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Francis David "Frank" Castle is a former United States Marine who served in the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War. While serving in Afghanistan alongside his friend Billy Russo, he joined a black-ops team known as Cerberus Squad led by CIA Covert Ops Director William Rawlins, with the task of capturing, interrogating, and executing high-value targets. In 2015, feeling like what he had been doing in Kandahar was wrong, Castle left the service and returned home to New York City. Shortly after, during a family outing at Central Park, Castle and his family were caught in a brutal shootout between three gangs. Castle, the sole survivor of the incident, learned that the gangs involved were the Dogs of Hell, the Kitchen Irish, and the Mexican Cartel and sought to avenge his family by eliminating the three gangs.

Dubbed by the media as the Punisher, Castle came in conflict with Daredevil, who wished to stop Castle's killing spree. Castle was soon arrested and was represented by Nelson and Murdock, where he befriended Karen Page. Castle was sentenced to life in prison, although he was freed from Rikers Island by fellow inmate Wilson Fisk, who wanted Castle to eliminate his competition. Back on the streets, Castle discovered that his family had not been accidental victims but had been intentionally killed on the orders of his Marine Colonel Ray Schoonover in an attempt to eliminate Castle and his family to prevent Castle from revealing what they had done in Kandahar. Castle then killed Schoonover and decided to embrace his title as Punisher as he painted a skull logo onto a bulletproof vest. Punisher returned to the city to save Daredevil, whom he had learned was his attorney Matt Murdock, from Hand ninjas before traveling across the United States to take out the remaining gang members involved in the Central Park massacre.

Believing that he had successfully avenged his family, Castle abandoned the Punisher identity and began a new life in New York City under the name Pete Castiglione as he reunited with fellow veteran Curtis Hoyle. However, in 2016, he was found by Micro, and Castle discovered that additional people had been involved in his family's murders and that it was related to Operation Cerberus. Reuniting with Page and Russo, Castle met Homeland Security agent Dinah Madani while he worked with Micro to avenge his family once again. Castle eventually realized that Russo was working with Rawlins to kill him, and that both men had been involved in the Central Park massacre. Castle then allowed himself to be captured by Russo and Rawlins, where Russo freed him to allow Castle to kill Rawlins. Castle and Russo then had a brutal showdown at Central Park, where Castle managed to disfigure Russo's face. Having fully avenged his family, the CIA and Homeland Security allowed Castle to continue living as Castigilione provided he did not trouble them again.

In 2018, Castle's peaceful life came to an end when he discovered that an adolescent girl named Amy Bendix was being hunted down by John Pilgrim, before then learning that Russo had escaped from custody. With Bendix by his side, Castle returned to New York City with Madani as they attempted to stop Pilgrim and Russo from causing chaos. Castle eventually managed to uncover a conspiracy that linked Bendix to Anderson and Eliza Schultz, while also fighting back against Russo's crew. With the Schultzes dead and his feud with Pilgrim over, Castle tracked down and executed a mortally wounded Russo. Sending Bendix away to live a normal life, Castle decided to embrace his role as Punisher once more as he donned the skull vest and dedicated himself to killing criminals in the city.

Nine years later, as Castle continued his war on crime in New York City, Fisk rose to power as Mayor and a group of NYPD officers began to idolize him. He had a brief reunion with Murdock when one of the police officers idolizing him, Cole North, murdered Hector Ayala using Punisher iconography. He was later contacted by Page who asked him to protect Murdock from an ambush from Fisk's AVTF. Castle later attacked other members of the AVTF before being captured and sent to the Fisk Freeport Complex, although he managed to escape. As New York City fell under martial law, Castle remained in the city and isolated himself in an apartment.

In 2028, upon discovering that the Gnucci Crime Family had also been involved in his family's murder, Castle swiftly executed Benny Gnucci and his sons, although he spared Benny's wife, Ma Gnucci. With his family avenged, Castle struggled with his purpose in life and began to hallucinate Hoyle. Castle briefly attempted to commit suicide when he saw a hallucination of his daughter Lisa, which persuaded him to continue living. Castle was then confronted by Ma Gnucci, who placed a $52 million bounty on his head in order to avenge her family. While fighting his way through, Castle elected to spare Ma Gnucci in order to save a little girl and her family. With renewed purpose, Castle once again resumed his role as Punisher as he created a new skull vest and decided to protect New York from criminals.

Later that year, Punisher encountered Spider-Man, who saved his life during one encounter. Punisher and Spider-Man both attempted to stop Jean Grey as she commandeered a tank through the city, although Punisher was impeded by Spider-Man. Days later, Spider-Man brought Michelle Jones to Castle's residence, asking for Castle to protect her while he searched for Grey, where Jones convinced Castle to join Spider-Man in fighting against Grey. Punisher and Spider-Man encountered Hulk before Grey then briefly enthralled Punisher to advance with her campaign against Damage Control, although Castle was freed when Spider-Man neutralized Grey's powers. When Grey held half of New York City under a psionic siege, Castle attempted to assassinate her with a sniper rifle, but Spider-Man took the bullet instead. Distraught, Castle brought Spider-Man to Metro-General Hospital and remained at Spider-Man's side as he recovered, learning that Spider-Man was Peter Parker and affirming that they were friends.

