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Howard Saint was a corrupt businessman and an enemy of the Punisher.

Biography[]

The Punisher[]

Howard Saint was a powerful mob boss, with many affairs opened with many dangerous people. When his son, Bobby, was killed during an FBI sting, Howard discovered that the man responsible for his death was Frank Castle, an undercover agent who Bobby believed to be a weapon merchant, Otto Krieg. Following his wife's suggestion, Howard had Castle's family killed along with him to avenge Bobby's death. But, Frank survived.

When the Toro brothers, a pair of Cuban mobsters, complained about a failed trade occurred in Saint's territory, and a huge amount of money was lost, Howard realized that Castle was still alive and on a personal vendetta against him. He hired two assassins, Harry Heck and The Russian, to kill him. Meanwhile, Castle, with the aid of the small time criminal Micky Duka, made Howard believe that his wife Livia was cheating on him with his best friend, Quentin Glass, with false evidence "accidentally" found by Saint himself. Howard believed he found confirmation of the two's affair when he found Livia's earring on Quentin's pillow in his residence. After a tense confrontation, Howard killed Quentin, with the latter not knowing why. Later, he took Livia in his car and brought her to a bridge over a railway. There, he threw her off the bridge down onto the train tacks at the same moment a train was passing by, killing her.

Back at his casino, Howard offered 50,000 dollars to the man who finished Castle, while at the same time telling John that Quentin was "wrapped up in something" while his mother "is gone" and "took the train" when John asked about them. Sometime after, Castle arrived and when all his men were killed, Howard tried to escape, but was intercepted by Castle, who confronted him and shot him just below his chest. Castle revealed to him that he killed John, and made him kill his own wife and best friend. He then dragged Howard over to a car and tied him to it, starting the engine and letting the car go against others parked that were rigged with explosives that Castle planted prior to entering the club, and Howard exploded with the vehicles, with the flames of the burning cars resembling The Punisher's trademark skull.

Character traits[]

Howard was an ambitious, cruel and greedy man, who usually considers the people around him as mere items to pursue an aim, the only exceptions being his best friend Quentin Glass, his wife, and his twin sons. He loves his wife very much, although possessively, as Micky mentions that "any man who looks at her wrong, he winds up in Tampa Bay".

Howard was an intelligent and clever leader, capable of gaining respect of his subordinates and to make up complex plans and trades with dangerous men, such as the Toro brothers. While he initially underestimated Frank, ignorant of his military background when he sends two Hitmen after him; Howard proves to be a fast learner and catches on to his own traits. As shown when he tries too late, to stop one of his remaining henchmen from opening a door rigged to an Anti-Personal Mine.

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Trivia[]

  • Howard Saint's storyline is a homage to Shakespeare's play Othello.
  • Howard Saint never appeared in any Punisher comics and was created for the film.
  • The character was originally named Bruno Costa.[1] A similar character who was responsible for the murder of Castle's family after seeing that they witnessed one of his assassinations.

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