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* BadassBoast: After the Green Goblin demonstrates his SuperStrength by picking up the Kingpin's desk and throwing it at the Hobgoblin.
-->'''Hobgoblin:''' How did you lift that?!\\
'''Green Goblin:''' Because I'm the real deal, you cheap imitation!
* BreakTheCutie: Felicia over Jason turning out to be the Hobgoblin, saying this is just another failed relationship that put her through the wringer.


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* DramaticUnmask: The Hobgoblin does this to prove to Felicia who he really is.
* TheEndOrIsIt: The Green Goblin emerges from the malfunctioning portal, promising to get the Time Dilation Accelerator back in working order and to settle up with all of Osborn's enemies.
* EurekaMoment: Landon remarks they wouldn't have to put up with the Hobgoblin if they knew who the man behind the mask was. Kingpin then realizes he knows someone who can provide that answer.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Kingpin is aghast over the Time Dilation Accelerator being in the hands of an unpredictable lowlife like the Hobgoblin.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Felicia asks Jason if he ever really loved her, but he names superficial qualities that she has. He just doesn't understand the real concept of love.
-->'''Jason:''' I loved things about you: your wealth, your beauty, your... your refinement.\\
'''Felicia:''' That's not love. I've experienced true love, and it's nothing like that.
* EvilLaugh: The Green Goblin so much so that Spider-Man remarks it's getting really annoying.
* EvilVsEvil: The Green Goblin bursts into Crime Central and immediately takes on the Hobgoblin. The Kingpin hopes they both end up destroying each other. Ultimately, the Green Goblin exposes the Hobgoblin's true identity, resulting in him being arrested.
* EvilerThanThou: Due to possessing SuperStrength and knowing all his secrets, the Green Goblin effortlessly takes down the Hobgoblin.


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* LovesMyAlterEgo: Felicia is friendly to Peter at the party, but she later asks Spider-Man if he dropped by to make her a better offer. Spider-Man thinks to himself how he can't very well date one woman that's in love with his civilian identity and also be with someone that's fallen for the superhero identity, saying such a situation is just plain crazy.
* LittleNo: Norman's response to the Green Goblin appearing before him in the mirror.
* TheManInTheMirrorTalksBack: At Oscorp, a stressed out Norman sees his reflection in the bathroom mirror turn into the Green Goblin. They have a conversation before the Goblin asserts control.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Felicia over learning her fiancé is actually a supervillain.


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* NotQuiteDead: In the last scene, Green Goblin emerges from the malfunctioning portal.
* OhCrap: Kingpin, Hobgoblin, and Landon in response to Spider-Man emerging from the portal to the gold depository.
* PortalCut: After committing assorted robberies with the Time Dilation Accelerator, Hobgoblin is abruptly pulled through a portal, and it closes so quickly that his cape rips. He realizes it could've been a limb instead and that he needs to repower the device, so he checks in on his mole and later cuts a deal with the Kingpin.
* RedHerring: Peter's about to shake Jason's hand when his spider-sense suddenly goes off. He soon sees the Kingpin is also there, so he assumes that's what it was about. It was really an early warning of who Jason really is.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: When pressed by the Kingpin for the Hobgoblin's identity, Norman refuses to talk about any goblins and demands to be left alone.
-->'''Kingpin:''' As you wish, but I cannot make the same promise about your son.
* SplitPersonalityTakeover: The Green Goblin urges Norman to let him out, saying it's the only to get back at his enemies and protect Harry. He soon forces the issue.


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* TraumaButton: Kingpin's goblin talk rattles Norman far more than he ever realized, leading to the return of the Green Goblin.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Kingpin leans on Norman to reveal the identity of the Hobgoblin, alluding to how Harry would suffer for any defiance.
* WeMeetAgain: The Hobgoblin uses a portal to approach Kingpin in Crime Central.
-->'''Hobgoblin:''' Guess who?
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: After spending most of the show avoiding the consequences of his crimes, the Hobgoblin, has his identity revealed as Jason and is arrested at the end of the episode.

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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: After spending most of the show avoiding the consequences of his crimes, the Hobgoblin, Hobgoblin has his identity revealed as Jason and is arrested at the end of the episode.
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: After spending most of the show avoiding the consequences of his crimes, the Hobgoblin, has his identity revealed as Jason and is arrested at the end of the episode.
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* ContinuityNod: The Kingpin apologizes to Peter for the trouble he went through with being framed as a traitor to America, which happened a month prior.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Peter approaches Jason and Felicia, his spider sense goes off. When the Kingpin approaches him Peter believes "he" is what caused his spider sense to go off, but actually this is the first sign that Jason is the Hobgoblin.

