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* PosthumousCharacter: Despite dying two pages into the series, his influence is shown several times afterwards, though Massimo himself never appears on-panel again. For one, he's the reason why Nicky Cavella had to go into exile as shown in flashbacks because of Cavella's brutal and idiotic handling of dealing with a Chinese mob boss (he killed his youngest son and served him as food). His widow also appears during the "Kingpin" arc, and she makes it clear that her late husband would never have stood for the pathetic joke the mob has made of itself.



* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Was already a sociopath as a kid, and [[spoiler: murdered his entire family by the time he was 8, under the advice of his aunt. His aunt also sexually molested him, but it's unknown if this happened before the murders.]]



** He has an even bigger one when Punisher drives him out into the woods to execute him, and Cavella realizes [[spoiler: it's the same woods where he murdered his father as a child]]. It's by coincidence, the Punisher didnt know about Cavella's past, and is somewhat surprised at his massive FreakOut, which is even worse than his fear of death.



* EyeScream: He earned his nickname by repeatedly stabbing a man in the eye with such viciousness that he eventually reached his brain.

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* EyeScream: He earned his nickname by repeatedly stabbing a man in the eye with a pen with such viciousness that he eventually reached his brain.


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* TakingYouWithMe: Is mortally wounded during the attack on the CIA hideout, and attempts to suicide bomb O'Brian with a grenade before dying.


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* VillainousBreakdown: After Cavella rejects her, she first goes into a TranquilFury state, but after he sends her after O'Brian and Punisher, she completely loses her shit, and mindlessly attack the two in bed, screaming about how "no one will fuck her" (she's also furious over O'Brian sleeping with the guy who killed her brother).


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* NeverMyFault: When Jennifer has her tied to a chair, she tearfully blames all her sins on the men in the mafia, and that wives and girlfriends have no say in decisions. Which would hold more water if she hadnt done all she did just to keep her mafia wife lifestyle.
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* LeanAndMean: His very noticeably lanky and definitely on the "mean" side.

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* LeanAndMean: His very He has a noticeably lanky figure and definitely falls on the "mean" side.



* VorpalPillow: How he kills the last of Cesare's capo.

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* VorpalPillow: How he kills the last of Cesare's capo.capos.
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* TooDumbToLive: Nicky even points out telling him this was a bad plan is something a kid would know is dumb. He is forced to walk straight in front of the Punisher to buy Nicky's time (as while Frank's gun might jam or be out of ammo, Nicky's is lock and loaded.)

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* TooDumbToLive: Nicky even points out that telling him this his plan was a bad plan "bad idea" is something that even a kid would know is dumb. He is promptly forced at gunpoint to walk straight in front of into the Punisher to buy Nicky's time (as while Frank's gun might jam or be out Punisher's line of ammo, Nicky's is lock and loaded.)fire as [[JustForPun punishment]] for his insult.
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* GenreSavvy: Shows some of this by the end of "Up Is Down, Black Is White" when he refuses to be Cavella's cannon fodder, along with the remaining rank-and-file hoodlums. When Cavella tries to bring up his oath of loyalty, he shoots back that "all that omerta shit" is designed to protect and benefit the bosses like Cavella, not soldiers like him. Caps it off by reminding Cavella that he has ''nothing'' to threaten them with anymore, "'cause there's no-one left... 'cause the Punisher killed 'em all."
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* ArchEnemy: Subverted. He clearly views The Punisher to be this towards him, however, the feeling [[WrongGenreSavvy isn't mutual.]] As Frank makes it crystal clear in their final encounter that to him, Cavella is little more than a [[DirtyCoward spineless]] worm no different than the riff raff he kills on a daily basis.
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* TheBusCameBack: After making a daring getaway at the end of the first arc, he doesn't reappear until three arcs later.


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* PlotArmor: Arguably the only reason he survived his introductory arc, that and he had no shortage of [[WeHaveReserves mooks to hide behind.]]
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* TheBrute: The brute strength of Cavella's crew, as well as the angriest.
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* DumbBlonde: She's blonde, doesn't know how to read or write, and an overall dim individual.
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* BerserkButton: She doesn't take to kindly to others pitying her. And is quick to tell them off, regardless of whether or not they meant any harm by it.


