Bane

"When Gotham is ashes, then you have my permission to die."

- Bane, The Dark Knight Rises

Bane is a supervillain from DC Comics who is a part of Batman's rogues gallery. He will appear in the 74th episode of DEATH BATTLE!, Venom VS Bane, where he will face off against Venom from Marvel Comics.

History
Born to serve the life sentence of his father, Bane's childhood and early adult life were spent behind the walls of Peña Duro, an infamous prison located in Santa Prisca. Though imprisoned, his natural abilities allowed him to develop extraordinary skills within the prison's walls, becoming a skilled and strong combatant. The prison's controllers took note and eventually forced him to become a test subject for a mysterious drug known as Venom. Bane survived the procedure and used Venom to gain enhanced strength.

He eventually escaped and focused his efforts on defeating the Gotham vigilante known as Batman, as he was convinced that Batman was a personification of a demonic bat which had haunted his dreams since childhood. He destroyed the walls of Arkham Asylum and released the inmates, causing Batman to exhaust himself capturing the criminals once again. Bane took advantage of Batman's weakened state and broke the hero's spinal chord, becoming known as the man who "broke the bat."

Trivia

 * Bane is the fifth villain from DC Comics to enter Death Battle, the first four were Deathstroke, Lex Luthor, The Joker and Doomsday.
 * Bane was mentioned before in Batman VS Captain America, in Batman's analysis where Batman tried to restart his heart after stopping it using Electricutioner's Shock Gloves, only for Bane to attack him in retaliation instead of being thankful. And even before that, in Batman VS Spider-Man where Batman's defeat by Bane is proof that while the Caped Crusader is capable, he's not invincible.
 * Bane is the second Batman character to fight against a Spider-Man character, the first being Batman and Spider-Man themselves.
 * Bane is the third Batman character to be featured in DEATH BATTLE, the first was Batman himself, and Joker was second.