Norman Osborn (Earth-1610)

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Real Name

Norman Osborn

Current Alias

Green Goblin

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Bad

Affiliation

Ultimate Six

Relatives

Harry Osborn (son), Wife (deceased), Cher Osborn (half-sister), Amberson (father)

Universe

Earth-1610

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

5' 9" (as Osborn) 7' (as Goblin)

Weight

150 lbs (68 kg) (as Osborn), 1000 lbs (as Goblin)

Eyes

Blue, (as Osborn), Green (as Goblin)

Hair

Brown, (as Osborn), None (as Goblin)

Skin

Green

Unusual Features

Gargoyle-like appearance in goblin form

Status

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Widowed

Occupation

Criminal, formerly CEO and founder of Oscorp (Osborn Industries, Inc.), scientist

Education

Ph.D in various sciences

Origin

Origin

Creators

Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley

First appearance

Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (as Norman)

History

Norman Osborn is a corrupt industrialist and scientist who is trying to perfect the Super Soldier drug for S.H.I.E.L.D. He neglects his wife and son, Harry. In Ultimate Spider-Man #1, an OZ-injected spider bites Peter Parker on a field trip. Peter develops amazing powers, and Norman theorizes that since the OZ combined with spider DNA gave Parker the abilities of a spider, if Norman were to receive OZ combined with his own DNA he could become a heightened version of himself. The experiment goes wrong and an explosion occurs, affecting Harry and Dr. Otto Octavius^{[citation needed]}. Norman is transformed into a grotesque monster.

In an attempt to destroy all evidence of his existence, Norman kills his wife and attempts to kill Harry^{[citation needed]}, but his son manages to escape while the house is burning down. The next day, he attacks Harry's school but is stopped by Spider-Man. During the fight, Osborn plummets off into the river, seemingly dead^{[citation needed]}. Norman survives, and in his words, "evolves". He can now control his transformations into an intelligent incarnation of the Green Goblin via OZ injections^{[citation needed]}. Taking Harry back, Norman moved back into the city, blaming rival Justin Hammer for the explosion. He reveals himself to Parker, telling him that he must give up his life as Spider-Man and work for him, or he and his loved ones will die^{[citation needed]}. Osborn tells Parker to kill Nick Fury, the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. When Parker refuses, Norman kidnaps Mary Jane Watson, Parker's girlfriend, and attempts to kill her. Due to overdosing on OZ, Osborn suffers hallucinations. These include seeing everything through a blood-red filter, objects such as the Spider on Spider-man's chest moving around, and creatures called "plasmids" tormenting him. Spider-Man and S.H.I.E.L.D. attack Osborn. Harry picks up a shattered window pane and jams it into his father's back, reverting him to his human self^{[citation needed]}.

In the Ultimate Six limited series, Osborn and his old assistant Dr. Octavius devise a plan to escape from prison which uses Norman's new ability to transform into the Goblin at will. They kidnap Spider-Man and force him to join them. Norman considers Parker to be his 'true' son and believes Parker belongs with him. In a battle between the Ultimate Six and the Ultimates at the White House, Harry is used as a trump card by Nick Fury. Harry pleads with his father to stop^{[citation needed]}. Norman is about to change back when a trigger-happy 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. He is again taken into custody.

In the Ultimate Spider-Man video game the Beetle, a Latverian mercenary, breaks him out to provide samples for Latverian experiments in creating super-soldiers. Osborn rampages around New York city but is stopped by Spider-Man after a confrontation in the UN Conference Building.

No character uses the name "Green Goblin" in Ultimate Spider-Man to refer directly to Osborn; however, when the X-Men's Kitty Pryde uploads a hologram of the Ultimate Six into the Danger Room, the Osborn hologram refers to itself as the Green Goblin. Also, several student friends of Peter Parker recalled what they saw as a 'Green Goblin Monster' to Johnny Storm in the "Superstars" arc.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Superhuman Strength. Clawed hands. Accelerated healing. Can generate fiery bolts of energy from his hands

Abilities

Scientific genius, especially in genetics

Strength level

Unknown.

Weaknesses

None known.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

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Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Appearances of Norman Osborn (Earth-1610)
• Character Gallery: Norman Osborn (Earth-1610)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Norman Osborn (Earth-1610)
• Quotations by Norman Osborn (Earth-1610)

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Links and References

Official Handbook of the Ultimate Marvel Universe: Ultimate Spider-Man / Ultimate Fantastic Four 2005