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* NeverLearnedToRead: It's revealed during an information gathering session, that she suffers from a reading disorder. Prompting the other wives to shower her with pity. [[DontYouDarePityMe She doesn't]] [[BerserkButton take this well]].

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* AntiClimaxBoss: He gets built up for two full arcs but when it finally comes down to a one on one showdown between him and Frank, he breaks down following a BreakingSpeech from Frank and lets himself be taken in without putting up any sort of resistance.

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* AntiClimaxBoss: He gets built up for two full arcs but when it finally comes down to a one on one showdown between him and Frank, he breaks down following Frank. All it takes is for Castle to give him a BreakingSpeech from Frank and lets that proves so effective, he breaks down completely, allowing himself to be taken in without putting up any sort of resistance.



* FaceDeathWithDignity: ''[[AvertedTrope Hell No]]''. He spends his finally few moments alive crying, begging, shitting himself, and suffering in overall very undignified death.

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* FaceDeathWithDignity: ''[[AvertedTrope Hell No]]''. He spends his finally few moments alive crying, begging, shitting himself, and suffering in overall an overall, very undignified death.



* WrongGenreSavvy: Judging from the way he struts around like Marlon Brando, he clearly thinks that he's the star of some sort of glamorous mobster film. Destined to follow in the footsteps of [[Film/TheGodfather Michael Corleone]] and [[Film/{{Scarface}} Tony Montana]]. He couldn't be any more wrong.

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* WrongGenreSavvy: Judging from the way he struts around like Marlon Brando, he clearly thinks that he's the star of some sort of glamorous mobster film. Destined to follow in the footsteps of [[Film/TheGodfather Michael Corleone]] and [[Film/{{Scarface}} Tony Montana]]. He couldn't be any more wrong.


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* BerserkButton: Being born in the East Coast it should come as no surprise that he takes his clam chowder ''[[SeriousBusiness very seriously]]''. For example, when he orders New England clam chowder, he expects it to be made like it is in New fucking England!


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** Earlier than that he delivered one of these to whatever CIA goon was unfortunate enough to open the door for him.


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* HotBlooded: His blood isn't hot so much as its ''searing'' with unbridled rage so fierce that his small frame can barely contain it.

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* AintToProudToBeg: Definitely. For all his posturing and swagger, once The Punisher has him at his mercy he immediately resorts to pleading for his life.

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* AintToProudToBeg: AintTooProudToBeg: Definitely. For all his posturing and swagger, once The Punisher has him at his mercy he immediately resorts to pleading for his life.


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* EyeScream: Its revealed in a later arc that when his body was finally discovered two weeks later that his eyes had been pecked out by a couple of birds.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: ''[[AvertedTrope Hell No]]''. He spends his finally few moments alive crying, begging, shitting himself, and suffering in overall very undignified death.
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* AintToProudToBeg: Definitely. For all his posturing and swagger, once The Punisher has him at his mercy he immediately resorts to pleading for his life.
* AntiClimaxBoss: He gets built up for two full arcs but when it finally comes down to a one on one showdown between him and Frank, he breaks down following a BreakingSpeech from Frank and lets himself be taken in without putting up any sort of resistance.


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* AssholeVictim: Quite possibly the most deserving victim in this series. No doubt he deserved every second of agony he had to endure before he died.


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* BigBadWannabe: He certainly seems to be under the impression that he's the single greatest threat that the Punisher has ever faced. In reality he's little more than a footnote in the Punisher's long list of victims. Frank even quickly deduces him for the smug little coward he is over a telephone conversation.


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* HateSink: Deliberately designed to be the most smug, horrid, and despicable human being imaginable. Making his ultimate demise all the more satisfying.


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* WrongGenreSavvy: Judging from the way he struts around like Marlon Brando, he clearly thinks that he's the star of some sort of glamorous mobster film. Destined to follow in the footsteps of [[Film/TheGodfather Michael Corleone]] and [[Film/{{Scarface}} Tony Montana]]. He couldn't be any more wrong.
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* ClusterFBomb: He drops the mother of all these (quoted above) in his second appearance. Where he curses the name of everyone from his dead family, his old comrades, The Punisher, and even the angels in the sky.


