Editing Green Goblin (Raimi) (section)

===Spider-Man===
In 2002, Norman Osborn dropped his son Harry off at a school field trip, where Harry introduced him to his best friend, Peter Parker. Norman was immediately impressed by Peter’s intelligence and potential. Later that day, Norman returned to Oscorp, where the company was working on developing a performance-enhancing Super Soldier Serum as part of a military contract. However, the project was fraught with difficulties, including test subjects (rodents) exhibiting extreme aggression and insanity. General Slocum of the U.S. Army, frustrated with the lack of progress, visited Oscorp to demand results. When Dr. Stromm, one of Norman's lead scientists, warned that the formula was unstable, Slocum threatened to withdraw military funding, putting Oscorp's future in jeopardy.

Desperate to save his company, Norman decided to test the serum on himself later that night, becoming its first human subject. The formula granted him superhuman strength, agility, and enhanced intellect but also fractured his mind, driving him partially insane. In a fit of rage, Norman killed Dr. Stromm and stole two Oscorp prototypes: an advanced exoskeleton suit and a jet glider.

The following morning, Harry found Norman unconscious on the floor of their mansion and helped him to a nearby couch. When Harry asked what had happened, Norman claimed he couldn’t remember. He was further alarmed to learn that Dr. Stromm had been killed and two pieces of Oscorp equipment were missing, entirely unaware that he himself was responsible.

Sometime later, while reading a newspaper about Oscorp’s financial troubles, Norman heard eerie, maniacal laughter echoing through his home, leaving him bewildered. That night, Norman—now donning the stolen exoskeleton suit and piloting the jet glider—attacked Quest Aerospace, Oscorp's main competitor. During a demonstration of Quest's new battlesuit for General Slocum, Norman destroyed their prototype and killed Slocum, ensuring Oscorp would remain in contention for the military contract.

====Helping Harry and Peter====
Norman Osborn attended Harry’s high school graduation, where he expressed pride in his son and admitted that Harry had once again proven him wrong. Norman was also pleased to see Peter Parker win the school’s science award, offering him advice and words of comfort following the recent death of Peter’s Uncle Ben. As an additional gesture, Norman arranged for Harry and Peter to share an apartment together while attending college.

Norman made regular visits to check on Harry and Peter, ensuring they were doing well in their studies and personal lives. However, during one of these visits, Norman spent a significant portion of the time on the phone handling business matters, much to Harry’s irritation.

====Getting Fired====
Norman initially celebrated Oscorp's success following the sabotage of Quest Aerospace. With Quest in disarray, Oscorp secured additional government contracts, and the company’s stock prices soared. However, his triumph was short-lived when the board of directors revealed they had accepted a buyout offer from Quest, which would result in Norman losing his position at the company he founded.

Furious and betrayed, Norman lashed out at the board members in a heated outburst as they informed him of their decision. This betrayal triggered a deeper manifestation of his split personality, with Norman’s rational yet frustrated side giving way to the murderous and scheming alter ego that would soon be known as the Green Goblin.

====Festival Fight====
As the Green Goblin, Norman Osborn attacks Oscorp's annual Unity Day street fair. He hurls a pumpkin bomb at a nearby hotel, causing part of the balcony to collapse. He then throws another bomb directly at the Oscorp Board of Directors, killing them to prevent the company's sellout to Quest Aerospace. Spider-Man intervenes, fighting off the Green Goblin and saving the civilians. Despite being bested in the fight, the Green Goblin warns Spider-Man that their paths will cross again.

===="Out Am I"====
The day after the Unity Day attack, Norman becomes fully aware of the Green Goblin's presence within his mind. Confronting his reflection, he discovers that the Goblin is his alter ego, created by the serum-induced accident in the laboratory. Horrified by the realization that he was responsible for the deaths of the Oscorp board members and other crimes, Norman is manipulated by the Goblin into believing they can achieve power by working together and eliminating Spider-Man.

As the Green Goblin, he attacks the Daily Bugle offices, threatening J. Jonah Jameson to reveal the identity of the photographer taking Spider-Man's photos. However, Jameson refuses to give up Peter Parker, protecting him.

Spider-Man arrives to confront the Goblin, but the villain uses a sleep-inducing gas to incapacitate him. The Green Goblin then catches the unconscious Spider-Man and takes him to a nearby rooftop. There, he offers Spider-Man a partnership, suggesting they work together to rule the city. Before leaving, he warns Spider-Man that the city will eventually turn against him. The Goblin's prediction seems validated as the Daily Bugle begins painting Spider-Man as a criminal, calling for his arrest.

