The
Punisher is a vigilante
who considers killing,
kidnapping,
extortion,
coercion, threats
of violence and torture to be acceptable crime-fighting tactics. Driven
by
the deaths of his family, who were killed by the mob when they
witnessed a gangland execution in New
York City'sCentral Park, the Punisher wages a one-man war on the
mob and all criminals in general by using all manner of weaponry. A war
veteran, Castle
is a master of martial arts, stealth tactics, hand-to-hand combat, and
a wide variety of
weapons.
„In
the
'70s, when I was writing comics at DC and Marvel, I made it a practice
to
sketch my own ideas for the costumes of new characters —
heroes and villains —
which I offered to the artists as a crude suggestion representing the
image I
had in mind. I had done that with the Punisher at Marvel”
The
Punisher has fought virtually every known criminal organization
including the
Italian Mafia, the
Russian
Mafia, the Japanese Yakuza, the Colombian and Mexican drug cartels, the
Aryan
Brotherhood, the Chinese Triads,
Jamaican Yardies,
the Irish Mob,
biker
gangs, street gangs,
gunrunning
militias, muggers, killers, rapists, psychopaths,
violent racists,
sadists, pedophiles,
thieves, and corrupt
city officials. He also assaults criminal business enterprises such as
drugs,
weapons smuggling, money laundering and human trafficking. The Punisher
has
been fighting organized crime for long enough that he knows their modus
operandi and can often predict their actions. Many of these
organizations
have tried to kill the Punisher, using both their own men and hired
contract
killers.
The
Punisher is a seasoned combat veteran of exceptional skills. A former
U.S.
Marine Captain with a distinguished combat record, Castle underwent
Reconnaissance, Force Reconnaissance and Scout Sniper training while in
the
U.S. Marine Corps. He attained dockets that permitted him to train with
the
U.S. Army Airborne School and the U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Team,
becoming qualified as a Navy SEAL. List of Frank Castle training/schools
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