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[[folder:Theater usher]]
!!Theater usher

An usher on the theater where Mary Jane's play is being shown.

* JerkassHasAPoint: He's inconsiderate towards Peter, sure, but Peter did arrive late for the play and it this guy's just doing his job.

* NoNameGiven: Only credited as a snooty usher.
* SeriousBusiness: The reason he's ultra strict towards late comers is to prevent them from disrupt the audiences' intimate viewing.
* SharpDressedMan: It goes with being an usher.

* YouShallNotPass: It's his job to prevents late comers from watching a play after to, as he puts it, prevent the illusion.

The banker at the bank Aunt May attempts to get a loan at.

* {{Jerkass}}: He's a smug asshole who takes great pleasure in denying Aunt May a loan and a FreeToaster. When Doctor Octopus arrives, he still doesn't let up.

* WackyParentSeriousChild: While he and his son didn't share many scenes together, their personalities clearly reflect this trope. Jonah is a HotBlooded LargeHam whose brashness are PlayedForLaughs while John is laid back.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: When the Green Goblin blows his office apart and threatens his life for information on Spider-Man's photographer, Jameson does nothing but stand his ground and insist they come anonymously in the mail and he doesn't know who sends them. He risks his life for not only someone he doesn't particularly care for, but someone who he knows is right in the next room.

* DumbJock: The novelization reveals that he's not very bright is implied to do poorly academically (as Peter claims that Flash and his friends "would only see letters coming if they were standing on a subway platform"), with Peter and MJ even deeming him a [[TheBrute Neanderthal]]. That being said, Flash can [[AwesomenessByAnalysis mentally calculate the trajectory of incoming objects]] thanks to his football skills, allowing him to deduce Peter was the one who threw the lunch tray at him.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: More {{Jerkass}} than evil, but in the novelization, he's so self-centered and arrogant that he assumes Harry is just Peter's MealTicket or that Harry is using Peter to coast by in school. When Harry reveals this is not the case, Flash actually thinks they're dumb for not doing so.
* GracefulLoser: If MJ is to be believed, he is not angry about the aftermath of his fight against Peter, he is just glad he didn't give him a black eye before graduation. Considering the fact a JerkJock like him openly admitted this to his girlfriend, it seems he is pretty graceful about his loss.

* ItsAllAboutMe: The novelization explains that a big part of what caused Flash and Mary Jane to break up was his frustration with her wanting to pursue an acting career instead of what he wants for her, and he believes she never thinks about his needs. According to MJ, Flash always made everything about himself during their relationship and never once asked about her dreams.

* LikeParentLikeSpouse: The novelization reveals he got along disturbingly well with Mary Jane's [[AbusiveParents abusive father]], Philip Watson, because they have a lot in common; both are [[JerkJock Jerk Jocks]] who expect everything to go by their word, prone to violence when angered, selfish and controlling partners, and despise Peter Parker for being a {{Nerd}}.

* NotGoodWithRejection: The novelization shows that he was furious with Mary Jane breaking up with him, as he secretly gets revenge on her by [[spoiler:having his Aunt, who works as a TV casting director, reject Mary Jane's acting audition, even though she actually nailed the part.]]
* ParentPreferredSuitor: A dark version. Philip wants MJ to date Flash because he views the latter as a more successful version of himself with his potential football career. Philip even prioritizes Flash at the expense of his own daughter when "helping" their relationship.

* OhCrap: Right before his death in the novelization, Slocum recognizes Oscorp's glider and during the attack on Quest's testing grounds, realizing Osborn is the perpetrator. All he can do is scream in terror.

* DumbJock: The novelization reveals that he's not very bright is implied to do poorly academically (as Peter claims that Flash and his friends "would only see letters coming if they were standing on a subway platform"), with Peter and MJ deeming him a [[TheBrute Neanderthal]]. That said, Flash can [[AwesomenessByAnalysis mentally calculate the trajectory of incoming objects]] thanks to his football skills, allowing him to deduce Peter was the one who threw the lunch tray at him.
* EntitledToHaveYou: In the novelization, Peter notes that Flash doesn't truly like Mary Jane so much as he likes what she [[LovingAShadow represents]]; being the football star, he thinks he ''deserves'' to be with the prettiest girl in school because it makes him look great. He’s shown to be possessive of MJ and treats her like a prize he won. Flash even acts like MJ betrayed ''him'' when she refuses to remain his steady party-girl girlfriend after graduation.

