Punisher Character Review
The Punisher is a fictional Character, an antihero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru, with publisher Stan Lee providing the name. The Punisher made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man (cover-dated Feb. 1974).
The Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence, and torture in his war on crime. Driven by the deaths of his wife and two children, who were killed by the mob during a shootout in New York City's Central Park, the Punisher wages a one-man war on the mob and all criminals in general by using all manner of conventional war weaponry. His family's killers were the first to be slain. A war veteran of the U.S. military, Frank Castle is a master of martial arts, stealth tactics, guerrilla warfare, and a wide variety of weapons.
The Punisher's brutal nature and willingness to kill made him a novel character in mainstream American comic books
in 1974. By the late 1980s, he was part of a wave of psychologically
troubled antiheroes and was featured in several monthly publications,
including The Punisher War Journal, The Punisher War Zone, and The Punisher Armory. Despite his violent actions and dark nature, the Punisher has enjoyed some mainstream success (although toned down) on television, making guest appearances on Spider-Man: The Animated Series and even The Super Hero Squad Show. In feature films, Dolph Lundgren portrayed the Punisher in 1989, as did Thomas Jane in 2004, and Ray Stevenson in 2008...(More about Punisher Character Review...Keep reading !!)
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Characterization (Punisher)
The character has been described as being obsessed with vengeance; Garth Ennis
noted that the character of the Punisher "sees the world in very black
and white terms, he solves his problems with utter finality" and that
"his response to any problem: when in doubt, hit back hard." The writer Steven Grant notes that:
" Heidegger, who took Kierkegaard's
philosophy further, comes even closer to describing the Punisher:
'Since we can never hope to understand why we're here, if there's even
anything to understand, the individual should choose a goal and pursue
it wholeheartedly, despite the certainty of death and the
meaninglessness of action.' That's sure the Punisher as I conceived him:
a man who knows he's going to die and who knows in the big picture his
actions will count for nothing, but who pursues his course because this
is what he has chosen to do.."
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Skills, Weapons and Abilities
The Punisher is the recipient of multi-disciplinary military training from the United States Marine Corps. While a Marine, he also received training from the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy as well as cross-training with the Australian Special Air Service Regiment during the Vietnam War.
In addition, since beginning his work as the Punisher, Castle has used
his military discipline and training techniques to update and expand his
skills in areas that aid in his mission (disguise, acting, use of
non-military weapons, etc.). From this training, Punisher is proficient
in not only basic infantry skills, but in special operations, which
includes the use and maintenance of specialized firearms and explosive
ordnance. He is highly trained in infiltration into heavily-guarded
enemy territories and structures for the purpose of assassination,
capture, and military intelligence. Also, he is trained in various forms
of camouflage and stealth. He is also highly adept at hand-to-hand combat, and has been trained in multiple forms of martial arts. Both Nick Fury and Tony Stark
have commented on how extraordinarily high his pain tolerance is. He
does not take even over-the-counter painkillers, as he feels that their
benefit of dulling pain is not worth the side effects of drowsiness and
slowed reflexes.
He maintains multiple safehouses and vehicles around the greater New York City
area as well as multiple forged identities and bank accounts (most of
the funds and equipment aiding him in his work being taken from the
criminals he hunts). The Punisher has a Kevlar
uniform which protects him from most gunfire, though he can still
suffer concussive injury or penetration from sufficient or repeated
impacts. The bright white skull in his chest is used both to intimidate
his enemies and to lure their fire to the more heavily protected area of
his armor. The design was supposedly taken from a Vietcong sniper
he fought against during the Vietnam War. The Punisher has been using
technology derived from super-villains and other costumed characters,
such as the Green Goblin's pumpkin bombs, a modified Goblin Glider, and a Doctor Octopus tentacle that he can shrink down for easy storage via Pym Particles.
Aside from his physical prowess, the Punisher also has complete
control of his mind and conscience, where psychic and telepathic powers
are rendered useless against him. When Letha and Lascivious tried to control Punisher's mind, Punisher bluffs at their attempt saying "[it] doesn't feel different from any other day".
In Other Media (Film/Movie)
The character of the Punisher has appeared in many types of media. Since
his first appearance in 1974, he has appeared in television, movies,
and video games — each on multiple occasions — and his name, symbol, and
image have appeared on products and merchandise...
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