Powers and abilities
The chemical solution devised by Norman Osborn from a formula originally conceived by Professor
Mendel Stromm, turned Norman Osborn into the Green Goblin. In the process, he gained superhuman agility, strength, speed, stamina, and dexterity. Additionally, Osborn has gained a "healing factor" allowing him to quickly heal from lethal bodily damage (for example: being stabbed through the chest by large blades or have several pumpkin bombs strapped to his stomach). Aside from his physical advantages, the serum also greatly enhanced Norman's already above average intellect, making him a bona fide
genius capable of making progress in advanced areas of
genetics,
robotics,
engineering, and applied
chemistry. The Goblin formula is also said to have driven Osborn mentally insane; defects in his personality were strongly augmented by the serum, resulting in dangerous mood-swings and hallucinations.
Weapons as the Green Goblin
The Green Goblin is armed with a variety of bizarre devices. He travels on his
bat-shaped "
Goblin Glider", an incredibly fast and maneuverable rocket glider. The goblin glider is armed with
heat-seeking missiles,
machine guns, and retractable blades. Other weapons the Goblin uses are incendiary
Pumpkin Bombs capable of melting through 3 inches (76 mm) of battleship steel, smoke and gas-emitting bombs with an appearance like a ghost, razor-edged bat-shaped
boomerangs (similar to
Batman's
batarangs), and gloves woven with micro-circuited filaments which channel pulsed discharges of electricity capable of discharging nearly 1,000
volts of electricity. He wears bulletproof
chainmail with an overlapping tunic and cape. His mask has a built-in gas filter to keep himself safe from his own gasses.
Pumpkin Bomb: A
Pumpkin Bomb is a
grenade used by the Green Goblin. A Pumpkin Bomb looks like a miniature
Jack-o'-lantern and when thrown, ignites almost soundlessly and produce enough heat to melt through a 3-inch (76 mm) thick sheet of
steel. The goblin holds these and a variety of other grenades in a shoulder bag he calls his "Bag Of Tricks". The Green Goblin has a range of other "Pumpkin Bombs" at his disposal. These include smoke and gas-emitting bombs. Some release
hallucinogenic gases, while others emit a specially created mixture that neutralizes
Spider-Man's Spider Sense for a limited period of time. All of these are covered in a light plastic mantle that flutter like a wraith when thrown.