* ItsAllAboutMe: The novelization explains that a big part of what caused Flash and Mary Jane to break up was his frustration with her wanting to pursue an acting career instead of what he wants for her, and believes she never thinks about his needs. According to MJ, Flash always made everything about himself during their relationship and never once asked about her dreams.

* LikeParentLikeSpouse: He got along disturbingly well with Mary Jane's [[AbusiveParents abusive father]], Philip Watson, because they have a lot in common; both are [[JerkJock Jerk Jocks]] who expect everything to go by their word, prone to violence when angered, selfish and controlling partners, and despise Peter Parker for being a {{Nerd}}.

* NotGoodWithRejection: The novelization shows that he was furious with Mary Jane breaking up with him, as he secretly gets revenge on her by [[spoiler:having his Aunt, who works as casting director, reject Mary Jane's acting audition, even though she actually nailed the part.]]

* BigEgoHiddenDepths: The ''Film/SpiderMan''novelization shows he's surprisingly self-aware despite his brash demeanor. When faced with Green Goblin, Jameson acknowledges himself as an unscrupulous and sensationalist editor trying to keep the ''Bugle'' afloat, but refuses to give up his newsman principles, which is why he withholds Peter’s name from the supervillain.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Mary Jane points out that despite Jameson's belief in the law, he takes advantage of how Spider-Man can’t sue him for libel without revealing his identity to sell papers. Jameson [[HypocrisyNod concedes this]] but believes he's above the rules because he's keeping Spidey's power in check.

* InspectorJavert: ''Firmly'' believes that Spidey is evil. Supplementary material confirms it's because he doubts the hero's intentions and believes Spider-Man has something to hide since he wears a mask, unlike Jameson's public reporting and real heroes (police, firemen, lawyers, etc.) who show their faces and take responsibility for their actions.

* SelfMadeMan: The second novelization reveals he started out as a paperboy before operating Yew York's premiere newspaper.

* AdaptationalHeroism: While still a loud and cantankerous jerk, J. Jonah Jameson doesn't have his comic incarnation's habit of funding super villains to hunt down Spider-Man. He also completely opposes the idea of selling out fake stories to incriminate superheroes, especially Spider-Man.
* AdaptationalJerkass: A subtle example, but his whole [[FreudianExcuse impetus]] for hating Spider-Man in the comics revolved around his wife being murdered by a masked man. This incarnation's wife is alive and well, meaning he's just badmouthing Spider-Man solely for the sake of sensationalism. It's possible that he has his comic self's original motivation of being jealous of Spider-Man, which might explain why he dressed up as Spidey in ''Spider-Man 2.1''.

* CigarChomper: Introduced this way, and seen smoking later on as well.

* InspectorJavert: ''Firmly'' believes that Spidey is evil.

** He protects Peter's identity from the Green Goblin while he's being strangled.

Popular high school jock that once dated Mary Jane and also used to bully Peter.

* ItsAllAboutMe: The novelization explains that a big part of what caused him and Mary Jane to break up was his frustration with her wanting to pursue an acting career instead of what he wants for her and that he believes that she never thinks about his needs.
* JerkJock: As with the comics, he bullies Peter throughout high school.

* NotGoodWithRejection: The novelization shows that he was furious with Mary Jane breaking up with him, as in it he secretly gets revenge on her by [[spoiler:having his Aunt, who works in the Broadway industry, reject Mary Jane's acting audition, even though she actually nailed the part.]]

* RomanticFalseLead: At the start of the first film, he's dating Mary Jane, which makes Peter's crush on her all the more painful. Luckily for Peter, the two eventually break up on rather rotten terms.

* NiceMeanAndInBetween: From a multiversal point of view in regard to Peter Parker's best friend, this Harry Osborn is the in-between to the nice of [[Characters/MCUCitizensNewYorkCityMidtownSchoolOfScienceAndTechnology Earth-199999's Ned Leeds]] and the mean of [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703's Harry Osborn]]. He is good friends with Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, and though he grows estranged from them and tries to kill the former for supposedly murdering his father, he ultimately makes amends with them and their friendship is restored before he succumbs to his injuries, after saving Peter from Venom.

