I think the same would happen to Normal, the old Hobby would keep his head better and fight a bit dirty, Norman seems to be more out of control and insane anymore and would mess up. He was great at manipulating and stuff, and like I said above about that fight, Hob kept his head while Harry was panicking. Thing is before all this retconing to make Norman even more of a villain I'd say Hobgoblin was a bit more clever. Also all the tools of the origional Green Goblin as he stole them all. He had super strength, above normal human stamina, speed, and agility. Eventually, Macendale would violently remove the demon from his own body, resulting in the Demogoblin as an altogether different creature.Click to expand.Hob goblin used a modified version of the Green Goblin formula. Still, a chain of tragic circumstances would lead him directly into Hell’s fires.Īfter making a pact with demon N’astirh, Macendale became possessed and granted superhuman abilities and infernal capabilities that imitated Spider-arch-nemesis Man the Green Goblin’s technical innovations. Once a CIA-trained mercenary on hire, Macendale assumed the Hobgoblin name to earn popularity as a supervillain. The Demogoblin arose directly from the characteristics of the Hobgoblin – that is, one of the numerous human people who took on the role for various reasons. He claimed to be a member of the “Righteous,” a demonic gang that sought forgiveness for their crimes as ego servants of the Almighty by annihilating other demons and eradicating evil wherever they encountered it. He frequently attempted to assassinate heroes and even religious ones. Nevertheless, his definition of the sinner is too broad and only includes minors.
The goal, and he slaughtered everyone he deemed a sinner. Therefore, his central purpose was to destroy Spider-Man and disclose his true identity. On the other hand, Osborn’s lunacy developed an obsession with Spider-Man. He was prepared to trade his soul and body in exchange for power. While most Green Goblins were mad, most Hobgoblins were entirely ordinary but highly power-hungry. So, one might argue that the most significant distinction between Green Goblin and Hobgoblin was their insanity. He even struck a bargain with a demon who blended the two, giving him far more superpowers in return for his soul - the Demogoblin being the version of Hobgoblin. To become even more dangerous, specific versions of Hobgoblin underwent cybernetic alterations to their body. Kingsley has refined the Goblin Serum to avoid adverse effects. Most variants of Hobgoblin, on either hand, are entirely normal. His son, Harry, went insane with grief after realizing that his father was indeed the Green Goblin and that Spider-Man had killed him and learning that Spider-Man was his closest friend, Peter Parker.Įven his doctor, Bart Hamilton, thought he was nuts when he accepted the part. After the Serum burst and transformed Norman Osborn into Green Goblin, he went mad and had dual personalities. There is, of course.įirst and primarily, most Green Goblins were mad. Nowadays, that we understand their origin tales and how alike they are, one could question if there is anything that distinguishes them from one another. Hobgoblin upgraded the Serum, obtaining all of Green Goblin’s superhuman skills while avoiding brain damage. However, the insanity was caused by a flaw in the Goblin Serum composition, not the explosion. It also caused brain damage that rendered him insane. However, when Hobgoblin first debuted in The Astonishing Spider-Man in 1983, we learned that the explosion that transformed Norman into Green Goblin gave him abilities such as extraordinary strength, endurance, and durability. He even improved the Goblin Serum so that it doesn’t have to explode to give him abilities.įor a long time, we weren’t sure whether Norman Osborn – the original Green Goblin – indeed possessed superhuman abilities or whether they were a fabrication of his lunacy. Hobgoblin discovered ancient technology and paraphernalia left behind by Green Goblin, upgraded it, and used it himself.
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