Who is John Pilgrim based on?

John Pilgrim was speculated to be one of the two main antagonists of the season alongside Jigsaw. However, Anderson Schultz and Eliza Schultz took that role as they had bigger plans than any one of them. He is based on the Punisher villain, Mennonite, a violent assassin who left his work to be with his wife, Mary.

What does John Pilgrim want in the Punisher?

Pilgrim told Danny that he wanted Castle and Bendix alive, noting that he could either inform him where they were or bring them to him directly.

Why did the Punisher let Pilgrim live?

After a couple of vicious standoffs between the two, “Marvel’s The Punisher” Season 2 ended with Frank sparing Pilgrim’s life when he found out his foe was working for the nefarious Anderson and Eliza Schultz because they had his two sons and he feared for their safety.

What is Pilgrim’s backstory in the Punisher?

He is a born-again evangelical Christian, living in a small town with his family in the midwest after leaving New York City and his life of gangs and crime behind. Like The Mennonite, his wife, Rebecca, is gravely ill. But Pilgrim has found a treatment, paid for by the seemingly generous Schultzes, who run the town.