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| “ | We all wear masks, Spider-Man. But which one is real? The one that hides your face, or the one that is your face? | „ |
| ~ The Green Goblin as he fights Spider-Man, his most famous quote. |
| “ | Don't apologize. I never do. | „ |
| ~ Norman Osborn's infamous catchphrase. |
Norman Virgil Osborn, better known as the Green Goblin, is the main antagonist of the 2008-2009 animated superhero television series The Spectacular Spider-Man.
He is a ruthless businessman, inventor, gifted chemist, the CEO of OsCorp Industries, and the father of Harry Osborn. After being exposed to a chemical formula, he turned to supervillainy as Green Goblin, terrorizing New York City to become one of Spider-Man's greatest archenemies along with Venom and Doctor Octopus. In Season 2, he usurps Tombstone as the Big Man of Crime but his reign is short-lived and is eventually defeated by Spider-Man. He also becomes Spider-Man's most personal archenemy during the last few episodes.
As the Green Goblin, he was voiced by Steve Blum, who also voiced Jindiao, Makucha, Amon, Ares, Vilgax, Red Skull, Starscream, and Smytus. As Norman Osborn, he was voiced by Alan Rachins, who also voiced Clock King in Batman: The Animated Series.
Personality[]
Norman is a sociopathic and ruthless businessman, inventor, gifted chemist, the head of OsCorp Industries, and the father of Harry Osborn. After being exposed to a chemical formula, gaining superhuman strength, agility, intellect, and regeneration. He turned to mega-villainy as Green Goblin, terrorizing New York City to become one of Spider-Man's greatest opponents along with Doctor Octopus and Venom.
He expresses disapproval and neglects his son Harry for not getting offered the ESU lab internship that was given to his friend Peter Parker and pushes his son very hard, often coming across as cruel. Bent on being the number one in weapons tech, Norman embezzled the designs of Adrian Toomes flight tech and later tipped off the crime boss known as the Big Man to the TRI-CORP technology shipment. In this incarnation, he has similar objectives to his comic counterpart of becoming the reigning crime boss in New York and killing Spider-Man.
Despite his abuse of Harry, he does have one scene that shows him acting like a proper father figure by calling out Harry for blaming Peter for not helping him with studying and telling him that if he wanted to do well, he needed to stop relying on others for help. However, this along with taking him away on a trip, was only a cover as Norman even broke Harry's leg to prevent anyone from knowing that he was the Green Goblin.
The Green Goblin appears as the Crime Lord in the background, controlling some events in the show.
Like many of his previous incarnations, the Green Goblin was always well-prepared for combat, usually rigging his surroundings with hidden pumpkin bombs and having secret hideouts. He rides on a bat-shaped "Goblin Glider" equipped with many deadly weapons, including razor-bats, electric gloves, knockout gas, Gob webs, and his signature Pumpkin Bombs to terrorize New York City and to kill Spider-Man.
Overall, this version of Norman is a heartless child abuser who would risk harming his son to get away with his crimes. Disregarding this, he is also a crime boss who funded several criminal operations even before he became the Goblin.
Norman appears to admire masks. During one of his meetings with Hammerhead, he holds up a Columbian mask and points out that he believes that the wearer actually takes on the personality of the mask. The same can be said with The Green Goblin, as Norman takes on the personality of the Green Goblin mask.
When Norman wears the Green Goblin costume, he becomes even more insane, sadistic, ruthless, psychotic, strong, violent, homicidal, and dangerous. Norman states to Peter during their final battle that he invented Globulin Green, but he wasn't foolish to drink it. Small doses in gaseous form increase his strength, agility, and intelligence with no blackouts or loss of control. Also when Norman has the Green Goblin mask on, he uses a different and more frightening voice and Green Goblin's personality is somewhat different from Norman's normal and calmer personality. Despite that, Norman and Green Goblin are one and the same, unlike other versions where the Green Goblin and Norman are two separate entities.
Biography[]
In season one, Norman coldly disapproves and neglects Harry for not getting offered ESU lab's internship that's given to Peter Parker and lashes out at his son in fury, telling his son to 'man up'. Around this time, Norman also made "Globulin Green", a highly addictive early stage performance enhancer. Bent on getting more power and money, Norman embezzled aerodynamics engineer Adrian Toomes's flight tech designs, tipped off Tombstone (aka the Big Man crime boss) to TRI-CORP's technology shipment, and engineers the creations of the Sandman and the Rhino as part of the Big Man's deal which makes Osborn more profit. The Green Goblin first appears threatening to overthrow Tombstone as the Big Man in order to be New York's reigning crime boss and tries to kill Spider-Man. Spider-Man initially suspects Norman is the Goblin as the villain returns to the Osborn residence, but Harry is seen in the Goblin suit after a fierce confrontation. Spider-Man and Norman conclude that Harry's theft and consumption of "Globulin Green" resulted in the Goblin persona fighting the Big Man. After Spider-Man agrees to keep Harry's secret on the condition that the villain never reappears, Norman embarks on a tour to Europe with Harry so his son can relax and forget about the addiction to the formula.
