Green Goblin (Ultimate Marvel character)
Green Goblin | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (September 2000) |
Created by | |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Norman Osborn |
Species | Human mutate |
Place of origin | Ultimate Marvel (Earth-1610) |
Team affiliations | Oscorp Sinister Six |
Notable aliases | Normie[1] |
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The Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is the Ultimate Marvel version of Norman Osborn, and was rendered by artist Mark Bagley to resemble actor Brian Dennehy, as per writer Brian Michael Bendis's instructions.[2]
Fictional character biography
Norman Osborn is a corrupt
However, Norman survives and has "evolved" in his words. He can now control his transformations into an intelligent incarnation of the Green Goblin via OZ injections. Due to overdosing on OZ, he suffers from
In the Ultimate Six limited series, Norman and Octavius (now dubbed Doctor Octopus) devise a plan to escape from prison alongside Electro, Kraven the Hunter, and Sandman which uses Norman's new ability to transform into his Green Goblin form at will. It also seems that he is no longer under the influence of the hallucinogenic "plasmids" with Norman stating that he has been undergoing a "transitioning stage" during his last confrontation with Peter. Furthermore, his speech is more coherent in his Goblin form, suggesting that he is no longer hallucinating as a result of the OZ formula. They kidnap the unmasked Peter to force to join them. Osborn considers Spider-Man to be his "true" son and belongs with him, so he prevents harm to Peter, but he does humiliate the boy. In a battle between the Ultimate Six and the Ultimates at the White House, Harry is used as Fury's trump card against the Goblin. Harry pleads with his father to stop while Captain America convinces Peter of Osborn's lies. Norman is about to change back when Iron Man blasts him from behind, severely altering Norman's genes and causing him to lash out at the S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel before being shot down to Harry's horror. Once again taken into custody, Osborn is revealed to be in cryogenic suspension, with half of his face in Goblin form.[10]
Osborn is again in a semblance of a human form and is kept in a high-security cell with other superhuman prisoners.
However, Norman is able to survive the incident much to the surprise of himself and Danvers and was kept in S.H.I.E.L.D. custody under observation. Despite there being no trace of OZ left in his body, he was still able to transform into his Green Goblin form. He's then able to escape, along with Spider-Man's other villains: Doctor Octopus, Electro, Sandman, Kraven and the Vulture. They escape to New York and take shelter in a building. While S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Ultimates are preoccupied with the Avengers, Osborn informs the others that this is "God's will", telling them that God wants them to kill Spider-Man. When Doctor Octopus protests, the Goblin kills his former ally, accompanies the remaining villains to Elijah Stern's hideout for weapons, and then proceeds to Peter's house along with the remaining villains. In the resulting battle, the Goblin is apparently killed when Spider-Man literally smashes him with a truck. But Osborn is left powered-down in wreckage with a slight smile on his face, suggesting he may still be alive.[15]
Months before his transformation and apparent death, Norman had Dr.
Following the "Secret Wars" storyline, the Green Goblin of Earth-1610 was restored and he was seen fighting Spider-Man and the Ultimates.[20]
When Empire State University's engineering facility comes under attack, Morales as Spider-Man encounters the Green Goblin. When fighting him, Miles remembered this version of Goblin. During the fight with the Goblin, Miles is ambushed by a villain called Ultimatum who subdues with size-shifting powers. After somehow remembering Miles, Ultimatum grabs the Goblin and uses his rocket boots to make off with him.[21]
After he managed to obtain a sample of the drug that Ultimatum was producing, Spider-Man II was attacked again by the Green Goblin. Miles managed to defeat the Goblin and hand him over to the police.[22] The Goblin managed to escape and use his drug to turn people into smaller versions of himself called Goblinoids. With his Goblinoids, the Goblin led them in attacking Brooklyn Visions Academy. Though he was defeated by Spider-Man II again, the Goblin got away.[23]
It turns out that Ultimatum has been helping the Green Goblin in making an army of Goblinoids as part of his plot to take over Brooklyn. After escaping from Ultimatum, Miles' burner clones, and Ultimatum's henchmen, Spider-Man II and the Prowler run into the Goblin and the Goblinoids.