Master Combatant: Punisher fights against Punisher fights against Daredevil

As a former United States Marine Corpsman with years of experience, Castle is an extremely skilled, formidable, fierce, and lethal hand-to-hand combatant, making him one of the most dangerous and best fighters on the planet. He was able to go toe-to-toe against the enormously skilled Daredevil, even briefly gaining the upper hand against him in their first encounter. His fighting style includes martial arts disciplines from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, such as Krav Maga, boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo, karate, and taekwondo. He impressed Daredevil with his speed and ferocity, despite the latter ultimately being able to get the upper hand in the fight, with the use of his agility. Hence, Castle, while unarmed, survived being ambushed by multiple armed prison inmates at once, swiftly taking them all down in a brutal bloodthirsty fashion, greatly impressing Wilson Fisk, who claimed that Castle has a "unique talent." Castle also quickly overpowered William Rawlins, held his own against Carson Wolf, and defeated Billy Russo after a prolonged fight. Marion James stated Rawlins looked like he was "hit by a train" after he was overpowered and killed by Castle, and Sam Stein drafted an extensive medical examination after Castle killed Carson Wolf. Marlena Olin later commended his fighting skills after seeing him fight in Lola's Roadhouse. He was able to brutally beat down all the Russians using their gym equipment and switch target every time to hit both of them. Castle could also take down several armed guards in the elevator that armed with firearms and batons and defeat John Pilgrim while being extremely exhausted after multiple injuries he suffered from. Castle possesses a high pain tolerance that allows him to continue fighting even after being beaten by crowbars, dumbbells, punched with a chain-wrapped fist, and even being shot. During his attempted attack on Billy Russo, Castle was able to kill several of Russo's henchmen even after they beat him ruthlessly with crowbars. In fact, being beat only seemed to enrage him more. He is also able to survive having gasoline and fuel poured into the apartment room he was in, and despite being lit on fire managed to run out, crash through, the door, and fight the other thugs in the room across from him. "The shiv is the best I can offer. Something tells me you'll make do." ―Wilson Fisk to Frank Castle[src] Knife Mastery: Punisher seizes 's knife Punisher seizes Jack's knife

Castle is highly skilled at using knives in combat. He often prefers to incorporate knife slashes into his combat style, making him all the more lethal. He has also showcased skills in knife-throwing, such as when Anvil operators ambushed Micro's Hideout. Castle is also very skilled at disarming and countering knives, managing to take away Billy Russo's knife, as well as deflecting and taking other mercenaries' knives before stabbing them with it. Staff Mastery: Castle is somewhat skilled in fighting with sticks, as seen when he used Daredevil's own billy club against him in their second duel. He also used a wooden stick during his fight in Rikers Island and used a police officer's baton against him and his allies in a hotel elevator. Master Marksman: Punisher shooting one of the ninjas Punisher shooting one of the Hand ninjas

Castle graduated from Marine Corps Base in Quantico of class 307. A former scout sniper and marine, Castle is an extremely skilled and accurate marksman, with tremendous expertise and experience in handling many firearms, including pistols, revolvers, automatic rifles, shotguns, submachine guns, sniper rifles, machine guns, and grenade launchers. Due to his military training, Frank Castle is a deadly shot, adhering to his unit's philosophy of "one shot, one kill," managing to shoot Ahmad Zubair, Nesbitt, Daredevil, Finn Cooley, Speed, Chaney, Ray Schoonover, the Cartel Sicario, Paulie, Moose, Tony Gnucci, Jack, Davy, Mike, Davis, Todd, and Eliza Schultz all in the head. With his devastating use in firearms, he made many criminals and police officials believe his attacks were the work of a group or "army." Hence, as the Punisher, Castle rarely misses his target, and easily avoids injuring innocent civilians, thus managing to swiftly take down the last four Hand ninjas without wounding Daredevil, all from an immense distance away. Castle later sniped the Cartel Sicario in the head with an immensely long range from across the border. Castle can also shoot his enemies in non-lethal spots to prolong their suffering or to interrogate them before they die, as he did with Marlena Olin by intentionally missing her bone by shooting through and through the meat in her thigh, leading Evans to refer to him as "one hell of a shot," meaning phenomenal. During John Pilgrim's attack on the Larkville police station, he shot a Molotov cocktail before an assassin could throw it, dousing him in flames. Outside Tipsy Tilly's Bar, Castle quickly gunned down six bounty hunters before five of them could pull their weapons on him. Castle can also hit his targets without actually seeing them, demonstrated when he fired his rifle from one flight of stairs above him to kill two hitmen. Finn Cooley described Castle as an "artist with the AK," and Blake Tower later said that Castle "shot the city to hell." "He's tracking gangs to their home turf and taking them out with military precision." ―Blake Tower[src] Master Assassin: Punisher stabs an agent in the neck Punisher stabs an AVTF agent in the neck

