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{{Quote|A good player hides his hand, Frank. We figured if there were enough dead bodies, nobody would really care to look close enough at any given one of 'em. It was a calculated risk.|[[Carson Wolf]] to [[Punisher]]|Two Dead Men}} |
{{Quote|A good player hides his hand, Frank. We figured if there were enough dead bodies, nobody would really care to look close enough at any given one of 'em. It was a calculated risk.|[[Carson Wolf]] to [[Punisher]]|Two Dead Men}} |
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| − | The '''Massacre at Central Park''' was a mass shooting in [[Central Park]] planned by [[William Rawlins]] and [[Ray Schoonover]] in order to assassinate [[Frank Castle]], making it appear as a sting operation gone wrong organized by [[Samantha Reyes]]. However, Castle survived the massacre, while his [[Maria Castle|wife]], [[Frank Castle, Jr.|son]], and [[Lisa Castle|daughter]] were murdered, which forced him to start the [[Frank Castle's War|crusade]] to kill every single person |
+ | The '''Massacre at Central Park''' was a mass shooting in [[Central Park]] planned by [[William Rawlins]] and [[Ray Schoonover]] in order to assassinate [[Frank Castle]], making it appear as a sting operation gone wrong organized by [[Samantha Reyes]]. However, Castle survived the massacre, while his [[Maria Castle|wife]], [[Frank Castle, Jr.|son]], and [[Lisa Castle|daughter]] were murdered, which forced him to start the [[Frank Castle's War|crusade]] to kill every single person involved in the massacre. |
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===Information Leak=== |
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{{Quote|And [[Micro|Lieberman]], what about Lieberman? Who's he?"<br>"We thought you were the one that sent him the tape.|[[Punisher]] and [[Carson Wolf]]|Two Dead Men}} |
{{Quote|And [[Micro|Lieberman]], what about Lieberman? Who's he?"<br>"We thought you were the one that sent him the tape.|[[Punisher]] and [[Carson Wolf]]|Two Dead Men}} |
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Returning to the [[United States of America]], [[Gunner Henderson]] sent the footage of [[Ahmad Zubair]]'s execution to the [[NSA]], in order to expose [[William Rawlins]]. The footage was received by [[David Lieberman]] who then sent it to [[Dinah Madani]], so the [[Homeland Security]] could do something with it. Rawlins and [[Ray Schoonover]] discovered about the information leak, however, they assumed that [[Frank Castle]] was responsible for it, due to his constant insubordination.<ref name="TP102">''[[Two Dead Men|The Punisher: 1.02: Two Dead Men]]''</ref> |
Returning to the [[United States of America]], [[Gunner Henderson]] sent the footage of [[Ahmad Zubair]]'s execution to the [[NSA]], in order to expose [[William Rawlins]]. The footage was received by [[David Lieberman]] who then sent it to [[Dinah Madani]], so the [[Homeland Security]] could do something with it. Rawlins and [[Ray Schoonover]] discovered about the information leak, however, they assumed that [[Frank Castle]] was responsible for it, due to his constant insubordination.<ref name="TP102">''[[Two Dead Men|The Punisher: 1.02: Two Dead Men]]''</ref> |
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{{Quote|Never think that for [[Lisa Castle|her]] there was not gonna be any tomorrow, see. The last time I'd see her, I'd be holding her lifeless body in my arms. Meat was spilling out of her, Red. The place where her face used to be.|[[Punisher]] to [[Daredevil]]|Penny and Dime}} |
{{Quote|Never think that for [[Lisa Castle|her]] there was not gonna be any tomorrow, see. The last time I'd see her, I'd be holding her lifeless body in my arms. Meat was spilling out of her, Red. The place where her face used to be.|[[Punisher]] to [[Daredevil]]|Penny and Dime}} |
