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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Alpha Flight #41 (December 1986) |
| Created by | Bill Mantlo David Ross |
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| Alter ego | Kara Killgrave |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | Thunderbolts Alpha Flight |
| Notable aliases | Persuasion Purple Girl |
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Kara Killgrave is amutantsuperhero appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. Created by writerBill Mantlo and artist David Ross, the character first appeared inAlpha Flight #41 (December 1986).[1] Killgrave is the daughter of thesupervillainZebediah Killgrave / Purple Man.[2] She is known under thecodenamesPurple Girl andPersuasion.[3][4] She has also been a member of theAlpha Flight and theThunderbolts at various points in her history.[5]
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Kara Killgrave debuted inAlpha Flight #41 (December 1986), and was created byBill Mantlo and David Ross. She appeared in the 2019Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter series,[6] and the 2022Thunderbolts series.[7][8]
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 withAlpha Flight before joining them after they rescue her from the Auctioneer.[9][10][11]
Killgrave becomes a valued member of Alpha Flight andBeta Flight and battles alongside them against such foes as theDreamqueen, theGreat 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.[12]
Following the disbanding of Department H, Killgrave is imprisoned in Neverland, a mutantconcentration camp created byWeapon X underMalcolm Colcord.[13] She is one of the few mutants who retain their powers afterM-Day.[13]
During theFear Itself storyline, Killgrave works with the anti-government Citadel to steal a server that would reveal the truth about the Unity Party.[14] However, the Unity Party kidnaps her and brainwashes her into joining Alpha Strike before Alpha Flight frees her.[15][16][17]
Killgrave later resurfaces in New York City, during whichJessica Jones attacks her while searching for the Purple Man before working with her to stop him and his children.[18]
Seeking redemption, Killgrave joins the new Thunderbolts team led byLuke Cage andHawkeye, using the name Persuasion.[19]
Kara Killgrave emits a pheromone from her skin that allows her to control individuals within proximity through verbal commands, sometimes affecting hundreds of people simultaneously. Controlled subjects sometimes take on a purple hue.[20] Her powers evolved to include limited telepathic abilities, such as sensing emotions and creating mental links between individuals. Despite her formidable influence, her control has limitations—she cannot affect involuntary bodily functions and her victims can be freed by exposure to water, though side effects like migraines may occur.
An alternate universe version of Kara Killgrave from Earth-295 appears inAge of Apocalypse. This version is a member of a "psychicpyramid scheme" known as the Overmind who is later killed by theShadow King.[21][22]