* NiceMeanAndInBetween: From a multiversal point of view in regard to Peter Parker's best friend, this Harry Osborn is the in-between to the nice of [[Characters/MCUCitizensNewYorkCityMidtownSchoolOfScienceAndTechnology Earth-199999's Ned Leeds]] and the mean of [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703's Harry Osborn]]. He is good friends with Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, and though he grows estranged from them and tries to kill the former for supposedly murdering his father, he ultimately makes amends with them and their friendship is restored.

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* WellDoneSonGuy: Always wanted his father's approval, and much as he resented and felt stifled by Norman's treatment, he'll always take his side over that of his friend and girlfriend.

* AlternateSelf: Phillip has one on [[Film/SpiderManNoWayHome Earth-199999]] who is the estranged father of Michelle Jones-Watson, the equivalent of Phillip's daughter in that reality. He also had one as a [[Series/AgentCarter homeless man named George]] who shared his physical appearance in the mid-1940s.

* NiceMeanAdInBetween: From a multiversal point of view in regard to Peter Parker's best friend, this Harry Osborn is the in-between to the nice of [[Characters/MCUCitizensNewYorkCityMidtownSchoolOfScienceAndTechnology Earth-199999's Ned Leeds]] and the mean of [[Characters/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries Earth-120703's Harry Osborn]]. He is good friends with Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, and though he grows estranged from them and tries to kill the former for supposedly murdering his father, he ultimately makes amends with them and their friendship is restored.

* BaldOfAwesome: The third game shows that he has lost all of his hair as a result of the experiments done on him.

The characters of the [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Spider-Man film trilogy]] directed by Creator/SamRaimi. Characters from this film series, confirmed to exist as Earth-96823 in TheMultiverse, reappeared in the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' film ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'', which takes place on Earth-199999.

** While his drunken rant at Peter for being a FalseFriend by "stealing" Mary Jane from him as well as betraying the memory of his late father for not helping him turn Spider-Man in is both cruel and hypocritical, Harry's grievance isn't without some truth from a certain point of view.

*** Then there's the ''whole ordeal'' with Norman's death that Peter can't really help Harry catch Spider-Man without revealing his SecretIdentity and Norman's own DarkSecret that he's the Green Goblin. As far as Harry could see it, Spider-Man killed an "innocent man", and Peter's lack of supportiveness to help catch the web-crawler for over ''two years'', and still monopolized on Spider-Man's image in the newspapers, would be seen as a sort of betrayal to Norman's death.

** Finally, his utter ''refusal'' to believe that Peter didn't kill his father in ''3'' isn't without reason as Peter ''did'' kept Harry LockedOutOfTheLoop about Norman's DarkSecret and left him to stool around in his vengeful obsession for over two years. Even without the [[SanitySlippage growing insanity]] and the prompting from the [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane ambiguous hallucination]] of Norman, it's still NotHelpingYourCase on Peter's end.

** Just before their second fight in the third film where Harry is deliberately [[IShallTauntYou provoking]] the symbiote-influenced Peter about how he was the better boyfriend for MJ and how good it was to make out with her, he wasn't wrong with pointing out how the latter failed to be there for her emotionally with the way that he kisses Gwen Stacy in the same way that he did with MJ for a publicity stunt[[note]]and that event was ''before'' the symbiote latches on and starts to corrupt him[[/note]].

*** Then there's the ''whole ordeal'' with Norman's death that Peter can't really help Harry catch Spider-Man without revealing his SecretIdentity and Norman's own DarkSecret that he's the Green Goblin. As far as Harry could see it, Spider-Man killed an "innocent man", and Peter's lack of supportiveness to help catch the web-crawler for over ''two years'' would be seen as a sort of betrayal to Norman's death.

