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I'm looking forward to hearing JB Blanc as Bane in Arkham Origins.

Henry Silva- To be honest there was never anything that really stood out to me about Silvas performance. It doesn't sound evil, it doesn't have the kind of voice I'd come to expect from Bane, it doesn't have the accent, it just never really stood out as a great Bane performance. It's not horrible, It's just not a good impression on the first known Bane performance IMO. 6/10

Hector Elizondo- This is a much more menacing sounding bane than how Silva performed the character and I would've much preferred it if Elizondo had performed it originally. It sounds deeper, he has a slightly noticeable accent, and he has some very good lines in the film for not being in it very long. 7/10

Joaquim de Almeida- I had never really watched a lot of "The Batman" growing up so when I first heard the voice I thought, "great it's gonna be another high pitched Bane." But when the voice deepened I thought that that was how Bane should sound, deep, menacing, and brutish, I just wish he had a little more of the accent Bane is known for but it is a great Bane performance and one of the best. 7.5/10

Ron Perlman- I can't really say much about Ron because he really didn't get a whole lot of lines but from what he sounds like he sounds pretty good and he does have the accent from what I hear. 6/10

Fred Tatasciore- I honestly don't know how I should feel about this, I mean he has the accent, but I never was a huge fan of Freds deep voice to be honest, his deep voice just never sounded right to me for some characters he did and Bane is no exception. So I don't really know what to rate Fred to be honest. ?/10

Danny Trejo- Trejo was a PERFECT pick to play Bane, not only is he hispanic and has the accent, he has a great deep, raspy, and threatening voice and I think he nailed the part absolutley perfectly. 9/10

Jason Liebrecht- He has the accent and a somewhat deep and raspy voice and it does work slightly well, I just wish his voice was a tad bit deeper and it would've worked much better. 6/10

Carlos Alazraqui- Carlos has a somewhat high pitched voice but he does the accent well and he does work very well with the performance in the film and is a very memorable Bane for someone known for doing more high pitched voices and crazy voices. 7.5/10

Steve Blum- He has a decent voice but he doesn't have an accent, it isn't deep or powerful, and it is basically Blums normal kind of Thug voice he uses in other games, and it doesn't really stand out that well as a bane performance. 5/10

Kirk Thornton- There is almost nothing to go off and not just that, but Thorntons voice doesn't stand out for the little dialgoue he has. He doesn't sound deep, he doesn't sound powerful or demanding, and doesn't have any bit of an accent I can hear and it's easily the weakest Bane performance. 1/10

Overall I definitely have to go with Danny Trejo as Bane with Hector, Joaquim, and Carlos right behind him

I have no idea why, but I'd like to hear Jim Cummings take a shot at voicing Bane one day.

Henry Silva - Had a good accent but some of his delivery felt off.
Hector Elizondo - Same strengths and problems as Hector.
Joaquim de Almeida - Really good. Cool accent and a lot of power.
Ron Perlman - Not much, but OK.
Fred Tatasciore - The power's there, but he sounds too brutish.
Danny Trejo - Really good too, I'm surprised he didn't take a crack on the character sooner.
Jason Liebrecht - I like him, he has power in his voice and does a good accent. A little corny though.
Carlos Alazaraqui - Good, but a tad bit light. I can instantly tell it's Carlos, and I have a hard time taking it seriously.
Steven Blum - Just his normal voice.
Kirk Thorton - Meh.

BTW, if Bane made an animated appearence based on Tom Hardy's performance, who do you think would voice him?

Yeah, most are pretty good, the top spot? Probably Joaquim de Almeida for me.

Joaquim de Almeida gets the closest to what I imagine Bane sounding like. I for one, would love to hear Christopher Sabat take a shot Bane. If someone would check out his current voice clips and tell me what you think that would be awesome. I think he would have an awesome Bane within his voice range.

just me thinking here, but Rick Wasserman as Bane? Am I the only one who thinks that would be a great match?

Kirk is okay with his one line. I'm sticking with Danny.

Hmmmm, I dont know what to say about Kirk. With such a small line it's hard to know how well to judge him. I guess I'd put him under Hector, it's a little generic tough guy voice but I think if Kirk played him more I would put him higher

Can't believe that I haven't given my full thoughts on this one yet.

1.) Hector Elizondo - There's just something about his portrayal that just slightly edges out Henry Silva for me. Both Hector and Henry have a great presence to their performance, while also giving a very "intelligent and sophisticated" suave-ness to their voice.

