Why didn't Bane raid Wayne Manor after taking charge of Gotham?

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Why didn't Bane raid Wayne Manor after taking charge of Gotham in The Dark Knight Rises? We see him getting his hands on all of Batman's toys and gadgets. If he knew Bruce Wayne was Batman, why didn't he go back and check where he lived?

Also curious about Miranda's behavior, the house her father burned down, I expected her to prod more into Wayne Manor.

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Best Answer

From Wikipedia, Wayne Manor is depicted in earlier comics as being on the outskirts of Gotham City in the state of New Jersey. Comic book portrayals place the mansion within driving distance of Gotham City, close enough that the batsignal can be seen from Wayne Manor alerting Batman of distress in the city.

Well, we don't really know why he didn't raid Wayne Manor. Some possibilities would be:

  1. Miranda's Dad burnt down the place, so any old stuff at Wayne Manor is already destroyed anyway. Any new stuff may not be of much interest or value to people planning to end their lives in an exploding city.
  2. Bane had already captured Bruce and would not have expected a batcave under Wayne Manor because he'd have assumed the armoury in the city was Batman's storage area.
  3. The building is on the outskirts. Bane's primary work managing a lot of unruly people, is in the city. Yes, he could have visited Wayne Manor, but for a commander of his calibre, rummaging through somebody's house may not have been as much "fun" as breaking a plane into two or raiding a stock market or freeing prisoners. He could have sent someone to do the rummaging, but what would he get out of it? He didn't even find Bruce's other hideout in the city (where Bruce conducts experiments on bullet shattering). Bane has a larger plan: to destroy the city within a limited amount of time and before the patience of his people run out (remember his man in the broken plane asking if his sacrificing his life won't go in vain?). So Bane can't afford to waste time in side-quests.



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Why did Bane take over Gotham?

Bane wants to prove himself as their leader. Not just out of love, but out of moral and personal duty. He also believes Gotham City is corrupt due to finding Gordon's letter and working with John Daggett. Thank you for assisting the community.

Why did Bruce Wayne leave Gotham in The Dark Knight Rises?

He retired because he wasn't needed anymore after taking the fall for Harvey Dent. He told Gordon in the hospital dialogue, "The Batman wasn't needed anymore. We won." This is because the goal of Batman was to be a symbol that inspired people to fight Gotham's criminal and corrupt, as stated in Batman Begins.



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