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['The Dark Knight Rises' movie] Is Bane considered a Cultist/Cult leader?

I wasn't sure where to put/ask this. I would appreciate it if someone were to try to explain, rather than simply state 'yes' or 'no'.

  I'm mainly asking because of the (I believe the first scene?) When they hijacked a plane. As they were leaving, one of his crew members was leaving with them, and Bane just said 'No, they'll expect one of us in the wreckage brother', and... He just stayed... no resistance or objection whatsoever, I wonder how Bane managed to have such an effect on someone, in addition to whether or not he is technically a Cultist/cult leader.
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Pretty much.  Bane is a brilliant orator with a powerful presence of being.  He takes mercenaries and people down on their luck and molds their minds into accepting his version of the League Of Shadows belief system until they are willing to die for him or commit acts of horrible violence without a second thought. That sounds like a cult leader to me.