History Characters / ThePunisherMAXAllies

* SexGod: During "Mother Russia", he is roused during a mission to be updated on Castle with three women in his bed. In his [[Comicbook/FuryMax first miniseries]] after the handicapped boy he's looking after injures himself he goes into a... well, [[JustForPun fury]] and phones for half a dozen Asian hookers.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: ''Oh yes.'' A Colonel in the U.S. Army, and by far the most badass character in the series, with a personal killcount probably higher than even Frank's considering he has been operating since WWII.

* BadassInCharge: He leads a Delta Force unit that [[spoiler:manages to take Castle down (a ''very'' rare occurrence in the entire series) and they did it non-lethally too]].

* IllGirl: Poor girl can't seem to catch a break, not long after her husband's death, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had surgery to have them removed though.

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Admit it. A guy with a name like ''Fury'' just sounds impossibly badass.

* MeanBrit: Downplayed. Although he is slightly surly, he isn't exactly mean either.

* BrokenBird: With three failed marriages, getting raped, thrown in jail and trying to survive there, and being in the middle of the violence the Punisher is associated with, she's pretty much a broken bird.

* HighClassCallGirl

!!Andy Lorimer

!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''[[ComicBook/FuryMax Fury]] (Vol. 2) #1 (November, 2001)

A stern, no-nonsense British [=MI6=] agent who first met Frank in 1971, back when he was serving in the Australian Special Air Service Regiment during the Vietnam War. Since then he has remained in touch with Frank. Using his connections in the [=MI6=] to aid Frank with his war on crime.

* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: He was a U.S. Army Ranger and according to Frank had "set fire to half of Asia long before I had boarded a plane to Da Nang."
** ''Peacemaker'' and ''[[ComicBook/FuryMyWarGoneBy My War Gone By]]'' take this back even further, revealing his origins as a squad leader-turned-OSS commando during WWII.

Read tropes [[Characters/MAXNickFury here]].

