Kingpin

"When I was a kid, I used to dream what it would be like to live somewhere far away from Hell's Kitchen. But then I realized the city was a part of me; it was in my blood. And I will do anything to make it a better place."

- Wilson Fisk

Wilson Fisk is a powerful businessman whose interests in the future of Hell's Kitchen in New York City bring him into conflict with Matt Murdock. Through his career as a crime lord, Fisk has grown with the idea that his actions are right, leading to his sympathy with many who oppose Daredevil.

Early Life
Fisk was born in Hell's Kitchen to a caring mother and an ambitious but cruel father. When he was young, Fisk's father, Bill, ran to be major of Hell's Kitchen believing it would make him and his family rich. Fisk helped his father putting together signs an promoting his campaign. The campaign was a failure however and Fisk soon became ridiculed by his neighbors. When his father found out about this, he took Fisk to the bully and beat him to the ground, ordering Fisk to keeping kicking him.

Murdering His Father
Having lost his campaign, Fisk's father's drinking habit got more out of hand as the pressure of owing money to local mobsters got to him and he began beating his wife, during this beatings he would order Fisk to sit and stare at a blank wall. During one of these beatings Fisk decided to put an end to it, he grabbed a near-by hammer and hit his father over the head with it, killing him. Fisk and his mother then cut up his body and began dumping it in the river every night for the next week.

Fisk moved to live on a farm for a few months but eventually returned to Hell's Kitchen.

Criminal Enterprise
Many years later, Fisk became a powerful criminal businessman and developed a plan to pull Hell's Kitchen apart and rebuild it. He recruited Russian, Japanese and Chinese mobsters into his organization.

Meeting Vanessa Marianna
Fisk visited Scene Contempo Gallery and stared at a pure white painting; he was approached by a beautiful woman called Vanessa Marianna and the pair discussed art and this painting. When Marianna asked him how the painting made him feel, Fisk told her it made him feel alone. Fisk agreed to purchase the painting and hung it in his bedroom. Fisk later returned to the art gallery and, despite his shyness, asked Marianna if she would like to join him for dinner. Although she told him she was busy that night, she told him she would still happily join him. At dinner the pair discussed their past. At one point, Marianna mentioned Fisk's cufflinks, which he would often touch while speaking; Fisk told her that they were his father's and he wore them to remember him. As the dinner wore on, the pair enjoyed each other's company more and more. Eventually they were interrupted when Anatoly Ranskahov charged into the restaurant, saying that he had accepted Fisk's offer. Desperate for Marianna not to learn of his criminal undertakings, Fisk told her to leave with him and ordered James Wesley to put Ranskahov in the car. Fisk walked Marianna home and apologized for the interruption. When he asked her if he would be able to see her again, she told him he was not sure. Furious to have been embarrassed, Fisk traveled to Wesley's location and dragged Ranskahov from the car. He proceeded to brutally beat Ranskahov, eventually putting his head between the car door and crushing his skull. Fisk wiped the blood from his face and noticed that his suit had been damaged in the fight so told Wesley to contact Melvin Potter for a new one. When Wesley mentioned that the killing of Ranskahov would start a war with the Russians, Fisk told him that he was counting on it.

Personality
Despite being one of New York's most powerful crime lords, Wilson has a very shy and introverted demeanour. He did not like crowds and was uncomfortable around other people (until Vanessa's involvement). Wilson almost had an "OCD-like" mindset, being a creature of habit and hating when things in his life changed, or went against how they were planned. Fisk's broken childhood had a lasting effect on him, still causing him nightmares even into his later years. He is a man of respect and manners and thus expected it from his subordinates, attacking those who did not show him and his loved ones respect. Fisk is a man of deep sophistication, enjoying the high class life despite his poor origins. He enjoyed fine suits, fine dining and classic literature and music.

However, if Fisk was provoked he had an unstoppable rage. His aggression was immense, nothing could get in his way, if those he cared about or his plan for the city were in danger. While he can be a brutal, cold, calculating machine, he honestly believed what he was doing for Hell's Kitchen was righteous.

There are only four people that Wilson has ever cared for in his life. Fisk's mother was the only person that showed him love and respect, and thus Fisk would kill to protect her, killing both Ben Urich and his own father for her. Vanessa became the love of his life, Wilson once brutally beat a man to death for simply interrupting their date. James Wesley was the only man Fisk ever called a friend, he was emotionally distraught upon learning the death of Wesley, even kissing the forehead of his dead friend. Fisk had a deep respect and almost fear of Madame Gao, and her opinion of him.

Abilities

 * Expert Tactician:
 * Expert Combatant: Fisk is a man of immense brute strength, he can lift grown men into the air with one arm and he was able to toss Daredevil across an alley. Despite having no formal combat training, Fisk's size and pure muscle makes him a very formidable opponent. He was able to fight the highly trained Daredevil almost to a standstill in their second meeting. He could use his strength to beat men to death with only a few hits.
 * Multilingual: Fisk is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Japanese.

Family

 * Bill Fisk † - Father and Victim
 * Marlene Vistain - Mother
 * Martin - Former Stepfather
 * Arthur Vistain † - Stepfather

Allies

 * Vanessa Marianna - Lover
 * James Wesley † - Subordinate and Friend
 * Melvin Potter - Armor Dealer
 * Nobu † - Associate

Enemies

 * Daredevil
 * Anatoly Ranskahov † - Associate turned Victim
 * Vladimir Ranskahov † - Associate turned Enemy
 * Leland Owlsley † - Associate turned Victim
 * Ben Urich † - Victim
 * Madame Gao - Associate turned Enemy