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| “ | The underworld will now be run like a business.. and the Chairman of the Board will be... The Kingpin! | „ |
| ~ Wilson Fisk declaring himself "the Kingpin" and the ruler of the criminal underworld. |
| “ | The Kingpin! I've heard tales of this man...this near-legend in the history of crime... of how he gathered the hundreds of disorganized, distrustful gang leaders... of how he ended their territorial battles and taught them to work in tandem... of how he forged a structured, multi-billion dollar criminal empire... an empire he ruled with a tyrant's discipline and a bookkeeper's precision. | „ |
| ~ Daredevil on the Kingpin. |
| “ | My name is Wilson Fisk. I am a magician. I know how to make things disappear. Evidence. My past. People. I've filled some holes in the desert. I've given the fish people to swim with. It was a long road. With experience my one teacher. Poverty, my motivation. Hunger, my companion. And fear, first my enemy and then my friend. You must make a friend with horror. It must be your ally. Because it is a deadly foe. | „ |
| ~ The Kingpin |
Wilson Grant Fisk, better known as The Kingpin, is one of the main antagonists of the Marvel Universe, serving as the main antagonist of the Daredevil franchise and a major antagonist in both the Spider-Man and Punisher franchises.
He is the most powerful crime lord in New York City, running an extensive network of criminal operations and legitimate businesses, while using his vast wealth to garner the reputation of a philanthropist and make himself virtually untouchable by the law.
Originally debuting as an adversary of Spider-Man, the Kingpin later established himself as one of the two archenemies (alongside Bullseye) of Daredevil, and remains a regular foe to the web-slinger and many other street-level superheroes, including the Punisher and Hawkeye.
Appearance
Wilson Fisk is usually depicted as a bald, very heavy-set white male, although in some media he has occasionally been portrayed as black. He is typically attired in impeccable dress clothing, most often a white suit (double-breasted, due to his wide build) and such accessories as a tie or a cravat, a pocket square, a boutonnière in the lapel, and a walking stick. He is a smoker of cigars. Despite his bulk, he is quite fast and dangerously athletic at close quarters.
Biography
Past
Wilson Fisk grew up in poverty and was tormented by his classmates for being overweight. Tired of being bullied, he began to train himself in physical combat. When he gained a powerful physique, he forced his former tormentors into joining his gang, and thus, his desire for absolute control began. Later on in life, he met a crime boss named Don Rigoletto. At first, he fostered an alliance with Rigoletto, but then, betrayed him and murdered him. Fisk then took over Rigoletto's gang, and took Rigoletto's place as the most powerful crime boss in New York City. He would later join the international terrorist syndicate HYDRA and become a prominent figure as one of their heads of operations.
The Daredevil Grudge
Although the Kingpin started off as a Spider-Man villain, Frank Miller, during his classic run on Daredevil comics, effectively transferred him to become the arch-nemesis of the Man Without Fear. Miller had Fisk focus on street level crime and New York City politics, rather than the superhuman and supernatural exploits of times past.
It was in Miller's later storyline, Born Again, that the Kingpin earned this title. Using information from Murdock's former girlfriend now turned drug addicted porn star Karen Page, the Kingpin slowly began to ruin Matt Murdock's life, destroying his home, having him barred from practicing law, and leaving him an insane derelict. It was only thanks to a reunion with his long-lost mother that Matt regained his confidence to fight again. Eventually, Matt's efforts saw to it that the Kingpin was exposed as a criminal, fleeing as a homeless fugitive, a harsh taste of ironic justice.
Other Media
Police Academy: The Animated Series
Kingpin appears as a guest star in the TV animated series Police Academy from 1988.
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
- Main article: Kingpin (Spider-Man: The Animated Series)
Daredevil (Film)
Michael Clarke Duncan as the Kingpin in Daredevil (2003)
- Main article: Kingpin (Daredevil)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (video game)
- Main article: Kingpin (The Amazing Spider-Man Video Games)
Kingpin appears as one of the two main antagonists (alongside Carnage) of the video game adaption of The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Main article: Kingpin (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
TV Movie
- Main article: Wilson Fisk (Incredible Hulk TV Movies)
Marvel's Spider-Man
- Main article: Kingpin (Marvel's Spider-Man)
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
- Main article: Kingpin (Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Main article: Kingpin (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
- Main article: Kingpin (Spider-Man: Web of Shadows)
Spider-Man: Battle for New York
- Main article: Kingpin (Spider-Man: Battle for New York)
Spider-Man 3: The Video Game
- Main article: Kingpin (Raimiverse game adaptations)
Personality
In recent years, the Kingpin has evolved from a typical mob boss and comic-book villain to a complex and conflicted character. He has attempted to retire from crime life and has even spared Spider-Man's life after promising his fiancé to no longer be a criminal. However, while he is a caring family man, the Kingpin is ruthless as a crime boss. He is willing to murder traitorous goons with his own bare hands and is bad tempered, especially when fighting Superheroes. However, the Kingpin is calm and methodical with his plans, willing to take as much time and sacrifices needed to fulfill his goals.
Powers and Abilities
- Superhuman condition: Fisk's physical abilities are at the pinnacle of human potential. His strength, speed, stamina, senses, agility, reflexes, accuracy, longevity, durability, healing time, flexibility and combat skills are practically superhuman.
- Peak Human Strength: Fisk is composed almost entirely of muscle that has been developed to enormous size, much like a sumo wrestler, and he possesses peak human strength with 2% of his body being fat. His vast bulk shields him from many forms of injury, either providing padding or causing penetration wounds to only strike him relatively superficially.
- Inhuman endurance/durability: Due to his immense stature, peak physical prowess, and unbending mental fortitude, Fisk has a practically inhuman endurance to pain. He is able to survive blows against superhuman opponents like Daredevil Spider-Man also has severe inhibitions about using his strength against an opponent without superhuman powers for fear of killing him or her) and even Captain America. He is also able to survive after getting shot in the face by Maya Lopez despite losing his eyesight for a while.
- Master Martial Artist: Fisk has extraordinary skill in hand-to-hand combat, specializing in a number of martial arts, including sumo wrestling, judo, and hapkido. His fighting skills and unusual agility for a man of his size compensate for a great difference between his human level of strength and that of Spider-Man when the two engage in unarmed combat (Spider-Man also has severe inhibitions about using his strength against an opponent without superhuman powers for fear of killing him or her).
- Criminal Genius: Fisk is a modern day criminal genius and a highly skilled planner and organizer. He employs numerous henchmen, scientists, and even superhumans, almost all of whom are fiercely loyal to him due to dedication, greed, fear, or both.
- Indomitable Will: Fisk has a great amount of willpower. He was able to resist psychic attacks from Zebediah Killgrave the Purple Man.
- Multilingualism: Fisk is fluent in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, Russian and various others.
Relationships
Allies
- Other Supervillains (sometimes)
- Miles Morales (Earth-616) (Best Friends)
Enemies
- Other Supervillains (sometimes)
- Superheroes
- Spider-Man
- Daredevil (Arch-Enemy)
- Punisher
Quotes
| “ | Matt Murdock. | „ |
| ~ Kingpin. |
| “ | Kill them, Killgrave. Burn the city down if you have to. Kill every hero that ever dared try to stop us from achieving our true potential. Kill them all. | „ |
| ~ Kingpin. |
Trivia
- The Kingpin's design is inspired by Kasper Gutman from The Maltese Falcon and his actor Sydney Greenstreet.
- Kingpin was created by the late Stan Lee and John Romita Sr.
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