Castle is an extremely skilled assassin. His Marine Corps service enables him to locate his enemies and eliminate them with military precision. According to Blake Tower and Samantha Reyes, survivors of his brutal kill methods are certain to be found and killed by him, even if they're under assumed names. His aptitude for killing has left many astonished, including Karen Page, Grotto and Kingpin, and he is so effective that he was initially mistaken to be a group of trained killers rather than a single person. He has eliminated high-profile targets with the Cerberus Squad and trained to use weapons with superb efficiency. He is surgical and precise, using all of his skills with firearms, stealth and hand-to-hand combat to kill his opponents, seen when he single-handedly and systematically killed multiple Mujahideen in Kandahar, members of the Kitchen Irish at the Burren Club, members of the Mexican Cartel in the Meatpacking District, members of the Dogs of Hell at a Redfield Electronics garage, more of the Kitchen Irish at the Central Park carousel, an entire wing of prisoners on Rikers Island, Ray Schoonover's henchman guarding his ship, the Gnucci Crime Family under Linello's, Mazur and his gang in their garage, a squad of Anvil agents in Micro's Hideout, Marlena Olin's mercenaries at the Tides Motel, John Pilgrim's mercenaries in Larkville, Russian thugs in Kazan's Gym, members of Jigsaw's Crew outside ReadyQuick Check Cashing, bounty hunters outside Tipsy Tilly's Bar and on Crescent Street, members of Jigsaw's Crew in Valhalla, and finally over a dozen gangsters in an abandoned warehouse. Castle was able to snap a neck of prisoner and Carson Wolf, and quickly draw his guns to fire at his enemies. Castle is also able to see deadly potential in objects in order to weaponize his environment against his opponents, such as when he bashed a Mujahideen's head in with a rock, bludgeoned Clint with a metal baseball bat, killed Dutton and his bodyguard with a shiv, impaled a prisoner with a sharpened wooden stick, broke a pot of coffee over Speed's head, ran over two Dogs of Hell with his van, strangled Mickey O'Hare with his own necktie, beat Paulie, Leo and Lance with a sledgehammer, hit Carson Wolf in the head with a toaster and photo frame, slammed Eddie's head through a bathroom sink, used dumbbells to defeat Kazan's henchmen, used weights to overpower and kill the Russian Thug, and improvised scrap metal against John Pilgrim in a junkyard. Micro accurately stated that Castle was turned into a hitman, and Dinah Madani sought to recruit him directly to assist in the apprehension of a high-value target, disregarding all other agents of the CIA in favor of his skills, declaring him to be "the best" in his line of work. "Do you really think Castle's the kind of guy who walks into a building he doesn't know how to get out of?" ―Karen Page to Brett Mahoney[src] Master Tactician: Castle is a highly skilled, effective and experienced military tactician, since notably, during the seemingly hopeless extraction of his unit, Castle assumed command, and single-handedly cleared a helicopter landing zone of enemy combatants (that prevented his unit's escape), while the rest of his men, even Ray Schoonover, hunkered down. Castle even anticipated this conflict as a trap, despite Ray Schoonover requesting his tactical input and Billy Russo supporting his strategic instincts only to have Rawlins negate it. He later received the Navy Cross for his efforts. As the Punisher, Castle later used these tactics to single-handedly track and kill entire gangs of criminals with high efficiency, to the point that Castle was initially mistaken by Daredevil and the police for an entire squad of gunmen, rather than a single man. "One more time. Where is he?" ―Frank Castle to Jake Nelson[src] Master Interrogator: Castle enrolled in his SERE course, and is thus well-versed in interrogation tactics, such as employing intimidation techniques to extract information from suspects. Castle was able to successfully perform a reverse interrogation on Carson Wolf, which allowed him to learn the truth about his family's murder. Castle was also able to extract information from Jake Nelson, a fellow war veteran who took the SERE course, through torture. "You okay over there?" "Never been better." ―Frank Castle to Karen Page[src] Physician: Castle possesses some degree of medical knowledge. After fighting against members of Kingpin's Anti-Vigilante Task Force with Daredevil, Castle was able to sew up the injuries he received during the battle. However, when Castle is gravely injured he often relies on medical attention from others, such as when Curtis Hoyle patched up Castle's arrowhead wound after he was shot by Gunner Henderson. Equipment Weapons "Military grade hardware. You seem to know your way around it. And you sure carry yourself like a soldier." ―Daredevil[src] Kimber Warrior: Punisher attempts to shoot at Punisher attempts to shoot at Lewis Wilson

