Green Goblin

*"I chose my path, you chose the way of the hero. And they found you amusing for a while, the people of this city. But the one thing they love more than a hero is to see a hero fail, fall, die trying. In spite of everything you've done for them, eventually they will hate you. Why bother?"*
―Green Goblin to Spider-Man[src]Doctor **Norman Virgil Osborn** was a scientist and industrialist who was the founder and former CEO of Oscorp Industries, who had solely raised his son Harry Osborn. With his company threatened to shut down due to his deadly perfomance enhancers, Norman uses them himself, eventually turning into the dastardly maniacal state of mind dubbed as the **Green Goblin**. Revengeful of the people behind the planned closing of Oscorp, the Green Goblin brings chaos to the World Unity Festival, where he meets new foe Spider-Man. His plans are thwarted by this hero, which enrages him deeply, settling for multiple attacks on Spider-Man's family and friends. Unfortunately, after having attempted to destroy Peter Parker's life and Spider-Man's reputation, Norman faces death, caused by the actions of his own wickedness.

However, Norman's evil side lives on in his son Harry's consciousness, demanding him to follow the Goblin's footsteps. He eventually does, but redeems himself from evil as Spider-Man was indeed not his killer, as confirmed by loyal personal butler Bernard Houseman.

## Personality

Norman Osborn is intentionally a good man. He seems to love his son Harry Osborn, and would do anything to save his industrial company. But with the human performance enhancers' negative reactions on human subjects, Norman is aggrivated over the loss of Oscorp Industries, which escalates to the birth of the twisted Green Goblin, who stands as an alternate persona of Osborn's, who bargains for evil, revenge and destruction.

## Powers and Abilities

### Abilities

* **Genius-Level Intellect**: Norman is a college-graduate, who has earned his own company and 'Doctor' title. He has the smarts to be a military investigator, a scientist and an industrialist.

## Equipment

### Weapons

* **Pumpkin Bombs**: Osborn has specialized bombs with different effects on people or the enviroment. These can either explode, or disintegrate. Both are also possible to be used at once.
* **Razor Bats**: With a similar design to Osborn's bombs, these developed sharp boomerang-like gadgets can slice certain objects, but are mainly used to harm humans.

### Other Equipment

* **Flight Suit**: A specialized armor to be used alongside the Goblin Glider, Norman uses a technology-advanced metal outfit enhancing more of his newfound powers. It has special 'glasses/goggles' to protect his eyes in flight.

### Vehicles

* **Goblin Glider**: Osborn managed a transport device to take and give chaos everywhere he went. It also makes him less of an easy catch, allowing him to flee from his wrongdoings.

## Facilities

* **Osborn Mansion**: The home of Norman Osborn. Norman lived here with his son Harry until Harry moved out after his high school graduation.

## Relationships

### Family

* Caroline Mulder (status unknown) - Wife
* Harry Osborn † - Son

### Allies

* Peter Parker - Figurative Son (as Norman Osborn)
* May Parker
* Mary Jane Watson
* Bernard Houseman - Personal Butler

### Enemies

* Spider-Man - Arch Nemesis (as Green Goblin)
* Green Goblin - Evil Persona (as Norman Osborn)
* Norman Osborn - Good Persona (as Green Goblin)

## Trivia

* In the comics, **Norman Osborn** is a corrupt businessman who turned into the **Green Goblin** after taking a serum that enhanced his strength. The serum caused a split in Osborn's personality, one belonging to the former businessman and the other one that belonged to the maniacal Goblin persona. Corrupted by greed and thirst for power, Osborn became Peter Parker's mortal enemy.
* A variant of Norman Osborn/Green Goblin appears in *Spider-Man: No Way Home,* where he was pulled from his original timeline to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

## Behind the Scenes

* Norman Osborn/Green Goblin in the *Spider-Man* film series is the first live-action incarnation of the character.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Spider-Man*
2. ↑ *Spider-Man 2*
3. ↑ *Spider-Man 3*

## External Links

* Norman Osborn on Marvel Database
* Norman Osborn on Wikipedia