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In order to eliminate the last witness, [[William Rawlins]] targeted [[Frank Castle]] who returned from [[Iraq]] to his family.<ref name="TP103"/> Rawlins and Schoonover contacted [[Billy Russo]], asking him to shoot down Castle himself, and although Russo refused to participate, he did not stop them either.<ref name="TP112">''[[Home|The Punisher: 1.12: Home]]''</ref> Using his criminal persona "Blacksmith," [[Ray Schoonover]] organized a big drug deal at [[Central Park]] with the [[Kitchen Irish]], [[Mexican Cartel]], the [[Dogs of Hell]], and [[Dutton]], planning to use it as a cover. The District Attorney's office received an intel about the meeting at the Park, so [[Samantha Reyes]] organized a sting operation to arrest the Blacksmith, however, she decided not to clean the area of civilians due to fear of showing their hand. Upon Reyes' orders, the [[NYPD]] officer infiltrated the gangs to update the DA's office about the situation.<ref name="DD210">''[[The Man in the Box|Daredevil: 2.10: The Man in the Box]]''</ref> |
In order to eliminate the last witness, [[William Rawlins]] targeted [[Frank Castle]] who returned from [[Iraq]] to his family.<ref name="TP103"/> Rawlins and Schoonover contacted [[Billy Russo]], asking him to shoot down Castle himself, and although Russo refused to participate, he did not stop them either.<ref name="TP112">''[[Home|The Punisher: 1.12: Home]]''</ref> Using his criminal persona "Blacksmith," [[Ray Schoonover]] organized a big drug deal at [[Central Park]] with the [[Kitchen Irish]], [[Mexican Cartel]], the [[Dogs of Hell]], and [[Dutton]], planning to use it as a cover. The District Attorney's office received an intel about the meeting at the Park, so [[Samantha Reyes]] organized a sting operation to arrest the Blacksmith, however, she decided not to clean the area of civilians due to fear of showing their hand. Upon Reyes' orders, the [[NYPD]] officer infiltrated the gangs to update the DA's office about the situation.<ref name="DD210">''[[The Man in the Box|Daredevil: 2.10: The Man in the Box]]''</ref> |
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| − | [[File:Bloody Carousel.png|thumb|250px|[[Frank Castle]]'s family is killed in a gunfight]] |
+ | [[File:Bloody Carousel.png|left|thumb|250px|[[Frank Castle]]'s family is killed in a gunfight]] |
Together with Russo, [[Maria Castle|Maria]], [[Lisa Castle|Lisa]], and [[Frank Castle, Jr.]], Castle went to the Central Park as a family tradition. As soon as Russo left, the gangs arrived at the Park for a deal, waiting for the Blacksmith. When the Blacksmith failed to appear, the gangs grew suspicious and eventually figured out the undercover officer's true identity. Criminals then started a firefight, gunning down Maria, Lisa, Frank Jr. and the NYPD officer, while Castle was shot in the head.<ref name="DD204">''[[Penny and Dime|Daredevil: 2.04: Penny And Dime]]''</ref> |
Together with Russo, [[Maria Castle|Maria]], [[Lisa Castle|Lisa]], and [[Frank Castle, Jr.]], Castle went to the Central Park as a family tradition. As soon as Russo left, the gangs arrived at the Park for a deal, waiting for the Blacksmith. When the Blacksmith failed to appear, the gangs grew suspicious and eventually figured out the undercover officer's true identity. Criminals then started a firefight, gunning down Maria, Lisa, Frank Jr. and the NYPD officer, while Castle was shot in the head.<ref name="DD204">''[[Penny and Dime|Daredevil: 2.04: Penny And Dime]]''</ref> |
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{{Quote|Anybody that had anything to do with what happened to [[Maria Castle|Maria]] and [[Lisa Castle|the]] [[Frank Castle, Jr.|kids]] are dead. Mission accomplished.|[[Curtis Hoyle]] to [[Frank Castle]]|3 AM}} |
{{Quote|Anybody that had anything to do with what happened to [[Maria Castle|Maria]] and [[Lisa Castle|the]] [[Frank Castle, Jr.|kids]] are dead. Mission accomplished.|[[Curtis Hoyle]] to [[Frank Castle]]|3 AM}} |
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Determined to protect her reputation, [[Samantha Reyes]] coerced [[Gregory Tepper]] to destroy the evidences and kept news of the massacre from leaking for a week. Also, Reyes placed a "do not resuscitate" order on [[Frank Castle]] in an attempt to ensure his death. However, Castle managed to wake up and forced [[George Bach]] to take him out of the hospital to the [[Castle Residence]]. Frustrated and broken due to the death of his family, Castle decided to find and kill every single one responsible for the shootings.<ref name="DD204"/> |
