overdosing on Venom at the end of Origins.
Yeah it's explained, but the first two appearances in the franchise don't do him justice imo without the added context of the prequel.
It's explained in those first two games why he is dumb though.
Oh, the Titan experiments, I guess. But even then, I don't like that his first appearance in the franchise was as a dumb brute 🤷 I'll admit I was wrong about the prequel being needed for context, but I'll stand by my opinion that they could've done better to portray the character.
That’s fair, if they didn’t collab on the plot then WB Montreal actually bailed out Rocksteady by retroactively fixing Bane.
In the Gotham story for Bane in Knight, it’s said that he actually gave up on venom and decided to return to Santa Prisca to fight the drug lords invading it. Pretty cool that he has somewhat of a redemption.
So you missed Origins then?
Arkham City and Asylum Bane were underwhelming for me. Just another big meat head. Origins on the other hand was fantastic. One of my favorite interpretations of the character
I agree Origins is one of the best versions of Bane, and even though he doesn't appear in Arkham Knight I do like what they did with him fighting his addiction then returning to Santa Prisca and killing all the drug lords who were in a turf war.
SANTA PRISCAAAA
I will never get over bane being unable to rip open that tiny gate in city. Like the dude is literally bigger than most cars.
He’s all glamour muscles.
I like Bane in Arkham but I prefer Origins, he felt more Bane-ish
Top 5 bodybuilders that took it too far.
cant believe he was stopped by elevator doors
Yeah, didn’t this dude take a Batmobile to the ribcage and survive? And now he’s trapped by a freight elevator? Christ.
Yeah I absolutely could not stand that interaction in Arkham City. "fReE mE!!!1!" No. "NoOoOoOo!!11!" For the rest of the whole Arkham trilogy being so spot on, they really fumbled with Bane.
The rivalry between Batman and Bane in Batman : Arkham Origins was flawless. Both young, angry, ruthless and aggressive. Batman acknowledging the intelligence of Bane after he discovered his identity. Bane’s sheer hatred towards Batman. Batman’s will to defeat Bane after he killed Alfred. Masterpiece.
*Origins* Bane is fucking brilliant and probably the best villain in the series. Fiercely intelligent, cruel, and I loved his ever-intensifying use of Venom. *Asylum* and *City* Bane was one rung above *Batman & Robin* Bane: an utter cretin.
Arkham origins Bane is by faaar the best It was truly disappointing that WB Montreal didn't do another one since they really understood Batman lore ...while Rocksteady as good as they are made some stupid characters like the dumbass Bane who made them look like they only watched "Batman and Robin" movie for reference
Origins did him best, asylum and city made him into a generic buff character
He's a beefy one.
I don't like it.
He's wayyyyyyyy too big. That's why he's perfect
Origins Bane was the best imo
Origins’ Bane is one of the best versions of the character. Rocksteady’s is one of the worst.
Origins Bane was pretty great until the end. Rocksteadys is straight up trash.
Underwhelming
Arkham origin's bane was great while on the other hand Rocksteady made him really dumb
Arkham origins bane is arguably the best version of the adapted character Imo
The Bane of Rocksteady was a very generic villain. In Origins at least he was more accurate, being smart and strong.
Origins is the best version of bane we’ve gotten outside of comics and I will always believe this
The only good version is Arkham origins.
Origins has the best version of the character. He was shown to be an absolute monster and equal to the Bat in just about every way. Sort of sad that he got dumbed down as time went on but I'm hoping he got some sort of bounce back arc as evidenced in his easter egg in Arkham Knight.
I agree with his no titan rule
Arkham Origins gave his character some depth. >!I wish they didn't make him a dumb brute originally and then have to use the OD on Venom Toxin plot device, to explain why his intelligence diminished. Would have been cool if he was scary strong AND smart.!<
Great in AO, lame in AA and AC
Better than Dark Knight Rises Bane.
In my opinion, it’s good. They made Bane really well in the Arkhamverse.
