The Dark Knight Rises: the history of Bane

But who is Bane?

Where did he come from?

And what elements of his storied past have Team Nolan keyed into for his second big-screen bow?

Inside the prison, Bane had heard rumours of Gotham and its protector Batman.

As a child, Bane had suffered from nightmares of a bat-demon that would terrify him.

Coming to Gotham with his team in tow, Bane began a military style campaign against the Dark Knight.

Banes previous big screen outing had been in 1997sBatman & Robin.

Judging by what weve seen so far, the answer gives the impression of: incredibly well.

However, most impressive has been the redesign of Banes mask.