History
As a boy, Wilson Moriarty was influenced by his father, who sought employment as a mob criminal. When older, Wilson assisted his father in robbing banks and jewelry stores, culminating in one robbery where his father escaped but Wilson, hampered by his already-considerable weight, was captured by the police. In adulthood, Wilson emulated his father's goal and climbed one position of seniority within the mob, adopting the surname Fisk and alias "Kingpin". He had his police file destroyed, removing all record from his earlier arrest. He arranged for the arrest and conviction of his father, still an aspiring but minor criminal, and declared that he did this because "Sacrifices must be made". He maintained a strained relationship with his wife, Vanessa, who was well aware of his activities, until she left him after becoming fed up of them. Their son, Richard, continued to work for him.
The Kingpin saw Spider-Man as a threat to his organisation, and threatened Norman Osborn into having him eliminated. Osborn hired Spencer Smythe, an expert in robotics, to carry it out in exchange for a hover chair for his disabled son Alistair. Kingpin managed to keep his involvement unknown and Osborn made out that he wanted Spider-Man dead because he believes he is a menace. Spencer's robots failed miserably to destroy the wall-crawler, and perished in an explosion at Oscorp. Kingpin found Spencer alive in the wreckage, and placed him into cryogenic suspension, using the opportunity to tell Alistair that Spider-Man killed his father. Kingpin supplied Alistair with resources to build more robots to avenge his fathers death, but they failed to destroy Spider-Man once again. Kingpin then demanded that Alistair must continue working for him until he is able to do so.
Norman eventually became frustrated with the Kingpin's increasing threats against him, and arranged for the Hobgoblin to eliminate him. Whilst Kingpin was posing as Wilson Fisk, the Hobgoblin made his assassination attempt. Peter Parker saved Fisk by pushing him out of the way. Norman subsequently fired the goblin for his failure, and after discovering Norman's motives the Kingpin employed Hobgoblin, his first mission being to kidnap Norman's son Harry. However, Hobgoblin resigned when Kingpin refused to pay him and worked for Norman again. Hobgoblin defeated Fisk and declared himself the new Kingpin of Crime. However, posing as Wilson Fisk again he allied with Norman and Spider-Man, defeating the goblin and reclaiming his position.
The Kingpin later assembled the Insidious Six by having Doctor Octopus, Chameleon, Scorpion, Shocker, Rhino and Mysterio freed from prison. He instructed them to destroy Spider-Man. They succeeded but after unmasking him and identifying him as Peter Parker, they concluded that he wasn't the real Spider-Man due to his poor performance (the real reason being him losing his powers). Kingpin also instructed them to defeat his rival mob boss Silvermane, but Spider-Man eventually defeated them and saved him. The six them separated and left Kingpin's command.
In a bid to cover up his criminal activities, Kingpin took Alistair's suggestion of framing Peter Parker (who was working for Richard at the time), instructing Richard to do so. Parker was incarerated but his lawyer, Matt Murdock, was aware of Fisk's identity as the Kingpin and cleared his name. Murdock sought revenge on Kingpin for his involvement in his father's death, and as Daredevil teamed up with Spider-Man to defeat him. Although the crime lord escaped, Richard was convicted and Spider-Man discovered Wilson's alter ego. Kingpin blamed Alistair for his son's incarceration, and decided to turn him into a Spider Slayer as well as taking Herbert Landon as his new lieutenant. However, Alistair managed to resurface and discovered from Spider-Man that Kingpin had kept his father in suspension. Alistair rescued his father and fled.
Soon after, the Kingpin became interested in the time dilation portals created by Dr Johnathon Ohnn, and threatened him into creating them for him. However, Ohnn rebelled and preceded to try and take down Fisk, but he and Spider-Man failed. Ohnn inadvertantly left one of his portals open, which widened and threatened to destroy the entire Earth. Kingpin temporarily teamed up with Ohnn and Spider-Man to help close it. Kingpin managed to get his hands on the portal technology which the Hobgoblin had retained, but lost it for good.
The Kingpin later sought to acquite a serum that would allow him to create an army of super soldiers. He managed to take John Hardesky, the only remaining individual with knowledge of the formula, by infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D. with help from Doctor Octopus. Hardesky revealed the forumula after Kingpin threatened his daughter Felicia, who was subsequently forced to take the serum and was transformed into the Black Cat. Hardesky infiltrated Landon's lab, where he erased the formula before escaping with Felicia with help from Spider-Man.
The Kingpin eventually attempted to take over the world by seeking the "Doomsday Weapon", assembling the Insidious Six again. However, he failed after the Red Skull overpowered him.Attributes
Powers
Abilities
Weaknesses
Paraphernalia
Weapons
Notes
See Also
- 35 appearance(s) of Wilson Fisk (Earth-92131)
- 1 minor appearance(s) of Wilson Fisk (Earth-92131)
- 2 mention(s) of Wilson Fisk (Earth-92131)
- 15 image(s) of Wilson Fisk (Earth-92131)
- 2 quotation(s) by or about Wilson Fisk (Earth-92131)
- 4 item(s) used/owned by Wilson Fisk (Earth-92131)