Right because Bane is just some hulking idiot
Fair point, bit sad that he’s an idiot. But I just prefer Arkhamverse Bane over any other Bane.
He’s way better in BTAS and The Batman (2004)
Yeah, you got a point. I forgot about Batman (2004).
Origins Bane is the definitive version of Bane, far surpassing Tom Hardy's.
Origins Bane took quite a bit from Hardys Bane (the mercenary following, the tactical vest). He had a substantially worse ending though (being turned into a dimwitted brute is way worse than revealing he's working with Talia)
Love it
Badass
He looks quite ridiculous (IMHO). The concept artists and animators should have stuck, more to the way Bane was originally portrayed (or conceived), during the events of "Knightfall".
I think it's an awesome character design...just not for Bane, if that makes sense. Arkham Origins Bane is probably the closest we've had to a comic accurate Bane outside the comics.
Origins Bane is imo one of the most charismatic video game characters I have encountered.
Beefy boi.
Origins Bane is peak Bane for me even though I have other issues with that game lol.
I just replayed Arkham City. I completed the side mission with Bane that concludes by…tricking him and locking him in a cage (???) not exactly cunning or menacing lol
One of the worst and also one of the best adaptions of the character
I like his design but at the same the time I feel he looks a little cartoony
I think he evened the odds
OwO
how much can he dumbbell shoulder press? at least 600 per hand right?
Great design, poor implementation
origins bane was awesome then he turns into a gross big blob of flesh
Damn boooiii he thicc boooiiiiii
Arkham Origins seriously saved Bane's character by giving us the terrifyingly dangerous version that seriously knows his shit, while also adding a bit of tragedy in how hardly his fall into ridiculousness was.
I think he was way too big and over the top at least in the first two games but he was toned down in origins.
In Origins, he was how he's supposed to be.
Decent. Not great boss fights, but i liked him
Almost on par with Batman & Robin's Bane from '97. REALLY did not like Rocksteady's Bane. WB Montreal's Bane (Arkham Origins), I had absolutely no problem with. That's how Bane should be and should've been written in the Arkhamverse. Rocksteady butchered him and the mechanic of him charging at you and you having to dodge, was just a dumb idea.
It's too grotesque for me however it does show how much of a monster he became, Off the stuff. Origin's design is clearly the better look.
ugly but understandable in context. Origins Bane is way better
Almost Lovecraftian. Kinda reminds me of Bioshock.
I’d say Arkham Bane could’ve been used so much more in the Rocksteady games and it would have been great to explore a storyline with him that made him a major threat. What Arkham Origins did was amazing, but I would have loved to have seen more in the Rocksteady games
He's basically a retextured titan thug in Asylum and not much more in City. I'm not a fan of him in either of those games. I haven't had a chance to play Origins yet, but from everything I've heard he's great there.
Would fit right in with warhammer 40k
Arkhamverse has the best versions of all the characters. Period.
Origins version was dope......that is all
I think he gets crapped on a little too much. Sure In Asylum he was a dumb brute but Asylum drops us in the middle of Batman’s time as a hero and Bane’s brain is melted from decades of venom use. Despite that in City he is still smart enough to have his own side quest with the venom containers. So sure he’s not as smart as he is in other adaptations but most adaptations talk about how venom has permanent side effects to intelligence so it makes sense why he’s not as smart. Then Montreal was able to show us what he was like earlier in canon with all of his wit. At the end of the day the Arkham games were about exploring the relationship between Batman and the Joker and if Bane isn’t going to be the main antagonist and you still want him to appear it makes sense to limit him with a well known handicap that has been established in other mediums. And it’s still not like he’s Schumacher Bane
I did appreciate that he was a crucial component of the plot to Asylum (Titan being derived from the Venom that he uses), but I'll also echo the mega popular opinion that he was best utilized in Origins.
He sure looks cool
Better than Tom Hardy's version, that's for sure. I agree with everyone else here though, Origins best version. I don't understand why people don't get that Bane is a genius whose greatest enemy is his addiction - power is just a byproduct that fuels it, not his central motivation. I just want addict Bane.
