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8. Purple Man

(Daredevil, Alias, Jessica Jones, Marvel Comics)

Zebidiah Killgrave is one of those supervillains who most people assume was created very recently because it took a long time for people to really get a handle on how to write him.

A former spy, Zebidiah found himself poisoned by a nerve gas prototype when on a mission. He came away with purple skin and the power to manipulate people’s minds just by talking to them. He decided to use this ability to go into organized crime. Of course, Daredevil, an at-the-time-new arrival, kicked the bejeezus kicked out of him. This was so early, by the way, that Daredevil was still in his perfect, silly yellow outfit.

Purple Man licked his wounds and moved to San Francisco, where Daredevil beat him up again. It wasn't until he met Jewel, aka Jessica Jones, that he found a real opponent. After taking her captive and destroying her life, the Avengers eventually defeated him. But he's been Jessica's arch nemesis ever since.

He still gets beaten up a lot though. Thank God.