Frank Castle II (Earth-11146)

## Spider-Punisher

*"GORRAM AUTOMATIC WEAPONS!"*
―Frank Castle's battle cry
**Frank Castle II** (born *Frank Calabrese*) was a United States Marine and private detective turned vigilante superhero. He initially fought crime with his siblings, until becoming Spider-Man's boyfriend and sidekick.

## Biography

### Early Life

Frank Calabrese was born in a small town outside Des Moines to Italian immigrants, alongside a sister who was put into a biohazard container as soon as she was born. When his family refused to pay the hospital bill, the hospital sued them, and the newborn Frank was driven to the nearest city in an ambulance.

Frank and his family never heard from his sister ever again, who was apparently taken away for some sort of experimentation.

### Born

*"I have seen things you people wouldn't believe! Tanks on fire off the penis of Florida! I watched nuclear explosions glitter in the dark near the Golden Gate Bridge! I’ve felt wind in my hair, riding test boats fighting megalodons off the coast of Hawaii!"*
―Frank Castle
Frank Castle later became a Recon Scout in the United States Marines, in active service during the American-K'Chain Che'Malle War.

He fought in Florida, Hawaii, and San Francisco during the war, alongside his siblings.
When he returned from the war, he became a private detective and hunted down criminals, until he was hired by the NYPD to work on their most-wanted list.

Frank killed Jimmy Sanguino, a vampire drug lord who was running a blood cocaine operation out of a high rise penthouse, and one of the NYPD's most-wanted. Sanguino was one of the Kingpin's lieutenants, and out of retaliation for his death, the Kingpin bribed an NYPD officer to murder Frank's family and blame it on an innocent citizen, believing it would make Frank stop killing his men.

The Kingpin was proved wrong, however, when Frank realized the police were behind his family's deaths. He did some research and determined every officer who had been working for the Kingpin, and planned on killing them all. He broke into the NYPD precinct, bearing a skull symbol on his vest, executing the one who took his family's lives first. He then killed every corrupt officer in the building.

He left the NYPD and became a vigilante with his siblings Johnny Steele and Frank Castle, who would soon be known as the Three Punishers or the Skull and Crossbones Knights. They would hunt down and kill criminals and police officers alike, the skulls on their chests becoming feared by anyone who would prey on the innocent.

Eventually, Frank lost his edge after killing too many civilians on accident. He gave up being a vigilante, and the Three Punishers disbanded. However, Frank and Johnny would team up once more when their brother Frank Castle seemingly died years later.

### Welcome Back Frank

*"Gotta say, it's good to be back. I've been gone too long. The scum in this part of town could use a wake up call. I'll give 'em one!"*
―Frank Castle
Frank came out of retirement when Frank Castle III seemingly died, likely to take revenge on whoever killed him. However, he later discovered that Frank III was still alive, and began assisting Johnny Steele in tracking down the long lost third Castle brother.

He rented an apartment in Brooklyn, trying to keep a low profile while posing as "John Smith". However, when the Gnucci crime family began muscling into the neighborhood, he started planning on a new vigilante crusade.

His first order of business was wiping out a crack house close to his apartment building, run by the drug kingpin Damage, to let the criminal underworld know he was back. Arriving at the crack house, he was immediately mugged by a very unlucky crook, who had his arms torn off and his corpse thrown in a dumpster. He then saved a woman from having her purse stolen from another mugger, slamming his head back into his body and throwing his corpse into a trash can.

After signing the woman's autograph, she let him inside the crack house, where he proceeded to massacre Damage's dealers and bodyguards.

### The Punishing Spiders

At some point, the two remaining Punishers realized their brother was, in fact, alive. They tried to track him down so they could reunite for a mission to kill the Kingpin, but they failed to find him.

While they were searching for the third Castle brother, Johnny Steele got a call from Spider-Man, who was heavily injured and cornered by police on the Empire State Building. Johnny rescued Spider-Man and took him to his hideout, introducing him to Frank Castle.

After explaining the plan to the superhero, they decide to give up hunting for Frank Castle III, teaming up with Spider-Man instead. After hitting the Lucky Bar and defeating the criminals inside, Spider-Man decided to give let his radioactive spider bite both Frank and Johnny, granting them superhuman abilities and superpowers. They were both given web-shooter guns and spider-themed costumes, and Spider-Man sent them out to kill more criminals.

During the mission, Frank got bitten by a second spider, giving him a Requiem ability that allowed him to control spiders. Having completed the mission perfectly, the Spider-Punishers assembled and prepared to go after the Kingpin in Manhattan.

