Zebediah Kilgrave (Earth-5180)

"For so long, I've been able to take anything I wanted. But I wasn't enough. I should have been able to rule the world with my power! And through you, Mr. Stark, that's exactly what I'm doing."

- - Purple Man to Iron Man

Zebediah Kilgrave (Serbian Зебедиах Килграве) is a Serbian criminal known as the Purple Man. Experimented as a child by his parent to cure a deadly disease, he gained the power to control others, becoming one of Batman's most dangerous enemies, and later on, the Justice League's.

Early Life
Born in Belgrade, Serbia, Zebediah Kilgrave was the only son of two scientists who worked for IGH, a national medical company. Because Zebediah suffered from a deadly and incurable disease, his parents decided to cure him; they used IGH seringues filled with an experimental and untested drug for months. While it could potentially help him, it was also very damaging, making him suffer immense pain and outbursts of rage.

During a routine test, Kilgrave commanded his parents to stop after another burst of pain, and they stopped, amazed. He discovered he had gained the ability to make others do whatever he wanted at will. His first commands were for his parents to kill themselves. Put into adoption, he was never taken by a family, and so he remained alone until he reached adulthood and left his homecountry to try to get a life in the United States illegally.

Abilities

 * Multilingual: The Purple Man can speak fluent English and his native Serbian.