The Multiverse Goblin: Secret Wars' New Villain

For many years Thanos was the undisputed best MCU villain. Whilst some had come closer than other to being great villains, there has only ever been one mad titan. He galvanised every thread leading up to Infinity War and Endgame by testing the Avengers like never before with his malthusian philosophy. But in that time, its safe to say another villain has entered this cinematic universe and taken that crown. An ancient evil, from many years ago… 2002.

Having now fought two Spider-Men and becoming their signature foes, I strongly believe that bringing in a new Green Goblin native to the MCU would be a mistake. Willem Dafoe’s Norman Osborn aka The Green Goblin hasn’t missed a step in over twenty years, and has more than enough tricks up his sleeve to continue tormenting webheads the multiverse over. I much prefer to think of him as less one particular Green Goblin and more of a multiversal Goblin; whether it be Maguire, Holland or Garfeild, this is Spider-Man ultimate enemy. He is not a Green Goblin, he is the Green Goblin. The original you might say…

There is no one else quite like him, and he is the greatest MCU villain ever…

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[FullFatVideos]

Hi guys, so as a few of you know I had to reupload this from Friday after there was a slight syncing issue. Those of you that are here again A) thank you for a second click! I know you may have already seen it but I would really appreciate a full second watch, as I'm expecting this to be a little hobbled in the algorithm now. This video could use all the help it can get! B) enjoy the new added section on Harry Osborn and the Phantom Goblin! :)

[ellisr.kinnear]

The decision to make Norman Osborne the guy who ruined two separate Spider-Men's lives was genuis. The decision ot make it the DaFoe Goblin? Utterly genius

[XxHUNTRNTRxX]

Thanos being Marvel’s Darkseid and Green Goblin being Marvel’s Joker is actually the perfect description of both of these characters.

[GhostRydr]

So many kudos to Dafoe for NOT phoning in this performance. I may have been beyond done with the MCU at that point but his reprisal of the role was one of that movie's strongest points.

[joaquinwaters]

Okay… that King Goblin idea for Secret Wars is absolutely perfect, and I also like the idea of TASM Harry being his henchman/surrogate son. This needs to happen.

[filipvadas]

1. Even though Venom is Peter's most popular foil/rival, a lot of people forget that the Green Goblin was and always will be Peter's greatest *enemy* .
He is his opposite in every way, someone who respects but also hates what Spiderman represents, something he could never be, because he no longer wants to.

2. One of my favorite scenes in No Way Home was when Tom Holland's Peter's spider sense started going off in the apartment, revealing that he had sensed the Goblin take over Norman.

Mind you, Tom Holland's Peter had only a brief interaction with the Goblin and both Sandman and Electro, who are more powerfull, were in the same room.

And yet, his spider sense registered the Goblin as such a *massive threat* that it all but forced him to acknowledge him.

3. William Dafoe was and still is absolute perfect casting. He and Alfred Molina jumped right back into their roles like they never even left.

[gogetavsvegito]

Dafoe IS the green goblin just as much as RDJ is Ironman

[yujiro]

William defoe is most definitely one of the best actors to play a villain ever. I can't think of many performances that compare or are outright better.

[Danton]

Thanos is the hero of his story. He feels he is in the right in what he is doing. Green Goblin has no right; he has no inner sense of morality that he is opining to. He only loves power. Masterful video!

[Batman-ie]

I have to agree because William Dafoe give us the best performance as the Green goblin since the first Spider-Man movie best version of Green goblin almost broke Tom Holland Spider-Man to the point that he tried to kill the Green goblin and have been for Tobey Maguire Spider-Man stopping him

[God-Level-Threat]

I prefer Goblin alot more then Thanos. My biggest problem with Endgame is they kill the Thanos that did all the things on Infinity War that hurt the characters. The new Thanos doesnt have a real connection to the characters.

[ThePonderer]

EY WE BACK.

I love the way No Way Home makes Dafoe’s Goblin just as effective a nemesis for Tom’s Peter as he was for Tobey’s, and expands on his Might Makes Right, “morality is for losers” philosophy which I thought went underserved in the first Raimi film.

[samuelbahij]

*SPOILER for No Way Home*
The Goblin v Spider-Man fight in the hotel in No Way Home is one of the best fight/action scenes in the MCU. The tension began building before the fighting even started because Peter sensed a malevolent presence in the room but took a minute to realize it was the Goblin. Then it quickly got out of hand with Aunt May right there so she's in danger raising the stakes, and we saw Holland's Spidey fight Goblin with a desperate ferocity that we'd never seen from him before, yet *still* he was decisively beaten. The fight choreography, fx, and stunt-work were all strong here, you felt the impacts of their punches (which is more than can be said for a lot of superhero fights) especially when Spidey jumps onto Goblin starts rapidly punching him in the face over and over, and when Goblin laughs maniacally in response Spidey freezes for a moment in fear of just realizing how much stronger his foe is. And Aunt May was killed in the end which tops it all off with an emotional gut punch.

[AgtShadowWalker]

I personally would love to see the Hobgoblin introduced into the MCU. Although people don't fully remember what happened during the events of No Way Home, there are still news recordings and footage of certain events. Perhaps someone gets inspired by the Green Goblin, and starts to emulate what they've seen. It's not a perfect replication, but it's enough.

And of course, we never actually find out who it is under the mask.

[indianajones]

It would also be cool to see the Goblin as Norman Osborn follow the Dark Reign story where he forms the Dark Avengers to help push heroes to embody their worst selves in order to do good.

[madmanterry]

The way you breakdown goblins philosophy is absolutely brilliant! His split was way ahead of his time, a man blessed with brilliance, and cursed with power

[SmartypantsTutoring]

I wouldn’t mind seeing Dafoe again as Goblin, but not specifically in the MCU I think. He was the best thing about No Way Home. He never phones it in and while I think in some ways bringing him back makes it even harder to ever have someone else in the role, I can’t blame them for bringing him back.

[czerwonykwadrat]

The scene when he smashes his mask is one of my favorites in the whole MCU

[waxilliamladrian]

The first Spidey holds a very dear place in my heart but I think Dafoe elevated the character dramatically in NWH. Yes it wouldn't work without that magnificent performance from the first film but I think, just treating it as a sequel story to the Goblin we got before, this is the best we have and likely will ever see him. Osborn is so sad and sympathetic while Goblin is more vile than ever and I love it, I absolutely adore his performance here. Plus that fight with Holland in the apartment is just 🤌

[NorthEasternMotionProductions]

Here’s something I want to add to this video. Mysterio has an entire army of drones that makes him a bigger threat than goblin, and yet it’s completely arguably that goblin did worse to Peter. Even with the exposure of Peter’s identity, there was more focus on May’s death than Mysterio in No Way Home.