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Harold Osborn (Earth-1610)

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See also Harry Osborn, Hobgoblin, Goblin for a complete list of references to distinguish between these closely named or closely related articles.

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Real Name
Current Alias

Aliases
Shaw

Alignment

Relatives
Norman Osborn (father)

Universe

Characteristics
Gender

Eyes
Blue, (as Harry Osborn), Red (as Hobgoblin)

Hair
Brown, (as Harry Osborn), None (as Hobgoblin)

Unusual Features
Monster-like appearance in Hobgoblin form

Status
Citizenship

Marital Status

Origin
Origin

Place of Birth
Somewhere in America


First appearance

Contents

History


In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Harry Osborn is a rich kid who meets Peter Parker in public school. Despite the difference between them, the two bond; Harry improves Peter's social status, and Peter helps Harry with his homework. He also had a brief romantic relationship with Peter's soon-to-be girlfriend, Mary-Jane Watson.

Harry's father, Norman Osborn, is an industrialist who creates the Oz Formula, an experimental solution intended to turn ordinary humans into superhumans. When a spider injected with the Oz Formula bites Peter, he gains superhuman strength and agility and secretly becomes Spider-Man. Under the pretense of fearing for Peter's health, Norman takes a sample of Peter's blood, and realizes that Oz has made him stronger. Norman then subjects himself to the Oz Formula, becoming a hideous demonic monster: the Green Goblin.

Insane, Norman attacks his family and destroys his house, killing his wife and almost killing his son. The next day, the Goblin attacks the school but is stopped by Spider-Man. Peter believes that the Goblin had come for him, but Harry says that his father had come to kill him. Harry is then taken into custody and sent to live with his uncle.

When Harry later comes back, he is once again living with his father and is brainwashed by Miles Warren into believing that his mother had died in a freak accident. He later walks in on a fight between the Green Goblin and Spider-Man, and literally stabs his own father in the back with a shard of glass from a shattered window pane, reverting the creature back into his father. Harry is taken into custody again, but this time by S.H.I.E.L.D..

Later, during the events of Ultimate Six in which Norman once again escapes and teams up with Spider-Man's old rogues to siege the White House, Harry is used by Nick Fury to negotiate with his father. It almost works as Harry reaches out to his father, but a trigger-happy Iron Man blasts Osborn with his DNA cannon. His genetic structure now rapidly out of control, Norman lashes out in blind fury only to be gunned down by soldiers right in front of Harry.

Traumatized, Harry vengefully promises to Peter, "All of You. I'll kill all of you for this." (Referring to everyone Harry knows to be involved in the incident.) Harry returns to school, seemingly back to normal, but Peter is suspicious. Harry blames Peter for stealing his girlfriend Mary-Jane and later tells her that Peter killed his father.

Through the hypnotic therapy he had Harry under for years, Norman Osborn had planted a post-hypnotic suggestion in the form of his henchman, Shaw. 'Shaw' takes Harry to an OsCorp bunker in New Jersey, where there are reserves of the Oz Serum. (It also appears that the bunker has a copy of Doctor Octopus' mechanical arms and, in an inside joke, all three versions of the Green Goblin face; the classic, the movie version and the Ultimate one).

Later, Peter (as Spider-Man) confronts Harry, demanding to know why he had told Mary Jane that he killed his father. Shaw then provokes Harry to unleash his hidden abilities. Harry bursts into flame, transforming into the Ultimate version of the Hobgoblin. 'Shaw' goads the mutated Harry to battle Spider-Man, but after a lengthy battle the Hobgoblin breaks down and begs Peter to kill him. Peter tries to help Harry, when the 'Shaw' persona takes over once again and attacks Peter.

S.H.I.E.L.D. arrives and Harry attacks them, trying to provoke a lethal counterattack. He is promptly shot down, to Peter's horror. Spider-Man then attacks Nick Fury before leaving. It later turns out that Harry is not dead, just seriously wounded.

It is later revealed that Harry was caught in the same accident that created both The Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus, with Norman grabbing him by the throat. Whether this or the Oz bunker later caused the transformation is uncertain.

Ultimate Spider-Man's writer and creator Brian Michael Bendis has said an upcoming arc in Ultimate Spider-Man will be called 'The Death of the Goblin' but would not elaborate on whether or not he meant Harry or his father. [1]

He reappears in the wake of his father's escape and returns to the pubic spotlight. Carol Danvers (acting as head of S.H.E.I.L.D.) uses him as a tool broadcasting a staged press conference to Peter's house, where his father currently is, where he states that his father is a cruel, vicious monster, and a murderer to which Norman is not pleased. Norman changes into the Green Goblin and makes his way to the Triskelion before Harry can be taken to safety. He is followed by Peter. Harry changes into the Hobgoblin to protect himself and the S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives. He viciously fights his father, but is cruelly beaten, reverting him to human form. Norman does not notice this, however, and promptly beats him to death. Shocked by what he has done, Norman changes back to human form and shakes the lifeless body of his son. He then asks the S.H.I.E.L.D. soldiers to kill him, which they gladly do.

Like the 616 version, the Ultimate Hobgoblin conceived his powers via an acquaintance showing him the Green Goblin's 'Hideout', and he is marginally less insane than the Green Goblin. Also, he has shown a remarkable healing factor - regrowing teeth and skin within minutes - and bullet-proof armor. He is also able to immolate himself in flame, and possesses tremendous strength.


Powers and Abilities

Powers

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

Abilities

None known.

Strength level

Unknown.

Weaknesses

None known.


Paraphernalia

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


Notes

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Trivia

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