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Kingpin
Real Name: Wilson Fisk
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Powers:
Kingpin has no superhuman powers. However, he is as strong and durable as it is possible for a man of his height, weight, and build who engages in intensive regular exercise to be, and he is a very large man (over six and a half feet tall). His stamina is likewise honed to the virtual pinnacle of human ability. He has remarkable agility and dexterity for a man of his size.

Bio:
Wilson Fisk, the man who would one day become the Kingpin, started out as a common thug in the Bronx. He was noticed by one Don Rigoletto, an accomplished crime boss who admired Fisk's sheer brutality and hired him as his primary enforcer. Fisk eventually murdered his benefactor and took control over his mob empire. Thus, the Kingpin was born.

While his wife, Vanessa, knew of Wilson's criminal activities, he was careful to shield their only son, Richard, from the life he led. That effort was in vain, as Richard finally did learn of his father's mob connections. Richard faked his own death, and returned to New York as the Schemer, intent on destroying his father's empire. He had also taken on the guises of the original Rose and later, Blood Rose, but was never able to do much damage to the Kingpin's organization.
Wilson Fisk is a criminal mastermind who is involved in extensive illegal activities such as drug running, smuggling, murder, and so forth.

Despite this, he has no criminal record and an army of lawyers to keep it that way, and is a criminal financial strategist without parallel. Fisk has no superhuman powers, but the majority of his 400-plus pound bulk is solid muscle. When he delivered a kick to the Kingpin's back, Daredevil could only think, "Whatever that was, it wasn't fat. Felt more like rock". He is a superb fighter who has held his own against Spider-Man, recently Daredevil occupies most of his attention. He has been aware of Daredevil's secret identity for years, thanks to Karen Page's indiscretion. Though Spider-Man and Daredevil are his greatest enemies, he has also tangled with Captain America, Moon Knight, Dr. Strange, the Punisher, the Avengers, and Ghost Rider, among others. He has employed any number of costumed criminals and assassins, most notably Elektra, Bullseye, Jack O'Lantern, and Typhoid Mary. Recently blinded himself like his arch-nemesis Fisk found it hard to control his men as they now saw a weakness in their leader. The Kingpin's own son and a mobster from New Jersey named Silke formed a coup and with the help of the Fisk's Captains seemingly assassinated him. They we're all tricked though, Wilson's man Dini found the Kingpin close to death and got him to safety. Fisk's wife then took revenge on those that did this to her husband killing all involved (even her son) except Silke who got away and went to the F.B.I. for protection. It was Silke who told the F.B.I. about Daredevil's true identity.

The Kingpin eventually regained his sight due to surgery, but no sooner had he been able to see the world again, he was thrown into prison for his crimes. But he wasn't through plaguing Daredevil yet; he was able to mastermind a plot that put Daredevil's secret identity into the hands of the F.B.I, and also managed to arrange the near-fatal stabbing of Foggy Nelson, Daredevil's longtime friend and fellow lawyer.
Recently, after Peter Parker revealed himself as Spider-Man, the Kingpin hired a sniper to kill the Parkers. But the bullet meant for Peter hit his Aunt May instead, who is currently in a coma. When Peter discovered this, he found and beat the Kingpin to near death, vowing to return to kill him when his aunt dies.

Notes:


First Appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #50

Favorite Characters:
Kingpin is a favorite character of 13 users

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Issue Appearances:
Avengers West Coast (1989)
Batman/Daredevil (2000)
Batman/Spider-Man (1997)
Bullseye: Greatest Hits (2004)
Captain America (1968)
Civil War: Battle Damage Report (2007)
Civil War: War Crimes (2007)
Code of Honor (1997)
Crossover Classics (1991)
Damage Control vol.2 (1989)
Daredevil (1964)
Daredevil (1998)
Daredevil By Ed Brubaker Saga (2008)
Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller (2000)
Daredevil Visionaries: Kevin Smith (2000)
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear (1993)
Daredevil: The Movie (2003)
Daredevil/Spider-Man (2001)
Dark Reign Files (2009)
Dark Reign: The Goblin Legacy (2009)
Dark Reign: The List - Daredevil (2009)
DC Versus Marvel / Marvel Versus DC (1996)
Deadpool (1997)
Dream Team (1995)
Earth X (1999)
Elektra: The Movie (2005)
Essential Punisher (2004)
Fred Hembeck Destroys the Marvel Universe (1989)
Gambit (1999)
Ghost Rider (1990)
House of M: Avengers (2008)
Iron Fist & Wolverine: The Return of Kun Lun (2000)
Iron Man (1998)
Kabuki: Reflections (1998)
Kabuki: Reflections (2005)
Kingpin (1997)
Kingpin (2003)
Marvel Age (1983)
Marvel Divas (2009)
Marvel Graphic Novel (1982)
Marvel Holiday Special (1991)
Marvel Illustrated Books (1981)
Marvel Knights: Double Shot (2002)
Marvel Knights: Spider-Man (2004)
Marvel Swimsuit Special (1992)
Marvel Tales (1964)
Marvel Team-Up (1972)
Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Jr. (2005)
Moon Knight (1980)
New Avengers: Pot of Gold (AAFES 110th Anniversary Issue) (2005)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2008)
Paradise X (2002)
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999)
Punisher: P.O.V. (1991)
Punishermax (2010)
Reflections (2007)
Ruins (1995)
Runaways (2005)
Runaways: Dead End Kids (2008)
Sarjakuvalehti (1990)
Secret Wars II (1985)
Sleepwalker (1991)
Spider-Girl (1998)
Spider-Man and Zoids (1986)
Spider-Man: Lifeline (2001)
Spider-Man: Made Men (1998)
Spider-Man: Splątana sieć (2003)
Spider-Man: The Cosmic Adventures (1993)
Spider-Man: The Parker Years (1995)
Spider-Man's Tangled Web (2001)
Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do (2002)
Strange Tales (1987)
Superaventuras Marvel (1982)
Tales of the Marvels: Blockbuster (1995)
The Adventures of Spider-Man (1996)
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)
The Amazing Spider-Man (1999)
The Astonishing Spider-Man (2007)
The Avengers (1963)
The Best of Spider-Man (1986)
The Best of Spider-Man (2002)
The Deadly Foes of Spider-Man (1991)
The Marvel Masterpieces Collection (1993)
The Mutant Misadventures of Cloak and Dagger (1988)
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983)
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition, Vol. 2 (1985)
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition (1990)
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Daredevil 2004 (2004)
The Punisher (1987)
The Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe (1995)
The Punisher War Journal (1988)
The Sentry / Spider-Man (2001)
The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976)
The Spectacular Spider-Man (2003)
Web of Spider-Man (1985)
What If? (1977)
What If? (1989)
What If? Daredevil vs. Elektra (2010)
What If... Karen Page Had Lived? (2005)
What The--?! (1988)
Wolverine (1988)
Wolverine and the Punisher: Damaging Evidence (1993)
X-23: Target X (2007)
X-Men (1991)

Movie Appearances:
Daredevil (2003)

Video Game Appearances:
The Punisher (2005)

Group Affiliation(s):
HYDRA

Famous Quotes: - Add a Famous Quote
""You killed them,because that's what you are. Because you have a desease...a virus. And you've been a carrier all your life,even when you didn't realize it. Violence,blood,screaming...those are the sympthoms. But you carry death,Kingpin and everyone you touch is infected." From Daredevil #116 /April,2009 "




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