Punisher (Marvel Comics)

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==Summary==
Lt. Frank Castle returned home from duty only to see his wife and children murdered in front of him in cold blood by the Mafia. Unable to find justice by any fair means for them, Castle vowed to spend the rest of his life avenging them. Now equipped with state-of-the-art weapons, decades of combat experience, guerrilla and urban warfare techniques, as well as detective-like skills, he wages a one-man war against crime as the Punisher, a murderous vigilante that takes no prisoners, and comes at odds with both heroes and villains for his methods.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , with Heavy Weaponry | At least 
Key: Base | Franken-Castle
Name: Lt. Francis "Frank" G. Castle (born Francis Castiglione), the Punisher | Franken-Castle
Origin: Marvel Comics
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Human, vigilante, former United States Marine officer and a member of the Secret Defenders, Marvel Knights, Heroes For Hire, Secret Avengers and Thunderbolts
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Base=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Trained in various forms of camouflage and stealth, Martial Arts, Weapon Mastery, Enhanced Senses (Smelt a thin stench of cyanide in the air), Minor Analytical Prediction (Can predict the movements of Spider-Man) and Resistance to Mind Manipulation (Resisted Puppet Master's control)
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|-|As Franken-Castle=Same as base, with Immortality (Type 7), Electricity Projection and Resistance to Fire Manipulation (Tanked Deadpool's flamethrowers barely affected) and Mind Manipulation (His brain isn't wired properly, thus making him resistant to conventional mind control). His equipment grants him Explosives (Such as grenades, land mines and rocket launchers), Incendiary Grenades and Burrowing Bullets
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Attack Potency: Wall level+ (Can significantly harm the likes of Daredevil with all standard human weaponry up to rocket launchers. Can fight people who can harm him), City Block level with Heavy Weaponry | At least Large Building level (Far stronger than Morbius)
Speed: Hypersonic combat speed and reactions (Consistently kept up with Daredevil, Elektra, and Hand Ninjas) | Hypersonic
Lifting Strength: At least Class 1 (Can easily snap necks. Regularly wrestles with Daredevil) | At least Class 1 (Stronger than before)
Striking Strength: Wall level+ | At least Large Building level
Durability: Wall level+ (Survived being smashed into a car by Deadpool, and the impact deformed a car. Has taken several beatings from the Kingpin) | At least Large Building level (Tanked hits from a Bloodstone-infused Daken)
Stamina: Superhuman | Superhuman (Can survive without his heart for extended periods of time)
Range: Standard Melee Range, up to Hundreds of Meters with weaponry
Standard Equipment: Commonly uses M16 .223 caliber automatic rifles, Sterling Mark 6 9mm, semi-automatic rifles, 9mm Browning Llama automatic pistols, .45 caliber automatic frame rechambered for 9mm. ammunition, .223 caliber Derringers, and Gerber Mark II combat knives. Kevlar uniform. | Machine guns and various grenades
*Optional Equipment: Wrist-mounted flamethrowers, smoke pellets, various energy weapons, freeze rays, heat ray gun and shock gauntlet.
Intelligence: Above Average. Multi-disciplinary military training from the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Army and Navy. Proficient in basic infantry skills, special operations, including the use and maintenance of specialized firearms and explosive ordnance. Highly trained in infiltration into heavily-guarded enemy territories and structures for the purpose of assassination, captures, and military intelligence, in addition to an intimate knowledge of criminal movements and behavior, as well as keen tactical and strategic abilities, he is also thoroughly trained and experienced in unconventional ("guerilla") warfare. He is an armorer, a gunsmith, and an expert in field medicine.
Weaknesses: None in particular | Has to ingest pills at regular intervals to remain sane
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