History Characters / MCUNormanOsborn

* SmugSnake: He is just as Arrogant as he was in [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy the Raimi Trilogy]], still thinking he can corrupt MCU Peter and wreak havoc on the MCU. not knowing that even if he succeeds it would only make him [[PyrrhicVictory a target by the Avengers and other Heroes]]. This even extends to him fighting MCU Peter, the only reason why he overpowered the latter was that he has the numbers advantage, and MCU Peter pulling his punches. This bites him back in the final battle, where MCU Peter proved that he is stronger than the Goblin in terms of combat. While the Goblin only has the advantage in terms of brute strength.

* UnskilledButStrong: He handily overpowers MCU Peter in their first fight, proving himself the clear better of the two in brute strength, and his fighting style reflects this - it's stiff, clumsy, and unrefined, but he's so ridiculously strong and tough that it doesn't matter. But when stripped of his glider and weapons in their second bout, as well as Peter not pulling his punches anymore, he's only able to land a few good hits before being taken down. MCU Peter has more experience battling superhumans, including aliens, while the Goblin spent most of his screen time terrorizing unarmed civilians and has only fought one Spider-Man from his own universe. To compare, in his last bouts he had an advantage over Peter until MJ was threatened, which at that point caused his Peter to be beaten so bad he resorts to a WoundedGazelleGambit that costs him his life, though not without doing significant damage to Spider-Man. In contrast, Goblin just punches MCU Peter in the face and slashes his left arm before the latter beat him to a bloody pulp by using his webs to slow down. And MCU Peter did this without a mask or hiding or using sneak attacks, which shows just how much he outclassed the Goblin in terms of combat. [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Making this a total repeat of Thanos' fight with the Hulk.]]
* UnderestimatingBadassery: He has been underestimated by both MCU Peter and Strange, with the former calling him a flying elf while Goblin ultimately ends up the biggest danger out of all the multiversal villains. However, he also underestimated MCU Peter (and by extension, the MCU in general), thinking he can kill or corrupt him. This goes badly as for Goblin, as MCU Peter ultimately doesn't give into his hate, and opts to cure him instead.

* AdaptationalBadass: His enhanced physical abilities are much more expanded in ''No Way Home'', thanks to showings of previous characters with similar powers. As a whole, Goblin in the comics has low-grade superhuman strength and can trade blows with Spider-Man, but has consistently been shown to be a step or two below him, while Goblin in the Raimi-Verse was able to hold a fully-loaded gondola with minimal difficulty and was Peter's physical superior in most of their fights. Here, he is able to [[spoiler:repeatedly slam MCU Peter through reinforced concrete floors with very little difficulty, culminating in bodyslamming him through at least five floors, and is able to effortlessly manhandle him throughout their first fight]].

* CurbStompCushion: [[spoiler:He's utterly outmatched in his rematch with MCU Peter as a result of him not holding back anymore and having the intent to kill, but he still manages to graze him in his left shoulder with his retractable blade which visibly hurts Peter and lands a punch to his face before being completely battered during their fight]].

* MotiveDecay: The Goblin persona manifested as the evil side of Norman's personality, determined to take revenge on Norman's enemies both within and outside Oscorp. Now, finding himself in a world where neither Norman nor Oscorp exist, the Goblin simply wants to cause as much chaos and destruction as possible.

* TookALevelInJerkass: In the Raimi trilogy, Goblin was [[AxCrazy Crazy]], but he wasn't as petty, because he believed he was helping Norman beat his rivals, and his feud with Spidey was second priority. When Goblin is stuck in the MCU and realizes that Norman doesn't exist there, he can start to create as much chaos and misery as possible. Enough to make Nolanverse Joker proud.

* UnskilledButStrong: He handily overpowers MCU Peter in their first fight, proving himself the clear better of the two in brute strength, and his fighting style reflects this - it's stiff, clumsy, and unrefined, but he's so ridiculously strong and tough that it doesn't matter. But when stripped of his glider and weapons in their second bout, as well as Peter not pulling his punches anymore, he's only able to land a few good hits before being taken down. MCU Peter has more experience battling superhumans, including aliens, while the Goblin spent most of his screen time terrorizing unarmed civilians and has only fought one Spider-Man from his own universe. To compare, in his last bouts he was so strong that he beat Raimiverse Peter to the point that he shredded the latter's mask with a bomb and even came close to impaling him with the glider, with Raimiverse Peter resorting to his wits by dragging Goblin with his web and throwing him to a brick wall. In contrast, Goblin just punches MCU Peter in the face and slashes his left arm before the latter beat him to a bloody pulp. And MCU Peter did this without a mask or hiding or using sneak attacks, which shows just how much he outclassed the Goblin in terms of combat. [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Making this a total repeat of Thanos' fight with the Hulk.]]
* UnderestimatingBadassery: He has been underestimated by both MCU Peter and Strange, with the former calling him a flying elf. However, he also underestimated MCU Peter (and by extension, the MCU in general), thinking he can kill or corrupt him. This goes badly as in the MCU Spider-Man is not the only superhero out there. This is easily demonstrated in the final battle when MCU Peter gives him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.

