CHARACTER » NAME: Frank Castle (Castiglione) » CANON: The Punisher » CANON POINT: Post Series 1 » AGE: 36 (estimate based on ages of his kids + his service record)
Operation Cerberus Frank mentions being a selfish, rotten kid. He enlisted to gain some discipline and also to find an outlet for all the inexplicable rage he had in adolescence. He finds a purpose in the Marine Corps, quickly climbing the ranks to Lieutenant and earning the reputation of a soldier who truly leaves no man behind. After saving the men in his squad from certain death and attacking their commander, it seems Frank's priorities (according to himself anyway) have done a total 180. When he enlisted, he just wanted to blow off steam and “hurt people,” as he says to Zach Lieberman. Frank has become hyper-focused on being the ultimate protectorate after caring for multiple units as his family, as well as his own family at home. He never hesitates to put his life on the line which is how he winds up receiving a Navy Cross for his heroism: a far cry from the bullish, violent teenager he describes in his own words.
Massacre at Central Park The day Frank gets back from Afghanistan he reunites with his children tearfully at school then brings them home and has an early night. Recounting to Daredevil how he was too tired to read his daughter his favorite book is also a very significant moment that ties into how he feels as though he failed them. He should have protected them and he couldn't. The day after he comes back they head to the park to have a wholesome family day of fun which is of course when they're all tragically gunned down. Frank also takes a bullet to the head and dies on the operating table for a full minute, but then he comes back ready to exact his revenge. This event is the most pivotal to Frank Castle, it gives him his motivation to live on though everything he once loved is gone. He must avenge his children and wife in order to carry on and live with the tragedy and he will stop at nothing until every responsible party has paid.
Burn the House Down The moment Frank is released from prison, his first stop is his old house. He walks through the whole thing to see the remnants of his old life, ending by sitting at the kitchen table where he shared a last meal with his family the night he returned from overseas. Previously in the hospital he had asked Karen Page if their plates ever made it to the sink/drying rack or if they were still on the table, implying he was trying to picture it in his mind – he hadn't returned to the house since the murders. Deciding that he doesn't want anyone else to ever intrude on his memories with his family, he burns the house to the ground and flees the scene to bring about his personal war. The fire signifies that Frank wants to move on from his family's deaths, but also that he longs to avenge them. The house is scorched earth that he and no one else could ever return to, but it is still his home. It is something he felt he had to do in order to survive, and from this point on he never really allows himself to be comfortable, staying in a shitbox apartment and eating instant meals.
Meet the Liebermans When David/Micro first reaches out to Frank, he is extremely paranoid and understandably so. He believes that this is his battle and his battle alone to fight. After interacting with the man closely and then his family, however, Frank does a 180 on this as does David. At first they were only supposed to have a common enemy, but they quickly forge an unbreakable bond to one another. He sees himself in David with his family and feels immense jealousy that David was able to keep them safe and in turn David watches Frank with them and thinks his family might actually be better off without him. In the end, he finds a brother in Micro and it colors his decisions from there on out, though before he was only focused on making his enemies pay at any cost. He will stop at nothing to save Sarah and Zach Lieberman when they get kidnapped and basically adopts Leo Lieberman onsite. He has deep-running compassion for others though he pretends not to and through his relationship with this family it's easy to see that. Frank even has a nightmare where they all have Thanksgiving dinner together (his late family and David's) and are all gunned down in front of him. This suggests that he considers all of them as his own family and would do anything to protect them as he could not do for his own.
Killing Agent Orange/William Rawlins & severely injuring Billy Russo The Punisher series is basically a frame to chase down Agent Orange and the conspiracy surrounding him and the Castle murders. When he finally kills Rawlins, it's a release of the built-up tension he's been holding onto for 18 months or however Marvel timelines work. He envisions himself letting go of Maria at the same time, as though he wants to start again. This scene is full of hope despite its gruesome nature and when Micro saves him he says he's home. Which is something Maria asked him, if his family was home or if the squad in Afghanistan was. He tells Micro before that they both were his family in different ways, and none were closer to him than Billy Russo. Frank trusts Billy up until the very end when he realizes he was in on it from the beginning and knew about the hit on his family. This deep-seated betrayal is why he can't bring himself to kill Billy outright like he has every other person who he could connect to his family's death or who got in his way during the process. A part of him will never be done with Billy and he still recalls him as a brother to himself and his wife; an uncle to his children. Frank isn't sure how to reconcile this yet, even in the present. It will likely continue to shape him going forward and we're sure to see Billy again in Season 2 in even more of a villain role. This shows Frank to be an extremely emotional person who is reactionary but also restrained and calculated. He knows how to channel his rage towards his true target, and he tells Billy he'll fuck up his face but not kill him and that's exactly what he does.
» FIT: Frank is a survivalist by nature and has training in black ops recon, sniper & infantry divisions, as well as in military leadership. He will adapt quickly to life on the space station and identify those who are weaker/may need his protection as well as those he will deem as allies quickly (other military types & vigilante types.) I think he'll be a great fit for this game and help to progress the setting as well as general problem-solving.
» NOTES: Frank stands at just over 6' with his magboots on and usually wears his jumpsuit unzipped enough to see two prominent scars on his chest. A completely healed bullet wound on his right side and a more fresh mass over his left breast from a crossbow. Also visible is the chain to his dog-tags that he always tucks into his undershirt and the communicator he straps to his left wrist. Sustained on the ship he has a fresh scar across his right palm with slowly healing burns encapsulating the back of his hand and wrist. He has almost healed the bruises on his face/throat/chest from home but give him time to collect more here.
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