Determined to protect her reputation, [[Samantha Reyes]] coerced [[Gregory Tepper]] to destroy the evidences and kept news of the massacre from leaking for a week. Also, Reyes placed a "do not resuscitate" order on [[Frank Castle]] in an attempt to ensure his death. However, Castle managed to wake up and forced [[George Bach]] to take him out of the hospital to the [[Castle Residence]]. Frustrated and broken due to the death of his family, Castle decided to find and kill every single one responsible for the shootings.<ref name="DD204"/> |
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| − | Castle targeted the [[Kitchen Irish]], the [[Dogs of Hell]], and the [[Mexican Cartel]] for the involvement for shooting and started to eliminating all members of three gangs and other criminals along the way. During his |
+ | Castle targeted the [[Kitchen Irish]], the [[Dogs of Hell]], and the [[Mexican Cartel]] for the involvement for shooting and started to eliminating all members of three gangs and other criminals along the way. During his kill spree, the Punisher was confronted by the [[New York City Police Department]] and the DA's office, as well as [[Daredevil]].<ref name="DD202">''[[Dogs to a Gunfight|Daredevil: 2.02: Dogs to a Gunfight]]''</ref> Eventually, the Punisher was arrested and imprisoned in [[Ryker's Island]] after admitting his guilt during the trial. |
With [[Wilson Fisk]]'s assistance, Castle found [[Dutton]] who informed him about the Blacksmith who organized a drug deal, before Castle murdered Dutton. Due to his own motivations, Fisk released Castle for prison, so he could continue his crusade on the streets and find the Blacksmith.<ref name="DD204">''[[Penny and Dime|Daredevil: 2.04: Penny And Dime]]''</ref> [[Ray Schoonover]] then confronted the Punisher himself, killing Reyes and threatening to kill [[Karen Page]], however, the Punisher successfully murdered Schoonover before leaving [[New York City]] and killing last survivors of the three gangs.<ref name="DD212">''[[The Dark at the End of the Tunnel|Daredevil: 2.12: The Dark at the End of the Tunnel]]''</ref> |
With [[Wilson Fisk]]'s assistance, Castle found [[Dutton]] who informed him about the Blacksmith who organized a drug deal, before Castle murdered Dutton. Due to his own motivations, Fisk released Castle for prison, so he could continue his crusade on the streets and find the Blacksmith.<ref name="DD204">''[[Penny and Dime|Daredevil: 2.04: Penny And Dime]]''</ref> [[Ray Schoonover]] then confronted the Punisher himself, killing Reyes and threatening to kill [[Karen Page]], however, the Punisher successfully murdered Schoonover before leaving [[New York City]] and killing last survivors of the three gangs.<ref name="DD212">''[[The Dark at the End of the Tunnel|Daredevil: 2.12: The Dark at the End of the Tunnel]]''</ref> |
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{{Quote|You could have ended it all that night. You didn't, and then they killed your family. You have to live with that. But this war that you're waging, I mean, come on. That's the [[United States Armed Forces|US military]]. That is the [[CIA]].|[[Micro]] to [[Punisher]]|Kandahar (episode)}} |
{{Quote|You could have ended it all that night. You didn't, and then they killed your family. You have to live with that. But this war that you're waging, I mean, come on. That's the [[United States Armed Forces|US military]]. That is the [[CIA]].|[[Micro]] to [[Punisher]]|Kandahar (episode)}} |
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With all members of the [[Kitchen Irish]], the [[Dogs of Hell]], and the [[Mexican Cartel]] eliminated, [[Frank Castle]] finished his anti-criminal crusade.<ref name="TP101">''[[3 AM|The Punisher: 1.01: 3 AM]]''</ref> However, Castle was contacted by [[Micro]] who informed him that the massacre at [[Central Park]] was actually an assassination attempt, linked to his involvement in [[Operation Cerberus]], as well as the murder of [[Ahmad Zubair]].<ref name="TP102"/> Castle joined forces with Micro to find the man in charge of the Cerberus and take him down.<ref name="TP103"/> |
