His ambition turns to destroying Batman, about whom he had heard stories while an inmate. He is fascinated with Gotham City because, like the prison, it is a place where fear rules—but in Gotham, it is the fear of Batman. Bane is convinced that the demonic bat that haunted his dreams since childhood is a representation of the Batman.
Ele só está envolvido no desafio, para se livrar da figura demoníaca dos morcegos e assumir o controle de Gotham. Ele não precisa se intrometer com Bruce Wayne.