Castle carried this handgun as his service pistol during his time in the United States Marine Corps, and while serving as part of the Cerberus Squad. While serving in Operation Cerberus, he was ordered to use his handgun to kill Ahmad Zubair, which began to question the validity of his work in that mission, as he was also ordered to retrieve the bullet from Zubair's corpse. During their last mission, when the entire squad was ambushed, Castle took upon himself to clear the area, single-handedly defeating all enemies with the weapons he had available, using his handgun when his assault rifle ran out of ammunition. Castle carried this handgun when he took Karen Page to a diner. While being there, he noticed that a car had been following them and that they were going to be attacked. As two soldiers working for the Blacksmith entered into the diner, Castle opened fire and avoided their shots. Despite he lost the handgun during the shootout, he overpowered the two men, and retrieved the handgun to kill the two injured soldiers, shooting one of them in the head, and killing the other using the gun as a club. He also took it to the ship that the Blacksmith used to smuggle heroin into New York City, almost using it to kill a man that claimed to be the Blacksmith, until being disarmed by Daredevil. Castle obtained another one of these handguns from the weapons cache he stole from the Greek Mob, and began to use it as his main sidearm, such as when he used it to threaten Colonel Morty Bennett for information and had to shoot a soldier while escaping from Fort Bryon, or when he took it to prevent Lewis Wilson from killing Stan Ori and Karen Page, confronting Lewis until he was forced to holster it when members of Anvil appeared, and finally losing it to Billy Russo after he shot him while Dinah Madani had him cornered. Castle took a spare one from his his hideout and used it as his sidearm during an ambush on the men that Russo would send after him, hoping that Russo himself would appear. He resorted to using the handgun when he was forced to kill one of the agents in close-quarters-combat, until retrieving a shotgun, but used it again to executing Jack, the field leader of the team, whom he had mistaken for Russo. Castle took the gun as his sidearm, briefly dueling Russo with them as they were battling in the carousel of Central Park. Russo resorted to threatening the hostages, forcing Castle to throw his own gun away. Russo then shot at him, and realizing that Dinah Madani was sneaking upon him, he also shot at her, giving Castle the chance to disarm him. Castle kept the handgun as his gun, and used when he became involved against the mercenaries chasing Amy Bendix. He used it in a firefight at the Tides Motel, when he emerged from another room through a hole in the wardrobe to quickly kill the three mercenaries inside the room he had rented. He then opened fire and killed the sniper waiting for them outside, and despite being disarmed by Marlena Olin, he eventually retrieved the gun and shot her precisely in the knee. Castle used his handgun to teach Bendix how to disarm someone, as she had asked that maybe he could teach her how to use it while he was cleaning it. As he went with Curtis Hoyle to investigate a couple of leads regarding Billy Russo, he carried the handgun to break into Jake Nelson's apartment, and Russo's hideout. They followed Russo to the place where he planned to commit a robbery, and he engaged in a shootout against Russo and his men. When he returned to the trailer where Amy Bendix was hiding, she tried to distract and disarm him, though Castle reacted instinctively and almost shot at her, and he angrily shot in the wall to let her know how close had he been to kill her for that. Castle also used it to ambush a small group of members of Jigsaw's Crew, wounding Moke and killing the rest with the intention of capturing him alive. However, as Moke opened fire, Castle was forced to shoot again, killing him. While following a lead from Moke's phone, a group of six mercenaries who wanted to claim a bounty on Castle followed, though Castle was quick enough to shoot and kill five of them, and killing their leader after obtaining information on the bounty. Castle resorted to use his handgun as lost the rifle he was carrying when he fell into Billy Russo's ambush as he infiltrated into Valhalla. However, he lost the gun too as he was attacked by Russo's men. Springfield Armory XDM Compact: Castle carried this handgun in an ankle holster when he went to Metro-General Hospital to try to kill Grotto. Once Daredevil attacked Castle, he resorted to take this handgun and shoot him in the head. Para 1911 G.I. Expert: Castle carried this handgun when he visited the carousel in Central Park where his family had been killed. The Kitchen Irish set an ambush there, and Castle killed some of them until he was overwhelmed and kidnapped under Finn Cooley's orders. Heckler & Koch P30: Punisher firing at Pilgrim Punisher firing at Pilgrim

