And there's this too.

I've been thinking about Bane, who is about to show up again (don't ask).

I knew early on that he mutilated children.  This may be the the first time that I've dealt with him mulitating himself as a child.  As I understand it, one does that in part because one can't hurt someone who abuses one in one's childhood.  (Not quite that simple:  I raked skin off my arms in punishment when I couldn't perform in gym as a teenager.  Once.)  But Bane had his foster father Abbotir, who came to realize that Bane wasn't truly his son and thereafter taught him how to "direct his talents."  Bane in turn began to prey on younger children.  Pain and release matter to him, vitally.  Jame represents his ultimate release, if she calls upon him to make it and he is strong enough to follow through.  Is that icky, or just human?

I know Bane hasn't gotten much sympathy.  It befuddles me a bit that I feel it for him.  Does the above make any sense?