[1] 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).

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.

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.

[5][6] The Punisher then set about killing the assassins who had murdered the Castle family, one of whom was Bruno Costa, the brother of Olivier's host body and alter ego.

Unbeknownst to the Punisher, Audrey killing Costa released Olivier's soul which returned to his realm of Hell in its true form.

[7] 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.

[12] As a demon and true fallen angel, Olivier is impervious to age, disease, and injuries that would kill an ordinary mortal.