Persuasion (comics)
Kara Killgrave is a mutant superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Bill Mantlo and artist David Ross, the character first appeared in Alpha Flight #41. Killgrave is the daughter of the supervillain Zebediah Killgrave / Purple Man. She is known under the codenames Purple Girl and Persuasion. She has also been a member of the Alpha Flight and the Thunderbolts at various points in her history.
Publication history
Kara Killgrave debuted in Alpha Flight #41, and was created by Bill Mantlo and David Ross. She appeared in the 2019 Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter series, and the 2022 Thunderbolts series.Fictional character biography
Kara Killgrave is the daughter of Zebediah Killgrave / Purple Man and Melanie, a woman he forced into marrying him before genuinely falling in love with her. As a teenager, her abilities manifest and her skin turns purple, leading her to run away from home. Afterwards, Killgrave comes into conflict with Alpha Flight before joining them after they rescue her from the Auctioneer.Killgrave becomes a valued member of Alpha Flight and Beta Flight and battles alongside them against such foes as the Dreamqueen, the Great Beasts, the Derangers, Scramble, China Force, and what she believed to be her father's reanimated corpse. After being injured in battle with China Force and abandoned by Alpha Flight, she decides to quit the team.
Following the disbanding of Department H, Killgrave is imprisoned in Neverland, a mutant concentration camp created by Weapon X under Malcolm Colcord. She is one of the few mutants who retain their powers after M-Day.
During the Fear Itself storyline, Killgrave works with the anti-government Citadel to steal a server that would reveal the truth about the Unity Party. However, the Unity Party kidnaps her and brainwashes her into joining Alpha Strike before Alpha Flight frees her.
Killgrave later resurfaces in New York City, during which Jessica Jones attacks her while searching for the Purple Man before working with her to stop him and his children.
Seeking redemption, Killgrave joins the new Thunderbolts team led by Luke Cage and Hawkeye, using the name Persuasion.