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** No villain in the MCU is without agency for their own actions. Everything they do is motivated by their history, be it through trauma, strife or some other impulse; at their core, they're all very human. [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers And then, there is the Goblin.]] His JekyllAndHyde nature makes him unlike any other villain to come before, even amongst the other multiversal inclusions, in that there is [[ForTheEvulz no rhyme and reason for what he does]]. [[MadeOfEvil He is quite literally a manifestation of purely evil thoughts and desires born from Norman's subconscious]], [[PsychopathicManchild incapable of ever being anything less than outlandishly cruel, obsessively sadistic, and unbelievably vindictive.]] Electro's incredible power, Doc Ock's heartless pragmatism, the Lizard's ruthless Darwinism, and Sandman's implacable nature pale in comparison, leaving Goblin as the most dangerous villain by a landslide.

* DidYouActuallyBelieve: [[spoiler:The Goblin belts this out near-verbatim when he resurfaces and takes the reigns of the plot, chastising Peter, May, and Otto for seriously thinking, despite knowing he was still in there, that he'd just quietly let Norman be rid of him.]]

* KillingIntent: The Goblin is so evil that he triggers Peter's SpiderSense just by being there.

* AchievementsInIgnorance: Scientists and governments across the MCU timeline (including Howard Stark, Arnim Zola, SHIELD, HYDRA, the CIA, and even the US military) tried to recreate Abraham Erskine's super-soldier serum that gave Captain America his powers, yet even with samples of Steve's blood containing the serum, most could only synthesize enough serum for a limited number of doses, and their other attempts either didn't work, killed their subjects, or [[Characters/MCUBruceBanner made something much worse]]. In his universe, Captain America and Erskine don't exist, yet Norman Osborn and his scientists were able to create the Goblin Formula in large amounts, and its results are comparable to the super-soldier serum and perhaps even superior (with the Goblin demonstrating strength comprable to ''The Hulk'' while keeping his human form). While it ''does'' have the side-effect of insanity, in ''Film/SpiderMan1'' Osborn's top scientist feels they were pretty close to perfecting it.

* CelebrityParadox: Played with, as far as ''Film/BlackWidow2021'' is concerned, the Franchise/JamesBond franchise exist in the [=MCU=] with Creator/WillemDafoe having played the BigBad of the franchise's video game ''VideoGame/EverythingOrNothing'' despite his character here being from another universe and a visitor to the [=MCU=].

* JekyllAndHyde: The dynamic between Norman Osborn and his Green Goblin personality is even more distinct than it was in his original appearance. Norman is full of remorse for his atrocities, is absolutely ''terrified'' of the Goblin, and attempts to help out Peter as best he can. The Goblin, meanwhile, is even more sadistic than ever, killing and tormenting ForTheEvulz, and unless he's killed or erased he can take over Norman at any time.

** To Captain America / Steve Rogers. Both characters' main abilities come from the formula they were injected with, which enhanced certain qualities of their personality and gave them incredible SuperStrength. However, while Steve's serum made him a more virtuous person who wants nothing more than to help those in need no matter the cost, Norman's serum caused his negative traits to manifest into something monstrous, causing him to become an OmnicidalManiac who destroys lives and property ForTheEvulz.

* AGodAmI: Not quite of the usual sense, but reflavored in the Goblin's SuperSupremacist viewpoint, in that he and the other villains are "gods" in that they can do as they please and determine their own fates without needing to be tied down by moral compulsions.

* AdaptationalSympathy: In Creator/SamRaimi's first ''Film/SpiderMan1'' film, Norman Osborn is shown doing little to fight his Goblin persona, and it's implied that he may have been faking his SplitPersonality at times in order to manipulate others (primarily his own Peter Parker in his final moments in a WoundedGazelleGambit). In ''No Way Home'', Norman is shown to be genuinely terrified of causing more harm whenever he is in the Goblin persona, and he actively helps MCU Peter try to cure it so he can be normal again. This is in addition to the struggles of being trapped in a world where he was never born, which means his company and, more importantly, his son doesn't exist. [[spoiler:When he finally is cured after the Goblin takes over and subsequently wreaks more havoc, Norman can only wallow in his own horror, remorse, and shame at what he has done, and does so in a way that makes it clear that he legitimately means it.]]

