[Senator Clay Davis]

I wouldn't necessarily say Bane was a pawn, but he was in many ways a hired gun. In the opening scene of the movie Mr. CIA (Carcetti/Littlefinger) mentions that Bane is a mercenary, and I think Alfred mentions Bane was hired by Daggett for a coup of a diamond mine in West Africa. So I think while he and Talia worked together, Bane was more of the go get stuff done portion of the team, while Talia worked up the actual plan.