* AdaptationalJerkass: More like Adaptational ''Anti-Heroism''. Although his mainstream counterpart was certainly no dainty maiden, his MAX counterpart is far shadier, willing to go to greater extremes and do whatever it takes to accomplish his mission. So much so that at times he almost veers into VillainProtagonist territory.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: This is how he convinces Castle to take part in Operation Barbarossa. He knows that a guy like Frank has zero interest in working for his government again, so how does Fury change his mind? By offering him the coordinates to every known crime syndicate in the country, that's how.
* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: You'd figure that a man who has been in the military for as long as he has [[note]]Going all the way back to ''World War II''...[[/note]] should hold a rank higher than Colonel. At one point he mentions having been the director of SHIELD at some point, when in reality he would have to hold the rank of General to command an organization that large.
** His later MAX series shows him as a Colonel in the fifties and never working in a purely military capacity. He likely left active-duty after Korea and worked for the CIA since, before transferring to SHIELD.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: ''Oh yes.'' A Colonel in the U.S. Army, and by far the most badass character in the series, with a personal killcount probably higher than even Frank's considering he has been operating since WWII.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Admit it. A guy with a name like ''Fury'' just sounds impossibly badass.
* BadassLongcoat: He wears a buttoned up one at all times.
* BackToBackBadasses: When the Barbarossa operation goes beyond tits up and the generals want Castle arrested, Fury stands next to him and basically dares the entire platoon of soldiers there to take the first swing. [[KnowWhenToFoldEm The soldiers wisely decide to incur the wrath of the generals instead of picking a fight with the two men]].
* BatmanGambit: His way of getting in contact with the Punisher involves him releasing a convicted felon way ahead of parole, and simply standing back and waiting for the Punisher to deal with said felon.
* BigGood: His overall role. Although he is by no means a saintly or even ''[[GoodIsNotNice nice]]'' individual, he can be counted on to do the right thing for the sake of doing the right thing.
* CigarChomper: He is always seen smoking one. Much to the chagrin of his peers, who would prefer that he respect the "no smoking" rules.
* ColonelBadass: Back in Vietnam he was a Colonel in the US Army who led numerous counter offenses against the Viet Cong that have since become the stuff of legend.
* CoveredWithScars: It may not be noticeable at first. But in one panel, we see him laying naked (save for his boxers) in bed with a group of hookers at his side. And see that he is covered head to toe in scars.
* TheCynic: His decades in the spy business has left him with a rather bleak and cynical view of the world. A disposition that has gotten even worse when Frank meets with him again.
* DeadpanSnarker: He usually isn't the kind of guy to joke around. But when he does, it's obvious he has a very cynical sense of humor.
--> '''General:''' You always were a goddamn ray of sweetness and light, weren't you Fury?
--> '''Fury:''' Check the small print General, [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments nothing in there about us sucking each other's balls.]]
* DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff: He does this to a corrupt American general in ''Mother Russia''. To better elaborate, the general in question had put together a [[spoiler:cell of Middle Eastern terrorists and sent them on a plane, which they were to hijack. The plane was then blown up by the Russians, killing the US-funded terrorists and the innocent people aboard]].
* TheDreaded: He very evidently holds this reputation among the [[SmugSnake cabal of Generals.]] Who speak of him in a hush worried tone, as if he where some sort of urban myth. It's apparently so great that the military has given him the nickname, "The Prince of Darkness."
* DrowningMySorrows: When Frank meets with him again in a bar, he's hitting the bottle pretty hard. Not a surprise, given what he'd just learned at the time you can hardly blame him.
* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: He was a U.S. Army Ranger and according to Frank had "set fire to half of Asia long before I had boarded a plane to Da Nang."
** ''Peacemaker'' and ''[[ComicBook/FuryMyWarGoneBy My War Gone By]]'' take this back even further, revealing his origins as a squad leader-turned-OSS commando during WWII.
* EveryoneHasStandards: The man may be a hardened Cold War spy with a heart as cold as ice, but even he knows that the cabal of Generals crossed the line with their FalseFlagOperation.
** It is hinted he really did want Castle to handle Operation Barbarossa the way he did, saving the little girl and all.
** In Vietnam, both he and Castle are completely unwilling to waste a young Vietnamese boy, knowing for certain he will alert the NVA to their presence.
* EyepatchOfPower: Much like his mainstream Marvel counterpart.
* GoodIsNotNice: One of the few characters who is unambiguously good, but don't let that fool you into thinking he's some sort of AllLovingHero either. The man is a world-class cynic with a barbed wire heart who isn't afraid to cuss out a four-star general.
* GrumpyOldMan: ''Oh yes''. Grouchy, vulgar, volatile and otherwise completely hostile towards anyone who isn't named Frank Castle.
* HandicappedBadass: You see that eyepatch he's got? He's had it for nearly ''[[ScarsAreForever sixty years]]'' Hasn't slowed him down at all though.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: It's pretty obvious that while Frank is going around dispensing vigilante justice, Fury has at least half-a-dozen different operations going on behind the scenes. This becomes more obvious if you've read his solo spin-off series.