* CallBack: Norman has a couple of moments where he says certain things that he did in his original film appearance. After MCU May Parker drops him and Peter off, he tells May that he hopes to see her again, which he said towards the end of his first conversation with his Peter before parting ways with him. When offering his help to MCU Spider-Man, Norman states that he is "something of a scientist [himself]", which he said during the beginning of his first conversation with his Peter.

* ManlyTears: Norman nearly breaks down in tears when he recalls to the MCU Parkers his circumstances in this universe, namely that someone else is living at his house, Oscorp doesn't exist, and he can't find his his son Harry.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Norman speaks this line after being cured of the Goblin persona, realizing that he killed MCU Peter's Aunt May and badly injured (but thankfully didn't kill) Raimi-Verse Peter while the Goblin was in control. He spends his remaining screentime sitting in place and staring out into the ocean, horrified at what he's done.

* BittersweetEnding: For Norman. He gets cured of the Goblin and has the chance to live a better life in his home universe, but has to live with the regret of killing Aunt May, someone who showed him kindness, before that could happen.
* CallBack: Norman had a couple of moments where he said certain things that he did when he first meet his Peter Parker, as he tells the MCU May Parker that he hopes to see her again, which he said towards the end of his first conversation with his Spider-Man before parting ways with him, and states to his MCU counterpart that he is something of a scientist himself, which he said during the beginning of his first conversation with his Peter.
* ConnectedAllAlong: It's shown that the Norman Osborn and the Otto Octavius of the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' knew each other, despite no evidence of this in their home series (however, seeing as he knows Harry in his original appearance, it isn't too unlikely he knew his father first).

* EasilyForgiven: Norman is quickly forgiven by Otto, his Peter and his MCU counterpart for everything he did as Green Goblin as they understand that he may have created his evil persona but his actions were not his fault.

* ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter: Norman seems to have good intuition as he is quick to trust Peter Parker's MCU counterpart. Also, upon seeing his friend and fellow scientist Otto Octavius in the MCU universe, Norman quickly realizes that something wasn't right with him, after hearing a different tone in his attitude. Fortunately, while working with the MCU Peter, Norman realizes that he is right to trust his judgment, as he found out that Otto was under the control of his tentacles, which caused him to be grumpy and miserable.

* ManlyTears: Norman became emotional as he nearly broke down in tears when he explain his circumstances to the MCU Parkers as he tells them that someone lives at his house, Oscorp doesn't exist and his son Harry.

* TearsOfJoy: Norman almost shed tears of joy when he witness the MCU Peter's intelligences and the prospect of saving Otto from not only his fate in their universe but also free him from his tentacles control.
* TomatoInTheMirror: Norman does not know that he will eventually die fighting Spider-Man, and he is horrified when Doctor Octopus and Sandman inform him about his death.
* TragicVillain: Norman, the ''real'' Norman, is flawed, but an overall good person who is constantly tormented by his Goblin persona, a side of him which he clearly despises and wants nothing more than to be rid of for good. [[spoiler:[[MyGodWhatHaveIDone He's left wallowing in misery and remorse]] when he is finally cured of the Goblin, but has to live with the terrible things that side of him has done (most notably killing Aunt May, who Norman grew to see as a friend).]]

* BestFriend: Norman and Otto seem to be the best of friends when they are not their villainous alter egos.

* CallBack:
** He tells the MCU May Parker that he hopes to see her again, which he said to his Peter Parker before parting ways with him after they have their first conversation in the first Spider-Man film.
** He states to the MCU Spider-Man that he is something of scientist himself, as he told this to his Peter when he first meet him.

* TearsOfJoy: Norman almost shed this trope when he witness the MCU Peter's intelligences and the prospect of saving Otto from not only his fate in their universe but also free him from his tentacles control.
* TomatoInTheMirror: Norman does not know that he will eventually die fighting Spider-Man, and he is horrified when Doctor Octopus and Sandman inform him about his death.

** Green Goblin genuinely commented the MCU Spider-Man's spider-sense.

* BestFriend: Norman and Otto seems to be the best of friends when they are not their villainous alter egos.