With all members of the [[Kitchen Irish]], the [[Dogs of Hell]], and the [[Mexican Cartel]] eliminated, [[Frank Castle]] finished his anti-criminal crusade.<ref name="TP101">''[[3 AM|The Punisher: 1.01: 3 AM]]''</ref> However, Castle was contacted by [[Micro]] who informed him that the massacre at [[Central Park]] was actually an assassination attempt, linked to his involvement in [[Operation Cerberus]], as well as the murder of [[Ahmad Zubair]].<ref name="TP102"/> Castle joined forces with Micro to find the man in charge of the Cerberus and take him down.<ref name="TP103"/> |
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Eventually, they discovered that Operation Cerberus was organized by [[William Rawlins]] who ordered to kill both Castle and Lieberman. Rawlins and [[Billy Russo]] confronted Castle personally, however, Russo betrayed Rawlins, allowing Castle to murder him.<ref name="TP112"/> Castle then defeated Russo, finally avenging the deaths of his family, while the [[Homeland Security]] and the [[CIA]] to change the narrative of the events, removing any charges against Castle.<ref name="TP113">''[[Memento Mori|The Punisher: 1.13: Memento Mori]]''</ref> |
Eventually, they discovered that Operation Cerberus was organized by [[William Rawlins]] who ordered to kill both Castle and Lieberman. Rawlins and [[Billy Russo]] confronted Castle personally, however, Russo betrayed Rawlins, allowing Castle to murder him.<ref name="TP112"/> Castle then defeated Russo, finally avenging the deaths of his family, while the [[Homeland Security]] and the [[CIA]] to change the narrative of the events, removing any charges against Castle.<ref name="TP113">''[[Memento Mori|The Punisher: 1.13: Memento Mori]]''</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:34, 19 January 2020
- "A good player hides his hand, Frank. We figured if there were enough dead bodies, nobody would really care to look close enough at any given one of 'em. It was a calculated risk."
- ―Carson Wolf to Punisher[src]
The Massacre at Central Park was a mass shooting in Central Park planned by William Rawlins and Ray Schoonover in order to assassinate Frank Castle, making it appear as a sting operation gone wrong organized by Samantha Reyes. However, Castle survived the massacre, while his wife, son, and daughter were murdered, which forced him to start the crusade to kill every single person involved in the massacre.
Background
Operation Cerberus
During the War in Afghanistan, William Rawlins teamed up to Ray Schoonover and launched the Operation Cerberus, with a goal to eliminate the terrorist groups in Afghanistan. Rawlins and Schoonover recruited Frank Castle, Billy Russo, Gunner Henderson, and several other United States Armed Forces soldiers into the Cerberus Squad, stationing them in Kandahar. However, since the Operation was illegal and unsanctioned by United States Congress or the CIA, Rawlins secretly established the smuggling of heroin from Afghanistan to the United States of America. Under Morty Bennett's supervision, the heroin was smuggled across the border inside the dead soldiers' bodies, and sold by Schoonover's subordinates.
William Rawlins briefs the Cerberus Squad
As the Operation progressed, the squad's activities were discovered by Ahmad Zubair who was going to testify to the Homeland Security. Cerberus Squad kidnapped Zubair before he could testify, so Rawlins tortured him in order to find out who else knew about the Operation Cerberus. As soon Zubair told Rawlins that nobody knows about the Operation, except for him, Rawlins labeled Zubair as terrorist and ordered Castle to execute him before burying his body in an unmarked grave. However, the interrogation was filmed by Henderson who decided to expose the Operation and Rawlins' illicit agenda.
Frank Castle violently attacks William Rawlins
Recieving the intel about the high-ranking terrorist leader, Rawlins ordered the Cerberus Squad to eliminate him, despite Castle's suspicions. However, the mission turned to be an ambush, as several soldiers were killed in action by the insurgents, and Schoonover lost his arm. Castle then took a lead and took down multiple insurgents to clean up the evacuation area, so the rest of the squad was evacuated. Due to that ultimate failure, Operation Cerberus was shut down and the Cerberus Squad was demobilized.[2]
Information Leak
- "And Lieberman, what about Lieberman? Who's he?"
