Goblin Formula

*"40,000 years of evolution, and we've barely even tapped the vastness of human potential."*
―Norman Osborn[src]
The **Goblin Formula**, also known as the **Human Performance Enhancers**, were developed by Oscorp. The formula was able to physically enhance the human attributes, and it was supposed to be delivered to the United States military.

## History

### Creation

The formula was created by Oscorp and was going to be delivered to the U.S military so many soldiers will have their attributes enhanced above normal human levels. The formula was first used on lab rats, which enhanced their physical prowess, but the formula had a side effect; it could also drive the user insane. This made one of the tested rats to have the enhanced attributes and the other had the insanity effect.

This resulted General Slocum to give Oscorp's CEO, Norman Osborn two weeks to get the formula perfected and stable, or the company will lose the contract to Quest Aerospace and Oscorp will be defunct.

### Attack at Oscorp Labs

*"Back to formula?"*
―Norman Osborn to Mendel Stromm[src]
Later that night, Norman Osborn ordered his assistant, Mendel Stromm, to give him the formula as the first human test subject. Stromm initially warned him the enhancers were not ready and they cannot do this, but Osborn stubbornly refused and ordered him to get it started. Once Osborn was exposed to the formula, it physically enhanced his human attributes, however it created a split personality that was made from Osborn's darkest desires, who became known as the Green Goblin. The Goblin attacked and killed Stromm before stealing an exoskeleton suit and glider.

### Green Goblin's Rampage

The next day, not remembering anything from the previous night, Norman is informed that Mendel was murdered. Soon days later, Norman was being controlled by the Green Goblin, numerous times, and becomes the first villain of Spider-Man, the superhero alter-ego of Peter Parker, Harry Osborn's best friend. Eventually, Spider-Man found out that the Green Goblin was Norman Osborn. The Goblin tried to impale Spider-Man with his glider, but accidentally impaled himself. Harry was devastated about his father's death. He thought Spider-Man killed his father because Spider-Man brought Norman's dead body to the mansion that he lived in before he died. Harry swore to avenge his father.

### Harry's Discovery and New Goblin

Two years later, Harry Osborn was now the new owner of Oscorp. After he discovered that Spider-Man was Peter Parker, he saw a ghost in a mirror of his father telling him to avenge him. After disagreeing, Harry, in rage, throws a knife at the ghost and the window breaks, making Harry discover the Green Goblin's lair and the Goblin Formula, all that Peter had hid after the Goblin was killed. Harry took more of the formula than his father did and eventually exposed himself to it, which enhanced his attributes and he became the New Goblin.

## Effects from the Formula

According to Mendell Stromm, the formula increases the human attributes but it can also drive the user insane, after it was tested on two lab rats. The only human test subjects included:

* **Norman Osborn:** The first human given the formula, was eventually fully controlled by the insanity, developing an alternative persona known as, the Green Goblin. Soon, he stole weapons from his own company. Because he took a earlier variant of this formula, he did not gain an advanced accelerated healing rate, which caused his death as he was impaled by his own glider.
* **Harry Osborn:** The second human who took a more refined variant of the formula than his father; he seemed to have more of the speed, strength, and stamina than the insanity. The insanity effect must have come in the form of the visions of his father's ghost and his hatred for Spider-Man. It also increased his healing to a limited extent, allowing him to completely recover from a severe head injury as well as healing from a damaged face with almost no signs of injury other than slight disfigurations.

## Trivia

* In the comics, the Goblin Formula was developed to be used for military purpose, but in the process, it created the Green Goblin. In the Ultimate comics, the formula was created, known as OZ, in an attempt to recreate the super soldier serum that created Captain America in the 1940s.
* The formula Osborn took had its label that read: CX. 0009, while the formula Harry took had a different label which was, OC 0001, suggesting that the formula was altered and improved.

## External Links

* Goblin Formula on Marvel Database
* Goblin Formula on Spider-Man Films Wikia