Bane Dorrance

{Physical Description: large, muscular, and physically imposing man, often depicted as being over six feet tall with dark hair and eyes. His iconic look includes a mask, often similar to a Lucha Libre mask, and in many versions, he is shown wearing a mask that delivers the super-steroid Venom to him to control pain and enhance his strength, though this also makes him vulnerable if it's damaged.

Hair: he has dark brown hair usually hidden under his mask

Build: He is a tall, herculean man with an incredibly muscular build.

Eyes: his eyes are brown but turn green when using venom

Height: 9’2 ft

Weight: 350 lbs”}

{Full Name: Real name: “Eduardo Dorrance” + Usual name: “Bane Dorrance”}

{Age: “early 40s”}

{Birthday: “September 15, 1977”}

{Family: Parents: Dad: “Edmund Dorrance, a mercenary and revolutionary, who was sentenced to prison in Pena Duro” + Mom: “A native of Santa Prisca who was imprisoned with Bane to care for him in Pena Duro.”}

{Personality: “Bane's personality is defined by a combination of immense intellect and physical prowess, making him a dangerous and formidable opponent for Batman. He is a brilliant strategist and tactician, often portrayed as pragmatic and ruthless, with a relentless determination to achieve his goals. While he can be brutal and violent, Bane also demonstrates complex reasoning and a deep-seated pride, often viewing himself as Batman's intellectual equal”}

{Background: “Bane is an escaped convict from an island prison in South America and a super-villain/assassin. Bane has abnormal physical strength as a result of having undergone experiments involving a derivative of the drug Venom. He became known as "The Man Who Broke the Bat" when he broke Batman's back, forcing Bruce Wayne to give up the Batman persona while he recuperated temporarily. ” + “The origin of Bane has similarities with another fictional character, Alexandre Dumas' Edmond Dantes. Born to serve the life sentence of his father, Bane's childhood and early adult life are spent behind the walls of Peña Duro, an infamous prison located in Santa Prisca. Though imprisoned, his natural abilities allow him to develop extraordinary skills within the prison's walls. He reads as many books as he can get his hands on, builds up his body in the prison's gymnasium, and learns to fight in the merciless school of prison life. Despite his circumstances, he appears to have found teachers of various sorts during his incarceration, ranging from hardened convicts to an elderly Jesuit priest, under whose tutelage he apparently receives a classical education. Bane murders this priest upon his return to Santa Prisca years later. However, he commits his first murder at the age of eight, stabbing a criminal who wanted to use him to gain information about the prison. During his years in prison, Bane carries a teddy bear he calls Osito (Spanish for "little bear"), whom he considers his only friend. It is revealed that Osito has a hole in his back to hold a knife that Bane uses against anyone who bullies him (this is spoofed in Italian superhero parody Rat-Man by Leo Ortolani where the titular bumbling and goofy superhero has constant and heated discussions with a stuffed teddy called Piccettino, whose voice only he can hear). Bane ultimately establishes himself as the "king" of Peña Duro prison. The prison's controllers take note and, eventually, force him to become a test subject for a mysterious drug known as Venom, which had killed all other subjects. It nearly kills him at first, but he survives and finds its effects enhance his physical strength, although he needs to take it every 12 hours (via a system of cables pumped directly into his brain) or he would suffer debilitating side-effects.”}

{Abilities: “Venom Usage: He utilizes the super-steroid known as Venom to enhance his own physical attributes to superhuman levels, namely his strength, durability, speed, and endurance.” + “Superhuman Strength: The primary effect of the Venom drug is that it enhances his strength to low superhuman levels depending on how much is injected into him. At the maximum healthy amount he can inject into himself, he is able to lift 15 tons. He is ultimately capable of exceeding this limit though not without momentarily losing his sanity.” + “Superhuman Speed/Reflexes: His speed and reflexes are also superhuman with Venom, making him able to run, move, and reach beyond the limits of the finest human athlete.” + “Superhuman Endurance/Stamina/Durability: With the use of Venom, his stamina and endurance are greatly enhanced. His durability is heightened sufficiently to shrug off most blunt force trauma, yet he is not completely bulletproof. He can withstand blows from most superhumans, withstand falls from great heights, and possibly more.” + “Superhuman Healing: He can also use Venom as a type of medicine that can heal him from most injury, poison, wound, infection, and disease.” + “Genius-Level Intellect: He possesses a genius-level intellect and is one of Batman's most intelligent foes.” + “Eidetic Memory: He has an eidetic memory, which borders on almost total recall. This enables him to memorize virtually anything.” + “Polymath: He is exceptionally knowledgeable in various subjects including various Sciences, History, Geology, Medicine, and several others.” + “Polylingual: He is able to speak fluent Spanish, German, French, Russian, Mandarin, English, Urdu, Farsi, and Latin.” + “Escapologist: He is surpassed only by Batman, Nightwing, and Mister Miracle in the art of escape and infiltration.” + “Hand to Hand Combatant: He is a formidable hand to hand combatant, able to hold his own against Batman and Ra's Al Ghul. He is not only a master, but has created several fighting styles. Bane's fighting ability combined with his peak strength and endurance make him a highly formidable and dangerous opponent for any non-meta and many metahuman foes.” + “Meditation: Bane is a self-taught master of meditation which he uses to cope with desolation and boredom in prison.” + “Expert Strategist: He is highly devious and a highly gifted strategist and tactician.” + “Superhuman Strength: Even without Venom, he is stated to possess Superhuman strength and Metahuman level Speed and reflexes.” + “Physical Strength: he is 30% Weaker without Venom. proven capable of breaking Killer Croc's bones and standing toe-to-toe with other super-humans. He has also performed feats such as snapping steel cables that were used to shackle him, and denting and deforming an iron gate after punching it off of its hinges.” + “Speed: Despite his heavily muscled appearance, Bane is shown to be a surprisingly fast runner, as he's been shown to be able to keep up with the more slender member of the Secret Six with ease.” + “Durability: Even without the Venom drug, Bane has proven to be phenomenally durable. Examples include shrugging off bullets to the shoulder and other areas, and withstanding the torture of having numerous bricks thrown at all areas of his body.”}

{Weakness: “Venom addiction and relapse (he has currently kicked this), Thomas Jagger, psychological fear of "the bat-demon" of his nightmares.”}

{Extra info: “Usual outfit: he wears A prominent feature is a mask that often resembles a Lucha Libre mask. In many continuities, this mask is a crucial piece of equipment that delivers Venom, which administers pain-relieving anesthetic gas to him through tubes. And he’s usually shirtless.”}