Castle obtained this gun from one of the members of the Kitchen Irish that was about to use it on him under Finn Cooley's order when they realized that Castle had tricked them into activating a trap. However, Castle freed himself, took the gun from the henchman and used to kill him and shoot at Cooley, before discarding it for a Franchi SPAS-12 shotgun. Castle took another of these handguns to the motel where John Pilgrim was staying and broke into his room with the gun, finding it empty. Pilgrim, who was in the adjacent room, began shooting through the wall, beginning a firefight, where Castle returned fire with the gun until he managed to take a rifle from Pilgrim's bag of weapons, but keeping the handgun. The next morning, he used the gun to finally kill Billy Russo, who had been badly wounded by Dinah Madani, silently shooting him twice. He then took the gun to the Schultz Mansion, killing Eliza Schultz as she was about to attack Amy Bendix, and threatening Anderson Schultz until he gave him another gun so that Schultz could kill himself. Colt M1911A1: Castle obtained this weapon from Paulie, who opened fire on him while he went to rescue Donny Chavez. Paulie missed the shots and tried to escape, but Castle took the gun for himself and used to kill him. Castle then kept Paulie's gun, carrying it the following day, and using while trying to chase Micro while having breakfast at a diner. Until he obtained better weapons, Castle kept using the handgun, taking it to ambush David Lieberman inside his hideout, and in his attempts to obtain a weapons cache, first by threatening Turk Barrett for information regarding the weapons, and then to attack Mazur and his gang to obtain some vehicles they needed for the robbery of the weapons. Glock 17: Castle took Carson Wolf's handgun when he ambushed him inside Wolf's house. Castle prevented him from grabbing the gun and then he took the weapon right after leaving Wolf unconscious. While he was unconscious, Castle emptied the gun, leaving only one bullet, using it to shoot Wolf at his kneecap. Wolf managed to free himself from his ties and grabbed the gun from Castle, threatening him with it until he realized the gun was empty. SIG-Sauer P320 Compact: Castle took Lieberman's own pistol from him when he held him captive in his own hideout. He noted the gun had not been properly maintained and admonished Lieberman for so. Smith & Wesson M&P: Castle took this weapon from Karen Page, who had picked it up from a downed Anvil member while she was attacked by Lewis Wilson. With Castle's guidance, Page shot Wilson in a foot to free herself, and then gave Castle the gun to help him escape, by acting as if Castle had taken Page as a hostage, in order to avoid the New York City Police Department officers from shooting him. Glock 19: Castle presumably took this pistol from one of Amy Bendix's attackers and gave it to her for self-defense at the Tides Motel. SIG Sauer P229R: Castle disarmed Brett Mahoney of his sidearm when he aimed it at him, after Curtis Hoyle held Mahoney at gunpoint with his sniper rifle. When returning to the RV, Castle instinctively held Amy Bendix at gunpoint when she failed to practice the disarm technique on him which he showed her. Desert Eagle Mark XIX: Castle rescued Amy Bendix from a group of mercenaries set to capture her at Shantel's apartment building. As he dispatched the mercenaries, their leader, Martin, at gunpoint while telling Castle to stay away. Castle rushed to her side when he heard a gunshot, finding Bendix panicking, as she had managed to disarm and shoot Martin. Castle took the gun from her and shot Martin again to be the one who actually killed him and calm Bendix down. Smith & Wesson Model 327 Performance Center TRR8: Castle carried this revolver when he kidnapped Daredevil and used him to threaten him while he was chained in a rooftop. He also used to point at Jerry when he went to the rooftop, without Jerry noticing and only for Daredevil to hear it so that he feared for the man's life. Once Castle brought Grotto to the rooftop to demonstrate Daredevil that the criminals he punished were beyond redemption, he threatened Grotto with the gun, and killed him with a shot to his chest before Daredevil could stop him. Smith & Wesson Model 327 Night Guard: Castle owned this small revolver, and attached it to Daredevil's hand using duct tape. Castle prompted Daredevil to shoot him, as that would be the only way of stopping him. However, Daredevil eventually used it to shot the chains that tied him up. Heckler & Koch MP5A3: Punisher firing at agents in the woods Punisher firing at Anvil agents in the woods

Members of the Anvil unit sent to kill Gunner Henderson carried these submachine guns outfitted with suppressors as their standard weapons. Castle obtained one of them and used it to kill one of the operatives and defend himself until he ran out of ammunition. He took a second weapon from an operative he killed with his knife and used it to kill some of the remaining operatives with David Lieberman's guidance, who had a drone above the area. Heckler & Koch MP5K: Castle obtained this submachine gun from one of the mercenaries chasing Amy Bendix at Lola's Roadhouse, who used the weapon to open fire on him, until Castle threw him a stool and killed him using a shotgun as a club. Castle took the weapon with him when he fled in his van, and as more mercenaries blocked his way, he opened fire with the submachine gun, discarding as it ran out of ammunition. Heckler & Koch MP7A1: Castle took one of these submachine guns from the men that had ambushed him inside Valhalla, as he recovered enough to retaliate on the men that were beating him. He overpowered and killed them, and then chased Billy Russo, shooting at more of his men, and firing some rounds at an upper floor that Russo was using to escape. He was forced to drop the gun by the police, as Castle had been paralyzed in shock when he found the corpses of three women that were seemingly killed by his shots. New Frontier Armory AR-15 Dedicated 9mm: Castle took a pair of these submachine guns to an ambush against the leaders of two rival gangs. He tricked them and their men into gathering at an abandoned warehouse, and then he opened heavy fire on all of them. Remington 870 MCS Masterkey: Castle carried this shotgun as a backup weapon during his time in the United States Marine Corps, and while serving as part of the Cerberus Squad. While serving in Operation Cerberus, the entire squad was ambushed, and Castle took upon himself to clear the area, single-handedly defeating all enemies with the weapons he had available, using his shotgun when his assault rifle ran out of ammunition. Ithaca 37 Custom Short Barrel Stakeout: Castle took this shotgun to Metro-General Hospital in order to kill Grotto. Once he saw him, he began to shoot at Grotto, but being extremely careful and not hurting Karen Page, who was trying to get Grotto to safety, or any other civilian. Mossberg 500 Knoxx Sidewinder Kit: Punisher ambushes the Punisher ambushes the Dogs of Hell

