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"I axed you a question. If you don't answer me, I guess I'll just have to axe you again."
―Loony Bin Jim[src]

James "Jimmy" Russoti, also known as Loony Bin Jim, was the brother of Billy Russoti.

Biography[]

Punisher: War Zone[]

James, known as Loony Bin Jim, was renamed in Gaitano Cesare's mafia family as a dangerous psycho, and nobody spoke about him since the day he was put in an asylum, with the possible exception of his brother, Billy Russoti. When Billy became Jigsaw and started a criminal empire on his own, Jim was reached in his asylum by Billy, who freed him and let him eat his abusive orderly alive.

Jim began to be his brother's shadow, following him everywhere, even in a meeting with Cristu Bulat, with which he managed to find an agreement after stabbing one of his minions in his throat with a broken glass. Jim followed Billy even in Donatelli's place, threatening Angela and Grace Donatelli for Nicky's money. In there, they were arrested by Paul Budiansky, but were later freed when they sold out Bulat to the FBI in exchange for freedom.

The Russoti brothers started a personal recruitment campaign, gaining the alliance of some of the most dangerous criminal gangs of the city. Once arrived in Jigsaw's new palace, Jim, in order to make Billy feel better, crushed every single mirror in the building by jumping through them, since he can't stand his own reflection. Later, Jim reached Castle's hideout, killed Carlos Cruz with an axe and kidnapped Angela and Grace, bringing them to his brother along with Micro as hostages.

When the Punisher, Budianski and Tiberiu Bulat started an attack on Jigsaw's palace, Jim engaged in a fight with Castle, proving to be a worthy opponent with the vigilante. At the end of the battle, Jim was forced to flee, reaching Billy in the main chamber. When Jigsaw ordered Castle to chose who, between Micro and Grace Donatelli should be shot and who is to be let live, Castle shots Jim through his forehead, killing him instantly.

Character traits[]

Loony Bin Jim was deranged and violent, a cannibalistic sadist who enjoyed to slaughter his victims. He proved to have a psychotic strength and an unnatural agility, as proved by his fight with the Punisher, who hardly managed to defend himself from his casual and unforeseeable attacks. His madness gave him an incredible stamina, since he was able to stand on his feet despite being thrown many times against various objects.

The only person close to him was his brother, Billy. The two were very attached and shared a relationship of mutual protection and affection. In his way, he seemed to really love his brother, to the point of smashing every mirror in a room by throwing himself on them so that Billy could avoid his reflection. Billy was the only one calling him "James" instead of "Loony Bin Jim", and he got very angry whenever someone did.

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Behind the scenes[]

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Trivia[]

  • Loony Bin Jim was created specifically for the film.

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Punisher: War Zone[]

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