Russo figured that Castle was listening and scolded Castle for being a monster. He needed to enter a code and retinal scan to cancel it. Castle warned Pilgrim that Schultz was in the trailer, but Castle's phone could set off the C-4 strapped to his chest. [23], That kid right there the one whose head you got that gun on, you see, I'd do anything for her. However, Russo managed to retreat onto the Carousel itself, giving the Punisher time to bandage up his leg before returning to the fight. Punisher family tree ; Fredo Castiglione: Mario Castiglione: Louisa Castiglione: Rocco Castiglione: Esmerelda Castiglione: Elektra Natchios: Francis G. "Frank" Castle (Castiglione) Senior The Punisher / Cosmic Ghost Rider: Maria Elizabeth "Angel" Castle: However, just as Murdock began questioning him, Tepper asked to confess something, so Judge Batzer had the room cleared of the jury, viewers, and Castle. Castle and Micro arrived at the location and then Castle prepared his sniper rifle to find his target. Castle arrived to hear men upstairs. That shot was carefully, deliberately placed, and did exactly what it was meant to. While Schultz weeped, the Punisher noted how David Schultz had become a good man despite his parent's actions. Castle and Micro managed to escape the area and retreated to the hideout to await new intelligence from Bennett's phone. As the battle concluded, Castle watched from the roof, seen by Karen Page down below as she was protected by the police, Castle gave a nod towards his ally while he promised to see Daredevil another time before walking away. Castle then ran in, worried and saw nobody. Once obtained, Castle ignored Micro's suggestion to tip off the authorities or call Hoyle, knowing the latter would try to fix Wilson. It stinks and it smells like shit and I can't get the stink out of my nose. Russo questioned what Rawlins had meant by Castle taking things from him, as Rawlins had inadvertently revealed that Marion James had taken his position from him. Way too much drama, way too much bullshit dressed as 'character development'. The place that her face used to be.Frank Castle to Daredevil. Cyclops is the first hero killed when Punisher takes on the Marvel Universe. The Punisher then showed Schultz the recording of him confessing to their conspiracy, as well as the murder of both Sergei Konchevsky and Nikolai Poloznev, and Fiona's entire Crew. I told you. Dinah Madani commanded the Homeland Security operation from a mobile command center. You're gonna learn about loss. Having driven all night, Castle then decided to get some sleep, but not before tying Rachel to the bed to prevent her from leaving and gagging her with duck tape. Hey! Before pulling the trigger Punisher tells Captain America that he was always his hero. Russians, they paid for these photos. When Daredevil commented on how he knew how to fight and had almost beaten him, Castle insisted they were not discussing brawling but war, which he viewed as a completely different matter altogether and one Daredevil did not understand. Unbeknownst to Rawlins, Russo had cut Castle's cord, allowing him to kill the agent. Who cares?Punisher and Finn Cooley. However, Kazan noted that he was not the one who would be talking, before he had then turned to the Russian, ordering them to subdue Punisher but keep him alive, while the Punisher had then readied himself for the upcoming fight. Castle would make a hole to another room where they hid and they ambushed Olin's crew, killing three of them. Schoonover continued to taunt Castle's moniker as the Punisher, and how he had to teach him how to use his first firearm at age eighteen. Now that he is on the rooftop, Castle found it empty and slowly walk forward when he saw a flash coming from across. The Punisher: Created by Steve Lightfoot. However, it was a ruse Castle used Hoyle' distraction to sneak into the trunk of Micro's car. Once he was certain that Bendix was safe from harm, the Punisher tracked down and finally executed the now mortally wounded Russo, before then dedicating his life to the Punisher cause, tracking down criminals wherever he could and executing them. Frank ties a knife to the end of an arrow, and fires it at The Hulk's eye. Frank and Captain America engage in a battle, which is one of the final fights in the story. The inmates continued to attack him with various weapons and shivs, but Castle's superior combat training allowed him to quickly disarm the men and use their weapons to stab them or crush their skulls, shrugging off a stab in the arm and strong blows from them as he killed more of the attacking criminals. Castle and Bendix then discussed how the game was known to be the scam, but people always played for different reasons, as she noted that Castle's reason was confident that he could beat anyone. Castle finished the fight by backing off of Pilgrim. While on leave from the United States Marine Corps, Castle was out in a park playing his guitar when he had been overheard by a woman named Maria, who teased him over his playing. Warned of approaching soldiers by Micro, Castle demanded that Bennett kept silent in a closet before dropping two smoke grenades and concealed his face. As Speed bled out on the floor, Castle found Chaney crawling across the floor, attempting to grab his gun. Schultz said that was him, but he did not find any relevance in this case. However, Castle had then turned onto WHiH World News, as he had then watched the reporting all about Russo's recent escape from the Sacred Saints Hospital, with the reporter noting that Russo was likely armed and dangerous, as Castle stared at the image of Russo on the screen, as he considered what his next actions would