## Personality and Attributes

*"I'm like the soy sauce bitch of vigilantes,"*
―Frank Castle
Frank Castle was an extremely troubled individual, who felt like he was lied to and used by a rotten country he was once patriotic for. Despite his violent tendencies, stemming from deeply rooted psychological issues and his own bloodlust, he tried his best to remain compassionate and heroic in the face of the worst villains the world had to offer.

In spite of his gruff exterior and edgy appearance, Frank was hardly stoic. He had quite the boisterous personality, and made no bones about expressing his emotions. He had an absurd sense of humor that few people could understand. His jokes often made little sense, and this was likely intentional.

He constantly flexed his biceps, talked in an exaggerated Stallone-esque voice, and swore freely. He was fond of the phrases "Gorram" and "Gorramit". He would constantly use these two words, especially when in a tense situation, for emphasis. Despite this tough-guy attitude, he was still upbeat and friendly to his allies. He could seem like the life of the party, but deep down, he was a broken man.

He fought in the Dinosaur Wars, watching his friends die in a war he did not believe in. Despite his attempts at blocking the horrors of war out of his mind, he couldn't get over the deaths of his fellow soldiers. When he returned home, he became a private detective, hunting down and killing criminals to continue the war he had left behind.

When his family was murdered by one of his fellow police officers, Frank became consumed with vengeance. Even after those responsible for his family's deaths were killed, he continued to fight in order to fill the void left in his heart by their deaths and express his grief. While he had no idea what he was doing at first, he quickly learned that the only way to stop criminals from hurting others was to kill them himself, and he vowed to no longer allow evildoers to go unpunished.

Despite his cruel and violent treatment of criminals, he was still extremely compassionate toward the innocent. He was a good person at heart who would do whatever he could to help those in need, putting the safety of innocents ahead of punishing the wicked.

He was prone to becoming enraged, especially when innocent lives were endangered, and his emotions frequently got the best of him. He would utilize his righteous fury, his passion, and his desire for revenge in battle to hone his combat abilities and fight with reckless abandon.

Despite the fact that Frank lacked a formal education and was not very technically skilled, and was sometimes referred to as a "himbo" by his colleagues, he possessed a wealth of knowledge and experience in many fields, from military tactics to his weapons expertise. He was also incredibly inventive and quick at applying unorthodox techniques to his benefit.

He often doubted his status as a hero, stemming from his accidental killing of innocents that caused him to temporarily retire. However, this guilt later inspired him to become a superhero, to make up for his crimes. Given superhuman abilities by Spider-Man, he promised himself that no more innocents would die under his watch.

He was extremely passionate about his Italian heritage, and loved making Italian dishes, especially those with tomatoes. He sometimes got into heated arguments regarding Italian food and whether Chicago-stye pizza could be considered pizza.

Unlike his brother, Johnny Steele, Frank held a great respect for superheroes, especially Captain America, Captain Industry, Captain Ultra, and later his boyfriend Spider-Man.

## Appearance

He had short raven-black hair and a five o'clock shadow. He stood at the height of six foot seven and weighed around 280 pounds. He was extremely muscular, as his biceps were described as being bigger than Spider-Man's head.

He sometimes painted his nails black with little skulls on them, especially when wearing fingerless gloves.

## Powers and Abilities

### Superpowers

* Enhanced Physiology: Frank was bitten by a radioactive spider, mutating his DNA and granting him superhuman strength, durability, speed, agility, stamina, equilibrium, and reflexes, along with heightened senses. Prior to the spider-bite, Frank Castle was at peak-human condition, and was able to achieve near-superhuman feats.
	+ Superhuman Strength: The radioactive spider bite greatly increased Frank's physical strength. He effortlessly smashed a huge pane of glass that normally withstood several nuclear blasts.
* Spider-Powers: After being bitten by a radioactive spider, Frank Castle's DNA fused with that of a spider, causing him to mutate several spider-like superpowers and the proportionate physical capabilities of a spider.
	+ Spider-Sense: Frank could sense danger before it actually occurred, essentially granting him precognition. In conjunction with his enhanced senses, reflexes, and agility, this allowed him to easily dodge most attacks, including gunshots.
	+ Wall-Crawling: Frank's body could freely stick to surfaces, allowing him to crawl on surfaces.
	+ Spider Control: Frank could control spiders, a Requiem ability from being bitten by an unidentified radioactive spider, unrelated to the one from planet Spider.
	+ Stingers: Frank had retractable stingers stored inside his wrists, razor sharp and coated in a polyamine venom. This was a Requiem ability gained when he was bitten on the forearm by the radioactive spider from planet Spider.

### Abilities

* Frank was a formidable hand-to-hand combatant and marksman thanks to his Marine training. He was also skilled with melee weapons, including knives and maces. He could effectively dual-wield firearms thanks to his extensive training and sheer strength (later made effortless when he developed superhuman strength).

