Is Kilgrave evil?

Kilgrave is possibly the MCU's most utterly unforgivable and heinous villain of all time. Here's a breakdown of his most atrocious cruelties. WARNING: This article contains mentions of suicide, murder and sexual assault.
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Is Kilgrave a good guy?

Kilgrave, however, possesses neither. Though he is as capable of good things as anyone else, he is a terrible person – a monstrous villain – because the pattern of his life is one of misery, cruelty, and death motivated by apathy and greed.
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Why is Killgrave evil?

He was a sociopath enhanced with the power of mind control who would use it to get whatever he wanted and hurt or kill whomever he pleased. He was also the archenemy of Jessica Jones, whom he tried to regain control over and have all to himself.
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Who is the main villain in Jessica Jones?

In her work as a PI and underground crime fighter, Jessica has made many enemies on the streets of New York. But her greatest foe is the man called Zebediah Killgrave—AKA the Purple Man.
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Is Kilgrave obsessed with Jessica?

His powers came from experiments performed by his scientist parents, Louise and Albert Thompson. In the first season, ever since using her to kill Reva Connors, Kilgrave has been obsessed with Jessica Jones while he had her under his control and tries to prove his love to her by creating chaos for her to solve.
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Why is Jessica Jones immune to Kilgrave?

Jessica is exposed to Kilgrave's virus for eight months, one of the longest cases known, meaning her body may well have begun to naturally develop antibodies. This may well have been boosted by Jessica's superhuman metabolism.
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Who can resist Kilgrave?

5 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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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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Does Trish Walker become a villain?

Throughout the third season of Jessica Jones, Trish goes from being a vigilante hero to a self-described villain.
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Who is Luke Cage's main villain?

Diamondback (Willis Stryker) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is primarily an enemy of Luke Cage and is notable for being the first major supervillain that he faced.
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Is Kilgrave a psychopath?

As Kilgrave is portrayed in the graphic novels, he's a bit of a single-minded psychopath.
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Who is the main villain in Jessica Jones season 2?

Alisa Jones, also known under the alias of Leslie Hansen, is the secondary antagonist of the hit Marvel Netflix TV Series Jessica Jones. She serves as a flashback character in Season 1, the main antagonist of Season 2, and a posthumous antagonist in Season 3.
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Where did Kilgrave get his powers?

Thanks to exposure to special chemicals that turned his skin and hair purple, Kilgrave gained the ability to control people's minds, as long as they are in his presence. While Kilgrave has been a thorn in the side of Daredevil and others, it is his treatment of Jessica Jones that is the most horrifying.
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Is Kilgrave the best 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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Is Kilgrave the most powerful villain?

9 HE IS POTENTIALLY THE MOST POWERFUL

This isn't the most important point on the list but there's a fair bit of truth to this. 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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Can Kilgrave beat Avengers?

Kilgrave is being said to have had the potential to beat the Avengers before Thanos even showed up.
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Why did Trish become evil?

After the manipulative villain Foolkiller murders Dorothy, Trish's crimefighting mission turns into a vengefully lethal one, killing individuals she believes to be evil in her extreme attempt to make the world a better place.
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Is Trish in love with Jessica Jones?

Despite Trish Walker becoming a villain, Jessica and Trish still love each other. At the end of the series, there seemed a ray of hope that things between them could work out. Trish also seemed to recognize that she became the villain, although she was convinced she was doing the work of a hero, taking out bad guys.
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Does Trish become Hellcat in Jessica Jones?

Jessica Jones' best friend Trish Walker ultimately became the vigilante Hellcat - and she was set up for a potential future in the MCU's Thunderbolts. Jessica Jones season 1-3 are the story of Trish Walker's downfall, potentially setting her up to become a member of Marvel's Thunderbolts as Hellcat.
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Can Kilgrave control over the phone?

Kilgrave acquired over a million dollars by having the participants of a poker game all fold after betting everything. However, Kilgrave himself must have been present for his commands to have an immediate effect; speaking over a phone did not enthrall his victim.
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What did Kilgrave hope?

Hope Shlottman was a girl from Omaha who was raped by Kilgrave and forced to kill her own parents under his command.
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Why does Kilgrave buy the house?

He buys it from them for twice what it's worth and puts the neighbors to work, finding replications of all the house's items he's seen in old pictures. Kilgrave then convinces Jessica to live in the house. Being in the house is difficult for her anyway; it's where her family lived, but her family's all gone now.
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Who is the purple supervillain?

Zebediah Killgrave (Earth-616)
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Can Daredevil resist Kilgrave?

Daredevil is able to resist Killgrave in the comics due to his battle with depression, meaning his own thoughts can block out the villain's commands.
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Who is the purple super hero?

Hawkeye. Of all the superheroes that wear purple, Hawkeye might be the most well-known.
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