really be. Castle then picked up the phone and saw the note attached to it, telling him not disappoint Micro. Castle saw this and made the bold decision to jump through the broken wall into Pilgrim's room. Castle stole his own captor's guns and shot Cooley twice in the back. Castle told Russo what he knew of Operation Cerberus and their illegal actions in Kandahar, noting that he was now aware that Agent Orange, Ray Schoonover and Morty Bennett were selling heroin and using the profits to fund their illegal assassination missions, mentioning that Henderson had been killed when he had tried to blow the whistle on the entire operation. Castle targeted the Kitchen Irish, the Dogs of Hell, and the Mexican Cartel for the involvement for shooting and started to eliminate all members of three gangs and other criminals along the way. Castle successfully got to the exit but confronted with a young soldier who told Castle to surrender. ""They got off easy in my opinion!Punisher and Daredevil, Without knowing about the link between Operation Cerberus and the Massacre at Central Park, Castle targeted the three gangs that were involved in the firefight at the park - the Kitchen Irish, the Dogs of Hell, and the Mexican Cartel. Quinn expressed her sympathies to Castle, while asking how long it had been since he lost them, with Castle noting that this sometimes feels like it only happened the day before, and sometimes it felt like a million years earlier, as Quinn held onto his hand. When Castle hung up, he got a call from Bendix, who was in fact not with Pilgrim. In the final moments of the comic, Frank puts his revolver to his chin and says, "There's one more to go." Castle meanwhile perched on a nearby rooftop and once again took aim at Grotto; however, once again, he was interrupted and attacked by Daredevil who attempted to ensure that Grotto was not harmed by the Punisher as the pair began to fight once again. Castle decided that he would use the inevitable confrontation to his advantage, despite the risks to his own life and well-being. Castle and Hoyle took Nelson back to his place and met up with Dinah Madani. Once Lieberman decided to go inside his house, Castle was invited to join him, but declined his offer to come inside the house and be a part of their family, noting that Lieberman knew why he could not, to which Lieberman accepted his choice. Captain America was one of the last heroes alive, and Frank goes on to hunt for his last remaining target: Daredevil. When Castle asked who Pilgrim was, Bendix began to panic and suggested that they should leave New York City before Pilgrim found them, noting that this was what Fiona would have done, as she explained to Castle who Fiona was. Castle told her to grab the gun and push it away hard. Quinn teased Castle about his intentions to simply pass through different bars, calling him a man of mystery, noting how he had come to the bar, defended her honour against Johnny and he had now seemingly intended to just vanish in the nights, and she would never see him again, while Castle had then insisted that Quinn did not actually need saving from anybody. You're not the only ghost in this town, Frank.Frank Castle and Micro. That's where you got lucky. With his conflict seemingly concluded, Castle had then headed over into St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, as he had finally made the decision to join in with Curtis Hoyle's regular therapy sessions, in order to deal with the trauma of losing his family. I can't let you just walk away, Frank. Frustrated that he was not able to locate and kill Russo, the Punisher then overheard the badly wounded Jack attempting to crawl away to safety. ""And then what, Red? Although Grotto was able to get out of the hospital with Page taking him downstairs and putting him in her car to be driven away, Castle had still managed to get onto the roof of the hospital and used a sniper rifle to attempt to take out his target, watching Grotto as he peered out of the car's window. [31], Don't shoot! Seeing an opportunity to send a killer to take out Matt Murdock, he worked to get Castle out of jail so he could be an asset on the outside. As Lisa commented on how Russo was an orphan, and could not know his name's origin, they all laughed as Maria promised they were all Russo's family. As Castle attempted to convince the guards to free him, Wilson Fisk looked down from the upper level and tauntingly thanked Castle for his help in assassinating Dutton, before leaving Castle to be murdered by the other furious inmates who were still loyal to Dutton. By God, that's real. Now furiously breaking down the wall again, Castle kept on beating it with his sledgehammer while remembering his children at Central Park. I asked her to marry me that day.Frank Castle to Micro. Bendix had knocked on the door, as Clive looked through a peephole in the door and had immediately refused to allow Castle in. As Castle returned once Jerry had gone, Daredevil accused him of taking pleasure from risking the lives of innocent people, noting how he had been ready to shoot Jerry, although Castle claimed that had only been for his benefit. Castle also appears to believe in returning favors, since him helping Daredevil defeat the Hand ninjas can be seen as him repaying the vigilante for rescuing him from torture at the hands of the Kitchen Irish. Anything. Finding her at her apartment, Castle knocked out her guards and greeted Page. Micro revealed that it is a fail-safe system if the countdown reaches zero, then it would trigger explosives in the building that would kill them. The mission sees Krieg fake his death, while the son of mob boss Howard Saint is killed.