In season two, the Green Goblin later resurfaces as a crime lord and is responsible for many events that have occurred. He manipulates Hammerhead into arranging a conference between Tombstone, Silvermane and Doctor Octopus, resulting in Spider-Man eventually taking down all three crime lords. Now the reigning crime boss in New York, the Goblin once again tries to kill Spider-Man, first through the creation of Molten Man, and then by trapping Spider-Man in a prison intended for most of Spider-Man's many enemies. In the series finale, the Goblin has a final showdown with Spider-Man. The truth of the villain's identity is finally revealed: Norman was the man in question all along and even framed his own son earlier for personal gain but claimed that he was helping. Norman later hired the Chameleon to keep Spider-Man guessing and set up for a trap. Following a grueling battle across the city, Norman is believed to have been killed when Spider-Man damages his glider and sends him crashing into a stash of his own pumpkin bombs. However, Norman is shown to have survived, leaving the country under a false identity.
It is unknown what happened to Norman after this, but it is very possible he could've returned once more if the series would've continued with more seasons. Since the Hobgoblin was planned to appear in Season 3, it is unknown if there is any connection between him and the Green Goblin or if they would become rivals.
Powers and abilities[]
The Globulin Green boosted Osborn's cerebral and creative abilities. Although Osborn was already a skilled inventor and scientist, the formula elevated his intelligence to the level of genius. Osborn's muscle, connective tissue, and bone structure had been fortified by the chemical, giving him superhuman power. Norman can run and move at speeds that exceed the inherent physical limits of the best human athlete.Globulin Green improved the overall efficiency of Osborn's musculature. As a result, his muscles create fewer tiredness toxins during physical exertion than typical human muscles. He can physically push himself at maximum effectiveness for several hours before the accumulation of tiredness toxins in his blood begins to hinder him. It also reinforced all of Osborn's body tissues, making them harder and more resistant to harm than regular people. While a standard knife or bullet can hurt Osborn, he is very immune to high impact forces and physical damage.
If Osborn is injured, his body's enhanced metabolism allows him to recover damaged tissue faster and more thoroughly than a typical person. He can recover from injuries that would kill a normal person. Osborn, for example, escaped crashing into a water tower full with pumpkin bombs with no noticeable injuries. Norman's agility, balance, and physiological coordination are boosted to levels that exceed the best human athlete's inherent physical capabilities. His reflexes are equally heightened, and he outperforms the best human athletes.
The Goblin Glider, a bat-shaped, turbo-fan-powered glider that can travel at high speeds and with exceptional maneuverability, is Green Goblin's main mode of transportation. The glider is armed with a number of different weaponry, such as a collection of Pumpkin Bombs, Razor Bats, and the Gobweb gun. Throughout his time as a supervillain, he developed and used a variety of concussive, incendiary, and other specialty explosives, the majority of which had the shape of small Jack-o'-Lanterns. These are often kept in the Green Goblin's glider.
He also carries a variety of explosives that produce smoke and gas, each of which is encased in a thin plastic mantle that flutters like a ghost when the bomb is detonated. Some gas bombs produce gases that cause hallucinations, while others discharge a specifically formulated gas that temporarily disables Spider-spider Man's sense. The Green Goblin occasionally launches razor-sharp bat-shaped missiles that may ram and impale themselves into enemies. The microcircuit-conducting filaments in the Green Goblin's gloves can channel strong electrical blasts with rechargeable power packs in both his glove cuffs and costume tunics.
