Frank Bertinelli

Frank Bertinelli was a former crime boss. He was also the father of Helena Bertinelli. His daughter, was set on destroying his crime empire in which she succeeded.

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

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

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

In The Huntress Returns, 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 does not deserve a second chance. Thanks to the intervention of The Hood, he manages to escape from his daughter and has not been seen again.

Season 2
In Birds of Prey, Frank is captured by the Arrow and arrested by the police. He is brought to trial for his crimes, but this turns out to be a ruse to lure out his daughter Helena, so the police could catch her.

He is kidnapped by Team Arrow so they can exchange him for Laurel, whom Helena had taken hostage. When Team Arrow meets Helena to carry out the exchange, he apologizes to his daughter for what he has done to her. He is killed in the crossfire when a S.W.A.T. team captain attacks the group, trying to take out the vigilantes.

Personality
Frank was arrogant to the point where he threatens a dangerous gang like the Chinese Triad, and is ignorant believing it was the Chinese Triad attacking his business (when it was actually his daughter Helena). He was ready to go to war with the Chinese Triad, but they strike sooner then he expected. He had to run for his life, shows 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 means 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 organised a deal with Adam Donner to lure Helena to Starling 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.

Season 1

 * Muse of Fire
 * Vendetta
 * The Huntress Returns

Season 2

 * Birds of Prey

Trivia

 * Frank Bertinelli's character is based upon Franco Bertinelli, a character from the DC Comics multiverse.