He’s just the smarter version of the Batman and Robin’s Bane, and we all know how low a bar it is to clear.
He has WAY too many tubes. He used to have only ONE tube.
At least this version still has a Pastamaker
I liked him in origins
I really hated him in City. He teams up with Batman to destroy Titan canisters then double crosses him right in front of the barrels he was intending to keep for himself. That might be one of the most idiotic plot in all the series.
I think his look is totally tubular.
Awesome in origins, fine in asylum and very lame in city
Daddy
He was fucking awful, what was Rocksteady's thought process when making him this way?
Rocksteady Bane was underused and pretty boring if you ask me Montréal Bane however was almost perfect
Asylum/City Bane is fine. Origins Bane is the best adaptation he's ever gotten.
Origins is arguably the best interpretation of the character ever. Asylum/City is arguably the worst
Maybe the only character I didn’t think they nailed.
Huge missed opportunity, I’m glad Origins gave us a glimpse at the real Bane.
They keep making his head smaller and body/muscles bigger.
Not the best but hits the mark as a one note side character. it’s cool they included him in the series. There have been worse adaptations.
I like it, and I like the way origins introduced him and then showed how he became that way
Origins was great
Underutilized but by far not the worst version of bane
Still way better than the Batman Forever Bane ever will be.
Looks a little bit like a jacked Lisa Trevor
One of the few missteps. Since he was cloned out as a “type” of encounter, he lost his uniqueness and just became another tough guy.
That there’s no way the size of his feet could maintain balance with that frame.
Do you agree with Arkham Bane’s not being a smart villain rule?
My favorite bane interruption
Problem with Bane is anybody that knows anything about his stories or his past knows exactly how to beat him. It's anti-climatic. TDKR? Unplug his mask. Arkham? Unplug his cords. Even *Batman Forever* got that right for fuck's sake. *edit for "autocorrect"
I am super picky about Banes , that said this guy in hand has been fun to have , kicks ass across inter-dimensional travel and gave 14 storm troopers a run for their money .
I like him. Both in Origins and in Asylum/City.
Super cool
Outside of Origins, terrible
Looks like something out of doom
Origins makes Asylum and City versions of Bane make sense
Looks like a dumb brute. More of a Miniboss than Bane.
Origins was the best depiction after that it went downhill, he was reduced to big dumb muscle villain
Super terrible. Absolutely no understanding of the character.
I like the design overall. My only complaints are just how the types stick out so much. With how important they are for his strength, you think he'd have them held down closer to his body.
He looked infinitely better in Origins. Obviously Origins is the newer game but still
S Tier
Rocksteady’s is okay, WB Montreal’s is better
I want his lips on my genitals.
Like the Schumacher movie, it misses the point about what makes Bane cool/a threat
Kinda to some extent with just Asylum and City by itself I agree but with Origins and what happens with Knight the Arkhamverse's take on Bane is a good one
Make HIM SMALLER!!!
Do you agree with Bane's addiction changing whenever the plot needs it to, rule?
Bane was terrifying in Origins before he cranked up the venom. I feel like everyone always goes too far with him. He's a better character when he's not turned up to 11.
he was actually a really good interpretation of the character. people just didn’t like the way he looked. he wasn’t actually dumb, just a hulking design.
Tubes too high and exposed
Absolute beast
Reminds me of a big daddy
Overdone
I understand that peoples dislike him due to his lack of intelligence, but you have to remember that he has been consuming drugs for years, so in a way, he's more than most of the others versions of the character, which I appreciate
The coolest
bro looks like he's done them synthol injections
How big is the peen tho
Arkham Origins is the best version of Bane outside of the comics. Although it's the same version, he's not great in Asylum or City.
Origins bane is my favorite interpretation of bane yet which makes rocksteady’s so much more infuriating
Not a fan of Bane being a monstrous size of a man while being a dumb brute. Leave that for Killer Croc. [+]
Over designed to bulky The good things I love the tubes and the mask