TDKR original villain was KILLER CROC!

uhm... wow

Hmmmmm

Nice enthusiasm but.... No. TASM and TDKR came out around the same time... You think the Nolan's and Webb were comparing scripts to make sure they didn't have similar villains? And Nolan's killer croc wouldn't have been anything like webbs and he's Christopher Nolan... So if he wanted to use killer croc he would have. When batman knocks banes mask its not making it difficult for bane to breath. He starts to feel pain... There is no way the Nolan's would change their script last minute like that.

Killer Croc would have been epic though, better than Bane.

Plus getting both Croc in TDKR and The Lizard in TASM in 1 year would have been awesome

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The crocodile thing wasn't just a joke refurring to the rumors in new York, it was a reference to Killer Croc of course in the movie it was just a rumor, but it wasmanreference to killer croc

Also, just wanted to add that the reason Bane was. In the sewers was to position himself underneath Wayne Tower so he could steal the armory.

Like someone else said, Bane went underground so he could steal Wayne's armory. Also, no. If Nolan went so far out of his way to make all the villains in these movies as realistic as possible, then there is no way in hell he would even think of using Croc. Sorry, but no.

Yeah it's a well written editorial but no way.

If you guys remember 'Gotham Knight' Killer Croc does make a short cameo appearance. Killer Croc is definitely apart of Nolan's universe just as Deadshot and Penguin are as well. Deadshot was in 'Gotham Knight' and The Iceberg Lounge was mentioned in TDK virals.

@AgentZero He explained his points well. Even if it contradicts Christopher Nolan's "grounded approach". By the way, there have been "realistic" approaches to Killer Croc in the comics. Read up. Given that Bane has taken Mutant Leader's role, elements could of been borrowed from Killer Croc as well. And I don't think you're in any position to call people "stupid".

First thing it is spelled Bane not Bain. Bain is the company Mitt Romney used to be a part of.

I like how Nolan references other villains in the Batman universe without actually mentioning them.

For instance.

1. In the Dark Knight when Lucious tells Batman's suit would do fine against cats. That is a blatant Catwoman reference.
2. The one you mentioned when John Blake says the cops asked if there was a Croc in the sewer.
3. When Bruce first sees Lucious in TDKR in his office and Lucious asks Bruce "have you come out of cryogenic sleep" which I think means there is cryogenic sleep in there universe which could be a reference to Mr. Freeze. I know it sounds ludicrous but it is cool to think of.

1) Others have already explained this. Bane used the sewer strategically, so he could break into Wayne Enterprise's Armory. Also, Bane's criminal empire wasn't exactly as organized as the mob. Before the Blackgate breakout, Bane mainly used mercenaries, League of Shadows's members, and lowlifes as henchmen. It was like a society of criminals as opposed to the business like way the mob seemed to work. The mob would meet in shiny white rooms, and they would carry out their luxurious lifestyles while Bane's crew dwelled in the sewers. I think the hiding, in the sewers, represented the "fall from grace" that crime in Gotham witnessed, and Bane and friends liberating Gotham, from out of the sewers, represented the criminals "rising". I think it was a metaphor, in a sense. I don't believe the usage of the sewers had much to do with Killer Croc.

2) In the comics, Bane and Talia had a relationship. Bane has been a member of the League of Asassins. Ra's Al Ghul has believed Bane to be a worthy heir. On the other hand, Killer Croc has never, to my knowledge, held a conversation with Ra's or Talia. I doubt Killer Croc has ever been in the same panel as either of the two, except maybey in a group photo of all of Batman's rouges. If Bane has a history with the League in the comics, then it makes sense that they would use Bane instead of Killer Croc. Besides, Ra's Al Ghul wasn't frustrated that Bane was taking care of his daughter. He was frustrated that his wife had been sent into the Hellhole. Talia's guardian possessing reptilian features would of had little effect on the story.

3)As others have pointed out, Batman breaking Bane's mask didn't make it harder for Bane to breath. The device controlled the painkillers that entered his body. Bane was severly injured by the Leagues attack on the Hellhole. The instrument gave him painkillers to inhale, so Bane wouldn't feel pain. As soon as Batman damaged Bane's apparatus, Bane was weakened by all the agony. The painkillers are the Dark Knight Trilogy's version of Venom. Bane being weakened, by damaging his device, is from the comics. Why would Killer Croc have a breathing apparatus, anyways? Unlike Bane, Killer Croc has never used instruments, of any similarity, in the comics. Also, If you encourage the use of imagination on Bane's mask, then I think it looks more like fingers of a skeleton or scars than it does Crocidile teeth. Crocodile teeth is the most far fetched conclusion you have come up with.

4)If Ra's Al Ghul had access to a nuclear bomb, then I would suspect that he would use it. Telling citizens that they have three months to live, before a nuclear bomb goes off, is alot easier than filling the water supply with fear toxin for weeks and using a microwave emitter to evaporate the water, so the fear toxin can be taken in through the lungs. Both methods have the citizens scared for their lives. Both methods result in a lot of death. Both methods end in Gotham's destruction; however, one is easier than the other. Besides, it would be deemed as "lame" if the same plan was used twice.

5) I doubt this was a reference to Killer Croc. I do believe it is a reference to the urban legends, in big cities (particularly NYC), that alligators (exaggerated in size) dwell in the sewers. Even if it was a reference to Killer Croc, then it doesn't mean Nolan originally intended him to be in the movie. In Batman Begins, Bruce has a line, "To all of you, uh, all you phonies, all of you two-faced friends". That doesn't mean Two-Face was originally going to be in that movie. In The Dark Knight, Lucius Fox has a line, "Should do fine against cats". That doesn't mean Catwoman was originally going to be in the film.

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