History Characters / SpiderManSchoolmates

* FaceHeelTurn: She's been working for Norman as his proxy for an unknown amount of time, setting up Alchemax as a legacy for his grandson/her son.

** HandicappedBadass: After his HeroicSacrifice in Iraq saving some of his squadmates under fire & kicking a lot of terrorist ass, he lost both of his legs.
** EmpoweredBadassNormal: He is the government-sanctioned 4th incarnation of Venom.
* [[LovesMyAlterEgo Big Fan of My Alter-Ego]]: Even in the earliest stories, he was a huge fan of Spider-Man and was as committed to defending him as he was to giving Peter Parker a hard time.

* EmbarrassingFirstName

** LovesMyAlterEgo: A rare ''non-romantic'' version of this trope.
* JerkJock --> JerkWithAHeartOfGold

* DrugsAreBad: In a landmark issue StanLee defied the comics code authority to spread this message (revolutionary at the time...) when Harry overdoses and nearly dies from taking too many pills... his drug problems are translated as DrowningMySorrows in TheMovie and a "Globulin Green" addiction in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan''.

* DrugsAreBad: In a landmark issue StanLee defied the comics code authority to spread this message (revolutionary at the time...) when Harry overdoses and nearly dies from taking too many pills... his drug problems are translated as DrowningMySorrows in TheMovie and a "Globulin Green" addiction in ''TheSpectacularSpiderMan''.

* FaceHeelTurn: It is revealed that [[spoiler:Liz has been willingly assisting NormanOsborn in order to provide her son with a legacy]].

The son of famed billionaire NormanOsborn, Harry had a hard life growing up. After his mother died, Norman buried himself in his work, and Harry felt increasingly resentful of and angry at his father. In fact, it was he who switched around some chemicals when Norman tried to create the first Goblin Serum to pay his father back for neglecting him. However, when he went to college, Harry finally found someone who would care about him far more than his father ever would: Peter Parker. While they started off rough due to Peter's life as Spider-Man, Harry soon became Peter's best friend, and they even shared an apartment. However, the strain of his father's spells as the Green Goblin eventually turned Harry to drugs, and he almost overdosed on several occasions.

That is, [[spoiler: until OneMoreDay, when Mephisto's interference summarily resurrected him from the dead.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: She's been working for Norman as his proxy for an unknown amount of time, setting up Alchemax as a legacy for his grandson/her son.

[[folder: "Agent" Venom IV]]

[[folder:Bluebird]]

[[folder:Elizabeth "Liz" Allan]]

[[folder: Green Goblin II / American Son]]

[[folder:Randolph "Randy" Robertson]]

On one such occasion, it caused his father to revert back to his Goblin personality, leading to TheNightGwenStacyDied. Sometime after this, Harry discovered his father was the Green Goblin, and that Peter was Spider-Man. Angry at Peter for causing the death of his father, Harry became the second Green Goblin. However, he eventually quit after he suffered a concussion that made him forget that Peter was Spider-Man.

* PromotedToLoveInterest: As mentioned before, she had a crush on Peter in the comic books, but it was completely one-sided. This changed in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' adaptation, where she gets together with Peter... and then deeply hurt when he brakes up with her to be with Gwen.

For a more focused look on him as [[spoiler: Venom IV there's his part of the [[Characters/{{Venom}} Venom Character page]]]]

* AscendedFanboy: [[spoiler:[[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] when he gets the Venom suit. He shoots webs and wall crawls, shouting "I'm Spider-Man!" They correct him that he's actually the new Venom, and then he whines that some other super-heroes are [[LegacyCharacter Legacy Characters]] and he wanted to be one.]]

** [[spoiler:EmpoweredBadassNormal: He is the government-sanctioned 4th incarnation of Venom.]]

* [[spoiler:RedeemingReplacement: The fourth Venom is a gun-toting military operative who looks like he takes fashion tips from the Punisher - but he's still a fanboy at heart. He even refused to kill Cletus during Carnage USA because he knew he'd have to answer to Spider-Man afterwards. "I know it's silly, but I'm kind of a fan."]]
* [[spoiler:SuperpoweredEvilSide: Must be careful not to get angry while wearing the Venom symbiote]].

