Why isn’t the purple man purple in the Jessica jones show?

I get it’s supposed to be dark and serious, but he’s literally called the purple man becquse he’s, y’know? purple!

its like if they had iron man make his shits out of wood or Spider-Man had the powers of an ant

thats like his whole thing come on

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OrangesAreWhatever2025-11-23 09:19

Netflix budget wasn't very high and presumably it would have looked bad with makeup in the realistic setting those shows were going for.

urgasmic2025-11-23 09:21

cause that would look dumb.

cantfindmykeys2025-11-23 09:24

Sad Thanos face

stuffmikesees2025-11-23 09:21

They're not putting David Tennant in purple makeup for a whole season of television. Plus they didn't need to, he was terrifying. Still one of the best villains in the MCU to this day.

FictionFantom2025-11-23 17:04

Just wait til you guys find out about the prosthetics used in Star Trek…

You’re talking like purple face and hand makeup is literal torture.

KitsuneRisu2025-11-23 09:21

If you think his 'whole thing' is the colour of his skin then perhaps that is a bit of a shallow perspective.

I personally would say that the character's intents, story, motivations, character archetypes and nature are more core to the ideology of the character.

Somewhat like how Captain America embodies loyalty, truth and justice regardless of skin colour.

xyzsomething2025-11-23 09:22

He IS in Jessica Jones, or was on during the first season played brilliantly by David Tennant making him the scariest villain I’ve seen in the whole MCU.

He wore purple but your problem is that his skin is not purple? really? You actually wanted someone looking like Thanos fighting in New York against a lady in Jeans and Leather Jacket.

I’m happy they didn’t make him actually purple and instead just wear purple, it would’ve ruined what is to this the day one of the best villains in the MCU

sonicthememester22025-11-23 09:56

I understand it would be strange, but that’s to the perspective compared to our world

The beauty of superhero media is that they can go out there, not constrain themselves to the real world all the time

If people could’ve taken a man in a bat costume seriously there’s no stopping him from being purple

xyzsomething2025-11-23 10:03

Crazy billionaire in a costume? absolutely possible , you see crazy billionaires doing far worse in real life to be honest.

A man with purple skin? not possible, I know this lives in the world where Spider-Man and Hulk are possible but your comparison “if people took a man on a bat suit seriously…” doesn’t quite work, you probably should’ve used Thanos or Thor to draw your comparison, anyways I still fail to see why the colour of the skin takes anything away from the great performance we saw from David Tennant and if anything it would’ve felt distracting and subtract not add, there are times when less is more is actually true and when “comic accurate” doesn’t quite work.

I disagree with you 100%, the skin being purple was not required

sonicthememester22025-11-23 10:33

While I still disagree, I understand why you feel this way I’m happy we had this discussion

Sharikacat2025-11-24 11:40

Then you also miss the sort of threat that Kilgrave really is. If you can be mind-controlled by a guy who is literally purple, that's someone that sticks out like a sore thumb and can be more easily avoided or attacked from a distance. A large part of the underlying terror is that he looks like a normal person (aside from when he's wearing a nifty purple suit). Kilgrave is already one huge rape metaphor, but his normal appearance really emphasizes that this danger can sneak up on you so easily.

chiefbrody622025-12-04 15:51

Because comics are a different medium than TV. It visually worked in the comics, but would pretty corny in live action, at least at that stage of the MCU.

A purple man walking around would draw a lot of attention and people would avoid him before he was even close enough to mind control them.

solblurgh2025-11-23 09:22

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RihoSucks2025-11-23 18:29

This is exactly why not ^ It wouldve been a laughingstock every time he appeared on screen instead of being one of the darkest characters marvel has done in films/shows.

summ1902025-11-23 09:28

Didn’t he take some serum later in the season that did start to make him actually purple?

Goldman2502025-11-23 09:28

Because that’s not the aesthetic that Netflix’s shows were going for. Particularly in early Netflix, where they didn’t even have Daredevil suit up in red until the final episode of S1. They kept Kilgrave dressing in purple to keep the Purple Man vibe, rather than covering David Tennant in face paint. Tennant would have been less terrifying if he’d been covered in purple paint.

MX24192025-11-23 09:28

I mean I get it. I wanted to see him have purple skin too because you know that's his defining trait but the way the story conveyed his character it wasn't necessary this time. The writers and David did a great job bringing P-man to life and showing his cruel nature every scene he was in.

GCB19862025-11-23 09:30

"Supposed to be dark and serious". There you go. Certain things just don't translate very well to live action if you want these projects to be taken seriously. No matter how much people scream about comic accuracy, it will not always work. It's not always the case for changes but it sometimes is. This was one of those occasions where it was better for it imo

totesnotdog2025-11-23 09:47

I think they should’ve just like made him purple on the last episode he was in or something rather than make him purple for a whole season

ReddiTrawler20212025-11-23 10:11

Thanos was already purple.

Aromatic-Cupcake48022025-11-23 11:25

He’s in the show just not with purple skin. It didn’t work for the show having a very purple man running around New York, especially playing cat and mouse with Jessica it would’ve been very easy to find him. He dressed purple and his final dose injected into his body made his skin temporarily change purple.

Nulono2025-11-24 19:15

The Netflix shows in general were always shy about the more "comic-booky" elements of their properties. It's the same reason they called the Chitauri invasion "the Incident" instead of "the Chitauri invasion" or "the Battle of New York".