IMDb - Spider-Man: Green Goblin & Hobgoblin

Source: IMDb - Spider-Man: Green Goblin & Hobgoblin

The Green Goblin is one of Spider-Man's most iconic villains, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in 1964. Norman Osborn, a ruthless industrialist, gains superhuman strength and insanity after testing an experimental formula. He adopts the Green Goblin persona, using a goblin-themed costume, a glider, and pumpkin bombs. The name draws from the folklore goblin archetype—a trickster who delights in chaos. The Green Goblin has appeared in multiple Spider-Man films: Willem Dafoe portrayed him in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002) and later in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021); James Franco played Harry Osborn as a version of the New Goblin in Spider-Man 3 (2007); and Dane DeHaan portrayed a younger Harry Osborn as the Green Goblin in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). The Hobgoblin, a successor villain introduced in the comics, carries on the goblin legacy. The 'goblin' branding in Marvel represents the chaotic, trickster, and sinister elements of the folklore origin, adapted into a high-tech supervillain concept.