In 1987, the Hobgoblin was revealed to be Ned Leeds, Peter Parker's journalist co-worker at the Daily Bugle, while in 1997, ten years later, his identity was retroactively established to be Roderick Kingsley, a fashion designer and Mary Jane Watson's former boss, with Ned reframed as a fall guy, and later in the 2020s ...
Roderick Kingsley was a successful fashion designer and millionaire who had built his empire through underworld ties and unethical practices. One of his criminal associates, George Hill, had stumbled upon one of the secret lairs of the original Green Goblin.
In the comics, Ned Leeds — a coworker and friend of Peter Parker — was hypnotized by Roderick Kingsley (the original Hobgoblin) into becoming the Hobgoblin and ultimately taking the fall so Kingsley wouldn't be a suspect.
Harry eventually turns into the Hobgoblin creature, gaining super strength, pyrokinesis and orange Goblin-like super skin. Harry tries to stop himself during a battle with Spider-Man, but Shaw takes over and is wounded by S.H.I.E.L.D. soldiers.
While the two Spider-Man villains have similar looks and styles, Green Goblin and Hobgoblin are very different. Two of Spider-Man's most terrifying foes share a connected relationship but are vastly different in their motivations and criminal methods.
What did the 90s animated spiderman start with Hob Goblin before Green Goblin when it was reversed in the comics? The showrunners were forced to use the Hobgoblin character due to toy contracts that were already in place with Toy Biz.
In the Spider-Man (2002) game, Harry Goblin is playable as the Green Goblin (Norman Goblin's original suit), making him the only Goblin to become both Goblins but the game isn't canon since Harry didn't discover his father was the Green Goblin until the end of the second movie.
Harold Theopolis "Harry" OsbornHarry Osborn. Son to the deranged Green Goblin and best friends with his father's archnemesis Spider-Man, Harry Osborn faces many trials and tribulations.
MJ has no memories of her past with Peter, but she does remember Spider-Man and being saved by him, which could lead her to fall in love with him, just like Kirsten Dunst's MJ did in Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy.
Doctor Strange Remembers Peter In Multiverse Of Madness
As he and Wong meet with America Chavez for the first time, Strange admits that they have dealt with the Multiverse before, citing an earlier incident involving Spider-Man.
The fact that Peter Parker is so trusting despite even Harry Osborn, his best friend, betraying him is astounding. After Norman Osborn's death, Harry succumbed to his hatred and became the next Green Goblin, vowing to destroy Spider-Man's life and in turn, Peter Parker's life.
In "The Hobgoblins' Last Stand", both Ned and Kingsley are both turned into Hobgoblins again by the Queen Goblin, serving as her enforcers. Peter Parker: "If you're wondering whether the Hobgoblin is Ned Leeds or Roderick Kingsley… … The Answer is “Yes.” It's not a whole lot of fun, frankly."
Because of the symbiote's influence on his personality, Peter refused to return the symbiote to Harry, even to save his best friend's life. Incensed, Harry extracted the symbiote from Peter and rebonds with it, transforming into Venom and wreaking havoc across New York City as Peter and Miles scrambled to stop him.
An exclusive Marvel 2099 incarnation of the Hobgoblin appears in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, voiced by Steve Blum. This version is a mercenary hired by Alchemax who possesses nanofiber/bio-organic circuitry wings bonded to his back and "psy-powers".
So Osborn sought out magic but that failed, so he turned to the Carnage symbiote, which he used to restore his mangled face and remove the nanites. He quickly used his Goblin Formula to become the goblin again with the symbiote amplifying his powers.
Current Role: A Broadway debut as Emily Osborn, the devoted wife of madman scientist-turned-super villain Norman Osborn/Green Goblin, in Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark.
Most Spider-Man fans know Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin as the web-slinging hero's arch-nemesis, but he's not the only Goblin-themed enemy the wall-crawler has faced. Second in prominence to Osborn is the Hobgoblin, a persona worn by many but chief among them Roderick Kingsley.
He uses advanced Oscorp armor and equipment to terrorize New York City and battle Spider-Man, but ultimately dies when he is impaled by his own glider. A hallucination of Osborn haunts his son Harry in Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007).
However, despite being rescued by them, Griphook's general mistrust of wizardkind resulted in him betraying Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. He betrayed them because he believed they would not hand him the Sword of Gryffindor, after destroying the Cup and other Horcruxes.
Knowing that Peter had taken photos of the hero, Harry asked him to get in touch with Spider-Man. Later, Spider-Man appeared in Harry's home, but refused to give him his blood regardless of what Harry offered him, as he believed his blood would have a negative effect on Harry if it wasn't compatible.
Harry changed into the Hobgoblin to protect himself and the S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives. He viciously fought his father, but was cruelly beaten, reverting him to human form. Norman did not notice this, however, and promptly beat him to death.
The Norman version of the Green Goblin is usually regarded as Spider-Man's archenemy. The second Goblin, Harry Osborn, is Norman's son and Peter Parker's best friend. He has the same powers as his father.
As the Joker possesses no meta-human powers, abilities or combat training, the Green Goblin's enhanced strength, reflexes and recuperative abilities give him the edge over the Joker in a physical fight.
