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In his comic book appearances, Bane is an international criminal with a combination of brute strength and exceptional intelligence.
Bane was the friend and protector of Talia al Ghul and the field commander of the League of Shadows. He was potent in both strategy and physical combat. He defeated the Batman in combat and manipulated the citizens of Gotham City with skilled oratory until Batman's recovery and return.
Born in a prison on a remote Caribbean island, Bane was raised without pity or compassion. As an adult, he served as a test subject for the super-steroid called Venom. Superhumanly strong, Bane escaped his hell and headed to Gotham City—where he chose to make his mark by defeating the Batman.
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Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane is one of just four NBA players this season to start all 82 games for their team, joining Donte DiVincenzo, Toumani Camara, and Mikal Bridges. Bane is the first Orlando player since Dwight Howard in 2009-10 to start every game in a season, a rare accomplishment in the modern NBA.
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Bane is a brilliant world-class fighter and tactical genius who augments his great physical strength with a steroid called Venom. Raised from childhood in the Peña Duro prison on Santa Prisca, he was determined that he would destroy Batman to prove himself, and succeeded by breaking the hero's back during Knightfall.