Knightfall

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Knightfall is a major Batman comic book storyline in which the villain Bane orchestrates a massive breakout at Arkham Asylum and ultimately breaks Batman, leading to a temporary replacement as Gotham’s Dark Knight.

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Batman: Knightfall 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Batman story arc
comic book storyline
aliasOfReplacementBatman Azrael NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresCharacter Alfred Pennyworth NERFINISHED
Bane NERFINISHED
Batman NERFINISHED
Commissioner James Gordon NERFINISHED
Jean-Paul Valley NERFINISHED
Killer Croc NERFINISHED
Mad Hatter NERFINISHED
Poison Ivy NERFINISHED
Robin NERFINISHED
Scarecrow NERFINISHED
The Joker NERFINISHED
The Riddler NERFINISHED
Two-Face NERFINISHED
Zsasz NERFINISHED
franchise Batman NERFINISHED
influenced Batman: Arkham video game series elements NERFINISHED
The Dark Knight Rises (film) NERFINISHED
language English
locationFeatured Arkham Asylum NERFINISHED
The Batcave NERFINISHED
Wayne Manor NERFINISHED
mainAntagonist Bane NERFINISHED
medium comic books
notableScene Bane defeats Batman in the Batcave
originalPublicationDecade 1990s
originalPublicationYear 1993
partOf DC Comics continuity
plotElement Arkham Asylum breakout
Bane breaks Batman's back
Batman temporarily replaced as Gotham's protector
protagonist Bruce Wayne NERFINISHED
publishedInTitle Batman NERFINISHED
Detective Comics NERFINISHED
publisher DC Comics
replacementBatman Jean-Paul Valley NERFINISHED
setIn Gotham City NERFINISHED
storyArcPart Knightfall NERFINISHED
Knightquest NERFINISHED
KnightsEnd NERFINISHED
theme legacy of the Batman mantle
physical and psychological breaking of Batman
vigilantism and responsibility
universe DC Universe NERFINISHED

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Bane notableStoryline Knightfall