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* TakeThat: The producer of the show reportedly disliked the Hobgoblin as a character. When the Hobgoblin and Green Goblin finally clash in "Goblin War", the latter refers to the former as an impostor and the Green Goblin is depicted as easily being the Hobgoblin's superior in terms of weaponry and power

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* MythologyGag: As Felicia cries over the reveal that her fiancé Jason was the Hobgoblin and never truly loved her, she says to Spider-Man that something bad always happens to anyone she loves and gets close to, calling herself a black cat. This alludes to Felicia's persona in the comics, the Black Cat, as well as {{foreshadowing}} how she will become Black Cat next season.
* TakeThat: The producer of the show reportedly disliked the Hobgoblin as a character. When the Hobgoblin and Green Goblin finally clash in "Goblin War", this episode, the latter refers to the former as an impostor and the Green Goblin is depicted as easily being the Hobgoblin's superior in terms of weaponry and powerpower.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Harry makes a scene that he'll never forgive Peter for "stealing his girlfriend" and claims to no longer be his friend over it. Mary Jane goes to talk to Harry herself over this, saying he needs to accept the fact she's not his girlfriend anymore.
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The time dilation excelerator that the Kingpin lost winds up in the hands of a small time con man who tries to pass it as tv remote only to open the same time portals the Spot had just closed. Meanwhile Mary Jane tells Peter that it might be dangerous to be together listing the incidents with Venom Baron Mordo and especially Hydro-Man MJ feels it isn't safe for Peter to be around her but Peter calms her and tells her he will always love her. Then Peter sees the time portal and knowing that Tony Stark has shut down that field wonders how it has returned he swings to the same store that the con man brought the remote and it turns out it's still there only for Hobgoblin to return and prevent him from taking it while Spider-Man tries to stop Hobgoblin escaping he fails. Later the Hobgoblin robs a bank but the portal accidentally cuts a small part of his cape realizing that could have been his arm or leg he realizes that it's running out of power but he knows where there's more. Later at the Kingpin's headquarters Hobgoblin meets with one of his spies warning him what will happen if the Kingpin finds out.

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The time dilation excelerator that the Kingpin lost winds up in the hands of a small time con man who tries to pass it as tv remote only to open the same time portals the Spot had just closed. Meanwhile Mary Jane tells Peter that it might be dangerous to be together listing the incidents with Venom Baron Mordo and especially Hydro-Man MJ feels it isn't safe for Peter to be around her but Peter calms her and tells her he will always love her. Then Peter sees the time portal and knowing that Tony Stark has shut down that field wonders how it has returned he swings to the same store that the con man brought the remote and it turns out it's still there only for Hobgoblin to return and prevent him from taking it while Spider-Man tries to stop Hobgoblin escaping he fails. Later the Hobgoblin robs a bank but the portal accidentally cuts a small part of his cape realizing that could have been his arm or leg he realizes that it's running out of power but he knows where there's more. Later at the Kingpin's headquarters Hobgoblin meets with one of his spies warning him what will happen if the Kingpin finds out.out.
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* TakeThat: The producer of the show reportedly disliked the Hobgoblin as a character. When the Hobgoblin and Green Goblin finally clash in "Goblin War", the latter refers to the former as an impostor and the Green Goblin is depicted as easily being the Hobgoblin's superior in terms of weaponry and power
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The time dilation excelerator that the Kingpin lost winds up in the hands of a small time con man who tries to pass it as tv remote only to open the same time portals the Spot had just closed. Meanwhile Mary Jane tells Peter that it might be dangerous to be together listing the incidents with Venom Baron Mordo and especially Hydro-Man MJ feels it isn't safe for Peter to be around her but Peter calms her and tells her he will always love her. Then Peter sees the time portal and knowing that Tony Stark has shut down that field wonders how it has returned he swings to the same store that the con man brought the remote and it turns out it's still there only for HobGoblin to return and prevent him from taking it while Spider-Man tries to stop HobGoblin escaping he fails. Later the HobGoblin robs a bank but the portal accidentally cuts a small part of his cape realizing that could have been his arm or leg he realizes that it's running out of power but he knows where there's more. Later at the Kingpin's headquarters HobGoblin meets with one of his spies warning him what will happen if the Kingpin finds out.

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The time dilation excelerator that the Kingpin lost winds up in the hands of a small time con man who tries to pass it as tv remote only to open the same time portals the Spot had just closed. Meanwhile Mary Jane tells Peter that it might be dangerous to be together listing the incidents with Venom Baron Mordo and especially Hydro-Man MJ feels it isn't safe for Peter to be around her but Peter calms her and tells her he will always love her. Then Peter sees the time portal and knowing that Tony Stark has shut down that field wonders how it has returned he swings to the same store that the con man brought the remote and it turns out it's still there only for HobGoblin Hobgoblin to return and prevent him from taking it while Spider-Man tries to stop HobGoblin Hobgoblin escaping he fails. Later the HobGoblin Hobgoblin robs a bank but the portal accidentally cuts a small part of his cape realizing that could have been his arm or leg he realizes that it's running out of power but he knows where there's more. Later at the Kingpin's headquarters HobGoblin Hobgoblin meets with one of his spies warning him what will happen if the Kingpin finds out.
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The time dilation excelerator that the Kingpin lost winds up in the hands of a small time con man who tries to pass it as tv remote only to open the same time portals the Spot had just closed. Meanwhile Mary Jane tells Peter that it might be dangerous to be together listing the incidents with Venom Baron Mordo and especially Hydro-Man MJ feels it isn't safe for Peter to be around her but Peter calms her and tells her he will always love her. Then Peter sees the time portal and knowing that Tony Stark has shut down that field wonders how it has returned he swings to the same store that the con man brought the remote and it turns out it's still there only for HobGoblin to return and prevent him from taking it while Spider-Man tries to stop HobGoblin escaping he fails. Later the HobGoblin robs a bank but the portal accidentally cuts a small part of his cape realizing that could have been his arm or leg he realizes that it's running out of power but he knows where there's more. Later at the Kingpin's headquarters HobGoblin meets with one of his spies warning him what will happen if the Kingpin finds out.

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