*** Downplayed with Mary Jane, as he did encourage Peter to ask her out first, and the poor communication and lack of initiation on Peter's end was interpreted as a green light for Harry. While there's nothing wrong with Peter being a supportive friend to Mary Jane when her relationship with Harry is rocky, he should've realized that he was toeing the line between platonic supportiveness and romantic intimacy (the iconic "kiss under the rain" scene notwithstanding), leading to a very, ''very'' awkward moment as Harry walked in on them holding hands. However, Mary Jane was equally responsible in initiating this, so it's not fair for Harry to place the blame solely on Peter.
*** Then there's the ''whole ordeal'' with Norman's death that Peter can't really help Harry catch Spider-Man without revealing his SecretIdentity and Norman's own DarkSecret that he's the Green Goblin, leading him to distance himself from Harry and letting the latter stew in his own hatred and obsession for over ''two years''. This not only strained their (admittedly poor) friendship to the point where a drunken Harry renounces Peter as his best friend (and unapologetically slapped him for good measure), but by the time of ''3'', he becomes the vengeful New Goblin who refuses to see reason.

** Sam Raimi also modeled her on Gwen, notably her more serious and melancholy personality and GirlNextDoor persona. Gwen in the comics went through several personality shifts (some of which were inspired by MJ's popularity), but she also dated Flash and Harry before choosing Peter. Likewise, MJ gets to be the damsel that Goblin drops from the bridge albeit Peter saves her. Her outfit when introduced in the trilogy even mirrors Gwen's during the aforementioned bridge scene in ''ComicBook/TheNightGwenStacyDied'' -- [[MythologyGag black headband, purple blouse, and long green coat]].

* GlassCannon: An odd selective example. The Symbiote itself required significant effort from Peter to remove from his body even when it was weakened by the sound of a large bell, and once it bonded with Eddie Brock, they both easily overpower Peter. Despite all that, [[spoiler:a Pumpkin Bomb can completely vaporize it along with Eddie, the same kind of Pumpkin Bomb that both Peter and Harry took to the face and came out not much worse for wear. And while the Venom Symbiote does have a weakness to fire in the comics, this is not implied or foreshadowed anywhere in the movie.]]

* GlassCannon: An odd selective example. The Symbiote itself required significant effort from Peter to remove from his body even when it was weakened by the sound of a large bell, and once it bonded with Eddie Brock, they both easily overpower Peter. Despite all that, [[spoiler:a Pumpkin Bomb can completely vaporize it along with Eddie, the same kind of Pumpkin Bomb that both Peter and Harry took to the face and came out not much worse for wear. And while the Venom Symbiote does have a weakness to fire in the comic, this is not implied or foreshadowed anywhere in the movie.]]

* ForTheEvulz: "I like being bad. It makes me happy..."

* FreudianExcuse: Averted. All the bad things that happened to him are completely his own fault and [[LaserGuidedKarma deserved]], and him becoming a supervillain rather than making up for his faults shows just how much of a self-centered jerk he is.

* RomanticFalseLead: He dates Mary Jane for the bulk of the first film. However, his flaws as a boyfriend are quickly apparent and she grows more and more distant from him until calling it off in the final act, all while becoming closer to Peter.

*** Downplayed with Mary Jane, as he did encourage Peter to ask her out first, and the poor communication and lack of initiation on Peter's end was interpreted as a green light for Harry. While there's nothing wrong with Peter being a supportive friend to Mary Jane when her relationship with Harry is rocky, he should've realized that he was toeing the line between platonic supportiveness and romantic intimacy (the iconic "kiss under the rain" scene notwithstanding), leading to a very, ''very'' awkward moment as Harry walked in on them holding hands. However, Mary Jane was equally responsible in initiating this, and Harry never bothered to confront or talk to her about it.

* LovingAShadow: Despite his claims throughout ''Spider-Man'' of how much Mary Jane means to him (to the point of expressing a desire in the comic to one day ''marry'' her at Thanksgiving), it’s implied he was more interested in her popular girl persona; he takes MJ out on fancy dates and tries to make her look good in front of his circle but doesn’t seem to care much about her life beyond this. In the novelization after Norman’s funeral, Harry outright admits that he mainly pursued MJ to impress his father and she isn’t right for him. Even his bitterness over her breaking up with him has more to do with Peter, considering how he only becomes interested in reconciling with MJ to get back at his former friend.

* AffablyEvil: "Evil" may be a stretch, but he's genuinely friendly with Quest Aerospace's team, and appreciates their abilities.

