Norman Osborn (Earth-11146)

## The Superior Spider-Man

**Norman Osborn**, also known as the **Master Bane**, **Green Goblin**, and later **Spider-Man**, was a billionaire supervillain and the owner of Oscorp.

He was a "Shadow Hunter", someone who hunts other Shadow Hunters, and was the founder of the Shadow Initiative. He was a servant of the Hive Queen.

He was later brainwashed into becoming a Spider-Man-esque superhero by Spider-Man himself.

## Biography

Norman was the founder and CEO of Oscorp, a megacorporation in Brockton Bay. He became the Green Goblin upon injecting himself with the Goblin Serum.

### Unconfirmed History

Norman was an incredibly unreliable narrator, having conflicting stories about his brother Jacob Osborn both refusing to join his Shadow Initiative and having been part of it since the start. He mentions being the founder of the Shadow Initiative, a black ops supervillain team. According to him, Jacob Osborn followed him when he left Brockton Bay after defeating the Undersiders, before Norman killed him.

The validity of these statements was unclear, as his stories were filled with lies and half-truths, and it was clear that Norman had no idea where Jacob was or what had truly happened to him.

### Clone Conspiracy

At one point, Norman used Oscorp to fund the creation of an army cloned from his own DNA. One of these clones was spliced with the DNA of a catboy, the first subject in an experiment using cross-species genetics to improve the senses and agility of the clones. When questioned about the ethics of the cloning project, Norman Osborn murdered Dr. Mendel Stromm, a close friend of the catboy clone. The clone escaped afterwards, becoming the superhero Spider-Man upon being bitten by a radioactive spider, as well becoming the Green Goblin's arch-nemesis.

Norman later created the clones Ben Reilly and Kaine from Spider-Man's DNA, in hopes they could defeat the superhero. However, Spider-Man befriended the clones, and they would continue to stay in Norman's army as inside men.

## Personality

Even as a superhero, Osborn was completely amoral, and struggled to understand what being a hero truly meant.

## Powers and Abilities

### Superpowers

* Enhanced Physiology: Norman subjected himself to a performance enhancing gas, granting him superhuman strength, durability, speed, agility, stamina, and reflexes. These traits were greatly enhanced when Peter Parker's alien spider spit out a chunk of radioactive flesh at him, with the added benefit of superhuman equilibrium.
* Goblin Transformation: By activating the Goblin Serum inside his body, Norman could tremendously grow in size and strength, becoming a hulking green monster.
* Spider-Powers: After being hit by a piece of radioactive flesh and absorbing radioactive matter, Norman Osborn's DNA fused with that of a spider, causing him to mutate several spider-like superpowers and gain the proportionate physical capabilities of a spider.
	+ Spider-Sense: Norman could sense danger before it occurred, essentially granting him precognition.
	+ Wall-Crawling: Norman's body could freely stick to surfaces, allowing him to crawl on walls.
	+ Organic Silk Production: Norman could generate and fire organic webs from his fingertips and his mouth.
	+ Spider Generation: Norman could create small spiders at will.
	+ Water-Breathing: Norman could breathe underwater indefinitely.
	+ Flight: Norman could fly through unknown means.