The Punisher

Rocco Castiglione (paternal uncle, deceased)

Fredo Castiglione (paternal uncle, deceased)

Unnamed paternal aunt (deceased)

Esmeralda Castiglione (aunt by marriage, deceased)

Unnamed sister (sister)

Unnamed brother-in-law (brother-in-law)

Maria Castle (wife, deceased)

Lisa Castle (daughter, deceased)

Frank Castle Jr. (son, deceased)

Unnamed nephew (nephew)

Unnamed niece (niece)

**The Punisher** is a playable character in *DC VS. MARVEL: Power Match.* He is an anti-hero vigilante who employs murder, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence, and torture in his campaign against crime.

## Moveset

### Special Moves

* **Single Barrel:**The Punisher pulls out his shotgun and fires it at his opponent. The closer the Punisher is to his opponent, the higher the damage the gunfire will do. He has the option to either advance or retreat while firing.
	+ **Sawed Off:**The Punisher fires two additional shots, with the third shot knocking the opponent down.
* **Gorilla Press Slam:**The Punisher chokeholds his opponent until they lose consciousness, then throws them to the ground on the opposite direction, face-first.
	+ **Bladed Punishment:**The Punisher re-stands the opponent and follows up with several knife slashes before plunging it into their stomach and deepening it deep before aggressively pulling it out and causing the opponent to collapse.
* **Running Man:**The Punisher arms himself with his assault rifle and begins to sprint at his opponent. Different attacks can be used while he sprints.
	+ **Tackle:**The Punisher tackles the opponent to the ground and pulls out an assault rifle to shoot them several times before walking away.
	+ **Stock Bash:**The Punisher hits the opponent with the stock of his rifle, knocking them away.
	+ **Rifle Shot:**The Punisher fires a single shot from his rifle, sending them across the stage.
	+ **Stop:**The Punisher simply stops sprinting.
* **Grenade Launcher:**The Punisher pulls out his grenade launcher and fires an incendinary round at a low angle to set the opponent or area on fire. If the opponent steps into that area, they receive damage-over-time. It can be fired in mid-air.
	+ **Firebomb Launcher:**The Punisher fires a second incendinary round in a straight direction.
* **Up Grenade Launcher:**The Punisher fires an incendinary round at a high angle at the opponent, setting them ablaze and dealing damage-over-time.
	+ **Up Firebomb Launcher:**The Punisher fires a second incendinary round at a low angle.
* **Death Grip:**The Punisher grabs his airborne opponent and slams them down.
	+ **Deadly Impalement:**The Punisher draws his knife on the downed opponent and stabs them in the chest, bleeding them and doing damage-over-time.
* **Rolling Frag Grenade:**The Punisher tosses a grenade on the ground that detonates shortly afterwards. If this successfully hits, the explosion will launch the opponent high into the air for a juggle. It can be used at two different ranges.
	+ **Impact Grenade:**The grenade detonates on impact and does more damage.

### Character Ability

* **Explosive Shells:**The Punisher will put explosive rounds in his firearms, increasing damage and having a knockback effect.

### Throws

* **Forward Throw:**The Punisher punches the opponent in his stomach, then proceeds to jab his SMG in their gut, blasting them away with a volley of bullets.
* **Backward Throw:**The Punisher backhands his opponent into the air then immediately grabs them and slams them down in the opposite direction before aiming his shotgun in their face and pulling the trigger, blasting them away.

### Ultimate Move

* **Lethal Punishment:**The Punisher performs an overhead hit on his opponent's head with the stock of his rifle. He pulls out two knives and slashes his opponent with them, then plunges both blades into his opponent's stomach and then follows up with a shotgun blast to the face. The opponent is knocked into the air and he catches them mid-air, slamming them back onto the ground and beats the back of their head with his pistol. As they turn over to face the Punisher, he aims the pistol to their face and pulls the trigger.