Oscorp

**Oscorp**, also known as **Oscorp Industries**, is an organization in the *Marvel's Spider-Man* series. The largest tech company in the world, Oscorp was co-founded by Norman Osborn and Otto Octavius. Norman remains the CEO of Oscorp, while Otto left to form his own company. The compay is headquartered in New York City.

Oscorp is a powerful corporation that produces revolutionary technologies. Through its role in public safety, energy, and communication, the corporation has slowly become essential to New York City, giving Norman a vast amount of influence. Oscorp has partnered with Sable International on Project Olympus, but also with the Emily-May Foundation.

Throughout the original *Marvel's Spider-Man* series, several Research Stations can be found for Oscorp projects around New York. In other games, the company exists in the background lore.

## History

### Early history

Norman Osborn and Dr. Otto Octavius were lab partners in college, where they were known as "the O's" in grad school. The two went onto found **Oscorp**, with differing visions of how to change the world.

Oscorp over time became the world's biggest tech company. Involved in New York City's power, communication, and public safety, the business became essential.

Emily Osborn, Norman's wife and environmental attorney, led numerous Oscorp projects for research stations that benefited the public. One of her earliest that she never finished was a bacteria that could dissolve plastic in the oceans. Other projects included tracking GPS chips installed on birds and wildlife to monitor the environment (something Norman also approved of as it would improve Oscorp's GPS technology), and some to improve air quality and marine life. Emily took interest in the city's steam heating as an environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels, and thus one of Oscorp's stations tried to prevent steam pipe explosions to keep them safe by monitoring pressure.

Norman and Emily's son Harry Osborn continued much of his mother's work, continuing work on her projects. He also introduced his own pet projects, including one monitoring cell tower frequency to protect them from potential terror threats, a station analyzing diseases carried by birds, and a station analyzing water quality, among other studies. Alongside these, one of the research station was used for testing cloaking technology, for military applications.

At some point, due to Emily Osborn's terminal diagnosis, Norman had Oscorp secretly investing into GR-27, a potential cure for any genetic disease and even cancer. The work on the project was conducted by Dr. Morgan Michaels with reviews by Dr. Isaac Delaney. Even Oscorp's CFO, Charles Standish, who kept financial records of the project, knew nothing about it, as the facility for it was constructed in secret in coordination with Wilson Fisk, who kept information on it for blackmail material on Norman. An experiment conducted early on on Martin Li for the project corrupted Martin and killed his parents. Otto Octavius took great issue with the project's unethical nature; after lawyers got involved, Octavius left in exchange for a settlement, forming Octavius Industries.

When Norman Osborn was elected Mayor of New York City, Osborn publicly claimed that he was stepping back from running Oscorp as mayor. This claim was later brought into question. Throughout this time, Oscorp's surveillance technology was installed around the city.

Years prior to events of *Marvel's Spider-Man*, Miles Morales and the siblings Phin and Rick Mason won an award at the Oscorp Science Center for their energy converter. Dr. Otto Octavius and his employee Peter Parker were also there to find material concepts for their prosthetics projects.

### *Hostile Takeover*

Among Oscorp's products are military-grade binoculars.

### *Marvel's Spider-Man*

Osborn was mayor during *Marvel's Spider-Man*, and he and his company were at the height of their influence. Oscorp had advertisements in Grand Central Station for many of their revolutionary products they were working on, including a battery recharging on soundwaves. Oscorp Robotics was also working on prosthetics research, competing directly with Octavius Industries.

Early on, the Oscorp surveillance technology failed, and in "Keeping the Peace", was restored by Spider-Man. In "Day to Remember", as mayor, Osborn shut the city grants funding to Octavius Industries, telling Dr. Octavius he would no longer excuse Octavius' safety violations, though Octavius noted this was an attempt to stifle competition and bring him back to Oscorp. Shortly after, in "Harry's Passion Project", Peter Parker investigated one of Harry's research stations, and heard a recording from Harry urging Peter to help restore them to continue his mother's work. After Peter successfully completed work at each station, Oscorp announced they were producing valuable data and that they would be fully funding them.

During the Inner Demons crisis, Osborn hired Sable International to work as his private army. Sable protected Oscorp individuals Charles Standish and Dr. Morgan Michaels, wanted by the Inner Demons for their involvement in Devil's Breath. During this time, the two worked together on weaponry used for the Symkarian Civil War, including Project Olympus. After Devil's Breath was released by Dr. Octavius (who had become Doctor Octopus), Oscorp worked with the NDC on developing an antiserum, using the same Oscorp facility that had developed it. Octavius attacked Oscorp's power plant so as to cause a disaster, noting that Oscorp had become "essential, but also fragile". After the Devil's Breath crisis ended, Norman Osborn was forced to resign as mayor.

During *The City That Never Sleeps*, Hammerhead and the Maggia stole many of the Oscorp and Sable International weapons, as well as the Project Olympus technology, before Silver Sable and Spider-Man worked together to retrieve them and defeat Hammerhead.

### *Miles Morales*

Oscorp Science Center, which had been long closed by the time of the first game's event occurred, was announced by Oscorp to be closed for renovations. Before the renovation starts, the Underground used it as one of its hideouts.

Ganke Lee hack into Oscorp's security cameras at Harlem to help Rio Morales to evacuate the citizens from the town during the Underground and Roxxon battle.

### *Marvel's Spider-Man 2*

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## Original appearance

For more background of Oscorp throughout comic book history, see **all appearances of Oscorp** on the **Marvel Database**
Oscorp first appeared in *Amazing Spider-Man* #37 (June 1966).

## Citations

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "A Fresh Start"
2. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Norman Osborn"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Picking up the Trail"
4. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Bacteria Buddies"
5. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Spider-Bot"
6. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Snapping up Smog"
7. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Smog Alert"
8. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Vaccinate the Fish"
9. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Ventilate the Problem"
10. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Shaking Harlem"
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Harry's Passion Project"
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Research Stations"
13. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Cell Tower Frequency"
14. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Pigeon Vaccine"
15. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Dive and Dash"
16. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Visibly Shaken"
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Spider-Hack"
18. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Up the Water Spout..."
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Step Into My Parlor..."
20. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Stepping Back?"
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Keeping the Peace"
22. ↑ *Miles Morales* script § "Like Real Scientists"
23. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man: Hostile Takeover* Chapter 10
24. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "The One That Got Away"
25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Day to Remember"
26. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Olympus Hideouts"
27. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Out of the Frying Pan..."
28. ↑ *Marvel's Spider-Man* script § "Mulligan?"
29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 *Miles Morales* script § "Tinker Tailor Spider Spy"

## References

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* Insomniac Games (2018). *Marvel's Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps* [Game]. Sony Interactive Entertainment. PlayStation 4.
* Insomniac Games (2020). *Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales* [Game]. Sony Interactive Entertainment. PlayStation 5.
* Insomniac Games (2023). *Marvel's Spider-Man 2* [Game]. Sony Interactive Entertainment. PlayStation 5.