2.) Henry Silva. (see above)

3.) Carlos Alazraqui - Great accent, along with a powerful presence.

4.) Danny Trejo - It's friggin' Danny Trejo, man.

5.) Joaquim de Almeida - I sort of like the whole 'fluctuating voice'-thing.

And unfortunately, an overall 'meh' to Ron, Fred, Jason and Steve. Nothing really memorable about their performances, personally.

Joaquim de Almeida- An underrated performance, though understandable since there is an apparent dislike of The Batman portrayals of characters.

Henry Silva- moreso for his New Batman Adventures voice.

Carlos Alazraqui- I espeically like how he delivered one line in the movie.

for Fred Tatasciore, you should of chosen a clip from Arkham City. that demonstrates his performance better

My pick for Bane is Danny Trejo. Carlos Alazraqui's voice isn't deep enough.

I, really, don't care about this one. If I could cast someone as Bane, I'd probably cast Chris Sabat.

C'mon, you can't deny it'd be cool.

Okay all of them sound like a deep strong ex luchadore should sound like... I don't mind hearing any of them voice Bane again... HOWEVER LIVE ACTION Rant going on here... Was it just me or did Nolan's Bane sounded more like how Hugo Strange than well BANE!

If Tom Hardy was added to this page (because he dubbed his "more clear" voice in the muffled dialogues), I would definitely vote for him.

As someone who grew up with Batman: The Animated Series I voted Joaquim de Almeida's protrayal in "The Batman," a show which I absolutely hated. That was not an easy decision for me, and an impressive feat by the actor.

After "The Dark Knight" I can't help but imagine Tom Hardy when reading the comics now.

Not sure if there's a certain guideline for this, but would Tom Hardy's portrayal of Bane be considered a voice role too? After all, he DID dub over his lines with some additional filtering.

My vote goes to Joaquim de Almeida: for really giving Bane that Tough yet sinister voice, it works very well!

Second would have to be Carlos Alazraqui, he sounds very natural and even pretty sinister as Bane: the only problem with him is he doesn't posses the toughness in his voice like Almeida had.

Fred Tatasciore, Henry Silva and Ron Perlman were pretty good too.

I honestly don't like Danny Trejo, it's too gruff and he sounds like a smoker (And like Music Meister said, he also sounds like a thug.)

I've got a voice clip of Bane from the Dark Knight Rises game, can you put it in the site? (No idea who is the VA though)

Changing my vote to Carlos Alazraqui. Upon thinking about it, Danny Trejo's Bane does sound a little too much like a thug. Alazraqui managed to be imposing as Bane and would work for the comics version, I think.

OK, if there's a way to edit one of my comments to make it more readable, I'd love to know it.

Feel free to delete the first run-on comment and leave this one. My thoughts on who I consider the "best":

Henry Silva, specifically in "Over the Edge"-While his work in the episode "Bane" is perfectly fine, I feel that Silva gained a lot more natural menace and authority in his voice by *dropping* the accent for TNBA, particularly in "Over the Edge". He has some really great, sleazy villain lines there, and Silva sells them all beautifully. "But what can I expect... from a killer of children?" always gives me chills.


Hector Elizondo-Since the accent here is Hector's own, it doesn't feel "put-on", and Hector gives a very good performance on top of that.


Danny Trejo-In the "why hadn't anyone thought of this before?" category, Trejo proves a fantastic choice for Bane thanks to his memorable "voice with character" and the pride he takes in his actions. He also sounds even more awesome with the Spanish dialogue in the beginning of the epiosde. It's a shame Bane hasn't showed up again on YJ; I'd love to hear Trejo do more with the character.


Carlos Alazraqui-Ironic that Carlos makes Bane sound a lot younger since he's actually 50 in real life. His performance in Doom is excellent, melding the accent perfectly with Bane's sarcasm, villainous sneers and taunting.

Definitely Henry Silvia, though Danny and Hector were decent too. Steve Blum also had some potential.

Joaquim de Almeida hands down! His normal voice sounds fantastic (even though his character design seemed like an awesome mix of Bane and Hush) but when he hulks up he sounds badass. I wish they would have gone that route voice-wise on the Arkham games.

Joaquim de Almeida is my favorite, overall because his voice almost perfectly matches the voice I'd always imagined for Bane in my head. A big guy should have a big voice. They're all good, but he gets my vote.

Steven Blum is going to voice him Lego Batman 2.

Opinion change: I'm going with Danny Trejo overall as my favorite, though Joaquim de Almeida, Fred Tatasciore and Carlos Alazraqui were good too.