Castle infiltrated a garage owned by the Dogs of Hell, in order to prepare for an ambush that the New York City Police Department was setting for him. He used this shotgun, with a Knoxx Sidewinder magazine feed conversion kit and drum magazine for rapid reloading and changing of ammunition types, to kill all the gang members inside except for one, whom Castle tied inside a truck to use as a diversion. Franchi SPAS-12: Castle obtained this shotgun from the weapons that Finn Cooley was going to use to torture him. However, he freed himself and despite he obtained a handgun from the henchman that was going to kill, he quickly discarded it for the shotgun. Castle then used the shotgun to kill incoming henchmen and then blew up Cooley's face with a point-blank shot as he had no information about the death of his family. Castle kept using the shotgun until he was cornered by Cooley's henchmen, only to be rescued by Daredevil. Remington 870 MCS: Having guessed that Billy Russo would know his location as he had kidnapped Sarah Lieberman kidnapped, Castle prepared his hideout for an ambush in the men that Russo would send after him, hoping that Russo himself would appear. He set up a series of weapons and explosive traps, placing this shotgun over some pipes, and retrieving to kill some Anvil agents until he was shot from behind, losing the weapon as he was forced to take cover. Remington Spartan 210: Castle took the shotgun that Beth Quinn kept underneath her bar for emergencies right after she was shot in the shoulder. Castle killed one of the mercenaries with the remaining bullet, and then used it to beat another one. He obtained another one when he disarmed Clive, who reached for it when Castle attacked him in his photo studio. Castle broke Clive's arm with it, and was about to use it to kill him, but Bendix convinced Castle not to kill him and to burn the photo studio instead. Castle then took the shotgun to kidnap and threaten Nikolai Poloznev, and when he was about to kill him with the shotgun, he ended up sparing his life and telling him to leave the country. Heckler & Koch HK416: Castle running into an active warzone Castle running into an active warzone

Castle carried this assault rifle as his standard weapon during his time in the United States Marine Corps, and while serving as part of the Cerberus Squad. While serving in Operation Cerberus, the entire squad was ambushed, and Castle took upon himself to clear the area, single-handedly defeating all enemies with the weapons he had available, using his assault rifle until it ran out of ammunition. AKS-74U: Castle took one of these assault rifles from an enemy when the Cerberus Squad was ambushed, and Castle took upon himself to clear the area. He proceeded to single-handedly defeat all enemies with the weapons he had available, using this rifle when his weapons ran out of ammunition. SIG-Sauer 516 Tactical Patrol: Castle preparing to attack the Castle preparing to attack the Dogs of Hell

Castle carried this assault rifle, outfitted with an LMT M203 Grenade Launcher, to a rooftop in order to prepare an attack on the Dogs of Hell. Having kidnapped Daredevil, he had to start his attack right as Daredevil freed himself. Castle shot a grenade to the motorbikes stationed on the street, and then used the rifle as a clubbing weapon when Daredevil tried to stop him. Once he took him down, Castle prepared to open fire, but Daredevil threw the gun down to the street, disarming Castle and knocking him down. Castle obtained another rifle as he infiltrated the Blacksmith's Ship, but he did not have to use it, as the only man onboard quickly ran out of ammunition, so Frank discarded the rifle to take his sidearm. Heckler & Koch G36C: Punisher aiming at an incoming mercenary Punisher aiming at an incoming mercenary