Powers and abilities
Since the Green Goblin's powers is derived from the OZ formula, his strength derives from how much he is exposed to. The smaller dosage gives him green claws, horns and head, though the rest of him is human like in appearance. When he returns, he uses larger dosages of OZ to become larger and completely green, with more crests. When he overdoses on OZ, his horns, stature and muscles become larger, as does the number of crests. He later develops a way to transform without OZ into a larger, more powerful form, making injections obsolete.[27][28] This version appears to be effectively immortal, having resurrected and 'evolved' multiple times thus far despite the fact that he has been killed in multiple ways; the extent of and limitations to this conditional immortality is currently unknown.
In other media
Television
- The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of the Green Goblin serves as inspiration for two versions who appear in Ultimate Spider-Man (2012), both voiced by Steven Weber.[29][30]
- The "prime" incarnation sports the Ultimate Marvel incarnation's green-skinned monstrous appearance combined with the original incarnation's use of a glider, pumpkin bombs and electric gauntlets.
- A different incarnation sports demonic wings and hails from an alternate reality where he killed his version of Siege Perilous, but Spider-Man uses the Siege Perilous to bring in Kid Arachnid before the latter is forced to destroy it, stranding Kid Arachnid and the Goblin. The latter is later recruited into Doctor Octopus's Hydra-backed Sinister Six, but is defeated by Spider-Man once more.
- The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of the Green Goblin serves as inspiration for the Dark Goblin who appears in Spider-Man (2017), voiced by Josh Keaton.[31] The Dark Goblin sports the Ultimate Marvel incarnation's monstrous appearance coupled with symbiote abilities and the original incarnation's use of a glider and pumpkin bombs.
Film
- The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of the Green Goblin, with elements of other Goblins, appears in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, voiced by Jorma Taccone.[32][33] This version sports demonic wings and pyrokinesis and works for the Kingpin. During Spider-Man's struggle to stop Kingpin's Super-Collider, Green Goblin attacks him, but is later killed in the explosion of the Super-Collider.
Video games
- The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of the Green Goblin appears in Ultimate Spider-Man (2005), voiced by Peter Lurie.
- The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of the Green Goblin appears as a playable character in and the final boss of Spider-Man: Battle for New York, voiced by Neil Kaplan.
- The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of the Green Goblin appears in Ultimate Spider-Man: Total Mayhem.
- The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of the Green Goblin, based on the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series incarnation, appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by John DiMaggio.
- The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of the Green Goblin, based on the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series incarnation, appears as a playable character and boss in Disney Infinity 2.0, voiced by Nolan North.
- The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of the Green Goblin appears as an alternate skin for the mainstream Green Goblin in Marvel: Future Fight.
References
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- ^ Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, no. 1-7 (2011–2012). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #11. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #24. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #26. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Six #1-7. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #112. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, no. 112 (October 2007). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #112-114. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, no. 117 (December 2007). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #156-157. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #28 - December 2013
- ^ Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, no. 156 (May 2011). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #1-7. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Spider-Men II #5. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Miles Morales: Spider-Man #10. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Miles Morales: Spider-Man #14. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Miles Morales: Spider-Man #15. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Miles Morales: Spider-Man #19. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Miles Morales: Spider-Man #20. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Miles Morales: Spider-Man #21. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #226. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Six #1-6. Marvel Comics.
- ^ "Rise of the Goblin". Ultimate Spider-Man. Season 1. Episode 25. October 28, 2012. Disney XD.
- ^ "The Spider-Verse Pt. 3". Ultimate Spider-Man. Season 3. Episode 11. March 19, 2015. Disney XD.
- ^ "Generations". Spider-Man. Season 3. Episode 5. September 27, 2020. Disney XD.
- ^ ""Spider-Man™: Into The Spider-Verse" Trailer Launches". PR Newswire. June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ Vejvoda, Jim (November 29, 2018). "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Official Credits Reveal Surprise Voice Actor Cameos". IGN. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
External links
- Green Goblin of Earth-1610 at Marvel Wiki