One by one, the brutal new version of Castle stages bloody raids on these gangs, eventually bringing Daredevil down on him. It seems likely Daredevil Season 3 will explain the ending of The Defenders before anything else. The Joker. NEXT: The Punisher Vs. This means, in addition to being near one another a lot, Frank and Matt get to see each other handle similar situations in opposite ways. Daredevil season two introduced us to Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) aka Punisher. Its simple. While it might seem tempting to watch them out of order, binge the seasons of a particular character, or skip a character, this will have a negative impact on the viewing experience. However, he largely wants to see Daredevil stick to the path he's already chosen. Fisk, it seems, is more than happy to let the Punisher continue to wipe out his rivals. In his own comics, he is free to massacre half the criminal population of New York while other heroes dont really seem to think about or bother him. journey of Frank becoming more and more human. Daredevil is disgusted by The Punisher and his disregard for human life. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Remember at the end of Daredevil Season 2 (two months before The Defenders), Jeri Hogarth offered Foggy Nelson a job at her firm. Neither is generally out to save the world; both men handle the day-to-day misery that is bred in poverty and apathy. The final part of the Punisher's story in season 2 of Daredevil sees him on the hunt for the Blacksmith. If you watchedDefenders,you know why Matt isnt in her life and Foggy really isnt in her life, Woll says. Matt Murdock and Frank Castle have both been through absolute hell. The characters of Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter), and Iron Fist (Finn Jones) all received their own series to set up the characters . This is what it all boils down to. While many of Punisher's stories in the comics are simple about him hunting down and killing various criminals, his role in the MCU has been far more nuanced. Castle's crusade nearly gets him killed by one of his targets in the Kitchen Irish, but Daredevil steps in to help. On top of that, they are both mostly isolated in their vigilante lives. What did you think ofThe Punisher and which Netflix Marvel series are you most excited to see? Honestly, you're good. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. In his earliest comics, Batman was a stone-cold killer. Castle's experience using his abilities as a force for good convinced him to take up his mantle, embrace being the Punisher, and go on to headline his own story. Daredevil is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Daredevil #1 (April 1964). Is it necessary to watch Daredevil before watching the Punisher? Just before assassinating a crimelord, he tied Daredevil up and gave him a gun so that the only way Daredevil could stop him would be to shoot him in the end. On the other end of it, Daredevil doesn't see the Punisher as subhuman scum. The biggest central conceit of superhero comics is that any killing is fundamentally wrong and people wont stand for it. He simply punishes them. While some of the Marvel heroes brought to life on Netflix have launched within their own series, that's not always the approach. I highly recommend watching it. The biggest and most obvious reason for what takes place between Frank and Matt is the difference in approach to fighting crime. What sets it apart from the Punisher's feud with Spider-Man? When he didn't show, the rival gangs lost their nerve and began shooting. In this story, Frank and Matt are friends since childhood, and Frank becomes The Punisher when his family are killed as bystanders in a superhero battle. But instead of taking down Murdock, in Episode 10 ("The Man in the Box"), Castle proved there's good in him yet, moving him from the role of pure villain to anti-hero. To understand Daredevil, you have to know that Matt Murdock is a Catholic. Both Daredevil and Kingpin are now set to appear in the upcoming Marvel series Echo, with Matt Murdock slated to also star in his own series, MCU Phase 5/the Multiverse Saga's Daredevil: Born Again. Let Frank be Frank and allow him to systematically wipe out the worlds biggest mass-murderers Red Skull, Doctor Doom, Magneto, Green Goblin(which they obviously cant do). After the conclusion of The Defenders, she appeared in The Punisher (November 2017), which takes place a few months after the conclusion of The Defenders. Before doing anything else, even via flashbacks, the series has to explain how Matt Murdock survived after a skyscraper collapsed on him in The Defenders. Does the Punisher take place before or after the events of the Defenders in the Netlfix universe. You see, Castle is not a traditional hero. Matt ultimately does convince Frank to give up his crusade, but it comes too late when Daredevil and The Punisher fight, Frank unknowingly kills his childhood friend. This brings us to. Jessica Jones, the second series to come from the Netflix-Marvel venture in 2015, used its very first episode to introduce the hero of the franchises third series, Luke Cage. No matter how far hes pushed, he has a strict moral code and he believes that killing is a sin. Only a few things could use a little context, so here are some events and characters from Daredevil Season 2 that might figure into The Punisher. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Viewers instantly fell in love with Bernthals portrayal of the popular Marvel anti-hero and hoped for a standalone series following Punisher. This article has been updated and was first published on March 14, 2016. How Does Jon Bernthal's Punisher Fit Into the MCU? - IGN Chronologically, the streaming service's Marvel shows have jumped around a bit in terms of the order events take place, and it's not always immediately clear when things are happening. Josh Davison is a list writer for CBR, The Gamer, and Game Rant. The Punisher: Where Was He During The Defenders? - Screen Rant Related: Every Upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe Movie & TV Show In Development. "I think that [the] Frank Castle that was in Daredevil is not in Punisher," he said. he and Matt Murdock have that in common. Why? The shows on this list would include Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher and the Defenders crossover series. Theyre both men who suffered a horrifying personal tragedy, and decided to use their pain to make the world a better place.