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* OhCrap: The look on his face after his fellow capos decide to abandon him and leave him to face the Punisher all by himself.


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* VorpalPillow: During one of his [[{{Squick}} love making sessions with his aunt]], he smothers her to death with a pillow.


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* AxCrazy: As expected of someone who hangs around Nicolas Cavella. She's every bit as violently unhinged as her brother was. Must be hereditary or something.


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* SlashedThroat: When Cavella gives her the order to kill off one of the capos who opposes him. She does so by following the capo into the restroom and slitting his throat while the guy was tacking a leak.
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* AxCrazy: Although it's not readily apparent at first thanks to his FauxAffablyEvil act, the more we see of him, the more obvious it becomes that he's a psychotically sadistic capo. Prone to acts of extreme violence and grotesque debauchery.


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* DepravedBisexual: In his second appearance he is revealed, in a very disturbing way, to be one. Unlike most examples he's [[ArmoredClosetGay highly secretive about it]].


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* AxCrazy: He's easily the most psychotically unhinged member of his group. With a nasty habit of lashing out in random fits of violent rage. Had it not been for Cavella keeping him in check, then he would've been thrown in prison a long time ago.
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* BaldOfEvil: He has a very noticeable bald spot on his head. And

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* BaldOfEvil: He has a very noticeable bald spot on his head. And



* DefiantToTheEnd: Even with a metal fence jutting out of him, he continued cursing at Castle with his dying breath.



* BaldOfEvil: A bald gangster.

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* BaldOfEvil: A Sports a noticeable bald gangster.spot. Slightly subverted as he's actually one of the more level headed and less psychotic capos in New York. ''Especially when compared to Cavella's crew.


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* StressVomit: He throws up on the side of the road after seeing Pittsy cut off the testicles of another man. Not that anyone blames him.

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* BadassLongCoat: During the raid on the CIA's safehouse, he's seen wearing a brown trenchcoat. Subverted in that the coat is ill-fitting and rather ugly looking too.



* CoDragons: The position he and Ink played to their boss Nicolas Cavella.

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* CoDragons: The position he and Ink played With Ink, as they work hand in hand to aid their boss Nicolas Cavella.Cavella.



* EyeScream: When Frank [[PutTheirHeadsTogether knocks Pittsy and Cavella's heads into each other]], Pittsy's eye ends up taking the majority of the impact. And the results aren't pretty.



* LightningBruiser: Don't let his short frame fool you. He's ''far'' stronger and quicker than his short stature would lead you to believe. Able to floor the Punisher in a single blow and frighteningly quick on his feet as well.



* NotHyperbole: If he says he'll rip your heart out or put your balls in a paper cup, he'll make sure to try it.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: ''Dear lord is he ever.'' He's short, stout, and strong enough to nearly choke the life outta Frank.

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* NoSell: During his second fight with The Punisher, Frank unloads on him with a flurry of punches to his face, all of which fail to faze him.
* NotHyperbole: If he says he'll rip your heart out or put your balls in a paper cup, he'll make sure to try it.
it. As poor Roth found out.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: ''Dear lord is he ever.'' He's short, stout, The tough little bastard punches ''well'' beyond his weight, and strong enough to nearly choke is one of the life outta Frank.few characters in the entire series to give Frank a run for his money, and came damn near close to actually killing Frank on more than one occasion. Not only that but he is every bit as [[MadeOfIron durable]] as he is strong.



* PreAsskickingOneLiner: ''"Lets fucking GO you FUCK!"''.



* SirSwearsALot: Rivals Fury when it comes to profanity.

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* SirSwearsALot: Rivals Easily the most profane out of his crew. Rivaling Fury when it comes to profanity.
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* HeManWomanHater: His aunt's abused left him traumatized and while Theresa is as attractive as a car accident Nicky's outburst at it shows that he really doesn't like women touching him.

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* HeManWomanHater: His aunt's abused abuse left him traumatized and while Theresa is as attractive as a car accident Nicky's outburst at it shows that he really doesn't like any women touching him.

