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==In other media==
==In other media==
* A horned and bulky Goblin King (Norman Osborn) makes his animated debut in ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' animated series, voiced by [[Steven Weber (actor)|Steven Weber]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Voices of Green Goblin|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Spider-Man/GreenGoblin/|publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}}</ref> In an alternate reality, this version rules New York at a bigger and threatening Oscorp tower after having defeated and killed most of the Earth's heroes (he has the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]' equipment as 'trophies'; [[Iron Man]]'s [[Iron Man's armor|armor]], [[Black Widow (Natalia Romanova)|Black Widow]]'s gauntlets, [[Captain America]]'s [[Captain America's shield|shield]], [[Falcon (Marvel Comics)|Falcon]]'s wings and [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'s [[Mjolnir (comics)|hammer]]) and his own Spider-Soldier army as personal enforcers. In the episode "Nightmare on Christmas", the Goblin King encounters and fights Spider-Man who defeats the Goblin King in an intense battle before learning that this reality is actually an illusion created by [[Nightmare (Marvel Comics)|Nightmare]].
* A horned and bulky Goblin King (Norman Osborn) makes his animated debut in ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' animated series, voiced by [[Steven Weber (actor)|Steven Weber]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Voices of Green Goblin|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Spider-Man/GreenGoblin/|publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}}</ref> In an alternate reality seen in the episode "Nightmare on Christmas," this version rules New York at a bigger and threatening Oscorp tower after having defeated and killed most of the Earth's heroes (he has the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]' equipment as 'trophies' like [[Iron Man]]'s [[Iron Man's armor|armor]], [[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)|Black Widow]]'s gauntlets, [[Captain America]]'s [[Captain America's shield|shield]], [[Falcon (Marvel Comics)|Falcon]]'s wings, and [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'s [[Mjolnir (comics)|hammer]]) and his own Spider-Soldier army as personal enforcers. The Goblin King encounters and fights Spider-Man who defeats the Goblin King in an intense battle before learning that this reality is actually an illusion created by [[Nightmare (Marvel Comics)|Nightmare]].
* The Goblin King alias appears in ''[[Spider-Man (2017 TV series)|Marvel's Spider-Man]]'' to be used by '''[[Adrian Toomes]]''' (voiced by [[Alastair Duncan (actor)|Alastair Duncan]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Voices of Vulture|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Spider-Man/Vulture/|publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}}</ref>) who now uses Green Goblin-esque technology. In the "Goblin War" episodes, he leads the Goblin Nation with [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]], [[Crossbones (comics)|Crossbones]] and [[Silvermane]] as his enforcers while the [[Vulture (Marvel Comics)|Wake Riders]] appears as personal soldiers.
* The Goblin King alias appears in ''[[Spider-Man (2017 TV series)|Marvel's Spider-Man]]'' to be used by '''[[Vulture (Marvel Comics)|Adrian Toomes]]''' (voiced by [[Alastair Duncan (actor)|Alastair Duncan]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Voices of Vulture|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Spider-Man/Vulture/|publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}}</ref>) who now uses Green Goblin-esque technology. In the "Goblin War" episodes, he leads the Goblin Nation with [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]], [[Crossbones (comics)|Crossbones]] and [[Silvermane]] as his enforcers while the Wake Riders appears as one of the Goblin Nation's personal soldiers. When Doctor Octopus sacrifices himself to use the Neuro Cortex to overload the Goblin Mech, Adrian ejects from it and is webbed up by Spider-Man.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:18, 1 April 2020

Goblin King is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Fictional character biography

Norman Osborn

Main article: Norman Osborn

When the children that work for the Vulture are discussing what to do after Superior Spider-Man (Otto Octavius's mind in Spider-Man's body) brutally defeats the Vulture, the Green Goblin approaches them and tells them that he will be the one that crushes Superior Spider-Man.[1] The Goblin is later shown having gathered a new gang of followers together in the sewers formed from discarded members of other villains' gangs like Vulture, Owl, and the third White Dragon's gangs. These henchmen escaped their organizations unharmed because Superior Spider-Man is more focused on the larger threats (where the original Spider-Man would focus on individuals).

As he builds this army to attack Superior Spider-Man, he takes on the new alias of the Goblin King.

Menace, Goblin King later releases Phil Urich from a prison transport and upgrades Urich's Goblin armor and weapons, asking in return only that Urich's only identity from here on shall be Goblin Knight.[4] Goblin King trains Goblin Knight, anxious to confront Superior Spider-Man.[5] Goblin King later poses as the Hobgoblin and is sighted by some of the Spiderlings.[6]

Upon Carlie Cooper being brought to the Goblin King's lair by Menace, he receives Carlie's journal from Menace which reveals to him that Otto's mind is in Spider-Man's body.[7] Goblin King douses Carlie with the Goblin formula, causing the woman to mutate into the new superhuman villain Monster. He demands to know Spider-Man's identity, but Monster first asks Goblin King to reveal his own identity. Goblin King assures Monster that he is Norman, but refuses to remove his mask until Carlie has proven a loyal follower and dispatches Monster and Menace on a mission.[8] Goblin King battles and kills Hobgoblin, although it is revealed to be a servant with Kingsley still in hiding abroad as Goblin Knight discovers that it was the butler Claude.[9]

