15 Facts About The Punisher, Frank Castle's Figure Who Turns Out to be a Fan of Captain America

The figure of The Punisher cannot be separated from weapons, both heavy and small weapons that are no less deadly. The figure of The Punisher himself is named Frank Castle, an Anti-Hero and cannot be called a Superhero. There are some surprising facts that many people, even Marvel fans, don't know about the life of Frank Castle.
Dunia Games team will discuss the facts about The Punisher which can be said to be quite surprising and there are many secrets in his personal life. Let's just look at it in more detail.
15. The Punisher’s Debut
Frank Castle or the figure of The Punisher first made his debut in Marvel comics with the title The Amazing Spider-Man #129 in 1974. Frank himself tried to hunt down Spider-Man because he was recruited by The Jackal who slandered Spider-Man for killing Norman Osborn. Until Frank Castle found an oddity and realized that he had been influenced by The Jackal, in the end he fought The Jackal with Spider-Man.
14. The Death of the Frank Castle Family
There are several crucial events that lead him to become The Punisher, one of them is the tragic death of his family. Frank's family, consisting of his wife and children died at the hands of the Costa Mob family. From that incident, Frank decided to take revenge, then began to collect strategies to slaughter the family alone. Frank Castle declared himself as The Punisher.
13. Fighting Evil Out of Revenge
As the Dunia Games team explained in the previous point, The Punisher or Frank Castle turned himself into a scary figure because of the multiple revenges. In carrying out the mission, Frank must always have a personal grudge that makes him more optimal in carrying out his own mission. Of course in that case Frank never hesitated to kill his enemy.
12. The Punisher is a Vietnam War Veteran
Frank Castle's military background is the main weapon where he becomes very skilled in using weapons or strategizing even though he is alone. Frank himself had participated in the Vietnam war, which made him very tough and difficult to beat by his enemies. Frank graduated from the Navy SEALs, a flight school, and a special regiment of the Australian army that shaped him into the killing machine he is today.
11. The Punisher Inspired by The Executioner Mack Bolan
Mack Bolan is a fictional character created by Don Pendleton who has appeared in many mafia novels and is known as a figure who fights crime on the dark side. Mack Bolan is also a veteran military member of the Vietnam war who has the ability to be a formidable assassin. Frank Castle's own figure was created because he was inspired by Mack Bolan, who is also an expert in using various kinds of weapons.
10. The Punisher is an Anti-Hero
The Anti-Hero is indeed known as an enforcer of justice but uses bad channels, such as killing and some illegal strategies to fight his enemies. Frank Castle rarely takes the peaceful path when hunting for someone, unless he is being played with. Therefore the figure of The Punisher itself is an Anti-Hero figure.
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9. Frank Castle's Love for Weapons
You could say quite a lot of characters from Marvel use weapons to fight enemies and also enemies who use weapons as their tactics. However, unlike Frank Castle, most of the weapons he uses are not special weapons, but seem more like normal weapons but with special tactics, they are more deadly than usual. Frank Castle can carry hundreds of weapons at once and use them in detail one by one.
8. There are 2 Iconic Skull Symbols
You could say there are 2 skull symbols that are quite similar and iconic in the Marvel universe, one of them belongs to The Punisher who made the logo while in Vietnam and hunted a sniper named The Monkey. The other one belongs to Punisher MAX, where there is white paint bearing a skull that is similar to Frank's but the logo haunts Frank and makes him even more brutal than usual.
7. Once Died and Got Back Again
Like other Marvel characters, Frank has met death but that doesn't stop him from being a Punisher. In heaven, Frank is made an Angel Punisher to punish many criminals who have committed crimes on Earth. This makes Frank do atonement and return to live on Earth, becoming a healthy and fit person again.
6. Killed His Own Best Friend, Daredevil
Not only killing criminals and their enemies, it turns out The Punisher has killed several Superheroes and even some members of the Avengers. One proof is in the comic Punisher Kills The Marvel Universe. In this story, The Punisher not only kills enemies, but also Marvel Superheroes. Even at the end of the story, Frank kills his own best friend, Matt Murdock, better known as Daredevil.
5. The Punisher Hates Someone Who Uses His Symbol
The symbol is pride for someone, even for The Punisher himself. Where the skull symbol is indeed very iconic and scary. Some people think they are cool and use the symbol, but this makes Frank Castle worried. Where there is a better role model than himself, for example like Captain America than The Punisher who likes to kill other people.
4. Captain America is His Idol
The Punisher does have a slightly odd side of patriotism and unlike any other character in Marvel. One of them is that Frank hates American politicians and some of America's laws. But Frank really idolizes Captain America, he even invites many people to idolize the same figure. There was an incident where Frank killed a villain that was being protected by Steve. Frank was beaten badly by Steve but did not return his hit at all.
3. Stealed Iron Man’s Armor
Maybe The Punisher is a little bored with his weapons that seem a bit outdated and old, but wants to try weapons with the latest technology. Frank tried to steal and forcibly borrow Iron Man’s armor, which was previously worn by Jim Rhodes or War Machine. Of course, the results are quite surprising where Frank's abilities increase rapidly.
2. There are Several Punisher Video Games
Marvel itself has several Video Games with the Punisher theme and also several games in which there are Punisher characters. Considering that there are quite a lot of fans of the Punisher who are also gamers, especially FPS gamers. There are quite a few games that carry the theme of the Punisher, but most of these games have a high violence theme and are not suitable for all ages.
1. Having a Weapon that Shoots a Sword
The Punisher or Frank Castle does have hundreds of weapons that he can use anytime and anywhere. But among all of his weapons, the strangest one is a weapon that can throw a sword. It's a bit confusing but it really happened, unfortunately Frank Castle himself rarely used this weapon because he was confused about how to use it, as well as how to fight enemies with it. It is more practical to use the sword directly without having to use a weapon.
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