SHAOLIN SCIENTIST SQUAD

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Membership: Various (names unrevealed)

Purpose: Mercenaries in science and violence, they despised "the west"

Affiliations: The Hood, Lady Gorgon, Norman Osborn

Enemies: Punisher (Frank Castle)

Base of Operations: Mobile, notably New York, USA

First Appearance: Punisher VII#3 (May, 2009)

Powers/Abilities: The all-male hit squads were trained in the Shaolin martial arts and had some level of medical science education. They demonstrated the ability to charge hands or feet (similar to Iron Fist). They were also fervently anti-American.

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(Punisher VII#3) - At least three members of the Shaolin Scientist Squad worked in a human organ harvesting operation in Chinatown, New York, controlled by the Hood. The Punisher attacked and despite their defiance and fighting skills, they were all violently killed by the vigilante.

(Punisher VII#6) - The Punisher targeted an Oscorp weapons facility for destruction. Hired by Norman Osborn, a group of four of the Shaolin Scientist Squad tried to stop him using charged arms and feet, but they were easily killed by the Punisher, who used an electrically charged gauntlet against them that instantly incinerated their flesh.

(Franken-Castle#17) - Now cyborg-enhanced, the Punisher visited the grave of his wife. Three Shaolin Scientist Squadders attacked, one armed with shuriken. Again the Punisher easily disposed of them, keeping one alive for information. The hapless assassin was instead shot dead by Lady Gorgon before he could reveal who had hired them.

Comments: Created by Rick Remender (writer) and Jerome Opena (art).

Franken-Castle#17 was effectively Punisher VII#17.

Profile by Grendel Prime.

CLARIFICATIONS:
The Shaolin Scientist Squad has no known connections to:

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Punisher VII#6, p8, pan5 (main image)
Punisher VII#3, p13, pan4 (headshot)

Appearances:
Punisher VII#3 (May, 2009) - Rick Remender (writer), Jerome Opena (art), Axel Alonso (editor)
Punisher VII#6 (August, 2009) - Rick Remender (writer), Tan Eng Huat (art), Axel Alonso (editor)
Franken-Castle#17 (August, 2010) - Rick Remender (writer), Roland Boschi (art), Sebastian Girner (editor)

Last updated: 12/27/11.

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