Bane (DC Comics)

Bane is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dennis O’Neil, Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, and Graham Nolan, he made his debut in Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 (January 1993). The character is usually depicted as an adversary of the superhero Batman and belongs to the collective of enemies that make up his central rogues gallery. Possessing a mix of brute strength and exceptional intelligence, Bane is often credited as being the only villain to have “broken the bat” both physically and mentally. (Wikipedia)