Olivier is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character is usually depicted as an enemy of the antihero the Punisher . Olivier was created by Bernie Wrightson , Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski , and first appeared in The Punisher (vol. 4) #1 (November 1998) as a reimagined depiction of an already existing individual: Frank Costa was created by Tony DeZuniga and Archie Goodwin , and debuted in Marvel Super Action #1 (January 1976).
17-624: [REDACTED] Look up Olivier in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver . It may refer to: Olivier (given name) , a list of people and fictional characters Olivier (surname) , a list of people Château Olivier , a Bordeaux winery Olivier, Louisiana , a rural populated place in the United States Olivier (crater) , on
34-453: A 1992 drama film Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Olivier . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olivier&oldid=1159698691 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
51-626: A list of people Château Olivier , a Bordeaux winery Olivier, Louisiana , a rural populated place in the United States Olivier (crater) , on the Moon Olivier salad , a popular dish of Russian cuisine Olivier (novel) , the first published novel by French author Claire de Duras The Olivier Theatre (named after the actor Laurence Olivier), one of three auditoria at the Royal National Theatre The Laurence Olivier Awards ,
68-517: A mob banker in Central Park , knowing that Castle's wife and two children would be caught in the crossfire and killed; what appeared to be a random act of violence was in fact deliberately planned. Their murders were the motivations for the Punisher whose victims would be forced into becoming undead servants of Olivier. The Punisher then set about killing the assassins who had murdered
85-636: A theatrical award Olivier (comics) , a foe of the Punisher See also [ edit ] Olivier, Olivier , a 1992 drama film Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Olivier . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olivier&oldid=1159698691 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
102-404: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Olivier [REDACTED] Look up Olivier in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver . It may refer to: Olivier (given name) , a list of people and fictional characters Olivier (surname) ,
119-525: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Olivier (comics) Frank Costa debuted in Marvel Super Action #1 as the head of the organized crime family responsible for the deaths of the loved ones of Frank Castle, the Punisher . The character was killed off-panel in that story, with his only appearance outside of it being in Issue #3 of
136-643: The prequel miniseries The Punisher: Year One . The Punisher (vol. 4) revealed the character was, in fact, the human form of Olivier, a Hell-lord who was once Prince of the Archangels . Olivier was present in all four issues of The Punisher (vol. 4) and went on to make cameo appearances in Nightcrawler (vol. 3) #1-3 and Journey into Mystery #627. Olivier received profiles in Marvel Encyclopedia #5, All-New Official Handbook of
153-677: The Castle family, one of whom was Bruno Costa , the brother of Olivier's host body and alter ego. The Punisher later discovered Frank dead of an icepick wound to the head, ostensibly administered by the prostitute Audrey whom the Punisher later killed. Unbeknownst to the Punisher, Audrey killing Costa released Olivier's soul which returned to his realm of Hell in its true form. Olivier claimed he had allowed Audrey to kill him as he hadn't wanted to wait to die of natural causes to return to Hell, and could not have committed suicide as that would have alerted
170-638: The Marvel Universe #8, Marvel Zombies: The Book of Angels, Demons & Various Monstrosities #1 and Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #8. At some unspecified point in the past, there was a war in Heaven against God in which the demon Olivier sided with Lucifer and was cast out of paradise. Olivier eventually came to rule a portion of Hell but the other lords of Hell grew resentful of his ambition and they forced him into
187-423: The Moon Olivier salad , a popular dish of Russian cuisine Olivier (novel) , the first published novel by French author Claire de Duras The Olivier Theatre (named after the actor Laurence Olivier), one of three auditoria at the Royal National Theatre The Laurence Olivier Awards , a theatrical award Olivier (comics) , a foe of the Punisher See also [ edit ] Olivier, Olivier ,
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#1732765808961204-581: The Punisher, but was deterred from anointing him by the Punisher's connection to Olivier, remarking that the vigilante "belongs to another" and that he "flies his lord's banner" (the Punisher's skull insignia). During the " Fear Itself " storyline, Olivier attended the Devil's Advocacy to talk about the Serpent 's actions on Earth. As a demon and true fallen angel, Olivier is impervious to age, disease, and injuries that would kill an ordinary mortal. He also has
221-582: The body of a stillborn human infant. Olivier's spirit returned life to the infant, although he lost all memory of his life as a Hell-lord. Olivier grew up as the human Frank Costa of the Costa crime family, an arm of the Maggia . As a petty criminal, he was working as a lookout one night when he shot and killed a mobster from a rival family. This act of taking a human life completely restored Costa's memory of his life as Olivier, and he started plotting his revenge on
238-489: The dominions of the other Lords of Hell, including Daimon Hellstrom , but was thwarted in his assassination attempt on Hellstrom by the Punisher and Gadriel. Olivier revealed to the Punisher that he was responsible for the deaths of the Punisher's family. The Punisher fought a reanimated Bruno Costa and the contact of the weapons of Heaven (the Punisher) and Hell (Bruno Costa) caused a dimensional portal to open through which
255-567: The other Hell-lords to his return. Olivier felt that the Punisher had gathered enough souls for him to launch an attack on the rest of Hell, and he caused the Punisher to despair over the lives taken by the Punisher. Castle was driven to suicide by Olivier's demonic servants, and he shot himself. Castle was then immediately resurrected by Gadriel, the guardian angel who had failed in Castle's defense. From his base in New York's Flatiron Building , Olivier sent his minions against Heaven's angels and
272-596: The other Lords of Hell that had placed him in his human body. For decades, Olivier, still in his Costa identity, worked to become the Costa crime family's head. He used occultism and magic rituals to discover the existence of Frank Castle in the Vietnam War , deciding to use the American soldier as his instrument for revenge. When Castle returned to the United States, Olivier ordered his assassins to murder
289-507: The tentacles of Hell began to reach. The Punisher shot Olivier into the tentacles' embrace, and they immediately tore Olivier to pieces. The portal was sealed by Gadriel sacrificing his life. Olivier later resurfaced allied to the demon Pazuzu and several other entities serving on the court of Lucifer that were trying to open a portal to Earth with the help of a coven of witches. They were thwarted by Nightcrawler , Seth Walker, and Magik . The Egyptian deity Khonshu expressed interest in
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