I'm A Glutton For PUNISHMENT

[MacDonald "Mac" Gargan]

So, I was going to post in Frank's "War Journal," but it looked so nice and IC-like, so I decided to start him his own thread.

Anyhow, FRANK, what's your plans with the Punisher, what do you want to see from him/do with him? Maybe he builds a connection with someone? Maybe he finally decides to get some super powerup done? What's on your mind, does anyone else have ideas/suggestions?

[Frank Castle]

How nice of you to consider my IC broodings. However my plot page is just that. A plot page, and I like to post IC so dont let it fool you!

Anywho the first thing I'd like to put up is that so long as I play Castle I can't see him getting any Superpowers. To me Frank is soenjoyable to play because he dosen't have any powers and yes...Nine times out of ten he will be beaten by even the slightest of super-powered opponents. So for now, Frank will remain powerless ^^

As for the story line I am currently playing around with this whole X-juice thing which I noticed breifly mentioned in a Daredevil graphic novel by Frank Miller ( Mon the Frankie!) which I find very interesting because it really does have a lot going for it in terms of a developed storyline. The villians either want to sell it, gather it for themselves to try and enhance their powers or even use it to create super-powered lackies (For as long as the drug lasts anyway) and the hero's want to stop the bad guys from doing this because A) Psycho's and guns are a bad combination, Psycho's and Superpowers are worse. and B) Like any drug this stuff is finding it's way into clubs, slowly ingraining itself into the night life. Also due to the sudden changes in the human body created by the drug some side effects do manifest in the form of nervous system damage, mania and eventually psychotic breakdown. A man addicted to one drug would do most anything in the world to get it. What happens when this same man gets to taste a single hour where he can climb walls like Spiderman? Or Bench Press a truck like Mac? Things become very dangerous indeed!

As far as connections go I really am open for suggestions. The hardest part of playing Frank is indeed establishing connections with people. So far Betty is a good start as while she's a little ambitious her hearts in the right place. I still need to catch up with Venom but of course Venm isin't a true 'good guy' and will do somthing sooner or later to slip from Frank's nice list to his naughty one and...well that's the trouble starts.

Daredevil is another good idea because he and Frank are two different sides of the same coin. They have thesame goals, but very different means of obtaining them. Each is potentially what the other could have been. Frank could have chosen to fight crime in a non lethal way and trust in the goodness of mankind. Matt could have turned into a damaged, psychotic vigilante.


Other than that, I'm just circling the theards like a volture waiting for somthing that catches my eye.