Eduardo Dorrance, later known as Bane, was a war criminal operating in Gotham City. A former member of Delta Force and comrade in arms of James Gordon, he was captured and held in the Santa Priscan prison Pena Duro. After being freed by Nyssa al Ghul, Dorrance and his forces helped her attain revenge on Bruce Wayne. After being severely injured in a fight with Gordon, Dorrance was forced to don a respirator and intake the chemical Venom to survive. Donning the identity Bane, he was eventually arrested by the joint efforts of the GCPD, Gotham's criminals and the US army.
Biography[]
This version is Eduardo Dorrance, James Gordon's former army friend who became a prisoner of war and incarcerated at Pena Duro. He was eventually freed by Nyssa al Ghul, who enlists him to help her kill Bruce Wayne to avenge her father Ra's al Ghul and destroy Gotham. In the present, Dorrance leads the military group "Delta Force" to seemingly help Gordon and the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) in their war against Gotham City's criminal element after the city is rendered a "No Man's Land". While confronting Gordon, Dorrance is impaled on a pipe before Nyssa finds him, rehabilitates him, and gives him armor and a respirator with help from Hugo Strange. Rechristening himself as "Bane", Dorrance takes control of the military and joins forces with Oswald Cobblepot and Edward Nygma to battle the GCPD until Gordon and his allies talk the military out of following Dorrance and arrest him and Delta Force instead.
Personality[]
Initially, Eduardo appeared to be a loyal and steadfast soldier who would always focus on any orders or missions he was given. He seemed to be kind to Jim Gordon when they were friends in the army and when they meet again in Gotham. It is implied by Jim that Eduardo was like this prior to being imprisoned in Pena Duro and being found by "Theresa Walker", even claiming that he had to stop being human and become something else: Bane, possibly turning him into a much more sinister individual.
However, when he revealed his betrayal to Jim, he is shown to be ruthless, cold, calculating, sadistic and determined. After taking up the alias of Bane, he becomes much more brutal and violent than before with little regard for harming or killing anyone. He is also more prone to anger, making him all the more dangerous. Though he and Jim had a brutal fight, Nyssa reveals that Eduardo still wants Jim to join them on their brutal mission to erase all evil from Gotham, showing that Eduardo didn't completely abandon their former friendship.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- "I made you a promise when I found you in that hole in Pena Dura. And I intend to keep it. To give you a true purpose and the strength to see it through."
- ―Nyssa al Ghul to Eduardo Dorrance[src]
After being subjected to Venom by Hugo Strange, Eduardo gained superhuman physical capabilities.
- Enhanced strength: Eduardo's newfound strength enabled him to throw grown men like they were nothing, casually lift Alfred above his head and throw him against a metal pole hard enough to break his spine, snap necks with ease, crush a soldier's head with his bare hands, and smash concrete with a singe punch.
- Enhanced durability: Eduardo was able to take a few punches to the face and stomach without flinching, endured being stabbed, being run over by a car without harm, jump from a multi-story building window and land on his feet without injury, and withstand a point-blank explosion and remain standing.
Abilities[]
- Peak of human physical condition: As a soldier, Eduardo is in peak physical condition. He was able to survive being imprisoned in Peña Duro, which he described as "the darkest hell on Earth". During his time in prison, Eduardo was the champion of self-exhuming himself from being buried alive by the guards. He survived being impaled through the chest by rebar, though he needed specialized equipment in order to survive from that point onward.
- Expert hand-to-hand combatant: As a soldier, Eduardo is highly trained in hand-to-hand combat. This is seen when he fought on par with Jim Gordon before his enhancements, though Jim did seem to have the edge. After becoming Bane, he was able to defeat Alfred Pennyworth and Selina Kyle. He was also able to defeat Bruce Wayne and Serlina Kyle at the same time.
- Expert marksman: As a soldier, Eduardo is highly trained in using firearms.
- Expert tactician/strategist/manipulator: As the leader of Delta Force, Eduardo is highly trained in military strategy and tactics. His training in psychological operations allowed him to easily track down Jim Gordon to the Sirens based on his past relationship with Barbara Kean.
- Military training: Due to his time in the military, Eduardo is well adept in military protocol and psi-ops.
- Indomitable will/High pain tolerance: Eduardo was able to survive the torture he endured at Peña Duro by emotionally detaching himself of everything from his old life. He managed to survive for hours after being impaled with a piece of rebar during his battle with Jim. He also survived the process that turned him into Bane, with Hugo Strange describing it to him as "agonizing" and "lengthy".
Equipment[]
- Guns/Firearms: As a soldier, Eduardo uses different types of firearms such as handguns, assault rifles, and rocket launchers.
- Combat Knife: Eduardo carries a combat knife on his thigh.
- Life Support Suit: As Bane, Eduardo wears a life support suit, created to enhance his strength and durability using the mask that Bane wears. In addition to giving Eduardo his powers, the suit is bullet proof as shown when General Wade's soldiers attempt to shoot him but fail to harm him
Former Equipment[]
- Delta Force Uniform: As the leader of Delta Force, Eduardo wore the uniform of his team. It consists of camo military garb, combat boots, a vest with a walkie-talkie, a protective helmet, and a fabric half-mask to conceal his identity.
- Remote Control: Eduardo used a remote control linked to a chip inside of Edward Nygma's brain in order to control him. Though the remote control became useless when the chip was removed from Nygma's brain.
- Defibrillator Mask: After being mortally injured from his fight with Jim Gordon, Eduardo was given a specialized mask by Theresa Walker in order to keep him alive before and during his experimentation by Hugo Strange.
Appearances[]
Gotham[]
- Season 5
- "Pena Dura"
- "13 Stitches"
- "Ace Chemicals" (Mentioned only)
- "I Am Bane"
- "They Did What?"
Trivia[]
- Foreshadowing towards Bane was made back in the season 1 episode "Viper", in which the titular drug acted as a prototype to Venom. Whilst a similar compound was used on Dorrance in season 5 no on-screen mention was made towards it being called Venom.