====Finding Out Peter Parker is Spider-Man====
A few days later, during Thanksgiving, the Green Goblin sets an apartment building on fire to lure Spider-Man. When Spider-Man arrives, the Goblin again offers a partnership, which Spider-Man refuses. The two engage in a fierce battle, with the Green Goblin using his razor bats to gain a temporary upper hand. One of the bats injures Spider-Man, leaving a deep cut on his arm. Despite this, Spider-Man manages to hold his own in hand-to-hand combat before escaping, leaving the Goblin furious over Spider-Man's continued defiance.

Later that day, both Norman Osborn and Peter Parker are due at Peter and Harry's loft for Thanksgiving dinner. Norman arrives as himself, while Peter rushes in late, trying to conceal his injuries. However, Norman notices the fresh blood on Peter's sleeve and deduces that Peter is Spider-Man.

Disturbed by this revelation, Norman abruptly leaves the dinner, but not before insulting Harry's girlfriend, [[Mary Jane Watson (Raimi)|Mary Jane Watson]]. This leads to an argument between Harry and Mary Jane, with her leaving in anger after Harry fails to defend her against his father.

Back at his mansion, Norman debates with the Green Goblin persona. While Norman initially hesitates to harm Peter, the Goblin insists that Spider-Man must be stopped. They devise a plan to target Peter's loved ones, intending to distract and weaken him emotionally to secure victory.

====The Bridge Fight====
That night, the Green Goblin intensifies his campaign against Spider-Man by attacking Aunt May at her home, leaving her hospitalized. Learning from Harry, who had broken up with Mary Jane, that Peter's deepest feelings are for Mary Jane, the Goblin decides to strike at Peter through her. He kidnaps Mary Jane from her home and sabotages a trolley car full of children on the Roosevelt Bridge.

When Spider-Man arrives, the Green Goblin gives him a sadistic choice: save Mary Jane or the trolley car's passengers. He drops both simultaneously, but Spider-Man manages to save them with the help of a passing barge and supportive pedestrians who pelt the Goblin with debris, delaying his attack. Furious that Spider-Man has outwitted him again and that the citizens side with the hero, the Green Goblin seizes Spider-Man with a cable cord and drags him to an abandoned smallpox hospital to ensure no interference.

Inside the hospital, Spider-Man crashes through a wall, and the Green Goblin throws a pumpkin bomb at him, severely injuring and disorienting him. As the Goblin confronts the now unmasked and struggling Spider-Man, he taunts Peter for refusing his earlier proposal to join forces. The fight begins with Goblin intercepting Peter's block and delivering devastating blows, exploiting Peter's injuries and exhaustion.

The Green Goblin seems to have the upper hand, brutally beating Peter and mocking him. When he threatens Mary Jane, describing her impending death in cruel detail, Peter's rage reignites. Regaining his strength and focus, Spider-Man intercepts the Goblin's attempt to stab him with a trident, throwing him against a brick wall in a fit of fury. Using his webbing and sheer determination, Spider-Man hurls the Goblin around, demolishes part of the wall onto him, and continues his relentless assault.

Finally, the Green Goblin, now dazed and overpowered, drops his weapon. In a moment of vulnerability, Norman Osborn reveals his identity to Peter, begging him to stop. Peter, shocked to discover that the Green Goblin is Norman, hesitates, leaving him momentarily conflicted.

Continuing his deception, Norman pleads with Peter, claiming that it was the serum and his evil alter ego that drove him to crime. While feigning remorse, he secretly maneuvers his jet glider, aiming to stab Spider-Man from behind. Norman attempts to manipulate Peter further, saying he has always seen him as a son and asking for a hug. Peter, however, resolutely rejects this, declaring that his true father figure was his late [[Uncle Ben (Raimi)|Uncle Ben]].

Enraged by Peter's defiance, the Green Goblin drops the act, fully revealing his malicious intent. As the glider hurtles toward Spider-Man, Peter's regained spider-sense alerts him just in time, and he leaps out of the way. The glider instead strikes Norman, fatally impaling him. Both Norman and the Green Goblin succumb to the injuries, unable to stop the collision.

As Norman bleeds out, he reverts to his sincere self and, with his dying breath, begs Peter not to reveal his crimes to Harry. Norman dies shortly afterward, leaving Peter burdened by the weight of the tragedy.

Spider-Man carries Norman's body back to his penthouse apartment, where he returns the Goblin gear to its hidden lair and places Norman's body on a sofa. However, Harry arrives at the scene and, upon finding Spider-Man with Norman's lifeless body, misinterprets the situation and vows vengeance against the wall-crawler.

At Norman's funeral, Harry expresses his gratitude to Peter for being a loyal friend, while secretly vowing to avenge his father's death by destroying Spider-Man. Peter, devastated by the loss and the misunderstanding, silently commits himself to upholding his responsibility as Spider-Man, despite the personal sacrifices it demands.