* JerkWithTheHeartOfAJerk: Make no mistake, although he might be on the side of justice ([[BlackAndGreyMorality by the standards of this series at least]]), he is ''[[GoodIsNotNice not a nice man]]''. Profane, grouchy, volatile, and all around hostile to just about everyone who isn't named Frank Castle. He makes his mainstream counterpart look like a dainty maiden by comparison.
* LivingLegend: Naturally. The man has seen action in just about every armed American conflict since World War II. It would be weird if he ''didn't'' play this trope straight.
* MildlyMilitary: Despite his rank and years of service, he shows a blatant disregard for standard military practices. Such as cussing out superior officers, not bothering with a uniform, and [[RunningGag smoking in "no smoking" areas]].
* MilitaryMaverick: He is shown constantly telling off the Generals and intimidates those who try and challenge his authority. In his crowing moment, when he discovers [[spoiler:the general behind the horrific FalseFlagOperation, he removes his belt and beats the holy fuck out of the general responsible, and threatens anyone who tries to intervene.]] Leaving the general a bloody, snivelling mess.
* MisterExposition: This is more or less his role in the beginning of the ''Mother Russia'' arc. He's there to explain to Frank, and by extension the audience, what the flesh-eating super virus that is currently in the hands of the Russians is and why the US military wants their hands on it.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Upon discovering the general behind the FalseFlagOperation, Fury proceeds to pull off his belt and beat the ever loving shit out of said general. A beatdown so horrific that the other Generals of the cabal can only look on in horror.
* OfficerAndAGentleman: Very much averted. The man swears like a sailor, goes through hookers like a man goes through potato chips, and shows no respect to the various "no smoking" rules that try to keep him from enjoying one of his sweet Cuban cigars.
* OldSoldier: The man looks like he's pushing eighty, but that hasn't stopped him from living up to his reputation as the most badass super-spy that has ever lived.
* OvertOperative: For being a master spy who has been in the game for as long as he has, he doesn't do a terribly good job at keeping a low profile. The eyepatch alone is practically a dead giveaway.
* OverrankedSoldier: Inverted and justified. By the time ''Punisher MAX'' starts Fury has spent over sixty years in the military and is a living legend yet he is ''only'' a colonel, but it's shown that he shares a mutual hatred with a highly influential cabal of corrupt generals and is an uncontrollable maverick who freely violates protocol and has no tolerance for the politicking that goes on among the top brass. Him beating the shit out of a general makes his low ranking crystal clear.
* PermaStubble: Is never seen without a 5 o'clock shadow.
* PerpetualFrowner: Much like Frank, Fury's facial expression never changes from his default pissed off scowl.
* PetTheDog: In his final appearance Nick finds Frank had written "I'm sorry" on the walls of his old house for failing to save his family. Fury then uses Frank's old flamethrower to burn down the house and drives away the police, preventing them from raking over old wounds.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Frank's stoic blue.
* RunningGag: Every time he sparks up a cigar he will almost always be chastised by a nearby officer for not acknowledging the "no smoking" rules.
** Being shown in bed with multiple prostitutes.
* SeenItAll: The man has seen action in the Second World War, the Korean War, the First Indochina War, the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Vietnam War and the Nicaraguan Revolution. Worked for the CIA before moving on to S.H.I.E.L.D. and has been through paratrooper, demolition, Army Ranger and Special Forces training. So yeah, I guess you can say he's seen some things.
* SergeantRock: He started off as one of these during the Second World War, before moving on to being a ColonelBadass.
* SexGod: During "Mother Russia", he is roused during a mission to be updated on Castle with three women in his bed. In his [[Comicbook/FuryMax first miniseries]] after the handicapped boy he's looking after injures himself he goes into a... well, [[JustForPun fury]] and phones for half a dozen Asian hookers.
* ShellshockedVeteran: This incarnation portrays him as this, disillusioned with Iraq, looking after a young boy who he wants to mercy kill, drinking heavily, sleeping with multiple hookers, and beating the crap out of US generals when they resort to terrorism.
* SirSwearsALot: Even in old age, the man still possesses a colorful vocabulary that makes the rest of the characters look like choir boys by comparison.
* TheSpymaster: Much like his mainstream incarnation. However, here it's presented in a less fantastical and more realistic fashion in order to better suit the more grounded tone of the series.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He flatly tells the Generals that the only reason he agreed to help them in their covert operation to steal the biochemical agent from the Russians is that he believes that handing it over to the US military is the "lesser of several evils." Naturally the Generals don't take this remark very well.
-->'''General:''' Are you ''suggesting'' that ''Senior Officers'' of the '''''US Army and Air Force''''' would consider ''using'' such a--
-->'''Fury:''' Well reassure me, General. Don't say "sample". Say ''six-year-old girl''.
* ToAbsentFriends: His finale appearance shows him attending the funeral of [[spoiler:Frank Castle]]. And just to [[ShootTheShaggyDog rub it in]], he's the ''only'' person who bothered attending.
* UnwittingPawn: In ''Mother Russia'', although he tried keeping a watchful eye on the cabal of Generals, at the end of the day it wasn't enough, as the Generals still managed to use him as a pawn in their false flag operation.
* TheVietnamVet: Much like Yorkie, he too served alongside Frank in the Vietnam War.
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[[folder:Jennifer Cesare]]
!!Jennifer Cesare
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Punisher'' (Vol. 7) #43 (March, 2007)