[[folder: Flash Thompson / "Agent" Venom IV]]

[[folder:Elizabeth "Liz" Allan]]

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[[folder: Harry Osborn / Green Goblin II / American Son]]

* EvilTastesGood: In TheMovie: "MMMM, so good!"

[[folder:"Agent" Venom IV]]

[[folder:Green Goblin II / American Son]]

[[folder:Agent Venom]]

[[folder:Colonel Eugene "Flash" Thompson / Agent Venom]]

[[folder:Harry Osborn / Green Goblin II / American Son]]

[[folder:"Agent" Venom IV]]

[[folder:Green Goblin II[=/=]American Son]]

[[folder:Eugene "Flash" Thompson/[[spoiler:"Agent" Venom IV]]]]

[[folder:Harry Osborn[=/=]Green Goblin II[=/=]American Son]]

[[folder:Randy Robertson]]

[[folder:Eugene "Flash" Thompson/[[spoiler:Venom IV]]]]

"Flash" was the school bully at Peter's high school, and thus "puny parker" often was the target of his bullying. However, once he became Spiderman, Peter began standing up to flash more. Ironically, Flash was always a big fan of the wall-crawler.

After high school, the two went their separate ways, with Flash joining the army. His time there mellowed him out considerably. So much so, that by the time he saw peter again, the two realized they had more in common than they thought, and soon even became friends. They even ended up teaching at their old high school together. Peter taught science, while Flash taught gym.

The son of famed billionaire NormanOsborn, Harry had a hard life growing up. After his mother died, Norman buried himself in his work, and Harry felt increasingly neglected and angry at his father. In fact, it was he who switched around some chemicals when Norman tried to create the first goblin serum to pay his dad back for neglecting him. However, when he came to college, he finally found someone who would care about him far more than his father ever would: Peter Parker. While they started off rough due to Peter's life as spiderman, Harry soon became Peter's best friend in college, and they even shared an apartment during that time. Another fun thing he did in college was briefly date mary jane watson. However, the strain of his father's spells as the green goblin eventually turned Harry to drugs, and he almost overdosed on several occasions.

On one such occasion, it caused his father to revert back to his goblin personality, leading to TheNightGwenStacyDied. Sometime after this, Harry discovered his father was the green goblin, and that subsequently, Peter was Spiderman. Angry at peter for causing the death of his father, Harry became the second green goblin for a period of time. However, he eventually quit after he suffered a concussion that made him forget about peter's identity as spiderman.

The two of them reconnected, and for a time, it seemed like Harry's life was finally on the rebound. He took over running his father's company Oscorp, and married one of Peter's old high school classmates Liz Allen, and they had a son Normie. However, the goblin began coming back to Harry. First, when Hobgoblin tried to make the goblin serum, he brought harry's memories of being the goblin back, and he even donned the mask to help fight with Spidey on several occasions. He eventually tried to rebury the part and focus on his work and family. However, when his subconscious memories of hating peter and knowing about spiderman returned, he tried to revenge himself upon peter again, even trying out a new goblin serum to make himself even stronger. Angry and manic, he tried to destroy both spiderman and himself in an explosion, but after realizing Mary Jane and his son were in the building, he saved them all, before collapsing. Realizing the new serum was fatal, Harry died in Spiderman's arms, affirming their friendship.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: What happened to his and Liz's son post-''OMD''?
** Um, nothing special. He still lives with his mom [[spoiler:and uncle]].

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That is, until OneMoreDay, when Mephisto's interference summarily resurrected him from the dead.

* BackFromTheDead

* BlondeGuysAreEvil: Well, a big jerk... in high school. Grew out of it later & became one of Pete's best friends.