Can Jessica Jones resist Kilgrave?

How did Jessica Jones become immune to Kilgrave? Jessica Jones has superhuman healing powers. Kilgrave's power works via an airborne virus. Apparently, given enough time, her super-powered immune system was able to figure out how to defeat the virus.
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Who can resist Kilgrave?

Certain characters can resist him.

Robotic (or even alien characters) would presumably be immune to Killgrave, so android heroes like the Vision are safe from his wrath. However, in the comics, most of the characters who can resist his control do so out of sheer force of will (like Doctor Doom and Kingpin).
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Does Jessica Jones defeat Kilgrave?

Continuing the "Scene Discussion" is the shocking moment where Jessica Jones tricks Kilgrave into thinking he's controlled her, only for her to snap his neck, killing him.
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What is Kilgrave's weakness?

Additionally, Kilgrave's voice commands do not work if they are spoken over a microphone. His other weakness is surgical anesthesia, such as Sufentanil or Propofol. Unlike sleep, the drug shuts down certain brain functions, so that when he is under its influence, he cannot maintain control over his victims.
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Can Daredevil resist Kilgrave?

These abilities can overwhelm most, but sufficiently strong-willed people, such as Doctor Doom and Kingpin, have been able to resist its influence, and Daredevil has been able to resist Kilgrave as the powers rely on full sensory manipulation, Daredevil's blindness hindering the amount of input he receives and making ...
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David Tennant as Kilgrave in Jessica Jones S1 Ep 13.3 Jessica Kills Kilgrave (Highlights)



Why is Kilgrave so obsessed with Jessica Jones?

Kilgrave, a psychotic mind controller, meets Jessica on the street during one of her acts of heroism, and becomes infatuated with her. Kilgrave uses his powers to make Jessica his subservient slave – forcing her to do whatever he wants. A sick man, Kilgrave believes these acts prove his “love” of Jessica.
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Why was Jessica immune to Killgrave?

How did Jessica Jones become immune to Kilgrave? Jessica Jones has superhuman healing powers. Kilgrave's power works via an airborne virus. Apparently, given enough time, her super-powered immune system was able to figure out how to defeat the virus.
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Can Daredevil beat Kilgrave control?

Because of Daredevil's strong will and indomitable spirit (which is attributed to his heightened senses in this comic), he was immune to Killgrave's power—something that could have come in handy within the MCU.
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Did Kilgrave sleep with Jessica?

As viewers of the Netflix series well-remember, Krysten Ritter's Jones made explicit that David Tennant's Kilgrave physically raped her, among his many other crimes.
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Is Kingpin immune to Kilgrave?

Doom, and Kingpin, are able to resist Killgrave's charm. Individuals like Jessica Jones have been trained to resist his powers. Telepaths: beings with a certain level of psychic power are also able to resist his powers.
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Can Kilgrave control Thanos?

Assuming it actually is a virus, Kilgrave probably could not affect Thanos. Earth microbiota, even one that is genetically modified, would probably be specialized to affect Earth life, so it would be incapable of affecting Thanos.
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Can Luke Cage be controlled by Kilgrave?

Kilgrave gets all mind controlly on Luke, and forces him to blow up his own bar. Luke survives, because superpowers. Everything works out OK, and Luke tells Jessica he forgives her for killing his wife, because now he knows what it feels like to be controlled by Kilgrave.
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Why do Kilgrave's powers not work on Jessica?

Jessica's mind appears to have then gone on to develop a natural immunity to Kilgrave, meaning he can never control her again. It's possible there is also some sort of biological component to Jessica's resistance. Jessica Jones season 1 eventually reveals Kilgrave's body releases a virus into the air around him.
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Is Kilgrave alive in Season 2?

At the start of the season, she discovers Kilgrave, whom she'd believed to be dead, is in fact alive and well. By the end of the season, she's killed him again, for real this time – she snaps his neck so that there's no room for ambiguity. Or so we thought.
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Is Kilgrave still alive in Season 2?

The actor and other sources confirmed that Kilgrave does not appear the upcoming third season of the show — a big question among fans since the character was brought back for a series of hallucination appearances in season 2 after perishing at the end of the debut season.
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How long did Kilgrave control Jessica?

The Kidnapping of Jessica Jones was a months-long attempt by Kilgrave to use his mind control abilities to keep Jessica Jones as his personal sex slave.
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Is Simpson controlled by Kilgrave?

He is initially sent by Kilgrave to kill Trish Walker until Jessica Jones convinces Simpson that his mission is complete. Kilgrave orders him to jump off a rooftop, but Jones saves Simpson by knocking him out and taking him to the ground level, freeing him of Kilgrave's control.
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Is Kingpin a mutant?

Kingpin, also known as Wilson Fisk, doesn't have any superhuman powers and hasn't taken any serums like Steve Rogers and others after him. However, his punches to Kate Bishop and ability to rip doors off cars demonstrates an incredible strength that not many people have.
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Does the vaccine work against Kilgrave?

Kilgrave then compels his father to come closer. At first, Albert doesn't move, but a second request forces his feet forward. Albert gives Jessica an apologetic look; the vaccine doesn't work.
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Is Kilgrave the most powerful?

9 HE IS POTENTIALLY THE MOST POWERFUL

With the power to control anybody's mind simply by speaking to them, Kilgrave's sole power puts him in the top tier of MCU villains in terms of abilities.
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What gave Jessica Jones her powers?

Gifted (or cursed, when you consider how she got her powers) with super-strength, flight, and invulnerability, Jessica got her powers as a teen when a chemical truck collided with her family's car, killing her parents and putting her in a coma.
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Did Jessica Jones love Kilgrave?

All the while, Kilgrave's warped perspective of their complex dynamic still insists that Jones will learn to love him, even after he brainwashed her, sexually assaulted her and made her an accomplice to murder. Jones' hatred for Kilgrave is what leads her to face her fears and confront him.
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Is Kilgrave the best MCU villain?

David Tennant's portrayal of Kilgrave remains cemented the character as one of the MCU's best supervillains. Most people watch comic-book-based movies and television shows to watch their favorite superheroes.
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Who is Jessica Jones main villain?

Kevin Thompson, or better known as Kilgrave, is the main antagonist of the Netflix series Marvel's Jessica Jones, serving as the main antagonist of Season 1 and the posthumous overarching antagonist in both Seasons 2 and 3. He was also a mentioned character in both Luke Cage and The Defenders.
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How powerful was Kilgrave?

Kilgrave (David Tennant) is a horrifying villain with insurmountable power. He can control others with the power of suggestion, with literally no limits or constraints on his ability. His magic is also 100% mental, not physical, which makes disarming or disabling him even harder.
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