Special agent Frank Castle had it all: A loving family, a great life, and
an adventurous job. But when his life is taken away from him by a ruthless
criminal and his associates, Frank has become reborn. Now serving as judge,
jury, and executioner, he's a new kind of vigilante out to wage a one man
war against those who have done him wrong.
After a undercover operation where Bobby Saint, son of corrupt businessman
Howard Saint, is killed. FBI agent Frank Castle retires. Howard Saint
holding Castle responsible for the death of his son butchers Franks family
during a family reunion and leaves Frank for dead. Burnt out and taunted by
memories of his murdered family, Frank sets out to avenge his family, and
he becomes a judge, jury and executioner known as "The Punisher", as Castle
sets out to punish Howard Saint and his associates in a one man war, as
Castle is not willing to give up until those responsible are dead and until
he has his revenge.
Frank Castle is a man who has seen too much death. On his final assignment,
Castle plays his undercover role perfectly, but the operation spins out of
control and a young man, Bobby Saint, is inadvertently killed. Inflamed by
the death of their son, the Saints are willing to risk their newfound
legitimacy on a wholesale mission of blood-vengeance. Castle's worst
nightmare is about to come true, as Howard Saint and his lieutenants
unleash hell at the Castle family reunion. But Castle, to his everlasting
torment, survives. Until this moment, he has spent his entire life adhering
strictly to the law. However, experience has taught him that the law cannot
adequately penalize the people who murdered his family. Drawing upon all he
has learned in twenty years, Castle sets in motion a plan to punish the
murderers.