Marlena Olin

Marlena Olin
Real Name	Marlena Olin
Species	Human
Citizenship	American
Gender	Female
Date of Death	2018
Affiliation	United States Army (formerly)
Status	Deceased
Appearances
TV Series	The Punisher *Roadhouse Blues *Fight or Flight *Trouble the Water
Actors/Actresses
Portrayed by	Teri Reeves

Marlena Olin was a leader of mercenary group tasked by John Pilgrim to find and apprehend Amy Bendix.

Biography

Early Life

"Last known address, Detroit. What bounced from your prints almost broke our Internet. Former military. Former security contractor."

―Roy Hardin to Marlena Olin^[src]

Living in Detroit, Olin served in the United States Army until at one point she became a private security contractor and the leader of mercenary group. She and other mercenaries were hired by John Pilgrim to perform field work for him.

Bar Brawl

"Dumbass. You're so far over your head, you can't even see the light."

―Marlena Olin to Frank Castle^[src]

After being informed by John Pilgrim of the target's location, Olin led the team of mercenaries to Lola's Roadhouse to apprehend Amy Bendix. Bendix recognized them and tried to escape. Leaving Eddie outside the bathroom, Olin and another mercenary caught her in the women's restroom, she tried to take her away but was confronted by Frank Castle, after a vicious brawl Olin and her fellow mercenaries got defeated and knocked out.

Later, she found Bendix's backpack outside the bar and reported back to Pilgrim, reporting that she did not expect a man to rescue Bendix. Tech then found them footage of Castle fighting against mercenaries and Olin admitted his skills.

Motel Shootout

"You ready to talk?"
"Kiss my ass."

―Frank Castle and Marlena Olin^[src]

Olin and another crew or mercenaries managed to track Frank Castle and Amy Bendix in The Tides in Larkville. They attempted to surprise the two but got lured in an ambush by Castle, who killed her crew. Olin managed to catch Bendix but got knocked out by Castle. As Castle wanted to take her alive, for she fought back and engaged in a brief shootout where she got shot in her leg.

Arrest and Death

As Castle was questioning her, the Larkville Police Department showed up and arrested all of them. Olin got locked up and identified through her prints by the cops. In the cell she had a conversation with Castle in which she expressed disbelief about how he had gotten involved with Bendix. When John Pilgrim and the mercenaries besieged the police station they were able to free her.

Olin told Pilgrim that she wanted to kill Castle herself, and after that she would disappear using a fake identity. Explaining her plan of attack Pilgrim gained her trust by handing her his gun while asking her to go over the plan again. As soon as she turned her back to him he trapped her in a rear naked choke and strangled her. She tried to shoot him with the gun but found it was empty. Unable to escape his hold she was strangled to death

Abilities

• Expert Combatant: Olin showed herself to be a highly skilled combatant during her fight against Frank Castle in the restroom. She was able to fluidly use a knife and keep up with him before getting disarmed and knocked out.
• Expert Marksman: A skilled military operator Olin showed to be skilled with a variety of firearms during firefights.

Equipment

• Handgun: She was shown wearing a handgun during her attack on the motel.
• Knife: In the restroom she used a knife while fighting Castle.

Relationships

Allies

• Eddie †
• Evans
• Bruce Ogden - Former Cellmate

Enemies

• Amy Bendix - Target
• Frank Castle - Attempted Killer and Former Cellmate
• Larkville Police Department
  • Roy Hardin
  • Ken Ogden
  • Murphy
  • Dobbs
• John Pilgrim - Ally turned Killer