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| HistoryText = Castle is an ex-police-officer, whose family was murdered in a mob hit. Vowing revenge he became [[New York City]]'s most mysterious vigilante the Punisher, and is responsible for the deaths of over 125 criminals. Living in the sewers and waging a one-man war against organized crime, his only friend is an old alcohlic named Shake, who speaks in rhyme for no good reason. Now legally declared dead, he strikes back from beyond the grave, killing mobsters wherever he can find them. Due to his war against them, the Mafia families have weakened, forcing one of the family leaders, [[Gianni Franco (Earth-58267)|Gianni Franco]], to come in and take control. Franco has a plan to bring the families together as one unit. This, however, has attracted the attention of the Yakuza, Asia's most powerful crime syndicate which is led by [[Tanaka (Earth-58267)|Lady Tanaka]]. The Yakuza decide to take over the Mafia families and all of their interests. In order to sway the mobsters to their cause, they kidnap their children and hold them for ransom. |
| HistoryText = Castle is an ex-police-officer, whose family was murdered in a mob hit. Vowing revenge he became [[New York City]]'s most mysterious vigilante the Punisher, and is responsible for the deaths of over 125 criminals. Living in the sewers and waging a one-man war against organized crime, his only friend is an old alcohlic named Shake, who speaks in rhyme for no good reason. Now legally declared dead, he strikes back from beyond the grave, killing mobsters wherever he can find them. Due to his war against them, the Mafia families have weakened, forcing one of the family leaders, [[Gianni Franco (Earth-58267)|Gianni Franco]], to come in and take control. Franco has a plan to bring the families together as one unit. This, however, has attracted the attention of the Yakuza, Asia's most powerful crime syndicate which is led by [[Tanaka (Earth-58267)|Lady Tanaka]]. The Yakuza decide to take over the Mafia families and all of their interests. In order to sway the mobsters to their cause, they kidnap their children and hold them for ransom. |
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| − | Shake pleads with the Punisher to save the children, who are likely to be sold into childhood slavery regardless of whether the Mafia give into the demands. While he is able to save most of the children with a .45 Thompson M1928 submachine gun, the Mafia leader's son is taken away to the Yakuza headquarters. Furthermore, the Punisher is taken into custody by the police, only to be freed by Franco's men. Franco persuades the Punisher to help him save his son, and stop the Japanese criminal underworld from taking root in America. Franco and the Punisher raid the Yakuza headquarters, where he fights and kills all the Yakuza, including Lady Tanaka and her daughter. Upon being reunited with his son, Franco betrays the Punisher in an effort to kill him, but the Punisher wins the duel, killing Franco. As the police arrive, Castle warns Franco's son not to follow in his father's footsteps or he will share his fate. |
+ | Shake pleads with the Punisher to save the children, who are likely to be sold into childhood slavery regardless of whether the Mafia give into the demands. While he is able to save most of the children with a .45 Thompson M1928 submachine gun, the Mafia leader's son is taken away to the Yakuza headquarters. Furthermore, the Punisher is taken into custody by the police, only to be freed by Franco's men. Franco persuades the Punisher to help him save his son, and stop the Japanese criminal underworld from taking root in America. Franco and the Punisher raid the Yakuza headquarters, where he fights and kills all the Yakuza, including Lady Tanaka and her daughter. Upon being reunited with his son, Franco betrays the Punisher in an effort to kill him, but the Punisher wins the duel, killing Franco. As the police arrive, Castle warns Franco's son not to follow in his father's footsteps or he will share his fate.{{r|The Punisher (1989 film)}} |
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Revision as of 00:55, 13 October 2017
History
Castle is an ex-police-officer, whose family was murdered in a mob hit. Vowing revenge he became New York City's most mysterious vigilante the Punisher, and is responsible for the deaths of over 125 criminals. Living in the sewers and waging a one-man war against organized crime, his only friend is an old alcohlic named Shake, who speaks in rhyme for no good reason. Now legally declared dead, he strikes back from beyond the grave, killing mobsters wherever he can find them. Due to his war against them, the Mafia families have weakened, forcing one of the family leaders, Gianni Franco, to come in and take control. Franco has a plan to bring the families together as one unit. This, however, has attracted the attention of the Yakuza, Asia's most powerful crime syndicate which is led by Lady Tanaka. The Yakuza decide to take over the Mafia families and all of their interests. In order to sway the mobsters to their cause, they kidnap their children and hold them for ransom.
Shake pleads with the Punisher to save the children, who are likely to be sold into childhood slavery regardless of whether the Mafia give into the demands. While he is able to save most of the children with a .45 Thompson M1928 submachine gun, the Mafia leader's son is taken away to the Yakuza headquarters. Furthermore, the Punisher is taken into custody by the police, only to be freed by Franco's men. Franco persuades the Punisher to help him save his son, and stop the Japanese criminal underworld from taking root in America. Franco and the Punisher raid the Yakuza headquarters, where he fights and kills all the Yakuza, including Lady Tanaka and her daughter. Upon being reunited with his son, Franco betrays the Punisher in an effort to kill him, but the Punisher wins the duel, killing Franco. As the police arrive, Castle warns Franco's son not to follow in his father's footsteps or he will share his fate.[1]See Also
- 2 appearance(s) of Francis Castle (Earth-58627)
- 1 mention(s) of Francis Castle (Earth-58627)
- 7 image(s) of Francis Castle (Earth-58627)
- 1 quotation(s) by or about Francis Castle (Earth-58627)
Links and References
References
- ↑ The Punisher (1989 film)