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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Why can Jessica resist Kilgrave?

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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Who defeated Kilgrave?

In at least one instance, he entered a death-like state while his body healed itself. One example of this ability is when he was trapped in a power prism, and when Namor smashed it apparently killing Killgrave, but he turned out to be alive and well.
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Can Daredevil beat Kilgrave control?

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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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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David Tennant as Kilgrave in Jessica Jones S1 Ep 13.3 Jessica Kills Kilgrave (Highlights)



Who is immune to purple man?

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 beat Avengers?

Kilgrave is being said to have had the potential to beat the Avengers before Thanos even showed up.
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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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How strong is Kilgrave?

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. Kilgrave vs. Kingpin? Kilgrave can simply tell the big man's henchmen to fire on their boss.
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How powerful is the purple man?

Through the use of pheromones, he can control up to one hundred people at a time and possibly more. He can rob banks through simply asking cashiers to give him money, or defeat super-strong heroes by merely ordering them to retreat.
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How was Kilgrave defeated?

Cage awakens, and decides to leave. Jones confronts Kilgrave at the couple's yacht, where he takes Walker hostage. When Jones allows this, Kilgrave believes that he finally has control over her again. However, when he tells her to say "I love you", Jones says it to Walker instead, and snaps Kilgrave's neck.
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Is Trish Walker 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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Where did Kilgrave get his powers?

Kevin Thompson was a man who was experimented on by his parents since his childhood in order to treat a neurodegenerative disease, but the treatment ended up giving him the new ability to control people's minds at his will.
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What is Jessica Jones super power?

Jessica boasts super human strength and durability. She has the power of flight, though she's never mastered the ability and rarely uses it.
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How does Jessica defeat Kilgrave?

Scene Discussion #128 - Jessica kills Kilgrave | Fandom. 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 Luke Cage's superpower?

Powers and abilities

Luke Cage possesses superhuman strength and stamina, and has extremely dense skin and muscle tissue which render him highly resistant to physical injury. Cage possesses these abilities as a result of a cellular regeneration experiment which fortified the various tissues of his body.
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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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Why is Kilgrave so evil?

The way Kilgrave recklessly uses his mind-control powers is part of what makes him so unpredictable. What makes him even more of a villain, though, is that he might not even remember what he ordered sometimes to do. He's not just reckless, he's actually flippant. He's casually evil.
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Why is Kilgrave not purple?

19 He Had Purple Skin

It's because he's almost always portrayed as having purple skin in the comics, due to the origins of his powers. In the accident that gifted Kilgrave his supernatural abilities, his skin and hair were turned purple due to the chemical that he was exposed to.
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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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How did Jessica Jones get her powers?

After coming into contact with experimental chemicals and spending some time in a coma, Jessica emerged with superhuman abilities. She possesses superhuman strength, as well as flight, and can block mind control. She shows the capacity to lift a two-ton police car with little effort.
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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's stronger Luke Cage or Jessica Jones?

Luke, in the comics, is FAR stronger than his wife. According to Marvel Comics official handbook, Luke can press 50 tons. Jessica, at least 2 tons and no more than 25.
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Does Hogarth let Kilgrave go?

Instead of taking Kilgrave to Metro-General Hospital, Hogarth took the chance to end her divorce proceedings by taking him instead to the home of Wendy Ross-Hogarth who Kilgrave took control over immediately.
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Does Jessica Jones have powers in the show?

In both iterations, her abilities include super strength, accelerated healing and very short-range flight, and she first gained them after a catastrophic car crash, but exactly what gave her those abilities was altered for the screen.
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