Black Mask is a character whose true identity is Roman Sionis, a wealthy businessman who hates Bruce Wayne, and who is bad at legitimate business but has a knack for criminal business and who is obsessed with destroying Bruce Wayne.

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Batman speaks in his usual bronchial whisper, and Bane wears a crablike mask over the lower part of his face a disastrous burden for Tom Hardy, whose mouth, sensual and amused for such a tough customer, is his defining feature.

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