->''"That's what that kind of horror does, isn't it? It leaves you less than human. And some people don't ever come back from it."''

The granddaughter of the late [[TheDon Massimo Cesare]], Jenny was an anomaly in that she believed her family was evil; a belief that was exacerbated when she was arranged to marry an abusive mafioso. When her husband is killed by the Punisher, Jenny is inspired to undertake her own RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the family members who wronged her.
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* BackToBackBadasses: When the Barbarossa operation goes beyond tits up and the generals want Castle arrested, Fury stands next to him and basically dares the entire platoon of soldiers there to take the first swing. [[KnowWhenToFoldEm The soldiers wisely decide to incur the wrath of the generals instead of picking a fight with the two old and very lethal men]].

* BackToBackBadasses: When the Barbarossa operation goes beyond tits up and the generals want Castle arrested, Fury stands next to him and basically dares the entire platoon of soldiers there to take the first swing. [[KnowWhenToFoldEm The soldiers wisely decide to incur the wrath of the generals instead of picking a fight that day]].

!Allies

-> '''Debut''': ''The Punisher'' Vol. 7, #1

-> '''Debut:''' ''The Punisher'' Vol. 7, #7

-> '''Debut:''' ''The Punisher'' Vol. 7, #7

-> '''Debut:''' ''[[ComicBook/FuryMax Fury]]'' Vol. 2, #1

-> '''Debut:''' ''The Punisher'' Vol. 7, #43

-> '''Debut:''' ''The Punisher'' Vol. 7, #55

-> '''Debut:''' ''Punisher: Soviet #1''

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The Friends and other associates of [[TheHero Frank]] [[SociopathicHero Castle]].

[[center: [- [[Characters/ThePunisherMAX Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXThePunisher The Punisher]] | '''Allies''' | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXTheItalianMafia The Italian Mafia]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXIrishCriminalsAssociates Irish Criminals & Associates]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXTheFiskCrimeRing The Kingpin's Syndicate]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXOtherCriminalsPsychopaths Other Criminals & Psychopaths]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXMilitaryGovernment Military & Government]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXOtherCharacters Other Characters]]]]-]

--> ''"You probably still think you're hot shit, just cause you've got all the other idiots in here scared to death of you. F.Y.I ladies: I know scary. I've seen scary. Scary gets me wet. You three don't even come close."''

--> ''"I'm a lot older than concorde, lad. And no cunt's putting me in a museum."''

--> ''"Castle will finish the job, he'll figure a way out of the silo and he'll bring the girl out with him, even if he has to slaughter half of the Russian Army to do it. You'll get your virus: and the Russians will be none the wiser."''

* ManipulativeBastard: A heroic version. It's strongly implied near the end of the ''Valley Forge'' arc that ''he'' was the one playing the cabal of crooked Generals all along, not the other way around.

* BackToBackBadasses: When the Barbarossa operation goes beyond tits up and the generals want Castle arrested, Fury stands next to him and basically dares the entire platoon of soldiers there to come get them.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: ''Oh yes.'' A Colonel in the U.S. Army, and by far the most badass character in the series. Second only to Frank.

* IOweYouMyLife: [[spoiler:Castle saved Howe from imprisonment, torture, and quite possibly death in Vietnam, and How in return volunteered to non-fatally take down Castle for the corrupt Generals when he deduced there was something fishy going on.]]