Frank Castle is a former marine who had an ordinary life with his wife and children. He, his wife and their children were walking to the Central Park, where witnessed a mafia hit, therefore the four were gunned down by the mafia and he was the only survivor. He miraculously escaped with life and vowed to punish those responsible. Since that time, Frank Castle decided to launch a war against crime, using methods that are not always within the law. Castle disappeared for several months, being rebellious in the Marines. During the time he was missing, he had amassed weapons and resources. When he resurfaced, he had adapted his fighting skills to perform a one-man war against crime. A war where prisoners would not be done. Castle, first mission, murdered criminals who had killed his wife and children. Frank has on several occasions matched other heroes disguised as New York as Spider-Man and Daredevil.