Bane in The Dark Knight Rises has both brains and brawn. Using Catwoman to lure the Batman down into his lair, he quickly breaks the Batman and puts him into a pit. With the Batman out of the way, Bane is free to rule over Gotham. But, instead of taking control, he plays politics and tells the people they have control and do whatever they want. With chaos reigning, Bane uses the distraction and continues to look for the one thing he wants most, the nuclear device to wipe Gotham off the map.