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* EnfantTerrible: We learn in ''Up Is Down and Black is White'' that he murdered his whole family, including his kid sister, in order for his Aunt to [[KlingonPromotion gain control]] of the Cavella family.

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* EnfantTerrible: We learn in ''Up Is Down and Black is White'' that he murdered his whole family, including his kid sister, in order for his Aunt to [[KlingonPromotion gain control]] of the Cavella family. At the age of five.



* HeManWomanHater: His aunt's abused left him traumatized and while Theresa is as attractive as a car accident Nicky's outburst at it shows that he really doesn't like women touching him.



* AxCrazy: Downplayed. Although its not readily apparent due to his quiet nature, its implied that he's every bit as unhinged and psychotic as his associates.

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* AxCrazy: Downplayed. Although its not readily apparent due to his quiet nature, its implied that he's every bit as unhinged and psychotic as his associates. He is the one that cooked David Kai's son.



* KlingonPromotion: The last capo alive, and OnlySaneMan left in the mafia, wants nothing to do with Cavella, so Larry has Ink kill him and he become the new leader.

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* BaldOfEvil: A bald gangster.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He might have had his boss killed but he can't stomach Nicky's ways.
* KlingonPromotion: The last capo alive, and OnlySaneMan left in the mafia, wants nothing to do with Cavella, so Larry has Ink kill him and he become became the new leader.

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* AxCrazy: Downplayed. Although its not readily apparent due to his quiet nature, its implied that he's every bit as unhinged as his associates.

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* AxCrazy: Downplayed. Although its not readily apparent due to his quiet nature, its implied that he's every bit as unhinged and psychotic as his associates.



* BeardOfEvil: Sports a very sharp looking goatee.



* FourEyesZeroSoul: Sports a pair of thick rim glasses, and lacks any form of compassion or morality.

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* FourEyesZeroSoul: Sports a pair of Buddy Holly style thick rim glasses, and lacks any form of compassion or morality.


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* SpikyHair: How he fashions his jet black hair.

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* WakeUpCallBoss: They're the first criminal organization to pose a serious threat to the Punisher.

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* TerribleTrio: The crew was originally made up of Nicky (the leader), Pittsy (the muscle), and Ink (the brains). After Pittsy and Ink are killed off in the first arc, Nicky decides to bring in Theresa Gazzera. Who just so happens to be Pittsy's sister.
* WakeUpCallBoss: They're the first criminal organization group to pose a serious threat to the Punisher.



* EnfantTerrible: He was like that since he was five.

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* EnfantTerrible: He was like We learn in ''Up Is Down and Black is White'' that since he was five.murdered his whole family, including his kid sister, in order for his Aunt to [[KlingonPromotion gain control]] of the Cavella family.



* CoDragons: The position he and Ink played to their boss Nicolas Cavella.



* FatAndSkinny: The fat to Ink's skinny.



* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He can be heard constantly spouting homophobic slurs like it's going outta style.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He can be heard constantly spouting homophobic slurs like it's going outta style. And appears to have an irrational hatred towards woman.


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* AxCrazy: Downplayed. Although its not readily apparent due to his quiet nature, its implied that he's every bit as unhinged as his associates.
* BadassLongcoat: He wears a nifty looking raven black trenchcoat.


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* CoDragons: The role he and Pittsy play.


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* FatAndSkinny: The skinny to Pittsy's fat.


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* LeanAndMean: His very noticeably lanky and definitely on the "mean" side.
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* PrettyLittleHeashots: Jennifer finishes her off with a 9mm round to her cranium. Given the series penchant for averting this trope, its quite strange seeing this played straight.

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* PrettyLittleHeashots: Jennifer finishes her off with a 9mm round to her cranium. Given the series penchant for averting this trope, its quite strange seeing this played straight.


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* BoomHeadshot: She takes a 9mm round to the face at point blank range. As you would imagine, the results aren't pretty.
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* AlwaysChaoticEvil: While the other Capos in the Cesare Family take a much more business oriented approach to their villainy. Nicky and his boys are ''always'' evil. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis All. The. Frickin' Time.]] It's almost Deconstructed to a degree. As their extremely vicious ways of going about their business leads to them getting kicked out of New York and having to relocate in Boston.
* AxCrazy: ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Every. Single. One of. Them]]''.

