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I thought Bane was too often portrayed as a wrestler I decided to keep the mask , but change it so it becomes a gas mask/helmet or a device that facilitates venom inhalation. I was thinking the Venom could be vaporized and he could inhale it. Some helmet designs have concentrated tubes of venom which are inserted directly into his head. I thought this would eliminate the possibility of an accidental overdose, such as what occurred in Batman the animated series. I also struggled to get rid of those venom cables we often see on Bane because they don't make sense on a practical level when fighting. However, as you can see, I couldn't resist the aesthetic. I also struggled with trying to make Bane more lean and less brutish. He's a master strategist, so i thought making him less hulk-like would be a different approach to make him seem more intelligent. Of course i did give in to a couple brutish silhouettes, just to explore that. In some cases, I added alot more gear on Bane's body for processing the venom. I thought the traditional Bane had a very elegant/simple drug delivery system, so I wanted to explore making it more complicated, maybe even crude and frankenestein like. I added padding and armor to his uniform as extra protection when he wan't using Venom. I thought maybe prolonged usage would kill him, so if he can handle his opponents without Venom, he'll do it.

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