Having staged a coup of New York after spreading his resources by exploiting Otto's reliance on technology, the Goblin King directly confronts Otto, angry that he was cheated out of the opportunity to defeat his enemy, but offering Otto the chance to join him and Otto rejects the offer. Ehen Otto finds that he cannot win against the Goblin King's resources, having had various allies abandoned, and with faith in his own abilities gone, Otto sacrifices himself to restore the original Spider-Man's mind in order to save Anna Maria Marconi.[10] When Spider-Man arrives for the final confrontation, Goblin King quickly realizes that the original personality is back in control when Spider-Man responds to his nemesis' taunts with his own wisecracks.[11] In the duel that follows, Spider-Man unmasks Goblin King, learning that he has undergone plastic surgery to change his appearance, acting as Alchemax's CEO and intending to re-establish himself as businessman Mason Banks, now that Osborn has become too publicly known as a supervillain. Spider-Man defeats and strips the villain of his powers with a serum devised by Otto, but Norman manages to escape through Liz Allan's discreet aid. In hiding once again, he reflects that the various heroes will be unprepared for him when he returns with his new identity and approach as a businessman, seemingly no longer afflicted by the mental illness associated with the Goblin formula.[12]

Phil Urich

Main article: Phil Urich

Following the conclusion of

Eel to show up in order to divide the criminal underground following Osborn's defeat. The meeting is crashed by Black Cat and Electro. Black Cat mentions to Goblin King and Mister Negative that Spider-Man had outed them and wants a share in their plans.[13]

During the "

8-Ball III, Killer Shrike II, Melter III, Tiger Shark II, and Unicorn IV) after becoming a good guy.[15] While the celebration of Hobgoblin Day is being held with a parade in Kingsley's honor, Missile Mate betrays the Hobgoblin and attempts to murder in the Goblin King's name. Kingsley, however, had already expected the betrayal and had been using a hologram decoy which took Missile Mate's blow. As soon as Kinglsey confronts Missile Mate, the Goblin King appears with his Goblin Nation and attacks the celebration. The Hobgoblin bests Goblin King in combat and delivers him and the Goblin Nation members with him to the authorities.[16]

Having escaped prison under undisclosed circumstances during the "

Carnage symbiote's power- apparently kills Urich by tearing his heart out.[17]

Other versions

In the pages of Avataars: Covenant of the Shield, Goblin King is a goblin who is that world's version of Green Goblin.[18]

In other media

References

  1. ^ Dan Slott (w), Giuseppe Camuncoli (p), John Deli (i). "The Superior Spider-Man" The Superior Spider-Man, no. 4 (February 2013). Marvel Comics.
  2. ^ Dan Slott (w), Ryan Stegman (p), Ryan Stegman, Cam Smith (i). "The Superior Spider-Man" The Superior Spider-Man, no. 10 (May 2013). Marvel Comics.
  3. ^ Dan Slott (w), Humberto Ramos (p), Victor Olazaba (i). "The Superior Spider-Man" The Superior Spider-Man, no. 14 (July 2013). Marvel Comics.
  4. ^ Dan Slott (w), Humberto Ramos (p), Victor Olazaba (i). "The Superior Spider-Man" The Superior Spider-Man, no. 16 (August 2013). Marvel Comics.
  5. ^ Dan Slott (w), Ryan Stegman (p), John Livesay (i). "The Superior Spider-Man" The Superior Spider-Man, no. 17 (September 2013). Marvel Comics.
  6. ^ Dan Slott (w), Ryan Stegman (p), John Livesay (i). "The Superior Spider-Man" The Superior Spider-Man, no. 18 (November 2013). Marvel Comics.
  7. ^ Dan Slott (w), Giuseppe Camuncoli (p), John Deli (i). "The Superior Spider-Man" The Superior Spider-Man, no. 21 (February 2013). Marvel Comics.
  8. ^ Dan Slott, Christos Gage (w), Humberto Ramos (p), Victor Olazaba (i). "The Superior Spider-Man" The Superior Spider-Man, no. 25 (January 2014). Marvel Comics.
  9. ^ Dan Slott (w), Humberto Ramos, Javier Rodriguez, Marcos Martin (p), Victor Olazaba, Alvaro Lopez, Marcos Martin (i). "The Superior Spider-Man" The Superior Spider-Man, no. 26 (January 2014). Marvel Comics.
  10. ^ Dan Slott, Christos Gage (w), Giuseppe Camuncoli (p), John Dell, Terry Pallot (i). "The Superior Spider-Man" The Superior Spider-Man, no. 30 (March 2014). Marvel Comics.
  11. ISBN 9781441185754
  12. ^ Superior Spider-Man #31. Marvel Comics.
  13. ^ Amazing Spider-Man vol. 3 #5. Marvel Comics.
  14. ^ AXIS: Hobgoblin #1. Marvel Comics.
  15. ^ AXIS: Hobgoblin #2. Marvel Comics.
  16. ^ AXIS: Hobgoblin #3. Marvel Comics.
  17. ^ Amazing Spider-Man #797. Marvel Comics.
  18. ^ Avataars: Covenant of the Shield #2. Marvel Comics.
  19. ^ "The Voices of Green Goblin". Behind The Voice Actors.
  20. ^ "The Voices of Vulture". Behind The Voice Actors.
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