Bane (DC Comics) - Wikipedia

Bane is highly intelligent; with his intellect being recognized in the Bane of the Demon storyline, where Ra's al Ghul says that Bane "has a mind equal to the greatest he has known" (though he dismisses Bane's abilities as more like the cunning of an animal rather than the cultured, trained intellect of Batman). Bane's physical strength is sufficient for him to lift 15 tons.[4]

While imprisoned, Bane taught himself various scientific disciplines, reaching an understanding equal with leading experts in those fields.[5] He is fluent in ten active languages, including Spanish, English, French, German, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Persian, Dari, Urdu, and Latin, as well as at least four arcane or dead languages.[6][7] The Bane of the Demon storyline reveals that he has an eidetic memory. Within one year, he is able to deduce Batman's secret identity.[6]

Bane is also known for his strategic and tactical expertise.[5] In prison, Bane also invented his own form of calisthenics, meditation, and combat techniques. In early stories written by Chuck Dixon, Bane is depicted as a calm, centered warrior drawing strength from meditation and the spiritual energy of the Peña Duro prison. Dixon imbued Bane with almost supernatural qualities, claiming that Bane triumphed in prison fights through these abilities, whereas his opponents were driven by rage and greed. This calmness allowed Bane to view time and space differently, multiple scenes of Vengeance of Bane explore this aspect when it explains that Bane's mastery of meditation techniques "made time and space playthings to him."[6]

Bane's use of the Venom drug enhances his physical abilities to superhuman levels, including strength and accelerated healing.[8][9][10] In most versions of the character, Bane requires a specialized tank to control the amount of Venom injected into his body. Though Bane had sworn off using Venom in Vengeance of Bane II (1995), this continuity has sometimes been depicted differently, with some adaptations showing Bane still wearing the Venom equipment. Writer Gail Simone addressed this inconsistency in Secret Six, explaining that Bane kept the device out of habit despite his vow never to use it again. On one occasion, he uses venom to save his comrade and daughter-figure, Scandal Savage.[11]