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Why Netflix’s ‘Daredevil’ Finally Got the Punisher Right

10. He is the Punisher

With nearly every classic superhero, there’s a certain dichotomy to their character that helps keep them in check. The hero is anchored into reality by his private, anonymous nature. It’s the civilian bits that provide a specific motivation for a hero to make the world a better place … until his friends and family end up captured. The Punisher has no such place he can retreat to. He’s on the front lines all day, every day. This character trait makes him at once extremely sad and incredibly dangerous. He doesn’t have the typical weaknesses associated with normal heroes (i.e. friends and family), and yet he has no refuge from the never-ending hardships he endures and horrors he sees.

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