Henry Balkan

*"You're out, Norman."*
―Henry Balkan to Norman Osborn[src]
**Henry Balkan** was the chairman of board members of Oscorp Industries.

## Biography

### Oscorp's Contract

In 2002, Henry Balkan was with other board director, Maximilian Fargas, during a demonstration of Oscorp's glider, shown to General Slocum by Dr. Mendel Stromm. Oscorp was working towards an arms supply contract with the United States Millitary. Balkan greeted Norman Osborn, Oscorp's founder and CEO, when he walked in, then told him that one of Oscorp's rivals, Quest Aerospace was also working towards the arms supply contract, and that if Oscorp does not have a successful human test from their performance enhancers, Oscorp would lose the contract and would be defunct.

### Attack on the World Festival

#### Selling Out Oscorp

After Quest Aerospace was attacked and sabotaged by Oaborn after he ingested the performance enhancer on himself, that led to his second alter-ego being born, known as the Green Goblin, Oscorp had been given the contract with government and the company's stock skyrocketed.

Balkan led the way for the rest of the board of birectors chose to accept a buyout offer from Quest. He announced this at a board meeting enraging Norman who was told his resignation was expected. Balkan refused Osborn's pleas and simply told him he was "out" before drinking his tea. The decision lead to Norman's second alter to scheming in order to prevent this from happening.

#### Death

Balkan attended the Unity Festival in Times Square, New York City, along with Fargas and the other board directors so they can announce the company's sale to the public. All of a sudden, the Green Goblin came flying down on his glider, with Balkan inspecting and discovering to his shock that it was Oscorp's glider that was stolen months ago. The Green Goblin flew towards the building Balkan and the board directors were on and threw a Pumpkin Bomb at them, resulting the building to shake and crumble, trapping Balkan, Fargas and the rest of the board members.

The Green Goblin flew back to the building and simply yelled out to Balkan and the board; "*Out, am I?!?!*" before throwing another Pumpkin Bomb towards the board members. The Pumpkin Bomb created a blinding flash of light that quickly vaporised Balkan, Fargas and the rest of the board of directors before the sale was announced publicy, turning them into skeletons and crumbling to dust.

## Abilities

* **Expert Businessman:** Henry Balkan was an accomplished businessman, having been working at Oscorp Industries as one of the board directors until becoming the chairman of the director's board. He was close to selling out the company of Oscorp and dismiss Osborn, but was killed by the Green Goblin before he could do so.

## Relationships

### Allies

* Oscorp -
	+ Norman Osborn/Green Goblin - Employer and Killer †
	+ Maximilian Fargas - Friend and Board Member †
	+ Mendel Stromm - †
	+ General Slocum - †

## Trivia

* Henry Balkan was an original character to the Spider-Man Trilogy and was not based on any character from the *Amazing Spider-Man* comics in the Marvel Universe.

## Behind the Scenes

* Balkan's death where he gets vaporised by the Green Goblin's Pumpkin Bombs, along with Fargas and the other board members of Oscorp, could be a nod to director, Sam Raimi's choice of adding horror elements to his films, as he directed the *Evil Dead Trilogy* and other horror movies in the past.