Bill Fisk
- "Think of the man you wanna be. You sit here and you stare at that wall and you think about that. You're my son. You should be a king, not some fat little pussy. Sit. What'd I say? Don't look at me, look at the wall. Don't take your eyes off till I get back."
- ―Bill Fisk to Wilson Fisk[src]
William "Bill" Fisk was a political candidate for the Third District Council in New York City in the 1970s. Fisk made deals with the local mafia and went further into debt to support his faltering campaign. Due to his failure in the media, and combined with his drinking habits at home, Fisk frequently abused his family, including his wife Marlene and his son Wilson. The psychological torment Fisk had inflicted on Wilson drove him to a breaking point, leading to his eventual murder.
Biography[]
Fisk Family[]
Running for City Council[]
Fisk shows off his campaign poster
- "That's our ticket. Once you get on the city council, everybody wants to put a little somethin' in your pocket."
- ―Bill Fisk to Wilson Fisk[src]
Bill Fisk was married to a woman named Marlene and they had a son who they named Wilson. As a heavy drinker, Fisk often abused his wife and son verbally and physically, which got even worse when he was intoxicated.[1] Admiring Fiorello La Guardia and his political prowess,[3] Fisk decided to run for Third District Council of New York City, taking a loan from Don Rigoletto for his campaign, much to his wife's chagrin.[1]
Teaching a Lesson[]
Fisk threatens Bernie Walker for his attitude
- "It's people like this who want to keep you done. Keep you afraid. You have to show 'em that that can never happen. You gotta show 'em that you're a man. Kick him. Don't give me that look like your mother. You do what I tell you. Kick him. Kick him!"
- ―Bill Fisk to Wilson Fisk[src]
After losing the election, he was told by his son that a young man named Bernie Walker was knocking down his campaign signs and calling both of them losers. Fisk quickly took his son and the two went to go hunt the boy down. When they found him, he was using a bat to hit bottles. Fisk tried to make Walker tell him why he was hitting the signs and insulting him, but his response was that his father was the one who called him a loser and all he was doing was repeating his statement. Fisk then beat Walker with his own bat and ordered his son to kick him, which he did again and again, under Fisk's order.[1]
Murdered by Wilson[]
Fisk verbally abuses his son Wilson
- "What are you gonna do with that, fatty? Huh? Huh? That's what I thought. You believe this kid? He gets that shit from you."
- ―Bill Fisk to Marlene Fisk[src]
While drunk and angry over his failures, Fisk attempted to make his son think upon his future, Fisk made him sit and stare at a wall to clear his head. Fisk was about to leave to talk with Don Rigoletto again, but he was stopped by his wife. Fisk, enraged by her, began to beat her.
Fisk is murdered by his own son
Wilson picked up a hammer and yelled at his father to stop. Fisk walked over to his son, not thinking he would do anything to him. As Fisk turned back around, Wilson hit him in the back of the head with the hammer, knocking him unconscious. When Fisk fell on his knees after being hit, Wilson continued to batter his skull with the hammer until he was dead. Marlene then used a saw to cut Fisk's body into parts. They put each part into separate bags and had Wilson take one out each night and throw it in the river for the next week.[1]
Legacy[]
Wilson's Nightmares[]
- "That's why I still wear these. To remind myself that I'm not cruel for the sake of cruelty! That I'm not my father! That I'm not a monster! Am I?"
- ―Wilson Fisk to Vanessa Marianna[src]
The people who knew that Fisk owed Don Rigoletto money assumed that Fisk had left town to avoid him. As an adult, Wilson Fisk wore his father's cufflinks often to remind him that he was "not cruel for the sake of cruelty" and nothing like his father.[1]
A Truth Uncovered[]
Karen Page and Ben Urich tracked down Marlene Fisk, now Marlene Vistain, at Saint Bénézet Retirement Care and got her to admit about her husband's murder.[4] Page wanted Urich to run the story to discredit Wilson Fisk's reputation, but Urich refused to do so without hard evidence.[2] Following her kidnapping by James Wesley, Page pressured Urich to run the story of Bill's murder. However, his attempts to run it by Mitchell Ellison got him fired from the New York Bulletin. Before he could post it online, he was confronted and murdered by Wilson at his apartment.[5]
When Wilson was placed under house arrest at the Presidential Hotel by the FBI, Page suggested to Foggy Nelson that they reveal Wilson's murder of his father, which predated Fisk's agreement with the FBI under the belief that it would immediately send him back to prison, but Nelson argued that with Marlene and Urich both dead, such claims would not stick. Page later confront Fisk to try trick him into admitting to his father's murder on camera, although the effort ended in failure.[6]
Motivating Maya Lopez[]
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Personality[]
Bill Fisk was a cruel, selfish and greedy alcoholic who ruthlessly abused his wife and son mostly as an outlet to vent his own frustrations. His greed was demonstrated when he ran for a local political office, not so that he could be of public service, but solely under the pretence that politics would be a source of wealth for him and his family. This greed led to Fisk making the shortsighted mistake of borrowing money from local mobster, Don Rigoletto, placing himself in debt when he lost his election. Fisk was also a hypocrite, since he insisted on his son, Wilson, calling him "sir", in order to teach him respect, all while the elder Fisk was a violent abuser of a husband and father. Fisk's violent nature was not exclusive to his family however, as he savagely beat a teenager named Bernie Walker for repeating his own father's degrading comments about Fisk's failed campaign to Wilson. Not only was Fisk violent himself, he tried to instill toughness in his son through forcing him to commit violent acts like repeatedly kicking the already beat up Walker.
Facilities[]
- Fisk Residence: Fisk lived in his home with his wife and son. He constantly worked on his election campaigns as well as abusing his wife and son.
Relationships[]
Appearances[]
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