[The Last Urban Sentinel]

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[sowhatifiliveinfukuoka]

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

🎬 Christopher Nolan

[thelongbox2]

MERRY BANEMAS

[themattress]

Bane in The Dark Knight Rises is honestly a lot like the Joker from Batman (1989) - they're both almost perfectly executed villains, but one thing pushes them too far. In the Joker's case, it was him being the one to kill Bruce's parents. For Bane, it's the League of Shadows.

And when I say that, please let me stress that it's not that he's connected to the League of Shadows. That backstory was just fine up to a certain point, which was being trained by Ra's Al Ghul, something that needed to happen so that he could parallel Batman more strongly.

But then......

Alfred and Bruce:

Bane:

Talia:

So practically every time the League of Shadows comes up in the script, it's all wrong. This whole thing of Bane joining the League, being excommunicated, becoming a leader of a mercenary corps, then coming back to the League as its leader alongside his new men doesn't make sense. Why would Ra's al Ghul even get to the point of initiating him into the League if he "saw only a monster"? It'd be far more reasonable for him to prohibit Bane from joining after completing his training - essentially flunking him, because he didn't want him as his heir. It would make the contrast with Bruce even stronger: Bane was willing to be Ra's' heir but Ra's refused, Ra's was willing to make Bruce his heir but Bruce refused. Somehow Nolan forgot that Bruce was NOT an "initiated member of the League of Shadows" like Bane says - executing the farmer was literally said to be his initiation, and Bruce didn't go through with it. He never got as far as full membership, and by that same token, neither should Bane.

And even in the situation the film goes with, why would Bane say things like "I am the League of Shadows, here to fulfill Ra's Al Ghul's destiny!" Why would he give a shit about Ra's Al Ghul when he's the asshole he excommunicated him? He's doing this for Talia Al Ghul, not Ra's! That's why Bane and his mercenary corps should have been kept separate from the League of Shadows, hired by Talia due to her and Bane's past connection. For most of them, it's just a job and not some holy crusade, and for Bane, it's helping out someone he loves...and if he succeeds, then he might actually become a leader of the League of Shadows alongside her, sticking it to Ra's posthumously (a mindset the official novelization ran with.)

Do this, and not only is Bane improved as a character, villain and foil for Bruce/Batman, but the villainous plan of the film makes more sense: the League of Shadows learned from Batman Begins that embedding deep in powerful groups of Gotham and carrying out a secret conspiracy around a scientific weapon wasn't going to work - they needed to adopt the Joker's way of chaotic terrorism, except more controlled. Doing that requires people not in powerful positions, hence Bane and his mercenary corps, as they would be ideal for doing as the Joker did in recruiting violent and crazy criminals (via the revelation of the lie behind the Dent Act) and in dragging regular citizens of Gotham into the madness (via a class warfare strategy), all while his contract with Talia and the League of Shadows meant that the whole thing would be controlled and build to a set goal (the nuke blows up Gotham) rather than the Joker's wild and aimless "just do things" strategy that lacked a specific endgame as to how Gotham is destroyed. Man, if only The Dark Knight Rises had just one more script polish....

[venomforever2018]

[scholarofgloom]

[super-hero-confessions]

[whichgreathousewouldtheybepartof]

If Bane (The Dark Knight Rises) was in Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire, would he consider joining the Night’s Watch aka take the black?

Yes, voluntarily because he believes in protecting the realm

Yes, to seek redemption since he feels guilty for his past actions

Yes, only to avoid his original punishment (he was arrested for his crimes)

Yes, because his family forced him

Yes, because his king/ruler/leader banished him there

Yes, since he is poor and desperate (joins for refuge and safety)

Yes, to gain rank, influence, and respect he couldn’t at home

Yes, to escape divisive politics and family feuds

Yes, for a unique reason I came up with (share your idea in the comments)

No, he would never voluntarily swear the Night’s Watch vows

No. He’s being punished for his actions & he accepts his original punishment.

