This.
There's the constant attempt to ground the characters in 'reality' too. I do think Charlie-devil would look weird with double Ds in-universe.
I can see its use in the military within certain contexts, but police are civil servants with a longstanding PR problem. Adopting an aggressive and self-righteous symbol like that is shortsighted at best.
Without veering too far into politics, I think the salient point is that Punisher is a violent vigilante working outside the law. The character is what it is, a revenge fantasy amongst other things. There is a line between what he does and what a civil servant operating within legal boundaries does, and I think we're seeing that line get crossed (but to the extreme as plot dictates) with
I wonder if it'll be as restrictive as the other suit (the first one, no idea about the yellow) or maybe a little more like Deadpool which I think has more movement?
Oh yes, I know all about Marvel’s shame in Punisher, after Jason Aaron’s atrocious run where he butchered, emasculated, and destroyed the character.
That’s kinda lame to me. The DD needs to be on his chest.
Dex called him(self) that in season 3.
I think people are reading way too much into this. The Netflix series were meant to take place in a much more grounded world, and so it just never made sense that a couple of no nonsense characters like Matt and Frank would want to run around 24/7 with cheesy logos on their chest.
Really? I thought that Charlie Cox sculpt was pretty solid.
I know they were trying to be grounded, but the skull is Punisher’s symbol. And he burned it 10 mins into his show and didn’t put it on again until the end. It’s like the show was afraid to let him be the Punisher because they’re trying to make him more relatable and palpable to the public.
Given that Punisher is an unhinged, remorseless killer wearing a skull symbol actually makes sense for him in-universe.
The skull symbol to the police and military represents dedication to the mission, whether that be apprehension of criminals for police or destroying your enemies for military. It’s a symbol of never retreating and always finishing the mission, much like the Punisher. The police don’t use the symbol as a sign that they want to kill the criminals. It’s just their life long dedication to oppose criminals.
Well he was still shooting people in the face, so I don't think they were that concerned about relatability. And I didn't follow the comics, but the Frank that Bernthal played was someone who did occasionally struggle with his Punisher persona and violent sociopathic nature.
The PUNISHER doesn't represent getting the job done. He represents killing bad guys. Punisher doesn't "oppose" criminals. He kills them. Your argument would work better if they were using something like Green Lantern as a symbol. Will power and dedication is actually a Green Lantern thing, and they're already cops. I suppose it's possible they just really don't understand what it means, but it looks bad.
Whatever the justification, it's in poor taste and out of alignment with the job and with public perception. And while I understand the risks and sacrifices made by law enforcement, I would never compare that to military personnel.
Agreed. I don't need officers who are supposed to protect and serve displaying symbolic representations of violent vigilantism. If you see an officer displaying that, their mentality is misaligned and they probably shouldn't be doing the job.
