Every Batman Movie Villain - Ranked From Worst To Best
5. Bane (The Dark Knight Rises)
After Scarecrow, the Joker and Two-Face, The Dark Knight Trilogy really needed to end with a supervillain who was physically a match for Batman. Enter Bane, with an almost-Bronson-sized Tom Hardy stepping into the role. Bane unsettles from his first appearance in that deadly aeroplane sequence and only gets more intimidating from there. His explosive attack and menacing monologue at the football stadium is a brilliant scene as well, adding an even bigger sense of threat to Hardys character. Hardys Bane will be best remembered for (very nearly) breaking the Bat, during that brutal bust-up in his underground base. You merely adopted the dark; I was born by it, moulded by it" a line from that scene - remains one of the best dialogue moments in any Batman movie. Sadly, Hardys performance was marred by that sound effect that muffled his vocal performance. The character is the butt of a lot of jokes these days. His send off walloped by Catwomans motorbike wasnt particularly impressive either. A shame, as Hardy could have placed a little higher on this list if those kinks had been ironed out.
