Damage (Jaime Ortiz) is a

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appearing in

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s published by

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. He is an enemy of the

Punisher The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher ma ...

and

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Publication history

Created by

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and

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, the character made his first appearance in '' The Punisher War Journal'' #8 (September 1989), Damage's first appearance was as a gang leader in '' The Punisher War Journal'' #8. After nearly dying in that issue, the character was rebuilt into a

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that lasted from ''The Punisher War Journal'' #17-20 to ''Wolverine and the Punisher: Damaging Evidence'' #1-3. Damage received a profile in '' Marvel Encyclopedia'' #5, which revealed his real name is Jaime Ortiz.

Fictional character biography

The head of a

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street gang known as the Bunsen Burners, Damage became aware that the

was after him, so he decided to make a preemptive strike against the vigilante by hijacking or destroying his Battle Van. While his underlings were killed by the Battle Van's automated defenses, Damage made it into the vehicle, where he was ensnared and crippled by its mechanical tentacles and coils. The trapped Damage was later found by the Punisher, who dropped him off at a hospital, having concluded that letting Damage live out the rest of his life in the mangled state he was in would be punishment enough. The Arranger, having been given the assignment of finding and recruiting new assassins for the Kingpin, discovered Damage through a newspaper article, and arranged for him to be moved to a private clinic, where surgeons set about reconstructing him into a

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supplied by

Donald Pierce Donald Pierce is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a cyborg and is commonly an enemy of the X-Men. Donald Pierce appears in the 2017 film '' Logan'', portrayed by Boyd Holbr ...

, and made to resemble the Punisher, in order to frame him for a series of murders. The killings drew the attention of

, who tracked Damage down to a chemical plant, where the two fought. Damage had the upper hand until the Punisher, who was preoccupied with the

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, suddenly appeared and set Damage ablaze before knocking him into a vat of flammable chemicals, which exploded and killed him. The Kingpin had Damage's remains recovered, and sent them to Pierce, along with fifty million dollars to pay for his reconstruction.

Powers and abilities

As a cyborg, Damage possessed superhuman strength and durability, as well as numerous retractable weapons such as a

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, a

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, and a

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. He also had

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vision, and could electrocute others by touching them.

In other media

Damage appears in '' The Punisher'', voiced by

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. This version is the leader of a gang of small-time drug traffickers and the owner of a

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References

External links

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