What is the origin of Bain?
Bane possesses superhuman or near-superhuman strength (strength level varies somewhat depending on the source), enhanced by his use of the drug “Venom.” He is also quite intelligent (having deduced Batman’s secret identity) and devious (he crafted the escape from Arkham Asylum of all of Batman’s enemies). Born to serve the life sentence of his father, Bane’s childhood and early adult life were spent behind the walls of Pea Duro, an infamous prison located in Santa Prisca (claimed to be Cuba in Batman: The Animated Series). The writers created Bane as dark mirror of Batman’s both in origin and in his gifts. Though imprisoned, his natural abilities allowed him to gain extraordinary skills within the walls of Santa Prisca. He read as many books as he could get his hands on, built up his body in the prison’s gymnasium, and learned 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