Having guessed that Billy Russo would know his location as he had kidnapped Sarah Lieberman kidnapped, Castle prepared his hideout for an ambush in the men that Russo would send after him, hoping that Russo himself would appear. He set up a series of weapons and explosive traps, taking this weapon as soon as revealed himself to the Anvil agents, shooting many of them until being cornered by one, that forced him to discard the rifle and kill him with a handgun. Seekins Precision NXP8: Both Castle and Billy Russo wielded heavily customized versions of this assault rifle while battling each other in the carousel of Central Park. As they engaged, they began to shoot at each other, with Russo hitting Castle's leg. As they covered from each other's bullets, Castle and Russo boarded the circling carousel with Castle shooting as Russo taunted him until they successfully shot at each other, with Castle being hit in the chest and Russo in the cheek, losing the guns and resorting to fire their sidearms. Colt Law Enforcement Carbine: Castle was freed from his handcuffs by Amy Bendix when the Larkville County Sheriff Station was sieged by John Pilgrim's men, and took one of the rifles that sheriff Roy Hardin and his deputies were using. He killed all the mercenaries that had broken inside the station, earning Hardin's trust. Castle was then allowed to sneak into the woods, where he used the rifle to snipe on the two mercenaries that were about to throw a Molotov cocktail to the station. Castle's shot broke the bottle, burning them alive, and distracting the rest of the mercenaries long enough for him to ambush and kill everyone but Pilgrim. Castle obtained another of these rifles when he tried to capture Moke and ended up having to kill all members of Jigsaw's Crew that were raiding a warehouse. He took the rifle to rescue Amy Bendix when he learnt that there was a bounty on their heads, using it to kill all the mercenaries that were chasing her inside Shantel's apartment building. He mercilessly shot at all of them, finishing them off while ascending the stairs to make sure they were all dead. Castle obtained yet another one from the man standing guard at Valhalla when he wanted to infiltrate the compound. However, he fell right into Billy Russo's ambush and quickly lost the rifle. Battle Arms Development Tanker: Castle took this assault rifle from John Pilgrim's bag of weapons during a shootout against him. They exchanged shots until Pilgrim took Amy Bendix as hostage. Then, Castle resorted to use the rifle as a blunt weapon against three police officers that arrived in the elevator, managing to escape from them but leaving the rifle behind. Nemesis Arms Vanquish: Castle took this sniper rifle to a rooftop near Metro-General Hospital after he tried to kill Grotto inside of the hospital. Seeing that he would not catch Grotto up, he began to shoot the rifle hoping to kill him, until Daredevil confronted him and they began to fight. Knight's Armament SR-25: Castle kept one of these rifles as part of the arsenal in his apartment. Desert Tactical Arms Stealth Recon Scout: Castle climbed to a water tower to act as a sniper in his second attempt to kill Grotto. Knowing that Grotto was acting as bait for him, Castle created a diversion for the New York City Police Department and he began to shoot hoping to kill Grotto, until Daredevil attacked him a second time. Barrett MRAD: Castle obtained this rifle as part of the secret arsenal kept by Ray Schoonover. Castle then followed police radio signals to the site of a massive hostage situation, arriving soon after Nobu Yoshioka had accidentally killed Elektra. As Yoshioka ordered the rest of the Hand members to kill Daredevil, Castle acted as Daredevil's backup, killing the ninjas and allowing Daredevil to finally defeat Yoshioka. Castle then respectfully said goodbye to Daredevil and left the scene with the rifle still in his hands. Accuracy International AWSM-F: Punisher takes aim at Punisher takes aim at William Rawlins

Castle took this rifle with him to El Paso in order to kill the last survivor of the Mexican Cartel. He patiently waited until his target arrived to Juárez, and once the shot was clear, Castle fired a bullet that took a few seconds to reach the border, but ultimately killed the Cartel leader when it hit his head. Once he discovered the identity of Agent Orange, Castle also took the rifle in order to kill William Rawlins, and though the shot was perfectly aimed to Rawlins' head, the bullet could not penetrate the bulletproof glass. He also took it to the building in front of Curtis Hoyle's apartment, as he had anticipated that Billy Russo would attack Hoyle to drag him out, so he shot at Russo as soon as he had a clean shot, but did not manage to kill him, and was forced to unload the rifle to save Hoyle's life. Ruger Mini-14: Castle ambushed Turk Barrett in order to obtain the weapons shipment from the Greek Mob that Barrett was supposed to receive. However, as Barrett had no other weapon available, Castle had to take a customized rifle with a synthetic pink stock that Barrett had acquired as a request from a gangster who wanted it for his daughter. Castle took the rifle to their hideout to show it to David Lieberman, but he never put it to use. FN M249 SAW: Punisher retrieves his machine gun Punisher retrieves his machine gun

