Why does Bane wear a mask?

Bane is someone ravaged by pain from a trauma suffered long ago, and the mask dispenses a type of anesthetic that keeps his pain just below the threshold so he can function.
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What is the point of Bane's mask?

Bane's Mask is the world-renowned headgear Bane wears to make people care about him and to suppress the constant pain he endures because of the wounds he suffered at The Pit. The pain-killing gas it delivers is so potent that Bane is, for example, able to take punches from rather large individuals without flinching.
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Why can't Bane take off his mask?

Bane suffered a vicious attack earlier in his life, as depicted in the film. This then causes him permanent severe pain. From then on, he needs to always wear the mask, as it provides him with relief from the pain: The film Bane is largely similar to early Bane in the comics.
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What did they do to Bane's face?

So during Talia's escape the prisoners attacked Bane and tore his face apart. The doctors' attempts to fix Bane's face left him in incredible agony, therefore he has to wear the mask: to keep his face "in place" and to ease his pain.
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Why does Bane wear a breather?

The reason that Bane wears the mask is because he has to be dosed with a supply of a drug called "venom". This drug is why he is so fast and so strong. He was already incredibly smart before the drug. The drug was forced upon him back at the prison where the guards and that doctor tested it on him.
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Is Bane Ra's al Ghul son?

Bane's Backstory

When Bruce is thrown in the same pit Talia grew up in, he learns of Ra's al Ghul's child that escaped the underground prison. It's assumed by both Bruce and audience that the child was Bane. But in the flashback scene, the child who escaped is not wearing a mask.
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Did Tom Hardy do Bane's voice?

Tom Hardy has admitted he knew people may laugh at his Bane voice in The Dark Knight Rises. The actor played the masked DC villain in the 2012 conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy – though his voice has been the subject of some mockery among fans.
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What is Bane's weakness?

While the substance often makes Bane practically unstoppable, Venom is also Bane's biggest weakness. Venom gives Bane a huge Achilles' Heel. When the tubes/mask are damaged, severing Bane's Venom supply, he immediately experiences excruciating withdrawal. That intense pain makes Bane easily fallible.
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Do we ever see Bane without the mask?

Though there is a quick moment in the film where we see Bane without his mask on, it's before he had the mask at all, so it doesn't give us any insight as to what's doing under the mask.
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Why does Bane hold his collar?

Each time Bane entered a room, he would clutch his collar, forming two fists that seemed to guard his chest. In that simple gesture, he established a commanding presence while subtly implying a defensive pose, his hands near his weak spot, poised to protect the mask.
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What is Bane's venom?

In certain comic stories, Bane uses as a strength serum called Venom, and a precursor to this substance seems the most likely answer for Batman's injection. For one, adrenaline is colorless and Batman's drug is bright green.
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How does Bane eat and drink?

Bane in comics likely eats normally. A friend of mine broke a his jaw and had to get it wired shut. He received sustenance by consuming liquid food through a straw.
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What is Bane's real name?

Finally, as far as television is concerned, in Season 5 of Gotham, Bane was introduced with the real name of Eduardo Dorrance, and with a background that combines his history in the comics with his role in The Dark Knight Rises.
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Why is Bane so strong in Dark Knight Rises?

Powers. 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.
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Why does Bane use venom?

Besides his regular use of Venom, which he acknowledged as a weakness, Bane also developed a variant of Venom, TN-1, as a means to overcome his addiction, but was reluctant to use it until it was perfected because it caused permanent and gradual memory loss.
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Why did Bane do a blood transfusion?

The opening scene of the Dark Knight Rises shows Bane and the League of Shadows crashing a plane in order to hide the death of a nuclear scientist that they intend to kidnap. In order to fake the scientist's death, they transfuse some his blood into a dead body so that his death would be more believable.
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Is Bane and Talia related?

The Dark Knight Rises

After Batman defeats Bane, she reveals herself to him, stabbing Batman in the side. It is then revealed that Talia was the daughter of Ra's Al Ghul and had been brought up in prison with her mother and Bane.
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Why is Bane different in The Dark Knight Rises?

Tom Hardy didn't carry the same physique as Bane before being cast. Instead, he went through a transformation to achieve the semblance that he was as large and intimidating as the comic version of Bane.
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Who was Bane before he was Bane?

Robert Swenson portrayed Bane in the 1997 film Batman & Robin, while Tom Hardy played him in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises. Bane was also played by Shane West in the final season of the FOX television series Gotham. IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time ranked Bane as #34.
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Is Bane Batman's brother?

While they may not be brothers in blood, Batman and Bane share their personal hell with one another, enduring mental and physical turmol, and becoming stronger as a result.
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How did Bane know Batman was Bruce Wayne?

He saw Bruce, he saw Batman, and could see through the distractions to the person underneath. The disguise would fool a normal person but not someone who has been initiated into the league!
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Did they fix Bane's voice?

Nolan initially denied that Bane's voice was changed for the theatrical release of The Dark Knight Rises, saying that “things would come into focus” once the film was released, but the changes were very obvious, even for those who didn't get to watch the IMAX version.
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How much weight did Tom Hardy put on Bane?

To meet the demands of the role, Hardy — chameleonic as ever — gained two stone (13kg/30lbs) in weight, bringing him to a hefty 90 kilos. "Compared to Christian Bale I've been by no means extreme in my body changes," Hardy told The Daily Beast in a separate interview.
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How tall is Bane Batman?

Already a highly intimidating figure, standing a towering 6ft8 (2.03m), and heavily muscled, Bane is a physical giant, even in his normal state.
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Who is the real villain in Dark Knight Rises?

Bane is a major antagonist in the Dark Knight Trilogy, serving as the main antagonist of the movie The Dark Knight Rises. He is a ruthless terrorist mastermind who plans to destroy Gotham City, as well as the protector-turned-accomplice of Talia Al Ghul. He is portrayed by Tom Hardy.
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