One of the silliest bad guys the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have ever faced is actually an insanely powerful version of the MCU's Kilgrave. With the inclusion of Daredevil and Kingpin into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as the other Netflix/Marvel shows coming to Disney+, the same is seemingly true for the other Netflix/Marvel characters as well, including Jessica Jones. The first season of Jessica Jones introduced fans to the live-action version of Killgrave (‘Kilgrave’ in the show) otherwise known as the Purple Man in the comics. Kilgrave is absolutely terrifying, as he is able to manipulate the minds of anyone around him, making them do whatever he tells them. While this hauntingly powerful villain was a true force of nature in Jessica Jones, he has nothing on TMNT’s silliest bad guy.
In the comic Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 by Matthew K. Manning and Chad Thomas, the Turtles are fending off a horde of zombies - or at least what appear to be zombies. They are actually fighting an army of mind-controlled people who have been manipulated into causing chaos by a mysterious villain. Later in the issue, the Turtles take Master Splinter to a hypnotist show that comes to town, only to find out that the hypnotist is the one controlling all those people. The villain uses his powers of mass persuasion again, lumping Splinter in with the masses of people he is controlling. Eventually the Turtles are able to defeat him, but only after he proves how strong his powers actually are.
The hypnotist villain introduced in this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issue is a mutant human/animal hybrid who goes by the name Hypno-Potamus. Like Kilgrave, Hypno-Potamus uses his voice to control people, except his powers are much more wide-spreading than Kilgrave's. In the issue, Hypno-Potamus is able to simultaneously control an entire multi-leveled theater filled with people with a single command. Meanwhile, in Jessica Jones season 1 episode 12 titled “AKA Take A Bloody Number,” Kilgrave tries to control an entire nightclub but it doesn’t take, leading to his immense frustration and the pursuit of an upgrade. While Kilgrave is able to increase his powers after an experiment, in his base form he couldn’t even dream about accomplishing the feats that Hypno-Potamus make look easy. Plus, some people with a strong enough will are immune to Kilgrave, while Hypno-Potamus is able to manipulate the likes of Master Splinter, proving that his powers aren't only wider-reaching but also way more potent.
While Hypno-Potamus’ powers are stronger than Kilgrave’s, the silly Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles villain is nowhere near as ruthless and cruel. That toned-down villainy for Hypno-Potamus makes sense as this character is meant to be a minor antagonist in a children’s comic whereas the MCU’s Kilgrave is a very dark and ruthless villain who will commit any number of atrocities on a whim.
Even though Hypno-Potamus is more silly than scary, the fact of the matter is Hypno-Potamus is way stronger. While the MCU’s Kilgrave needs to upgrade his powers after he fails to control a mere nightclub, Hypno-Potamus is controlling a packed theater full of people like it’s nothing as well as being able to control anyone regardless of how strong their will-power is. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles deserve some serious respect for taking down a villain who possesses even greater powers than the MCU's Kilgrave - albeit wielded with far less of his self-serving cruelty.
source https://screenrant.com/tmnt-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-most-powerful-villain/
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