Punisher hid this machine gun in a box of packing peanuts, in preparation to face Billy Russo's Anvil soldiers' ambush on Micro's hideout. After he received heavy fire to his vest and was forced to discard his shotgun, he took cover behind bigger crates to detonate an explosive and draw out the rest of the soldiers. He began to fire upon his attackers, but quickly dropped it to instead kill a hidden soldier with his combat knife, and steal his gun instead. Sage Control SL-6 Rotary Launcher: Castle took this grenade launcher when he went to confront Billy Russo in the carousel of Central Park. As he approached, Castle shot a few grenades to the air in order to distract Russo with their explosions, letting him approach Russo and start to shoot at him with his rifle, having discarded the launcher. Dillon M134 Minigun: Castle obtained a handheld version of the minigun as part of the secret arsenal kept by Ray Schoonover. He then took it when he went to torch his former house, carrying it while the house began to be engulfed by flames. M2 Flamethrower: Castle obtained this flamethrower from the weapons cache he stole from the Greek Mob, and used it during the robbery in order to deal with the two Department of Homeland Security agents that were following the weapons shipment. As they opened the truck, Castle used the flamethrower to force them to drop their weapons and jump into the water so that he could escape. FN P90: "It's a Marine's best friend. You know, up close, I'd rather have this than any firearm." ―Frank Castle to Zach Lieberman[src] Ka-Bar: Talking with Zach Lieberman about his behavior, Castle found that he carried the Ka-Bar. Castle told Lieberman about the combat knife he picked, before he used it to threaten Lieberman with. Castle carries this type of combat knife which he uses on multiple occasions. He even uses it as a makeshift throwing knife. Baseball Bat: Castle went to Clint's store and bought some supplies from him. As Castle attempted to leave Clint offered Castle some child pornography. This disgusted Castle and he picked up a baseball bat which he then used to beat Clint to death with. Shiv: Castle was given a shiv by Wilson Fisk to complete his mission of assassinating Dutton. Sledgehammer: Six months after killing all the gangs involved in his family's death, Castle retired from vigilantism and got a job as a construction worker. Castle used a sledgehammer for his job and would often work late into the night hammering down concrete walls by himself, quickly earning him the ire of some of his coworkers. Castle would later use his sledgehammer to rescue Donny Chavez from Lance and his lackeys. Hatchet: When Matt Murdock broke into Castle's hideout, Castle snuck up on Murdock from behind and threatened him with a hatchet. Castle later used the hatchet to kill members of the Anti-Vigilante Task Force at Murdock's apartment and at the docks. He also used a hatchet to kill Bobby Gnucci. Other Equipment Police Radio Frequency Scanners: At his hideout, Castle was in possession of multiple radio frequency scanners that allowed him to listen in on the police and stay a step ahead of their plans, as well as to find leads on his enemies. Daredevil's Billy Club: Castle temporarily used Daredevil's own billy club against him during their second fight, though losing it once Daredevil gained the upper hand against the fight. "That skull? That's a memento mori. It's Latin for 'Remember, you will die.'" ―Micro to Punisher[src] Punisher Vest: Punisher wears his Punisher Vest Punisher wears his Punisher Vest

Wearing a bulletproof vest on his chest and torso, which had helped him absorb the impact from firearm projectiles and shrapnel from explosions, Castle painted a huge skull over the vest's front in order to put fear into the hearts of his enemies as he slaughtered them. Spider-Man Suit: When Spider-Man was gravely injured protecting Jean Grey from Castle's sniper round, doctors had to cut open his suit in order to operate on him. After Spider-Man made a recovery, Castle donned the suit's mask and gloves and pretended to be Spider-Man to delight the crowd of supporters that had gathered outside. This was a cover to allow the actual Spider-Man to leave the hospital secretly. Vehicles Vans: Castle driving his Battle Van Castle driving his Battle Van

Planting the explosive in his own van, Castle informed Finn Cooley that he left the money stolen from the Kitchen Irish inside. While two gangsters went to take back their money, Castle exploded the van, killing them. Later, Castle obtained another van that was used in the chase for the Dogs of Hell. Later, together with Micro, Castle told Micro to steal the van from Mazur's Garage and utilized it to arrive to different places, such as Kentucky, Fort Bryon and Wilson Residence. He later began using a new van with his skull emblem painted on the front hood while operating in the field. 2017 Ford Mustang GT Fastback: Instead of his van, Castle stole the Mustang car from Mazur's Garage and drove back to the hideout to prepare for the Robbery of the Greek Mob's Arsenal. Castle later traded a van with Micro for the Mustang to cover him from transporting weapons, He later used the car to play chicken game with Dinah Madani after she spotted them while transporting the weapons. After pulling Dinah Madani out of a car wreck, Castle later drove the car with Micro transporting the weapons back to the hideout safety.

Frank Castle as a relentless, grief-stricken former U.S. Marine driven by fierce vengeance and defined by a rugged, battle-worn physical presence.Physical AppearanceBuild: He has a muscular, athletic, and heavy-set frame that reflects years of intense military training and combat experience.Facial Features: He features short dark hair, a strong jawline, and an intense, brooding stare. He occasionally grows a thick beard when trying to hide his identity.Wardrobe: He wears plain, dark, practical clothing, heavy boots, and tactical vests. His most famous visual marker is the rough, spray-painted white skull symbol on his chest.Personality TraitsRelentless: He is completely indomitable and refuses to stop hunting criminals once he sets his target.Deeply Traumatized: He is haunted every day by the brutal murder of his wife and children.Morally Complex: He rejects standard hero rules and believes that certain violent criminals are totally beyond redemption.Resigned: He accepts the dark path he walks and views his violent life as his own permanent penance rather than a joyful mission.