Purple Man was an inmate of the Raft before he escapes alongside the other inmates. In the episode "Emperor Stark", Purple Man controls most of the Avengers in an attempt to take over the world until the Vision frees them. Kilgrave, a character based on Purple Man, appears in Jessica Jones, portrayed by David Tennant as an adult and James Freedson-Jackson as a child. This version, also known as Kevin Thompson, gained his mind control powers from experimentation by his scientist parents, Louise and Albert Thompson. Prior to and during the first season, Kilgrave manipulated Jessica Jones into killing Reva Connors and became obsessed with the former. To this end, he tries to prove his love to her by creating chaos for her to solve. Jones eventually kills Kilgrave before Jeri Hogarth later has her exonerated for the murder by convincing the jury a guilt-ridden Kilgrave had controlled her into doing it. In the second season, Kilgrave reappears as a hallucination after Jones accidentally kills Dale Holiday, a sadistic prison guard and serial killer who had been torturing her mother in prison. Manifesting Jessica's guilt, Kilgrave repeatedly taunts her over the act until she spares Dr. Karl Malus, causing the Kilgrave hallucination to disappear. In the third season, Jones hears Kilgrave's voice reaffirm her decision to leave New York in her head, but she decides not to. Video games Purple Man appeared in Marvel Avengers Alliance. Killgrave appeared in Marvel Avengers Academy. References External links "Purple Man". Marvel.com Purple Man at Marvel Wiki Purple Man's entry at MarvelDirectory.com Characters created by Stan Lee Characters created by Joe Orlando Comics characters introduced in 1964 Fictional characters who break the fourth wall Fictional Croatian people Fictional hypnotists and indoctrinators Fictional physicians Fictional rapists Fictional torturers Fictional matricides Fictional secret agents and spies Marvel Comics mutates Marvel Comics supervillains Marvel Comics male supervillains Marvel Comics telepaths Marvel Comics television characters American male characters in television Villains in animated television series