Maximilian Fargas

*"Well, I'm not sure if he is coming today."*
―Maximilian Fargas to Harry Osborn[src]
**Maximilian Fargas** was one of the board directors working for Oscorp Industries.

## Biography

### Oscorp's Contract

In 2002, Maximilian Farfas was with other board director, Henry Balkan, as a demonstration of Oscorp's glider, was shown to General Slocum by Dr. Mendel Stromm. Oscorp was working towards an arms supply contract with the United States Millitary. Fargas greeted Norman Osborn, Oscorp's chairman and CEO, when he walked in to lab. Osborn was informed 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 Osborn 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.

Despite this, Fargas, and Balkan, led the way for the rest of the board of birectors chose to accept a buyout offer from Quest Aerospace. Both he and Fargas announced this at a board meeting, enraging Norman who was told his resignation was expected. Fargas along with Balkan refused Osborn's pleas not to sell it out, as he would lose everything. The decision lead to Norman's second alter to scheming in order to prevent this from happening.

#### Death

Fargas attended the Unity Festival in Times Square, New York City, along with Balkan and the other board directors so they can announce the company's sale to the public. Fargas met with Harry Osborn, Norman's son, who asked him if he seen his father around, Fargas replied he was not sure if Norman was coming to the festival. All of a sudden, the Green Goblin came flying down on his glider, with Fargas discovering to his, and Balkan's shock that it was Oscorp's glider that was stolen months ago.

The Green Goblin flew towards the building Fargas, Balkan and the board directors were on and threw a Pumpkin Bomb at them, resulting the building to shake and crumble, trapping Balkan, knocking Fargas off his wheelchair, 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 Fargas, Balkan 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:** Maximilian Fargas was a skilled businessman, who had been working at Oscorp Industries as one of the board directors for several years. He, along with Balkan, 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 Industries -
	+ Norman Osborn/Green Goblin - Employer and Killer †
	+ Henry Balkan - Friend and Board Member †
	+ Mendel Stromm - †
	+ General Slocum - †
* Harry Osborn

## Trivia

* Maximilian Fargas 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, alongside with Henry Balkan.

## Behind the Scenes

* In the novelization of the first film, Norman described him as resembling "the professor character from that mutant movie".

## References

1. ↑ Spider-Man (film)
2. ↑ Spider-Man (novel)