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Totenkopf

For years, this article has linked descriptions of the Punisher symbol (in visible text as "skull and crossbones" or "death's head") to Totenkopf. More recently, the term "totenkopf" has been used in the visible text as well. Totenkopf is not the more common English term, and when it is used it is generally referring to the German military decoration.

Writer Gerry Conway, who put a skull into the costume design, has specifically denied the link to the military decoration, saying that it was inspired by pirates and by The Phantom. False association with the German military symbol has already shown up elsewhere, I suspect driven by the usage on this page. As such, I have removed invocation of the term "totenkopf", replacing the links to the page Skull and crossbones (symbol). --Nat Gertler (talk) 12:17, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

antihero versus superhero

One or more IP editors have recently tried replacing "antihero" in the lede with "superhero", claiming it's the neutral term.

To which I reply: Which part is a neutral description - super, or hero? Both seem heavily POV. --Nat Gertler (talk) 05:06, 9 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nat Gertler, I think you have it wrong as here it's being changed to the neutral term "character" not "superhero". It's User:Lobo151 who has been reverting to "anithero" as seen here minutes before your post, which is the POV term. 207.229.139.154 (talk) 13:09, 9 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

User:207.229.139.154 completely ignored the discussion on this talk page "Superhero?" This is all discussed there. The conclusion there was antihero.There is no need to have the discussion againLobo151 (talk) 13:19, 9 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops, there have been both "character" and superhero inserted there of late; I lost track on the reverts. "Antihero" is a fine descriptor, and supported in the discussion above. -Nat Gertler (talk) 13:33, 9 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

He is referred to as an anti hero in *multiple* academic sources. See links here on Google scholar:

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C44&q=punisher+antihero&btnG= Wrangler1981 (talk) 23:10, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A Bangladeshi Minecraft Youtuber ItsPunisherOP

ItsPunisherOP is A Bangladeshi Minecraft youtuber and in this short period of game time he developed his skills very fast. He is beating up almost every good players at servers. But he is still under rated 103.132.187.217 (talk) 22:50, 2 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Terrible choice for image

The image represented does not display the iconic look of the Punisher’s costume, not does it represent him with guns. Instead it displays him as some sort of techno samurai. Display something more iconic please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6C44:767F:4AC3:7923:7668:450C:3234 (talk) 04:59, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. I find it so hilariously petty, the same as if Spider-Man had been appropriated a la Pepe the Frog, and then the image they put on the wiki page was him with the bag over his head costume.

I am assuming you tried to edit this already and someone higher up is insisting for "whatever" reason. 2600:1702:820:7410:BD20:1398:2835:A30B (talk) 14:37, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]