## Equipment

### Wardrobe

*"All crime-fighting requires the right attire. That's why I have no problem sleeping at night, because I look so cool! I have a leather trenchcoat, because I can't fight crime without one. I have cool boots, because I have to be prepared for anything. And this skull shirt is my symbol, my calling card of cool. I'm the man!"*
―Frank Castle
* **Punisher Outfits:** Frank's usual outfit usually consisted of a skull t-shirt, a leather trench coat, fingerless gloves, and black combat boots. He owned numerous skull t-shirts, and because he was passionate about his branding, his underwear and shorts also bore the skull. He also had a skintight kevlar costume complete with white gloves and boots.
	+ Accessories: Frank sometimes wore Punisher-themed sunglasses and earrings.
* **Spider-Punisher Costume**: A black and white suit with a skull symbol and a belt buckle that read "Spider-Punisher". It also had a utility belt.
* **Ebony Armor**: Peter Parker commissioned Ashryn to forge Frank a high-quality set of ebony armor. An intimidating skull was painted on the armor's chestplate.

### Utility Belt

Frank wore a white utility belt to carry extra ammunition, gadgets, and other items useful to his war on crime. The utility belt could additionally project a "Punisher-Signal", a bright light in the shape of the Punisher skull.

* **Punisherangs**: Razor sharp skull shaped throwing stars.
* **Bolt Cutters**: A pair of compact tactical bolt cutters.
* **Tactical Pen**: A "tactical pen" that could double as a writing instrument and a deadly weapon with its built-in knife.
* **ECM Jammers**: An electronic counter-measure device that could disable technology and security systems.
* **Anti-Personnel Mines**: Homemade remotely detonated anti-personnel mines. Frank used some of these to destroy several Humvees equipped with Sonic Cannons.

### Transportation

* **Battle Van**: A heavily modified black van built to ride the Punisher into battle during his crusade against crime. It had an entire suite of weapons built into the roof of the van with dozens of weapon emplacements, including miniguns, automatic grenade launchers, mounted automatic laser turrets, hellfire missile launchers, tear gas launchers, and a single Fat Man mini-nuke launcher.

### Armory

*"And I have the power of gun."*
―Frank Castle
Frank carried a seemingly impossible number of firearms on his person, and he frequently switched between them all during combat.

* **Web-Shooters**: A pair of web-shooters with built-in guns.
* **Desert Eagle Mark I**: One of Frank Castle's trusty sidearms, a heavily modified Desert Eagle with an extended barrel and black finish.
* **M1911**: A pair of heavily modified pistols given to Frank by his father, Frank Calabrese Sr.
* **Sawyer & Witt Model 500**: An extremely powerful magnum revolver that Frank owned two of. He rarely ever used the revolvers, saving them for serious threats, a lesson he learned from playing Resident Evil. The first revolver was fitted with an extended ejector shroud and a muzzle break. The second was modified with a silencer, laser sight, scope, and a tactical flashlight, intended for stealthier crime-fighting. He sometimes made use of an additional oversized attachment made for shooting down police helicopters.
* **2019 Detective Special**: A dual-triggered revolver used by NYPD detectives, chambered in .223 Remington. Frank bought one as a private detective, and kept using it during his crime-fighting career.
* **Auto 9**: A select-fire machine pistol designed and sold by Gloth. Frank was given one upon joining the NYPD.
* **The Hog**: An M60 light machine gun from Castle's days in the Marines, affectionately nicknamed the "Hog".
* **M16**: An assault rifle modified with a scope and a grenade launcher. One of Frank's weapons from the Dino Wars.
* **Steyr ACR**: A futuristic prototype assault rifle that fired flechettes. Frank owned one because it reminded him of his favorite television series, *Lost in Space*.
* **DX-12 Punisher**: A high-tech double-barreled shotgun pistol designed by Gloth. He bought it solely because of the name. It was a highly lethal weapon, powerful enough to blow a person's head clean off their shoulders.
* **Judge**: A shotgun in the form of a concealable revolver. Frank often loaded it with HE rounds to deal with enemies wielding shields.
* **M1014**: A semi-automatic shotgun stolen from the armory of the NYPD precinct Frank used to work in. It was the shotgun he used to execute the police officer who murdered his family, and he continued to use it all throughout his crime-fighting career.
* **Super-Shorty**: An ultra-compact pump action shotgun.
* **Pancor Jackhammer**: A bullpup revolver automatic shotgun developed by the Pancor Corporation.
* **AA-12** (Automatic Assault Shotgun): A fully automatic combat shotgun developed by the firearms company "Amerigraphics". Frank acquired it while in the Marines, and continued to use it as a crime fighter.
* **USAS-12** (United States Assault Shotgun): The USAS-12 was an American fully automatic shotgun that was designed by the United States government as a military weapon. It was only issued to military personnel and was rarely used in the field. It saw use in the Dinosaur Wars, and was later re-issued to the police force. Frank owned at least two of them. He dual-wielded them while fighting the undead of the Necropolis.
* **NeoStead Combat SG**: A 12g automatic pump action military combat shotgun that was sometimes used by police forces. Frank stole his from an armory in a police station he was shooting up with Spider-Man and Mountain.
* **MP5** (Military-Power 5.56 mm): A pump-action submachine gun made by Hunter & Killer KG. It was modified with a suppressor, a 100-round drum magazine, a laser sight, and a grenade launcher.
* **MP7** (Military-Power 7.62 mm): A silenced submachine gun. This gun was a common weapon of the streets, chosen because it was extremely powerful and effective, but also light and compact, allowing the user to carry more ammunition.
* **Uzi**: A reliable submachine gun. Frank owned a variety of Uzis, including the Mini and Micro variants, though his favored version was the original.
* **XM25 Punisher**: A fully automatic grenade launcher.
* **Fat Man**: A shoulder-mounted tactical nuclear catapult fielded in the Dinosaur Wars. Frank kept his from the war, using it only for the most desperate situations.
* **Glue Shooter**: A non-lethal weapon that fired a sticky, glue-like substance.
* **Ebony Mace**/**Steel Flail**: Ashryn Ironarm forged a huge ebony mace to go along with Frank's ebony armor, as well as a steel flail for use as a back-up weapon.
* **Heavy Magitech Pistol**: A heavy pistol taken from a Dark Knight killed by a daemon. It fired enchanted fin-stabilized grenades from a box magazine.
* **Murmandamus-powered battle rifle**: A magitech battle rifle fitted with a power source that harnessed the natural energy from the Murmandamusplosion.

