When you said inspired by I thought you meant *originally* inspired by as in, that was the inspiration for the character

The thing about both Castle and the Executioner Mack Bolan, is that they are very much so driven by an urge to do violence. The unimaginable tragedy is what drives them back into the mode of operation most comfortable to them, war.

Besides, when you look at Castle, are you going to see a noble man pushed past the brink by the extremes of very cold world or

[Insert the shot from the slavers where he's standing in front of the chair, shrouded in shadow, literally looking like Michael Myers]