History VideoGame / ThePunisher

* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: If you go through with killing an enemy with said interrogation, you end up getting points deducted from your final stage score.

** VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: If you go through with killing an enemy with said interrogation, you end up getting points deducted from your final stage score.

* {{Trigger}}: Mooks saying certain words (Family, married, outnumbered, etc.) during interrogation will trigger flashbacks made out of comic book panels. Frank will normally have a witty retort.

* BadGuyBar: Frank non-chalantly walks into a bar full of mob thugs, none of whom recognize him until he pulls his guns and kills them all. In a bizarre coincidence, a cop was hanging out at the bar but not killed because he was in the bathroom.

-->'''Frank''': (Commenting on [[spoiler: Soap's]] disguise) "Nice disguise. Subtle. Inconspicuous"

* TheDragon: Bushwacker for the [[TheMafia Gnucci's]], Bullseye for The Kingpin and The Russian for... [[TheMafiya the Russians]].

-->'''The Russian''': "Bullets are like mosquitos to the Russian!"

* RevolversAreJustBetter: The revolver and the HandCannon are both very accurate.

* TheYakuza: The Eternal Sun.

* OneHandedShotgunPump: If you dual wield shotguns, this is how Frank works them.

* LetsPlay: By Matt, Pat and Woolie of ''[[LetsPlay/TwoBestFriendsPlay Super Best Friends Play]]''.

* RoleReprisal: As noted above, Creator/ThomasJane reprises his role from [[Film/ThePunisher2004 the 2004 film]] as the title character.

-->'''BlackWidow''': (After Frank kills a bunch of bad guys interrogating her) "What the hell are you doing here, Castle?"

A ThirdPersonShooter released in 2005 by THQ based on Marvel's ''Comicbook/ThePunisher''. The game starts with Frank Castle in a interrogation room in Ryker's Prison and the whole game is a [[HowWeGotHere series of flashbacks to the present.]]

For the [[UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame Arcade]] and UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis game, see ''VideoGame/ThePunisherCapcom''.

* BroadStrokes: The game is kind of a sequel to the [[Film/ThePunisher2004 2004 Thomas Jane film]], due to [[spoiler: Jigsaw actually being John Saint, son of Howard Saint]]. However it now takes place firmly in the Marvel Universe (ComicBook/IronMan, ComicBook/BlackWidow, ComicBook/NickFury, [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Matt Murdock, and Bullseye]] are in this game, too, if you want to know), and even features a rematch between Frank and [[BoisterousBruiser the Russian]].[[note]]Whom Frank ''already killed'' in the movie. If it was fun the first time...[[/note]].
* BulletproofHumanShield: The Punisher can grab mooks and use them as this. Several mooks also do this with the most notable example of Bushwacker who [[BadBoss uses his own minions as shields.]]

** During an assault on a group of Yakuza: "[[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Oh no.]] [[TheyKilledKenny They killed Kenchi.]]"

For {{Arcade}} and UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis game, see ''VideoGame/ThePunisherCapcom''.

* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: One of the main selling points of the game is the ability to inflict this on ''every'' mook you come across. Did we forget to mention that successfully breaking a mook is one of only two ways for Frank to regain health?

* InCaseOfBossFightBreakGlass: The robot boss has some glass panels in its head but those go first and breaking them is no impediment - you have to literally punch the thing into scrap to win (It somewhat resembles the car-wrecking bonus stage in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' - the thing keeps losing more and more parts as you beat it up.)

* InfernalRetaliation: Using the flamethrower will occasionally cause flaming mooks to run into and damage you. Also [[spoiler: The Russian]] during the fianl phase of his boss fight.

%%* TheJoysOfTorturingMooks

** The Russian, the Gnucis, Frank's neighbors, Soap and Molly are all taken from Garth Ennis' run.

%%* OneHandedShotgunPump

%%* RagdollPhysics

%%* VigilanteMan

For {{Arcade}} and SegaGenesis game, see ''VideoGame/ThePunisherCapcom''.

* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: One of the main selling points of the game is the ability to inflict this on ''every'' mook you come across. Did we forget to mention that successfully breaking a mook is one of two ways for Frank to regain health?