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"Billy is dead. From now on... you call me Jigsaw."
―Jigsaw[src]

William "Billy" Russotti was a mob boss who became Jigsaw after an accident in a bottle factory by Frank Castle.

Biography[]

Punisher: War Zone[]

Billy Russotti was one of the main mobsters in NY, under the control of Gaitano Cesare. When the boss had a meeting of all the main families, Russotti was present along with his henchmen Ink and Pittsy. He had a quarrel with Cesare, who mocked him because of the mental state of his brother, Loony Bin Jim. When The Punisher arrived, Russotti managed to escape and went to his hideout in a recycling plant. There he met Maginty and his gang and made an agreement with them.

The Punisher followed them and began a massive attack on the plant. During the fight, Russotti was thrown in a glass-crushing machine. Left for dead, Russotti survived and was brought by Ink and Pittsy to a plastic surgeon, being horribly disfigured. The surgeon can do nothing about his face. Having lost his beauty and his pride, Russotti began to call himself Jigsaw and sought revenge.

Character traits[]

Billy was a pitiless and cruel mob boss, extremely vain and egomaniac. He's proud of his beauty and considers himself the only one able to take Don Cesare's leadership. He possesses good fighting skills. He’s also close to his brother James to the point where hes is the only one james lets him call James however despite this he doesn’t seem to either realize or Respect that james prefers everyone else calls him loony bin jim or lbj and instead prefers that everyone else call him James.

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Behind the scenes[]

  • At first, Dominic West refused the role and Paddy Considine was considered for it, but turned it down. Eventually, West decided to accept the role.

Trivia[]

  • In the comics, Jigsaw's name is Billy Russo, not Russoti. The name was slightly altered for Punisher: War Zone.
  • Russotti falling in the glass factory and later meeting with the surgeon is a homage to The Joker's birth in Batman by Tim Burton.
  • Jigsaw first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man#162 in 1976, attempting to frame the Punisher for murder. Since that time, he became one of the few recurring foes the Punisher had, managing to survive multiple encounters with the vigilante.
  • Jigsaw was meant to be the main villain in the cancelled Punisher 2 sequel.
  • The way Billy becomes Jigsaw is slightly different. While both involved glass slashing up his face, the original comics version was tossed out a window by Punisher.
  • Jigsaw never had a brother named Looney Bin Jim (James Russoti) in the comics. He was created for the film, possibly to give Jigsaw some kind of a "human side".

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Punisher: War Zone[]

See Also[]

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