He might not have super powers, but his strength and strategic thinking has propelled him to reign over Hells’ Kitchen. He has faced heroes, antiheroes and villains and will do whatever it takes to protect his criminal empire.
Here follows a brief narrative of Wilson Fisk / Kingpin before watching Echo, the new series coming out next week on Disney Plus and Hulu.
Origins of Wilson Fisk / Kingpin
Wilson Fisk was born in Hell’s Kitchen. Fisk’s mother was caring, but his father was an abusive, unloving person involved with mobsters. The father borrowed money to get involved with politics, and when that endeavor didn’t work out, young Fisk was at the receiving end of verbal abuse. His mother, Marlene however was physically abused by the father, and one day Fisk couldn’t take it and murdered his father with a hammer. To protect Fisk, the mother helped to dump the body and sent Fisk away to stay with relatives far away from Hell’s Kitchen.
The Might of Kingpin of Crime
Wilson Fisk is built quite big, and the bulk is muscle, not fat. He is skilled in various types of hand-to hand combat techniques and uses his size to both attack and defend. He can fight super powered heroes without the fear of being severely injured or killed.
As a strategic thinker, he has controlled various henchman and super villains such as Bullseye, Elektra, Tinkerer, The Spot, Sandman, to list a few. His charitable donations and appointed legal team has helped to build a pristine reputation, keeping his crime operations under wraps.
Friends and Foes
A brutal businessman such as Fisk does actually have a soft spot, for none other than Vanessa, an amnesiac woman who were brought before him by his staff members. They married and Richard Fisk was born.
He was the guardian of Maya Lopez / Echo after her father was murdered. Fisk was involved with the crime and hid the truth from Lopez.
Fisk is no stranger to making enemies. Some of his early rivals is Silvio Manfredi who was the original Kingpin and Ben Urich who is a seasoned journalist hunting for evidence to bring the mighty Kingpin down. Even the Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man has found himself squaring off against the might of Fisk, which results in Electro joining Fisk to capture Spider-Man. The number one enemy of Fisk will always be Matt Murdock / Daredevil. Murdock uses the law, while Daredevil uses his fighting skills on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen against the Kingpin of Crime.
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Kingpin’s Legacy
Daredevil would prove to be Kingpin’s greatest rival. Once Fisk learns his secret identity, he sets out to ruin his life by targeting his friends. Murdock was also left for dead after a serious beating by Fisk and to make matters worse, Fisk outed his identity to the public. Murdock had to call in special help.
Kingpin and Daredevil joined forces to face off against the ninja gang, The Hand. Even Red Skull and Hydra became targets on Kingpin’s list, and Fisk joined up with Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D to bring Hydra to justice. Fisk joined forces with an Inhuman, Janus Jardeesh, who helped keep his criminal operations under wraps.
Fisk was elected as mayor of New York City, with Murdock as the Deputy Mayor. Murdock thought his would be the ideal position to keep an eye on Fisk, but as a plot twist, Fisk outlawed all vigilante-related activities and put out a warrant for the arrest of Daredevil.
A write-up of Matt Murdock / Daredevil will follow in the next Marvel character profile.
The above stories about Wilson Fisk / Kingpin have been shortened and enough detail has been left out to leave you hungry for more. I highly encourage subscribing to Marvel Unlimited to read up about Wilson Fisk / Kingpin or any of your favorite Marvel characters.
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New TV Series coming soon!
Maya Lopez’s ruthless behavior in New York City catches up with her in her hometown; she must face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots and embrace the meaning of family and community.
I highly encourage watching the both the Daredevil and Hawkeye TV Series to catch up with the background of both Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk.
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Genre: Action Adventure / Crime / Superhero
Release Date: 9 January 2024
Platforms: Disney Plus and Hulu
Directors: Sydney Freeland and Catriona McKenzie
Based on: Echo by David Mack and Joe Quesada
Cast: Alaqua Cox, Chaske Spencer, Tantoo Cardinal, Devery Jacobs, Cody Lightning, Graham Greene, Zahn McClarnon, Vincent D’Onofrio and Charlie Cox
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Experience all 5 episodes of Marvel Studios’ Echo, streaming January 9 on Disney Plus and Hulu! Set your Disney+ profile to TV-MA to stream.