The episode shares its name with the comic book storyline Batman: I Am Bane.
Eduardo Dorrance becomes the supervillain Bane, who is most infamous for having broken Batman and taken over the criminal underworld in Batman: Knightfall. He currently serves as the main antagonist in Tom King's run on Batman.
This is the third live-action portrayal of Bane, following Batman & Robin (1997) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), in the former he was portrayed by Jeep Swenson and the latter he was portrayed by Tom Hardy. His appearance in Gotham marks Bane's live-action debut on television.
Nygma Riddle: Some try to hide, some try to cheat. But time will let us always meet. What am I? (Death)
This was originally was meant to be the show's series finale.