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Originally posted by: Warbler
In the comics, was he orginally a nontalking lacky belonging to Poison Ivy?
In the original story, Bane freed the inmates from Arkham Asylum to strategically wear Batman down. He had deduced that Bruce Wayne was Batman, and knew he would try to catch all of the inmates rather than try to catch 40 winks. Thus, wearing Batman down without having to exert himself in the process. The only weakness Bane had, was his dependency on the venom. But nevertheless, he was his own boss.