History Characters / MCUThePunisher

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Downplayed yet noticeable; in the comics, Frank is typically characterized as stoic and business-like in his approach to killing criminals, his narration done in a FilmNoir sort of style and his speech patterns being [[TerseTalker rather direct]], to the point of BrutalHonesty. Plus, he's not very social and doesn't really try being nice to ''anybody'', save children; even people who've managed to get on his good side, he tends to keep at arm's length. But Jon Bernthal plays up his HairTriggerTemper aspects, as a result of Frank being portrayed in the series as having Extreme Emotional Disturbance — making him much less TheStoic and more a DeadpanSnarker ScreamingWarrior. Plus, Frank's a ''lot'' nicer to civilians and other people here than he would ever be in the comics — eschewing the CruelToBeKind aspects of his personality for the most part and [[PetTheDog Petting the Dog]] much more frequently. Considering the most popular version of the comic book character is Garth Ennis's interpretation of him as a man in his mid-to-late fifties who has been the Punisher for over thirty years (with no contact from [[MoralityPet other superheroes]] to rein him in), this change in personality is justified by the AgeLift the MCU gives him. MCU!Frank might currently be much kinder than the comic book version, but it's not hard to imagine him [[HeWhoFightsMonsters developing that colder personality after decades of fighting.]]

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* TraumaCongaLine: Frank has seen some shit. [[spoiler:Conscripted into what was effectively a death squad, led into a trap due to faulty intelligence (that he had every reason to believe was bad, but was shouted down by Rawlins when he raised his concerns) that very nearly got his entire squad killed, forced to take part in numerous illegal detentions and extrajudicial interrogations and executions (at least one of which he personally carried out), saw his entire family murdered right in front of him in a botched sting, had one of the parties responsible for the botched sting conspire to have him executed to save her own ass, learned that a CO he deeply respected personally planned the shootout to kill Frank, and then learned that not only was his best friend one of the main conspirators in the heroin smuggling operation that funded Cerberus, but was personally at the shootout when he had been with Frank and his family on their day out just hours before]] - it's not any one thing that broke the man, but a ''long'' string of them.

** While he's brutal and rude at times, Frank isn't wrong about how his trauma and [[WarIsHell experiences]] differ from [[TheCowl Matt's]]. Matt has a SecretIdentity and can hide behind a mask in order to deflect criticism and blame on his other self in theory, while for soldiers like Frank, it ''is'' him, not a false identity, that's hurting people, forcing him to live with his actions every day.

* SeenItAll: Frank doesn't seem even surprised at seeing Matt fighting with ninjas. Of course, this is the Marvel Universe, compared with aliens like the Chitauri and super-beings like the Hulk, a bunch of ninjas is the less weird thing anyone can meet.

!!!'''Birth Name:''' Francis David Castiglione Sr.

!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' US Marine Corps (formerly)

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* KnifeNut: 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.

* VillainKiller: He's killed mobsters, gang members, terrorists, rapists and just about every other kind of scumbag inbetween.

* WeaponOfChoice: When he's armed, you can bet it'll be with an M1911 variant. Seems to have been his preferred choice since his time in the Marines, too - fitting for the Marines' strict adherence to tradition. This seems to be a nod to Frank in the comics, who was deeply fond of the pistol's design.
** Particularly, he seems to favor the Kimber Warrior, which was his sidearm in the Marines and a frequent carry weapon as a vigilante.

!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' US Marine Corps

* RaisedCatholic: Frank was at one point Catholic, another thing he has in common with Matt.

** In keeping with Frank being a [[RaisedCatholic lapsed Catholic]], most of his swearing is some variation on "Goddamn", "Jesus Christ", "for Christ's sake", or something to that effect.

* DentedIron: He's already been severely dented when he's introduced, having taken a bullet to the head that's left him with severe mental issues. Over the course of subsequent appearances, Frank's injuries pile up ([[spoiler:being repeatedly beaten up (mostly by Daredevil), tazed, shot and ''power-drilled'' in the foot]]) and his face gets progressively messed up with each fight.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing can keep Frank down. You can beat him, torture him, shoot him, Frank will keep coming after you until he kills you.

* ImprobableAge: While not impossible if he's prior enlisted, Frank is much older than a Lieutenant would normally be. If he commissioned right out of college, he would be in his early twenties. Jon Bernthal was 40 when he first appeared in ''{{Series/Daredevil2015}},'' which is normally around ''retirement'' age for a career soldier.

* ImportantHaircut: Sports a medium-length one after six months of living as Pete Castiglione on a construction site, before shaving it off as he slowly returns to his Punisher ways. The fact that it makes him resemble a more muscular Franchise/JohnWick was probably not unintentional.

* ImportanHaircut: Sports a medium-length one after six months of living as Pete Castiglione on a construction site, before shaving it off as he slowly returns to his Punisher ways. The fact that it makes him resemble a more muscular Franchise/JohnWick was probably not unintentional.

* MeaningfulHaircut: Sports a medium-length one after six months of living as Pete Castiglione on a construction site, before shaving it off as he slowly returns to his Punisher ways. The fact that it makes him resemble a more muscular Franchise/JohnWick was probably not unintentional.

* BadassBeard: Sports a medium-length one after six months of living as Pete Castiglione on a construction site, before shaving it off as he slowly returns to his Punisher ways. The fact that it makes him resemble a more muscular Franchise/JohnWick was probably not unintentional.

* TheHeavy: A major antagonist at the beginning of the second season of ''Series/{{Daredevil}}'', with Matt's main objective being to stop his rampage. Even after he's quickly defeated, the secondary plotline while Matt deals with the Hand concerns uncovering the perpetrators behind his family's massacre, with the sheer violence Frank commits essentially making him the [[VillainProtagonist Villain]] {{Deuteragonist}} of the season.

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Andrés Skoknic (Latin-America Chilean Spanish dub); Mark Ullod (European Spanish dub), Takayuki Sakazume (Japanese dub), Reginaldo Primo (Brazilian Portuguese dub)

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He is significantly more noble than most of his usual depictions. While Comics Frank has even tried to kill retired thieves and drug addicts, this version sticks to only the truly deserving such as killers of the innocent, rapists, and child pornographers.
** In his main series he doesn't even focus on killing criminals, instead targeting the conspiracy that killed his family. The only times he's killed people not connected to the Central Park shootout were 1) the pawnshop owner, 2) Lance and his buddies, and 3) the chop shop thieves.

* AMFMCharacterization: He's a fan of Music/EarthWindAndFire, Music/BruceSpringsteen, Music/WuTangClan and Shooter Jennings.