Bane (New 52 Alternate Universe)

Bane (Ahmad Ashkanani) is one of the most prominent members of the superhero group the New Justice League, along with its luminary the Joker. He is the main protagonist of DC Comic´s The New Justice League: Endless Tussle, which takes place in universe 1488. Taking place in a dystopian, alternate reality, they strive to defend Syria from their malevolent counterparts, the infamous, totalitarian governance made paramount as the United Nations, directed and overseen by the ruthless autocrat framed as the Batman. Their task is to aid president Bashar al-Assad in defending Syria from becoming a Western/Zionist puppet state.

History
Ahmad grew up in Raqqa, Syria. He underwent a strict conservative upbringing, living on a farm with his poor family, from which he had to sell grains amassed from their arable land in order to make a living. His father would often berate and belt him for masturbating to porn magazines that he burrowed from his friend, Aseel, rather than making money to aid his family in a time of need.

Sometime in his youth when ISIS (Israel) attacked Raqqa, he enlisted to join the Syrian Armed Forces to defend his family, and by extension, his people. Unfortunately the terrorists were supported by a group of exceptionally potent supervillains; Superman, Wonder Woman and Flash, who were sent at the discretion of Batman. They slaughtered Ahmad´s entire village, and left the then 16 year old boy a mentally unstable orphan. Broken and left with no hope in sight, Ahmad started taking drugs, and developed an addiction to meth.

Ahmad was hiding in a hole somewhere in the mountains when ISIS declared Raqqa their capital. He was tracked by an enigmatic figure, who would only reveal himself as the Joker. The Joker brought the despairing boy to his lair of superheroes, where he soon befriended Lex Luthor, Black Manta and Gorilla Grodd. His contemporaries would show sympathy for Ahmad´s cause, as their homes were also enslaved by the UN - hoping to prevent Syria from facing the same fate. The Joker eventually ended up to be like a father figure for Ahmad, teaching him various martial arts and advocating for the use of steroids. He would soon take on the identity of Bane.