Which do you prefer The Joker or Bane as a villain in The Dark Knight series

[Gilgamesh]

pezus said:

noname2200 said:

d21lewis said:


I've been dying to see Bane done right in other media ever since. Just seeing him in the spotlight as a capable and clever "anti-Batman" put him ahead of the Joker, for me......but then they made him just a goon for Talia Al Ghul. As soon as it was revealed that she was running things and Bane was just her lackey, his stock fell.

You almost nailed it. That last reveal was a mistake, in my opinion. It took Bane down to the level of being mere muscle, and not even particularly strong muscle at that. A pity that all that set up was ultimately for nothing.

The only part we disagree is that, even before that, I never put Bane ahead of Joker. Bane was initially a cunning brute. Joker was always a criminal mastermind. And while Bane uses raw strength to do a lot of his damage, Joker's scenes always felt far more visceral and brutal. The scenes where he murders the gang leader, or the "magic trick" moment still make me wince...

Not strong muscle? :O Did you not see him absolutely demolish Batman?

Not to mention when he was fighting Batman for the second time he punched a hole into a concrete pillar just after Batman dodged the punch lol

Or dented the sh*t out of Baman's strong bullet proof mask.