* LovingAShadow: Despite his claims throughout ''Spider-Man'' of how much Mary Jane means to him (to the point of expressing a desire in the comic to one day ''marry'' her at Thanksgiving), it’s implied he was really interested in her popular girl persona; he takes MJ out on fancy dates and tries to make her look good in front of his circle but doesn’t seem to care much about her life beyond this. In the novelization after Norman’s funeral, Harry outright admits that he mainly pursued MJ to impress his father and she isn’t right for him. Even his bitterness over her breaking up with him has more to do with Peter, considering how he only becomes interested in reconciling with MJ to get back at his former friend.

*** Downplayed with Mary Jane, as he did encourage Peter to ask her out first, and the poor communication and lack of initiation on Peter's end was interpreted as a green light for Harry. While there's nothing wrong with Peter being a supportive friend to Mary Jane when her relationship with Harry is rocky, he should've realized that he was toeing the line between platonic supportiveness and romantic intimacy (the iconic "kiss under the rain" scene notwithstanding), though Mary Jane was equally responsible, leading to a very, ''very'' awkward moment as Harry walked in on them holding hands.
*** Then there's the ''whole ordeal'' with Norman's death that Peter can't really help Harry catch Spider-Man without having to reveal his SecretIdentity and Norman's own DarkSecret that he's the Green Goblin, leading him to distance himself from Harry and letting the latter stool in his own hatred and obsession for over ''two years''. This not only strained their (admitedly poor) friendship to the point where a drunken Harry renounce Peter as his best friend (and unapologetically slapped him for good measure), but by the time of ''3'', he becomes the vengeful New Goblin who refuses to see reason.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: In a sense towards Mary Jane. He puts on on a charming and understanding facade to win her over, and essentially takes advantage of what he learned from Peter about her rough background word-for-word [[ManipulativeBastard to make her trust him.]] In reality, Harry wants MJ for purely self-serving reasons to improve his own standing in his family and high society.

* LovingAShadow: Despite his claims throughout ''Spider-Man'' of how much Mary Jane means to him (to the point of expressing a desire in the comic to one day ''marry'' her at Thanksgiving), it’s implied he was really interested in her popular girl persona; he takes MJ out on fancy dates and tries to make her look good in front of his circle but doesn’t seem to care much about her life beyond this. In the novelization after Norman’s funeral, Harry outright admits that he mainly pursued MJ to impress his father and she isn’t right for him. Even his bitterness over their breakup has more to do with Peter, considering how he only becomes interested in winning MJ back to get back at his former friend.

** The ''Film/SpiderMan2'' novelization reveals she once aspired to be an actress.

* RetiredBadass: The ''Film/SpiderMan1'' novelization reveals she was a field nurse during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

* BenevolentBoss: He is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure compared to Jameson, as he treats employees like Peter with respect; and unlike Jameson, considers Spider-Man to be a hero.

[[folder:Hank Pym]]

* AmbiguousSituation: Tells Octavius that he has invented a helmet that could have been used instead of a inhibitor chip and he is mentioend to have dissapeared suddenly when the experiment went wrong only to reappear just as suddenly checking Octavius's pulse just after, implying that he has already discovered the Pym particles and that he played some role in helping stop the experiment. However it is unclear if he has officially become Ant-Man or if he is still developing his equipment.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: It is implied that he played some role in stopping the experiment like Spider-Man, though whether his actions were of any help is unknown.

** Despite her gentle and fragile demeanor, May used to be a [[CombatMedic frontline nurse]]. She retains some skills even decades later, using a first-aid kit to treat Peter's wound at Thanksgiving.
** The ''Film/SpiderMan2'' novelization reveals she once aspired to be an actress and had a [[SmittenTeenageGirl crush]] on Music/FrankSinatra.

* AgeLift: Possibly as in the comics his son Matt became Daredevil after graduating law school when Jack was killed. Jack's actor was 43 at the time the film was released, so while it is possible that this version of Jack became a parent at a young age it's also possible that Matt is closer to Peter's age in this version.

* AmbiguousSituation: Assuming that the wrestling match is in reality a [[{{Kayfabe}} staged performance]], he may have been acting when he said that he couldn't feel his legs after being beaten up by Bonesaw [=McGraw=], which may make sense given how his legs don't look harmed at all.