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* AlwaysChaoticEvil: While the other Capos in the Cesare Family take a much more business oriented approach to their villainy. Nicky and his boys are ''always'' evil. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis All. The. Frickin' Time.]] It's almost Deconstructed a DeconstructedTrope to a degree. As their extremely vicious ways of going about their business leads to them getting kicked out of New York and having to relocate in Boston.
* AxCrazy: ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Every. Single. One of. Them]]''.Every single one of them.



* EvilerThanThou: Deconstructed, he seems to be under the assumption that the best way to make the other gangs fear them is to be the most psychotic capo possible. This backfires, as his methods result in him and his crew being exiled to Boston and also kicks off a gang war between the triads and Cesare Family. What's more is that both Frank and Rawlins can easily see past his false bravado and see him for the coward that he really is.

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* EvilerThanThou: Deconstructed, DeconstructedTrope, he seems to be under the assumption that the best way to make the other gangs fear them is to be the most psychotic capo possible. This backfires, as his methods result in him and his crew being exiled to Boston and also kicks off a gang war between the triads and Cesare Family. What's more is that both Frank and Rawlins can easily see past his false bravado and see him for the coward that he really is.
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* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: One of the few people in the series who can not only match Frank in a fight but actually gain the ''upper hand on him.'' As well as being the ''only'' character to illicit an OhCrap response from Frank.

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* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: One of the few people in the series who can not only match Frank in a fight but actually gain the ''upper hand on him.'' As well as being the ''only'' character to illicit an OhCrap response from Frank. Even dead he keeps walking for a while.
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: During his climactic fight with the Punisher. Frank tosses him out of a window, where he lands several stories down onto a spiked wrought iron fence, impaling him through the torso. Amazingly enough, all this does is ''[[{{Determinator}} slow him down]]''. As he continues to come at Frank (''with a piece of the fence still impaling him''). It takes a shotgun slug to the face to ''finally'' bring him down.


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* RasputinianDeath: After trading punches (and shivs) with the Punisher, Frank tosses him out of a window, where he lands several stories down onto a spiked wrought iron fence, impaling him through the torso. Frank then jumps from the window and lands on Pittsy's head. Later, Pittsy (fence still jutting through him), stumbles towards Frank; who blasts him in the face with a shotgun. Even then, Frank has to mentally reassure himself that the next steps he takes are just reflexive.
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[[center: [- [[Characters/ThePunisherMAX Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXThePunisher The Punisher]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXAllies Allies]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXMajorAntagonist Major Antagonist]] | '''The Italian Mafia''' | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXIrishCriminalsAssociates Irish Criminals & Associates]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXTheFiskCrimeRing The Kingpin's Syndicate]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXOtherCriminalsPsychopaths Other Criminals & Psychopaths]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXUnitedStatesMilitaryGovernment United States Military & Government]]| [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXOtherCharacters Other Characters]]]]-]


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[[center: [- [[Characters/ThePunisherMAX Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXThePunisher The Punisher]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXAllies Allies]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXMajorAntagonist Major Antagonist]] | '''The Italian Mafia''' | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXIrishCriminalsAssociates Irish Criminals & Associates]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXTheFiskCrimeRing The Kingpin's Syndicate]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXOtherCriminalsPsychopaths Other Criminals & Psychopaths]] | [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXUnitedStatesMilitaryGovernment United States US Military & Government]]| [[Characters/ThePunisherMAXOtherCharacters Other Characters]]]]-]

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* BoomHeadshot: [[http://www.filmbagger.com/assets/img/punisher_comic_violentasfuck.png What ''finally'' brought him down in the end]].
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* DarkActionGril: An ugly and vulgar one at that.

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* DarkActionGril: DarkActionGirl: An ugly and vulgar one at that.
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* SmugSnake: He gets downgraded to this in his second appearance to coincided with his VillainDecay.


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* DarkActionGril: An ugly and vulgar one at that.

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