Spider-Man: No Way Home
Warning ! Spoilers onward forSpider - Man : No Way Home
Surprisingly , Green Goblin was establish to be a stronger nemesis and archway - foe for Tom Holland ’s Peter Parker inSpider - Man : No Way Homethan he was in his original existence against Tobey Maguire ’s Webslinger . While he was among the other multiversal scoundrel who came to the MCU thanks to Doctor Strange ’s broken spell , Norman Osborn ’s Green Goblin ( Willem Dafoe)was by far the most dangerous villain . By the film ’s end , Green Goblin causes more lasting damage and suffer to the MCU ’s Spider - Man than he ever did to the original Peter Parker from the Sam RaimiSpider - Mantrilogy .
debut as Tobey Maguire ’s first baddie in 2002’sSpider - Man , Norman Osborn transforms himself into the Green Goblin after testing experimental carrying out enhancer on himself , an act that splits his mind . After face Spider - Man a few times and find out his true identity as Peter Parker , the Goblin attacked Peter ’s Aunt May . However , she was only frightened enough to be assume to the hospital with no lasting injuries . besides , while Mary Jane Watson was snatch by the Green Goblin who jeopardize to kill her , his engagement with Tobey Maguire ’s Spider - Mansaw Norman impaling himself with his own glider , allow MJ whole . The only long-lasting impairment the Green Goblin truly induce was fracture Peter ’s friendly relationship with his Word Harry who believed Spider - Man killed his father only to realize the trueness at the end ofSpider - Man 3,teaming up and reconciling with Peter just before his own decease .
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In comparison , Green Goblin is a much dark and more serious menace inNo Way Home , causing Tom Holland ’s Peter Parker some unbelievable suffering with a permanency not seen with Maguire ’s Spider . Not only did the Goblin ab initio sabotage Peter ’s endeavor to aid the other baddie before sending them home , but he also viciously murders Peter ’s Aunt May . In a glum turn of events of tragic irony , Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire ’s Spider - Menlost their Uncle Bens because those Peter Parkers ignored their responsibilities . In contrast , Tom Holland ’s Peter Parker loses his Aunt because hedidlisten to her , only for the Green Goblin to penalise him for it by obliterate her . For this reason alone , Green Goblin is already a potent arch - scourge for the MCU ’s Spider - Man , pushing him to his breakage point where Tom Holland nearly murders him seeking revenge .
Green Goblin also unleashes the broken spell which then threatens the stability of world , force Spider - Man to make the sacrifice to let the whole world forget about Peter Parker , including his lady friend MJ and skillful acquaintance Ned . As a result , the MCU ’s Peter Parker suffer far more loss and distress at the hand of the Green Goblin , an indication that Norman Osborn is much more Tom Holland ’s archway - foe than he is for the original alive - action Webslinger . As such , it certainly speaks to the types of surprisingly dynamic stories that can be say through Marvel ’s multiverse beyond simple cameo .
Rather than just regulating the Green Goblin to a abbreviated appearance for fans overhaul , Norman Osborn played an extremely major roleinNo Way Home , give birth aftermath and loss that the MCU ’s Spider - Man will carry on long into the future tense . At the moment , no other villain Tom Holland ’s Peter has faced has been able-bodied to achieve what Green Goblin has , despite being a villain from another universe who has last seen 20 years ago . As a result , it ’s safe to say that Norman Osborn is the MCU Spider - Man ’s true archway - enemy much more than Tobey Maguire afterSpider - homo : No Way Home .
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