Ultimate Universe
In the alternate universe Ultimate Marvel imprint, the Punisher is not a Vietnam War veteran, but an ex-NYPD police officer, whose family was killed by corrupt police officers who knew Frank was going to expose them. He manages to kill the one responsible for his family's death after sympathetic cops "accidentally" place him as the man's jail cell roommate. He then tries to kill Boomerang, but failed, but then he kills a corrupt cop named Jeanne De Wolfe.
In Ultimate Comics: Avengers 2, the Punisher is defeated and arrested by Captain America. He is saved from the death penalty by Nick Fury, who orchestrates his release from custody in exchange for joining the Avengers. After being equipped with a Captain America-inspired costume, the Punisher is implanted with a chip that delivers a violent electric shock whenever he disobeys orders, until after knocked out by Clint Barton, who allowed Punisher to escape after the fight between two of the Ghost Riders. In Ultimate Avengers vs New Ultimates, Frank was incarcerated after assassinating a Russian criminal, the Red Hammer, and is later visited by Nick Fury, who persuades him to rejoin the Avengers by offering him revenge on his fellow prisoners. While the Avengers were battling the New Ultimates, Frank was aiming a sniper rifle at Captain America's kneecap with the intention of immobilizing him. However, Spider-Man swung in to push Rogers away and was hit by the bullet instead. Horrified that he had shot a kid, he begged the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that arrived shortly afterwards to "punish him".
After Castle and the rest of the Avengers were arrested by S.H.I.E.L.D., they took ex Avenger's member Cash's serum and temporarily gained Hulk-like powers. They confronted new Director Gregory Stark, but he easily defeated them using his Nanite-based powers. The Avengers later assisted the New Ultimates against the Spider in Korea. In the aftermath of the Ultimate Avengers and New Ultimates conflict the Punisher is last seen torturing the other convicts in prison.
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