Who Is Purple Man? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Purple Man is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Zebediah Killgrave, with over 200 comic issue appearances. A former spy, professional criminal, and would-be world conqueror, Zebediah "Purple Man" Killgrave is a master mind-controller with violet-hued skin.

Who is Purple Man?

Current Events After going after Jessica Jones and taking control of Carol Danvers , he apologised and Jessica and died of a gunshot wound. Carol then threw his body into the sun. History Zebediah Killgrave was born in Rijeka, in what was at the time Yugoslavia and is now in Croatia. As an international spy, he was sent to infiltrate a chemical refinery. During the mission, he was accidentally doused with a chemical that turned his hair and skin purple. Caught outright and questioned, Killgrave offered a weak, inadequate alibi to his captors. Much to his surprise, he was believed and released. Several more incidents of this nature demonstrated that the nerve gas had given Killgrave the superhuman ability to command the wills of other people.

Key facts

Purple Man is of human origin and first appeared in "Killgrave, The Unbelievable Purple Man". The character is published by Marvel. With 200 recorded issue appearances, Purple Man ranks among the most featured characters in comics.