Carlos is the best HANDS DOWN

Kevin Michael Richardson and Crispin Freeman will be up there some day. Plus, I got to thinking and I thought Andre Sogliuzzo would do a good job.

Loved Henry Silva but also really enjoyed Joaquim de Almeida. At a push I'll go with Silva though the lead is marginal.

Reposted Opinion
1. Joaquim de Almeida- Like I said before, this is my favorite version of Bane and his voice is one of the reasons. He does the spanish accent very well but when he transforms man does it sound awsome and threatening. Wonder what happened to him.

2. Carlos Alazraqui- A very good casting call as he is spanish so the accent he does is natural. At first I thought he would sound too young but I like how his voice is deep and threatening.

3. Ron Perlman- It sounds like it has potenial as it does sounds tough and the accent is alright. I would need to hear more though.

4. Fred Tatasciore- Yeah it's a slight version of his hulk but who cares, the accent is done nicely and does show off his more powerful side.

5. Danny Trejo- Too gruff and sounds too much like a thug though he does the accent well since he's spanish and does give more to his calculating side.

6. Hector Elizondo- Not that bad though not so great, it's deep enough and the accent is done well while still sounding threatening. Not the best voice but not the worst.

7. Henry Silva- He doesn't sound menacing at all and when the dramatic music plays during his performace it's a little funny. He did sound better without the accent but not by much.

8. Jason Liebrecht- It's just funny, it's more of a parody of Bane then anything else.

I strongly prefer Henry Silva's take on the character from The New Batman Adventures show.It simply sounds the most appealing.

Joaquim de Almeida managed to sound both smart and more threatening, so I'm going with him, though Henry Silva was good, too. Jason Liebrecht sounds ridiculous, I agree with MG1988 that Danny Trejo sounded too much like a thug, and I agree with the "Editor's Opinion" that Fred Tatasciore's Bane sounded like a Spanish accented version of his Hulk voice.

I'm gonna give it to Danny Trejo. He's probably the most natural choice. It's surprising it took this long to have him as Bane. He sounds like a brute, but also can be intelligent. Though, I do like Henry Silva, he sounds intelligent, but he doesn't really sound brutish.

Henry Silva - The only thing he has going for him is having a Spanish accent and later on doesn't even have that. He doesn't even sound particularly menacing.

Hector Elizondo - Once again, it's just a Spanish guy, nothing special. At least his voice is deeper.

Joaquim de Almeida - WHOA, MAN, WHOA. That is pretty awesome, particularly when his voice gets deeper.

Ron Perlman - I love Ron Perlman, but there's not really much to say, though I still think he's better than the first two guys. Too bad he didn't have more than one line.

Fred Tatasciore - He's pretty good too, even though he's just using a slight variation of his Hulk voice.

Danny Trejo - This is really good. He's able to have a thick Spanish accent (and even speak Spanish) and still sound menacing, without having to electronically alter his voice.

Jason Librecht - Um... no comment.

Liebrecht sounds more like a Brute which is kinda a waste of potintial

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Yeah...I'm gonna go for Joaquim de Almeida.

Henry Silva all the way. Trejo is just too thuggish.

I always hated Bane when he's portayed as a "Spanish Wrestler". It's a just a waste of potential. ANyway my favorite version of Bane is from The Batman and Joaquim I felt had the powerful yet smart feeling of Bane even though he had a slight accent as Bane (though after he transformed it was harder to hear) and I guess Ron was a sublte replacement. I like Fred's version just because it felt powerful and strong even though he justed used his Hulk voice for it I still like it.
I guess Danny did an okay job defently sounded smarter than some on the others but I thought his voice sounded a little too gruff.

If we get a section for "radio" and "miscellaneous" stuff, then yes, he can certainly be added! Unfortunately, for now, the VC will have to go without him.

Rest assured, though. Peter Marinker WILL be added someday.

Awesome voice compare, Cypo! I'll have to go with Danny Trejo because I feel he has a great balance between Bane's intelligence and brutishness (plus, a cool accent), but Henry Silva is close.

ron perlman portrays the size of bane with his voice really well. I also like danny trejo's portrayal since it delivers more of his brain than his brawn.

As the editor's opinion says, he was not added because he does not have actual dialogue.

Im going with Joaquim de Almeida. While the others are more authentic to Bane's true origins with the heavy spanish accent, I think the character works better without the accent and with Joaquim, he really makes Bane sound threatening.

I'm going with Danny Trejo