There were tons of dangerous villains who Batman Has fought over the decades, and he has contingency plans for them all. But it took readers quite a while to see the contingency plan Batman had for one of his most dangerous villains, Bane. Using his iconic batarangs, Batman finally has a solution to take Bane down with ease.
Batman reveals his surprisingly effective anti-train weapon in the pages of Batman and Robin #11 by Joshua Williamson and Juan Ferreyra. In this story, Batman and Robin are heading to Dinosaur Island to track down Bay, and wanting to be prepared for a fight, Batman packs a few special batarangs loaded with anti-venom. While Bane is certainly dangerous because of his incredible intelligence, the real danger is his physical strength, which he gains through the drug Venom. While Bane is enhanced by Venom, he is practically unstoppable physically, but Batman’s new anti-veno batarangs can make quick work of Bane.
How Batman Can Knock Bone: Anti-Venom Batarangs
Batman and Robin #11 by Joshua Williamson, Juan Ferreyra, Steve Wands
Bane is one of the most physically powerful villains that Batman regularly goes up against. This was first proven during the iconic moment in Nightfall When Bone easily broke Batman’s back with a vicious attack. This is the kind of physical strength that Batman definitely does not want to get within grabbing range of. But for several decades, the way to defeat Bane was to somehow overpower him, or cut the tubes that supply his venom. Neither of those is ideal, and now Batman finally has a better option.
It’s honestly surprising that it took This Long before the idea of ​​Batman with a cure for Venom in hand to appear in comics like this.
Batman claims that he has created batarangs that are filled with anti-venom, meaning all Batman has to do is throw a batarang and train, and he will suddenly lose his enhanced strength. This would remove the thing that makes Bane an immediate physical threat, and the best part is how Batman can do it from a distance. It’s honestly surprising that it took This Long before the idea of ​​Batman with a cure for Venom in hand to appear in comics like this. This simple contingency plan would change Bone from one of Batman’s most dangerous villains to little more than an annoyance.
Bane’s strength has always made him an imposing foe
It’s a well-known joke among fans that if Batman is given enough preparation time, he can develop a way to defeat anyone. He managed to come up with plans for the likes of Flash, Wonder Woman, and even Superman. But characters like Bane usually devolve into just hitting him harder. This one ingenious change to Batman’s most iconic gadget changes Train From someone with a massive physical advantage over Batman, to someone who Batman Can fight evenly.
Batman and Robin #11 is now on sale from DC Comics.