Quotes[]
| “ | Adrian Toomes: I blame you for this! You told me to bring my magnetic-air transport system to OsCorp! Dr. Otto Octavius: I know. Adrian Toomes: You arranged the meeting with Norman Osborn! Dr. Otto Octavius: (stuttering while walking backwards down the stairs) I had the best intentions. Adrian Toomes: He studied my ideas and rejected them and then announces OsCorp flight tech four months later! Dr. Otto Octavius: I... I am sorry Adrian... Norman Osborn: Don't you dare apologize, doctor. OsCorp has nothing to apologize for. Adrian Toomes: (angrily stunned) Nothing to a... Osborn! You stole my work! Norman Osborn: (smugly) That's dangerous talk, Mr. Toomes. Dangerous and unsupportable. Listen you old buzzard, you've been at this for decades without one success to your name. If you never accomplished anything as a young man, who'd believe you created tech flight as an old one? (to his body guards) Boys? show Mr. Toomes out. Adrian Toomes: (to Dr. Octavius while being escorted out) Good news! I don't blame you anymore. |
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| ~ Adrian Toomes confronting Norman Osborn and Dr. Otto Octavius for embezzling him of his flight tech. |
| “ | Vulture: Tell the truth, Osborn! Can your tech flight do this?! (flies acrobaticly) Norman Osborn: Toomes?! Vulture: Not Toomes now, I'm what you called me! I'm the Vulture! Norman Osborn: I called you a buzzard! Vulture: What? Norman Osborn: You can't even get the name right! (gets thrown by Vulture before getting caught by him again) Toomes, stop! What will any of this accomplish!? Vulture: A means to an end, Osborn! Something you know all about! You will announce to the world that Adrian Toomes is the genius behind tech flight! You will pay me all that I'm owed and you will publicly apologize for stealing my invention! Norman Osborn: I never apologize, old man! Vulture: I may be an old man, but I'm not a patient one! |
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| ~ Vulture threatening Norman to tell the truth to the world about him being the genius behind the flight tech. |
| “ | Although I will admit you have an annoying tendency to, well, survive, the Green Goblin has every contingency in place to test the outer limits of that talent! Until all that remains IS A RED AND BLUE STAIN ON THE PAVEMENT! | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin to Spider-Man |
| “ | Good news, lowlives! The city's gone green! Say hello to the new Big Man of crime! The Green Goblin! | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin |
| “ | Out there, in here, everywhere! Soon, I will be the Big Man, and I can always use a right-hand Flat-top! | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin |
| “ | Why don't you just give up? | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin |
| “ | All I want is your undying loyalty. Or, the dying kind. The Green Goblin is nothing, if not flexible! | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin |
| “ | Hello! Good evening! Bonsoir! I am the Green Goblin and I am looking for the Big Man! | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin |
| “ | Oh, he swings through the air, dishing all kinds of fear! This daring Goblin on the big chandelier! | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin |
| “ | So the whole wanting to destroy you and take over your empire thing wasn't clear? Well darn. | „ |
| “ | Hello, I'm in the room! Really, you're both too rude! | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin |
| “ | But the Green Goblin has a solution! You and I join forces! Consider what we could accomplish by combining our powers! We could rule New York! | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin trying to persuade Spider-Man to join him. |
| “ | Oh well, your loss...of life! | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin to Spider-Man once the latter rejects his offer; |
| “ | Ah, but the Green Goblin doesn't take orders from insects. The Green Goblin swats them into oblivion! | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin |
| “ | Any minute now, the creme de la creme of New York City is going to paint the town red! Well, the ballroom anyway. | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin revealing that he placed a bomb in Tombstone's party to Spider-Man. |
| “ | Now lets see what break first. My gob-webs or your bones! | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin |
| “ | What's wrong, Spider-Man? Off your game! | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin |
| “ | Rule One: Spidey must splat! | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin |
| “ | I told you I invented the Green! Of course, I wasn't a fool enough to drink it. Small doses in gaseous form increase my strength, agility, intelligence, with no black-outs, no loss of control! | „ |
| ~ Norman Osborn explaining to Spider-Man how he became the Green Goblin |
| “ | I protected Harry! If I was sent to prison, who'd have made a man out of him?! Just look at what he has done today, I've never been prouder of the boy! | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin to Spider-Man |
| “ | Potato Potato, once your out of the picture, I'll make everything right! | „ |
| ~ Green Goblin in his last attempt to kill Spider-Man |
Appearances[]
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Season 1[]
Season 2[]
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Trivia[]
- Since the series was canceled before Season 3 was put in production, The Green Goblin/Norman Osborn is the final antagonist that Spider-Man fought in this series.
- The Green Goblin's personality and portrayal in this series are based on the original incarnation from the Ditko era.
- This is the first version of the character, and so far only, to be truly faithful to the original comics. Spider-Man featured a version that was merely a petty crook and Norman Osborn never appeared. Spider-Man and Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends featured a Green Goblin that transformed unwillingly similar to Lizard. Green Goblin of Spider-Man: The Animated Series had split personalities who fought each other. Norman Osborn of Spider-Man: The New Animated Series never actually appeared, though he was based on the first Spider-Man film which ended with the death of Green Goblin. Green Goblin of Ultimate Spider-Man followed the Ultimate line where Norman transforms into a large creature, though that version only transformed unwillingly making them two separate entities.
- Since the Green Goblin's reign as the Big Man of Crime was short-lived and Tombstone's chances of returning as the Big Man is very low, it is unknown if a new Crime Lord takes over New York. In a fan-made Season 3 trailer for Spectacular Spider-Man by Browntable, it shows that Hammerhead usurps the Green Goblin's position as the new Big Man of Crime. It is unknown if this was actually confirmed that this would have happened if Season 3 would have continued or not.
- His Green Goblin voice has a vaguely Celtic accent, with the outfit similar having a loincloth design worn by warriors of old.
- When unmasked, Norman stops the voice and insane demeanor; showing that it was entirely meant to throw off Spider-man.
External Links[]
- Green Goblin on the Pure Evil Wiki.
- Green Goblin on the Magnificent Baddie Wiki.