Voting ended onFeb 12

[travalanche]

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[comicchannel]

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[tomhardymyking]

The story behind 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗲's voice, by 𝗧𝗼𝗺, during this 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒎: 𝑳𝒆𝒕 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑩𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆 interview in 2021, because it's 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 💖

𝗧𝗼𝗺 is and will be the best 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗲, in my opinion ❤️

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La historia detrás de la voz de 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗲, por 𝗧𝗼𝗺, durante esta entrevista de 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒎: 𝑯𝒂𝒃𝒓á 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒛𝒂 en 2021, por ser el 𝐃í𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐧 💖

𝗧𝗼𝗺 es y será el mejor 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗲 en mi opinión ❤️

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[mlobsters]

the dark knight rises (2012) / prey (2022) / jurassic park (1993)

*ralph fiennes red dragon voice* DO YOU SEE? little bit velociraptor (in my life), little bit predator (by my side)

[tomhardymyking]

It's been 13 years since 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑲𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 premiered, and I wanted to celebrate by sharing this photo I found a while back of Tom attending the premiere and taking this selfie with a fan cosplayed as 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗲, one of the characters that have defined his career 🥹💖

Your opinion, thoughts on him? 👀

I have to say... I could never see another actor playing 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗲 💓 He'll always be the best in my opinion 🫶🏻 He did it very, very well 💯

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Se cumplen 13 años del estreno de 𝑳𝒂 𝑳𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂 𝑹𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒄𝒆 y quería celebrarlo compartiendo esta foto que me encontré hace tiempo de cuando Tom asistió a la premiere y se hizo esta selfie con un fan que fue caracterizado de su 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗲, uno de los personajes que han marcado su carrera 🥹💖

¿Tu opinión, pensamientos sobre él? 👀

Yo tengo que decir que... nunca podría ver a otro actor haciendo de 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗲 💓 Siempre será el mejor para mí 🫶🏻 Lo hizo muy, muy bien 💯

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[could-they-be-a-pro-wrestler]

How successful would Bane (Nolanverse)…

…be if they decided to become a pro-wrestler?

Yes on the microphone skills / Yes on the wrestling skills

Yes on the microphone skills / No on the wrestling skills

No on the microphone skills / Yes on the wrestling skills

No on the microphone skills / No on the wrestling skills

Voting ended onJul 16, 2025

Propaganda for the mic skills:

Once you get past the issue of being able to understand him, bane had a lot of good zingers. “Oh you think darkness is your ally” “victory has defeated you” “imagine the fire”

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Propaganda for the wrestling skills:

He broke Batman’s back lmao

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[whichgreathousewouldtheybepartof]

Bane - The Dark Knight Rises (pls add house bolton to the poll!)

If Bane (The Dark Knight Rises) was in Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire, which Great House of Westeros would they be part of or at least the most affiliated with?

House Targaryen

House Stark

House Lannister

House Baratheon

House Greyjoy

House Tully

House Arryn

House Martell

House Tyrell

UNIQUE ANSWER 1: House Bolton

Voting ended onNov 8, 2025

Ways to approach the poll if the character isn’t a royal:

If you think they’d be from a smaller house, go with the Great House that that smaller house is sworn to (ex: House Manderly —> vote Stark)

They don’t have to be a nobleperson, they can be someone working for the house or being ruled by them. Roles could be a sworn-sword, a septa, a butcher, a blacksmith, or even a lowly peasant.

You can consider the region itself. For example, if you feel the character would be from Dorne, pick House Martell.

You can consider the personality of the character. For example, if your character is all about honor, then consider either House Arryn or House Stark.

Last, but not least, be creative with it! For example, there was a comment I read that the character who was the subject of the poll would be pulling a Littlefinger, so they went with either Lannister or Tyrell as that would be that character’s target houses.

[kryptonusprime]

The legacy of Tom Hardy's Bane is so funny.

On the one hand, every single parody of the character has this terrible impression of the voice and have him say stupid or silly things because the voice is inherently funny, and "Baneposting" the dialogue from the plane opening is one of the longer-lasting Internet memes and can still pop up in the odd discussion.

But then there's also this general acceptance that he was a great villain with some killer lines, terrifying physical presence, and a killer performance by Hardy, especially considering the impossible situation of following up Ledger's beloved take on Joker. Just an overall fascinating duality to the legacy of this villain.

[tomhardymyking]

Today is 𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐃𝐀𝐘! 🦇

So, of course, I couldn't miss a mention of 𝗧𝗼𝗺's great performance as 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗲 in 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑲𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 😉

This moment in this scene... When 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗲 breaks 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻's back... 😱

I always react the same way I did the first time I watched it 🤭

What's your favourite moment of 𝗧𝗼𝗺's 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗲 👀?

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¡Hoy es el 𝐃Í𝐀 𝐃𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐍! 🦇

Así que, por supuesto, no podía faltar una mención a la gran actuación de 𝗧𝗼𝗺 como 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗲 en 𝑳𝒂 𝑳𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂 𝑹𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒄𝒆 😉

Este momento de esta escena... Cuando 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗲 rompe la espalda de 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻... 😱

Siempre reacciono como la primera vez que lo vi 🤭

¿Cuál es tu momento favorito de 𝗧𝗼𝗺 como 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗲 👀?

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