Genre Blindness: The numerous gangsters, mobsters, and other crooks who think that they will be the one to finally bring Frank down. Improbable Aiming Skills: While most of Frank's fights are up close, he pulls this off every now and then. For example, in one of his earliest fights he manages to shoot out both of Spider-Man's web shooters while he's in mid-leap.

Blood Knight: Why does Frank kill? 33% for revenge, 33% for justice, and 33% because he likes it; the remaining 1% is just plain crazy.

The Punisher is often presented this way whenever he makes a guest appearance in more idealistic books like Spider-Man or Daredevil. However, in his own books, he's portrayed as a profoundly messed up individual, more tortured machine than man. Super-Detailed Fight Narration: Punisher's various authors have employed this, to incredible anatomical precision. Weaponized Stench: One comic has Frank deal with two mooks following him around by hiding in a diaper treatment center, where the horrible smell distracts them long enough for him to ambush them. During this era, the Punisher was assisted by his then-partner, Microchip. Serving as a Q type figure, he would supply the Punisher with high-tech vehicles and equipment such as armored combat "battle vans" specially built and customized. He has fought many super powered heroes and villains, sometimes beating them or at least fighting to a draw, with nothing more than his wits, aim, and guns. Averted of course at times... Depending on the Writer.

False Reassurance: If you're a criminal and The Punisher promises you something like " scratching your name from his list"... you better talk anyway, even if you recognize what that means, as being shot right after giving him the necessary information is still preferable to his other methods of loosening tongues. Frank might feel generous if you're a random thief or dealer, but if you're a killer, you're basically already dead. Combat Sadomasochist: Colonel De Sade from Summer Special issues, who loved to be on the receiving end of pain as much as causing it. Exemplified with his fight against The Sentry where Frank wins against the Cosmic - Level villain through a combination of guile and military grade C-4. To be clear, Frank's victory was not actually defeating him in combat, but simply escaping from a being who is fast enough to travel across a continent in seconds. A near-impossible feat for any mortal, even those with superpowers.Punisher: Two dozen prison guards were killed by Hydra and rioting convicts. Ghost escaped. Baron Zemo escaped. The Supreme Commander is still alive. And you consider tonight a win. That's why I'm not on your team. Revenge Is Not Justice: This is a typical topic of conversation for any person who tries to talk Frank Castle into stopping his vigilante war. Anyone who tries it is wasting their breath; Frank doesn't care about either cause any more. His exact motives vary Depending on the Writer, but it's usually some combination of the following three: he's trying to clean up the world via total war because it's the only method he's really good at, such a Blood Knight that limiting himself to criminals is the only thing stopping him from going full Ax-Crazy spree killer, or just a Death Seeker. Punisher (2022) - a series written by Jason Aaron that repositions the Punisher as a sword-wielding killer and leader of ninja-clan The Hand.