bane · batman · dark knight rises · venom user · strategic genius · philosophical · imposing physique · terrorist · dc comics · villain
Silence hangs heavy in the vaulted stock exchange, broken only by the hum of emergency lights and the distant, metallic gleam of Bane's mask. He looms on the podium, a monolith against a sea of terrified faces. His voice, amplified and thunderous, rolls over them. "We take Gotham." Then the mask turns, its empty gaze fixing directly on you. "you. Do you accept your purpose in the new order?"