Frank Bertinelli

Frank Bertinelli was a former crime boss, head of the Bertinelli crime family. He was also the father of Helena Bertinelli. His daughter was set on destroying his crime empire, in which she was at least partially successful. His position in the family was filled by Pino Bertinelli for the next 3 years, until Pino was killed.

Biography
Frank had Helena's fiancé, Michael Staton, murdered because he thought he was going to present evidence that would take away his power.

Season 1
In, However, it was revealed that Helena was the one who collected and intended on presenting the evidence to the F.B.I.

At the end of, he was arrested and to be sent to jail, later prison.

In, he cut a deal with the F.B.I. and ended up in a Witness Protection Program, to testify against the East Coast family. His own daughter tried to kill him a second time, believing that he did not deserve a second chance. Thanks to the intervention of The Hood, he managed to escape from his daughter and was not seen again for some time.

Season 2
In, Frank was captured by the Arrow and arrested by the police. He was brought to trial for his crimes, but this turned out to be a ruse to lure out his daughter Helena, so the police could apprehend her.

He was kidnapped by Team Arrow so they could exchange him for Laurel, whom Helena had taken hostage. When Team Arrow met Helena to carry out the exchange, he apologized to his daughter for what he had done to her. He was killed in the crossfire when a S.W.A.T. team attacked the group, trying to take out the vigilantes.

Personality
Frank was arrogant to the point where he threatened a dangerous gang like the Chinese Triad. He was ready to go to war with the Chinese Triad, but they struck sooner than he had expected. He had to run for his life, showing that he was a coward and was only brave when he had the advantage. He was also a hypocrite and a psychopath, claiming that family meant everything to him. However, when he found out that it was actually his daughter who was attacking his businesses and not the Chinese Triad, he tried to kill her with her own crossbow. However, when given the chance later, after being captured, Frank organized a deal with Adam Donner to lure Helena to Starling City to be captured instead of killed.

In his last moments, however, Frank revealed how sorry he was to Helena, not because she was about to kill him, but because of the pain that he had caused her over the years as she had brought so much joy to his own life.

Behind the scenes

 * In DC Comics the character is named Franco Bertinelli and fulfills a similar role as in the adaptation.

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