"We thought you were the one that sent him the tape." - ―Punisher and Carson Wolf[src]
Returning to the United States of America, Gunner Henderson sent the footage of Ahmad Zubair's execution to the NSA, in order to expose William Rawlins. The footage was received by David Lieberman who then sent it to Dinah Madani, so the Homeland Security could do something with it. Rawlins and Ray Schoonover discovered about the information leak, however, they assumed that Frank Castle was responsible for it, due to his constant insubordination.[3]
Using his contact within the Homeland Security, Rawlins found out about Lieberman and ordered Carson Wolf to get rid of him. Wolf and several Homeland Security agents tracked down Lieberman and chased him through the city before shooting him in the chest, seemingly killing him. As Lieberman was taken down, Wolf and Rawlins accused him of domestic terrorism and wiped out every single mentioning of him from press.[2]
Massacre
In order to eliminate the last witness, William Rawlins targeted Frank Castle who returned from Iraq to his family.[2] Rawlins and Schoonover contacted Billy Russo, asking him to shoot down Castle himself, and although Russo refused to participate, he did not stop them either.[4] Using his criminal persona "Blacksmith," Ray Schoonover organized a big drug deal at Central Park with the Kitchen Irish, Mexican Cartel, the Dogs of Hell, and Dutton, planning to use it as a cover. The District Attorney's office received an intel about the meeting at the Park, so Samantha Reyes organized a sting operation to arrest the Blacksmith, however, she decided not to clean the area of civilians due to fear of showing their hand. Upon Reyes' orders, the NYPD officer infiltrated the gangs to update the DA's office about the situation.[5]
Frank Castle's family is killed in a gunfight
Together with Russo, Maria, Lisa, and Frank Castle, Jr., Castle went to the Central Park as a family tradition. As soon as Russo left, the gangs arrived at the Park for a deal, waiting for the Blacksmith. When the Blacksmith failed to appear, the gangs grew suspicious and eventually figured out the undercover officer's true identity. Criminals then started a firefight, gunning down Maria, Lisa, Frank Jr. and the NYPD officer, while Castle was shot in the head.[6]
Aftermath
Frank Castle's War
- "Anybody that had anything to do with what happened to Maria and the kids are dead. Mission accomplished."
- ―Curtis Hoyle to Frank Castle[src]
Determined to protect her reputation, Samantha Reyes coerced Gregory Tepper to destroy the evidences and kept news of the massacre from leaking for a week. Also, Reyes placed a "do not resuscitate" order on Frank Castle in an attempt to ensure his death. However, Castle managed to wake up and forced George Bach to take him out of the hospital to the Castle Residence. Frustrated and broken due to the death of his family, Castle decided to find and kill every single one responsible for the shootings.[6]
Castle targeted the Kitchen Irish, the Dogs of Hell, and the Mexican Cartel for the involvement for shooting and started to eliminating all members of three gangs and other criminals along the way. During his kill spree, the Punisher was confronted by the New York City Police Department and the DA's office, as well as Daredevil.[7] Eventually, the Punisher was arrested and imprisoned in Ryker's Island after admitting his guilt during the trial.
With Wilson Fisk's assistance, Castle found Dutton who informed him about the Blacksmith who organized a drug deal, before Castle murdered Dutton. Due to his own motivations, Fisk released Castle for prison, so he could continue his crusade on the streets and find the Blacksmith.[6] Ray Schoonover then confronted the Punisher himself, killing Reyes and threatening to kill Karen Page, however, the Punisher successfully murdered Schoonover before leaving New York City and killing last survivors of the three gangs.[8]
Exposing the Real Agenda
- "You could have ended it all that night. You didn't, and then they killed your family. You have to live with that. But this war that you're waging, I mean, come on. That's the US military. That is the CIA."
- ―Micro to Punisher[src]
With all members of the Kitchen Irish, the Dogs of Hell, and the Mexican Cartel eliminated, Frank Castle finished his anti-criminal crusade.[9] However, Castle was contacted by Micro who informed him that the massacre at Central Park was actually an assassination attempt, linked to his involvement in Operation Cerberus, as well as the murder of Ahmad Zubair.[3] Castle joined forces with Micro to find the man in charge of the Cerberus and take him down.[2]
Eventually, they discovered that Operation Cerberus was organized by William Rawlins who ordered to kill both Castle and Lieberman. Rawlins and Billy Russo confronted Castle personally, however, Russo betrayed Rawlins, allowing Castle to murder him.[4] Castle then defeated Russo, finally avenging the deaths of his family, while the Homeland Security and the CIA to change the narrative of the events, removing any charges against Castle.[10]
Appearances
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References
- ↑ Daredevil: 2.05: Kinbaku
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Punisher: 1.03: Kandahar
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Punisher: 1.02: Two Dead Men
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Punisher: 1.12: Home
- ↑ Daredevil: 2.10: The Man in the Box
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Daredevil: 2.04: Penny And Dime
- ↑ Daredevil: 2.02: Dogs to a Gunfight
- ↑ Daredevil: 2.12: The Dark at the End of the Tunnel
- ↑ The Punisher: 1.01: 3 AM
- ↑ The Punisher: 1.13: Memento Mori