United States of Brainy wrote:So, I've been thinking about Bane and Batman. What makes Bane so fearsome isn't just his strength but the fact that he's also a supreme strategist, it's his ability to use other heroes and villains as his pawns. It would be great that instead of bringing his own henchpeople, he recruited the League of Smiles and other Gotham villains to further his plans.
As for Bats, would love it if he just didn't arrive and take down Bane on his own but was forced to recruit a new team to stop the threat. With Tim, Babs and Alfred presumably out of the way and unable to help, the new team could consist of the Assailant, White Snake, Deputy, Carrie, Steph, Control Freak and even The Question and Cooper. People (and a demon dog) that you wouldn't expect to be on a Batman team but because of the extreme situation, Batman needs them.
Another thing I want to bring up. This version of Bane has just appeared in Gotham for the first time, giving him an element of mystery. He will likely suddenly appear, with goals to track down Batman, as in his backstory, he’s heard about Batman’s sudden inactivity. He traces Batman back to a hospitalized Damian, whom he witnessed in the Batsuit (Bane has been in Gotham for about a month as of the story, but hasn’t revealed himself), and from there, he makes the connection to his mother Talia Al Ghul. Once he tracks her down, he establishes Talias connection to Bruce, Damian’s connection to Batman, and Batman’s connection to Bruce Wayne. Once he’s established all this, he will begin his plan to lure in the Bat. He’ll connect the title of Robin to Tim, and likely confront him, and do the same with Babs. Endangering the Bta family would certainly grab Bruce’s attention. It’s at this point he would go looking for his henchpeople. He’s probably ally himself with penguin, the league of smiles, and possibly intimidate the Order into his service. And that’s all I’ll say about his plan for now.