### Automail

* **Cannon Automail**: An iron prosthetic limb built by Ashryn Ironarm after Frank's arm was severed by a skralken. It took the form of an unwieldy miniaturized cannon, with working joints to allow him to aim the cannon. It had a magitech targeting system.
* **Ivory Automail**: An ornate ivory automail arm purchased by Peter Parker from an Ivory Elf merchant in Dawn, as a gift for Frank. The arm wasn't nearly as powerful as his iron cannon, being more of a decorative piece, but it had a fully poseable hand, allowing him to use two-handed weapons.
* **Magitech Automail**: A one-of-a-kind, custom made Magitech Automail that was created by some of the finest Magitech mechanics in Azter. It was made from an existing mold of Frank's arm, and then heavily modified to fit his needs. It featured an extremely advanced computer system, that allowed its user to have almost uncannily precise control over the automail's functions. It was made of ebony, and was as light as air, with razor sharp claws. It featured a wrist-mounted laser pistol, a forcefield generator, and built-in web-shooters that synthesized web-fluid on the fly using alchemical processes. It had a special "catboy headpatting" mode installed, using an artificial intelligence to calculate the perfect blend of pressure, frequency, and force needed to deliver the most optimized headpats in the way all catboys carnally desired. It also aided in petting and scritching.
	+ It came with a few optional modifications, such as an underbarrel grenade launcher, and auto-cannons for close-ranged battle. The arm could be swapped out with a variety of weapons, like Frank's iron cannon arm and a magitech chainsword.

## Notable Quotes

* *"Time to get you deodorized."*
* *"Nobody's laughing at your omegadumper booty - that's okay. Now let's finish up this pig-killing, shall we? I want these pigs roasted with their skin off. I want their limbs broken. I want their guts spilling out. I want their blood running down the halls. I want their fucking skulls smashed. I want body parts lying around like a bloody gobbler."*

## Notes

* Frank was an Italian-American from a family of Italian immigrants. His last name used to be "Calabrese" before he changed it to Castle.
* He often carried around Snickers bars, as they were a "backpacking food" common in the Marines. He enjoyed Filet-O-Fishes for the same reaason, as the military often offered Happy Meals in place of MREs to the Marines. He also ate crayons because of his time in the Marines, the red ones being his favorite "flavor".
* His preferred pizza was a meat lover's pizza with mushrooms and extra sausage from Lombardi's.
* His favorite TV show was *Lost in Space*.
* He once tried to become a Calvin Klein underwear model, but he was rejected, because his "ass was too apple-round" and his "bulge was too noticeable", thus making any advertisements featuring him be legally classified as pornography.
* Many of Frank's weapons originated from the various Punisher movies, The Punisher video game from 2004, and the Punisher Armory series.
* He had musophobia.
* He killed over 48,502 criminals.