E29: Knightfall

Knightfall is the second episode in Batman: Shadow War's season three. It introduces Bane.

Plot
After the incident on the Gotham Bridge with Firefly, news reporter Vicki Vale is shown to report that billionaire Bruce Wayne and Mayor Marion Grange have rebuilt the bridge, however a group of military vehicles invade the bridge and start shooting up the crowd with Bruce Wayne escaping to turn into Batman. In one of the trucks, a large bulking, masked man named Bane armed with an RPG targets the crowd but is not working due to Batman's Disruptor who tries to kick the villain, however Bane, due to his immense strength, grabs and tosses him away. Both men fight with Bane revealing Batman is his target and that he wants to break and destroy him as well as with Gotham City. This ends with Bane throwing a vehicle at the crowd but Batman manages to use the Batmobile to destroy it and save them, then escapes with the crowd evacuated after Bane and his group outnumbers him.

Bane starts wreaking havoc throughout Gotham City to gain Batman's attention, the Dark Knight arrives and manages to come in the Batmobile and takes down his mercenaries to Bane's delight who claimed he wanted a worthy opponent for a long time and both fighters engage in a brutal and aggressive fight. In the end, Bane breaks Batman's back and in a last ditch effort to save himself, bleeding from his mouth and his suit ripped; uses the Batmobile to have the Riot Suppressor fire at him with Batman desperately and painfully climbing into it to escape. Bane grins and examines the pellet that was shot at him, wanting to search for the Dark Knight and realizes the pellet is from Wayne Towers, deducing Batman is involved with the company and attacks it.

Lucius Fox attempts to use the rifle that was used on Mr. Freeze, but is disarmed and choked by Bane to subdue him, eventually restraining him along with any security and anyone found by his soldiers. Batman in pain receives a video message from Bane broadcast across Gotham saying the hostage situation, killing someone every 30 minutes and demonstrates by throwing a tied up worker off the rooftop. An angered and pained Bruce tries to get up, only to be put down by Alfred Pennyworth, who claims even if he went, he would fail and probably die in his state.

So Bruce gives a restrained Lucius Fox instructions to help him out of the situation and take down Bane, giving him a strategy how to escape which ended with his captive being knocked out and grabbed the prototype rifle. When more armed soldiers came, Lucius managed to use it on them, knocking them out. Bruce managed to get up and used his vehicles, using the Batwing by utilizing a Riot Suppressor to take out Bane's henchmen throughout the tower. Bane used an RPG to shoot it down, so Batman just escaped but couldn't fight Bane instead had the Batmobile outside to use the 60mm Cannon to shoot down a structure on Bane, knocking him down and Bane, in anger, tore off his shirt, revealing his Venom which is giving him his strength and other superhuman abilities. An injured Batman used an explosive to blow Bane out of the window, then follows. An angered and bleeding Bane went to pick up the Batmobile, but is instead shocked by the security systems, and Batman throws a Batarang aiming for his Venom supply but misses due to his injuries. Bane charges at Batman but the Dark Knight uses the Batmobile to run him down, Bane is then knocked out when he is smashed to the wall. An injured Batman then just flees and leaves him for the police, with Commissioner James Gordon taking him to Blackgate Prison.

Characters

 * Bruce Wayne/Batman as 
 * Alfred Pennyworth as 
 * James Gordon as 
 * Harvey Dent as
 * Harvey Bullock as 
 * Bane as 
 * Marion Grange as
 * Angel Vallelunga/Bird as 

Objects Used

 * Batarang
 * Grapnel Gun 
 * Bat Bomb 
 * Disruptor
 * Smoke Pellet
 * Flash-Bang Grenade 
 * Prototype Incapacitating Rifle
 * Venom

Deaths

 * 1) Various Citizens: Slaughtered by Bane and his mercenaries.
 * 2) Unnamed Worker: Thrown off the rooftop by Bane.